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2021 Supply Chain Challenges: The Top 5 Lessons Learned + Tips from 11 Industry Experts

ToolsGroup

Amongst the issues faced by both businesses and consumers in 2021, supply chain shortages – and the resulting challenges – held strong in the headlines throughout the year. Five Lessons Learned Overcoming 2021’s Supply Chain Challenges. Just how bad were supply chain challenges in 2021? Bad enough to become the subject of memes.

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Webinar Q&A: Answers to 8 Common Freight Market Questions

CH Robinson Transportfolio

webinar, we provided an in-depth analysis of current supply and demand trends in the North American freight market. As such, vessels for ocean capacity between Asia and the United States are expected to remain fully booked for most/all of 2021. The first half of 2021 is forecasted to net less than 1% growth in Class 8 trucks.

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Competing in a diverse parcel market

Cathy Roberson

Express average daily volumes fell 2.9%, with no change in Ground and Freight average daily shipments per day declined 4.1%. Many of these retailers typically utilize their B2C carriers as B2B carriers but could opt to switch to another carrier because of cost or the size of the parcel/freight. LTL providers also play in this space.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

Applications are due by July 2021, with the program looking to reduce deforestation between 2022 and 2026. Previously, some Prime members could get Amazon Fresh orders and Whole Foods deliveries dropped off in their garage, but only if they lived in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Seattle.

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What’s the Best Response to Global Supply Chain Disruption?

QAD

Because import freight is sitting on docks longer and warehouses receiving containers are backlogged, we’re also seeing a shortage of containers and chassis to move containers. IndustryWeek conducted a survey of CEOs in October 2021 to identify supply chain pain points. The Ports of Seattle and Tacoma are likewise expanding gate hours.

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Significant Cyber Attack Involving a Transportation and Logistics Services Provider

Supply Chain Matters

There is another report of a cyber-attack involving a large-scale asset-light global transportation and logistics services provider for maritime and air freight shipping tendering and services. Published reports indicate that the effects on this Seattle based company’s operations are widespread.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

The trend is borne out in the 2021 State of North America Manufacturing Report produced annually by research and publishing firm Thomasnet.com. Operators of warehouses, trucking fleets and other freight businesses say they are paring their payroll growth as the supply-chain disruptions that led to tens of thousands of new jobs recede.