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The Friday Report: July 8th, 2022
USDA Debuts Framework for More Equitable, Competitive, Resilient U.S. Food Supply Chain The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced plans for a new framework that will help transform the food supply chain. The new framework is designed to...
The Friday Report: July 1st, 2022
US to Reduce Pharma Dependency on China, Will Use Canada and Latin America Instead The United States is set to strengthen its bonds with Canada and Latin America. The Biden administration has announced commencement of “Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity” in...
How 3PLs Help Solve Last Mile Delivery Challenges
Last-Mile Delivery Challenges Can Be Solved With Help From 3PLsHow 3PLs Pair Smart Technology with Last Mile DeliveryFor years, messenger and courier services exclusively managed the last mile. Third party logistics (3PL) providers on the other hand contracted...
The Friday Report: June 24th, 2022
Baby Formula Plant Shuts Down for Second Time in Four Months The Abbot baby formula plant that fueled the US baby formula shortage has closed again due to flooding, days after reopening. The Sturgis, Michigan facility has been embroiled in the baby formula shortage...
Leveraging Cross Docking to Reduce Costs, Damages, and Delivery Time to Consumers
Leveraging Cross Docking to Reduce Costs, Damages, and Delivery Time to ConsumersExplore how companies can benefit from cross dockingThis blog has a variety of things you should know that explain what cross docking is, its use in final mile delivery, and the benefits...
Everything You Need to Know about the 2022 Ocean Shipping Reform Act
Everything You Need to Know about the 2022 Ocean Shipping Reform Act An overview of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act 2022 and what led to its passage. The pandemic brought about issues that have caused continual disruption to global trade. Many countries were forced to...
How All Things Omnichannel Work
How All Things Omnichannel Work Everything you need to know about Omnichannel What is the Omnichannel approach? The omnichannel approach to supply chain management offers integrated order fulfilment and distribution channels that effectively services consumers in...
The Friday Report: June 17th, 2022
Where Did All of The Sriracha Go? Huy Fong Foods Inc. recently announced that will affect lovers of spicy foods for an entire summer: they are out of Sriracha! In April, the company shared news of the imminent shortage via social media, stating that weather...
Cut Shipping Costs by Using Zone Skipping and Freight Consolidation
Cut Shipping Costs by Using Zone Skipping and Freight ConsolidationZone Skipping and Freight Consolidation Keep Shipping Costs DownAs costs soar and consumers continue to demand fast, low-cost shipping and delivery of online orders, the transportation and logistics...
The Friday Report: June 10th, 2022
Coca-Cola Announces $1 million for Truck Driving Program in Georgia The Technical College System of Georgia Foundation is set to receive a $1 million gift from The Coca-Cola Company. The investment will go to the school’s Commercial Truck Driving Program and is the...