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High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part Two: Climate Risks

Enterra Insights

The Associated Press reports, “Canal authorities attributed the drought to the El Niño weather phenomenon and climate change, and warned it was urgent for Panama to seek new water sources for both the canal’s operations and human consumption. ”[5] Rising Seas Obviously.

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Warehousing News Roundup: April 8, 2019

Stord

Carriers are still worried about river cresting along the Mississippi river and the structural integrity of many bridges around it. Macy’s hired its first chief supply chain officer (CSCO) to oversee sourcing, inventory management, distribution, and sustainability. This number fell by 5.4% Any big stories we missed? Let us know !

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Talk Doesn’t Cook the Rice

Supply Chain Shaman

As they say in Mississippi, “Talk doesn’t cook the rice.” The sharing of performance on the Supply Chain Effective Frontier helps companies to understand their performance against their peer group and the overall trends of the market. They will be digitally shared through Amazon, iTunes and other sources.

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Sun Belt States are Hot for Seasonal Freight

DAT Solutions

Even though van and flatbed rates lost 1¢ per mile last week as a national average, the underlying trends were strong. The national average rate for vans lost a penny last week, but the underlying trend was mixed. Regional trends for vans can be divided into two groups: South and North. Reefers Gear Up for Produce Season.

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

Zipline Logistics

And if most of your production happens in FL, you may choose to divert sourcing to your secondary facility, say in New Jersey, during heavy produce shipping season months to avoid the heightened costs. Mississippi. Expect to deal with capacity sourcing and pricing fluctuations beginning in August through September. Rhode Island.

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Trends 2023: Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

Many of the 2023 supply chain trends identified by experts address recent supply chain troubles. Staying ahead of the supply chain management (SCM) trends that are influencing SCM’s future is preferable to following change’s heels.”[1]. Supply Chain Trends. Digitization is an ongoing, rather than a new, trend.

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Low unemployment is great for everyone, right? (Not so much in logistics…)

NC State SCRC

percent), Mississippi (4.9 There is clearly a trend going on which is being enabled by the “Uber” economy and the enabling technology allowing people the opportunity to work how and when they want to. Colorado had the lowest unemployment rate in May, 2.3 percent, followed by North Dakota, 2.5 The rates in Arkansas (3.4