EFT

MAY 19, 2025

Container ship owners swamped as US-China trade detente revives demand Container ship bookings for China-to-U.S. port fees on Chinese vessels French shipping group CMA CGM will reorganise its global fleet to avoid U.S. retailers including Walmart (WMT.N) Cattle futures surge over US halt to Mexican cattle imports U.S.

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 10, 2025

ports are expected to rebound in July , following months of shipping delays and canceled sailings caused by concerns over the Trump administrations trade war with China. Ports Ahead of August Tariff Deadline Photo: iStock / xavierarnau July 11, 2025 SupplyChainBrain Import volumes at U.S. are expected to rise from 2.06 million in September.

Pharmaceutical

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 5, 2025

There’s no record of who owns or controls the PPR Mundial YouTube channel (with 210,000 subscribers), although it purports to “offer in-depth coverage of major economic developments and geopolitical dynamics across the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region.” Mexico-Canada Freight Down in All Modes for April From Mexico to the U.S.,

Mexico

Supply Chain Digest

AUGUST 8, 2025

I am pretty sure we were told operators peaked at an astounding 800 during the Christmas shipping season. Many were doing light repairs to product that had come into the DC from Asia with quality issues. Auto print and apply of UCC-128 shipping labels for the retailers. He wanted to see an actual order shipped and billed.

Distribution

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 11, 2025

Container shipping rates have surged nearly 30 percent as ships continue to be diverted from the Red Sea due to attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The militant group started targeting ships off the Yemeni coast in November 2023 in what it said was a response to Israel’s war in Gaza. Ships with associations to the U.S.,

Pharmaceutical

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Shipping approximately 400 million selling units consisting of 700 million manufactured units per year, Carter’s employs about 4,000 employees at its peak. Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. (As Performance on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

With the contraction of air capacity and the unprecedented level of imports to the United States from Asia, logistics constraints grew in importance in the pandemic. Dwell times grow as more and more ships sit in the ocean waiting to unload. Watermelon Metrics Don’t Drive The Right Results. What are functional metrics?

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

As consumer spending fell, the days of escalating ocean freight and extreme shipping variability eased this year. In the spring of 2022, Asia/US ocean container rates resumed pre-pandemic levels and congestion eased in November 2022 into California ports. What is normalcy? Yes, we have achieved greater normalcy in transportation.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

by Martin You – Sales Director for Asia Pacific at E2open. As of January 1, 2022, it was taking a company an average of 73 days to deliver goods to truck or rail carriers after booking with an ocean carrier and completing the cross-ocean journey, according to E2open’s Ocean Shipping Index. BE READY FOR THE NEW NORMAL.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2015

It is easy to understand why strategy is often set aside to meet immediate needs of getting product shipped out the door. Large and mid-size shippers typically have procurement personnel but may lack coordination across shipping locations. Meanwhile, ocean carriers continue to deal with overcapacity; rates for Asia-U.S.

Negotiating Skills

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. Containerization eventually reduced shipping and loading costs by at least 75%.

Optimal Sourcing

Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The company is focused on ocean shipping. The company streamlines and standardizes the shipping process worldwide for a network of over 220,000 shipping professionals. and FourKites are building a data platform that aims to predict shipping delays and prescribe alternative plans for their customers. FedEx Corp.

Rail Software

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Elaine Low, managing director for Southeast Asia and Pacific, CEVA Logistics said, ‘‘ At CEVA Logistics, we believe our global presence gives us a great responsibility in the communities in which our employees live and work. Making Asia a Leader – One Green Initiative at a Time. Using Technology to build Sustainable Supply Chains.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Source: “Tech in Asia” – https://www.techinasia.com. What is the impact of Prime’s service offerings, including fast and free shipping, on Amazon’s top-line growth? Take Amazon, for example, and how it leverages its Prime membership program as a competitive weapon.

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

For example, in 2011 Amazon initiated a program called Amazon Prime (free 2-day shipping and discounted 1-day shipping). For example, some cosmetics manufacturers formulate products and choose a packaging and labeling that complies with the regulations of multiple countries in Asia. 7) Adopt Both Service and Financial Metrics.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Following a March 2022 surge of Covid-19 in Shanghai, shipping company A.P. Within a week of Russian troops crossing into Ukraine, the benchmark for thermal coal prices reached a record high of $446 per metric ton.

Material Savings

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

To ensure successful integration, they should create a plan with timelines, resources, and evaluation metrics (refer Figure 2). About the Author Stephanie Krishnan is an Associate VP responsible for producing, developing, and growing the IDC Manufacturing, Retail, and Energy Insights programs in Asia/Pacific.

