Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights continued evidence that the U.S. 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.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Its best-in-class automation and integration technologies have catapulted Ruby Has to one of the top fulfillment providers in the industry. Esther has also held SVP and VP roles with retail marketing technology companies specializing in mobile, ad tech and data analytics. About Ruby Has Fulfillment. Locations across the U.S.

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Stord

APRIL 26, 2022

Here’s the obvious: supply chains are f*cked. Unfortunately, not all supply chain strategies are created equal. What trends are we seeing in refortifying supply chains and what do we predict will be most successful? And others are much more popular, but their impact and efficacy are low. Two popular trends?

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Cerasis is by legal definition a freight broker. Although our claim to fame is our web based TMS freight rating technology, the Cerasis Rater , which includes a technology suite of products and integrated managed transportation services , it is in our interest to understand the future of freight and how we as freight brokers fit in.

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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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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend Kevin Hill with Quality Scales Unlimited who shares his expertise regarding the key trends in supply chain and transportation management. . Supply chains, both international and domestic, are under constant pressure to reduce their costs and enhance performance at the same time.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights this week’s release of the U.S. Noted was that one of the busiest times in freight logistics, the seasonal back-to-school retail stocking period, likely did not materialize. A further manifestation has been operational and financial impacts to high-flyer logistics technology start-ups.

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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. The canal disruption is further noted as having more freight being routed to U.S. declined a significant 7.1

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is the Digital Supply Chain? In the next few years, the technologies you’ve taken for granted, and the ways we interact with them, are going to change forever—and rework our lives along the way. Watch for these technologies to change our culture in the next five years.

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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. The July value of 45.4 declined 0.2 percentage points from June’s value of 45.6. So, we have to be very cautious on that.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 29, 2016

Now, before I spontaneously combust in my house-turned-sauna, let’s go to this week’s supply chain and logistics news: Amazon to step up UK tests of delivery drones (The Telegraph). Freightos Launches First International Freight Marketplace to Power $2 Trillion Worth of U.S.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Today, there are 8 states in the country, including Nevada, California, Michigan, Florida, North Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, and Arizona that are allowing the testing of self-driving vehicles on certain roadways.”. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued federal policy for the safe testing and deployment of automated vehicles.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 3, 2017

With corrected vision, here is the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Longshoreman Union Leader Stalls Planned Work Shutdown (WSJ – sub. Boston startup raises $10M for retail software that predicts inventory needs (Boston Business Journal). 2016 North American Freight Numbers.

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Techgistics

DECEMBER 22, 2016

2016 was an incredible year for tech in logistics as companies both large and small are working on some transformative technologies not just for logistics, but for society as a whole. The software and hardware is available now. A robot, named Freight, follows a human worker around the warehouse and the worker packs items into totes.

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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. Similar trends were highlighted in our Supply Chain Matters summary of the May 2023 LMI report. For these reasons, Supply Chain Matters will provide a context for both of these dimensions. The June value of 45.6

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

This blog post should make one thing clear to the modeler: the search for “accounting” level accuracy can stand in opposition to your actual goal — making a supply chain decision. It will not only cost you time to build this “perfect” supply chain model, but it will also imbed imperfections into the very mechanism of the model.

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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. Supply Chain Matters Additional Insights. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Still, lithium batteries and similar goods are categorized as dangerous goods, which imposes restrictions and compliance requirements among airlines, ground handlers, freight forwarders and shippers across the supply chain. How are dangerous goods transported? manufacturing. Does lithium need to be transported far?

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

economy relies on a vast network of infrastructure from roads and bridges to freight rail and ports to electrical grids and internet provision. 3] Those states are: Utah, Nevada, Florida, Kentucky, Minnesota, Tennessee, Ohio, Georgia, Indiana, and Texas. The future of the U.S. economy depends on it. Concluding thoughts.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 17, 2016

While autonomous vehicles may seem like a futuristic fairy tale to some, these technological game-changers may be closer to reality than you think. The first challenge featured 15 self-driving cars trying to navigate a 142-mile course between California and Nevada. Fast Lane Technology.

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Freightera

OCTOBER 1, 2018

1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Canadian freight digitization startup Freightera is honored to announce that CEO Eric Beckwitt has just won the 2019 Clean50 Award for his outstanding contribution to advance the cause of sustainability and clean capitalism in Canada over the past two years. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Walmart to add 20,000 supply chain employees. Speaking of the holiday season, Walmart is planning to add 20,000 supply chain employees ahead of the anticipated holiday rush. The average wage for a supply chain associate is $20.37 Both facilities will be located in Southern Nevada. billion in 2020.

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