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. The industry consensus right now is that container volumes will decrease upwards of 2.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2022

He had a load full of cotton bales, and while idling away hours at a shipyard watching stevedores load other cargo onto ships he dreamed up containers that transformed global supply chains. Operational innovations like the invention of containers led to the huge growth in global value chains, and today 95% of manufactured goods move on ships.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 2, 2021

So in January, as players across the global freight industry were discussing how to navigate higher freight rates, delays, and capacity shortages , Freightos.com, a global freight booking platform and part of the Freightos Group, reached out to our customers to find out how logistics disruptions are impacting them. Start shipping now.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The obvious questions that are likely of high concern for our multi-industry supply chain reading audience is why this happened so suddenly, what are the potential short and longer-term implications for transportation, logistics and services providers, as well as industry supply chain strategy teams. Explanations. Added Perspectives.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said it was essential to prevent Tokyo, where the highly infectious Delta COVID-19 variant was spreading, from becoming the source of another wave of infections. New aircraft purchases are focused around twinjets such as the Boeing 767 and 777. As a result, the Olympics will take place without spectators.

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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. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. The IHS Markit Manufacturing PMI™ reported a value of 57.3

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SCMDOJO

JULY 26, 2023

Negotiation, a crucial skill in the realms of business and procurement, demands the ability to remain calm, collected, and confident even in the most challenging situations. These films were chosen to inspire and educate both aspiring negotiators and seasoned procurement managers.

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SupplyOn

JULY 19, 2018

CEO Marko Enderlein welcomed the guests Telair CEO Marko Enderlein and his team celebrated the company’s 50 th anniversary on July 13, 2018, together with customers, suppliers, business partners as well as political and industry representatives. Telair employs more than 300 people in Europa and Asia.

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Freightos

JANUARY 10, 2024

Judah Levine January 10, 2024 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) increased 60% to $2,713/FEU. Asia – N. Asia – N.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

One visionary, Malcom McLean , features prominently in the industry’s development. But the modern shipping container has changed much more than one industry. Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. The beginning of the Asia-Advanced Economies trade boom.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

But the supply chain industry resolved some major issues and formed a more certain path ahead. We had a hangover from the pandemic: Which led to continued inventory shortages, closures of manufacturing plants in China, congested ports, and underemployment. Cargo planes could not fly out of or into Russia or Ukraine.

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Resilinc

APRIL 19, 2023

Resilinc’s 24/7 risk monitoring platform EventWatch AI reported 3,821 total disruptions and alerts across all industries and risk events monitored by Resilinc: up 8% QoQ. Factory disruptions saw a 17% boost QoQ; labor shortages, strikes, falling consumer demand, and energy crises in both Asia and Europe all played a role.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from Freightos , is a SaaS-enabled marketplace for the logistics industry. Magazine article) as a goliath looking to take on the entrenched "David" shipping industry. One visionary, Malcom McLean , is featured prominently in the industry’s development. Significance.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Pharmacy: Amazon Pharmacy – Online service for purchasing prescription medications with home delivery. Business Solutions: Amazon Business – Marketplace offering tailored products and tools for businesses, including bulk purchasing and business pricing. Billion US Dollars), followed by Europe and potentially Asia.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

While the industry continues to be rocked by world events, uncertainty has become the new normal. But, before we dig into the data – let’s start on a positive note: Supply Chain Statistics Show Challenges, but the Industry Remains Resilient. Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. Chain Store Age ).

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

In order to accelerate the learning, this article has gathered 20+ most sought-after supply chain case studies, analyzed/categorized them by industry and the findings are presented. Aerospace Industry is characterized by high material costs (about 65-80%). Supply Chain of fashion industry involves a time based competition.

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Supply Chain Opz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

During the period of slow economic growth, many manufacturers have to deal with the cost pressure. Theoretical Background No matter how complex your business environment is, there will always be the way to reduce the manufacturing costs. - What would that cost? Because customers are calling for prices to come down.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. We believe many practices in global supply chain management can be applied in every industry. However, you may wonder what kind of practices really work.

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Elementum

DECEMBER 2, 2015

China’s Tianjin port suffered a devastating explosion in August which left many manufacturers, insurers and shipping supply chains crippled. Additionally, JLR invested £450m in its British engine manufacturing center, which can help bridge the gap between production and demand. We take a look at the lasting consequences.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 23, 2023

This week, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , with sponsors Penske Logistics and consulting firm Kearney , released the 34th Annual State of Logistics Report to organization members and the industry as a whole. Background As our readership is likely aware, this report provides a snapshot of the U.S.

