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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the professional women’s division, Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya and Ababel Yeshaneh of Ethiopia dropped the majority of the pack during a record-setting 11-mile stretch from mile 6-16. And now on to this week’s logistics news. And what a race it was. A truly inspiring Marathon Monday as always.

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Health Supply Chains: Checking in with Deborah Dull

Logistics Bureau

So if you’re one of those people who can absorb information more readily by reading, and have an interest in what’s happening in the world of healthcare logistics, the following transcript should be a valuable source of enlightenment for you. Transportation outside of a capital city is typically informal—think, a family with a truck.

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The Amazing Supply Chain of Your Morning Coffee!

Supply Chain Game Changer

A widespread tale sets the scene in the kingdom of Kaffa , in Abyssinia – which today is Ethiopia – where a shepherd one day observed that his sheep were unusually cheerful after eating white blossoms and red cherries from a previously unknown plant. SCM #SupplyChain #Freight #Logistics #Retail #Coffee #Business #Leadership #Tea.

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Coffee Shipping 101: Costs, Challenges, & How-to Ship

ShipBob

The use of packaging materials and the carbon footprint of transportation contributes to environmental concerns. Additionally, by distributing your inventory across multiple fulfillment centers, you minimize the need for air transportation, which produces more carbon emissions than ground transportation.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. By consolidating at the source, several shipments can be combined into one, thereby reducing the number of shipments even before the shipments arrive at the Logistics Service Provider (LSP).

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Mindmap for Global Logistics Integration

Supply Chain Movement

Goods have to be transported across the globe and across the neighbourhood. To manage this logistics complexity while adhering to customer service standards and incurring reasonable costs, companies need Global Logistics Integration. Mindmap for Global Logistics Integration. Choose country. Afghanistan. Åland Islands.

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Strategic moves among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. they want logistics service providers to offer full service on a global scale and are demanding more technological innovation. Costa Rica. Cote D'ivoire. Czech Republic. Dominican Republic. El Salvador. Equatorial Guinea. Faroe Islands.