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U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs

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Container Shipping Industry The quarterly performance of ocean container shipping lines continue to reflect decreased volumes and significantly reduced profitability levels amid this industry’s reported 30 percent reduction in scheduled route capacity. The two U.S. percent this year. Earlier this month, A.P.

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Ocean Freight Procurement and Going with the Stream

Freightos

Not that long ago, they were the only way people listened to music, peaking at 23 million units sold in Q1 2009. Source: SGX, Freightos Baltic Index. For example, logistics providers reported that unless they paid extra during capacity crunches, 25% of their shipments failed to make the first available sailing. Remember iPods?

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Lights out: China’s energy woes hamper supply chains

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Geopolitical conflict with Australia—source of 10% of China’s coal imports—have contributed to the coal shortage. Some rate increases have been allowed in the last weeks, but it’s unclear how much generation capacity can be increased given the coal shortages. The world’s largest exporter since 2009, Chinese producers shipped $2.5

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Snapshot of 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains- Part Four

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In Part Two of this blog series , we provided highlights our third prediction, that supply chain management teams will continue to exercise more direct control of direct materials sourcing, and these efforts will be a prominent element of business strategy for CSCO ’s and CPO ’s this year.

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What Should Supply Chain Management Teams Anticipate in 2023 and Beyond- Part Two

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That will have a direct impact on the dynamics of global container shipping, airfreight and logistics networks. The S&P Global Taiwan Manufacturing PMI® i ndex was reported as its lowest level since 2009 by the end of October 2022 while the S&P global Eurozone Manufacturing PMI® fell to a 29-month low.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

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Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. Consultancy UK). Supply Chain Dive).

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Scheduling 'Order Release Process' Intelligently - Infosys Blogs

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Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. They are order sourcing, order scheduling, order release and finally order shipping & delivery. The first problem was that of underutilized capacity. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service.