Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

Japan farm exports in 2022 1st half hit record high as more dine out. Including Bomi, UPS Healthcare has doubled its global footprint since 2020. will begin imposing 2022 peak-season surcharges on Labor Day and will apply certain ones based on weekly calculations that begin around mid-October and run until early December.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022. Key Fiscal 2022 Year to Date Financial Highlights: Subscription fees were $20.1 million for the six months ended October 31, 2020. million when compared to October 31, 2020, and no debt as of October 31, 2021.

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Logility

AUGUST 25, 2021

NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2022. million when compared to July 31, 2020, and no debt as of July 31, 2021. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2022, the Company paid shareholder dividends of approximately $3.6 million compared to $0.8 Logility, Inc.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog shares a mid-year assessment of previously published 2022 predictions for industry supply chains published at the beginning of 2022. economy in 2022 have been ratcheted down to just over 2 percent. Economic Outlook Significantly Changed.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 8, 2023

.”[1] She notes that the number of people facing starvation in 2022 was a sharp increase from 193 million facing starvation in 2021. Savage notes that 2022 “was the fourth year in a row that the number in urgent need of food aid has risen.” ” McKinsey Sustainability, 18 May 2020. [4] 5] Thomas S.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added perspectives on reported November 2022 global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report for November 2022, a composite index produced by J.P. United States. manufacturing performance since June 2020. for October.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of both December 2022 and full year reported global PMI indices that at the close of 2022 present a far different picture from the start of the year. Morgan Manufacturing PMI® which began 2022 at an expansion value of 54.2, Sources; S&P Global and ISM, 2022. has fallen 5.6

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights select June and Q2-2022 global manufacturing and supply chain indices, with the data indicating increased headwinds and challenges in the months to come. The average global PMI value for Q2-2022 was 52.3, United States. The March 2022 reading index was 57.1 down from 53.0

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

In our summary and perspectives focused on July 2022 reporting , we opined that July data reinforced a trending toward declining global supply chain production momentum. The August 2022 J.P. South Korea has now become a concern as well as that regions manufacturing activity is now at a contraction level not seen since 2020. . .

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 8, 2022

Last year consumers in the United States spent an estimated three billion U.S. From 2019 to 2020, there was an almost 15% increase.”[4] 1] Mehr Bedi, “ Hershey warns of Halloween candy shortage ,” Reuters, 28 July 2022. [2] Nestle Warns Of Halloween Supply Issues ,” Marketing Daily, 29 July 2022.

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3PL Insights

JANUARY 17, 2022

Small parcel rate increases for 2022 have taken effect, with a few more increases and surcharges to take place before the end of the month. In March of 2021, the United States Postal Service (USPS) unveiled “Delivering for America,” a 10-year plan to achieve financial sustainability and service excellence. export, U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 6, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights March and Q1-2022 global manufacturing and supply chain indices, with the data indicating added headwinds and challenges in the months to come. Source: JP Morgan and S&P Global, March 2022. The average PMI value for Q1-2022 was 53.3, United States. for February.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Inflation, in the United States, was one of the major topics of discussion during the 2022 midterm elections. ”[1] That zeitgeist deepened as 2022 unfolded. This task is becoming more urgent, as markets now expect inflation over the next five years in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany to be 1.5

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights February global manufacturing and supply chain indices and challenges relative to product demand and supply network imbalance levels in the first quarter of 2022. That stated, the report noted that panelists indicate that the outlook for global manufacturing remains positive overall.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Welcome to 2022: Top 10 Supply chain logistics trends to watch out for 2022. Jumping into the new year, it is crucial for businesses to understand the logistics trends that could impact their supply chains in 2022. Find out the most important logistics trends that could impact supply chains in 2022.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 17, 2023

With 2022 now in the past, key players in the transportation industry are reflecting on the wins, losses, and toss-ups of 2022. For UPS , the end-of-year peak season shipping boom gave them a chance to strut their stuff, while for FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam, 2022 held challenge after challenge. 24, UPS delivered 97.5%

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Freightos

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The global economy has gone through an incredibly tumultuous time since 2020. So, at least in the United States, with roughly half of those consumer goods being imported, ocean logistics costs had a significant impact on inflation. What Goes Up Must Go Down – October 2022. of a percentage point of the 6.2%

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Locus

AUGUST 2, 2022

2022, Statista. In 2020, there were a total of 256 million digital buyers in the United States. – Number of digital buyers in the United States 2017-2025, Statista. – Consumers want it all, National Retail Federation, 2022. ” with “Direct delivery to my home.”

