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The Supply Chain’s Groundhog Day Experience

Enterra Insights

The movie is about a cynical television weatherman named Phil Connors (played brilliantly by Bill Murray) who is assigned to cover the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The Covid nightmare also exposed how dependent many countries are on Chinese manufacturers and suppliers. ”[3] The China Problem.

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Ecommerce Logistics: From Your Site to Their Doorstep

ShipBob

How do you put your brand in a spot to offer expedited shipping without putting in the time, resources, and investment of several warehouses? Ecommerce logistics starts with moving inventory from the manufacturer and lasts until it ends up at the end customer’s destination. Warehousing and storage. Fulfillment centers.

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Outbound Tender Rejections Increase for the First Time Since March Peak

Zipline Logistics

Each group oversees freight that enters their region and plans for specific market trends in their respective states. Warehouses in New York and New Jersey are reopening in the next 30 days. Manufacturers, construction outfits, vehicle dealerships, and professional services are now operating at 50% capacity. Pennsylvania.

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Allentown gains traction as freight hub

DAT Solutions

Allentown, PA, was once a major manufacturing town, but it has emerged more recently as a popular location for warehouses and distribution centers, especially at this time of year. It's the fastest-growing city in Pennsylvania, with over 120,000 residents and a one-day roundtrip to major population centers on the East Coast.

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Freight Volume Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Zipline Logistics

Each group oversees freight that enters their region and plans for specific market trends in their respective states. Warehouses in New Jersey and New York are reopening in the next 10-20 days and we expect to see an increase in outbound volume as a result. . and recently allowed manufacturing work to resume; however, the?formal?order

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Only as Good as Your Data: Why Supply Chain Digital Twins Require Real-Time Data Unification

ToolsGroup

Digital Twin Applications For instance, say you’re a manufacturer or distributor. With a digital twin, you could run scenarios to see how a new distribution center would affect your logistical costs, or how fulfilling an order from your warehouse in Pennsylvania would be more efficient than fulfilling from Kansas.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

This will certainly be an interesting trend to watch. The hastened work to reopen the highway, which has an average daily traffic count of nearly 160,000 vehicles, including about 13,000 trucks, was the result of collaboration between contractors, material suppliers and union workers with local, state and federal officials, Pennsylvania Gov.