Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 1, 2025

It is not just Procurement, Warehouse Management and Shipping. It was only in 2020, 38 years after the origin of the term, that “Supply Chain” became known in virtually every household in the world. Supply Chain was in the news every day from 2020 on. Politicians who never heard of it were now confronted with it.

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 17, 2025

Consumers have embraced e-commerce for price comparisons, ease of purchase anytime and anywhere, and for those participating in subscription services such as Amazon Prime, free shipping, and other benefits. However, transportation and logistics costs can be prohibitive. All cargo must be shipped from Yantian, Shanghai, or Ningbo ports.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 1, 2025

We proudly announce that Blue Yonder has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems (TMS) report 1 for the 14th consecutive year 2. Blue Yonders achievements are deeply rooted in our transportation management solutions and the Blue Yonder Platform.

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Zipline Logistics

DECEMBER 24, 2024

The Cheat Code for Shipping to ‘Big Box’ Retailers A recent survey revealed that 66% of retail buyers have ended relationships with suppliers over delivery issues. Shipping to Aldi You might be enticed to shop at Aldi if you don’t mind cheaper prices, non-name brand products, and a smaller selection of goods.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 28, 2025

What are the takeaways from the first half, and what should we watch for in transportation markets over the next six months? Long-haul truckload demand ( LOTVI ) has collapsed—down 25% year-over-year—as shippers have increasingly opted for slower but cheaper transcontinental shipping. What’s next? But a few things are certain.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 20, 2025

Scott Cornell, Vice President of Transportation at Travelers Insurance , sat down with FreightWaves’ Timothy Dooner on the May 19 th episode of What the Truck?!? Somewhere between 2020 and 2022, cargo theft, specifically and more frequently strategic theft, went global,” 1 Cornell said.

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RFgen

JULY 18, 2025

Cost, Proximity and Speed Freight cost per container from Asia to North America has risen by nearly 60 percent since 2020, driven by port congestion and shipping-line rate hikes. In early 2025, the U.S. In contrast, overland trucking from Mexico to U.S. border hubs remains stable at a fraction of that expense.

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 31, 2025

The cost includes, but is not necessarily limited to, paying the vendors/manufacturers for the inventory and transportation and warehousing costs prior to selling the goods. DHL, FedEx and UPS Parcel carriers play a major role in handling and transporting returns. If the service sounds vaguely familiar, you’re not alone.

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IT Supply Chain

JULY 8, 2025

The 2020 SolarWinds breach worked like this. Attackers can tamper with hardware or firmware during manufacturing or shipping. There are four main entry points for IT supply chain attacks: 1. Software Updates Hackers love update servers. If they can plant code in one update, they can hit hundreds of systems at once.

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IT Supply Chain

JUNE 18, 2025

On-site teams can check if materials have shipped, while back-office staff can flag unexpected costs before they snowball into margin killers. Top-performing firms are using project management software that connects the dots between site needs, supplier availability, and accounting. error: Content is protected !!

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 16, 2025

As an example, Gartner cites the 94% of supply chain logistics leaders that either currently have a supply chain management transportation system or plan to deploy one in the next one or two years. ( link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! I am sending this to my colleagues who work with me.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! In the manufacturing sector, we will see it come into the front by the end of 2020 completely. They bring a level playing field to the transportation world that in the past was rigid but looked good on spreadsheets. We have to keep this in mind.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! In the manufacturing sector, we will see it come into the front by the end of 2020 completely. They bring a level playing field to the transportation world that in the past was rigid but looked good on spreadsheets. We have to keep this in mind.

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Freightera

DECEMBER 9, 2024

which would lead to higher shipping expenses. Brexit Case Study When the UK officially left the European Union in 2020, one of the most immediate impacts was the imposition of tariffs, customs duties, and trade barriers that had previously been nonexistent within the EUs single market. Potential Barriers for U.S. This would make U.S.

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Zipline Logistics

JULY 8, 2025

Refrigerated transportation in particular will be at a premium during peak seasons. Often in the face of this risk, manufacturers or shipping facilities will shut down operations to avoid jeopardizing the safety of employees and company property. Produce season runs mid-spring through mid-summer for most U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 6, 2025

We observed that the overall April data not only points to a state of global wide contraction in production and procurement activity but qualitative indicators of cutbacks in new or export order levels not seen since the initial time of the global pandemic in 2020. As shipping and logistics professionals are well aware, U.S.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 3, 2025

link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! In the manufacturing sector, we will see it come into the front by the end of 2020 completely. They bring a level playing field to the transportation world that in the past was rigid but looked good on spreadsheets. We have to keep this in mind.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 27, 2025

link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! In the manufacturing sector, we will see it come into the front by the end of 2020 completely. They bring a level playing field to the transportation world that in the past was rigid but looked good on spreadsheets. We have to keep this in mind.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

