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This Week in Logistics News (April 30 – May 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

Well, according to Czinger, a Los Angeles-based boutique hypercar manufacturer, that is about to be a possibility. And now on to this week’s logistics news. UPS plans to implement its smart package initiative at 100 facilities in 2022, which will involve using RFID tags on packages to speed up throughput.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

While this is not exactly the best news to hear, it’s time to move on to this week’s logistics news. The six areas are energy use, nature, waste, packaging, transportation, and product use and design. Walmart has entered a definitive agreement to purchase micro-fulfillment center (MFC) developer Alert Innovation.

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Blockchain in Supply Chain: 2 Ethereum-Based Projects That Demonstrate How Blockchain Can Improve Supply Chains

GlobalTranz

A manufacturer in China doesn’t read the specs on an order. An ecommerce fulfillment warehouse in the USA sends the wrong packages to customers. What makes Ethereum different is that it actively encourages software development teams to use its open-source protocol to design tokens that run on top of the Ethereum blockchain.

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Innovation in the Supply Chain’s Last Mile

Enterra Insights

Increased e-commerce sales during the pandemic brought last mile logistics into the limelight. The staff at GlobalTranz notes, “Last mile logistics is among the most misunderstood parts of transportation networks. In addition, growth in e-commerce is radicalizing how shippers view last mile logistics.”[1]

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Innovation in the Supply Chain’s Last Mile

Enterra Insights

Increased e-commerce sales during the pandemic brought last mile logistics into the limelight. The staff at GlobalTranz notes, “Last mile logistics is among the most misunderstood parts of transportation networks. In addition, growth in e-commerce is radicalizing how shippers view last mile logistics.”[1]

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Looking Beyond Blockchain/Supply Chain Hype

Enterra Insights

The blockchain has the potential to transform the supply chain and disrupt the way we produce, market, purchase and consume our goods. Cheng-Shorland explains, “Supply chain is driven in large part by the procurement process. Everything moves through the process based on the procurement contract.” ”[2].

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Nearshoring and the new normal: why the evolving supply chain requires real-time data

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Shoring up expectations With escalating tensions and roadblocks overseas, more than half of American CEOs are aiming to reshore or nearshore their manufacturing operations. Reshoring refers to bringing manufacturing operations on US shores, while nearshoring involves relocating operations to nearby countries like Mexico or Canada.