Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2022

We’ve all been talking about the looming supply chain talent shortage for quite some time. Autonomous cargo ship completes 500-mile voyage. The supply chain’s little-known weakest link: railroad workers. Nations aim to secure supply chains with “friend-shoring”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

Supply chain disruptions continue to lead to product shortages around the world. The ongoing pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions, along with the Russia-Ukraine war, limited available supplies of cocoa, edible oil, and other food ingredients. Port of New York and New Jersey sets container fee.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Let’s consider these top factors affecting the trucking market, their implications on supply chains and how they are driving change within the industry. . Port backlogs, cargo limitations on container ships, and a lack of available equipment and port facility staffing.? to avoid significant supply chain disruption.

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Turvo

JULY 15, 2021

This generally gets referred to as trucking capacity, and it remains one of the most critical aspects of dealing with supply chain disruptions. Even worse, certain parts of the network, like cold chain transport, can have a “run” on capacity during times of high disruption or demand. .

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights for the recently released Allianz Safety and Shipping Review 2024 Report. With as much as 90 percent of international trade being transported across ocean waterways, there are important findings for multi-industry supply chain and logistics management teams included in this report.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A Freightos survey of 300+ companies sheds light on how importers have been navigating supply chain disruptions. A brief background on the “disruptions.”. In January 77% respondents answered that they’ve encountered supply chain challenges since the pandemic began and in June 79% answered the same way.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 13, 2022

Kraft Heinz wants to solve its supply chain problems — in the metaverse. Ford expedites freight to alleviate supplier disruptions in China. Biden to announce 3D printing initiative to boost US supply chain. Unilever to pilot mobile ice cream shops. IKEA plans to retool big box stores for online orders.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 2, 2023

When Fred Smith started FedEx in 1973, he didn’t just disrupt an industry — he created a new one. Technology played a critical role in FedEx’s early successes, and that is still the case today. Innovate or perish “If you are in business and you don’t innovate you are in the process of commoditization or extinction,” says Smith.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our annual 2023 predictions for industry and global supply chains research advisory. Ongoing Technology-Driven Industry Disruption. Background.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

According to FreightWaves, the FreightTech 100 2023 is “[…] a selection of the most innovative companies in the freight technology space.” Air Cargo Volumes Normalizing YoY, but Concerns Remain. The year-over-year drop in air cargo volumes seen in August follows more precipitous drops of 8% and 9% in June and July.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Merchants including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Lowe’s, and Walmart say the rising stocks signal a recovery from last year’s shortages driven by supply-chain disruptions and put them in a strong position to take advantage of consumer demand this holiday shopping period. CVS has equipped roughly 8,000 of its more than 9,000 U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 27, 2023

Amazon has launched Amazon Air , its dedicated air cargo fleet, in India as the e-commerce giant bulks up its logistics infrastructure in the key overseas market where it has deployed more than $6.5 Uber is continuing to look at innovations to stay ahead.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 23, 2015

In other news… Elemica Awarded 2nd Patent on Supply Chain Operating Network. Kewill Prepares Customers For Upcoming Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Deadline. Ryder First in Supply Chain Industry to be Awarded SAFETY Act Certification from U.S. I’m so deflated. 1, 2015.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 26, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic made it abundantly clear that effective supply chain management is crucial to the success of a business. “They have also diversified their supply chains from a geographic perspective to reduce the supply-side risks from any one country or region,” explains Deloitte.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases. Image via StarAir.dk). Behind the Maersk shift. One goal, two different motivations.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 3, 2020

This year, supply chains have been under more spotlight and pressure than ever. Managing a global supply chain is complex on its own, without the added challenges from a global disruption like the COVID-19 pandemic. Supply chain disruptions are coming from new sources and at a more rapid pace.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 1, 2022

The following Supply Chain Matters commentary highlights this week’s report by the U.S. international ocean supply chain, negating possible collusion among ocean container shipping lines. International Ocean supply Chain. international ocean supply chain.”. Background.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Top View Cargo containers ship logistics transportation Container Ship Vessel Cargo Carrier. With all the turmoil and upheaval, the global supply chain has endured since 2020, the impact of changes the EU is initiating stands to throw more disruptions and issues at shippers.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Supply chain operations can be complex. These supply chain operations are pursued in an environment that can be characterised as a self-organising ecosystem. Connections between various (local) data sharing environments in networks of networks enable stakeholders in the supply chain to enhance their information base.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 10, 2022

As the logistics industry continues to recover from pandemic-era supply chain disruptions, shippers are adjusting quickly to the expectations of a new normal. Falling ocean rates and volatile fuel costs have logistics professionals across the supply chain searching for innovative efficiency solutions throughout their operations.

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Intelligent Audit

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Freight network optimization and freight auditing services are the key performance areas that shippers want to track and monitor within the supply chain industry. . As highlighted by Redwood Logistics , “ To complete any task efficiently, you must first have the right tools for the right job. The supply chain is no different.

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Arena Solutions

JANUARY 3, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, and other unforeseen events are creating a wave of supply chain shocks across the globe that impact all sectors of the economy. Companies are now having to reinvent their business operations and develop new ways of working to deal with the long-term effects of these disruptions.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

This week, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , with sponsors Penske Logistics and consulting firm Kearney , released the 33rd Annual State of Logistics Report to organization members and the industry as a whole. This report provides a snapshot of the U.S. percent of U.S. Noted was that U.S.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Technology is such a constant force for change that we tend to look at new technological innovations as almost normal — or at least par for the course. But the fact remains that technological advances are regularly disruptive to old methods and approaches. How automation can help. Automation.

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Gravity Supply Chain

JULY 1, 2020

Gravity partners with Vizion to help businesses make data-driven decisions, increase shipping reliability, reduce risks, and supply chain disruptions.

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FLEXE

JUNE 19, 2018

It was a packed couple of days with a lot of great speakers brought together by a common denominator: how to solve the retail supply chain challenge. New technologies, changing buying behaviors, and market saturation have put retail to the test. One of the big innovators who of course is setting the bar for all this is Amazon.

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FLEXE

JUNE 19, 2018

It was a packed couple of days with a lot of great speakers brought together for a common interest: how to solve the retail supply chain challenge. New technologies, changing buying behaviors, and market saturation have put retail to the test. One of the big innovators who of course is setting the bar for all this is Amazon.

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