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Retail giants crush the rush with charters, air freight

Resilinc

In the race to fill distribution centers and store shelves with inventory for the holidays, some of the world’s largest retailers and ecommerce sellers are jumping ahead of smaller competitors by chartering ships, shifting freight to air, re-rerouting inland shipments, and hiring more staff for distribution centers and other supply chain nodes.

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The Supply Chain has Big Aspirations for Blockchain

Enterra Insights

Roberto Torres ( @TorresLuzardo ) reports, “In its 2019 Hype Cycle for Blockchain Technologies, Gartner found most blockchain technologies remain stuck in an ‘experimentation mode.’ Managing trade documentation. Managing supply chain risk. Managing demand and supply planning.

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Wildfires are up 30% year over year and wreaking havoc on supply chains

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However, fires that occur far outside factory gates are becoming a greater concern for supply chain risk managers. As recently covered by Supply Chain Dive , wildfires have in recent years cut off the major highways I-5 and I-15 in California. billion worth of livestock, according to Everstream Analytics.

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Blockchain and Supply Chain are Becoming Inextricably Tied

Enterra Insights

Managing trade documentation. Managing supply chain risk. Managing demand and supply planning. Managing inventory. Managing freight transportation. Managing product returns. 6] Shelly Madden, “ What happens when supply chain meets blockchain?

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Are Global Supply Chains Recovering- One Perspective

Supply Chain Matters

Regarding ocean container freight rates, spot rates are noted as dropping across the board on both Asia-Europe and Asia-US The implication is that if spot rates drop way below contract rates, shippers will likely seek to renegotiate contract rates recently consummated earlier this year. and Europe.

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Mid-Year Assessment of 2022 Supply Chain Predictions- Part Three

Supply Chain Matters

At the end of 2019, prior to the onset of the Covid-19 global pandemic, this index stood at $1,832 per TEU. Now there is growing belief that with consumer demand for products turning, and with retailers and business with high inventory levels, the peak second-half shipping period may be lower than prior years.

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The Annual State of U.S. Logistics Report – Added Candidness and Need for More Synchronization

Supply Chain Matters

As inventory-to-sales ratios dropped to near record lows, inter-modal logistics networks were forced to try to manage and synchronize essentially just-in-time material movements which were out of sync in many important dimensions. percent over 2019. business logistics costs for 2021. . Specific Highlights. percent in 2020 to 3.7