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This Week in Logistics News (April 29 – May 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

From the “long shot but worth a try” files, Bed Bath & Beyond is seeking tens of millions of dollars from container shipping lines, claiming the carriers willfully abandoned service commitments at the height of supply-chain turbulence to reap enormous profits from the market turmoil.

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Implementing Integrated Logistics Networks in Developing Markets

SCMDOJO

al, 2023 in Indonesia, the archipelagic geography makes transportation between islands costly and time-consuming due to weak port and shipping infrastructure. Improved Supply Chain Visibility : With real-time tracking and predictive analytics, businesses can make data-driven decisions, preventing delays and inventory shortages.

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Is Nearshoring the Solution to Rising Transportation Costs?

Logistics Bureau

When you’re dealing with manufacturers just a few hours away rather than halfway across the world, you’re not just saving on shipping costs – you’re gaining the ability to have real-time conversations and solve problems on the fly. ports can help worldwide shipping to move more fluidly.

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HWI Unleashes Continuous Innovation

Logistics Viewpoints

Run” will include using the platform for inventory optimization and to support interesting internet-of-things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) projects. They also have 20 sourcing locations across North America from which they can ship make to stock products. HWI employed a crawl-walk-run methodology.

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Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

are reporting that they are being inundated with requests from importers seeking to use provisions such as the “321 de minimis” rule, which allows goods worth less than $800 to be shipped to the U.S. Many companies buy forward inventory ahead of tariffs being implemented. For instance, law firms and consultants in the U.S. Conclusion.

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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

I was on the phone with Australia, China, Indonesia – really everywhere – trying to negotiate directly with suppliers. For example, when a UPS strike was looming last year, the Interos solution automatically highlighted Cooper’s strategic suppliers that relied on UPS for shipping. But there was a cost to this.

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The Green Corridor: Full Circle – The Promise and Struggles of the Circular Economy and Green Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Timing when stores need replenishment or when factory production will increase its demand, will likewise have better forecasting software to lower the overall waste in our inventory and retail systems. Sunpower, Sun Energy Indonesia can all make our rooftops into power stations. Solarisation of warehousing is possible.