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Labor Strike Targeting the Three U.S. Automakers- Update Two

Supply Chain Matters

Initially, 12,700 workers walked off their assigned shifts at the Ford Motor vehicle assembly plant that produces the Bronco SUV , a GM Missouri assembly plant producing popular pick-up trucks, and the Stellantis assembly plant producing the branded Jeep Wrangler SUV.

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

Zipline Logistics

Refrigerated transportation is particularly at a premium and can be difficult to secure if not working with a logistics provider with an expansive network. Look for capacity to be toughest to secure in the late summer going through early fall. Two-thirds of Missouri is covered in farmland, much of which is used to produce soybeans.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the early morning hours of March 18, 1990, two men, disguised as police officers, talked their way into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, where they blindfolded and tied up the two security guards, and made off with thirteen works of art. It also carries grain from the U.S. That’s all for this week.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

The cooler will be placed outside of their home, allowing for secure and contact-free grocery deliveries around the clock. In Missouri, where Smithfield owns meat plants and hog farms, state officials encouraged the company’s moves.

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Nursing Hospital and Healthcare Supply Into a New Age

Logistics Bureau

For instance, BJC Healthcare, a 12-hospital system operating in Missouri and Illinois, installed a solution including more than 70 smart cabinets in a pilot project at one of its hospitals. Utilise security monitoring systems and control access to unmanned hospital loading docks. Make use of advance shipment notifications (ASNs).

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This Week in Logistics News (February 19-23, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Apple in talks with miners to secure cobalt supplies: sources (Reuters). One Network Launches Chain-of-Custody Solution on the ONE Blockchain Platform to Provide Enhanced Transparency and Security for Supply Chains. States eye bills to suspend ELD enforcement, ask Congress for mandate repeal (Commercial Carrier Journal).

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This Week in Logistics News (February 27 – March 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

The governors urging the change are from Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Kansas, South Carolina, Alabama, and Missouri. In the US alone, 35 percent of produce is thrown away, while 50 million people struggle with food security. The service, dubbed Walmart Express, required a $35 minimum order value to qualify. The Kroger Co.