Talking Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2023

Read more The post [Video] Discussing the Lessons Learned in Transportation Procurement Management appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Read more

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Supply Chain Management In the ever-evolving world of freight and logistics, volatility has become the new normal. Procurement experts face transportation costs, customer demands, and high pressure on global container and air freight rates. But what does that mean for future strategies in procurement ?

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

More Resources Home November 15, 2023 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. America weekly prices decreased 3% to $5.56/kg

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Freightos

DECEMBER 6, 2023

More Resources Home December 6, 2023 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. America weekly prices were level at $6.30/kg

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Mark joined Princeton TMX in September 2023. Mark’s 35 years in transportation and logistics includes 17 years of experience with Transplace (now Uber Freight), where he held the position of Sr. An experience that was built by freight practitioners for freight practitioners. Hunt Transport, Inc. and Penske Logistics.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 13, 2023

More Resources Home December 13, 2023 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. America weekly prices decreased 7% to $5.88/kg

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

More Resources Home November 7, 2023 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. America weekly prices increased 21% to $5.72/kg

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Freightos

DECEMBER 19, 2023

More Resources Home December 19, 2023 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. America weekly prices were level at $5.86/kg

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

In March 2023, the Global Supply Chain Pressure Index fell to the lowest level since November 2008. As consumer spending fell, the days of escalating ocean freight and extreme shipping variability eased this year. In March 2023, the level of disruption fell to a level seen in November 1998. Unrest in Sudan. Shift in cycles.

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 13, 2022

With so much disruption fresh in mind, looking toward 2023 feels a bit more stable for every warehouse and distribution channel. However, the instability around the risk of recession remains, and knowing the top supply chain trends to watch in 2023 will help your organization prioritize operations and succeed.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

More Resources Home November 28, 2023 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) fell 6% to $1,211/FEU.

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Freightos

JANUARY 25, 2024

Aimee Loshinsky January 25, 2024 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo In Freightos Q4 2023 KPI press release , we announced that the company surpassed one million bookings across the platform in 2023. Freight is digitizing itself now at real scale.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 28, 2023

More Resources Home December 28, 2023 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. China – N. Europe – N.

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CHAINalytics

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Over the next three weeks, we’re featuring Chainalytics’ and some guests’- (this week we … The post The Ocean Cargo Forecast for 2023: Switching Conditions in the New Year appeared first on Chainalytics. This is the first post in a three-part series.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2023

freight rates have reached their lowest levels in nearly six years. In essence, it is confirmation of a freight recession condition. In essence, it is confirmation of a freight recession condition. The sub-index index Transportation Utilization of 50 was noted as indicating no upward movement for the first time in 2023.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The low rates that triggered Hanjin’s bankruptcy in 2017 quickly became a thing of the past, as surging demand, congestion, and a litany of global shipping catastrophes pushed ocean freight rates into the stratosphere. Including, of course by leveraging global freight tech for BCOs. The Weekly Freight Update. View weekly update.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2023

Shippers’ Council Roundtable: Air Freight Procurement Synopsis: Did you know that there was no peak season for airfreight last quarter (the first time in five years)? REGISTER NOW TO LOGISYM ASIA PACIFIC 2023 Join the Shippers’ Council for a roundtable discussion that is exclusive for shippers.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

He has extensive experience in the industrial supply chain and distribution space, as he was recognized as a Supply Chain Pros to Know by Supply and Demand Chain Executive in 2021, 2022, & 2023. Industrial Distribution business unit. Greenscreens.ai’s dynamic pricing infrastructure built to grow and protect margins. The Greenscreens.ai

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our annual 2023 predictions for industry and global supply chains research advisory. A published Future of Freight study sponsored by Deloitte in September 2022 indicated that U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

As to our question as to whether Airbus’s existing 2023 aircraft delivery plans would be impacted by this wide scale inspection program, the report indicates that the global plane maker has insisted that Pratt continue to contractually support the delivery of new PW1000G engines to final assembly lines. All rights reserved.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Ivalua Blog [ivory-search] Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience February 8, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley In the face of an unprecedented global crisis, Procurement stepped up to become a crucial driving force for business continuity. Work to achieve 100% supply chain visibility.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal and other industry specific media are reporting that Seattle based digital freight start-up services provider Convoy is preparing for a possible sale or other action. Both reports cite declining freight industry demand and increased competition among start-ups in this digital freight and logistics segment.