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 30, 2021

Truck manufacturers also find it challenging to keep up with demand, and waitlists for driver courses continue to increase. In short, we expect it to be difficult to source capacity in the coming months until contract rates edge toward spot rates and the market finds a new “normal.” ” Here is a look at why. .

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Locus

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Presently, their major focus lies on local production, warehousing and strategic sourcing. This issue has affected shipping goods from Asia to Europe and the Middle East. With heavy volumes of goods and sensitive information to be handled, it is necessary for the supply chain industry to strengthen its cyber security systems.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

Washington farm exports crimped by cargo-container shortage. With the third vaccine authorized, these manufacturers are pressing for more companies to be authorized to ship the vaccine. Drop shipping is where retailers have manufacturers ship items directly to the consumer rather than carrying them in their warehouse.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

As part of our ongoing commitment to keep our blog readers updated on what’s happening in the supply chain and logistics world, we’re launching a regular industry news roundup, which we’ll release periodically. When the price of oil skyrockets, so does the cost of producing everything, leaving no industry unaffected.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 21, 2022

Five major UK supermarkets are set to trial age estimation technology to accurately guess customers’ ages when purchasing alcohol. China is home to nearly one-third of all global manufacturing, so a prolonged shutdown could certainly have major ramifications on global supply chains.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

They especially encourage manufacturing and design enterprises that import, process and then re-export goods. For clarity, here’s a quick definition of each term: A free trade zone – or free zone as it is also known – can refer to specific-purpose manufacturing facilities.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 12, 2023

On May 4, we featured for readers the industry breaking news that Flexport will acquire the logistics the logistics fulfillment operations of online retail platform provider Shopify. Backed by GIC Singapore , Tiger Global , Qualcomm Ventures , and Falcon Edge , Locus Robotics has helped many global customers across industries.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2018

And this global trip isn’t just for sightseeing – leading companies find that a diversified sourcing base and far-flung manufacturing can help cut production costs, increasing the bottom line. The ocean shipping industry might finally be righting itself, but shippers are still aggravated with issues.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 13, 2022

” Ford , which has 50 Tier 1 suppliers in China, is working to restart production in the country as manufacturing in major cities such as Shanghai remains snarled by COVID-19 lockdowns. Manufacturing some parts from a 3D printer is cheaper and more efficient than traditional supply chain methods. It was valued at $1.3

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 23, 2016

Exporters continually hear the rumbles of thunder from the industry and economic press decrying the longstanding trade imbalance for the United States and their trading partners, recounting the fact that imports significantly outweigh the exporting of goods. Recently, it has been used to describe the outlook for U.S. Consider this: The U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 6, 2023

But shipping industry sources now indicate that negotiations deteriorated last week over the scope of expected dockworker wage increases. Reportedly, one terminal at the Port of Los Angeles cancelled cargo movement operations on Monday of this week while two terminals at the Post of Long Beach closed.

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

and the capacity of sparsely vaccinated manufacturing countries to meet it,” reported the Wall Street Journal on August 25. The nation of 32 million has an assembly and testing industry that provides a vital link in the semiconductor value chains for makers of smartphones and other devices.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 7, 2020

At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. Wolfgang has worked at TNT, GeoPost Intercontinental, CVA, and the World Economic Forum along with having many other industry leading affiliations. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic followed by supply chain disruptions around the world has sparked a resurgence of companies bringing sourcing and manufacturing back to the United States or closer to U.S. Companies are coping with rising costs to source and produce goods in China and other Asian locales. trade with Asia.

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USC Consulting Group

OCTOBER 25, 2021

In part 1 of this blog series about logistics, we talked about the state of the industry today. Foreign manufacturing partners can’t get the materials they need to do the job. CNN recently reported that some workers on cargo ships have been onboard for a full year because they can’t get off due to COVID restrictions.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 3, 2023

Disruptions across the Chinese manufacturing sector are likely to impact the global supply chain of goods and the world’s economy. . cargo shipments by weight, stoked already surging inflation, cost the American economy as much as $2 billion per day, and stranded millions of rail passengers. Russian-Ukraine War . Retailers .

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2021

Companies located in Asia will be impacted not only by the delay of shipments from Europe, but also by a shortage of empty containers returning to their region, further stalling their abilities to deliver goods around the world. Unfortunately, this week, those plans hit a little bit of snag. So, the company rolled out a new “All In” package.

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