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This Week in Logistics News (November 25 – December 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

Jennifer McKeehan, SVP, transportation and delivery for Walmart U.S., Jennifer McKeehan, SVP, transportation and delivery for Walmart U.S., The new parcel stations will allow Walmart’s private fleet to transport even more online orders. companies to import more from countries including India, Thailand and Vietnam.

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What is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)? Guest Post by Arun Gupta, PhD

Supply Chain View from the Field

Arun Gupta recently went to a conference of the TPP in Washington, and was invited to share some insights on his visit and what he learned in a guest blog.

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The Weight of Memory

Tailwind

I watched the Ken Burns documentary on the Vietnam War for the third time this past week on Netflix. It was said that the Vietnam War was the first war that came into people’s living rooms, and for a young boy living in a northern city in Canada it was like the world came crashing through the door.

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Webinar Recap: The Case for a Pan-American Manufacturing Ecosystem

Resilinc

One of the greatest challenges, however, is not even mentioned in the EIU report: enhancing the transportation and logistics infrastructure in Latin America countries. “A To counter China’s rising global economic influence, Washington has taken a new direction with foreign assistance,” reported the Wall Street Journal on July 15.