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

contraction threshold which is noted as the first time this has occurred since the depths of the global pandemic in 2020. The September 2022 J.P. Reportedly, both new orders and new export business both fell at fastest rates in September, noted as the steepest downturns since June 2020. United States. up from a 47.3

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

event of 2022, my colleagues, Christina Carroll, vice president of LTL, Alan Rowlett, director of global operations and strategy, and I set out to offer exactly that. Q1 2022 Supply Chain Trends and Hot Topics. However, the challenge is balancing violations with the legalization of cannabis in 19+ states.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 10, 2024

In October 2022, ASTM International established the F49 Technical Committee on Digital Information in the Supply Chain. The level of control manifested by the PRC government and Chinese container manufacturers is mitigated by the interest of the PRC in supporting their exporters reach overseas markets, especially the United States.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides monthly highlight commentary and perspectives on published October 2022 global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. The October 2022 J.P. Once more, the Covid recovery increases that began in March/April of 2020 are now no longer. United States. percent for 2022.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2023

million people in 2022 to 121.4 homes in 2022 than UPS, after eclipsing FedEx in 2020, and it is on track to widen the gap this year, according to internal Amazon data and people familiar with the matter. The number of people shopping online rose to 134.2 million this year, up from 130.2 million people this year.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Since early 2020, global trade has been buffeted by waves of increased customer demand, supply chain challenges, and constant uncertainty and volatility. Since early 2020, the supply chain ramifications of COVID have been a rollercoaster for businesses of all shapes and sizes. What Goes Up, Must Come Down.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MARCH 29, 2023

When COVID hit in early 2020, the slow and steady approach seemed right once more in hindsight. In March 2022, the United States had a record-high 8.1 However, not long after, consumer spending behavior changed significantly. million vacant job openings.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 25, 2022

The Chief Executive of TSMC , the globe’s largest contract semiconductor design and production operator indicated last week that the global semiconductor shortage is likely to extend throughout 2022 and possibly into 2023. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 12, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our April 12, 2022 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based blog readership. The logistics business unit reportedly generated revenues of 2.1

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 20, 2022

The lessons of 2020 and 2021 have led many organizations to begin questioning whether a domestic supply base is something that should be considered. This is important, because there are infrastructural challenges with the idea of re-shoring manufacturing to the United States.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2023

That prospect became more conceivable, they said, after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine prompted companies to sever ties with Russia, sometimes taking huge write-downs. Since November 2022, CargoNet has been tracking a sharp rise in that highly technical scheme across the United States.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2022

This past Monday marked the first normal Boston Marathon since 2019, as the 2020 marathon was canceled due to the Covid pandemic, and the 2021 marathon was shifted to October with a smaller field. The company, in a look toward the 2022 holiday season, said it is advancing deliveries of key items to ensure that they are available.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 3, 2022

As per a recent report by CNBC , the labor department in the United States has 5.5 below its February 2020 rate, despite enticements like improved workplace flexibility, benefits, and wages. The article states that “presently, there are nearly two open jobs for every unemployed worker.”

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 17, 2023

China’s total investment in the country last year approached $500 million, up from $300 million in 2020 and $200 million in 2019. ”[6] He adds, “The latest [Kearney Reshoring] Index suggests that as many as 96% of CEOs are evaluating re-shoring as a strategy, an increase of 18% on 2022.

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 4, 2023

we faced in June of 2022. As of March 27, 2023, the average price of diesel is $4.128, which is the lowest it’s been since February 2022. COVID-19 Ernst & Young LLP conducted a survey of 200 senior-level supply chain executives in late 2020 and 2022. It has been steadily declining since the peak of 9.1%

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Back in early 2022, The Economist wrote that company earnings reports were filled with mentions of “covid-induced shortages.” The United States is still reeling from the labor exodus that occurred in the previous two years.” ” Forbes, 26 December 2022. ”[3] The China Problem.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

Some of these problems are unique to the United States, while others are present around the world.”[6]. Steps for reshoring and increasing the supplier base were taken by 15%, although 40% had indicated they wanted to do so in 2020. Ferguson Jr. ”[6]. Addressing Current Supply Chain Challenges. Footnotes. [1]

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 11, 2022

NOAA’s outlook for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, which extends from June 1 to November 30, predicts a 65% chance of an above-normal season, a 25% chance of a near-normal season and a 10% chance of a below-normal season. 4] Doyle Rice, “ The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season starts today. .” Denial of risk.”[6]

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Our previous posting in this series of global wide manufacturing PMI highlights was in early January summarizing both December and Q4-2022 reported indices data. value reported for the end of 2022. value reported for December 2022. percent in 2022 which translated to 3.5 value reported for December 2022.

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