Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Target’s inventories at the end of the last quarter were 16 percent lower than the same period a year ago and Walmart cut inventories in its U.S. Over the years, Amazon’s strategy to tackle counterfeit goods focused on providing data to law enforcement and taking aggressive enforcement actions against counterfeit sellers.

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Resilinc

APRIL 30, 2024

Colorado State University (CSU) forecasts 23 storms, 11 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes—the highest prediction they have ever issued. 1 Production delays Manufacturing facilities in the hurricane’s path may be damaged or forced to close, leading to production delays or stoppages. This can lead to increased freight rates.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

The Logistics Managers Index Report® , compiled by researchers at Arizona State University, Colorado State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rutgers University and the University of Nevada Reno , and in conjunction with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), reported an April 2023 value of 50.9,

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

The company is relying on price increases to boost growth. Cargo begins clogging Port of Los Angeles amid railroad worker shortage. Samsung has two big factories in China while SK Hynix Inc is buying Intel Corp’s NAND flash memory chips manufacturing business in China. FedEx agrees to buy 10% stake in Berkshire Grey.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

In February, a new Stage I Measure was introduced, which tracks that average period from cargo ready to origin port departure. Similarly, factories in areas of Shanghai , Shenzhen and Jalin provinces have had to restrict workers to manufacturing campuses in order to maintain operations. and Warehousing Prices (90.5)

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights February global manufacturing and supply chain indices and challenges relative to product demand and supply network imbalance levels in the first quarter of 2022. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. The IHS Markit Manufacturing PMI™ reported a value of 57.3

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Freight trucking accounts for over 70 percent of all domestic freight leaving many manufacturers scrambling to develop contingency plans. Germany-based automotive group Daimler developed a self-driving truck , with the intention of reducing road accidents and improving efficiency in cargo-loading and transportation.

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