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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Recently, CEVA Logistics joined the Singapore Changi Airport community in a humanitarian aid project to transport 14,000-kilogram of oxygen concentrators from Los Angeles to Jakarta via Singapore. Photo Credit: Changi Airport Group. Most notable, we joined the United Airlines Eco-Skies Alliance early this year.

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Fine-Tune Your Supply Chain By Looking at Amazon

Savi

Heads up UPS and FedEx, Amazon is piloting package delivery in Los Angeles for marketplace customers. Does that mean to compete today, you need planes, trucks, ships and a global network of distribution centers? The world’s largest online marketplace has set their sights on a new goal — becoming a huge global 4PL.

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Upstream and Downstream Supply Chain Explained: Don’t Get Caught Without a Paddle

ShipBob

It involves all the activities related to the sourcing and transportation of raw materials needed in the manufacturing process. Whichever shipping carriers were still operational were stretched beyond capacity, which meant that customers had to wait for much longer to receive their goods.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. Consultancy UK). Supply Chain Dive).

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Facing Hard Times, Shippers Find Innovative Solutions

Intelligent Audit

Postal Service announced intentions to consolidate roughly 21% of delivery units into large-scale shipping centers. The first of the new shipping and delivery centers will open in Atlanta, GA, in the fall of this year, with more than 100 additional sites under consideration nationwide. . are seeing steep price hikes in gasoline.

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Counterfeit products are exploding on Amazon

NC State SCRC

Production levels equivalent to an entire factory’s monthly production are coming in container loads through the Los Angeles port, including food, liquor, and cigarettes. Even recycled goods may be collected, shipped to China, stripped down, cleaned up, relabeled, and sold into the market as original product. (A

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Brewery Marketing: 9 Strategies to Grow Brewery Sales

Unleashed

Order fulfilment is quicker, freshness is guaranteed, financial gains can be made through a reduction in shipping costs and you lower your environmental impact by brewing where your market is. Measure financial metrics against what is common for that type of industry centre. Taprooms and tasting rooms. Influencer marketing.