Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

As a New England Patriots fan, this season was certainly disappointing, as everything seemed to go wrong, except for landing a top-3 draft pick in 2024. Amazon shipped last-minute Christmas gifts faster in 2023 than in 2022, according to data from analyst firm Momentum Commerce. retailer thanks to partnerships with Wing and Zipline.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

She also said the company planned to ask workers to return to the office five days a week in 2024. percent drop in annual sales, UPS forecast a 2024 upswing of as little as 1.1 Higher labor costs and lower package demand resulted in fourth-quarter sales and 2024 guidance that missed analysts expectations. percent in early U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Expand the “FLOW” program for logistics information sharing to forecast transportation flow. In addition, the Council will conduct a supply chain review by December 31, 2024, to evaluate the impact of the supply chain on National Security Lora’s Take I think that we need to be skeptical without getting political.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Although one extra day may seem insignificant, it can be a real hurdle for those who manage inventory, shipping schedules, and supply chains. They are: • Inventory Management. … Special Leap Day promotions can be tempting but demand careful inventory planning to avoid stockouts. Don’t promise what you can’t deliver!”

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Prime Membership: Amazon Prime – Subscription service offering benefits such as free two-day shipping, access to Prime Video, Prime Music, and exclusive deals. With a wide array of products stored in its fulfillment centers, Amazon can consolidate orders and optimize its inventory management systems.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 18, 2024

But as the costs of transportation increase, the length of supply lines is beginning to decrease. The causes are myriad, including rising labor costs, geopolitical considerations, rising transportation costs, and increased risks of supply chain disruptions. As a result, globalization is beginning to look more like regionalization.”[1]

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 27, 2024

A day has passed after a container ship lost power and crashed into a support pylon of Baltimore, Maryland’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early morning hours of March 26. Coast Guard authorities are assured that the bridge debris and/or underwater obstacles are sufficiently cleared for cargo ship navigation. East Coast.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

We believe that these inventory management, customer and last-mile fulfillment strategies will have industry wide implications in terms of competitive stakes and cost-to-serve. Across the United States , Amazon elected to change its former predominant west to east coast hub based inventory and fulfilment distribution network.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Just prior to the Christmas holiday, global transportation and logistics services provider FedEx formally reported fiscal second quarter financial performance that fell short of expectations. CEO Raj Subramaniam specifically indicated: “ The inventory destocking phase has yet to begin in earnest.” billion compared to $22.8

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In a final piece of holiday news, USPS has said will not levy an extra delivery surcharge during the winter peak season, saying the decision makes USPS “the most affordable way to mail and ship this holiday season.” Although port volumes increased in August, demand remains lower as shippers continue to face excess inventory levels.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 19, 2022

For merchants using FBA, Amazon handles the process of picking, packing, and shipping items. billion in inventory that “if we could just wave a magic wand, we’d make it go away today,” said chief financial officer John David Rainey. Walmart estimates that inventory is still 15 percent above optimal levels. Walmart has about $1.5

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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. Added Perspectives.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 1, 2022

Returns come with plenty of challenges around logistics, inventory, and predicting volatile sales trends. Department of Commerce International Trade Commission , the percentage of retail sales sourced from ecommerce is predicted to increase into 2024–well beyond the lockdowns that caused the initial rise in ecommerce spend.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

In addition, Spinnaker SCA’s offerings will augment Publicis Sapient’s capabilities around advanced AI/ML analytics, supply chain digital twins, data solutions, warehouse management, transportation management and expanded digital sustain services. No financial details were disclosed in the announcement. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 28, 2023

An initial estimate of this year’s retail holiday spending indicates a mixed bag, depending on either retail industry, consumer goods producer or logistics and transportation industry perspectives. Consumers were expecting that there would be adequate inventory of goods even up to two days before Christmas. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 8, 2024

Commenting on the outlook for 2024, Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence noted in part: “ Given current order book trends, the overall picture from the survey is one of supply exceeding demand for many goods, which points to downside risks to production, employment and prices as we head into 2024.”

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Resilinc

AUGUST 30, 2023

Two weeks ago, 160 ships were stuck waiting to pass through the canal, carrying everything from auto parts, Barbie dolls, and diabetes test kits, according to Reuters. Some ships were delayed by as much as 21 days. 55 to 125 million gallons per ship, depending on size—to move ships through the canal.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

According to the April report commentary , the industry remains hopeful in new signs indicating that retailers and manufacturers are getting closer to working off the overall glut of inventories that resulted in 2022. Spot rates for the Shanghai to Los Angeles shipping lane segment reportedly averaged $1823. The two U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Companies are beginning to explore on-demand manufacturing rather than traditional manufacturing models, meaning they can keep less physical inventory on-hand. The best guess on when we might see autonomous trucks delivering loads without drivers in the truck to take over in case something goes wrong is 2024.

