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This Week in Logistics News (June 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

This will certainly be an interesting trend to watch. The Home Depot is undergoing a $500 million cost savings push that will see the company reduce its supply chain holding capacity, EVP and CFO Richard McPhail said during a June 13 investor and analyst conference. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 19-23, 2018)

Talking Logistics

But I did manage to keep a pulse on what was happening in the supply chain and logistics industry; here are the items that caught my attention: KFC restaurants could remain closed for ‘remainder of the week’ due to chicken shortage crisis (Independent). Transplace Joins Blockchain in Transport Alliance.

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Severe weather causes freight rates to slip

DAT Solutions

The highways are open now, but there are still flood warnings in six states: Nebraska, parts of neighboring South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota, plus eastern Arizona and western Mississippi. VAN TRENDS. Road closures isolated Denver from parts of the supply chain last week. REEFER TRENDS. loads per truck.

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What is Supply Chain Compliance and Why is it Important?

AB&R

The great news about supply chain compliance is that AB&R® makes it a breeze. It’s one of our top six trends we’re following in 2019, and we have decades of experience in this area. Supply chain compliance may include things such as employee labor laws, hazardous material handling, and environmental concerns.

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Halloween 2021 Predictions

Enterra Insights

” Zone 3 – Southeast (Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida): “Scary forecast: expect it to turn stormy.” 4] Staff, “ 2021 Halloween trends ,” National Retail Federation, 2021. [5]

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U.S. Political Discourse for Ocean Container Carrier Reform Meets Compromise

Supply Chain Matters

However, from our Supply Chain Matters lens, there is some strength to the argument that explosive rises in shipping rates has the ripple effect of triggering price increases for multiple products and services in an economy. International Ocean Supply Chain. industry groups including the National Retail Federation (NRF).

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Outbound Tender Rejections Increase for the First Time Since March Peak

Zipline Logistics

Each group oversees freight that enters their region and plans for specific market trends in their respective states. Covering loads has been easy in the Northeast, except outbound South Texas, Southern California, and Florida as capacity out of these regions is tighter with produce heating up. District of Columbia. Massachusetts.