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What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022

The Logistics of Logistics

When asked what peak season is, it’s easy to assume the holidays are the only peak shipping season. However, four shipping seasons occur throughout the year and are often regular and expected. That was the case until the ongoing disruptions of the past few years changed the shipping game. Q2: The Produce Shipping Season.

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COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict Global Supply Chain News Capsule March 23 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Canadian Pacific is the sixth-largest North America freight railway, and in December 2021 completed an agreement to acquire U.S. Upwards of 3,000 rail workers reportedly returned to work yesterday to resume rail operations across North America after a breakdown in labor settlement talks occurred last Saturday.

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The 4 Drivers of Ongoing Supply Chain Disruption in 2022

AB&R

This unusual extension halted production and shipping across the country for 15-30 days. Transportation issues: Transportation issues, whether it be container shipping or trucking/rail-related, further complicate matters because they are the lifeblood of moving goods around the world.

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Chinese Lockdowns and the Future of Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

… Beijing’s zero-tolerance approach to Covid has idled factories and warehouses, slowed truck deliveries and worsened container logjams. On average, global container shipping rates have more than quadrupled since 2019, and schedule delays have risen. Hospitals from the U.S. ” Consequences of Chinese Lockdowns. ”[4].

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The 4 Drivers of Ongoing Supply Chain Disruption in 2022

AB&R

This unusual extension halted production and shipping across the country for 15-30 days. Transportation issues: Transportation issues, whether it be container shipping or trucking/rail-related, further complicate matters because they are the lifeblood of moving goods around the world. Shipping Delays & Costs.

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

ToolsGroup

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Following a March 2022 surge of Covid-19 in Shanghai, shipping company A.P. Because Russia and Ukraine are leading exporters of grain, wheat futures in Chicago rose by almost 6% to $9.26 Accenture ). McKinsey ).

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Jaro Caban: “Establishing S&OP is a challenging journey”

Supply Chain Movement

It’s hard to imagine that Cargill began as a grain storage warehouse in Iowa, USA, in 1865. Cargill Animal Nutrition (CAN) is clustered around five major regions: North America; Latin America; EMEAR, including Russia; South Asia and East Asia. What is your responsibility regarding the supply chain?

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