Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

She also said the company planned to ask workers to return to the office five days a week in 2024. percent drop in annual sales, UPS forecast a 2024 upswing of as little as 1.1 Higher labor costs and lower package demand resulted in fourth-quarter sales and 2024 guidance that missed analysts expectations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2024

In March 2024, the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation released the National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy , which aims to decarbonize and advance zero-emission freight along the United States main shipping corridors. Through the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2024

We further call attention to a published report indicating that container freight rates might surpass $20,000 per 40 foot container by 2025. The May report indicated that the Transportation Price index increased 13.7 Bloomberg has pointed out that the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index for China shipments to U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2024

in push for freight decarbonization China e-commerce exports, unreliable Red Sea shipping boost air cargo Sephora is expanding its take-back and refillables programs Amazon announced that it delivered to Prime subscribers at its “fastest speed ever” in its quarterly earnings on Tuesday. The initiative is allocating nearly $1.5

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BlueYonder

APRIL 2, 2024

This blog was co-written by Terence Leung and Jen McQuiston Our customers depend on Blue Yonder Transportation Management to achieve customer-centricity and operational resiliency across the globe. This fact drives us to innovate when it comes to our Supply Chain Execution solutions. Those savings and efficiencies have continued to grow.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

As a New England Patriots fan, this season was certainly disappointing, as everything seemed to go wrong, except for landing a top-3 draft pick in 2024. In 2022, the company shifted away from national fulfillment to a regionalized network model. DHL Group does not operate ships but it uses them to transport containers.

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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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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 21, 2023

parcel shippers with the threat of a labor strike for parcel carrier UPS and for LTL carrier Yellow Freight. While transport providers including FedEx , the U.S. The company filed a request in U.S. The company has further secured a waiver from lenders to allow company finances to drop below pre-determined levels.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 18, 2024

But as the costs of transportation increase, the length of supply lines is beginning to decrease. The causes are myriad, including rising labor costs, geopolitical considerations, rising transportation costs, and increased risks of supply chain disruptions. As a result, globalization is beginning to look more like regionalization.”[1]

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 4, 2024

The quantity of freight in circulation is low, providing shippers with leverage. Transport companies are dropping rates to attract business. Currently, it’s a shipper’s market.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The invention of the ocean container as a means for inter-modal sea and surface transportation movements have orchestrated the march toward lowest cost global based sourcing of components and materials. The net result was that global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 22, 2020

Freight analytics refers to a set of algorithms that meticulously comb through the mountain of freight data to unlock its potential. Recent research indicates the freight metrics and analytics market will swell to more than $27.4 billion by 2024, presenting new opportunities.read More.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Why aren’t we using more rail freight in Australia? According to logistics theory, rail freight comes into its own over greater geographical distances. I seem to recall learning back in my Cranfield days that 600 km was the magic number above which rail freight made economic sense. Rail Freight Australia.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 24, 2024

Upwell uses AI to streamline accounts receivable for transportation and logistics companies, helping them get paid faster by automating invoicing processes. The company integrates with existing tools to meet customers where they are in their digital journey, driving value from day one of implementation.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

trillion industry by 2024 , consisting of not only food, but also cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, modest fashion, media & creation, and Muslim friendly travel. This new standard has three modules: transportation, warehousing, and retailing. According to the State of the Global Islamic Economy Report 2020-2021 a USD 2.4

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Logility

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Although inflation has eased in many countries over the past summer, CPG prices are still rising faster than real wages and showing no signs of leveling off in 2024. In addition, a considerable portion of freight transportation expenses continues to soar as diesel fuel costs surge by 20% year over year.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 20, 2020

[link] Telematics allows carriers, drivers, and shippers to gain more visibility in freight in transit. CAGR through 2024. The post 5 Facts Affecting Telematics in 2020 | Fast Freight Five Video appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis. Unfortunately, big risks remain.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

Supply Chain Strategies Every company must now be actively re-thinking their supply chain ecosystem, with a view to diversification and reconfiguration over the medium term, which will inevitably lead to greater simplification, regionalisation and localisation. Digitalization Digital disruption is impacting most industries and people.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 13, 2023

His background includes serving as President and CEO at IRI , a big data, predictive analytics and insights provider along with senior executive roles at Accretive Health , Aon , and McKinsey & Company. The company recently recruited sales executive Greg Randolph to be Chief Commercial Officer. percent year-over-year basis.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

production worker hourly wages starting in January 2024. Tesla further indicated that the company would pay a 1,500 euro bonus in December to offset inflation levels in Germany. Labor Department indicating that warehouses and transportation companies employed 25,000 few workers in October than the year-earlier period.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 19, 2022

