The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 20, 2019

Since China banned the import of plastic waste (except the cleanest plastics) in late 2017, America has been shipping its plastic waste to other countries including: Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Turkey, etc. . Source: The Guardian.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

. “These days,” writes journalist Susan Caminiti ( @SusanCaminiti ), “everything from the seemingly random shortages of items in the grocery store to the small-print warnings that your online purchases could experience shipping delays can all be traced back to a woefully out-of-whack supply chain.”[4]

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Latest Use for a Bitcoin Technology: Tracing Turkeys From Farm to Table (WSJ sub. UPS Forecasts Another Record-Breaking Holiday Shipping Season. It’s sad and a little disturbing at how complicated we’ve made our lives, where just having the package delivered to our doorstep or asking a neighbor to collect our mail is not enough).

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 7, 2022

Such strong forecasts mean one inevitable outcome for global carriers—raising rates to stay competitive and deliver the growing volume of packages. It’s impossible to paint the new international shipping surcharges with the broad strokes of the past, and shippers need to know exactly what to expect and what countries are affected.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

However, emptying the contents of silos into the holds of ships is only one small part of the problem. That’s a big ask, despite reports that four-way grain export talks between Turkey, the United Nations, Ukraine, and Russia finally appear to have reached a breakthrough. A Mission Against Emissions.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

With last-mile delivery costs contributing to more than 50% of total shipping costs, the rising expectations in home delivery increases the risk of encountering inefficiencies. As the pandemic continues to rage on, brands will adopt AI-based technologies to help consumers easily track their packages and receive them as contactless deliveries.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Last year the staff at Payments Next reported, “When it comes to online fraud, US Thanksgiving was a turkey for online sellers as online fraud jumped 29% compared to 2018 according to research from fraud prevention firm iovation. Changing package delivery addresses.[3] Same-day and next-day shipping are similarly problematic.”

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Exiger Perspectives

MARCH 8, 2023

As Russia attempts to minimize the impact of Western sanctions (with support from countries such as Kazakhstan, China, India, Turkey, UAE etc.) China has been supplying Russia with goods, such as smartphones, vehicles, computer chips, ships, and aircrafts. Sino-American relations are descending to an all-time low.

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EMERGE App

AUGUST 5, 2018

His buddies in the bar spoke about “drop shipping” which he had mistaken for the action that delivery people do when they drop the package on your front porch. Plus, they were lightweight and easy to ship around the States. Or turkey for the colder months? Drop Shipping. All this made Dan itch.

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EMERGE App

JANUARY 3, 2019

So you’ve had your fill of turkey leftovers for the past week, and you’ve rung in the New Year in style. There’s no shipping, picking or packing to worry about. The randomness means that each customer gets a unique package of colors. Introduction. Secondly, you’re still nursing a giant hangover.

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