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Retail giants crush the rush with charters, air freight

Resilinc

In the race to fill distribution centers and store shelves with inventory for the holidays, some of the world’s largest retailers and ecommerce sellers are jumping ahead of smaller competitors by chartering ships, shifting freight to air, re-rerouting inland shipments, and hiring more staff for distribution centers and other supply chain nodes.

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This Week in Supply Chain Tech- January 19 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Founded in 2015, the Sayari platform integrates global corporate and supply chain data to surface risk insights for investigations, analytics, and supply chain risk management. Magazine as one of the fastest growing technology companies in North America. governmental agencies to include U.S.

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

ToolsGroup

In Fortune 500 earnings calls for Q3 of 2021, “supply chain” mentions were up 412% from Q3 in 2020. Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. How the War in Ukraine is Impacting the Supply Chain and Raw Material Prices. McKinsey ).

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White House Announces Latest Plans for Supply Chain Resilience

Resilinc

The newly formed White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience (CSCR) is clear proof that resilience and security are top of mind not only for private organizations but also for our U.S. This center aims to improve supply chain resilience by addressing risks and vulnerabilities at U.S. government.

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U.S. West Coast Dockworkers Enacting Multi-Day Job Actions

Supply Chain Matters

freight and logistics sector in in a condition of contractionary recession , that adds to demands for higher worker compensation. For our supply chain management community readers, the situation is shaping up to be a potential new global disruption to manage. Gulf or U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

Carriers, freight forwarders, and shippers that were dealing with the China to North America trade lanes were already operating in crisis mode. They are predicting Ocean is going to increase 2-3x from $10,000 to container to over $30,000 per container and that Air freight spot rates and lead times are going to increase 3-4 times.

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When Government and Business Global Supply Chain Forces Can Collide

Supply Chain Matters

The President acknowledged that the pandemic disrupted global supply chains and that there is an added sense of restoring added manufacturing and supply chain capability domestically. He specifically stated: “ Instead of relying on foreign supply chains, let’s make it in America. ” Modified U.S.