Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2023

manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China. manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China. Executives are plotting alternate supply chains or devising products that can be made elsewhere should China’s hundreds of thousands of factories become inaccessible. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 6, 2021

Varda Space Industries secures $42m for off-planet manufacturing. As Steve Banker wrote about in last week’s news roundup, the worldwide shortage of semiconductors is expected to last through the first quarter of 2023 at a minimum according to the electronics supply chain analysis firm Supplyframe.

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American Global Logistics

MARCH 5, 2024

Specifically, we covered the threats, impacts, and mitigation strategies disrupting supply chains. As of late February 2024, CMA CGM is now shipping cargo through the Red Sea trade route. Key labor issues Disrupting Global Supply Chains There are a number of key labor issues that are affecting the logistics industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The company plans to invest $140 million in the initiative in 2023 as it implements the technology at its 940 remaining U.S. Last year’s negotiations took place as dozens of container ships were backed up off the coast of California waiting to unload cargo. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

The next step of the ZEV declaration integrates workstreams of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) High Level Action Champions (HLAC) with Automotive Manufacturers and The Climate Group’s EV100 to avoid duplication of effort and to pool resources. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – December-January 2023.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

store operations by 9 percent over the past year, slashing hundreds of millions of dollars of goods from their balance sheets and suggesting space is opening up in their jammed supply chains. Target’s inventories at the end of the last quarter were 16 percent lower than the same period a year ago and Walmart cut inventories in its U.S.

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crisp

JULY 12, 2023

Crisp’s resident supply chain expert Barry Bradley shares an update on the state of the consumer goods supply chain, offering insight on how companies can stay ahead of the trends and gain a competitive advantage. Planning with precision An efficient supply chain starts well before products are loaded on a truck.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Digital Twin from Infor Nexus Drives Supply Chain Agility for Molex. The fact that most manufacturers struggled to achieve supply chain agility during COVID is not news. The Molex Supply Chain. The Molex global supply chain is complex. It is part of Koch Industries.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Supply Chain Matters once again highlights some positive news for global supply chain management teams, specifically transportation and logistics related teams. As supply chain logistics and transportation teams are keenly aware, rates peaked to more than $20,000 per container for both routes at this time last year.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 13, 2023

Earlier this week, Bloomberg cited Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters estimates that the work stoppage was causing trade disruptions amounting to C$500 million. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights continued evidence that the U.S. freight and logistics industry continues to mitigate recessionary conditions including the April 2023 Logistics Manager Index reaching its lowest level lowest level in six years and one-half years. percent drop in cargo volumes. The LMI has now declined 6.7

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Despite carrier hopes, peak season 2023 is starting to look like a bust. Recent inventory corrections have caused carrier volumes to stagnate, frustrating carriers and highlighting hopes for volume normaliza t ion in 2023. YoY Volume Lapses Worry Air Cargo Companies. Experts Predict Lower Congestion, Labor Woes for 2023.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 30, 2022

Retail supply chain management has always been a complicated and complex process. But in the timeframe between 2020 to 2022, a volatile supply chain market showed the weakness in outdated, legacy supply chain execution built on rigid technology or lacking any accurate data that can improve overall decision-making.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

This was the year that supply chains regained some of their footing finding firmer ground. But the supply chain industry resolved some major issues and formed a more certain path ahead. To be sure, volatility and unpredictability still disrupt supply chain operations. It wasn’t a breakthrough year.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Since the Suez Canal disruption earlier this year, container and port capacity constraints have caused tremendous impacts to many supply chains around the world. In fact, some analysts now believe the worldwide supply chain crisis will persist until at least 2023. While some critical U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Global commercial aircraft manufacturer Airbus announced that Amazon Air has signed an agreement to lease ten Airbus A330-300P2F air freighters from Altavair , a worldwide provider of aviation finance focusing on leasing, re-purposing, and selling commercial jet aircraft and engines. All rights reserved. .

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All Things Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In the world of global trade and logistics, cargo ships are the unsung heroes that transport goods across the oceans, linking manufacturers, suppliers, and consumers worldwide. As trade volumes continue…

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 23, 2023

This week, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , with sponsors Penske Logistics and consulting firm Kearney , released the 34th Annual State of Logistics Report to organization members and the industry as a whole. companies have been increasingly moving supply chain closer to home.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 21, 2023

Postal Service, Amazon Logistics and others will seek to handle any fallout, the sheer volume level exceeds available industry capacity and will result in cascading disruptions for industry supply chains. Industry supply chain teams at this point have obviously made their own contingency plans as best they can.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Will the supply chain ever catch a break? With every link of the supply chain impacting businesses both large and small, keeping up with the globally disrupted supply chain evolution is a recipe for whiplash. Raw Material Shortages Are Affecting a Challenged Supply Chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2023

