Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Like many superstitions that have evolved over time and across cultures, it is difficult to pinpoint the precise origins of Friday the 13th. And now on to this week’s logistics news. The two main planks of the GSA would seek to tackle non-market excess capacity and carbon emissions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2023

For the first time since 2020, I was back in New York City for the NRF Big Show. And now on to this week’s logistics news. According to a company blog post, Amazon will also now provide sellers with an estimated capacity limit “for the following two months to help sellers plan over a longer time horizon.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 25, 2024

Managing yard and warehouse operations has long been one of the thornier aspects of transportation logistics. So, the parking spots are getting more and more occupied with drop trailers, meaning lot capacity shrinks while finding the trailer with the highest-priority inventory becomes even harder. Bottom line: yards are hard.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2022

But are the Jetsons just a few centuries before their time? And now on to this week’s logistics news. FedEx Express introduces new routes between Asia and Europe. FedEx Express has announced the launch of a new route between Asia and Europe. Today, July 22, 2022, is George Jetson’s birthday. Talk about flexibility.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) increased 3% to $946/FEU. Europe weekly prices fell 1% to $3.71/kg. Europe – N. Europe are well below 2019 levels, while rates to the West Coast are still 17% higher than in 2019, possibly reflecting some shift of volumes back to the West Coast as the threat of labor disruptions has ended.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The role of logistics in modern companies is not only to support corporate strategy but also to enable it. Let’s face it, logistics is always a challenging endeavor, even beyond the latest pandemic disruption, and particularly now as companies struggle to meet sustainability goals.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2022

Logistics strategy as an enabler of new business models. They have changed the way they see logistics, and no longer view it as just a support process in their organization. A logistics strategy provides the competitive edge. There are clear advantages to be gained from giving a logistics strategy top priority.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Jim Hackett, the CEO of Ford at the time, was quoted as saying: “We didn’t realize there was an off switch. Oil prices jumped, with Brent rising above $105 a barrel for the first time since 2014, after Russia’s attack on Ukraine exacerbated concerns about disruptions to global energy supply. The Nord Stream Pipeline.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 10, 2023

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that he would not commit to putting Tubman on the twenty-dollar bill, saying, “People have been on the bills for a long period of time. And now on to this week’s logistics news. state of New York. Observances also occur locally around the U.S. state of Maryland. On April 20, 2016, then-U.S.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 28, 2019

Most people in my division work in capability development or centers of excellence designed to help operations centers improve their performance in logistics, customer service or production. Every country or operating company has its own supply chain team and is responsible for managing its own capacity, demand and supply.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2022

And this doesn’t just apply to how long can a vehicle go on a single charge; it also applies to the actual life of a battery, as a new battery can cost upwards of $25,000. Existing technology for EV batteries can only create cells that last up to 20 years or around 200,000 miles before their capacity drops too low to power a vehicle.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The deepening power crisis has already taken 900,000 tons of smelting capacity offline in North America and Europe. With more than a third of global smelters losing money, there is a risk of 1 million tons of capacity being curtailed in the near future. Continued scarcity and overbuying have led to a perennial shortage.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 21, 2022

I just read about a different take on facial recognition software that uses artificial intelligence in a little different way. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Supply disruptions would be problematic as businesses are already facing a shortage of raw materials and longer delivery times.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 29, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. This includes trucking capacity concerns, port congestion , and warehouse staff. Additionally, Amazon has doubled its shipping container processing capacity by increasing ports of entry and partnered with more ocean freight carriers to secure space in “critical ports.”.

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Freightos

JUNE 15, 2021

You’ve seen the Suez Canal memes, you know furniture is taking way longer than usual to get to your door, and you may have even heard about Pelotons shipped by air to reduce delivery times. And it’s not just ocean freight. When that stopped, the industry found itself in a crunch and within just months, prices took off by some 400%.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The most significant delays are evident in shipments originating from Asian ports destined for Western Europe and the East Coast of the United States. Currently, just 12 percent of chips are made in the United States, with the bulk manufactured in Asia. billion in federal loans.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2021

Tata Steel Europe Plant in Wales. Even before the pandemic the global steel industry was navigating significant disruptions that included steep price competition (China has been investigated numerous times for dumping), soft demand, and tariff issues. Tata Steel Europe, which produced 9.5 The steel industry is not easy.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 24, 2022

The freight train that arrived in the Parisian rail hub of Valenton in early January wasn’t an especially large one—at 34 containers, it carried just 20% of the load of a typical intermodal freight train. Business media report different estimates of the price differential between rail and ocean shipping for China-Europe supply chains.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 28, 2022

