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Emerging Supply Chain Trends – A Look at Evolving Finished Vehicle Logistics Amid Market Shifts and Trends

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The subsequent rankings in the 2021 Production Statistics revealed that South Korea had overtaken Germany and Mexico, and Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia have moved up the world ranking for car production. In 2022, mainland China’s vehicle production was approximately 26.1 million cars. million cars.

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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As of January 1, 2022, it was taking a company an average of 73 days to deliver goods to truck or rail carriers after booking with an ocean carrier and completing the cross-ocean journey, according to E2open’s Ocean Shipping Index. In fact, global freight rates have increased tenfold since the start of the pandemic.

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Digital Megatrends – Shaping Supply Chain Innovation

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

For instance, when Malaysia allowed only 60 per cent of its factory workforce to operate during the lockdown in June last year, it aggravated the global semiconductor shortage. In other manufacturing sectors like the semiconductor industry, labour shortages due to movement restrictions led to supply chain disruptions worldwide.

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Ocean Freight Performance in March 2021

Freight Plus

How are you going to reconfigure your terminal operations to accommodate much bigger ships, add more ship to shore cranes? BCO’s are negotiating contracts for 2021-2022. For shipments going to Europe (as well as the US), companies will need to buffer freight budgets and transit times. Where do you put these things?

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New UPS Fees Come in Response to More Demand

Intelligent Audit

However, that initial online connection immediately increases the chances that the customer will make a purchase, which again extends the demands for transportation and shipping. Shippers need to understand these fees, also available in full detail here , and how they emphasize the value of a single source of truth for shipping data.

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5t New UPS Fees Come in Response to More Demand

Intelligent Audit

However, that initial online connection immediately increases the chances that the customer will make a purchase, which again extends the demands for transportation and shipping. Shippers need to understand these fees, also available in full detail here , and how they emphasize the value of a single source of truth for shipping data. .

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Overcoming the 5 Supply Chain Barriers that Threaten the Growth of Renewable Energy

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Renewables are expected to account for 90% of new power generation globally through 2022. Rising material costs and historically high freight rates can eat into the profitability of your renewable energy project. That includes anticipating every possible contingency to mitigate disruptions in shipping.