Walmart reported a 5% rise in logistics costs due to longer shipping routes. Supply chain disruptions, such as port congestion and trucking delays, further complicate adaptation, with global shipping costs up 12% in 2025. As companies localize supply chains, they reduce shipping distances, cutting carbon emissions. A 2025 U.S.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! In the manufacturing sector, we will see it come into the front by the end of 2020 completely. They bring a level playing field to the transportation world that in the past was rigid but looked good on spreadsheets. We have to keep this in mind.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Ongoing disruptions in the Middle East are driving up supply chain costs across energy, transportation, insurance, inventory, and technology. Assess and mitigate exposure to new global transportation bottlenecks 2. Supply chain leaders should engage partners to identify and manage new shipping options. Supply Chain Digest Says.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Click here to send us your comments That according to a recent blog post by the maritime analysts at Drewry, which noted that “More than five years have passed since the huge shipping disruptions, damaging port congestion, and cost spikes of the Covid period, but one feature has remained: freight rate volatility.” Supply Chain Digest Says.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 8, 2025

link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! In the manufacturing sector, we will see it come into the front by the end of 2020 completely. They bring a level playing field to the transportation world that in the past was rigid but looked good on spreadsheets. We have to keep this in mind.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 6, 2025

link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! In the manufacturing sector, we will see it come into the front by the end of 2020 completely. They bring a level playing field to the transportation world that in the past was rigid but looked good on spreadsheets. We have to keep this in mind.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 11, 2025

That sad end came to an end after having a market cap of $30 billion at its peak in 2020, when the company was worth – briefly – more that Ford Motor Company, after if signed a strategic partnership deal with General Motors. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! We have to keep this in mind.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 18, 2025

link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! In the manufacturing sector, we will see it come into the front by the end of 2020 completely. They bring a level playing field to the transportation world that in the past was rigid but looked good on spreadsheets. We have to keep this in mind.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 10, 2025

Pre-tariff shipping was not enough to tighten the market balance even as seasonality improved in May,” Denoyer said. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! In the manufacturing sector, we will see it come into the front by the end of 2020 completely. In May, the Linehaul Index fell 0.5%

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 13, 2025

The US thus spent about $131 billion more in parcel shipping than it did in rail transport last year - a bit more than a delta of $127.4 of total transport costs and 38.5% Parcel shipping costs were estimated at $229.7 Parcel shipping costs were estimated at $229.7 of total transport costs and 8.9%

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 16, 2025

link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! In the manufacturing sector, we will see it come into the front by the end of 2020 completely. They bring a level playing field to the transportation world that in the past was rigid but looked good on spreadsheets. We have to keep this in mind.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Deregulation undertaken by Jimmy Carter meant that the federal government no longer had to approve routes and prices for interstate air transportation. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! In the manufacturing sector, we will see it come into the front by the end of 2020 completely.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 19, 2025

As can be seen, the index has soared in 2025 now exceeding levels at the start of the pandemic in early 2020. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! In the manufacturing sector, we will see it come into the front by the end of 2020 completely. We have to keep this in mind.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 23, 2025

There is one easy answer: a large number of cargo ships continues to avoid sailing in the Red Sea in and out of the Suez Canal, to avoid attacks from so-called Houthi rebels in South Yemen. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! That is what is happening right now,” Mortimer says.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 17, 2025

link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! In the manufacturing sector, we will see it come into the front by the end of 2020 completely. They bring a level playing field to the transportation world that in the past was rigid but looked good on spreadsheets. We have to keep this in mind.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 15, 2025

At the time of the announcement, the goal was to expand the service to more than 8,000 Dollar General stores by the end of 2020. Retailers and other shippers that ship items to rural locations may see these charges on their invoices. Additionally, this move was part of FedEx’s Retail Convenience Network.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 2, 2025

However, ISM says that the overall economy continued in expansion for the 62nd consecutive month after one month of contraction in April 2020. Finally, a manager in the transportation equipment sector stated that “The word that best describes the current market outlook is ‘uncertainty.’ A Manufacturing PMI above 42.3,

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 15, 2025

link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! In the manufacturing sector, we will see it come into the front by the end of 2020 completely. They bring a level playing field to the transportation world that in the past was rigid but looked good on spreadsheets. We have to keep this in mind.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! In the manufacturing sector, we will see it come into the front by the end of 2020 completely. They bring a level playing field to the transportation world that in the past was rigid but looked good on spreadsheets. We have to keep this in mind.

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