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Shipsta

JANUARY 30, 2023

Changes are on the horizon – especially for freight procurement teams. 2023 might be when shippers finally shift from a reactive to a proactive approach to start managing the industry challenges. To do so, leveraging new future-proofed technologies becomes a matter of make or break.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In this October 10, 2023 2023 edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Technology we provide our capsule highlights of investments announced by supply chain management focused tech providers. This includes our October 10, 2023 edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Technology.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Four Kites and BuyCo Partner to Provide Ocean Freight Management Supply chain end-to-end visibility Cloud platform provider Four Kites and BuyCo , an ocean container shipping platform have announced a strategic partnership to provide Fortune 500 shippers with broader visibility and control throughout the entire container shipping process.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 25, 2022

With tightening freight capacity, shippers need more carrier coverage to make an informed decision about the right price to be paid to transport freight. Shipping freight and the costs that come with it are often seen as fixed. Even as the current driver shortage in the U.S. The Problem with the Status-Quo.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2023

Logistics Managers Index (LMI) that again dropped to an all-time low for June 2023. Similar trends were highlighted in our Supply Chain Matters summary of the May 2023 LMI report. This trend is evident in the latest June 2023 global wide PMI reports with inventory and supplier lead times generally shrinking. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 13, 2023

Rivian expects to continue to incur these charges throughout 2023 but anticipates the total charges to decline as cost of goods sold per vehicle reflects lowering material, production, logistics, and other costs. billion in 2023, and reaching positive gross profit by 2024. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of March and Q1- 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices which reinforce a state of stabilization within global supply chain networks. The overall average for all of Q1-2023 was 48.6 The March 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report on Business® fell to a value of 46.3 for January.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 14, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our April 14, 17, 2023 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis capsule of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news. This tech provider was more recently named as the Fast Company World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

freight and logistics industry continues to mitigate recessionary conditions including the April 2023 Logistics Manager Index reaching its lowest level lowest level in six years and one-half years. freight, logistics and parcel movement industry. Freight rate reportedly fell 37 percent. The LMI has now declined 6.7

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 15, 2023

He crafted delivery solutions for e-commerce clients and managed supply chains for several chemical and freight forwarding companies. Tim has held various positions with MNCs, gaining a wide knowledge and expertise in logistics operations.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 5, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of April 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices which continue to reinforce a state of contraction level stabilization within global supply chain networks. The April 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report on Business® registered a value of 47.1 for April, a 0.8 value reported in March.

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Shipsta

JANUARY 30, 2023

Changes are on the horizon – especially for freight procurement teams. 2023 might be when shippers finally shift from a reactive to a proactive approach to start managing the industry challenges. To do so, leveraging new future-proofed technologies becomes a matter of make or break.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 21, 2023

He crafted delivery solutions for e-commerce clients and managed supply chains for several chemical and freight forwarding companies. Tim has held various positions with MNCs, gaining a wide knowledge and expertise in logistics operations.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 10, 2024

Background Throughout 2022 and 2023, we have highlighted for readers the various indications of Apple’s unfolding China Plus sourcing moves. That culminated in our research arm’s published December 2023 Supply Chain Matters update, Apple’s Unfolding China Plus Sourcing Strategy for iPhone Production.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

It appears that operational and procurement risks for beneficial cargo owners or shippers, in the short term, are minimal. The areas that will be deliberated in future articles are ocean shipping market landscape, freight procurement, reliability & visibility and the competitive landscape.

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