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Warehouse Performance Objectives Continue to Evolve

Logistics Viewpoints

Then, warehouse performance became more closely linked with the overall customer experience due to the rise in direct-to-consumer shipping. Instead, online shopping experience, product packaging, and delivery times were the primary determinants of the customer experience. First, rapid delivery required responsive warehouse operations.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

McCormick’s diverse supplier network helps shield it from Ukraine impacts. 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. Demand for piece-picking robots gains steam.

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UPS Impacted by Package Volume Declines and Revenue Shortfall in Q4-2022

Supply Chain Matters

United Parcel Service (UPS) reported a less than expected decline in revenue in the all-important Q4-2022 holiday fulfillment quarter after the carrier delivered fewer packages than expected. Domestic package segment but declined 8.3 Reportedly, average daily package volume fell 4.5 billion, amounting to a 2.7 billion, down 17.9

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The Proactive Revolution: How Real-Time Visibility is Transforming Parcel Shipping

Intelligent Audit

We see more and more how global conflicts like the war in Ukraine, labor issues like the potential of a strike during negotiations on the West Coast, and other socioeconomic factors impact supply chains around the world. It allows you to track and manage packages from when you ship them until they arrive at their final destination.

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Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the following economic sanctions spiked energy prices and created new sourcing challenges for certain agricultural products and raw materials. Shipping items back and forth creates needless greenhouse gas emissions, and only 54% of all packaging gets recycled.

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Digital Megatrends – Shaping Supply Chain Innovation

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The road ahead remains bumpy, with the pandemic still dominating the news and Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine threatening global stability and supply chains. The country is a key node in the world’s semiconductor pipeline, accounting for 13 per cent of global chip assembly testing and packaging.

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Petrochemical demand is up and prices are spiking

Resilinc

This period of high prices and margins coincided with—and was partly supported by—supply chain disruptions, including the February 2021 deep freeze on the Texas Gulf Coast and port and shipping congestion in much of the world. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparked dramatic increases in oil and gas prices.