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What is Supply Chain Resiliency?

Logistics Viewpoints

The system wasn’t prepared for the surge, driving up pricing for transportation and sapping inventory levels. A virus in China disrupts auto manufacturing in Detroit , or a flood in Thailand takes out a cluster of research and production facilities. Build relationships with your 3PL for capacity and alternative shipping solutions.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 14-18, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Wal-Mart seeks to tether small stores to big ones ( The Detroit News ). Free-Shipping Offers Abound This Holiday Season, According To Shop.Org. As the holiday season heats up, some interesting findings related to free shipping and mobile commerce from Shop.org’s eHoliday survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics.

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New Panama Canal Options: Running the Numbers with a TMS

TMC

These enterprises are no longer reliant on the Suez Canal route for shipping freight on Post-Panamax container vessels to the United States. As described in my previous blog post , the enlarged Panama Canal can handle container ships up to 13,000 TEUs in size. Is your supply chain make-to-order, make-to-stock, or both?

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From Taiwan to the U.S.—Duty-free

3PL Insights

The Evans team understood the issue and were able to reroute the containers directly to the Detroit ramp, all under FTZ status.”. The Evans transportation team went into high gear to redirect the containers to Detroit all while keeping the proper documentation to maintain FTZ status. Stage 2: Exit and Ship.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

China-US container shipping rates sail past $20,000 to record. With the new expansion, Amazon is rolling out same-day delivery to Prime members in Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Tampa, Charlotte and Houston, bringing the total markets served to 12. DoorDash delivery can now include products from multiple stores.

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Food Grade Warehouse

3PL Insights

Therefore, maintaining a freezing temperature point in the storage and shipping process is critical. Inventory Turnover Rate. That is why food products are shipped using the first-in-first-out (FIFO) method. Evans Distribution Systems operates several food-grade facilities in the Metro Detroit area. Refrigerated Storage.

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Partnering with A 3PL for Value-Added Services

3PL Insights

Today’s Value-Added Services The following are some of the latest value-added services and advantages offered by 3PLs: Packaging services, such as custom or specialized packaging, labeling, and barcoding Assembly and kitting services for product customization or bundling Product inspection and quality control services Reverse logistics services for (..)