The company announced that it is planning to raise fulfillment fees during the holiday season, passing off some of its increased costs to the millions of merchants who rely on the site to sell their products. To cut the inventory, the company has slashed prices on overstocked items.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 24, 2023

Faced with economic uncertainties, transportation industry leaders are focused on building supply chain resiliency. No matter which way you look at it, 2023 is off to a challenging start for much of the transportation industry. In the industry that’s always moving, here are the 11 headlines you need to know.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 10, 2024

Added Thoughts Supply chain logisticians are readily aware that the interior transportation, seaborne and air freight infrastructure across India are still a work-in-process that will require added time to meet the requirements for being a global production hub. The latest implication is that it has now doubled. All rights reserved.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 30, 2021

This acquisition builds on the Panasonic/Blue Yonder strategic relationship, established in January 2019 with a partnership, followed by the creation of a joint venture company in Japan in November 2019. In other sustainability news, the InBev 100+ Accelerator is adding some big-name companies: Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, and Unilever.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

From the very beginning, Amazon’s mission has been to be the earth’s most customer-centric company. The company also offers a range of logistics services to third-party sellers, allowing them to tap into Amazon’s extensive network and benefit from the same efficient delivery options.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 1, 2022

” Yet, managing merchandise returns with a policy that prioritizes customer satisfaction does benefit your company in the long run–particularly when you consider the impact returns have on the purchase decision of both existing and new customers. 76% of consumers say free returns are important consideration factors when shopping online.

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 8, 2022

Consistently shaving off any delivery time gives UPS better freight cost management they can pass on to their customers. For decades, transportation and logistics have been operating off of old technologies until the e-commerce boom and pandemic revealed the need for an industry-wide change.

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Freightera

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Freightera’s CEO, Eric Beckwitt Gives His Predictions on The Trends in Sustainability in 2024. Deglobalization will accelerate, and reshoring and localization of manufacturing will continue 2023 has seen a severe freight recession, especially in North America, with significant overcapacity and declining rates for ocean shipping as well.

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Multichannel Merchant

APRIL 7, 2022

The transportation sector is the largest U.S. Pressure is coming from all sides for companies to adopt more sustainable shipping practices. Likewise, 66% of consumers say they’re more likely to support a company if they provide proof of their socially and environmentally responsible behavior.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 14, 2023

This tech provider was more recently named as the Fast Company World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023. We have the potential to revolutionize goods transportation and are excited to be working with partners around the world to make this vision a reality.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Background For some time now, Supply Chain Matters has published viewpoints on the disruptive threat that online platform provider Amazon will and has had on both online and physical retail, but also package logistics, transport and last mile product fulfillment strategies surrounding many industry sectors.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Schneider National CFO Steve Brufett recently told FreightWaves that volumes are moving sideways without a usual seasonal uptick and that his company is accepting most loads tendered to it daily compared to only a 50% acceptance rate a year ago. YoY Volume Lapses Worry Air Cargo Companies. Roughly 2.5%

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Carrier rates are declining across the board, and Seatrade Maritime News reported an “expected trough of freight rates to mid-2023 from 2024 with a lower demand forecast and a higher than expected effective capacity increase due to the unwinding of congestion. As a result, companies are actively investing in cybersecurity measures.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Companies included in this capsule update are Pratt & Whitney , Flexport , and Volkswagen AG. Flexport Focus Turns to Profitability and Cost Reduction In our supply chain technology breaking news update on September 7 th , we highlighted the sudden resignation of Dave Clark from the CEO role of freight technology start-up Flexport.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 30, 2023

Weight limits have also been adjusted, forcing some ships to unload and transport cargo to the other side of the canal via train—increasing transportation costs. Companies should expect the bottleneck to be around for a while as the current situation at the waterway may become the new normal due to El Niño and climate change.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

FreightWaves, the preeminent logistics industry publication, has announced its annual list of the top 100 tech companies in the logistics industry. According to FreightWaves, the FreightTech 100 2023 is “[…] a selection of the most innovative companies in the freight technology space.” With the agreement, the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

In reporting of the latest investment, The Wall Street Journal observed that the total investment represents Amazon’s largest investment in another company since its founding 30 years ago. © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. No financial terms were disclosed.

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