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Bleak Peak 2022 Leaves Shippers Feeling Less than Thankful

Intelligent Audit

Despite carrier hopes of volume normalization as the market contracts in 2023, FreightWaves warns, “ 2023 is likely to be another year of sub-replacement level builds due to parts and components shortages as well as Europe’s struggles with sourcing energy to power vendor manufacturing site. ”. YoY Volume Lapses Worry Air Cargo Companies.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

USPS slowing first-class package delivery to lower costs. The United States Postal Service will slow delivery times for a third of its first-class packages in an effort to cut costs and its dependency on air transportation amid financial struggles. Apple, others face shipment delays as China Covid curbs squeeze suppliers.

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What happens after you toss a recyclable plastic container in the recycle bin?

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

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. Source: The Guardian. .

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People and Halal Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

This has implications for raw materials, ingredients, primary packaging, intermediate goods as well as end-product goods flows. In other words, halal requires an organisation of the supply chain instead of just the factory: from source all the way up to point of consumer purchase.

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Dil?at Uyguroglu:“Supply chain plays a huge role in sustainability agenda”

Supply Chain Movement

Unilever’s corporate vision – “to double the size of the business, whilst reducing our environmental footprint and increasing our positive social impact” – is top of mind, bordering on evangelical, for the company’s supply chain in Turkey. Since 2009 I’ve been in Turkey where I continue to run the Algida ice-cream factory.”.

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Can Blockchain Technology Prevent Organic Fraud?

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

In 2017, the Washington Post reported that millions of pounds of “USDA Organic” soybeans and corn imported through Turkey appear to have been fraudulent. [1] Because supply cannot meet demand of organic foods, retailers, feed companies, and packaged food manufacturers are importing organic foods from India, Ukraine, Turkey, Romania, etc.

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The Supply Chain is Suffering Labor Pains

Enterra Insights

An ASCM] survey finds 81% of respondents satisfied with their benefits packages, and nearly 70% receiving paid maternity, paternity and medical leave. ‘It’s planning, sourcing, manufacturing, delivery and a variety of other functions — it’s not well-defined.’ Only for turkeys.” eft , 1 February 2013.