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Push for Inditex to Disclose Zara Supplier Transparency

Supply Chain Matters

Background Many students and practitioners of supply chain management are quite familiar with Spain based fashion clothing retailer Zara and its corporate parent Inditex. The global retailer is able to design, produce and ship products to fashion focused customers in a matter of days.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

For a forwarder, refraining from working with Maersk today is expensive because it removes 17% of global shipping capacity. B2C Europe is operationally present in four key European E-commerce countries (Netherlands, France, United Kingdom, and Spain), and has offices in China. Enter Big Tech. But what does this mean for shippers?

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

In other words, if your shipping your own goods, you’re competition. Across twenty additional countries, Amazon’s other centers are predominantly focused on fulfillment and delivery stations while some countries, like Italy, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Singapore, and Japan also have Prime delivery facilities. Amazon Fulfillment.

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December 19, 2023 Update

Freightos

Judah Levine December 19, 2023 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) fell 3% to $1,556/FEU. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) were level at $2,509/FEU.

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FedEx Partners for Visibility, New CEO Focuses on Quality

Intelligent Audit

as “DB Schenker announced in January that it purchased two transport companies in Spain as part of a plan to build out its European network.”. CBS News reported that this new sustainable freight transport option is one of over 1,000 electric vehicles employed by the shipping giant. . Transpacific Container Rates In Turmoil.

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Global Wide Manufacturing Output Strengthens in March 2024

Supply Chain Matters

The March report made specific mention of the impact of maritime disruption attributed to the diversion of ships from the Suez Canal as a result of Red Sea terrorist attacks. Modest expansion were noted for Spain and Italy while the remainder of Euro countries “ remained mired in contraction.”

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Insights from Elemica reveal 2014 Frankfurt

Talking Logistics

The German team overcame disappointments in 2006 and 2010 to win the World Cup this year, while favorites Spain (the defending champion) and Brazil (the host country) were humbled by the competition. The answer: Both teams illustrate that past performance is no guarantee of future results. Improve process quality for vendors and BASF.