Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 27, 2024

Coast Guard authorities are assured that the bridge debris and/or underwater obstacles are sufficiently cleared for cargo ship navigation. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators have reportedly recovered the ship’s data recorder and will conduct interviews with crew members and harbor pilots who were onboard the vessel.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Now, a year-and-a half since the pandemic started, activity has picked up, but the disruption has spawned a shortage of 80,000 drivers in the U.S. With the lack of drivers and trucks picking up cargo, this is also causing U.S. Do you have real-time visibility into your orders, inventory, and shipments? ports to get backlogged.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

While not completely protecting them from the supply shocks that occurred during the pandemic, it allowed them to respond to their customers with greater speed and agility, manage costs, and provide options when a supply chain disruption occurred. This involves a lot of long-haul transportation.”

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 15, 2023

It serves as the compass guiding shippers toward efficient, economical, and dependable cargo transport. By crafting a well-defined strategy, businesses can mitigate transportation costs, mitigate supply chain disruptions, and uphold customer satisfaction.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Talent shortages, especially limited drivers, will exacerbate the capacity crunch and result in shortages across warehousing and transportation simultaneously.? . Pent-up demand of customers and the strong predictions for another above-average peak season has put a unique burden on truckload and parcel transportation. Focusing on the?

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Resilinc

AUGUST 30, 2023

Weight limits have also been adjusted, forcing some ships to unload and transport cargo to the other side of the canal via train—increasing transportation costs. The impact of the bottleneck goes beyond the canal itself, causing delays in container shipping and inventory replenishment along various shipping routes.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. March and now Q1-2022 data point to continued disruption, added cost inflation and elongated transit times continuing to be manifested in the months ahead. . Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. Global Shipping.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Recent supply chain disruptions are forcing organizations to challenge the prevailing wisdom and look for newer approaches to decision making. The simultaneous shocks to demand and supply, and the magnitude of these shocks are not something the world ever experienced. The technology is reaching such an inflection point.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

We had a hangover from the pandemic: Which led to continued inventory shortages, closures of manufacturing plants in China, congested ports, and underemployment. Another geopolitical event, the Russo-Ukrainian war disrupted supply chain operations in a major way in 2022. We saw supply shortages lead to price increases.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 24, 2022

The increased investments were attributed to supply chain disruptions such as raw material shortages, delays at ports, labor shortages, lack of warehousing space, and tight capacity across all modes of transportation. In total, McKinsey estimates that $80 billion in funding was made in logistics startups in 2021.

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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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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Despite falling short of last year’s holiday shipping traffic expectations, CEO Carol Tomé predicts a strong peak season in 2023, saying in a late July Earnings Conference Call , “ Inventory levels are good. Air Cargo Volumes Normalizing YoY, but Concerns Remain. Retailers are brought in to sell. Where last year, they didn’t.

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Cathy Roberson

APRIL 19, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in dramatic shifts in volume characteristics for many transportation providers - first in supplying retailers in inventory restocking and direct to consumer and then, along with retail restocking and direct to consumer, supporting manufacturers as facilities reopened during the second half of the year.

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Supply chain disruptions are inevitable, whether resulting from natural disasters, technical failures, worker strikes, or other unforeseen incidents. Potential Sources of Disruption. Transport network disruption. Insolvency in the supply chain. West Coast Port Strike Disrupts Shipping Lanes.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 15, 2019

In a similar fashion, when Puerto Rico was struck by Hurricane Maria last year, the supply chain of two of the island’s most important industries—pharmaceuticals and medical devices—ground to a complete halt. How then can your business protect itself from the risks of such overwhelming supply chain disruptions?

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

According to the April report commentary , the industry remains hopeful in new signs indicating that retailers and manufacturers are getting closer to working off the overall glut of inventories that resulted in 2022. percent drop in cargo volumes. Further indicated was: “ whether or not we have hit bottom of rates is unclear.”

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Supply Chain Matters once again highlights some positive news for global supply chain management teams, specifically transportation and logistics related teams. Our research arm recently pointed out this transportation trending in a mid-year assessment commentary.

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Zipline Logistics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

While most shippers do not look to expedited freight services as a sustainable shipping option, unforeseen or highly critical moves occur, leaving brands with no choice but to utilize the hasty transportation mode. Expedited freight refers to the process of transporting your orders with quicker than typical transit times.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

For months, retailers have been stockpiling massive amounts of goods to meet surging consumer demand, and compensate for ongoing supply and logistics issues. Just last year many were chartering their own cargo ships to get all these goods to their destinations.) Inventory management is challenging enough in normal times.

