A robotic picking system can post an impressive pick rate and still leave your team handling too many exceptions. For fulfillment leaders, the real test is how much of your operation’s picking volume it can handle reliably. And whether that performance holds as products, packaging, and demand change.
While affecting only a tiny proportion of imports, the bans ramp up the showboating between the two countries in what is an increasingly contentious trade war.
A group of maritime transportation stakeholders warned the USTR's planned fees "would add another cost layer to an already strained transportation system."
Rainfall at the canal has reportedly returned to close to average levels, with Gatun Lake rising from 84.04 feet on September 1, to 84.74 feet on September 27.
Eligible goods will include American agricultural commodities, timber and medical equipment, as well as Chinese fireworks, tableware, toys and soccer balls.