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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

New Study: 70% of Executives have started Digital Supply Chain Transformation. Marten Transport Ltd. Shippers are under enormous pressure to cut transportation costs and seem not to be satisfied with the massive fuel surcharge reductions racked up over the past year and a half.”. Analysts at Stifel Inc.

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Another China Based Lockdown and Supply Network Disruption- Implications and Call to Action

Supply Chain Matters

A similar lockdown of this port that occurred in 2021 resulted in several weeks of supply chain disruptions along with added weeks of cascading disruptions among other regions including major U.S. West Coast ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

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Experts Discuss How to Streamline Global Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

Paul Dittmann , Executive Director of the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee Improving operational efficiency in the global supply chain is a complex undertaking, and requires a documented, multi-year strategy instead of knee jerk reactions, and programs of the month.