Sun.Feb 07, 2021

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Chip Shortage Spirals Beyond Cars to Phones and Consoles

Supply Chain Brain

Chip shortages are expected to wipe out $61 billion of sales for automakers alone, but the hit to the much larger electronics industry — while tough to quantify at this early stage — could be far larger.

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Know the Kinds of Modes of Transportation

20Cube Logistics

As a supplier, you are eager to send your consignment, but have no idea how to go about it. You will definitely try to find out the available modes of transportation that can help move the consignment to your consignee seamlessly. Of course, the best mode to transportation is necessary, but the other factors that have to be taken into consideration are: The total cost.

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Emerging From the Pandemic: Where Do We Go From Here?

Supply Chain Brain

For global supply chains, there’s no going back. To borrow a tagline from any number of movie sequels, 2020 was The Year That Everything Changed.

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U.S. Dockworkers May Get Better Vaccine Access, Easing Port Risk

Supply Chain Brain

Dockworkers at the busiest U.S. gateway for trade with Asia may soon have better access to coronavirus vaccines, as officials on the West Coast battle congestion blamed on shortages of labor and equipment needed to handle a record influx of cargo.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Transportation Industry

Artificial intelligence has quickly become a feature of everyday life: Using face ID to unlock a phone, communicating with online chatbots, and letting “smart” appliances help manage our homes are just a few of the ways that we interact with AI regularly. Forward-looking businesses are also using AI to transform their operations and gain a competitive edge.