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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

Higher labor costs and lower package demand resulted in fourth-quarter sales and 2024 guidance that missed analysts expectations. UPS is seeking alternative strategies for its truck brokerage business, which has seen sales plummet amid a freight recession marked by declining rates and over capacity. The money is coming through the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech December 13 2022 Edition

Supply Chain Matters

This action represents a reported 77 percent premium to the company’s closing stock price on November 22, 2022, the last full trading day prior to media reports involving a potential transaction. The announcement further coincides with Coupa Software’s report of fiscal third quarter financial performance.

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What is the Hyperconnected Era & “The Internet Of Things” and What does it Have to Do with Manufacturing & Logistics?

GlobalTranz

No longer are we in a world where consumers and employees “go online” to work, play, or purchase; we are now in a world where everyone and everything simply is online, whether at home, at school, at the office, or on-the-go. He later co-founded the Auto-ID Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Contracts, Cancellations, and Closures: Persistent Trends Leave a Pre-Peak Season Logistics Industry on Edge

Intelligent Audit

Speaking at a recent event in Las Vegas, Patton said, “ This business model is hurting to a degree where my company individually has to see change from FedEx Ground,” according to reporting from SupplyChainDive. SupplyChainDive, in their recent analysis of a 2022 study by logistics provider Descartes, reported that, “ U.S.

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Experts Discuss How to Streamline Global Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

In an uncertain environment, affordability and predictability are at a premium, and a supply-chain organization can deliver these through effective management and oversight of its suppliers. Best in Class” organisations within an industry typically have supply chain costs that are 50% less than the “Average” performers.

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We Only Have One Planet: Supply Chains Can Help Save It

Enterra Insights

A Nielson poll found that 66% of adult consumers are willing to pay more for eco-friendly products and 50% of purchasing decisions are influenced by sustainability claims.[3] ” Net-zero supply chains would hardly increase end-consumer costs. ” Eight supply chains account for more than 50% of global emissions.

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