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The State of Holiday Shipping & Learnings for Next Peak Season

Intelligent Audit

Understanding the state of holiday shipping and learnings for the next peak season means realizing that rates are always going to jump-start near Halloween. such as expected winter weather that’s stimulated embargoes across the Pacific-Northwest market and uncertainty as carriers rush to deliver packages on time.

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With Crisp, ZURU Group builds a playbook for on-shelf success

crisp

With distribution across 120 countries and a lean business model that minimizes reliance on warehousing – opting to ship direct-to-store from their manufacturing facilities – ZURU recognizes the need to sync with customer demand in real-time. A data-driven vision In the fast-moving, dynamic world of consumer goods, agility is paramount.

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COVID-19: Bullwhip in Cheese Demand

Operations and Supply Chain Management

A UPS jet at Miami International Airport. The surge in packages at United Parcel Service is coming at a hefty price. The smaller supply chain and freight division posted a 22% profit increase due to strong shipping demand out of Asia. Sponsored by. Parcel Delivery’s Heavy Costs; Throttling Back Aircraft; Blue Cheese Markets.

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Which Season is Best For Supply Chains?

AFFLINK

Driven by the rise of e-commerce, shipment volumes do increase dramatically from Thanksgiving to Christmas as A) companies ship more product to stores, and B) people buy more products as gifts in preparation for Christmas. Many of the biggest shipping days of the year fall during this period.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 29 – October 3, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Shipping Vendor ABOL Software to Help Retail Customers Drive International Sales. Con-way Announces Enhancements to Driver Pay Package at Con-way Freight. Shipping startup Shyp comes to New York and soon Miami (VentureBeat). UPS, FedEx Want Retailers to Get Real on Holiday Shipping (WSJ – sub.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 30 – June 3, 2016)

Talking Logistics

One of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2016 was that drones would have a breakout year — not in delivering packages to consumers, but in yard and warehouse management. DAT Launches Streamlined TMS for New Freight Brokers. From one month down to one day — now that’s a significant reduction in time and labor savings!

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The Logistics of Flowers

Freight Plus

It is like shipping a vaccine. Most of the flowers we purchase in the US are grown in Central America and flown into Miami. While on the flight they are specially packaged. Once in Miami, they are offloaded and either stored in coolers or a shaded area immediately. The United States floral industry is about $8.5

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