Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

In early November, my colleague Steve Banker wrote an article looking at the top supply chain trends for 2023 and beyond. It was a good mix of topics and authors, including a good number from our Logistics Viewpoints sponsors. Top Five Transportation Trends ; Chris Cunnane.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 14, 2022

Lisa Johnston ( @thatljohnston ), Senior Editor at Consumer Goods Technology, writes, “Much has been written about the extreme shifts in consumer behavior patterns.”[2] Another trend that appears to have staying power is hybrid work, which makes the home the hub of more activities than ever before. .”

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EMERGE App

DECEMBER 18, 2018

They face higher tariffs on imported raw materials and goods for sale. Shipping costs are also expected to spike upwards. It raised its prowess from running mere factories to one that offered a complete value chain: from research and development to shipping and fulfillment. Drop Shipping Will Face a Decline.

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Collect shipping or customer pick-up (CPU) delivery options are an often promising solution for brands working with large, nationwide retailers. . While it may seem like a good idea, surrendering control of your supply chain in any way can cost your organization in potential fines, fees, and inefficiencies. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

In contrast, the larger Amazon warehouses typically rely on delivery stations closer to customers for the final stage of shipping. Amazon’s fast-shipping service can add fees for small orders. That trend, along with technological advancements, gave FedEx incentive to overhaul its Express unit’s network in a bid for long-term savings.

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 4, 2023

It’s super important to communicate NMFC updates with your organization and prepare accordingly, as these changes affect your shipping class and therefore, your less-than-truckload (LTL) rates. Learn more. Ports Ocean shipping rates have cooled from record highs hit during the pandemic. Derived from FreightWaves SONAR.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 28, 2023

An initial estimate of this year’s retail holiday spending indicates a mixed bag, depending on either retail industry, consumer goods producer or logistics and transportation industry perspectives. Mastercard SpendingPulse Data Payments processing firm Mastercard Spending Pulse indicated this week that U.S.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 12, 2017

But even though van volumes were down, rates went up in Northeast, spurred by retail trade and consumer goods moving into place for Amazon’s Prime Day sales. Lanes shipping into the Northeast were also up: Rates on the lane from Charlotte to Buffalo rose 21¢ to $2.92/mile. RISING LANES. FALLING LANES.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Carriers and logistics services providers experienced windfall profit levels in their ability to leverage the constant disruptions and ship deployment imbalances into skyrocketing spot rates, added services fees, surcharges or demurrage penalties. Barclays in-turn cut 2023 earnings estimates for Maersk and Zim Integrated Shipping Services.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 14, 2022

The not-so-good news is that the war in Europe could trigger the recession that many observers?—?including Moderating forces will prevail Shortages of consumer goods and price hikes were on an upward track before the Russian offensive. The conflict in Ukraine has accelerated these trends in dramatic fashion.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Factoring PMI reporting for the month of November, the second month of the final quarter of 2023, the various published actual and leading indicator indices indicate some stabilization in consumer goods production but continued contraction in intermediate goods production. While the production sub-index registered 50.7,

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Intelligent Audit CEO Hannah Testani, in a LinkedIn post congratulating her company on its performance, wrote “ I’ve never been more excited about the potential in our industry to truly empower shippers to ship smarter by leveraging clean, normalized, transformative actionable intelligence. ”. Cost of Flour, Consumer Goods, Remains High.

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crisp

JULY 12, 2023

Crisp’s resident supply chain expert Barry Bradley shares an update on the state of the consumer goods supply chain, offering insight on how companies can stay ahead of the trends and gain a competitive advantage. ” In fact, the need for better visibility and advanced planning is more critical than ever.

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3PL Insights

MAY 19, 2020

The same can be said with the consumer goods like toilet paper and meat. Another trend that emerged during the crisis was to implement restrictions on products to keep supplies in stock and available to more individuals. Historical shipping and receiving data from the past few months should provide an accurate forecast.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

Supply chain concerns, however, don’t focus solely on the movement of consumer goods. Journalist Eamon Barrett ( @Eamonbarrett88 ) reports, “According to shipping analytics firm Windward, 20% of the world’s roughly 9,000 active container ships are currently sitting in traffic jams outside congested ports.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 9, 2022

For instance, … in shipping and logistics, machine learning models can analyze data on inventory, transit routes, truck location, etc. ”[7] They add, “By addressing general trends and looking at what may happen down the line, managers can be better prepared by taking steps sooner rather than later. ”[6].

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

As a freight broker , you know the importance of staying ahead of trends in your business. 2014 was a dynamic year for shipping and freight, and 2015 might present us with some surprising changes as well. While globalization is here to stay, there are some indicators that the trend may be reversing.

