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Optimizing Cold Chain while Reducing Environmental Impact with Nicole Glenn

The Logistics of Logistics

Nicole is the Founder and CEO of Candor Expedite , a transportation leader known for making its customers heroes by delivering creative, fast, effective, and sustainable solutions for time-sensitive and white glove shipments backed by a trusted carrier network. Nicole built her own team to address the lack of transparency in the industry.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 14 – 20)

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Emissions are the other big selling point here, with the electric systems offering more efficiency than traditional ground transportation. This shortfall is impeding efforts to transport goods and, in doing so, further hobbling an already-delicate supply chain. Good news is on the way, however.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 20 – 26)

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Walmart has now removed rules requiring sellers on its marketplace website to be registered in the US in an attempt to close the e-commerce gap with Amazon and tap into China’s vast network of manufacturers. This is the first time the tests have been brought to the mainland United Kingdom.

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Billion Dollar Port Plan Brings Mega-Retailer To Mexico

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The country’s underdeveloped intermodal freight transportation system is consistently outperformed by its faster and better integrated U.S. counterpart, while doubts about the security of goods being transported give carriers pause. Despite these drawbacks, Walmart is continuing to bank on Mexico’s supply chain.

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Added Evidence of Emerging Regionalization of Global Supply Networks

Supply Chain Matters

The Looming Great Allocation In conjunction with the Jackson Hole Symposium held last week and organized by The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City , a research paper titled: Global Supply Chains: The Looming “Great Reallocation ” was released.

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America Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Although air cargo is usually the priciest mode of transport, it became the only way to ensure timely delivery given the dismal state of ocean reliability during the pandemic. Part of that idea includes embracing “rerouting behaviors” that can include nontraditional hubs such as Rickenbacker, he says. from 2020 and a 5.4% in the U.K.

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How Nuclear Verdicts are Killing the Trucking Business with Quinn Damon

The Logistics of Logistics

He currently leads the property/casualty practice for Lockton Michigan and works with transportation, construction/real estate, and manufacturing companies for risk management and insurance. Originally from Kansas City, Quinn is a graduate of the University of Missouri where he studied finance.