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Food Producer Achieves Significant On-Time Delivery Improvements With Red Classic

June 17, 2020

Challenge: A large U.S. food producer was incurring sizable on-time, in-full delivery fines due to late deliveries to a large retailer. The producer’s objective was to contract a dedicated carrier that could provide 97% on-time delivery out of its highest-volume distribution center — moving its overall on-time delivery metric into acceptable range and avoiding costly penalties.

Russia Plans to Overhaul the Northern Sea Route. Here's a Brief Overview.

June 12, 2020

Anna Sindjajeva, SCB Contributor

The Northern Sea Route has been deemed a potential alternative to routes crossing the Suez or Panama canals, potentially cutting distances up to 45%.

Three Indicators to Inform Freight Decisions During a Crisis

June 10, 2020

Heather Mueller, SCB Contributor

What we learned from the last recession can help companies survive the current shipping landscape.

Ship Crews Stuck in Lockdown Strain Global Supply Chains

200,000 Ship Crew Stuck at Sea Facing ‘Humanitarian Crisis’

May 28, 2020

Bloomberg

Even as countries try returning to some semblance of pre-pandemic life, ongoing restrictions are wearing thin a crucial human link in the global supply chain.

Amazon Prime Air Seen Surging Fivefold, Rivaling UPS

May 27, 2020

Bloomberg

Amazon’s Prime Air fleet will grow to about 200 planes — up from 42 now — in the next seven or eight years, creating an air cargo service that could rival United Parcel Service Inc., according to a study.

FedEx, Microsoft Join Forces Against Amazon for Package Shipping

May 20, 2020

Bloomberg

FedEx and Microsoft are teaming up to provide commercial shipping customers with early warnings of delays from weather, traffic and other mishaps, giving the courier and the software maker another weapon as each competes with Amazon.

Time for Plan B: How Supply Chains Can Avoid the Mad Scramble of Disruption

May 1, 2020

MPO

ChainLink 2020: COVID-19 Recovery

April 30, 2020

Transportation Insight LLC

Preparing your supply chain for sustainable business performance in the aftermath of COVID-19 requires awareness of multi-modal transportation trends affecting your ability to manage cost and customer service.

Global Container Shipments Set to Fall 30% in Next Few Months

April 23, 2020

Bloomberg

Warehouses are getting so full of goods like fridges and washing machines that retailers are asking shipping companies to push back deliveries.

One Restaurant’s Story Shows How Recession Spreads

April 22, 2020

Bloomberg

The closure of Meiwah, a local favorite in the Maryland suburb of Chevy Chase, set off a supply-chain reaction that stretched far beyond the neighborhood. Multiplied by thousands, it helps show how a pandemic has triggered the worst recession for almost a century.