QAD

DECEMBER 16, 2021

IndustryWeek conducted a survey of CEOs in October 2021 to identify supply chain pain points. The Port of Los Angeles is joining the Port of Long Beach in doubling operational hours to 24/7. QAD Sourcing manages the electronic RFQ process with suppliers. Federal Government Actions. In October, the U.S.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

Since 2021 as the Green Corridor contributor, I’ve focused my roundup on the same basic categories. Key ports like Rotterdam, Hamburg, Singapore, Hong Kong and Los Angeles will be the key ports to be ready for fueling the first truly green lanes. How fast or slow that is I hope to share with you in this years annual roundup!

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Logility

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

2, 2021 – Logility, Inc., Logility recently added onto the experience, allowing students to dive further, learning how to source vendors, issue purchase orders and even track work-in-process and inbound shipments. The college is headquartered in downtown Los Angeles. ATLANTA – Nov. Professional Designation, A.A.

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ivalua

MARCH 1, 2021

Thuy Mauge is a Supply Services Manager for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), the largest municipal utility in the United States, overseeing various procurement programs for Supply Chain Services (SCS) division. The post 2021 – AMER – Thuy Mauge appeared first on Ivalua. Thuy Mauge.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The stated overall theme for our 2021 predictions series was a ‘ year of renewal’ where new thinking, definition and directions would be addressed for what is required in a “ new normal ” of business. West Coast ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach with the average wait time for ships to be unloaded reaching 20.8

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Cities from Los Angeles to coastal Texas and beyond are increasingly using this technology to study the effects of development, traffic, climate change and myriad other situations a city must face.”[2]. 1] Brent Biddulph, “ Digital twins: making the future more predictable ,” Smart Cities World, 12 August 2021. [2]

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

From wildfires in Greece and Hawaii to the tropical storm that dumped a record amount of rainfall on Los Angeles, extreme climate-related events have filled the headlines. Corporations need to understand climate conditions in locations where their raw resources are sourced.

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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

OCTOBER 25, 2022

spiked above $20,000 at its highest point in 2021, the spot rate dropped below $4,000 per 40-foot container. Reportedly, the queue of container vessels waiting to unload at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach was just four vessels last week, compared to over 100 ships in January. Instead, import volumes to the U.S.

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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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Operations and Supply Chain Management

OCTOBER 18, 2021

A truck navigates container stacks at the Port of Los Angeles last Friday. Airports from Hong Kong to Los Angeles are reporting double-digit gains in freight tonnage heading into the sector’s peak season, suggesting Dubai won’t be alone in coping with a flood of cargo. Sourcing Journal). Trouble viewing this email?

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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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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Expanding and shifting sourcing Earlier this year, a number of retailers told analysts that they had expanded their sourcing partners to diversify inventories and mitigate risks. Floor & Decor is one of the latest retailers to diversify its countries of origin by moving a large portion of sourcing out of China.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 22, 2016

The proposed first route between Los Angeles and San Francisco would cut travel times from 4 hours to 35 minutes. The CEO of the company behind the test (Hyperloop One) estimates that the system will be transporting cargo by 2019 and passengers by 2021. 1126km / h).

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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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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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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2022

in 2021, is sure to place further pressure on inflation-weary shippers. The Drewry Shanghai-Los Angeles assessment is down 57% in the same period. The refinery also will be powered by the MidAmerican Energy electrical grid, which is made up of more than 88% renewable sources. are seeing steep price hikes in gasoline.

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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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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 30, 2021

In short, we expect it to be difficult to source capacity in the coming months until contract rates edge toward spot rates and the market finds a new “normal.” The Consumer Brands Association (CBA) released a study citing that they expect CPG purchases to decelerate between 1-2% in 2021 compared to 2020.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 17, 2021

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. Source: ACT Research April 2021 Freight Forecast report. Q3 2021 on August 11, 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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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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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. The problem with containers is that most of them are stuck in the US, but need to be at ports and manufacturers in China!

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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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GTG Technology Group

DECEMBER 2, 2015

While the EPA has given the trucking industry until 2021 to fully comply with the new set of standards, the state of California has already begun its green overhaul of the industry. According to a recent article in the Los Angeles Times, the freight system accounts for 45% of smog-forming pollution in the Golden State.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

Cargo begins clogging Port of Los Angeles amid railroad worker shortage. The deal extends an existing relationship between the two companies, as in 2021, FedEx began to deploy Berkshire Grey’s Robotic Product Sortation and Identification (RPSi) systems to robotically sort small packages that arrive daily and require distribution.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Source: Ports of LA, Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle-Tacoma. LA and Long Beach account for the majority of west coast port volumes, approximately 75 percent of the volume (LA, Long Beach, Oakland, and Seattle-Tacoma) in September 2021 – the most recent month on record. Yup, LA and Long Beach are Critical.

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Stord

MAY 2, 2022

Q1 2021 saw 39% year-over-year growth in US e-commerce sales. That resulted in bottlenecks, such as the record backlogs at the port of Los Angeles, where container ships waited for weeks to offload cargo. Even in January of 2022, 1,850 dockworkers on the West Coast tested positive for COVID –more than all 2021 cases combined.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2021

A lot of this effort comes down to more sustainable sourcing, which tends to make environmental-conscious consumers happy. Starbucks to improve sustainable coffee sourcing. Last month, the company began testing its electric delivery vans in Los Angeles as part of its Climate Pledge.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 8, 2022

The top five most expensive global ports for detention and demurrage (D&D) fees on cargo containers are all in the US, where such charges have increased during 2022 even as global average fees have fallen from their record highs of 2021, according to a report from logistics technology provider Container XChange.

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