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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain cyberattacks jumped 51% in 2021. The Covid pandemic continues to slow down global economies and supply chains. The United States Postal Service will slow delivery times for a third of its first-class packages in an effort to cut costs and its dependency on air transportation amid financial struggles.

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3D Printing Changes the Supply Chain

Kinaxis

This also introduces a whole new issue to supply chain and the manufacturing process–protection of intellectual property (IP), in the form of the digital files being sent to 3D printers. Just as important as the prototype itself, is the thought and research behind the design.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 16-20, 2016)

Talking Logistics

You get on the M25 and before long you have a front seat view of the biggest transportation challenge facing companies in England and many other countries around the world: traffic congestion. and Fast Radius’ On Demand Production Platform™ and 3D printing factory in Louisville, KY.” highway system.

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Easier than reducing carbon footprint – 5 Steps to make a dent in the Huge and Hidden Cost of CPG Sustainability

GlobalTranz

LTL gets even trickier according to a report by the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. . It’s out of sight of the commentators and activists, and none of the supply chain stakeholders will realize a financial gain by solving it. It’s seemingly an intractable problem that represents, according to some data, nearly.1%

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The Mind-Boggling Complexities of Food Distribution (Why Optimization is Critical)

Talking Logistics

It is also my go-to example when I try to explain supply chain and logistics to my kids. “Do Why doesn’t the ice cream melt when it gets transported from the factory? We need the ability to make smarter decisions faster,” is what supply chain executives tell me. How does the store know how much to order?

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Q&A: “Made In USA” Documentary Filmmaker Stresses More Americans Gain Awareness of Manufacturing Ahead of UCan Zippers Visit

GlobalTranz

We’re so disconnected from our supply chain, I’m not sure if we’ll ever be able to fix it. JM: I’m currently working on an awesome feature film project with a company out of Laguna Beach and we plan to film in Louisville, KY this fall, but I can’t say much more at the moment until the contracts get signed. It’s saddening.