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Brian Tucker / Supply Chain Dive
Coronavirus: A lesson in supply chain risk management
A quarantine put supply chains' risk management strategies to the test as it left manufacturing facilities without the workers needed to reach full production, reduced demand for ocean freight and cut airfreight capacity.
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Sponsored by Inmar IntelligenceHoliday returns 2020: Online shopping, returns higher than ever
Holiday shopping is always a big time for returns, but shifts in shopping habits during the COVID-19 pandemic are raising questions about what holiday returns will look like this year.
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Demand for temp workers to lose momentum for remainder of 2020, report finds
The pandemic created an initial demand for temp workers, but uncertainty is causing a slowdown in hiring, according to the Palmer Forecast.
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Port of Virginia to double size of on-dock rail yard with $44M expansion project
The port aims to meet growing demand for intermodal shipments, and has a goal of moving 40% of total container volume by rail.
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Coca-Cola works with bottlers to convert operations as it cuts 200 product lines
A dedicated team has largely finished SKU-cut decisions, and changes at bottling plants will roll out over the next year.
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DSV adds Transatlantic airfreight capacity to match demand for peak
The freight forwarder sees room to grow on Europe-U.S. routes, with belly capacity at half of what it was at the same time last year.
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Union Pacific intermodal service level suffers after sharp increase in West Coast volume
Dramatic volume swings are challenging the railroad as it's precision-scheduled railroading expert, COO Jim Vena plans his departure.
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Child labor in cocoa production rises despite industry promises, report says
A large part of the difficulty of eliminating this form of forced labor is the complexity of integrating transparency into supply chains.
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Is supply chain swallowing up procurement?
The pandemic thrust supply chain management and risk mitigation into the limelight. What happens to the procurement folks?
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Why carrier data is key to solving intermodal's visibility issues
Recent research stresses the importance of data availability and quality. But a panel of experts said carriers aren't always willing to share.
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Knight-Swift: Shippers seek early contract commitments
Constrained TL capacity and high demand for inventory replenishment will lead to low double-digit contract rate increases in 2021, executives said.
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Coupa initiative focuses on business spend to increase supplier diversity
There is nearly $2 trillion transacted over the Coupa platform, and the software company aims to redirect spend toward diverse suppliers.
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USPS watchdog says agency didn't consider operational impact of changes as it cut costs
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's changes to the post office — beginning soon after he took the helm in May — caused confusion within the service, and led to "slower and less reliable mail delivery," according to the report.
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Whole Foods expands 1-hour pickup to all stores
As e-commerce demand soars during the pandemic, some grocers are automating pickup, adding off-premise lockers and carving out more dedicated space in stores and parking lots.
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CSX nabs intermodal shippers from tight trucking market, says it has room to grow
The railroad's network may have been squeezed by the recent unpredictability — as seen in the slower speeds and longer dwell time — but it assured analysts it still has plenty of capacity.
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Prologis
Prologis: Warehouse rental prices are trending upward
Companies thriving during the pandemic, such as e-commerce and food businesses, are driving demand. But Prologis' retention rate fell, highlighting the "world of haves and the world of have-nots," executives said.
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CBP issues forced labor finding for stevia imports from manufacturer in China
The enforcement finding follows a civil penalty of $575,000 imposed on Pure Circle U.S.A. for importing stevia extracts and derivatives from the company identified in the report.
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Deep Dive
Truck vs. train: Which has the upper hand as spot rates soar?
Shippers consider lead times and freight types when selecting over-the-road, rail or intermodal.
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Retailers face operational, logistical hurdles in pandemic-driven switch to ship from store
Retailers scrambled to change their fulfillment operations as open stores figured out ways to get their inventory to online shoppers.
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How Ferrero uses data to monitor stock, reduce food waste
The confectionery giant is working with software company Alloy to improve the efficiency of its operations by cutting down on overstock and out of stock items.
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Nordstrom expands online order pickup to Rack stores
The retailer will offer fulfillment services at its off-price stores and hire 22,000 holiday staffers ahead of a season expected to be more online than ever.
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Happy Returns
FedEx, Happy Returns partner on 'return bars,' streamline reverse logistics
Happy Returns has quadrupled its number of drop off locations with the addition of more than 2,000 FedEx Office locations.
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Alibaba to offer B2B e-commerce training for manufacturing suppliers
A recent survey by the company found substantial growth in the adoption of B2B e-commerce in the first nine months of 2020.
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Kansas City Southern
Kansas City Southern examines missed connections to improve 60% trip plan compliance
The railroad acknowledged its current figures are "not great," and improvement will be important to attracting more cross-border intermodal customers.
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Deep DiveBiden and Trump envision similar supply chains — but different paths to get there
Both presidential candidates promote investment in domestic manufacturing and supply chains, but they diverge on how to handle global trade relations.
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UPS to raise China-US peak surcharges again after lowering them 2 weeks ago
A surge in demand for airfreight during the pandemic, coupled with peak season needs, has pushed UPS to once again raise fees.