In 2023, UPS will add 20 more driving simulators, including one in Louisville. It is “extremely worrisome” that about 80% of American port cranes use Chinese software that is manufactured by a Chinese company, said House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R., in a statement. “On

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! I spent time at the conference listening to members’ research needs and, best of all, their willingness to share data so that we can size the total, global, and regional returns market, figure out the average returns volume by type of business (retailer, manufacturer, etc.),

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Resilinc

MARCH 5, 2024

Navigate the top climate change issues set to impact the supply chain in 2024. 2023 was the warmest year on record. As temperatures continue to rise, the intersection of climate change and supply chain resilience demands increased attention from businesses worldwide. In 2023, global temperatures rose 1.18°C

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SCMDOJO

JULY 26, 2023

Today, we share our carefully compiled selection of the top ten negotiation-related films for 2023. Join us on this exciting cinematic journey as we uncover the captivating worlds of negotiation in the best negotiation movies of 2023! Dr. Muddassir has received a PhD in Management Science from Lancaster University Management School.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Additionally, Amazon’s logistics services include transportation and warehousing solutions, allowing businesses of all sizes to leverage Amazon’s expertise and resources in streamlining their supply chain and improving their delivery capabilities. Billion US Dollars), followed by Europe and potentially Asia.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 12, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our May 12, 2023 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis capsule of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news. in Lithium Supply Tie-Up U.S. This tie-up is reportedly expected to close by the end of 2023.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2022

Cyberattack on Toyota’s supply chain shuts 14 Japanese factories. Xerox addresses $300m backlog due to supply shortages. As Clint Reiser pointed out earlier this week, the Russian invasion of Ukraine is impacting global supply chains. Ukraine in the news: War in Ukraine disrupts ships around the globe.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

A new year is underway, and what better way to begin our 2023 blog activity than with a summary of the freshest news from the supply chain and logistics theatre? But is that a real possibility, or are the predictions of supply chain mayhem just so much panic and hot air?

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ModusLink Corporation

JANUARY 24, 2024

Introduction: In 2023, approximately 24,000 vessels plied the Red Sea passage, constituting around 10% of global seaborne trade by volume, according to Clarksons, a shipbroker. Faced with the challenges posed by the Red Sea crisis, supply chain companies can take proactive measures and enhance the resilience of the global supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2023

A few weeks ago I wrote that Little Brown Bakers, the manufacturer behind Girl Scout Cookies , is warning of unforeseen supply issues that will be impacting both manufacturing and distribution of its treats. FedEx now expects adjusted earnings per share for fiscal 2023 of between $14.60 and $14.00.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our latest news capsule follow-up relative to updating readers to prior supply chain management developments that we have shared on this blog. Thus far hundreds of flights in the region have been cancelled, stranding passengers and air cargo. All rights reserved.

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Turvo

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Companies were forced to seek other suppliers when India’s key manufacturing center closed plants in response to an increase in COVID-19 cases. Hurricane Ida and a February severe frost in Texas wreaked havoc on the petrochemical supply chain, causing delays in manufacturing resins, plastics, and other components needed in everyday items.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 17, 2023

But did you know that you can make your supply chain greener, too? . Elon Musk revealed that one of Tesla’s battery powered class 8 semi-trucks completed a 500-mile trip fully loaded with 81,000 pounds of cargo – all off a single charge. . Aligning Parts of the Supply Chain . Electric Vehicles .

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Amazon in the news: Amazon, Hawaiian Airlines gear up for 2023 launch of Airbus freighters. Apple calls on global supply chain to decarbonize by 2030. Apple has called on its global supply chain to take new steps to address their greenhouse gas emissions and take a comprehensive approach to decarbonization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 27, 2023

Amazon has launched Amazon Air , its dedicated air cargo fleet, in India as the e-commerce giant bulks up its logistics infrastructure in the key overseas market where it has deployed more than $6.5 On the heels of last week’s announcement of the launch of Prime Lite in India, the company is continuing to focus its attention in the region.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

FedEx plans to test autonomous drone cargo delivery with Elroy Air. Chipotle’s push for humane chicken delayed amid tight supplies. Mexican factories gain in supply chain revamps. Air Canada wants more cargo jets 3 months after launching service. Walgreens to offer Wing drone delivery in suburban Dallas.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This was certainly another interesting year from a logistics and supply chain standpoint, as we saw the emergence of generative AI take center stage. We also saw a lot of technological advances in transportation, warehousing, supply chain planning, robotics, and last mile delivery, just to name a few.

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