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U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs

Supply Chain Matters

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

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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. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. US Logistics Index. 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. .

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Two Indices of Supply Chain Activity Noting Supply Chain Volatility Trending

Supply Chain Matters

logistics reinforce both headwinds and added concerns. US Logistics Managers Index. Despite the slowdown in transportation, survey respondents reportedly still indicate growth in the sector, just at a slower pace than seen over the prior 18 months. Logistics Managers index reflects a lull in imports to U.S.

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50 expert tips on logistics planning and strategy

6 River Systems

As the biggest players in fulfillment, distribution and omnichannel retail continue to push boundaries, logistics and planning strategists are forced to innovate. Seeing this, we decided that it would be helpful to compile a curated list of 50 of the best tips on logistics planning and strategy that we could find.

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Was Integrated Planning a Hoax?

Supply Chain Shaman

The predominate ERP SCP solution for the respondent in the survey is SAP APO. In addition, with over 30% of manufacturing and 55% of logistics outsourced, it is now a business network, not an enterprise, planning problem. If you fill out our survey on integrated planning , we will be glad to share the results with you and your team.

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With New Year Underway, Key Players Look Back On 2022

Intelligent Audit

The Logistics Managers Index (LMI) showed a reading of 36.9% If the LMI, which surveys supply chain industry leaders, has a reading above 50, it means there has been growth in the market, while any reading below fifty indicates market contraction. DoorDash Announces Return Service to Meet Post-Holiday Demand For Reverse Logistics.

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Public Markets Reward Supply Chain Alignment

Supply Chain Shaman

This work will continue throughout the summer and culminate in the release of the Supply Chain Index for 36 Industry Sectors at our Supply Chain Insights Global Summit at the Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona on September 11-12, 2013. Over the summer, we will be sharing the insights of this work through a series of webinars and reports.