Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Last month, the company released its third annual “Brand Protection Report” and said it disposed of over 6 million counterfeit goods in 2022. Cargo ships lost 661 containers at sea in 2022, down from the 15-year average of 1,566 lost per year, according to the latest figures from the World Shipping Council (WSC).

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 6, 2023

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. which is attributable to Q4 holiday sales and the subsequent dips in Warehousing Capacity (+3.6) and slowdown in Warehousing Utilization (-14.0) declined a significant 7.1

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Water levels falling in the Rhine, the Loire, and the Colorado River. Supply Chain Performance over the Period of March 2020 to July 2022. Supply chain leaders self-assessment of performance during the pandemic period of March 2020-through July 2022. Thirty-one months of supply chain disruption. The winter offers no relief.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

In an update published in early April, we highlighted for readers both March and Q1-2022 various published global production and supply chain indices. Also reported was less change in Inventory and Warehousing metrics as costs continue to grow and capacity remains tight. Warehouse inventory levels are noted as remaining quite high.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

Further, the report indicates that many consumer goods firms reportedly achieved the inventory wind down they strove for throughout 2022. seaport activity are down double-digits from 2022 levels, but several percentage points from the volumes experienced in the pre- Covid 2019 period. Further reported was that volumes of U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2023

Consequently, the warehousing capacity metric increased a reported 6.8 The narrative contrasts historical inventory-to-sales ratios and provides an assessment that “ it appears that firms are getting back to the inventory to sales ratios that they saw pre-pandemic- something they have been striving to do through 2021 and 2022. ”

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights two additional indices of global and US supply chain volatility relative to July 2022 global supply chain activity levels. In a prior published Supply Chain Matters commentary, we provided highlights of the various July 2022 PMI indices across select global supply chain regions. Bob Ferrari.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

While 209,000 workers were added in June, 14,000 freight and parcel carriers were cut and 6,900 warehousing and storage jobs were lost. In the past we would expect to see transportation and warehousing ramping up hiring in late summer ahead of peak season. ” warehouse workers in June of 2022. There were 1.96

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2023

Panelists reportedly pointed to a more pessimistic outlook for transportation utilization for the remainder of this year From our lens, the picture of the report is that not only is an overall contraction of freight demand, but continued high inventory and warehouse capacity utilization is leading to increased inventory storage costs.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Members place and manage purchase orders, move goods and manage warehouses and work with suppliers. Certainly there are those who needed to still work in physical facilities such as manufacturing and warehousing. I spent time in Colorado and developed a passion for mountain climbing. Originally published on September 20, 2022.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 16, 2017

by store count over the next four years, consumers are flocking to mobile commerce (m-commerce), which is set to drive mass adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in retail, IBM is pairing up with BMW to provide cloud-based data management, self-driving trucks will still need drivers, and micro-warehouses bring fulfillment closer to the customer.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 16, 2017

by store count over the next four years, consumers are flocking to mobile commerce (m-commerce), which is set to drive mass adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in retail, IBM is pairing up with BMW to provide cloud-based data management, self-driving trucks will still need drivers, and micro-warehouses bring fulfillment closer to the customer.

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Multichannel Merchant

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Veho, a startup whose software platform matches demand to crowdsourced drivers and handles deliveries and returns out of its own warehouses, has raised another $170 million to reach a $1.5 Veho plans to expand the doorstop returns program nationally as well, and improve its warehouse automation capabilities. Photo credit: Veho.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The chip shortage has been one of the hottest topics in 2022. While many retailers are discounting, canceling orders, and otherwise scrambling to get rid of a glut of goods filling their stores and warehouses, some are embracing their higher inventory levels. I read an article earlier this week that broke it down pretty succinctly.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 5, 2024

A rule regulating emissions at Southern California warehouses , which the state’s trucking industry viewed as akin to a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate, has been upheld by a federal district court. Women’s clothing brand Spanx is using a humanoid robot to work in its Georgia warehouse.

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