Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights two February 2023 published indexes of supply chain volatility both reflecting moderation of disruption and higher logistics costs. The reported biggest movers in February were Transportation Costs which declined 5.9 The Transportation Prices index reported a value of 36.1

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights additional developments, evidence and added signs that reinforce that there will be no peak holiday focused surge in transportation and logistics in the latter half of 2023. In the past we would expect to see transportation and warehousing ramping up hiring in late summer ahead of peak season. ”

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog continues to highlight for readers specific global and regional supply chain indices that depict both trending production activity levels, as well as supply chain volatility. Newly published indices reflecting global supply chain volatility and U.S. points to 73.9.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Supply Chain Matters features its latest full edition of This Week in Supply Chain Tech , a compilation of funding, partnership and other noteworthy announcements related to supply chain technology support. Our last full edition was published on February 14. billion in Generative AI start-up Anthropic.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters posting we highlight published September 2022 indices of global supply chain volatility ( GSPI ) and US Logistics Index ( LMI ) activity trends along with our view of the implications. The takeaway for September was that global manufacturing activity officially fall below the 50.0

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights two additional indices of global and US supply chain volatility relative to July 2022 global supply chain activity levels. Global Supply Chain Pressure Index. Additional Supply Chain Matters Perspectives. that we have not seen since April of 2019.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights two additional May 2022 indicators of supply chain volatility as well as logistics services trending. In an update published earlier this month, we highlighted various quantitative data related to global and regional supply chain PMI indices for May.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights an added dimension to our monthly summary of global supply chain activity trending and implications. We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. Global Shipping.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of the March Logistics Manager Index which indicates that U.S. The sub-index index Transportation Utilization of 50 was noted as indicating no upward movement for the first time in 2023. freight rates have reached their lowest levels in nearly six years. Separate U.S.

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Logility

APRIL 17, 2017

I care about the environment and do what I can to minimize my impact because living in Beautiful Colorado I benefit from being surrounded by some of Mother Earth’s finest scenery. For more than a decade, supply chain teams have worked diligently to reduce the impact of operations.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights the published November 2023 U.S. What supply chain management and line-of-business teams should take special note of were the stated reasons for November’s significant decline. and Transportation Capacity (+5.2) and Transportation Utilization (-10.7). declined a significant 7.1

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

LTI has strong density and capabilities in the Midwest and select markets in Georgia, Eastern Pennsylvania, Texas, and Colorado. One of The Top 500 For-Hire Carriers in United States, their network consists of nearly 300 tractors, 600 trailers, and 15,000 vetted partner carriers.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights this week’s release of the U.S. Transportation utilization reportedly dipped a hefty 9.5 Consequently, transportation prices reportedly declined 8.9 © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. The reported May value of 47.3

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights February global manufacturing and supply chain indices and challenges relative to product demand and supply network imbalance levels in the first quarter of 2022. Global Supply Chain Pressures Index. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2016

He was one of my instructors at Northeastern as part of the supply chain certificate program I completed almost 15 years ago. The case studies we analyzed and discussed in his class opened my eyes and mind to the beauty of supply chain management, a field that was still relatively new to me at the time.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added perspectives on the release of the U.S. Both metrics contributed to the overall contraction in the LMI along with contracting price levels for transportation. Similar trends were highlighted in our Supply Chain Matters summary of the May 2023 LMI report.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 16, 2021

Scherer in the City and County of Denver Day” for his work in community affairs in Colorado. Military logistics teams are often overlooked, but they are elite when it comes to transportation, logistics, and operations in difficult environments. After leaving Lowry AFB, Colo., About Military Transition Roundtable.

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AB&R

JANUARY 10, 2019

The great news about supply chain compliance is that AB&R® makes it a breeze. Supply chain compliance may include things such as employee labor laws, hazardous material handling, and environmental concerns. Labels and Supplies. A compliant barcode is just the first step to supply chain compliance.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Even if you don’t grow or ship produce, your transportation performance and spend can still be directly impacted. Knowing these timelines is crucial to supply chain planning. What is produce season?

