The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 20, 2020

Predictive demand can propose prices changes, subject to stock levels and replenishment capacity. In early 2020 Oxford Economics conducted research to explore how supply chain leaders can minimise risks and maximise opportunities. 2020), Impact of Industry 4.0 Oxford Economics and SAP (2020). – LogiSYM July 2020.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 30, 2023

Everyone remembers back in 2020 when the pandemic hit. Not only were factories shut down, but ocean ports were congested, vessels sat offshore for weeks waiting to unload, capacity on ships and planes. It was a scary time for the entire world but incredibly overwhelming for those working hard to keep global supply chains running.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 15, 2023

The GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index fell for the sixth consecutive month during 2023 from -0.26 in June to -0.50

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 7, 2022

economy fell to the lowest level since December 2020, as activity such as trucking cools from elevated levels with few signs yet of a worrying collapse. A gauge of supply chain pressure in the U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The fall ritual precedes the dropping of the ball on Times Square to ring in 2020. The organization, tightly capacity-constrained failed to forecast and build capacity ahead of market demand. The two primary buffers in the supply chain are manufacturing capacity and inventory. It is all consuming. The Preamble.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

For companies seeking to divest themselves of square footage it would be prudent to plan for larger meeting rooms footprint that would ordinarily cater for 10 persons, which will deliver a socially distanced capacity of 4-5 people. Work-from-Home, Trust & The Friday Factor – LogiSYM September 2020.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 26, 2022

So we invited Jason Miller, associate professor of supply chain management at Michigan State University, to offer his perspective on the current state of trucking capacity. Shippers are likely to remember 2021 as the year with the tightest trucking capacity they’ve encountered in a long time. From February to April 2020, the U.S.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 18, 2020

Manufacturers, paper industry executives say, are raising production to meet demand, but there is only so much capacity that they can or are willing to add. 1] Aleesha Khaliq, “ Australian paper prints blank pages to help tackle toilet paper shortage ,” CNN, 5 March 2020. [2] ” The Conversation , 11 March 2020. [6]

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

While leadership and supply chain teams around the world are fighting against the impact of Covid-19, trade and technology 2020, prevented rate increases in certain lists and reduced some tariffs, but since the driven tensions between Beijing and Washington, never went away. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – September 2020.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 6, 2023

A value above 0 indicates that supply chain capacity is being stretched and supply chain volatility is increasing. A value below 0 indicates that supply chain capacity is being underutilized, reducing supply chain volatility. Furthermore, 2022 peaked out with values above 5, indicating extremely high levels of supply chain volatility.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Approximately 73% of respondents cited progress in omnichannel improvements over the past year, but express cautious optimism for their company's supply chain and capacity. This is not the usual peak season, and it started much earlier than in 2020. Tight capacity and high rates. Higher freight volumes.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

And while capacity is not typically removed after Golden Week, this year a record 14% of scheduled sailings have been blanked on this lane so far, indicating falling demand here as well. compared to 2022 while capacity will climb 8%. Europe rates fell 6% last week and look to be continuing their slide this week.

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Shipsy

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Black Friday 2020 – Understanding it from your e-commerce business’ perspective . Therefore, you need a system that can analyze your current vehicles’ capacity and then look for 3PLs to fulfill your order delivery requirements. . October 8, 2020. Is your e-commerce logistics ready for the Black Friday 2020?

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 15, 2020

Rather than abandon the idea of updating you on trends emerging in the industry in 2020 and likely to deliver changes in the next two or three years, I thought I’d go ahead with it, and add some insights into how the Coronavirus crisis is accelerating or reversing them. Air Freight Transportation Trends 2020.

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DynaSys

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

2020 is not science fiction anymore, it’s right now. . Supply chains are no longer chains but a network of opportunistic demand, supply, and capacity entities. Let’s focus on some 2020 supply chain trends and initiatives. Are you ready for 2020 supply chain challenges? The post Is Your Supply Chain Ready for 2020?

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Shipper demand and carrier availability have come back into balance after several years of excess capacity. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects the driver shortage will reach 330,000 by 2020. The company has yet to experience any capacity issues and receives a half-dozen inquiries daily from carriers wanting its business. “We

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MercuryGate

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

And 2020 is shaping up to change the game forever. The post How to Thrive in the Upcoming Holiday Capacity Crunch appeared first on MercuryGate International. The holiday peak season has always been a source of revenue growth and stress for the supply chain. The problems aren’t just forcing shippers […].

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Capacity Constraints Continue to Arise. Capacity constraints continue to come under microscope as shippers look for a better understanding to the state of the market. Top causes of capacity constraints include: . Capacity constraints within truckload and parcel have led to spillover within the LTL market.?

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3PL Insights

JULY 20, 2020

At the beginning of 2020, the commercial real estate market was looking great. According to the “Industrial and Logistics: 2020 Real Estate Market Outlook” from CBRE, there is higher-than-average lease renewal rate in areas of low vacancy. Businesses were making longer term commitments and investing money to expand their operations.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2020

For shippers, 2020 was like riding a roller coaster with no way to get off. In the first half of the year, panic buying drove supply and demand imbalance across the supply chain and caused truckload capacity to tighten. The e-commerce surge tightened truckload, LTL , and small parcel capacity, delaying deliveries, and driving up rates.

