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Top Suppliers of Transportation Execution and Visibility

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The company is focused on ocean shipping. The company streamlines and standardizes the shipping process worldwide for a network of over 220,000 shipping professionals. The company has grown significantly via acquisitions over the last few years, including the purchases of Amber Road, BluJay Solutions, and INNTRA.

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Peet’s Coffee and the Roasted Bean Supply Chain

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The company has a sourcing team that vets the beans. In DSD, instead of shipping truckload quantities of goods directly to a retailer’s regional distribution center every few weeks, a manufacturer has their own account representatives that sell to and service individual stores.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 23 – 29)

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USDA funding supports Port of Oakland pop-up container yard. It includes free shipping of online purchases, free grocery deliveries to the home for orders of at least $35, prescription discounts and other benefits. Earlier this week, the Port of Oakland said it is defraying its rising costs through new funding from the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 2 – 8)

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Although the company has not disclosed details, it is believed to be having trouble procuring parts for Bluetooth wireless communications components used in the controllers and main units as well as analog chips for controlling currents. Nintendo is having negotiations on procurement, but the outlook is uncertain.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 6 – 12)

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A bipartisan bill in Congress could boost the prospects for women’s careers in transportation , at a time when female airplane pilots, truck drivers, train conductors, and ship captains retain a slim minority of jobs in the sector. Amazon has also acquired warrants to purchase shares in Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 15 – 21)

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Port of Oakland sets all-time cargo record. West coast ports race to clear ship backlog by August. The Port of Oakland reached a milestone in April, setting an all-time record for cargo handling. Over the last few months, the number of ships that have been anchored outside of ports has slowly decreased.