Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights continued evidence that the U.S. 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.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights two additional May 2022 indicators of supply chain volatility as well as logistics services trending. In an update published earlier this month, we highlighted various quantitative data related to global and regional supply chain PMI indices for May.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2014

It was a great costume, and we looked great — except we were living in Arizona at the time and nobody outside of New York City (the only place the Blue Man Group was performing at the time) had heard of them, so every time we showed up at a party that night, people would yell out, “Hey, look, Smurfs !” In late April, C.H.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

Newly published indices reflecting global supply chain volatility and U.S. logistics reinforce both headwinds and added concerns. Global Supply Chain Pressure Index. US Logistics Managers Index. Logistics Managers index reflects a lull in imports to U.S. after reaching an all-time high of 76.2

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

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. US Logistics Index.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights two February 2023 published indexes of supply chain volatility both reflecting moderation of disruption and higher logistics costs. This commentary provides a follow on to our published highlights of February’s global wide PMI activity levels.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters posting we highlight published September 2022 indices of global supply chain volatility ( GSPI ) and US Logistics Index ( LMI ) activity trends along with our view of the implications. Logistics Managers Index. GSPI Index Continue to Moderate. up from an August reading of 59.7.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

Logistics Managers Index. Warehousing and Inventory metrics continue to buoy the logistics sector. Similarly, transportation and logistics cost volatility remains uncertain. That stated, this particular index remains at historically high levels, especially since pre-pandemic levels as noted in the below chart. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. TuSimple plans driverless truck tests in Arizona later this year. Supply chain disruptions such as the US – China trade war, increased demand during the pandemic, and most recently, the Suez Canal lockage, has caused an international shortage of shipping containers.

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o9 Solutions

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

As the US opened back up for tourism, it came time to plan a road trip through Arizona. Yet, not even these increases in price are going to make up for the $61B in USD shortfall that the automotive industry is facing because of supply chain disruption. .

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights February global manufacturing and supply chain indices and challenges relative to product demand and supply network imbalance levels in the first quarter of 2022. Commentary related to January’s PMI and logistics data can be accessed at this web link.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

How the Supply Chain Crisis is Impacting Businesses and Consumers. 66% of consumers are concerned that supply chain issues will never end ( Chain Store Age ). 82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items.

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Elementum

JULY 30, 2018

Global energy and automation solutions provider, Schneider Electric, sees this move as a foundation of “eco-structure” — the key to a flexible exchange of information across the end-to-end supply chain. It’s easy to see how how driverless trucks could be a boon, rather than a threat, to the logistics labor force. What’s To Come?

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

So we’ve seen geopolitical instability become real, and then you have the supply chain disruptions. All of these have really led to a challenge for a supply chain, and ultimately I think it really affects the global economy. So we’re seeing a need to rebalance that supply chain.

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Elementum

AUGUST 31, 2022

So we’ve seen geopolitical instability become real, and then you have the supply chain disruptions. All of these have really led to a challenge for a supply chain, and ultimately I think it really affects the global economy. So we’re seeing a need to rebalance that supply chain.

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Elementum

JULY 30, 2018

Global energy and automation solutions provider, Schneider Electric, sees this move as a foundation of “eco-structure” — the key to a flexible exchange of information across the end-to-end supply chain. It’s easy to see how how driverless trucks could be a boon, rather than a threat, to the logistics labor force. What’s To Come?

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

. “When I began my career,” he writes, “there was no such thing as ‘Supply Chain Management’ Supply Chain was not a title to be found anywhere on any organization chart. ”[6] She continues, “Organizations need to put in place new short- and long- supply chain strategies.

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