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This Week in Logistics News (June 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

The company said that it used 85,916 metric tons of single-use plastic that year, an 11.6 Walmart announced that it will pilot agriculture technology with crop supply intelligence company Agritaskto get real-time information on crops and improve sourcing decisions around produce. percent decrease from 2021. billion in 2015.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Will the supply chain ever catch a break? With every link of the supply chain impacting businesses both large and small, keeping up with the globally disrupted supply chain evolution is a recipe for whiplash. Raw Material Shortages Are Affecting a Challenged Supply Chain.

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China’s Export Restrictions on Germanium and Gallium  

Resilinc

In 2022, the US CHIPS and Science Act boosted domestic research and manufacturing of semiconductor chips which led to fewer purchases of semiconductors from China. This is not the first time China has threatened the supply chain in retaliation. Another preemptive step you can take is to invest in commodity tracking software.

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Costly Supply Chain Delays in iPhone 8

Elementum

However, one month shy of its expected launch in September, reports claim that Apple is facing production issues regarding the iPhone 8 and its release could be delayed by three to four weeks. Industry sources also said that iPhone shipments are being held back by supply of OLED panels and yield rates at assembly as output of the 5.8-inch

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Told You So Moment for Akio Toyoda

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights past comments from Akio Toyoda, former CEO and now Chairman of Toyota Motor , and now the potential realization of what he predicted. He rather steered the company toward providing varying power train options for consumers and for countries, which included hybrid power technologies.

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Coronavirus & The CPG World: What to do now and how to prepare for the future?

Supply Chain Management and Analytics

We believe that the CPG commercial world is already taking several actions to adapt to the supply chain disruptions of the pandemic. In the supply chain, visibility involves status reporting from suppliers, through the production&distribution infrastructure and all the way down to the shelf level.

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Why Experiential Retail Might Just be The Secret to Customer Success

Locus

Let us explore how these practices in retail boost store footfalls and the importance of leveraging new technologies and approaches. It is possible by implementing technologies like radio frequency identification (RFID). These technologies have brought high convenience to both brands and end-consumers in multiple ways.

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