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How rate transparency grows SMBs: Introducing the FBA Index

Freightos

Of course, COVID-19 has accelerated this trend, with more consumers working from home and ordering online, while it’s also become easier for sellers to source on Alibaba, import, and then sell on Shopify or Amazon.com. This is why Freightos.com has begun to leverage its data to provide insight for small eCommerce sellers.

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Top Solutions for Supply Chain Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

COVID of course taught companies the need for agility. The Descartes Global Logistics Network (GLN) is the world’s largest, collaborative multimodal logistics messaging network. Hundreds of thousands of trading partners, logistics services providers, and carriers use the GLN to connect and collaborate through 24.6

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How Logistics Is Proving that Amazon Needs to Be Regulated

Freightos

Here, with a huge network, ecommerce customer dominance, and copious shipment volume, it seems that Amazon’s supply chain creep should raise a flag. Of course, as many have pointed out, they’re not a monopoly. Enter Global Logistics. And once it arrives in the US, using Amazon Global Logistics, of course.

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Forewarned is Forearmed in Supply Chain

Logistics Business Magazine

In uncertain times, supply chain planning is paramount, says Stephan Heessels (pictured), Director, BEUMER Group Logistic Systems. Covid had a major deleterious effect on global supply chains and with the current global geopolitical and fiscal outlook, major upheaval is still possible.

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

In other words, last month’s announcement was a stay of execution, not a reprieve, and it’s only a matter of time before Amazon reveal plans for a comprehensive logistics network. Amazon is at the nexus of ecommerce, data, and logistics, with a drive to constantly improve their logistics network. Subscribe For Free.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 4-8, 2017)

Talking Logistics

The article goes on to say, “The backlog reflects the degree to which Wal-Mart, United Parcel Service and other companies struggled to handle peak ecommerce volumes despite months of preparation and major investments to expand and upgrade distribution facilities.”.

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Logistics & Supply Chain News Roundup, January 2023

Logistics Bureau

But, of course, with so many cases in such a vastly populated nation, the risk of a new variant emerging to start the whole cycle over again cannot be underestimated. Indeed, it looks set to be one of the hottest growth categories in logistics during the year ahead. That will no longer be an issue.