Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 16, 2024

After 10+ years of writing the weekly news roundup, as well as a bi-weekly column for Logistics Viewpoints, today is my last day at ARC Advisory Group. Over these 10 years+ I have learned a lot about supply chain and logistics through conversations with end users, suppliers, and my colleagues. Cargo imported into the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2021

Seventy-one percent of the surface of our “blue planet” is covered by oceans which is also reflected in the fact that 80% of goods are moved via sea transportation within the global supply chain [1]. Cargo transfer requirements. It allows operators across the supply chain to track vessels at every point in the journey.

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Freightos

JULY 24, 2024

More Resources Home Red Sea Crisis and Early Peak Season Surge Disrupt Global Supply Chains for some SMBs Judah Levine July 24, 2024 Since early May, supply chains have faced significant disruptions due to congestion caused by Red Sea diversions and an early start to ocean freight’s peak season.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 10, 2020

A Hi-Tech Company’s Control Tower Helped It Better Manage Air Cargo During the Worst Days of the Pandemic In 2014, one of the world’s largest high-tech manufacturers started thinking about a digital transformation that would help them better serve their customers while also generating operational efficiencies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2021

The global pandemic has created a watershed moment for global supply chains. Emerging technologies play a role in managing disruption and are driving change in the transportation and logistics industries. Business logistics costs as a percentage of GDP is currently 7-8% in United States.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The Ecosystem Today The logistics ecosystem is being transformed by the rise of connected vehicles equipped with IoT sensors and data-driven technologies. Connected vehicles, following standards like the SAE J3016, which defines the six levels of vehicle automation, are becoming a crucial part of logistics operations.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

states, obvious disruptions to supply chains and supply chain risk management were a given. Many of the states affected contained key ports and supply destinations, as well as transportation and logistics hubs. containerized loaded cargo volume and more than 18% of the East Coast container trade.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Importance of Digitalisation to Improve Supply Chains: Helping Businesses Navigate Through Supply Chain Disruptions. is adopted in more and more industries and companies, the supply chain industry is starting to implement these disruptive technologies to adapt to the ongoing challenges and obstacles.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

Some of the world’s biggest retailers and their partners are once again feeling the sting of “ the bullwhip effect ” – a term of art amongst supply chain professionals that describes how changes in demand at the retail level can reverberate and amplify issues throughout the supply chain. What’s in manufacturing?

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 1, 2025

By harnessing the growing power of AI to not only sense demand at a very fine-grain, real-time level, but also to govern decisions about pricing and inventory. AI can help. I’ve been in this industry since 1985, and it feels like the drama increases every year,” says Petro.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

SCB Feature Report From DPW: What’s Next for AI in Supply Chain? That’s because the promise of artificial intelligence for supply chain operations is huge. It could do more to accelerate the journey of supply chain operations from the backroom to the boardroom than any other change. trillion to U.S.

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Freightos

JUNE 10, 2025

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. export regulations led to supply chain disruptions. The big three US airlines saw their cargo revenues decline last year as rates and volumes came under pressure. United Airlines – the largest of the three in terms of cargo volumes – registered a 31.1 percent, or $24.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Supply chain resiliency and sustainability are top priorities for CEOs today. To achieve these goals, corporate leadership must focus on two key areas: shift from internally focused supply chains to collaborative supply networks and actively design their supply chains.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 20, 2025

Rural logistics in Australia refers to the special supply chain and delivery networks that service the remote and thinly populated areas of the country. This includes the challenges and solutions to keep supply chains running across thousands of kilometers between major hubs and end destinations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. FedEx plans to test autonomous drone cargo delivery with Elroy Air. Chipotle’s push for humane chicken delayed amid tight supplies. Mexican factories gain in supply chain revamps. Air Canada wants more cargo jets 3 months after launching service.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

As we head into the holiday season, supply delays, logistics constraints and inflation are looming over shoppers and retailers—and the manufacturers and distributors who keep them in supply. The 2021 supply chain shortage is the story of our lives today, as the enormous bullwhip effect of COVID continues.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 12, 2024

Autonomous supply chains are systems that can operate with little to no human intervention, and they use artificial intelligence, robotics, automation, and sensors to optimize the flow of goods. The key technologies that enable autonomous supply chains are artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, sensors, and blockchain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2022