Optimal Sourcing

Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2013

As I’ve commented in previous postings, if you are a 3PL or transportation company and you’re not involved in cross-border shipping with Mexico, then you are missing out on a growing business opportunity (see Reuters article from December 2012). And finally, UPS raised a red flag by lowering its full-year EPS expectations.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Such brands may ship small runs of five bags, gowns, or shoes that cost thousands of dollars, whereas typical apparel products are produced in volumes of hundreds of thousands going to low cost retailers. Designers will specify fabrics to contract apparel cut and sew operations – which requires alignment of networks.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 14, 2023

The Shippers Council of the Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society comprises close to 30 of the largest shippers or beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) in the Asia Pacific. Some examples of these would be the Xeneta Shipping Index, Freightos Freight Rate Index, Container Trade Statistics Price Index, and the Drewry World Container Index.

Optimal Sourcing

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Feature Article by IDC Insights Asia Pacific. Network slicing allows cellular 5G networks to deliver dedicated virtual networks across a single physical infrastructure, reducing costs, segregating traffic and enabling delivery of quality of service metrics like latency, bandwidth and congestion management.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Moreover, products can be shipped to stores in-time then lost sales is minimal. After the orders are picked and packed, Amazon ships the orders using common carriers so they can obtain the economy of scale. Unilever also feels that the competition in FMCG industry has significantly increased.

Case Study

Logility

AUGUST 3, 2012

Sales will say it needs “a lot” of inventory to ship every product, every day with no view of obsolescence, capital or investment required. Each department is concerned with its area and metrics, not necessarily the corporate goals until they are translated to the language of each area of the business.

S&OP

Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

On the surface the operational leaders I met from the Americas, Europe and Asia were very smart people. And then they shipped those goods in accordance with customer orders received into those facilities. Each facility leader reported into a Regional Vice President of Operations, one for each of Asia, Europe and North America.

Optimal Sourcing

6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Many metrics can be used to determine the top 3PL warehousing companies, such as company revenue, the number of warehouses, total warehouse square footage , etc. This compilation is based on the most currently available company revenue data (between 2018 and 2020) without factoring in any other metric. Revenue: JP¥ 1,829 billion/ $16.5

Warehousing

EMERGE App

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

You are wholly dependent on your suppliers, both local and overseas, to produce and ship the goods that you carry. For example, late summer is the tropical typhoon season in North Asia. The formula is simply the difference between your average sales and maximum sales, allowing for production and shipping time.

Distribution

Unleashed

JANUARY 16, 2023

Asia-Pacific is by far the largest regional market for 3PL , accounting for over one-third of the world’s 3PL market size. 3PL providers are experts when it comes to shipping and logistics. There are supply chain management, shipping documentation, and accounting duties to worry about. Simplified global expansion.

Third Party Logistics

3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

manufacturers found that 60% of the companies operating in China are considering moving operations to other Southeast Asia countries in the next few years. It supports the ability to consolidate multi-vendor/PO shipments to optimize total shipping costs. Complexity in the global supply chain has increased dramatically since that time.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

This distinguished gentleman happened to have just retired as President of Global Freight Forwarding, and prior to that, as President of UPS Asia Pacific. In this case, the context was an annual bid and quote negotiation they had to do with electronic manufacturers who wanted to ship products from the factories in Asia to the US.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

It will allow for the automation of more complex warehousing tasks, such as unloading shipping containers and picking packets or individual e-commerce orders. cities have launched Smart City Logistics innovations and protocols, following the lead of Europe and Asia. ? Click here to read the full story. Printer-friendly version.

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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.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

SCMDOJO

JUNE 14, 2023

For instance, a company can define and execute an order processing pipeline with Orchestration, which automates an order’s creation, tracking, and shipping. This eliminates manual tasks like creating shipping labels, making order processing more efficient and cost-effective. Select the right 3PL provider.

3PL

Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 7, 2020

According to the oceanconservancy.org “Every year, 8 million metric tons of plastics enter our ocean on top of the estimated 150 million metric tons that currently circulate our marine environments. 8 of these rivers are in Asia and 2 are in Africa. The Problem. Its somewhat ironic isn’t it?

Waste Reduction

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.

Transportation

SCMDOJO

AUGUST 4, 2023

This reduces the chances of lost sales and the associated costs of rush orders or expedited shipping. But times are changing, the use of reduce inventory offers more quality and useful performance metrics. Over time, having huge inventories were considered necessary.

Inventory Reduction

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

And problems in harvesting, quality standards, storage, shipping costs, and handling all create food waste. The hunger problem spans the globe however the highest concentrations of malnutrition are in Asia (510 Million people), Africa (230 Million people) and Latin America (34 Million people). Table Source: [link].

Waste Reduction

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 1, 2025

A Abaft: A point on a ship, toward the stern, and hence beyond the central point of the ships length. Abandon: In shipping, this term refers to the act of a shipper or consignee abandoning some or all of their cargo. Adjustment: A term used in freight shipping to denote additional charges applied to a shipment after delivery.

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