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The Louisiana Department of Transportation reported that all state-maintained roadways, except for I-20 and I-49 (sections that remain open), in the seven-parish Northwest region were deemed impassable because of winter weather conditions. The heaviest snowfall in this region will occur in the Cascades, Tetons, and Colorado Rockies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

store operations by 9 percent over the past year, slashing hundreds of millions of dollars of goods from their balance sheets and suggesting space is opening up in their jammed supply chains. Colorado also adopted the rule but will have a heavy duty truck provision begin in 2027.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 23, 2024

”[1] Reducing transportation costs is another benefit of urban agriculture. Researchers at Colorado State University believe that urban agriculture has a future on building rooftops. ” On the rooftop, plants are being grown underneath solar panels.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights continued evidence that the U.S. Transportation prices reportedly contracted for the tenth consecutive month, but authors pointed to a lessened rate in the April data. Supply chain pressures reportedly eased to the greatest extent in 14 years. The LMI has now declined 6.7

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Logility

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

In fact, living in beautiful Colorado I often find myself surrounded by and admiring nature. It got me thinking—how has my role in supply chain management impacted the environment? I quickly came to the conclusion that supply chain managers are actually Green Superheroes. I didn’t have a good answer.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

DECEMBER 4, 2015

December 8, 2015 – Fair Lawn, NJ – Boulder, Colorado-based Aurora Organic Dairy (AOD) selects the UltraShipTMS solution for supply chain logistics management after a rigorous evaluation of the leading TMS solutions serving high volume shippers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Supply chain network design (SCND) is a powerful tool for improving business operations. It can be used to solve a wide variety of supply chain problems. Simulation techniques can fill those gaps and allow for a more holistic view of a company’s supply chain. But it has gaps.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Back here on Earth, this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Nikola One Hydrogen-Electric Truck Revealed. In related news, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that “officials in Colorado are planning a public-road test of battery-charging technology capable of powering electric trucks while they drive.”

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

We are seeing favorable rates for shippers in Seattle, Ontario, California, and Denver, Colorado as carriers look to capitalize on outbound volumes. Following the expiration of the stay-at-home order on April 27, Colorado has begun a “safer at home” phase of reopening. Shipping to or from Colorado should not be restricted.

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Aera Technology

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

The self-driving tractor trailer traversed 120 miles of Colorado’s I-25 while the driver hung out in the sleeper cab , and by all accounts, the ride went smoothly. But it’s the effect that such an innovation has on the supply chains of the future that really boggles the mind. Warehouse 3.0.,

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Aera Technology

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

The self-driving tractor trailer traversed 120 miles of Colorado’s I-25 while the driver hung out in the sleeper cab , and by all accounts, the ride went smoothly. But it’s the effect that such an innovation has on the supply chains of the future that really boggles the mind. Next Stop: The Entire Supply Chain.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 5, 2020

Moving freight into Seattle, Ontario, California, and Denver , Colorado markets should pick up. Colorado . Following the expiration of the stay-at-home order on April 27, Colorado has begun a “safer at home” phase of reopening. Shipping to or from Colorado should not be restricted. . Status: Partially Open .

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TMC

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

In January, I attended the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Three themes seem to be emerging around AV in freight transportation: Tension between state and federal regulators. with Jason Craig, C.H. Robinson’s director of government affairs. Policymakers view safety as AV’s greatest benefit.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

I’d advise shippers to not get complacent about transportation costs for the longer term, however. In addition to the profound -- and sometimes tragic -- impact of these storms on local residents, major weather events often cause delays and frustrations for supply chain managers. Refrigerated loads tend to be long hauls.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 19, 2020

Colorado ? . Following the expiration of the stay-at-home order on April 27, Colorado has begun a “safer at home” phase of reopening.?? . Shipping to or from Colorado should not be restricted.?? . It is prudent to check with supply chain partners to ensure they are operating as normal in Delaware.??? .

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 12, 2018

Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. The impact of IoT on the supply chain. There has been a lot of speculation about How IoT Will Impact The Supply Chain. The battle for air cargo space.

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Logichain Solutions

AUGUST 5, 2019

All this ambiguity and uncertainty makes trucking companies hesitant to transport bigger CBD quantities across state lines, especially after a truck driver transporting 7,000 pounds of industrial hemp from Oregon to Colorado got arrested in January 2019 by the Idaho State Police and charged with smuggling marijuana.

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Logichain Solutions

AUGUST 5, 2019

All this ambiguity and uncertainty makes trucking companies hesitant to transport bigger CBD quantities across state lines, especially after a truck driver transporting 7,000 pounds of industrial hemp from Oregon to Colorado got arrested in January 2019 by the Idaho State Police and charged with smuggling marijuana.

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