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This Week in Logistics News (September 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

In addition, Totaltech members who spend $500 in October will receive a $50 reward certificate to use on Best Buy purchases in December. Cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles rose 3 percent year-over-year to 828,016 TEUs in August, marking the first increase in 13 months, port officials said.

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Improved Supply Chain Visibility Requires an End-to-End Solutions

Logistics Viewpoints

Last October, over 100 ships, including 70 container ships, were waiting at anchor or in drift zones to unload at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. I talked to Steve Dowse, the senior vice president of international solutions at FourKites. China accounts for about 12% of global trade.

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The Public Procurement Journey: Tools for Modern Challenges

ivalua

There will be unique challenges public procurement teams will need to address to ensure the bill delivers on its full promise. Chief among these challenges is the need to modernize procurement processes and tools. . Why is modernizing these processes and tools so important? . They needed a solution quickly.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

Merchants Fleet to purchase 18,000 BrightDrop Electric Vehicles. BrightDrop, a new General Motors business focused on electric delivery vehicles, announced that Merchants Fleet plans to expand its purchase to 18,000 BrightDrop electric vehicles. The Port of Los Angeles processed 902,644 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in October.

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Christmas and the Poinsettia Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

While there, he failed in an attempt to purchase Texas and became a persona non grata for meddling in the country’s internal affairs. The patriarch of the family was a German immigrant named Albert Ecke, who in 1900, landed in Los Angeles on his way to Fiji. He decided to forego the trip to Fiji and stay in Los Angeles.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 25 – December 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

The top gifts were clothes and accessories, which about half of those surveyed purchased, and toys, which nearly a third of people surveyed bought. A few examples of funding supporting the meat and poultry industry include the following: Centrillium Protein LLC will purchase meat processing equipment with $15.1

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goodr Partners with Stord to Deliver Exceptional Fulfillment Experiences at Scale

Stord

goodr’s confidence in its supply chain operations comes from the Stord One Commerce software platform, which provides full visibility into its supply chain, allows easy orchestration of orders and inventory, and facilitates optimization to improve customer experience and reduce costs.