Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

Often times at Logistics Viewpoints, we like to look to the future and highlight the key trends that we see in a given market, or make predictions about what technologies will emerge as game changers in the new year. It was a good mix of topics and authors, including a good number from our Logistics Viewpoints sponsors.

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Freightos

APRIL 25, 2024

More Resources Home The Impact of Fast Fashion Giants On Air Cargo Eytan Buchman April 25, 2024 Navigating New Horizons: The Impact of Fast Fashion on Air Cargo Rates & Dynamics The intersection of fast fashion, globalized retail e-commerce, and air cargo logistics is coming to a head with Temu and Shein’s entrance to the US market.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As we look forward to 2022 and beyond, the overall guidance must be “prepare for anything.” IDC expects spending on Digital Transformation (DX) on the top 5 use cases – smart warehousing, freight management, optimized operations, supplier network management, and predictive network inventory orchestration – to hit USD $33Bn in 2022.

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Freightos

MAY 28, 2024

More Resources Home May 28, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. million TEU per month and surpassed 2.3 million TEU twice.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares samples of individual prediction snapshots that will be included in our Annual 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory publishing later this month. percent in 2024.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 21, 2024

AMR Market Continues to Show Resilience and Investor Faith After MODEX 2022, I had famously predicted that the Robotics and Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) market is poised for consolidation. The post Three Key Takeaways from MODEX 2024 appeared first on Supply Chain Nation. Boy, I couldn’t be more wrong.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 28, 2024

billion reported for 2022. For the full year, the luxury EV auto maker produced 8,428 vehicles, compared to 7,180 vehicles produced in 2022. Our research arm’s published advisory, 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains has predicted added activism among various industries including the automotive sector.

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Freightos

APRIL 9, 2024

More Resources Home April 9, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. Freightos Air Index rates out of S. Prices to N.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. That prospect became more conceivable, they said, after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine prompted companies to sever ties with Russia, sometimes taking huge write-downs. However, many of these companies are now reining in their logistics ambitions. billion.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 6, 2024

retailer Target’s recent reporting of Q4 and Fiscal 2024 financial and operational performance. They should be indications of what retailers and their supply network fulfillment teams can anticipate in 2024. billion in 2022. billion in 2022. billion in 2022. billion, compared with $514.0 percent to $173.4

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 28, 2024

With [their] ability to help with inventory forecasting, improve shipping times, and tracking, it’s easy to see why [autonomous systems are] talked about in a positive light around the area of logistics.” 2] Niels Van Hove, “ Intelligent IBP – The Rise of Autonomous ,” Supply Chain Trend, 7 March 2022. [3]

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

percent in 2022. In the not so optimistic category, the bank revised its 2024 global growth forecast to 2.4 percent in 2022. percent in 2023, compared to an estimated 3 percent in 2022. percent in 2022. The current forecast for 2024 growth is 0.8 That compares with a global growth rate of 3.1

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. In past years, USPS has hiked its fees from roughly October to January during the annual surge, including increases in 2022, 2021, and 2020. The post This Week in Logistics News (September 16 – 22) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Unleashed

APRIL 11, 2024

US manufacturing activity expands for first time since 2022. Sustainable seaweed – Meet Hayley Fraser-Mackenzie We recently chatted with Hayley Fraser-Mackenzie, Managing Director at Pacific Harvest Seaweeds , to discuss how she’s manifested success with an edible seaweed brand in 2024. in March – up 2.5% from February.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The Retail Trends Shaping How We Shop in 2022. or the ability to order groceries while waiting at the doctor’s office, MCommerce sales are expected to exceed 400 billion US dollars in 2024. As cited in Placer Lab’s Report on the Top 10 Retail Brands to Watch in 2022 , these smaller stores (down to 32,000 sq. Social Selling.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 30, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Applications are due by July 2021, with the program looking to reduce deforestation between 2022 and 2026. Part of this plan is to speed up its supply chain, primarily with a $100 million distribution center in Hendricks County, creating up to 500 jobs by the end of 2024.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

As a result, maritime shipping lies at the very heart of the global logistical system. According to Panama Canal Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez , “Dipping water levels could cost them between $500 million and $700 million in 2024, compared to previous estimates of $200 million.”[3] ” How bad have things become?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 19, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The delays caused Aurora to revise its expectations for producing road-ready trucks until the first half of 2024. According to The American Transportation Research Institute’s (ATRI) 2022 update, the total marginal cost of trucking grew by 12.7 Walmart’s supply chain woes.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

The inner workings of logistics at Amazon are a marvel of efficiency, precision, and constant innovation. We’ll explore their logistics empire, from warehouse robots to futuristic visions, and discover how they manage millions of packages daily. Ever wonder how Amazon gets your package to your door so quickly?

