Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our annual 2023 predictions for industry and global supply chains research advisory. Ongoing Technology-Driven Industry Disruption. Background. Prediction Background.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 13, 2020

A freight forwarder is an agent in the supply chain whose objective is to organize a shipment, acting as the intermediary between the exporter or importer and transportation companies. Miles Varghese is the co-founder and CEO of Cargologik , an all-in-one transportation logistics collaboration software developed for freight forwarders.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Read this month’s Market Update for highlights on some of the key factors that impact the transportation industry in North America. per gallon—which is now the lowest weekly average price since July 2009. The post Market Update: Transportation Industry News appeared first on Transportfolio. cents —to $2.51

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 4, 2022

Prior to 3PLex, Benjamin advised transportation and logistics clients at Mercer Management Consulting. Prior to Mercer, Benjamin worked in his family’s transportation business, AMI, where he helped the company expand its logistics operations. industry consolidation, 2.)ecommerce 3PLex was then purchased by Maersk. Ben Gordon.

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Freightos

JANUARY 12, 2016

In the last year, a new dynamic has begun to reshape the freight industry. Unlike some industries that are virtually attacked by external actors, like Uber disrupting the taxi industry, the catalysts of this transformation are coming from within. Two Trends Are Threats To The Industry. How Freight Disrupted Itself.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 26, 2022

In prior Supply Chain Matters automotive industry supply network commentaries, we have highlighted the challenges of innovative EV powered start-ups such as Tesla , Lucid Motors and Rivian Automotive. Industry Takeaways. Background. Plans call for breaking ground this summer, with production targeted to start in 2024. .

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 15, 2015

Transportation capacity problems have been a volatile issue over the past twenty years or so. Noel Perry, economist and trucking industry expert, predicts a reduction in the nation’s trucking force by 700,000 drivers. 2009 was an exception due to the 2008–2009 recession.)

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

About Tim Higham Tim Higham is a leading visionary in the logistics and transportation field, running the highly successful InMotion Global, Inc. Higham was widely recognized in the 1990s for revolutionizing the paper-intensive insurance industry. AscendTMS). After selling his company, IRC, Inc.,

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 20, 2018

The fall in oil prices transformed the global oil & gas industry. The industry is now recovering as prices have started to rise again, but the downturn has been a catalyst for continued evolution. Let’s take a look at what’s going on in the industry in this era of transformation. – Bernard Looney, CEO Upstream, BP.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 16, 2022

The logistics industry is big in India. According to a report, in the year 2021, the logistics industry in India was valued at 250 billion US dollars! The industry is expected to grow at a rate of 10-12% annually. In fact, experts predict that by 2025, the industry will be 380 billion US dollars. And well, it is true!

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 13, 2015

Here’s the news that caught my attention this week: January 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). business inventories flat, inventory-to-sales ratio highest since 2009 (Reuters). Rail industry pushes White House to ease oil train safety rules (Reuters). percent, the biggest decline since March 2009, after falling 1.0

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SCMDOJO

JULY 29, 2022

While Total Landing Cost (TLC) includes other types of costs like; transporting, storage, risk, delivery, and quality, and the more complicated analysis, the Total cost of ownership (TCO) , includes the TLC, in addition to the ongoing lifetime, operating, durability, end-life disposal cost, …etc. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2009.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 13, 2021

At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. I, along with my fellow co-founders, enjoy tackling problems at hand, and have been tackling them together since 2009. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2022

The latest report indicated that rates of expansion slowed in consumer, investment and intermediate goods industries, the latter for the third time in three months. On the slightly positive side, the July report indicated that rates of input cost and output charge inflation have both eased to 17-month lows. from the 51.7

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Flexport Raises $65 Million in Venture Capital to Expand Operations (Transport Topics). Global Container Volume on Track for Worst Year Since 2009 (WSJ – sub. Trucking Industry’s Operational Costs Decline in 2015 Driven by Fuel Prices. That’s how efficient the industry is today.”

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 10, 2022

Florida also produces one of the most extensive amounts of limestone in the United States, which is used in many industries. The state has been working to increase the safety of blasting operations since 2009, when a series of blasts in Polk County killed four workers and injured others.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 5, 2015

In the selection of time frames to analyze, we look at the long-term view including the recessionary period of 2006-2009, the post recessionary period of 2009-2014 and the more recent time period of 2011-2014. Overall, in the industry, there is more forward momentum in consumer products sector than the food/beverage peer groups.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 30, 2019

But what does that mean for industry employment? To gain some insight into how today’s industry professionals view the potential impact of warehouse robots on industry employment, we reached out to a panel of warehouse and automation experts and asked them to answer this question: “What’s your take on warehouse robots?

