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Mastering Disruption: A Smarter, More Connected Approach

Logistics Viewpoints

The Ukraine-Russia conflict is ongoing. A disruption at any point in the global logistics network including the average of 12 touch points from shipment packaging to final delivery can prove disastrous for profits, service levels, customer loyalty, and other key metrics. Tensions flare in the Middle East without warning.

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Descartes Announces Fiscal 2026 First Quarter Financial Results

Descartes

Management believes that investors and financial analysts measure our business on the same basis, and we are providing the Adjusted EBITDA financial metric to assist in this evaluation and to provide a higher level of transparency into how we measure our own business.

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The Top 10 Manufacturing Blog Posts from 2014

GlobalTranz

Finally, the top 10 list was rounded out safety and metrics. Like last year, reshoring and the idea of a US Manufacturing comeback, or revivial, or rennaisaince (whatever you want to call it) was of huge interest to our readers of the Cerasis blog. Secondly, technology, such as 3D Printing and Innovation, made it to this year’s list.

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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

But I believe that more efficient packaging is the area with the greatest potential to improve sustainability metrics within the warehouse. Xeneta’s analysis also shows that Russia substantially increased its import of goods from China. In percentage terms, Vietnam’s exports grew the most.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Within a week of Russian troops crossing into Ukraine, the benchmark for thermal coal prices reached a record high of $446 per metric ton. Natural gas prices in Europe and curbs on exports from Russia and China are expected to keep fertilizer in high demand through 2023, which will lower crop yields. Deloitte ). Wall Street Journal ).

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Demand-Driven Transformation at Shell

Supply Chain Shaman

Shell’s current shift to the global supply chain is impacting North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Russia, and China. Completed in 2012, the ERP project forced the company to standardize organizational design, roles, and metrics. A Brief History of IT Investments. The reason?

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Europe agrees to cut natural-gas consumption as Russia crimps supplies. With its commitment to have all 100,000 electric delivery vehicles on the road by 2030, Amazon will save millions of metric tons of carbon per year. Target chases bigger e-commerce profits with new delivery hubs, fleet of drivers.