Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 15, 2022

A similar lockdown of this port that occurred in 2021 resulted in several weeks of supply chain disruptions along with added weeks of cascading disruptions among other regions including major U.S. West Coast ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Call to Action. Nearly every U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 11, 2022

In our Part Two look back commentary , we observed efforts and activities by businesses directed at restoring more direct control of supply network materials sourcing. This index closed the year 2021 at a value of $9,304 per TEU , reflecting a 113 percent year-over-year increase from that of 2020.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

As far back as 2021, Supply Chain Matters has highlighted both the near-term tactical and strategic implications of the global wide shortage of semiconductors , particularly on the global automotive industry. According to the report, GlobalFoundries now aims to submit a proposal to the U.S. Commerce Department under the recently enacted U.S.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 13, 2022

ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach which saw their busiest March on record, handling a combined 898,287 TEU’s. The Suez Canal, one of the most important waterways in the world, was accidentally blocked by MV Ever Given between March 23rd and 29th 2021. Source: project44 Monthly report.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

Canadian Pacific is the sixth-largest North America freight railway, and in December 2021 completed an agreement to acquire U.S. The report cites data indicating that the volume of Asia-East Coast routings is expected to reach 889,000 TEU ’s by the month of June, up 40 percent from 2021 full-year average routings. Further, U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Background Global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022. That index now stands at $1898 as of this week, with the Drewy WCI Shanghai to Los Angeles sub-index reported at $1959.

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ShipBob

APRIL 26, 2023

It involves all the activities related to the sourcing and transportation of raw materials needed in the manufacturing process. This was followed shortly by the Great Resignation, with resignation rates in the manufacturing industry almost hitting 60% in late 2021.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 13, 2022

President Joe Biden made another visit to the Port of Los Angeles and as Bloomberg reported : “ made no bones about taking on the nine ocean carriers in the three main global shipping alliances or their roles in stoking U.S. Last week , U.S. inflation that’s running at the hottest pace in 40 years.” Biden further called on the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

for February , with the authors indicating that this value: “ reflected an easing in global supply chain pressures since December 2021, even though they remain at historically elevated levels ” The February index value compares to the 4.25 value reported at the end of December 2021. This index stood at $9,304 at the end of 2021.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 31, 2021

For the first time in the rail container volume index history , non-holiday empty containers outnumber the loaded container volumes heading into Los Angeles. How much of the current demand is TRUE demand vs. over ordering by panicked procurement professionals? Today it closed at $2497, the highest it’s been in 10 years.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

This index stood at $9,304 at the end of 2021. For the specific routing of Shanghai to Los Angeles , the index was reported as $9112 at the end of March, compared to $10,986 at the end of February. That compares to $9,279.46 per 40-foot container reported at the end of February.

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o9 Solutions

JANUARY 19, 2022

It won’t come from a direct attack on supply chain systems and tools, but rather it will start from being linked to an unsecured data source. With that much data to search, it takes time to find the source of the breach. Like in 2021, many will think of just getting through the early part of the year, and then all will be normal.

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