Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 6, 2021

The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is mostly being shipped from Kalamazoo, Michigan directly to the point of use. Pfizer’s plan utilizes strategic transportation partners to ship by air to major hubs and then distribute by ground transportation to dosing locations. As of January 5, 2021, 17,020,575 have been distributed. The Vaccines.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

While 2021 holiday shopping showed consumers willing to pay higher prices, one of 2022’s top retail trends includes impeding inflation – meaning many consumers will now be on the lookout for price increases. Increased Labor Costs (Plus 2021 and 2022 Pay Increases for Amazon Employees). Shipping and Transportation Costs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, reported its best quarter in 117 years, posting a $5.9B Ships continue to hold in the west coast harbors of LA and Long Beach, and the west coast warehouses are full. Much of the inventory on the ships at sea will miss the essential seasonal windows. Time For Action.

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Freightos

JUNE 6, 2023

The Initial Hurdle: 2021’ Freight Fiasco During the COVID-19 pandemic, Conor from Fort Toys , like many other entrepreneurs, found himself dealing with skyrocketing demand… and skyrocketing freight costs. This was terrible news for a company now on the hook to ship to kids who were suddenly cooped up and hankering for a fort.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Shipping freight across the world is a complex matter. A 2021 Cargo Owners and freight forwarders survey, confirms this. First of all, for cargo owners, international transport and shipping can be complicated operations involving multiple stakeholders and several suppliers and contacts for a single shipment.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. In 2021, 87% of Americans were negatively impacted by the supply chain. In Fortune 500 earnings calls for Q3 of 2021, “supply chain” mentions were up 412% from Q3 in 2020. Source: Consultancy.UK.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 14, 2022

Backed by a wealth of transportation industry expertise in niche areas, SwanLeap leverages the power Artificial Intelligence to turn shipping into a profit center. SwanLeap was acquired by Transportation Insight HoldCo in November, 2021. SwanLeap was acquired by Transportation Insight HoldCo in November, 2021. Combined, the $4.3

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

If your company’s supply chain survived 2020 and the disruptions of early 2021, it’s safe to say it has passed the supply chain resiliency test. Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks. Trade disputes and tariffs.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Identifying sources of Carbon emissions. These are classified into sources of emissions as Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3. These are considered “indirect” greenhouse gas sources. Scope 3 emissions are the amount of carbon emitted by vendors and suppliers in your value chain, another indirect source.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

As consumer spending fell, the days of escalating ocean freight and extreme shipping variability eased this year. The peak disruption was in December 2021. Build in-market sourcing. Rationalize global strategies to focus on building markets based on in-market sourcing. However, variability and global unrest is rising.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Suez Canal News Update The Suez Canal is a crucial lane for global shipping, with 50-60 vessels of all types transiting each day for about 19,000 per year, including about 30% of global container traffic and more than a million barrels of crude oil per day. What to expect from shipping in the Suez Canal & Red Sea?

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2021

If your company’s supply chain survived 2020 and the disruptions of early 2021, it’s safe to say it has passed the resiliency test. Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks. What do we mean by that?

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Durbha predicts resiliency will remain a hot topic in 2021. As a result, the level of risk in 2021 will remain elevated and will be part of the new normal. Consequently, 2021 will be all about collaborations and expanding networks. ” Regardless of how 2021 unfolds, the supply chain will play an important role in it.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2022

2021 came with a new set of challenges as global and local supply chains were hit by raw materials shortages, accompanied by longer lead times and higher shipping costs, lack of labor, and the pent-up demand actualizing as record-breaking sales. It provides a single source of truth with visibility and analytics based on the same data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2024

percent decrease from 2021. Walmart announced that it will pilot agriculture technology with crop supply intelligence company Agritaskto get real-time information on crops and improve sourcing decisions around produce. The company said that it used 85,916 metric tons of single-use plastic that year, an 11.6

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Logility

MAY 25, 2022

Supply chain organizations are now caught in the clutches of a global economy creaking beneath the weight of cargo embargoes, labor shortages, jammed ports and shipping lanes, and a pandemic that continues to evolve. A digital supply chain platform enables these interactions between planning, sourcing, and procurement ?

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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. Egypt’s Suez Canal blocked by huge container ship. Starbucks to improve sustainable coffee sourcing. Port congestion has caused a lot of shipping delays over the course of the last year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Retailers turning to specific-day delivery over speediest shipping. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic followed by supply chain disruptions around the world has sparked a resurgence of companies bringing sourcing and manufacturing back to the United States or closer to U.S.

