Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights the increasing realities of declining global trade and freight rates that are occurring in the first-half of 2023. The Drewy World Container Index , which stood at $9,304 per 40-foot container at the beginning of 2022, was reported as $2,120 by the end of 2002.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Founded in 2002 with over 100 consultants and based in Boulder, Colorado , Spinnaker SCA designs and builds agile supply chains for leading brands across Consumer Staples, High Tech, Industrial Manufacturing, Retail & Apparel, Medical Devices, and Distribution Industries. billion in Generative AI start-up Anthropic.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

In our work on the Supply Chains to Admire report , we tracked the progress of manufacturing, retailing and distribution companies for the period of 2006 to 2013 and 2009-2013. First Phase: 2002-2006. What suppliers need help with cost (LEAN, labor, freight,…)? Our first step was to define the leaders.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2021

While New Coke would linger for quite some time, it was discontinued in 2002, with a limited re-release in 2019. Retail import surge expected through the summer. In total, the company will source enough renewable energy in Europe to power the equivalent of more than two million homes a year.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

Virtually all of those startups disappeared by 2002 — they either burned through all of their investment money or were acquired by bigger fish. Source: Google. Descartes Systems Group Revenue 2006-2018 (Source: macrotrends). Simply put, real-time freight visibility is hot right now, with both customers and investors.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Mistakes & set-backs are the great source for development opportunity. In reality, a few abrupt moves and getting laid off in 2001 by Dell drove a sharp left-hand turn in my career in 2002 that evolved to where I am today. Traditional retailers are becoming virtual retailers and vice versa (Amazon buying Whole Foods).

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Techgistics

JUNE 4, 2017

The evolution of eCommerce has had a dramatic impact on both retail and logistics. In 2016, third-party sellers accounted for approximately 50% of Amazon’s unit sales and are also Amazon’s second largest source of revenue - $23 billion in 2016 a 43% gain on 2015. Flex offers an Uber-like experience for both customers and drivers.

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