Resilinc

APRIL 17, 2024

While it may seem smart to simplify procurement and lower costs, single sourcing can actually expose businesses to risks that can jeopardize their operations and bottom line. In this blog, we investigate the intricacies of single sourcing in supply chain management and shed light on the hidden dangers.

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QAD

AUGUST 16, 2022

port congestion and unresolved labor issues when imports from Asia return to full strength. Continued fallout, including transport congestion, limited air freight and rail freight transportation in the Asia-Europe lanes, because of the Russia/Ukraine conflict. Potential U.S. How to Effectively Manage Fragmented Supply Chains.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Phone This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) fell 1% to $6,709/FEU. Asia-Mediterranean prices(FBX13 Weekly) fell 10% to $5,224/FEU. Asia – N. Rates from Asia to N.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Phone This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) were level at $2,505/FEU. Asia-Mediterranean prices (FBX13 Weekly) increased 5% to $2,525/FEU. Asia – N.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Name This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) climbed 3% to $6,589/FEU. Asia-Mediterranean prices (FBX13 Weekly) fell 7% to $5,758/FEU. Ocean rates from Asia to N. Prices to N.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Name This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) were level at $2,509/FEU. Asia-Mediterranean prices (FBX13 Weekly) increased 12% to $2,414/FEU. Asia – N. Asia – N. America traffic.

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Freightos

JANUARY 3, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Email This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03) climbed 55% to $3,900/FEU. Asia-Mediterranean prices (FBX13) increased 108% to $5,175/FEU. Asia – N. Europe prices (FBX11) increased 151% to $4,042/FEU.

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Freightos

JANUARY 10, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Comments This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) increased 58% to $3,980/FEU. Asia-Mediterranean prices (FBX13 Weekly) increased 115% to $5,169/FEU. Asia – N. Asia – N.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Phone This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) climbed 3% to $6,764/FEU. Asia-Mediterranean prices (FBX13 Weekly) increased 1% to $5,802/FEU. Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) fell 2% to $4,587/FEU.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights an added dimension to our monthly summary of global supply chain activity trending and implications. Global Shipping. The World Container Index , assessed by Drewy Consultants, is a compilation of eight major shipping routes to and from the United States , Europe and Asia.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As we have noted in this thread of updates, to a further extent, shipments from Asia eastward that traverse the Panama Canal are an important added backdrop to ocean transport disruption impacts. Further, Japan based shipping line Mitsui OSK Lines indicated a belief that this disruption could extend thru the balance of 2024.

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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. The Flexport Ocean Timeliness Indicator tracks average ocean container shipping transit times. for February, slightly higher than 50.1

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 1, 2022

Frequent readers of the Supply Chain Matters blog may recall one metaphor that this Editor has invoked over the past three years – the Eagle ’s tune, In a New York Minute ( Everything Can Change ). Friedman went on to articulate that transit times to move inventory from Asia to the U.S. Additional Thoughts. Bob Ferrari.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 29, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights this week’s announcement from athletic footwear designer and manufacturer New Balance of the grand opening of this company’s fifth production facility in North America. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Background. onshore presence.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

American Shipper reported last week that the number of container ships calling on major U.S. East Coast ports in transit from Asia will surge to a new record high in the coming months. West Coast ports during 2021 in trying to process historic ship backlog levels. Stated drivers of the changed routings from Asia to U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

We indicated that the implications of unprecedented, elevated levels of inflation levels will vary by specific industry, but taken as a whole, they present a number of complex product management, procurement and supply chain planning challenges that will need to be tackled. The report observes that in December 2021, U.S. All rights reserved.

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EC Sourcing Group

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The issue began when the producer received bottles with defects that prevented them from shipping the product. Here is a brief overview of what they did: They scoured the US, Europe and Asia for suitable bottle manufacturers. Most people in procurement dislike change. They agreed in return for a 3-year contract.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

Regarding ocean container freight rates, spot rates are noted as dropping across the board on both Asia-Europe and Asia-US The implication is that if spot rates drop way below contract rates, shippers will likely seek to renegotiate contract rates recently consummated earlier this year. and Europe. Bob Ferrari. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog unveils a summarized overview of our annual prediction themes for industry and global supply chains for the year 2023 and beyond. Upwards of over 100 container ships were queued across the Pacific Ocean seeking to be processed by the major U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 17, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our latest news capsule format follow-up relative to the updating of our prior supply chain management published developments we have shared with readers. Foxconn and Asia Market Forecasters Provide Muted Outlook on High Tech Product Demand. Supply Chain Driven Inflation Moderates in July.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