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Savi

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Supply Chain Challenges: Freight Volume Rising, Driver Shortage Growing The shipping industry plays a critical role in world economics. Its immense power stems from its ubiquity–in every sector, you will find shipping and a supply chain. The white line is consumer goods, minus food and energy.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2021

Q1 is historically a slow trucking period, but that may not be the case this year as online ordering, and the shift into consumer goods has buoyed freight volume. ” A shift in purchasing trends could flip the market mid-year—similar to years past. .” Buying Trends Could Shape 2021 Freight Outlook.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 4, 2016

This may include research and development, product manufacturing, product packaging, and shipping processes. Since one of the key benefits of reshoring and nearshoring focuses on lower shipping costs and increased quality, those companies who keep chasing the lower labor cost will hurt. In contrast, there were 47 recall notices of U.S.-made

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 5, 2021

to 22.7%, breaking a four-month-long trend of steady decline (excluding holiday impact).”. This trend reversal could be the first sign of massive peak season waiting in the wings. As many as 30 container ships were waiting to be unloaded at the Port of Long Beach at one point. Consumption Trends Still Driving Freight Market .

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

We indicated in our commentary that August usually represents the global supply chain ramp-up for supporting Q3 and Q 4 holiday spending on consumer goods, gifts and seasonal merchandise. Chinese manufacturing output had reportedly dropped by upwards of 30 percent as consumers shifted spending to services. and Europe.

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Oracle SCM

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

It is a horror that no parent wishes to face – but it is also something that consumer goods companies want to avoid at all costs. In the past however, there was little that companies could do in this regard beyond looking at historical sales trends and trying to project from them what will or won’t be hot in the season ahead.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Tim Denman ( @TimDenman ), editor in chief of Consumer Goods Technology, writes, “The supply chain is the lifeblood of the consumer goods industry. Below are some of the supply chain trends subject matter expert believe will have significant impacts in the coming years. ”[2] How are things changing?

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 6, 2015

81% of shoppers choose free shipping as the most preferred option when checking out their shopping cart online. More telling is the fact that 93% of online shoppers have taken these three actions to qualify for free shipping: The battle is not for delivery speed, but for delivery options. However, that is not the only valued option.

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Elementum

MAY 19, 2022

The 50’s saw the development of “containerization” which enabled intermodal (ship, rail, air, truck) transport. As we’ll discuss in the next section, the trend over the last few decades was to outsource the Make portion of the supply chain. That means that more than 4,000 shipments are delivered every second. Also in the US: 4.9

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 17, 2018

It’s also reaching into the complex world of supply chain and logistics helping to: automate and streamline various functions, improve shipping times and order fulfillment, reduce costs and bolster profits. He writes, “AI can also help in streamlining functions and optimizing routes to reduce shipping costs. ”[3].

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Disruptions were brought about not only by the persistent and recurring spread of Covid -19 infections globally, but also significant storms and natural disasters, a one-week blockage of one of world’s most transited shipping canals, followed by complete disarray among global shipping schedules.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2024

The March report made specific mention of the impact of maritime disruption attributed to the diversion of ships from the Suez Canal as a result of Red Sea terrorist attacks. In contrast, noted was that the downturn in new export orders deepened in March, and that trend has extended to 22 months. The reported March value of 46.1

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 26, 2018

Emerging Logistics Technologies and Trend. ” Below is a discussion of how these technologies and trends are changing the supply chain. . ” Below is a discussion of how these technologies and trends are changing the supply chain. This trend will continue to be positively-exploited throughout 2018.”[6]

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2016

Retailers and consumer goods manufacturers are investing heavily in omni-channel in 2016. Most retail and consumer goods warehouses and distribution centers were originally set up to ship bulk replenishments to stores. Omni-channel and the DC. This requires store associates to perform tasks previously done in DCs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Consumers became more loyal to retail brands, and retailers increased the number of products manufactured and marketed as house brands. This trend spawned chains like Trader Joes, Walmart, Whole Foods, etc. Consumers want to shop anywhere, and buy in the way that they want to buy.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Founded in 1886 with just 14 employees, it now provides global solutions for pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and consumer goods. The digital transformation taking place within Johnson & Johnson’s supply chain is not because of a drive to keep up with technological trends.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Demand planning also considers factors such as: Your marketing strategy Seasonality Market trends Demand planning teams need to constantly be alert to technology advances such as in Artificial Intelligence or software tools which can be utilised to their advantage. They must draw on all these factors to create a ‘demand plan’.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

The pandemic drove up prices on many consumer goods as people shifted spending to e-commerce and bought at holiday levels in early spring. Build relationships with your 3PL for capacity and alternative shipping solutions. Carriers pushed larger items out of the parcel networks and restricted volumes from parcel shippers.

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Competition in the consumer goods space is at an all-time high as venture capital continues to pour into the industry and products hit the market at record speed. The retailer dictates transportation terms, which means that you must have orders ready to ship when they are scheduled. Work with Retail Logistics Experts.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 10, 2020

The service economy is showing signs of life , and data reported to the SupplyShift platform show supplier sentiments are trending in a positive direction. Rethinking inventory and origination – Consumer goods companies are questioning the wisdom of maintaining lean inventories and sourcing from suppliers in distant locations.

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