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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 a prior published commentary, we provided highlights of March and Q1-2022 global production indices along with their implications. We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. Trucking disruptions in these areas threaten the flow of inbound and outbound inventory. .

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Relatively Cautious Global Production and Supply Chain Indices for February 2022

Supply Chain Matters

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. Global Wide Production Activity. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P.

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Report That Global Ocean Container Rates on the Decline

Supply Chain Matters

The Wall Street Journal reported this week (Paid subscription or metered view) that ocean container freight rates related to the most active global shipping lanes continue to decline amid what is traditionally considered the peak shipping period leading up to the holiday fulfillment season in the November-December period.

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U.S. West Coast Dockworkers Enacting Multi-Day Job Actions

Supply Chain Matters

The most significant news in global transportation and logistics circles late last week and this week are U.S. But shipping industry sources now indicate that negotiations deteriorated last week over the scope of expected dockworker wage increases. The existing labor contract expired on July 1, 2022.

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Do Americans Really Want Splendid Isolation?

Enterra Insights

In his first week in office, President Biden signed Executive Order 14005, Ensuring the Future is Made in America by All of America’s Workers, launching a whole-of-government initiative to strengthen the use of federal procurement to support American manufacturing.”[1] Procurement must also be considered.

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The Top Logistics and Supply Chain Journalists & Thought Leaders to Know for 2020

Shipchain

He a sought-after author, having written both best-selling books and timely pieces in Industry Week Manufacturing Network and Supply Chain Management Group. His works remain expansive—from procurement through reverse logistics and even facilities management for the supply chain itself. . Steve Banker. and abroad. John Monarch.