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Supply Chain Collaborator

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

As the nation turns its attention to reasons for gratitude this Thanksgiving season, we here at UltraShipTMS, the Supply Chain Collaborator blog and the logistics industry in general have more than the usual reasons to be thankful. According to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics, “For-hire freight shipments in August 2017 were 38.0

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Supply Chains Rock

JANUARY 19, 2009

Monday, January 19, 2009. Transporter 3: Logistics future or Hollywood tricks? This weekend I watched " Transporter 3 " the action movie about an ex-military expert that uses his superior driving skills and an Audi A8 to deliver "packages" for clients in remote areas in record time. Industrial Interface. Subscribe To.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate, Supply Chain Matters blog unveils part two of a summarized overview of our annual prediction themes for industry and global supply chains for the year 2023 and beyond. Global Wide Transportation and Logistics. Overall Themes for the Year 2023. Summary Thoughts.

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 7, 2014

The heydays of 2009 to 2011 may be over but Turkey is still a very attractive market for European manufacturers. Although exports are increasing, Turkey remains a net importing country specifically for energy, high tech, industrial and consumer goods. The Purchase Managers’ Index in October 2013 was 53.3,

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

While the performance rankings were based on comparisons of inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for the periods of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013, the concept is that to be a supply chain leader you must outperform and drive improvement. We find that this is true of too few companies. ” Yes, I said.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Hours-of-Service Back For Third Year In A Row As Top Concern In Annual Trucking Industry Survey. Funding for the Highway Trust Fund is set to expire next Thursday, October 29th, and for the 35th time since 2009, Congress is expected to pass yet another short-term extension. announces task force to develop drone registry (Reuters).

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

They collectively provide evidence that the prior disruptions still occurring among industry supply chains, compounded by the latest manufacturing, logistics and transportation disruptions occurring in China, will have a longer economic and service level effect in the coming months. Global Manufacturing Output Levels Declined.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 11, 2023

In a Part One Snapshot of 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains , our research arm shared its first prediction for 2023, namely that supply chain management teams should anticipate continued economic uncertainty of global markets and geopolitical driven events.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

We additionally noted that many businesses were factoring uncertain product demand and supply network risks, and that was going to make industry supply chain strategies far more challenging in the weeks ahead. Excess inventory levels now remain a more cogent concern particularly among retail industry supply networks. Bob Ferrari.

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Elementum

MAY 6, 2016

In April, China’s state council toughened regulations on its pharmaceutical industry, banning wholesalers from selling non-compulsory vaccines directly to hospitals, clinics, and government health authorities. According to a study conducted in 2009, there are more than 13,000 drug wholesalers in China. Will Drug Prices Change?

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

We encourage our audience to visit The Catavolt Blog for more relevant posts about mobility in manufacturing for best practices, tips, and great industry insights. Hyperconnectivity is the increasing digital interconnection of people – and things – anytime and anywhere. By 2020 there will be 50 billion networked devices.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Various data points related to the trucking industry suggest we’re entering a shipper’s market. The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, dropped 0.4 For example, the ATA Truck Tonnage Index dropped 1.4

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Talking Logistics

MAY 31, 2013

Department of Transportation Releases Policy on Automated Vehicle Development. Trucks Transported 60% of U.S.-NAFTA On the 3PL front, Greenbriar Equity Group LLC acquired Transplace from an affiliate of CI Capital Partners, who together with Transplace’s management team bought the company from its original owners in 2009.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 8, 2016

More data points this week confirming what we already know: demand for freight transportation is weak, which is leading carriers to cut back on capacity. Global trade volumes fell for the first time since 2009 by 1.7 This acquisition fits with our vision for a connected industrial company and a connected worker.”.

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Since 2009, when ScottsMiracle-Gro began implementing its new distribution model, the Company has reduced the number of miles traveled to ship products to home center customers by approximately one-third. The Company’s brands are the most recognized in the industry. In the U.S., Media Contact: Anne Kreuser. Phone: 212.704.4593.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from Freightos , is a SaaS-enabled marketplace for the logistics industry. Magazine article) as a goliath looking to take on the entrenched "David" shipping industry. One visionary, Malcom McLean , is featured prominently in the industry’s development. Rapid Expansion: The 1970s.

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 15, 2011

Authored by transportation consultant Rosalyn Wilson of Delcan, Inc., This year’s report presents an overview of the 2010 economy, the industry’s key trends, and the total U.S. This year’s report presents an overview of the 2010 economy, the industry’s key trends, and the total U.S. Transportation costs were up 10.3

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 18, 2020

Shipping, especially global shipping, is uniquely vulnerable to recessions and the effects of the downturn of 2008-2009 are still being felt today. A report put out by Moody’s this week cites the transportation industry as one of “high exposure” to a recession in the current climate. What Happens to Shipping.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Industries. Industries. Industrial Manufacturing. Publishing Resources Industries. « The Upcoming 2011 Holiday Buying Season will again Test Retailer MCO and Supply Chain Capabilities | Main | Factors Influencing Delivery Address Amendment » Demand Planning in CPG industry - Practising the Best Practices.

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