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This Week in Logistics News (October 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The Biden administration is refining rules aimed at keeping advanced chips and manufacturing gear out of China, seeking to close loopholes that might help its geopolitical rival gain cutting-edge technologies. What is abnormal is that we now spend our lives inside and briefly pop outside.”

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This Week in Logistics News (May 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The company is paying participating small businesses a per-package fee to deliver Amazon orders within a 10-mile radius to their neighbors’ homes in states like Nebraska, Mississippi, and Alabama. It was also nice to finally start earning some airline miles again. It was valued at $1.3

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This Week in Logistics News (January 29 – February 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Earlier this week, FedEx announced a partnership with eight historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to build a pipeline of logistics and supply chain professionals. At the Port of Charleston on Thursday, a backup of 19 container ships was waiting offshore for a berth.

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Overcoming Supply Chain Challenges in the Beverage Industry 

Logility

Port congestion, shipping delays, and other supply chain disruptions are affecting industries across all economic sectors, and that includes beverages of all types. For wine and spirits companies, for example, the glass bottle shortage and shipping glitches are two of the biggest problems. Issues in trucking and shipping.

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Transportation Optimization: The Key to Weathering Droughts, Disasters and Other Disruptions

BlueYonder

Drought conditions at the Panama Canal are not a good match for its high water demands; it takes at least 50 million gallons of water , with some sources citing much more, to move a single ship through the 51-mile waterway. Under normal operating conditions, the Panama Canal handles 36 to 38 ships per day. This year, the U.S.

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Trends 2023: Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

It is not just US tool manufacturers that are affected. The goal is to set China’s chip manufacturing industry back by at least a decade.”[4] the Mississippi River is seeing falling water levels, which has resulted in a log-jam of over 100 vessels. Low levels in Germany’s waters are impacting economic activity.

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Peet’s Coffee and the Roasted Bean Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

In DSD, instead of shipping truckload quantities of goods directly to a retailer’s regional distribution center every few weeks, a manufacturer has their own account representatives that sell to and service individual stores. They are exploring opening a second warehouse east of the Mississippi.