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Freightos

APRIL 25, 2024

e-commerce customers’ love for free shipping. ‘de minimis’ rule, which exempts imports under $800 from customs and makes brokerage fees minimal, they have shipped massive volumes via air cargo. From Q3 2021 to early 2022, Freightos Air Index China-U.S. Utilizing the U.S. These rates dipped to around $3.50/kg

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Matt is the Co-Founder and CEO of popcapacity , which is dedicated to simplifying the process for sourcing warehouse space. Matt and his partner, Derek Loftus started popcapacity in 2021 with the goal of delivering frictionless 3PL warehousing and fulfillment capacity by leveraging marketplace style technology and AI. Labor crisis.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The Clean Cargo Group is a business-to-business sustainability initiative aiming to reduce the environmental impact of the cargo shipping industry, and SAFA is made up of shipping companies, airlines and freight forwarders that are committed to measuring and reducing their carbon dioxide emissions. Synopsis: GeTS Webinar 9th Sept 2021.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Source: Descartes Datamyne. Afterall, today’s supply chains are complex and multi-national (think shipping distance), requiring inputs from numerous organizations across geographies, glued together by a complex network of logistics service providers. For example, on September 24, there was a new record of 157 total ships in port.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 13, 2021

Although somewhat simplistic, that is not necessarily a bad way to think about FTAs, at least for companies that ship goods across borders. For a long time, and predominantly still, most people and businesses tend to think about FTAs as just that: a way to reduce tariffs on good originating in one party upon entry into another.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

Mr. Frasquet is the executive director of corporate procurement, although his responsibilities include a much broader set of supply chain responsibilities than just sourcing. Additionally, traditionally beauty consultants sold products and the company shipped products to the consultants. That is changing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Continuing Disruptions in Transportation and Sourcing Materials After the pandemic, retailers are faced with new challenges and disruptions due to global conflicts, trade restrictions, and now recessions. Shipping items back and forth creates needless greenhouse gas emissions, and only 54% of all packaging gets recycled.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Source: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Supply Chain 2022 Predictions — APEJ Implications. Tender documents and responsible source guidance are requiring suppliers to show evidence of their actions to support ESG initiatives, as well as the actions of their suppliers. Companies, both large and small, are changing. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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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. Automation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 8, 2021

This was just the latest of several omnichannel fulfillment enhancements from Walgreens, including nationwide rollout of same-day delivery with Instacart , launched February 2021, and nationwide same-day curbside pick-up , launched July 2020. Target acquired Shipt in 2017 to provide the foundation of its same-day delivery.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

IDC also forecasts that by 2023, 30 percent of Asian enterprises will ship freight using a SaaS-enabled platform, resulting in improved efficiencies in load matching and reduced shipping costs. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – September 2021. Synopsis: GeTS Webinar 9th Sept 2021. Load More.

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Unleashed

MARCH 9, 2021

In simple terms business procurement is the process of locating and acquiring goods and services from external sources for the business to use. Procurement activities include planning, sourcing, and negotiation, along with risk management, legal and value analysis. Procurement in 2021 and beyond. What is procurement?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2021

In MIT’s State of Supply Chain Sustainability 2021 , 80% of executives surveyed said the pandemic either had no impact on their commitment or increased it. We must plan, source, make, and deliver differently for supply chain sustainability. These examples address the source, make, and deliver areas of supply chain.

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Logility

JUNE 24, 2021

ATLANTA – June 24, 2021 – Logility, Inc., a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, received Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2021 Top Supply Chain Projects award (formerly known as the SDCE 100). “It

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2022

in October 2021. With snarled supply chains, 2021 holiday shipments (sweaters, holiday decorations and such) arrived late in many cases and have contributed to a degree to this inventory build up. Retailers have been used to long lead times over the last two decades, especially for the categories they source from Asia.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Founded in 2021 by a team of seasoned logistics and transportation professionals, FreightVana has quickly become a key partner to many Fortune 500 Shippers and is one of the nation’s fastest growing logistics providers.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

We are pleased to continue our 2021 series our fire-side chat column with key people in the supply chain industry. Katie welcome to another of LogiSYM’s fire-side chats for 2021 & thank you for making the time to speak to us in what can imagine your very busy schedule”. We know what needs to be done & should take action.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

UK electronics manufacturers have seen a sales revenue lift of 30% in 2021 vs 2020, outpacing the average performance of manufacturers of 24%, according to data from a soon-to-be released Unleashed State of Manufacturing report. Average gross profit margin , 2021 Again, these figures are a positive sign for electronics manufacturing.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 21, 2023

Why Multi-Carrier Parcel Shipping Strategies Are Winning in 2022 by Lindsay Schuemann , Marketing Manager at Enveyo Two years. Better sourcing processes, how to implement omnichannel fulfilment, and creative solutions for labour shortages. They’re shipping companies. The shipping experience now defines the shopping experience.

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