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Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance The shipping industry continues to evolve. In this article, we explore the pros and cons of the alliance model in the shipping industry, compare the solo strategy versus alliance strategy, and provide tips on how shippers can prepare for market swings.

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Samsung Electronics Warning on Q4 Profitability Portends High Tech Supply Network Challenges in 2023

Supply Chain Matters

That profitability warning represented the lowest profit for the company since Q3-2014. Rival memory ship producer Micron Technology indicated in November that quarterly revenues dropped by nearly half and prompting plans to reduce supply in 2023. Total revenues are expected to decline by 8.6 All rights reserved. .

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Top 15 Logistics Stories of 2022

Logistics Viewpoints

In early November, my colleague Steve Banker wrote an article looking at the top supply chain trends for 2023 and beyond. ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. In my own defense, things kind of took off after 2014. billion in 2019.

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Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) Overview: Are You Ready?

QAD

The DSCSA, which takes full effect in November 2023, should usher in a new era of supply chain resilience for the US pharmaceutical industry, but compliance is not without its challenges. Cases of drug counterfeiting doubled in size from 2014 to 2019, reaching an all-time high of 4,405 cases in 2019. Shortly after, the DSCSA was born.

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Investing in Delivery Companies!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The delivery industry comprises companies that specialise in moving goods from their point of sale to the end consumer or customer by ship, air, or road. growth rate in 2023. It recently acquired TNT, a Dutch delivery company, to help it consolidate its business in Europe, which is something to consider in 2023.

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Breaking Industry Supply Chain News from Tesla

Supply Chain Matters

In a subsequent blog post, we will highlight another breaking development, that being a significant joint announcement from global shipping lines Maersk and MSC that should garner the interest to supply chain management transportation and logistics management teams. billion has already been invested, amounting to 5.4 More to come.

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Contracts, Cancellations, and Closures: Persistent Trends Leave a Pre-Peak Season Logistics Industry on Edge

Intelligent Audit

With peak shipping season just around the corner, the logistics industry is looking forward to a smoother supply chain than previous years have provided. is working to overhaul its extensive network of trucks, planes, trains, and ships–beginning with its relationships with the freight brokers that supply their transportation channels.