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This Week in Logistics News (February 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

Ukraine does not have the military might to stop the invasion. Carriers, freight forwarders, and shippers that were dealing with the China to North America trade lanes were already operating in crisis mode. In terms of trade, these are not critical, single-sourced Tier 1 inputs needed in manufacturing.

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Apple’s China Problem

Logistics Viewpoints

What happened instead was massive theft of intellectual property, huge trade deficits, the hollowing out of the middle class in Europe and North America, and the rise of nativist politics. The US is greatly expanding its attempt to slow Beijing’s technological and military advances. That did not happen. The US responded.

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Trends 2023: Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

Steve Banker , a Vice President for SCM at ARC Advisory Group, observes, “The US is greatly expanding its attempt to slow Beijing’s technological and military advances. Businesses will continue to search for and adopt sustainable efforts, from sourcing sustainable raw materials to evaluating greenhouse gas emissions in transportation.

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Top Supply Chain Trends for 2023 and Beyond

Logistics Viewpoints

Meanwhile, supply chain risk management solutions can be used to monitor the financial health of upstream vendors so that alternative sources of supply can be secured promptly if key vendors are in trouble. The US is greatly expanding its attempt to slow Beijing’s technological and military advances. That did not happen.

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Can the US Produce Lithium-Ion Batteries Domestically? Li-Bridge Outlines a Plan

Resilinc

Key goals of the blueprint are to improve raw material sourcing, supply domestic processing of lithium, and encourage recycling lithium. From where will the US source materials? The main mission of this task force is to accelerate the development of a sustainable domestic lithium battery supply chain in North America.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. cities have launched Smart City Logistics innovations and protocols, following the lead of Europe and Asia. ? Warehouse Automation.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

These routes are typically found connecting important marketplaces with active commercial trade systems, such as Western Europe, North America, and East Asia. Nevertheless, they offer possibilities for routes that may encourage domestic imports and exports as well as the growth of logistical activities.

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