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QAD

DECEMBER 16, 2021

And the current global supply chain disruptions may be sticking around longer than we might think. A lack of railcars to move cargo from the ports is adding more delays. IndustryWeek conducted a survey of CEOs in October 2021 to identify supply chain pain points. Global Trade and Transportation Execution.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides commentary and perspectives on FedEx’s sudden and unexpected warning of revenue and profitability shortfall prompting decisive actions. Last evening, global parcel, logistics and transportation services provider Fedex Corp. Development.

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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. For 2021, U.S. percent to $1.85 Specific Highlights.

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Supply chain disruptions are inevitable, whether resulting from natural disasters, technical failures, worker strikes, or other unforeseen incidents. Potential Sources of Disruption. Transport network disruption. Insolvency in the supply chain. West Coast Port Strike Disrupts Shipping Lanes.

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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. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. percentage points to 80.2 to an all-time high.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 19, 2020

Almost 75 percent of US companies are experiencing capacity shortfalls in their supply chains, due to Coronavirus-linked transport disruptions , a new study has shown. With some 5 million companies impacted by China’s supply chain woes, the picture is similar in other parts of the world. The Auto Industry.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 13, 2023

Further indicated is that “ there are now too many ships in the water bidding for cargo, resulting in heavy competition on prices. ” This survey was conducted in May among participants in the global freight forwarding community.

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TMC

JULY 28, 2017

Rising container volumes, fluctuations in demand, and the constant need for just in time inventory have increased the impact of dwell time over recent years. Here are three ways that shippers and beneficial cargo owners can mitigate the risk of excessive dwell time in any port. Proactive moves. Navigate around the problem.

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TMC

JULY 28, 2017

Rising container volumes, fluctuations in demand, and the constant need for just in time inventory have increased the impact of dwell time over recent years. Here are three ways that shippers and beneficial cargo owners can mitigate the risk of excessive dwell time in any port. Proactive moves. Navigate around the problem.

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TMC

JULY 28, 2017

Rising container volumes, fluctuations in demand, and the constant need for just in time inventory have increased the impact of dwell time over recent years. Here are three ways that shippers and beneficial cargo owners can mitigate the risk of excessive dwell time in any port. Proactive moves. Navigate around the problem.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

How the War in Ukraine is Impacting the Supply Chain and Raw Material Prices. Increased Prices Resulting from Shortages and Supply Chain Issues. Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. How Labor Shortages Have Hurt the Supply Chain. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis.

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EazyStock

MARCH 17, 2021

As globalization extends supply chains around the world, the likelihood of negative impacts stemming from supply chain disruption increases. Supply chain disruptions are an inevitability for any supply chain, though the severity of the impacts can vary. Transportation Failures.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

In this update, we focus on our fifth prediction which is focused on global transportation and logistics services sectors. 2023 Prediction Five: Global Wide Transportation, Logistics and Brokerage Services Sectors Will Face a Challenging Year With Significant Consequences. Prediction Background. Prediction Implications.

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TMC

JANUARY 5, 2017

Dwell time—the amount of time a container remains parked in a marine terminal waiting to be picked up after it’s been offloaded from a vessel—is a drag on supply chain efficiency, especially when it becomes excessive. Establish excellent network connectivity. Navigate around the problem.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

This has alerted shipping lines and prompted some to entertain rerouting cargo to New Orleans and Alabama, and even as far away as the Bahamas and Mexico. Another option being explored is for carriers to unload cargo at other ports in order to take in lighter loads upon entering Houston. in Arlington and Toyota Motor Corp. FedEx Corp.

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Global Trade Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. With this increased sourcing agility comes the increased risk of delivery failure due to a supply chain disruption and, concurrently, the increased importance of visibility into each step of the supply chain. The problem comes in transport.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MARCH 10, 2020

How can end-to-end visibility and container tracking prevent supply chain disruptions? Find out in Gravity Supply Chain Solutions’ latest blog post.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Zara also works with Air France, KLM Cargo and Emirates Air in order that they can coordinate directly with the airlines to make the outbound shipments to its stores and bring back some raw materials and semi-finished materials with return legs. Managing transportation at this scale is the absolute challenge.

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