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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

Earlier this week, I read a sobering report from the national Retail Federation (NRF) regarding shrink. The recently released National Retail Security Survey shows that total shrink in 2021 reported by retailers is now almost a $100 billion problem. Most reported in-store, e-commerce, and omni-channel fraud are all on the rise.

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Who said supply chains are boring?: AMR's Top 25 Highs and Lows

Supply Chains Rock

Its become almost an annual ritual, similar to the Fortune 500, the top billionaires and the AMR Top 25 Supply Chain report. This article in MarineLog reported that "Toyota had to rent a boat in Sweden to store 2,500 extra cars from inventory.". Manufacturing Central. Public Policy & Sustainability Blog.

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Top 20 Verified Supply Chain Experts You Can Hire

SCMDOJO

Services Matias Offer on SCMDOJO Logistics Consulting Maritime Freight Sourcing and Procurement Logistics Technology Sourcing Executive Mentoring Guide: Matias, our supply chain consultant, has also created Maritime Freight Sourcing and Procurement Guide , which is available from SCMDOJO Academy.

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A vision for a transparent global Rare Earth Element system using blockchain technology

Provenance

Provenance has partnered with the Swedish Agency for Growth Policy Analysis Agency (Growth Analysis) , to explore how blockchain technology can help to valorise sustainable practices in the Rare Earth Elements mining sector. Read the short version of this report on Medium. The result?

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Freeports: The 2022 Guide

Unleashed

They especially encourage manufacturing and design enterprises that import, process and then re-export goods. For clarity, here’s a quick definition of each term: A free trade zone – or free zone as it is also known – can refer to specific-purpose manufacturing facilities.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

The free report is available in PDF with supporting spreadsheets and high-resolution infographics here. Other sources reported that DB Schenker was not the only forwarder making this shift. Maersk 2019 Annual Report. DB Schenker, meanwhile, said that it had moved volumes away from Maersk earlier in the year.