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AMER 2021 – Carter Marshall

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Carter recently graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management and started with the Arizona State Procurement Office in early 2019. Co-op Program and Special Projects Coordinator, State Procurement Office. The post AMER 2021 – Carter Marshall appeared first on Ivalua.

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Global Supply Chain Volatility Continues to Moderate But Not Inventory and Warehousing Costs

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contraction threshold which is noted as the first time this has occurred since the depths of the global pandemic in 2020. According to the September report , growth is increasing for inventory levels, inventory and warehousing costs. The takeaway for September was that global manufacturing activity officially fall below the 50.0

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Driver Shortage, Driverless Vehicles, and Other Supply Chain Curiosities

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If you thought it was difficult to find good drivers before the 2020 pandemic, try finding drivers of any caliber afterwards. Currently, most driverless opportunities are limited to secure private zones or closed environments, such as warehouses, campus environments or last mile runs from depot to front door.

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U.S. Logistics Manager’s Index Drops to an All Time Low in May

Supply Chain Matters

In the area of existing warehousing costs, the report points out that while such costs continue to grow, it is expected that as older contracts signed during the boom times between 2020 to 2022 expire, new cheaper rates will be negotiated. Supply Chain Matters highlights this week’s release of the U.S.

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The Best Supply Chain Conferences of 2019

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Although dozens of conferences exist around the globe, warehouse managers should consider going to one of the best supply chain conferences of 2019 (plus MODEX, which is held in even-numbered years and occurs in 2020). There is no reason you should not at least make it to the low-cost conferences in the coming year.

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U.S. Freight Rates Reach Six Year Low Milestone

Supply Chain Matters

Panelists reportedly pointed to a more pessimistic outlook for transportation utilization for the remainder of this year From our lens, the picture of the report is that not only is an overall contraction of freight demand, but continued high inventory and warehouse capacity utilization is leading to increased inventory storage costs.

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Reports of Easing Global Supply Chain Volatility in July

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The Logistics Managers Index Report ®, compiled by researchers at Arizona State University, Colorado State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rutgers University and the University of Nevada Reno , and in conjunction with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , reported a July 2022 value of 60.7,