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Logistics Tips: Shipping to Trade Shows & the Future of International Auto Events

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Every year, massive convention centers around the country host thirty or forty major events a year. Many more are business-to-business events at which manufacturers display their wares to wholesalers and retail buyers. However, In March of 2020, at the height of the spring exhibition season, everything changed.

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Key Warehouse & Contract Logistics Trends from 2020

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Already operating in a tight labor market pre-COVID, these organizations also faced steep human resources challenges in 2020, when demand for warehouse labor was at an all-time-high. In September, for example, warehouse employment reached the highest level ever recorded, with 1.25 Playing the Waiting Game.

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Top Events That Shaped 2021 Supply Chains

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This year’s increased COVID-19 instances, extreme weather events, and Suez Canal closure increased the difficulties. In addition to the already limited supplies, in October 2020, an Asahi Kasei semiconductor facility specializing in ADC and DAC components caught fire.

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Toilet Paper Shortages, Empty Shelves, and Panic Buying: Just How Bad Did the Grocery Supply Chain Perform in 2020?

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To say that the pandemic made 2020 a very challenging year would be a gross understatement. Because of service disruptions – not being able to buy toilet paper, for example – the supply chain has been more discussed than ever before. During the pandemic, extreme error events rose to 38%. 2020 was different.

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Product News Update: April 2020

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Planned Events for Managing Forward Orders. A planned event is when your customer has a planned event where the future demand is known; for example scheduled repairs and maintenance. This gives you a number of benefits: Planned events, such as scheduled repairs and maintenance, can take place as planned.

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The 2020 Thanksgiving Logistics Shake-Up

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The coronavirus pandemic that has engulfed 2020 has certainly changed Thanksgiving planning this year, but the reality remains the same: Thanksgiving logistics are still a headache. But, because this is 2020, these logistics issues are mostly a moot point. This year, these events have pivoted. Thanksgiving Logistics: The Feast.

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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

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Prior to 2020, they were paying around ten cents a mask. During 2020, Cooper was paying up to a $1.50 2020 it was just a scramble for PPE,” Dr. Runkle explained. “We Buying organizations use this technology to monitor and analyze supplier risk events in real-time. We had to go off contract and find our own.