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Yantian Port Congestion: How Can Shippers Navigate Another Major Supply Chain Disruption?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

This disruption also came on top of an already brittle logistics system which is currently grappling with several unprecedented challenges, including equipment shortages and decreased schedule reliability, to name a few. While flexibility is important any time global logistics is involved, the phrase ‘now more than ever’ holds true here.

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Well Prepared Retailers Seize Opportunity for Advantage during Port Closures

Supply Chain Collaborator

They’d be the ones who were able to flex their supply chain and logistics plans to overcome some very challenging obstacles in the last 12 months. West Coast Port closures) reflects their readiness to grasp a competitive opportunity when it presented itself this year.

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Seeing Supply Chain Visibility through Different Lenses

Bristlecone

Ensuring my order would be included in the earliest shipment that the distributor was planning to make from Seattle to the Oakland warehouse. New sources of revenue and increased staff productivity await logistics service providers. This proved to be a challenge when presented with basic questions like “Where is my shipment?”

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Takeaways from 65th Annual Food Shippers of America Conference

Talking Logistics

That was my favorite quote from Billy Beane’s keynote presentation at the 65th Annual Food Shippers of America Conference earlier this week in Orlando, Florida. Beane is the Executive VP of Baseball Operations for the Oakland A’s, but he’s best known for Moneyball, the. “You can’t run a business in 2020 like it’s still 1999.”

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3 Reasons to consider upskilling your TMS

Locus

And when it comes to managing your logistics and transportation operations, having a cutting-edge Transportation Management System (TMS) is the key to success. However, simply having a TMS in place is not enough to ensure that your logistics remain agile, efficient, and competitive.

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Diesel Prices Keep Climbing, Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) Passes with Attempt to Lower Shipping Costs

Intelligent Audit

This year’s Gartner Supply Chain Symposium conference showcased a stellar presentation, “Last Mile is So Last Year — Here’s How to Reach the Future Retail Consumer,” from Gartner’s Vice President and Analyst, Tom Enright. Improve Your Business Logistics Plan With Intelligent Audit. What is the Future of Final Mile Delivery?