One company that took advantage of the National Calendar Day service was Logistics Plus, who, in 2019, decided “to register June 28th as the first and only ‘National Logistics Day’ in the U.S. ” Supply Chain Management and Logistics. .” ” Supply Chain Management and Logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Instead, they are printed ahead of time, for both teams. This year, with the LA Rams being Super Bowl champs, Good360 said it will ship thousands of “unsellable” Bengals-branded hats, T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, COVID-19 masks, and scarves to struggling people in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 28, 2019

Most people in my division work in capability development or centers of excellence designed to help operations centers improve their performance in logistics, customer service or production. Every country or operating company has its own supply chain team and is responsible for managing its own capacity, demand and supply.

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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. A growing global warehouse capacity crunch. The grain blockaded in Ukraine.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. According to the report, Europe is the region that will feel the strongest impact due to the blockage of the canal. Another yearly tradition is the emergence of annual cicadas, which are found in every US state. When they do emerge, there can be as many as 1.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2022

Amidst ongoing uncertainty caused by COVID-19 lockdowns in Asia, war in Europe, scarce raw materials and steep inflation, companies are stockpiling inventory as never before in the hopes of mitigating future supply chain shocks. The yard is a black hole crying out for visibility. Here’s the issue with most facilities today.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In a previous Blue Yonder blog post , we defined some of the advanced technologies that are impacting the logistics industry today and provided an overview of how they’re improving companies’ cost and service outcomes. Improved sustainability is directly linked to logistics optimization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

This is simply another example of how the combination of capacity, manufacturing, and port delays impacts every aspect of our lives. And now on to this week’s logistics news. billion, compared to “just” $5 billion last year. The wine industry has been hit hard in the US over the last couple of years.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2022

At the same time, many companies have lost access to most of the markets in Ukraine and Russia (owing to sanctions). At the same time, many companies have lost access to most of the markets in Ukraine and Russia (owing to sanctions). Europe relies on Russia for around 35% of its natural gas.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

Risk Management in Global Ocean Context Feature Article by LSCMS Shippers Council Rates have gone down massively in most trade lanes; congestion has eased, and capacity seems sufficient in most sectors. All of this despite the ever-prevailing threat of blank sailings and continuous reconfiguration of sailings by carriers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

As I spent the time reflecting over the last three weeks, the number of articles streaming into my feed on supply chain implications was high, but most of them were wrong. The pending effect of fuel on logistics costs is an overlay for all companies struggling to manage the bottom line. The images flash in my brain as I close my eyes.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 31, 2022

Featuring Our Top 16 Articles on Freight and Logistics! A career in logistics may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you’re thinking about your future, but it’s a field that offers plenty of opportunities for those who are looking for a stable and rewarding career. The job market is booming.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Material Handling & Logistics ). Material Handling & Logistics ). Material Handling & Logistics ). Material Handling & Logistics ). With every link of the supply chain impacting businesses both large and small, keeping up with the globally disrupted supply chain evolution is a recipe for whiplash.

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Not so long ago I was chatting with the management team of one of the top ten bulk transporters in Europe. What would it take to build on its success and ensure its position as a leading logistics service provider in the 21st century? What will the new intelligent logistics provider of the future look like? Here’s a prediction.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

Background Just before the Christmas 2023 holiday, Supply Chain Matters alerted our readers to rather troubling signs for another global-wide shipping disruption. Business media has further reinforced that at same time, the Panama Canal , which is the globe’s other key transit route. East Coast.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 16, 2023

This can cause massive flooding for coastal cities, impacting manufacturing and shipping times. Day in and day out, my newsfeed is full of headlines about companies that are looking to make sustainability an integral part of their business. Such shifts can be natural, due to changes in the sun’s activity or large volcanic eruptions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Visibility solutions allow real-time asset tracking across the entire distribution network. This enables improved estimated arrival times of goods. The Descartes Global Logistics Network (GLN) is the world’s largest, collaborative multimodal logistics messaging network. billion transactions annually.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Most people in my division work in capability development or centers of excellence designed to help operations centers improve their performance in logistics, customer service or production. Every country or operating company has its own supply chain team and is responsible for managing its own capacity, demand and supply.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2022

We’ve only just entered the second half of the year and people haven’t even taken their summer vacations yet, so why are we talking about holiday supply chains now? Longer lead times make fashion items not so fashionable. Last year, retailers started encouraging holiday shoppers to shop early. I am only saying this in half jest.

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