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This Week in Logistics News (November 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic followed by supply chain disruptions around the world has sparked a resurgence of companies bringing sourcing and manufacturing back to the United States or closer to U.S. Companies are coping with rising costs to source and produce goods in China and other Asian locales. trade with Asia.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

The international inbound transportation service is only available to Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) sellers that source or manufacture goods in China, and all cargo must be shipped from Yantian, Shanghai, or Ningbo ports. according to the Walmart Marketplace website. Cargo imported into the U.S.

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SanMar’s Sustainability Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

SanMar was founded by Marty Lott from the basement of a Seattle office building in 1971. This meant the company did not handle the product development or sourcing. With the launch of its private label brand, SanMar began product development, sourcing, and working with global factories. degrees Celsius.

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2021 Supply Chain Challenges: The Top 5 Lessons Learned + Tips from 11 Industry Experts

ToolsGroup

We then opened a distribution center in Seattle to use their ports up there instead of the ports in Long Beach and Los Angeles, which are extremely backed up. It links business records, data sources, and systems into a centralized system and integrates seamlessly with business-critical applications.

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Another Tentative Deal Reached in Boeing Labor Strike

Supply Chain Matters

The labor union representing Boeing’s Seattle based production workers announced yesterday that another tentative collective bargaining deal was reached. According to reporting from The Seattle Times (Paid subscription), the labor union indicated to its membership that this latest offer is worthy of consideration.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said it was essential to prevent Tokyo, where the highly infectious Delta COVID-19 variant was spreading, from becoming the source of another wave of infections. As a result, the Olympics will take place without spectators.

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Customer Experience in Logistics: 4 Key Areas to Lay the Foundation

GlobalTranz

Tying these sources together and structuring them in ways that are usable is the first challenge in understanding your customer journey. Author information Zen Newman Account Executive at PipelineDeals Zen Newman is an Account Executive at PipelineDeals’ Seattle office where he specializing in the freight and logistics industry.