GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2020

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. Home baking was another trend that tightened capacity.

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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 & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 14, 2021

Hence, at the end of 2020 stands the legitimate question: What is it that we really achieved in 2020, and what is in store for 2021? The latter creates better utilization of resources and capacities. Digitisation: Shifting Gears in 2021. LogiSYM—Vietnam Digital 2020 – LogiSYM December/January 2021.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 7, 2021

If “cancelled” was the “Word of the Year” for 2020 due to the pandemic, then the early favorite for 2021 is “delayed” — as in orders for everything from sofas to semiconductors getting delayed due to port closures, capacity constraints, labor shortages, and other issues. The first half of the year has also brought us.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In addition to hiring, the Postal Service is preparing for the higher delivery demands of the 2021 holiday peak season by leasing millions of additional square feet of mail and package sortation facilities and installing new processing equipment to accommodate higher mail and package volumes.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2022

OneRail Recognized in 2021 Gartner® Market Guide for VRS and Last Mile Technologies. Original article: OneRail Recognized in 2021 Gartner® Market Guide for VRS and Last Mile Technologies. Original article: OneRail Recognized in 2021 Gartner® Market Guide for VRS and Last Mile Technologies. POSTED ON FEBRUARY 22, 2022.

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Freightos

JANUARY 15, 2024

Despite these efforts, to date the attacks continue, pushing most major carriers representing over 60% of global container capacity, to alter their routes. This is a significant shift from late 2021, when 93% faced serious disruptions. In other words, while demand was dropping, supply of capacity was increasing.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2021

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. Read more A New Approach to Contract Freight: How Shippers Can Refocus Their Transportation Strategy in 2021.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 5, 2022

The planning typically begins at the start of the year as shippers work with carriers to share updated forecasts of capacity requirements throughout the year to ensure parcels are delivered on time during the season. percent over 2021, with a jump of more than 15 percent for e-commerce. ”[6].

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The 2021 supply chain shortage is the story of our lives today, as the enormous bullwhip effect of COVID continues. Shipping providers also slashed capacities. Everyone is asking, “why can’t I get my stuff?”. In fact, 94% of Fortune 1000 companies are seeing supply chain disruptions due to COVID-19.

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3PL Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Limited Warehouse Capacity. This leads warehouses to operate at a much higher capacity than in previous years which limits the space available for increased holiday demand. The shipments are ready, but a widespread transportation capacity issue has created massive freight delays. This is causing inventory pileup in a new way.

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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. Most notably, item shortages (purple) and stockpiling (red) were large contributors to 2021-2022 volatility.

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CHAINalytics

JANUARY 6, 2021

In a recent webinar with my colleague Philip Damas, Director and Head of Supply Chain Advisors at Drewry, we examined the challenges facing BCOs as they prepare to conduct ocean freight bids in 2021.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 7, 2021

Two years later, Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (May 7, 2021). The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (May 7, 2021) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. That’s my mom on the lower right: She is 20 years old, the same age as my oldest daughter is today.

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NFI

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Intermodal 2021 Outlook Featuring Mark McKendry, Regional Vice President of Intermodal at NFI What do you think is in store for the intermodal market in 2021? One thing we’re going to see in 2021, alongside incremental capacity gains, is incremental price increases.

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NFI

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Intermodal 2021 Outlook Featuring Mark McKendry, Regional Vice President of Intermodal at NFI What do you think is in store for the intermodal market in 2021? One thing we’re going to see in 2021, alongside incremental capacity gains, is incremental price increases. Read More.

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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.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

A 2021 Peak Shipping Season survey conducted by Edelman Intelligence found hiring to be a strong concern among supply chain decision makers with 90% having a strong need to increase hiring to account for peak season and beyond. Tight capacity and high rates. Download the Report: 2021 Peak Shipping Season Survey. Download Report.

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Zipline Logistics

JUNE 29, 2021

Each of these on its own could cause capacity constraints. But since all of them have worked in tandem on the market, capacity is strained beyond previously seen levels. Current conditions continue to be defined by widespread demand imbalances as there is more need for trucking services than available capacity.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 9, 2020

” Other energy trends include improvements in storage capacity to provide around-the-clock energy from renewable sources and advances in smart grid technology. He explains, “In 2021, every company will learn to become a healthcare company, too, as safeguarding employees and customers becomes a core requirement of doing business.”[7]

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NFI

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Freight Brokerage 2021 Outlook Featuring Aaron Schmidt, Regional Vice President at NFI What do you think will be in store for freight brokerage in 2021? Where we are today with capacity being tight, reemerging COVID flare ups,… Continue reading Freight Brokerage 2021 Outlook.

