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China expert Leland Miller announced as keynote speaker at FreightWaves’ Future of Freight Festival

Freight Waves

Before establishing CBB in 2010, Miller worked in capital markets attorney roles and studied international relations at prestigious institutions including the University of Virginia and Oxford University. China trade war, where CBB’s early warnings on export slowdowns helped firms diversify sourcing or adjust logistics plans.

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Walmart Looks to Expand Drone Deliveries to Five Cities

Supply Chain Brain

Walmart previously scaled back its drone deliveries in 2024, when it ended the service in Utah, Arizona and Florida, in favor of focusing on remaining operations in Dallas-Fort Worth, Arkansas and Virginia. SupplyChainBrain Container Ship Explodes, Catches Fire Off Coast of India More from this author Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter!

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How to Mitigate and Manage Supply Chain Disruptions in Life Sciences

QAD

This is compounded by the fact that many raw materials are sourced from a limited number of suppliers and regions. Beyond the well-documented API sourcing problems, shortages in excipients, packaging materials (including vials and syringes), and electronic components for medical devices also contribute to delays.

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A New Red Wagon?

Supply Chain Shaman

I grew up in the mountains of West Virginia. ” The commodity chemical supply-based mindset of bulk shipping, large-scale production and molecular R&D is shifting to a discussion of new technologies, disintermediation/specialized products, and new business models. ” The mountain expression is a warning.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22-26, 2019)

Talking Logistics

Swipe, click, this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Google Spinoff’s Drone Delivery Business First to Get FAA Approval (Bloomberg) Amazon to invest $800 million to make one-day free shipping the standard for Prime members (WSJ – sub. Amazon offers one-day and two-hour shipping to Prime members for some products for a fee.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

FedEx Helps Small Businesses Streamline Shipping with fedex.com Integration Manager. Transplace delivered more than 50 customer solutions in 2012 using the CombineNet sourcing technology, in industries including consumer goods, chemicals, manufacturing, and retail. Mexico trade.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 5-9, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Alphabet Drones to Deliver Burritos as Part of Test at Virginia Tech (WSJ – sub. Source: https://www.oracle.com/us/assets/logfire-general-presentation-3211400.pdf. JDA Powers the Always-on Supply Chain with Latest JDA Manufacturing Planning Release. Descartes Reports Fiscal 2017 Second Quarter Results.