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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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ModusLink Corporation

MAY 23, 2023

Improving supply chain operations, managing transportation costs and profits, and ensuring safe and ethical operations is the primary goal of this new law. The 2023 effects are already being felt as the first wave of German Supply Chain Laws roll out, and more changes will come when the 2024 laws take effect.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 28, 2024

Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) within different segments of the Food Industry, including transportation and logistics, production planning, quality control, and others has kicked off revolutionary transformations. billion in 2024. It is growing at 38.30% CAGR and is expected to touch USD 48.99 billion by 2029.

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Locus

JUNE 16, 2023

Last-mile delivery is the crucial stage of transporting goods from the retailer’s transportation hub to the ultimate delivery destination. This phase isn’t just a logistical necessity—it swallows up between 40-55% of total shipping costs. Read also: How to Calculate the Cost of Transport 2.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Static vs. Dynamic Inventory Management Without Advanced Supply Chain Analytics: Inventory management might be based on static rules or historical sales data, potentially leading to overstocking or stockouts. A company might order the same quantity of a product each month, not accounting for seasonal demand variations.

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QAD

MAY 23, 2023

This sounds simple enough, but we all know it’s a very complex issue and that’s partially because ESG concerns touch every part of the value chain, from the field or mine where raw materials are sourced to the packaging and transport modes used to bring your finished product to market. The International Labor Organization reports that 27.6

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of reported February 2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. The February 2024 reading of 50.3 United Kingdom manufacturers additionally pointed to the ongoing Red Sea shipping crisis leading to added supply disruptions. compared to a January reading of 50.0,

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Carrier rates are declining across the board, and Seatrade Maritime News reported an “expected trough of freight rates to mid-2023 from 2024 with a lower demand forecast and a higher than expected effective capacity increase due to the unwinding of congestion. Container shipping to hit bottom in mid-2023, forecasts HSBC. <[link].

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Recent inventory corrections have caused carrier volumes to stagnate, frustrating carriers and highlighting hopes for volume normaliza t ion in 2023. 9, Supply Chain Dive published the thoughts of four ocean shipping industry leaders in response to the question, “ What should ocean shippers expect this peak season? ” . Roughly 2.5%

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 12, 2022

As shippers drew down existing inventories, replenishment became necessary to quickly satisfy consumers’ spending habits. Over 100 ships waited to unload containers in December at Los Angeles and Long Beach, the U.S. Higher fuel surcharges were added to all modes of transportation to recoup higher prices.

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Synovos

JULY 24, 2023

It has also reduced its Scope 3 transportation emissions intensity by 28% since 2019/20, thereby achieving its 2029/30 goal seven years early. This has been made possible through modal shifts from air to sea or air to road and optimizing its supply chain to source, store and ship more products locally.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 22, 2020

between 2019 to 2024, more than doubling in size. These include demand forecasting, predictive pricing strategies, inventory management, logistics and predictive maintenance.” That’s why spending on supply chain advanced analytics is on the rise. ” Predictive analytics and future supply chains.

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American Global Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The shipping environment is prone to disruptions. Disruptions in transportation infrastructure and evolving consumer demands pose additional challenges that require proactive management. To achieve agility, resilience, and antifragility , your business must diversify suppliers and transportation routes.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 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. Maximizing sales with this method requires accurate modeling of demand to ensure you have enough inventory to ship to stores. Social Selling. Using Promotions to Shape Demand.

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Locus Robotics

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Home February 12, 2024 Overcome Retail Warehouse Automation Anxiety with Robots Mary Hart , Senior Content Marketing Manager “We’re thinking of adding robotics to our retail warehouse, but I’m worried about the change. With AMRs, you can easily scale up your fleet to meet seasonal spikes or inventory swells. How will my team react?

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Locus Robotics

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Home February 12, 2024 Overcome Retail Warehouse Automation Anxiety with Robots Mary Hart , Senior Content Marketing Manager “We’re thinking of adding robotics to our retail warehouse, but I’m worried about the change. With AMRs, you can easily scale up your fleet to meet seasonal spikes or inventory swells. How will my team react?

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Intelligent Audit CEO Hannah Testani, in a LinkedIn post congratulating her company on its performance, wrote “ I’ve never been more excited about the potential in our industry to truly empower shippers to ship smarter by leveraging clean, normalized, transformative actionable intelligence. ”. UPS Sets High Bar for Peak Season Hiring Goals.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Like most industries, manufacturers around the world are feeling the pinch of inventory disruption brought on by shortages and other supply chain challenges. Depending on what report you read, manufacturers are either stockpiling inventory to meet service levels or scrambling to stock up on inventory and often miss the mark due to shortages.

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