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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

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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Hurricane season 2024: how to prepare your supply chain

Resilinc

Colorado State University (CSU) forecasts 23 storms, 11 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes—the highest prediction they have ever issued. Flooded or closed roadways, bridges, and overpasses can delay freight, rail, and even air cargo. Additionally, hurricanes may interfere with power plants, causing a reduction in electricity supply.

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U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs

Supply Chain Matters

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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Continued Disruption and Added Cost Inflation Reflected in Key Global Transportation and Logistics Indices in March and Q1 2022

Supply Chain Matters

In February, a new Stage I Measure was introduced, which tracks that average period from cargo ready to origin port departure. The report authors noted that continued inventory congestion has driven inventory costs, warehousing prices and overall aggregate logistics costs to all-time high levels. and Warehousing Prices (90.5)

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Relatively Cautious Global Production and Supply Chain Indices for February 2022

Supply Chain Matters

This is also true with regard to the outlook for prices, with input cost and output charge inflation both accelerating in the latest month. ”. The Prices index declined 0.5 In February, a new Stage I Measure was introduced, which tracks that average period from cargo ready to origin port departure. percentage points in January.

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Uber Freight: Another “Uber-for-Trucking”?

Freightos

The next boost came in 1980, when the Motor Carrier Act eliminated excessive regulation from the Great Depression, pushing trucking prices down by 50%-75% and, as intended, made competition more fierce. Cargo Chief. Technology connecting customers and truckers is far from a new idea. Established. 10-4 Systems. Cargomatic.

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Can Technology Save the American Freight System?

Elementum

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. More recently, the Colorado Department of Transportation deployed an autonomous truck designed to protect road crews.