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Building a Global Logistics Juggernaut with Nourhan Beyrouti

The Logistics of Logistics

About Nourhan Beyrouti Nourhan Beyrouti , a seasoned professional with a global footprint, has an impressive track record in branding, corporate innovation, and real estate development, and global logistics technology. He aspires to be a game-changer, bringing joy and exceptional experiences to the retail and real estate industries.

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Editor’s Choice: 4 Factors to Determine if Self-Distribution is a Viable Alternative for your Health System

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Healthcare supply chains can also have precise shipping and storage requirements for medicines and other biologically at-risk supplies. According to a recent article in The Journal of Healthcare Contracting, the minimum spend to make self-distribution work is approximately $35 million in spend.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 30 – May 6)

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Empty shipping containers stack up at US port depots. UPS plans to implement its smart package initiative at 100 facilities in 2022, which will involve using RFID tags on packages to speed up throughput. The initiative will eliminate 20 million manual scans daily for UPS employees loading its package cars.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 30 – October 6)

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Under the service, called Return a Package, an Uber driver will pick up sealed and prepaid packages at a customer location and drop them off at a local post office or FedEx Corp. Uber charges a $5 flat fee for up to five packages tendered at a time or a $3 fee for Uber One members. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

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The six areas are energy use, nature, waste, packaging, transportation, and product use and design. Logistics and real-estate specialists say many large retailers are demanding extra room to store excess inventories, driving up costs for smaller companies and in some cases driving them out of spaces.

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How a 3PL Empowers Shippers With LTL Transportation Stability

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Port backlogs, cargo limitations on container ships, and a lack of available equipment and port facility staffing. Limited available real estate has further led to challenges as construction came to a halt in the past year. Managed Supply chain solutions.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 15 – 21)

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Container-ship logjams off US ports finally easing as imports fall. Retailers help decarbonize ocean shipping. Container ships are still waiting to get space at North American ports. The good news is that there were fewer than 100 container ships stuck waiting off North American ports on Friday.