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Consumer Packaged Goods Network Optimization: The Key to Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

In addition, a considerable portion of freight transportation expenses continues to soar as diesel fuel costs surge by 20% year over year. Through meticulous optimization, consumer packaged goods companies can curtail transportation expenses, minimize inventory holding costs, and reduce operational expenses.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

The responsibility for container safety is shared across the supply chain, with solutions for safer container transport including proper packing, stowage, and securing of containers, and reporting of correct weight. And Rhode Island said last week that it plans to move forward with its own rules.

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Supply Chain Risk: It’s Not Whether Severe Weather, but When

Enterra Insights

As supply chains continue to garner negative headlines — thanks to snarled transportation systems, closed factories, and product shortages — supply chain professionals are facing a future in which severe weather will continue to give them headaches. ” Journalists Shefali Kapadia ( @skapadiaDC ) and S.L. ” Concluding Thoughts.

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How Can Paper Producers Rise to the Production Challenge?

USC Consulting Group

The novel coronavirus has produced a lot of uncertainty, and for manufacturers in the pulp and paper industry, that includes uncertainty related to demand. “During the COVID-19 outbreak, corrugated packaging materials are essential for the transport of food, medicines, and medical equipment,” the authors wrote.

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Outbound Tender Rejections Increase for the First Time Since March Peak

Zipline Logistics

Transportation could be impacted in Illinois. Vendors should not expect much transportation disruption in Iowa. Manufacturers, construction outfits, vehicle dealerships, and professional services are now operating at 50% capacity. Rhode Island. Status: Partially Open. Status: Open. Status: Partially Open.

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What is Supply Chain Compliance and Why is it Important?

AB&R

In addition, several agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) require unique device identifiers (UDI) usually in the form of barcodes to contain information such as manufactured date and lot number to provide traceability. Rhode Island. Mississippi. New Hampsire. New Jersey. New Mexico. North Carolina. Washington.

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Freight Volume Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Zipline Logistics

Transportation?could Vendors should not expect much transportation disruption in Iowa.?? . Manufacturers, construction outfits, vehicle dealerships, and professional services are now operating at 50% capacity. and recently allowed manufacturing work to resume; however, the?formal?order Rhode Island? ? .

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