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Insights from Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy, 2020. Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy, 2020 offers some guidance. AIMMS in Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy, 2020. Our recent survey showed that only 17% of organizations make it a priority to invest in innovation. Network Design.

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Stord

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Our Las Vegas facility will add much-needed warehouse capacity heading into what is widely expected to be the biggest e-commerce season ever. Brands are under immense pressure to operate efficient supply chains this holiday season with e-commerce sales expected to hit $218 billion, growing 11% to 15% over 2020's record sales.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

From 2006 to 2020, Chris played key leadership roles (including Chief Strategy Officer from 2010-2020) at Coyote Logistics (a UPS Company), a leading provider of non-asset based 3PL solutions across North America and Europe. As rates move higher, net Class 8 tractor orders spike, and incremental capacity enters. He earned a B.S.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 11, 2021

Today I am excited to announce the release of our 2020 Sustainability Report , which highlights the work we are doing on the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) topics that are most critical to our business and to our stakeholders. Robinson, we are proud of everything we accomplished for sustainability in 2020.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 7, 2020

For most retailers, peak season 2020 started back in October and will continue through the end of the year. ShipMatrix reports that shipping capacity for this year’s holiday season will be overwhelmed by 7.2 In fact, Adobe Analytics found that this Cyber Monday, U.S. consumers spent a record-breaking $10.8

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 21, 2021

Air freight has been in nonstop peak-season mode despite pandemic-induced capacity decline, while other disruptions, such as the Suez Canal blockage, drove even more demand to air. Though vaccine distribution is increasing, and we are seeing a spike in passenger travel, capacity relief is not on the horizon.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 15, 2022

GFS began working with and went live with FarEye’s last mile delivery solution in 2020. FarEye’s last mile delivery solution gives GFS the ability to have capacity planning with order management. percent over 2020. One GFS store rolled out van delivery in 2021 and increased that individual store’s sales by 54 percent over 2020.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Sourcing transportation capacity is vital to the supply chain. Finding available capacity within each mode, including parcel, remains elusive to companies during peak season. As a result, supply chain professionals will be scrambling to find available capacity as soon as initial vaccine distribution channels are set. CONTACT US.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2021

In 2020, we saw the transportation industry’s resilience first-hand, as all parties of the supply chain navigated a challenging freight landscape to get goods to market. Freight demand surged to meet the needs of consumers and frontline workers, and shippers were forced to rely heavily on the spot market to secure capacity in a pinch.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Still dealing with uncertainty in 2020, supply chain and logistics professionals now face the tough challenge of planning for 2021. From COVID-19, wildfires and hurricanes to truck driver shortages and capacity concerns, many organizations are in constant disaster recovery mode.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 21, 2023

Chris is the Chief Operating Officer at Flock Freight , a technology company that is on a mission to solve the US trucking industry’s wasted capacity problem. Joe Lynch and Chris Pickett discuss what’s next for the freight market. To learn more about the company, offerings, and careers, visit flockfreight.com.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 19, 2024

A massive underutilization of capacity that lead him to start Onward! Founded in 2020 by Grafton Elliott and Kevin Walsh, Onward gives their shippers a competitive advantage when serving the 20% of the US population that doesn’t live near an urban city center. But HOW Onward does this is the interesting part.

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CHAINalytics

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Depending on who you … The post Surviving 2020’s Peak Season: A Complete Guide for Late Starters appeared first on Chainalytics. Our own Bryan Wyatt spoke with Danny Barfield from eTrac on their The Final Mile podcast about what companies need to have lined up to deliver the rush of orders coming your way.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Throughout 2020, disruption took center-stage, leaving companies and shippers scrambling to find resources and strategies that will enable the survival of the coming peak season shipping capacity crunch. Rates are driven by demand and available capacity. Add Capacity to Low-Volume Lanes and Markets.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 29, 2020

2020 brings balance. As we begin 2020, we can anticipate more balance in the transportation marketplace, according to industry sources. Most analysts are thinking we might start to feel some market parity in the second half of 2020. . At the beginning of 2020 we’ve hit an interesting spot! Cycle continues to evolve.

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

An update on how things are developing with IMO 2020/VLSFO. . The smaller Panamax ships (~5,000 TEU capacity) will consume ~63,000 gallons of marine fuel per day when operating between 20-25 knots. Meaning-if production in China begins to ramp back up to “normal” capacity, there could/should be a spike in volume in April/May.

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

An update on how things are developing with IMO 2020/VLSFO. . The smaller Panamax ships (~5,000 TEU capacity) will consume ~63,000 gallons of marine fuel per day when operating between 20-25 knots. Meaning-if production in China begins to ramp back up to “normal” capacity, there could/should be a spike in volume in April/May.

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