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Supply Chain & Logistics News Round Up (October 7th-11th 2024)

Logistics Viewpoints

The shortage has not impacted Charlottesville’s other major healthcare provider, Sentara Health as this organization sources its IV solutions from a different manufacturer. UVa Health said it is working on reducing any unnecessary waste of IV products, including IV fluids, dialysis fluids, parenteral nutrition, and irrigation fluids.

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Bringing Freight Online with WebCargoNet and Freightos

Freightos

There’s unprecedented volumes of global shipments , growing international trade, more flexible supply chains, and easier sourcing than ever before (Alibaba, anyone?). Within a year, every airline and 60% of the forwarders operating in Spain had signed up, with forwarders ditching binders for WebCargoNet. They never looked back.

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7 Rules of Fashion Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Opz

Zara who is the fashion retailer in Spain, has managed to get the attention from academics and the first case study about its strategies was published by Harvard Business School in 2003. Fashion SCM 2.0 However, there is one company that stands out. In 2004, Kasra Ferdows, Michael A.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

Walmart announced that it will pilot agriculture technology with crop supply intelligence company Agritaskto get real-time information on crops and improve sourcing decisions around produce. The USDA has estimated that 30 percent of food loss occurs during agricultural production and harvest.

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ToolsGroup Customers Navigate Supply Chain Planning for COVID-19

ToolsGroup

One US-based ToolsGroup manufacturing customer sources parts from a number of Chinese and Italian suppliers. Ulabox, the first purely online supermarket in Spain, reacted efficiently to the demand spike they experienced because of COVID-19. Meanwhile, some companies are facing surges in demand.

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A Decade of Loadsmart: A Look Back to Move Forward with Felipe Capella

The Logistics of Logistics

Felipe holds Master degrees from the University of Pennsylvania (valedictorian), from Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (Spain – full scholarship) and an MBA from Fundacao Getulio Vargas (Brazil). Brokerage & Managed Transportation: Handling all aspects of freight transportation, including carrier sourcing and contract management.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

Asda said it is experiencing “sourcing challenges” on some products that are grown in southern Spain and north Africa. Meanwhile, supplies from British farms have also been cut as many farmers have cut back on planting due to the rocketing costs of heating greenhouses.