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Supply Chain Matters
APRIL 7, 2023
freight rates have reached their lowest levels in nearly six years. In essence, it is confirmation of a freight recession condition. That is not good for retailers and manufacturers, each under the looking glass to reduce not only transportation but also inventory carrying costs. All rights reserved. The post U.S.
Supply Chain Matters
MAY 22, 2023
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. freight, logistics and parcel movement industry. Freight rate reportedly fell 37 percent. The LMI has now declined 6.7
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Supply Chain Matters
JULY 7, 2023
Consequently, the warehousing capacity metric increased a reported 6.8 percentage points In May, noted as an indication that shippers are consuming even less of available capacity than the month earlier. Surge or seasonal capacity is usually pegged to spot rates based on available capacity. percentage points in June.
Supply Chain Matters
OCTOBER 12, 2022
The takeaway for September was that global manufacturing activity officially fall below the 50.0 On the other hand, transportation metrics continue their slowed pace, reaching the second highest level of capacity growth, and the third fastest rate of price contraction in the history of the index. Logistics Managers Index.
Supply Chain Matters
JUNE 7, 2023
percentage points In May, noted as an indication that shippers are consuming even less of available capacity than the month earlier. Noted was that one of the busiest times in freight logistics, the seasonal back-to-school retail stocking period, likely did not materialize. That summation reinforces that the U.S.
Supply Chain Matters
AUGUST 7, 2023
While 209,000 workers were added in June, 14,000 freight and parcel carriers were cut and 6,900 warehousing and storage jobs were lost. Last week we cited a report by The Wall Street Journal indicating that the CEO of the globe’s largest freight forwarder, Kuehne + Nagel , indicated that “ There’s no peak season to be expected in 2023.”
Supply Chain Matters
MAY 23, 2022
The authors specifically make mention of geopolitics along with the ongoing effects of the pandemic impacting many manufacturing regions in China. The authors point to the delivery time disruptions occurring in China , an increase in air freight costs from the U.S. with the increased capacity Transportation Utilization is down (5.5)
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