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Nearshoring Offers Advantages During a Supply Chain Crisis

Nearshoring ensures faster speed to market and quicker transit from manufacturers to customers; suppliers and retailers also enjoy the ease of operating in a more convenient time zone.

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Uber Freight, Aurora Expand Texas Self-Driving Pilot with Veritiv

The pilot provides critical first-hand learnings around autonomous truck deployment — creating a blueprint for how the Aurora Driver will be integrated and safely deployed and scaled across the Uber Freight network.

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Watch: Leveling Transportation Demand at Kimberly-Clark

Ron Sweet, senior consultant at Kimberly-Clark, describes how the CPG giant optimized transportation management, in this case study submission to the 2022 Supply Chain Innovator of the Year Award.

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How Shippers Can Find Relief from Drayage Disruptions

By understanding how drayage fits into the larger supply chain, shippers can take a more comprehensive approach and get ahead of problems like equipment shortages and bottlenecks.

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Watch: Managing a Global Supply Chain Ecosystem: A Case Study

In this case study, a fourth-party logistics (4PL) provider based in Lima, Peru describes the partnership that allowed it to expand its services from Latin America to Europe and beyond.

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Uber Freight Report: Supply Continues To Expand as Demand Softens

Although consumers are spending approximately 8% more on retail than last year, real retail sales — adjusted for inflation — are 1% lower year-over-year.

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Watch: The 'Multi-Multi' Problem Gives Rise to 'TMS Plus'

Today's highly complex supply chain world requires a more sophisticated platform than traditional transportation management system (TMS) technology offers, says Martin Verwijmeren, co-founder and chief executive officer of MPO.

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Logistics Company RPM Launches Business Venture in Mexico

RPM said it will use its third-party logistics capabilities primarily to cater to original-equipment-manufacturer suppliers and customers, aggregating data across the vehicle life cycle.

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Fleet Enable Introduces AI Tool for Final-Mile Delivery Trucks

The software, called Capacity Optimization, replaces manual calculations that determine if deliveries fit on trucks and meet weight limits.

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Watch: Mining the Hidden Gems in Domestic Transportation

Courtney Davis, director of logistics for CoreTrust, details how domestic transportation leaders overcame challenges presented by the global supply chain crisis.

Courtney Davis

EU Aims for U.S. Deal to Resolve EV Subsidy Dispute

The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, which provides subsidies to support green technologies in the U.S., is seen as discriminatory by the EU, South Korea and other trading partners.

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Watch: The Customer Experience Equation: Technology Plus Visibility

Transportation visibility software is among the technologies required to enhance the last-mile delivery customer experience, says Bart De Muynck, chief industry officer at project44.

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