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Freight Cost Volatility Impacts on Inflation – An Analysis

Freightos

More than 80% of goods – by volume – are moved by ocean freight globally, so shipping costs directly impact the price level of imported goods. These same goods account for about 20% of the items measured in the Consumer Price Index, or CPI. Freight rates as a forward looking indicator of CPI.

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Embracing the Supply Chain as A Complex Non-linear System

Supply Chain Shaman

No company in either the household non-durable (consumer goods) or the food manufacturing group beat their peer group on the balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for 2013-2022. .” My answer is, “I don’t think so. There will be two classes.

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How To Overcome Supply Chain Disruption

GlobalTranz

Globally, natural catastrophes are the top concern for businesses in East Asia and the Pacific. The pandemic drove up prices on many consumer goods as people shifted spending to e-commerce and bought at holiday levels in early spring. Your supply chain must be capable of adapting to all types of threats.

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The West Coast Bottleneck with Brian Rice

The Logistics of Logistics

Stuck at home during the pandemic, Americans decided to buy lots of consumer goods. The surge in ships arriving from Asia put West Coast ports under stress, which started in November and thus far has continued through into the summer months.

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Are Global Supply Chains Recovering- One Perspective

Supply Chain Matters

We indicated in our commentary that August usually represents the global supply chain ramp-up for supporting Q3 and Q 4 holiday spending on consumer goods, gifts and seasonal merchandise. The second half of the year has traditionally been the busiest period in material, transportation and logistics flows.

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Shipping Container Shortage–Another Bullwhip Example

Operations and Supply Chain Management

The pandemic and uneven global economic recovery has led to this problem cropping up in Asia, although other parts of the world have also been hit. This affects everyone who needs to ship goods from China, but particularly e-commerce companies and consumers, who may bear the brunt of higher costs.

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Doing Business in Singapore

QAD

Located in southeastern Asia between Malaysia and Indonesia, Singapore is made up of a series of islands. Singapore is also an oil trading hub for Asia. billion of machinery and equipment, mineral fuel, chemicals, food and consumer goods. Singapore’s landmass is only 719 sq. in the United States. Only about.7%

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