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Did you know that online grocery sales increased approximately 22% and are anticipated to escalate to 40% in 2020?Since the first quarter of 2020, American consumers have become increasingly dependent on online grocery ordering and delivery.  With the spread of the...

Bet on It, Baby.  Las Vegas is an “Ace” in Distribution Logistics Shifting away from its reputation as a location for entertainment and gaming, Las Vegas is playing its hand to be the talk of the nation in freight, transportation and logistics, serving major regional...

Black Friday Retailers Sideline Consumers at Home How will retail fare this holiday season?  With many people still working from home and living through either public or self-imposed restrictions, Americans remain highly focused on comfort.  With their travel and...

New Category of Meat Alternative Product in Development The popularity of plant-based meat products has encouraged the continued development of a new alternative protein product, cell-based meat.  “Cultured meat” is the new term used to describe and identify a...

Important note:  This blog is based on information publicly available as of October 9, 2020.  Although much of the news regarding the COVID-19 vaccine has been devoted to the research, development, testing and approval of the various vaccines, notable other issues...

Strong Collaboration Helps Improve Healthcare Supply Chain Network Over the past year with the rise and fall of COVID-19 around the world, industries were forced to continually evaluate and make changes. This is especially true of the healthcare system which...

We live in a highly complicated world with circuitous global supply chains and rising shipping rates.  Raw materials, components and finished goods often traverse the globe until they reach their final destination- the customer.  To do this, freight shipments are...

Newly Released 3PL Survey Reveals Need for Technology and Risk Management As we have watched in real time over the past year, the vulnerability of modern supply chains has become visible.  The need for effective risk management and more technology has become painfully...

Oil Demand Declines and World Begins Shift to Zero-Carbon Energy Sources Along with a myriad of other changes this year, there has been a notable shift downward in the demand for oil.  With the COVID-19 pandemic, American oil prices actually were negative for the...

Across a variety of industries from flowers and food and beverage to pharmaceuticals, film, chemicals and other temperature sensitive goods, companies across the supply chain have turned to public cold storage warehouses to properly and safely handle, store and ship...

Can Smartphones Dangling from Trees Give Amazon Contractor Delivery Drivers an Edge? If you are in the suburbs of Chicago and wonder why you see smartphones dangling from trees near Amazon.com Inc. delivery stations and Whole Foods stores, you are probably wondering...

It is widely known that developing new drugs is an incredibly costly, time consuming venture that requires millions of dollars and years of effort, but that is only the beginning of the story.  Innovation and breakthroughs in medical science do not necessarily ensure...

Amazon Provides Seamless Service via Amazon Fresh Grocery Store Amazon announced that it has designed a grocery store from the ground up to provide a seamless shopping experience for consumers who are shopping either online or in a brick and mortar store.  The new...

Over a period of several decades, the pharmaceutical industry has shifted, transitioning towards a practice of outsourcing not only manufacturing and packaging but also essential services including drug commercialization, e-pedigree services, product launch and so...

Booming Times for Package Carriers Leads to Peak Season Rate Increases With consumers heavily dependent upon shipping carriers UPS, USPS and FedEx, two of the carriers aggressively hiked peak-season fees.  FedEx recently followed the lead of UPS and USPS to capture...

Lo-Calorie Whodunit:  What Happened to All the Fresca? By now, Americans have come to accept that there will be a snafu or two with respect to toilet paper, meat, cleaning supplies and some other goods, but Fresca?  It seems beyond belief. Yes, it is true.  For those...

What Is Postponement Packaging? Also known as late-stage customization, the term postponement packaging refers to the supply chain practice of retaining a product in a standardized format for as long as possible.  This involves making the drug product packaging...