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The State of Technology in Controlled Substances and High-Value Supply Chains: Part 2, Pharma

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Consumer Package Goods. REQUEST A DEMO. The post The State of Technology in Controlled Substances and High-Value Supply Chains: Part 2, Pharma appeared first on ShipChain Blog. The post The State of Technology in Controlled Substances and High-Value Supply Chains: Part 2, Pharma appeared first on ShipChain Blog.

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[WHITE PAPER] Shippers pay more for packaging while paper and packaging companies face rising input and freight costs

FreightWaves SONAR

One year ago, we wrote a white paper in which we estimated that the top five paper and packaging companies in the U.S. Despite the revenue declines posted by the industry in 2020, we believe that industry freight spend is just as high as pre-pandemic levels due to growth in packaging demand and higher freight rates.

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Paper and packaging companies face rising input and freight costs

FreightWaves SONAR

Last year, FreightWaves estimated that the top five paper and packaging companies in the U.S. Despite revenue declines across the industry in 2020, we estimate that freight spend was as high as pre-pandemic levels due to growth in packaging demand and elevated freight rates. Request a SONAR Demo. Request a SONAR SCI Demo.

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[Infographic] The components of a freight routing guide

FreightWaves SONAR

Labels dictate where the item is going, where it’s originating, who needs to accept responsibility upon delivery and details to show what’s in the package. Packaging requirements All shipments need proper packaging, and packaging requirements may vary significantly based on the type of item. Request a SONAR Demo.

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How LTL shipping rates work and how to track trends developing in long-term pricing agreements

FreightWaves SONAR

However, they have taken a backseat in modernity as carriers realized shippers were wasting space in packaging. DIM pricing considers cubic volume in addition to physical height, width and depth of packages as a factor for price calculations. If the numbers were reversed, the shipping rate is based on the actual package weight.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 28 – November 3)

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The song was built using a demo track from John Lennon dating back to the 1970s and a guitar track from George Harrison from 1995. The song was supposed to come out back in 1995 as part of The Beatles Anthology, along with Free as a Bird and Real Love , two other tracks culled from 1970s Lennon demos.

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[WHITE PAPER] Another rough year for shippers to manage bid process and carrier networks

FreightWaves SONAR

As we approach the end of the year, shippers are in the unenviable position of having to put freight out for bid in a carriers’ market while budgeting for further-inflationary 2022 transportation costs on top of rampant inflation in virtually all of their other costs (labor, materials, packaging, energy, etc.) Request a SONAR Demo.