Freightos

DECEMBER 12, 2017

In Europe, air cargo hit capacity two weeks ago and hasn’t yet pulled back. Airlines aren’t expecting congestion to abate and prices to return to normal until 15 January…just in time to start heating up again, with shipments vying to get out of port before the Chinese New Year shutdown. Europe-South America Atlantic.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 25, 2017

Last week, we saw Hong Kong to Europe going for $21/kg, and Europe to South America at $26/kg. Europe-South America Atlantic. Europe-South America Pacific. By John Edmonds, Research & Marketing, Freightos. Against a background of IATA’s estimated 9.3% Shipments to JFK are normally between $0.80

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I also worked with a team of leading thinkers in developing the Future of Procurement Report (published by KPMG) , as well as publish the BVL International Global Logistics Trends and Strategies report with a team of leading academics and executives in Europe, China, North and South America, Russia, and India.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2021

As I write this in the fourth quarter of 2021, there’s just no telling what the new year will bring in terms of emerging logistics challenges. How can logistics teams hope to focus on these priorities, when too often they are struggling just to complete daily tasks and deliver on time?

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QAD

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

To which he adds, “I’m not anti-EV, I am pro-reality, and there’s just a new type of consumer out the re. North and South America, East and Western Europe, Asia Pacific and Africa. North and South America, East and Western Europe, Asia Pacific and Africa. The pendulum swings in this industry.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

A growing global warehouse capacity crunch. Already reeling from the effects of the two-year COVID-19 pandemic, supply chains around the world, encompassing a wide range of industries, are now seeing increasing disruption caused by another massive crisis of our times, Russia’s war on Ukraine. The grain blockaded in Ukraine.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 86

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GTG Technology Group

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

The catastrophic storms did more than just flood homes and knock down trees, they impacted logistics in a variety of ways. It will be a long time before anyone can measure the two storms’ impact on logistics and the economy. Some experts predict ELDs that make it impossible to falsify logbooks will reduce current capacity between 2.5

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 19, 2022

For example, one of the main problems with Asian-US trade is that all container ship deliveries are now routed to the West Coast, even though the bulk of America’s manufacturers are based on the East Coast. This is to avoid more costly routes such as the Panama Canal or taking the long haul around the tip of Africa or South America.

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Unleashed

MAY 31, 2021

OEMs are a vital piece of the product development puzzle for companies that have all the skills and resources required to ideate a product and perform the required market research, but lack the manufacturing capacity to produce it (especially at scale). OEM and ODM are two manufacturing business models. OEM explained in detail.

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Stord

APRIL 26, 2022

After Gap experienced factory delays in Vietnam, it started working with Mexican and Central American manufacturers to cut down on lead times. Sellers, like Home Depot and Walmart , are chartering their own cargo ships to ensure freight capacity for their products. Unfortunately, not all supply chain strategies are created equal.

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Exapro Hub

JUNE 28, 2018

. “A passion for good coffee… or why we’re not just good at making machines” declares the German manufacturer founded in 1868. If you have 3 minutes of your free time to spend, click on the video below. Their main criteria go from the capacity in kilogram that they can support to their vintage look. Petroncini T.

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Unleashed

MAY 31, 2021

OEMs are a vital piece of the product development puzzle for companies that have all the skills and resources required to ideate a product and perform the required market research, but lack the manufacturing capacity to produce it (especially at scale). OEM and ODM are two manufacturing business models. OEM explained in detail.

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Proxima

JULY 26, 2023

These incidents have shone a light on the fragility of global technology supply chains and, at the same time, further evidenced that some supply chains are viewed by governments as key to national security and future economic growth. Disruption in the early 2020’s bred plenty of dissenting voices. Furthermore, China represents a key market.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Chokepoints (or bottlenecks) are a term used to describe the most crucial strategic marine routes because they: Capacity limitations. Chokepoints commonly have shallow, constricting depths, which hinder navigation and place restrictions on ship capacity. Potential for closure or interruption. Gibraltar and Suez during World War II).

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 26, 2022

As a long-time supply chain industry analyst, I have had the opportunity to observe the interrelationships of line-of-business and global supply network sourcing strategies for either component of finished goods supply. Background. Strategic Sourcing Shifts Away from China. and Chinese based high tech electronics providers.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2018

In mid October, project44 (a Talking Logistics sponsor) and GateHouse Logistics announced that they had entered “into an exclusive, multinational agreement which will provide secure and authorized access to the largest visibility network across North America and Europe.” Which candy is mentioned the most in songs? The answer is M&Ms.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 13, 2022

And just as petroleum resources shaped the geopolitics of the last 100 years, control of the battery minerals needed to electrify transport and decarbonize energy utilities has become a critical national security issue for the 21st Century. Since declaring in June 2021 that China’s dominance of critical minerals supply chains threatened U.S.

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