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IQMS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

2021 manufacturing trends will be driven by the lessons learned in 2020. That’s why we’re calling 2021 the year of the connected worker. 2021 Manufacturing Trends to Improve Decision Making and Productivity. This focus will only increase as companies compete for business based on the productivity of their people.

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Freight Plus

OCTOBER 12, 2021

How was June 2021? On the domestic side capacity remains tight and rates are elevated. Any freight they reject just pushes back into the domestic OTR space-putting further pressure on rates and capacity. Click the Button above to receive the full transportation market report for September 2021.

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NFI

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Freight Brokerage 2021 Outlook Featuring Aaron Schmidt, Regional Vice President at NFI What do you think will be in store for freight brokerage in 2021? Where we are today with capacity being tight, reemerging COVID flare. I can tell you that I did not expect 2020 to be what 2020 turned out to be. Read More.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 11, 2022

It had been an average of around $17 since May of 2021. Amazon reported $2 billion in incremental costs from having excess fulfillment and transportation capacity. The new reality, Reuters reported, began to emerge halfway through 2021. Amazon made a mistake, but not a critical one; the capacity will be needed.

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Freight Plus

AUGUST 10, 2021

How was July 2021? On the domestic side, both dry vans and reefers continue to run tight in terms of capacity with rates remaining elevated. Volumes remain high and with import volumes remaining elevated and domestic manufacturing continuing it’s bull run, there’s no foreseeable light at the end of the tunnel in 2021.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 27, 2021

2021 Supply Chain and Inventory Management Trends for the US. Here we are, one year later, trying to determine the 2021 supply chain and inventory management trends to adopt. With that in mind, here are a few trends for 2021 that could help your business outlast the pandemic: Supplier Diversification. Automation.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

October 2021 - Transportation Market Report. Ocean carriers are looking at close to $200 Billion in annual profits for 2021. Both Maersk and CMA-CGM have made investments in air freight capacity. Click the Button above to receive the full transportation market report for October 2021. Ocean Updates.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The global transportation system in 2021 is experiencing a unique and unexpected crisis. In the first quarter of 2021, its volume increased 23.3% The post Tight container market creating capacity issues for shippers appeared first on Turvo. A problem also linked to shipping companies. What happened to the containers?

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The State of E-Commerce Peak Season in 2021. Many of the contributing factors in the highly competitive parcel express market have ramped up into overdrive ahead of the 2021 peak season, with e-commerce levels reaching record levels. Peak season e-commerce for 2021 may well offer more significant increases than ever.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 15, 2022

Yesterday the Census Bureau released the Q4 2021 Quarterly Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization, and my colleague Jason Miller was able to update the MSU Supply Chain Pressure Index. in Q3 2021 (13.3%). The post Supply Chain Pressure Index is up for Q4 2021 – and will likely stay there. The reading jumped to 494.6,

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o9 Solutions

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Improving on-shelf availability is a constant struggle, and capacity planning is largely managed with manual spreadsheet driven processes. . In 2021, global retailers are expected to spend $11.8 To align capacity with demand, retailers are using flow plans that forecast at 90-day, 21-day, and daily intervals. 90 Day flow plan.

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Freight Plus

JANUARY 24, 2022

December 2021 - Transportation Market Report. All of these are positive indicators for continued growth, but also indicate further capacity issues in the transportation markets. Click the Button above to receive the full transportation market for December 2021. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) ?. which is down 1.1%

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 29, 2021

As the delta variant provides an added layer of uncertainty throughout the world, experts frantically search for solutions as peak season shipping 2021 approaches. The second half of 2020 featured new growth and unprecedented demand in the world’s economy that has yet to slow and will continue to grow as peak season approaches in 2021.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 3, 2021

From March through mid-April 2021, late deliveries occurred across 13% of FedEx packages and 5% of UPS packages. pounds), effective May 28, 2021, on shipments originating from and destined to the USA. The problem goes back to how both FedEx and UPS are still over capacity in their networks. The specific increases include: A $0.03

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 3, 2021

From March through mid-April 2021, late deliveries occurred across 13% of FedEx packages and 5% of UPS packages. pounds), effective May 28, 2021, on shipments originating from and destined to the USA. The problem goes back to how both FedEx and UPS are still over capacity in their networks. The specific increases include: A $0.03

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 23, 2022

Retailers are diversifying ports, suppliers, and carriers to ensure speedier deliveries and capacity. Carrier diversification also is important for capacity purposes. Capacity constraints throughout supply chains have plagued retailers and resulted in delivery delays in the middle and final miles. But at what cost?

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