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Protect Your Shipments From Cargo Theft

Zipline Logistics

Cargo Theft Increases in the United States Cities seeing a spike in freight theft include Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, Savannah, Newark, New Jersey, Memphis, and Chicago. According to CNBC, this is a “sign of the economic times” and adding further pressure to already inflated prices.

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Securing the Pickleball Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Without an efficient supply chain, a company can’t meet the demand that exists, and competitors swoop in and grab market share. Those materials come into their distribution center in Memphis where they inflate the balls, use a die cut machine to create the packaging, and then kit the ball and pump into the custom-made box.

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Retail Store Location Planning ? Creating Balance, Driving Profit

Logility

Exceptions can make for interesting reading, but the fact remains that many retailers express concern about the ability of a top-down approach to meet individual store needs. But the Distribution Analyst has to consider the proper allocations for the mall in Memphis versus the pop-up in Pasadena. Some stores defy clustering.

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Freight Market Update and Q2 Trucking Outlook

Zipline Logistics

” As shippers struggle to meet deadlines with their customers, more freight is pushed to the spot market resulting in increased spot rates. “The markets with the largest gains this week in OTVI.USA were Laredo, Texas (12.07%) Memphis, Tennessee (5.37%) and Cleveland (5.08%). . and seems to be stable.

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Amazon Gives Break to SFP Merchants

Multichannel Merchant

Amazon is giving merchants using its Seller Fulfilled Prime a break in terms of service level commitments, removing a plan to have them meet one- and two-day shipping requirements, in light of ongoing challenges on speedy delivery from carriers, CNBC reported. As of Feb.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

Even if they’re eco-conscious, many say they don’t have the resources to meet the tracking and reporting demands. Mississippi River water levels are plummeting to an all-time low this week at Memphis in the wake of a sweltering summer and ongoing drought – setting a record for the second consecutive year, new data shows.

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Buyers, B-17 Bombers, and Heedful Interrelating…Musings for the Week

NC State SCRC

I had the incredible opportunity to fly in a B-17 bomber this past weekend, a replica of the Memphis Belle that survived 25 tours of duty in Europe. I even got to sit in the front position of the bombardier, in the glass bubble at the front, and look down on the ground below.