This will certainly be an interesting area to watch, especially as electric vehicles become more commonplace and apply to the global supply chain. And now on this week’s logistics news. Cargo losses escalate as thieves target cars, electronics. They’re looking at it and they’re saying, is cargo available?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. This new system of inventory management will go into effect on March 1, and will replace weekly restock limits that Amazon used for calculating FBA storage. Directors at Amazon agencies and accelerators said that these new changes will help sellers forecast inventory better.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. 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. Inventories at U.S. So, wish me luck in securing authentic University Blue Jordan IVs. general merchandise stores expanded 1.2

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Amazon Air’s network is starting to look more like the hub-centric models of air cargo giants FedEx and UPS. Amazon has ramped up air cargo flights at its largest hubs while maintaining or shrinking flight activity elsewhere, according to an institute tracking the company’s air operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Cyberattack on Toyota’s supply chain shuts 14 Japanese factories. As Clint Reiser pointed out earlier this week, the Russian invasion of Ukraine is impacting global supply chains. Ukraine in the news: War in Ukraine disrupts ships around the globe.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2024

Supply chain resilience is a hot topic the last few years since post-Covid issues and newsworthy incidents like the Houthi attacks in the red sea have raised awareness. The bridge collapse is a stark reminder of the vulnerability of the nation’s aging infrastructure and the importance of supply chain resilience.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 26, 2025

(Infographic) Shipping containers have left a mark on the supply chain industry and beyond. What may seem like simple steel boxes have transformed the international trade landscape, reshaping supply chains, economies, and even urban development. However, it did not gain traction until the mid-20th century.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

Many of the world’s largest companies have committed to reaching net zero by 2050, triggering a ripple effect throughout global supply chains. For most CPG brands, indirect emissions — those that occur across the supply chain — represent the majority of their carbon footprint.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The majority of positions are for in-store workers while others roles are for the company’s supply-chain facilities. Cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles rose 3 percent year-over-year to 828,016 TEUs in August, marking the first increase in 13 months, port officials said.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Apple calls on global supply chain to decarbonize by 2030. Sam’s Club finalizes chain-wide deployment of robotic inventory scanners. That one is probably not a record he was hoping to break. Amazon to double Europe EV fleet by 2025. Shipt to offer Dealivery Days program.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

Prior to 2020, every supply chain in the world was challenged by increasing levels of demand unpredictability and market volatility. The sudden onset of COVID-19 only reinforced a lesson that supply chain professionals had already realized: uncertainty is the only real certainty. The Road to Agility and Resilience.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 6, 2017

Logistics professionals require exemplary international online logistics tools to help them carry out their daily businesses with ease and deliver the best for their customers. Mobile phones can offer incredible services in any business from inventory tracking and shipments to the execution of procurement transactions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

The supply chain industry is on a years-long digital transformation journey, and one of the key objectives that industry leaders almost universally aim to achieve is true end-to-end (E2E) visibility across their complex global networks of suppliers, partners and customers. So, what is true E2E supply chain visibility?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The latest capability for merchants shows that the e-commerce giant is trying to control more inventory deeper in the supply chain before it’s sold. days for general cargo vessels. The ACP is encouraging all vessels to use the queueing system to reserve a slot.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2022

He had a load full of cotton bales, and while idling away hours at a shipyard watching stevedores load other cargo onto ships he dreamed up containers that transformed global supply chains. Supply chain optimization has also improved in significant ways that can address these trade-offs better than before.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 8, 2017

In the below article I propose to have a look at the main benefits and advantages of the cloud-based logistics management. More findings on the cloud cargo transportation and warehouse management systems you may discover on the web. Each industry has its peculiarities, among the others, in the logistics, manufacturing, and supply.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 18, 2017

What’s Holding Back Customer-Centric Air Cargo? . As the cream of air cargo’s innovators held turns on the floor, this question came up time and again. The industry’s mindset is holding customer-centric air cargo back. That was my big take from Elevate , presented by Air Cargo World earlier this month.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Walmart announced that it will pilot agriculture technology with crop supply intelligence company Agritaskto get real-time information on crops and improve sourcing decisions around produce. By the end of September, FedEx will no longer be the primary air cargo provider for the U.S.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

Supply chains are particularly vulnerable during recessions. These disruptions can occur due to decreased consumer demand, supplier instability, or logistical challenges. Consequently, it is imperative to develop a recession-proof supply chain to make them more resilient and adaptable.

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