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Calling ‘order’ on Inbound Goods

Logistics Business Magazine

Like us, they work most consistently and efficiently when presented with standard, predictable, ordered tasks. There is little consistency in how labels and bar codes are presented. The problem lies not with the appetites of the automation, but in how we feed the robotic beast. Because, in a strange way, the robots are only ‘human’.

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Six supply chain predictions for 2022

Logistics Business Magazine

Online buying will continue to fuel growth in home deliveries, presenting challenges that demand new strategies. This clearly presents both an opportunity and challenge for retailers and last mile logistics companies. The increase in volume will increase the challenge on an already tight last mile delivery capacity.

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U-Freight sees e-commerce logistics opportunities

Logistics Business Magazine

Examples of those efforts include investment in several of the company’s warehouse facilities to enable them to act as e-commerce fulfilment centres. “We All of these initiatives are helping us boost efficiency and capture more value, in order to capitalise on the opportunities that e-commerce is presenting.”.

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InstaFreight Offers Fast China-Europe Overland Transports

Logistics Business Magazine

This includes for example vehicle changes at the Chinese borders, which are required given the present entry and exit regulations. The multilingual team of InstaFreight is already working in multi-shift operation in order to carry out the transports safely despite the current difficult situation.

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Pacific Northwest ports join chorus of opposition to new tariffs

247 Customs Broker

This point of view and a wide-ranging presentation of other opinions was shared by NWSA CEO, John Wolfe last week when he testifed to the U.S. For example, $2.5 House Ways and Means Committee on effects of U.S. tariff policy and its potential impact on the ocean cargo supply chain. billion and $1.2

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Penske’s Stacy Schlachter Recognized with Women in Supply Chain Award

Penske Move Ahead

The new Women in Supply Chain award honors female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments, mentorship and examples set a foundation for women in all levels of a company's supply chain network. "We We received over 200 entries for this new award, entries that were submitted from a combination of men and women.

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Cooperative Logistics Network Surpasses 300 Members

Logistics Business Magazine

This year, for example, we have created a new personalized online brochure for members and we have launched our blog.” The Cooperative Logistics Network is presently represented by 304 independent freight forwarders from 130 countries spanning all five continents.