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The State of Cold Storage Warehouse Industry in the Age of COVID-19
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...
The Friday Report: October 30th, 2020
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...
The Friday Report: October 23rd, 2020
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...
The Friday Report: October 16th, 2020
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...
The Challenges of COVID-19 Vaccine Transportation and Distribution
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...
How Shipping Containerization Revolutionized Freight Shipping
From the time humankind decided to move goods from one place to the next, a myriad of methods were subsequently employed for this purpose. Using woven sacks, wooden crates and kegs, goods were transported on cargo ships, by wagons and eventually by air, trucks and...
The Friday Report: October 9th, 2020 – Energy Edition
Top Trends Transforming the Energy Industry We live in an era of significant upheaval. While many industries are undergoing digital transformations, the energy industry is undergoing a different kind of transformation, one from fossil-based fuels to renewable energy....
Freight, Transportation and Logistics Blog Part 2
How to Determine the Best Transportation Mode for Global Freight Shipping Should you ship your global freight by land, sea or air? That is the question. How should you decide? Selecting the appropriate mode of transportation for your global freight can mean the...
The Friday Report: October 2nd, 2020
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...
The Basics of Freight, Transportation and Logistics
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...
The Friday Report: September 25th, 2020
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...
The Friday Report: September 18th, 2020
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...
Take a Fresh Look at the Cold Storage Warehouse Industry
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...
The Friday Report: September 4th, 2020
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...
What is Drug Commercialization and Why Is It Outsourced?
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...
The Friday Report: August 28th, 2020
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...
The Value That Contract Packagers (CPOs) Bring to the Pharmaceutical Industry
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...
The Friday Report: August 21st, 2020
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...
The Friday Report: August 14th, 2020
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...
Pharmaceutical Industry Evolution: What is Postponement Packaging?
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...