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The Cost of Backhauls

Operations and Supply Chain Management

STATE OF FREIGHT. · More than a fifth of the distance driven by European cargo trucks in 2021 was “deadhead mileage,” where vehicles traveled empty, often on the return leg of a journey. · The road freight industry has a big problem. The road freight industry has a big problem. And there’s no easy fix in sight.

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How IoT Improves Consumer Packaged Goods Value Chain

Savi

The pivot point has moved from production to customer delivery, and the primary constraint has moved from manufacturing to transportation. Driver Shortages: It is estimated that by 2026, the industry will be short 175,000 drivers. . Driver Shortages: It is estimated that by 2026, the industry will be short 175,000 drivers.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. 49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. Raw Material Shortages Are Affecting a Challenged Supply Chain.

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Logistics Bureau Supply Chain and Logistics News Roundup, July 2022

Logistics Bureau

Supply challenges arising from the war will hit many industries, with electronics being a prime example, since Russia and Ukraine are both sources of materials such as palladium and neon , vital for the manufacture of semiconductors. Rapidly rising fuel prices will bring about even more widespread supply chain disruption.

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Collaborative Logistics’ Role in the Emergence of the Physical Internet

Material Handling & Logistics

Imagine moving cargo across continents as smoothly as computers process data. It may seem impossible today, but the physical Internet could be embedded into freight supply chains by 2050. That is not to say that freight exchanges will cease to exist. Where does such change begin?

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This Week in Logistics News (October 21 – 27)

Logistics Viewpoints

There’s a mandate in place for full electrification by 2026. When it came to supply chains and manufacturing, Biden, South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida honed in on critical minerals and each country’s need for the materials to support their electric vehicle and battery ambitions.