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Reinventing Supply Chains: Focus on Human Factors

Supply Chain Shaman

Commercial teams operate in a ship-to environment, but the supply chain teams operate in a transactional world based on a ship from model. Visibility of the translation layer of ship to converted to ship from is not existent. They have forgotten the lessons of the 2007 recession and the pandemic. The reason?

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5 Years Later: 3 Things COVID-19 Changed in Supply Chain And 2 It Didn’t 

BlueYonder

Or the Panama Canal drought, which forced authorities to cancel ship crossings by 36%, costing between $500 million and $700 million. From 2007 to 2019, internet sales as a percentage of total retail sales followed a steady, predictable upward trend.

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T-Rex Prestige Worldwide: Thriving in a Down Market and Having Fun with Tyler Hildebrand

The Logistics of Logistics

Founded in 2007 by Pat Downs and Dan Rodriquez, Express was acquired by T-Rex Prestige Worldwide in 2024 to merge LTL and FTL services and increase technology partnerships. With locations in Cincinnati and Chicago, Express services US, Canada, Mexico and international.

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Who will Manage the Warehouse Robots

Supply Chain Digest

In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S. Please contact me at rcoates@ReshoringInstitiute.org Mike Loughrin CEO, Transformance Advisors Posted on: Oct, 13 2022 The dramatic fall in ocean container shipping rates is just another sign we are seeing a massive bullwhip effect coming. locations to be in close proximity to the U.S.

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Trends in Logistics Technology, according to Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S. Please contact me at rcoates@ReshoringInstitiute.org Mike Loughrin CEO, Transformance Advisors Posted on: Oct, 13 2022 The dramatic fall in ocean container shipping rates is just another sign we are seeing a massive bullwhip effect coming. locations to be in close proximity to the U.S.

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1H 2025 Supply Chain in Numbers and Charts

Supply Chain Digest

Ocean container shipping rates were down in the first half, with the China Containerized Freight Index starting the year at 1547, then falling to a low in April of 1102 before rising back to 1342 at the end of June. In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S. Total combined US carloads and intermodal cars were up 3.9% million units.

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Highlights from Gartner Analyst Noha Samara Interview on Key Supply Chain Planning Issues

Supply Chain Digest

In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S. Please contact me at rcoates@ReshoringInstitiute.org Mike Loughrin CEO, Transformance Advisors Posted on: Oct, 13 2022 The dramatic fall in ocean container shipping rates is just another sign we are seeing a massive bullwhip effect coming. locations to be in close proximity to the U.S.