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Evidence Mounts of Non Peak Holiday Season in Transportation and Logistics

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights additional developments, evidence and added signs that reinforce that there will be no peak holiday focused surge in transportation and logistics in the latter half of 2023. In the past we would expect to see transportation and warehousing ramping up hiring in late summer ahead of peak season. ”

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Driver Shortage, Driverless Vehicles, and Other Supply Chain Curiosities

Logistics Viewpoints

There will still be a workforce needed to maintain those driverless vehicles or costs associated with maintenance done by the manufacturer or a 3rd party. In a word, it’s data. By analyzing data, monitoring KPIs and making decisions based on facts, you can better predict the market and plan for better business outcomes.

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Embracing the Supply Chain as A Complex Non-linear System

Supply Chain Shaman

Working on it over the holiday break, allowed me to spend more time to think about the trends that I am seeing in the data. Data latency increases with outsourcing by 1-2 days. In retrospect, I am glad that I did not publish it in the summer. Here, I share four in advance of the full study. Smaller Focused Companies Win.

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Continued Disruption and Added Cost Inflation Reflected in Key Global Transportation and Logistics Indices in March and Q1 2022

Supply Chain Matters

We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. March and now Q1-2022 data point to continued disruption, added cost inflation and elongated transit times continuing to be manifested in the months ahead. . Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. Global Shipping.

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U.S. Freight Rates Reach Six Year Low Milestone

Supply Chain Matters

The sub-index index Transportation Utilization of 50 was noted as indicating no upward movement for the first time in 2023. That is not good for retailers and manufacturers, each under the looking glass to reduce not only transportation but also inventory carrying costs. percentage points below the February value of 54.7,

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November U.S. Logistics Manager’s Index- Noteworthy Trending

Supply Chain Matters

and Transportation Capacity (+5.2) and Transportation Utilization (-10.7). Supply Chain Matters has previously highlighted the National Retail Federation (NRF) data on the significantly higher than previously predicted number of active shoppers during this period. and slowdown in Warehousing Utilization (-14.0)

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Global Supply Chain Volatility Continues to Moderate But Not Inventory and Warehousing Costs

Supply Chain Matters

The takeaway for September was that global manufacturing activity officially fall below the 50.0 Our conclusion from this latest data was that global supply chains have now transitioned away from supply driven contraction to that of product demand driven. This is a significant milestone for ongoing planning and execution strategies.