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights for the recently released Allianz Safety and Shipping Review 2024 Report. Safety and Shipping Review 2024 Report Global commercial and specialty insurance provider Allianz Commercial has released its annual review of trends and developments in global shipping and safety. All rights reserved.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

Trends Transforming Logistics and Supply Chains In the MENA Region in 2023. by Dr Shereen Nassar , Global Director of Logistics Studies and Director of MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management Suite at Heriot-Watt University Dubai. Flexibility for Resilient and Optimised Logistics and Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 11, 2023

trillion (or five percent) compared to a record high level in 2022. Outlook for 2024 The current updated UNCTAD forecast provides a more pessimistic forecast for 2024. The UN agency indicated that the forecast for global trade in 2024 remained “ highly uncertain and generally pessimistic.”

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 30, 2024

The Company expects to substantially complete this plan by the end of the third quarter of 2024, subject to local law and consultation requirements. However, multiple business media reports indicate that Rawlinson’s email to all employees indicated that the latest cuts will not involve hourly manufacturing and logistics workforces.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Logistics Managers Index (LMI) that declined to contractionary level and reflecting rather noteworthy trending. The report authors indicated that this decline was the largest since the start of the ongoing logistics industry downturn that that occurred in April 2022. The reported November value of 49.4 declined a significant 7.1

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Freightos

MARCH 19, 2024

More Resources Home Navigating the Waves: Exploring Digital Booking in Ocean Logistics at TPM 2024 Judah Levine The sessions at this year’s TPM, the preeminent North American ocean freight conference, was more focused on the role of technology in ocean logistics than ever. The data shows this too.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 25, 2022

49% believe that global supply chains won’t fully recover to pre-Covid operational norms until 2024 or beyond. Redwood, CA, 25 October, 2022. Nearly a third (32%) of procurement teams concede to cutting corn ers with their sourcing criteria for suppliers to secure supply. About Ivalua. .

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 12, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our April 12, 2022 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based blog readership. MSC Acquires Bollore’s Africa Logistics Unit. billion euros.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Further, Japan based shipping line Mitsui OSK Lines indicated a belief that this disruption could extend thru the balance of 2024. Moeller Maersk , operators of Maersk Line plummeted a reported 18 percent as the carrier and logistics services provider reported full year 2023 financial performance that disappointed investment markets.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2024

based Logistics Managers Index likely noticed that this index reading for the month of May increased 2.7 percentage points, the highest level since June 2022. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Ongoing Situation Readers who have been following the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 30, 2024

UPS Cutting Upwards 12,000 Management Level Jobs Parcel and supply chain specialty services provider UPS announced today plans to trim upwards of 12,000 jobs in 2024 as a result of a protracted decline in business volumes along with the consideration of increased use of advanced technologies. percentage point gain from that of 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Background For some time now, Supply Chain Matters has published viewpoints on the disruptive threat that online platform provider Amazon will and has had on both online and physical retail, but also package logistics, transport and last mile product fulfillment strategies surrounding many industry sectors.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Background Ocean container shipping and logistics are the lifeblood of global supply chain movements. The net result was that global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022. By the close of 2022, this index stood at $2,120. Headcount Reductions Industry bellwether A.P.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Holiday Quarter Financial Performance Online retail platform and last mile logistics services provider Amazon reported what was widely depicted as an impressive or “ blowou t” financial performance for the quarter ending in December. billion in 2022. billion in 2022. billion in 2022. billion in 2022. billion, a 7.8

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 4, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides readers and clients with a further installment in our global supply chain assessment series in providing highlights on reported May 2024 global PMI activity levels. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. up from the 51.4

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Locus

AUGUST 2, 2022

Last-mile delivery fulfillment is the stage in final-mile logistics where orders are processed and prepared for shipment. 2022, Statista. Besides reducing the distance to deliver packages, alternative delivery fulfillment models have saved on logistics costs and simplified last-mile logistics management for the modern retail business.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

While this balanced approach to rate hikes is likely to siphon traffic from FedEx and UPS, logistics experts will have to wait to see if the strategy is suitable for a cash-strapped USPS. From freight auditing to machine learning, Intelligent Audit is pushing the logistics industry forward.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

DHL Supply Chain, one of the world’s leading contract logistics agencies, progressed in its sustainability efforts by partnering with Sembcorp to develop a 1.24MWp rooftop solar energy system at their 81 Alps Avenue warehouse facility in Singapore. Cache Logistics Trust, Singapore. YCH Logistics, Singapore.

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