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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

aims to block from obtaining American high technology. The company plans to invest $140 million in the initiative in 2023 as it implements the technology at its 940 remaining U.S. The Port of Long Beach blamed shifts in consumer demand and shipping patterns for the 28.4 And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Supply Chains Take Notice: Humans Have Made History — Not in a Good Way

Enterra Insights

… The Holocene corresponds with the rapid proliferation, growth and impacts of the human species worldwide, including all of its written history, technological revolutions, development of major civilizations, and overall significant transition towards urban living in the present. But it’s been a long-running (phenomenon).”[3]

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Winning Supply Chain Procurement Strategies for 2022

Ware2Go

Should you change your supply chain procurement strategy in light of continuing supply chain disruptions? Supply chain procurement strategies had long been favoring Just in Time procurement. So, should merchants change their supply chain procurement strategies as they head into 2022?

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Our Customers on How Automation Accelerates Their Omnichannel Fulfillment Strategies

6 River Systems

these omnichannel trends put an unprecedented strain on retailers’ worldwide supply chains, not only in terms of increased consumer demand, but execution speed and flexibility. At our annual user’s conference, FLOW 2020, we hosted a live customer panel: Automation to Accelerate your Omnichannel Journey.

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When it Comes to Ocean Shipping, We Have to See Beyond Today’s Squalls and Plan for the Long Term

Logistics Viewpoints

How do I get shipment X out of Long Beach? But the fact of the matter is, industry leaders who want to avoid crashing their business on the shoals need to balance the daily hand-to-hand combat with some serious, long-term planning. Take full advantage of modern technology. Anybody can manage long.

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NRF 2022: 4 Big Session Themes from Retail’s Big Show

ToolsGroup

Resilience and Adaptation to Outsmart Supply Chain Challenges. In his opening keynote address, Target CEO Brian Cornell said the supply chain crisis necessitates greater data transparency and analytics to win in the short term. Upstream supply visibility is crucial. Target will provide alternatives.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

Traditional risk management policy assumes a contraction in growth: the conventional focus is the shutdown and reallocation of supply. A container from Shanghai to Long Beach was 56 days in 2020 and increased to 80 days in 2021. Current technologies and processes focus on volume trade-offs. A Decline in Innovation.