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Editor’s Choice: Aluminum Can Shortage Defines a New Normal for Food Packaging

Logistics Viewpoints

Beer and food industries are particularly affected by the shortages of aluminum cans as most customers prefer take-home packaging. This shortage and sudden uptick in demand weren’t something that most can manufacturers were prepared for. Continued scarcity and overbuying have led to a perennial shortage.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

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Higher labor costs and lower package demand resulted in fourth-quarter sales and 2024 guidance that missed analysts expectations. Multiple members of the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) were the recipients of the funds. After registering a 9.3 Soft demand in Europe and the US led to an overall decline of 7.5

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Supply Chain Assessment and Packaging Redesign Drastically Reduces Damage for Leading Mechanical Systems Manufacturer

CHAINalytics

Households and organizations across North America utilize these systems in various capacities multiple times a day, and to find those services … The post Supply Chain Assessment and Packaging Redesign Drastically Reduces Damage for Leading Mechanical Systems Manufacturer appeared first on Chainalytics.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 13 – 19)

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According to GEP, the April numbers show that while global demand for raw materials, commodities, and components remains subdued, it is much improved from the trough in December 2022, indicating some stability in the face of consistently high interest rates and a global manufacturing sector under intense pressure. has pledged $3.4

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Three Key Takeaways from MODEX 2024

BlueYonder

Supply chain is a big polluter (manufacturing activities with lots of finite natural resources, global shipping traffic across all transport modes, packaging boxes, and not to mention utilities). Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to announce Scope 1 and Scope 2 reporting requirements for publicly listed companies on March 6.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 17 – 23)

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The Teamsters represent about 340,000 UPS employees, more than half of the company’s workforce in the largest private-sector contract in North America. Target has a new way to speed packages to customers who live in the farther-out suburbs and neighborhoods of major cities, as it tries to give its e-commerce business a jolt.

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PepsiCo’s Massive, Complex, and Difficult Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Logistics Viewpoints

294 manufacturing facilities produced more than 90 million metric tons of food and beverage in 2021. But in North America, distribution is predominately through their company-owned fleet. There are continuing efforts to reduce the weight of their tractor and trailers in North America.