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Top 8 Industries Affected by The Red Sea Crisis in January 2024

Resilinc

The British Retail Consortium warns that higher transportation and shipping insurance costs could lead to delays and price hikes, potentially affecting product availability over the coming months. Scanning over 104 million sources and sites worldwide, 24/7—so you can save time and act quickly. Whirlpool Corporation, a major U.S.-based

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

As electric trucks hit the road, environmentally conscious shippers and customers are turning to electrified capacity to meet their transportation needs and achieve their sustainability commitments. The pilot serves as an important milestone in electric freight transportation and establishes Uber Freight’s first EV deployment.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. By consolidating at the source, several shipments can be combined into one, thereby reducing the number of shipments even before the shipments arrive at the Logistics Service Provider (LSP).

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Inditex Achieves Added Business and Supply Network Accomplishments

Supply Chain Matters

Practitioners, students and of supply chain management are likely quite familiar with Spain based fashion clothing retailer Inditex and its various retail brands including Zara. Further reported was the highest profitability performance in a decade in the midst of high inflation and disrupted global transportation and logistics networks.

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How to Harness the Economic Power of Logistics Clusters

MIT Supply Chain

The Zaragoza Logistics Center, Zaragoza, Spain, is based in PLAZA, Europe’s largest logistics park, and both organizations benefit from the relationship. The Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC), Zaragoza, Spain, is celebrating its 10 th anniversary this week. Subscribe to Frontiers here. Logistics clusters are self-reinforcing.

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Cyberattacks: The Ever-Present Threat to Transportation Management Software

GTG Technology Group

Cyberattacks a Transportation Management Software Suite Might Face. Transportation companies have a history of defending themselves against physical attacks. Ports in the United States, the Netherlands, India and Spain were unable to accept cargo and had to shut down systems after the breach. Sources: [link].

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Global Wide Manufacturing Output Strengthens in March 2024

Supply Chain Matters

New order growth reportedly accelerated at the fastest in nearly three plus year, which is a likely indication that this region has become the new go-to for China Plus product sourcing strategies. Modest expansion were noted for Spain and Italy while the remainder of Euro countries “ remained mired in contraction.” import needs.