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The Backorder, April 10 2024

Unleashed

US manufacturing activity expands for first time since 2022. The latest ISM Manufacturing PMI report registered an unexpectedly high 50.3% Baltimore bridge disaster adds new stress to global supply chains. When shoppers to spend more on each purchase it has a desirable effect on your profits. in March – up 2.5%

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Starting this week, customers across the US will begin to see custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian delivering their Amazon packages , with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities.

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Taming the Supply Chain. Will It Ever Be Social?

Supply Chain Shaman

In January 2010, Toyota had a very messy recall for nine million vehicles globally. The ends of the supply chain–both in customer and procurement– are fragile. They would ask how social can impact their supply chain source, make and deliver processes. Total charges were $46 million with a $.09 Absolutely!

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Will Warehouses Eventually Go Dark?

Enterra Insights

David Sparkman, head of David Sparkman Consulting, reports, “Empty stores and shopping centers are increasingly being converted into warehouse and e-commerce distribution centers, according to the global industrial real estate firm CBRE, which examined in detail two dozen such projects ranging from southern California to Baltimore.”[2]

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This Week in Logistics News (October 14-18, 2013)

Talking Logistics

BMW to Mazda Imports Slowed as Strike Shuts Baltimore Port ( Bloomberg ). Onshoring: Manufacturers capitalise on goods ‘made in the USA’ ( Financial Times ). Decaying Bridges, Highways Raise Costs for Truckers, Manufacturers ( Wall Street Journal ). Donald Maier, senior vice president of global operations for Lancaster, Pa.-based

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Questions Companies with U.S.-Mexico Trade Should be Asking

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Specifically discussing how the internet of things will impact supply chains, he said: The internet of things provides companies the ability to source parts and inputs, and sell, globally. Customs clearance process as a significant risk to supply chains. Kass described. .

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When the Heavy Hand of Government is Not a Burden

MIT Supply Chain

What is to stop individuals from using other gateways in the region such as Baltimore or Washington DC to enter the country? As the demand for PPE has soared manufacturing capacity has become constrained, and some distributors are citing supply concerns. The situation is exacerbated by local stockpiling.