Intro Email Newsletters News Sites Social Media Influencers Blogs Unexpected Places. consultation firm, runs four ‘Logistics Briefing’ newsletters: Global, Americas, Asia/Pacific and Mergers & Acquisitions. Shipping Gazette Daily News. Since 1974 with industry-leading expertise in, well, American shipping.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our annual 2023 predictions for industry and global supply chains research advisory. Background. Prediction Background. based manufacturing facilities had soared by over 116 percent.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

Container Shipping Industry The quarterly performance of ocean container shipping lines continue to reflect decreased volumes and significantly reduced profitability levels amid this industry’s reported 30 percent reduction in scheduled route capacity. The firm’s Maersk Line container shipping business unit reported net profit of $2.3

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 24, 2022

By relying on primarily Asia based sourcing, there is a continuing dependency on international logistics and transportation service and cost levels, not to mention broader and changing geo-political tensions. . © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Bob Ferrari.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 15, 2022

© Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. A similar lockdown of this port that occurred in 2021 resulted in several weeks of supply chain disruptions along with added weeks of cascading disruptions among other regions including major U.S. Nearly every U.S. Bob Ferrari. All rights reserved.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 25, 2021

By now many of you have heard about the “Ever Given”, which has been stuck in the Suez Canal since Tuesday, and is blocking all container ships trying to get through with their cargo. For many years, as we moved to low cost countries, the shipping industry benefited. It may take weeks, by some estimates.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Nowhere is digital transformation needed more than the Los Angeles port, where major operational disconnects are occurring between ships, trains, and trucks. Hopefully there is SOMETHING in the Infrastructure Bill that passed this week which is dedicated to investment in this port, which is a major gateway for US imports from Asia).

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

Across our many blog posts, videos, webinars, eBooks, and other shared content, you’ll find a wealth of information about various aspects of outsourcing in the supply chain. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2023

Ocean container transport costs as reflected by The World Container Index increased in excess of 134 percent from 2020 to 2021, with the cost of shipping a standard container from Asia to the U.S. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 12, 2022

However, there were not enough containers in Asia to export goods to the U.S. Over 100 ships waited to unload containers in December at Los Angeles and Long Beach, the U.S. Follow the Intelligent Audit blog for more supply chain news about inflation in trucking and industry trends. gateways for Asian imports.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2024

One of the more important observations from the March S&P Global report was the following: “ Inflows of new work strengthened from both domestic and export markets, the latter reportedly reflecting better sales to Africa, Asia, Europe and the U.S.” U.S. Manufacturing Growth Shows Signs of Rebound The two followed indices of U.S.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Email This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) decreased 2% to $2,383/FEU. Asia-Mediterranean prices (FBX13 Weekly) fell 5% to $1,487/FEU. Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) decreased 7% to $1,291/FEU.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Sourcing goods from Asia puts off many first time importers because Asia has a reputation for manufacturing low-quality products and the uncertainty that arises when you work with a manufacturer on the other side of the globe. Manage logistics and shipping. Perform quality inspections. Oversee production.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

Among the many firms we have featured in our blog commentaries, perhaps the most reader eyeballs were focused on our writings on upscale fitness equipment provider Peloton Interactive. Containers of fitness equipment shipped from Asia were delayed by major port and inland logistics disruptions. Bob Ferrari.

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DynaSys

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The Finished lenses are shipped to Distribution Centers (DC), we have 14 major DCs worldwide. The semi finished lenses are shipped to one of our 490 Rx Labs (prescription labs) where they are finalized based on our consumer’s prescription and needs. We had to slow down the production pace. David Bourgoin] Yes, definitely.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Navy on board a naval ship called the USS Shenandoah (AD-44) destroyer tender, based in Norfolk, VA. I served as a ship serviceman, which is a SH2 Petty Officer Second Class, and worked as a records keeper in the supply department. We ensured the ship stores had the supplies that you would need for everyday life aboard a ship.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Our Ferrari Consulting and Research Group clients and Supply Chain Matters blog readers are likely well aware that each year we publish at the start of that year, a Research Advisory outlining our ten predictions for the coming year. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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