Enterra Insights

JUNE 28, 2023

The staff at the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) note, however, that the logistics industry plays an “out-sized — and often underappreciated — role … within the greater transportation ecosystem.”[1] Logistics also creates jobs in the transportation industry, helping to stimulate economic growth.”

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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. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. Trucking disruptions in these areas threaten the flow of inbound and outbound inventory. . Global Shipping. That compares to $9,279.46 US Logistics Index.

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Logility

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Production halts, container and transport shortages, and port logjams are just a few of the factors eating away at both efficiency and profits. Sanctions, blocked Ukrainian ports, and stalled transportation routes have also disrupted the China-to-Europe supply chain. What’s a supply chain manager to do?

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 13, 2015

‘Supply Chain Opportunities in China’. Introduction – Guillaume Burette, General Manager Logistics – DSV China. China: from sourcing location to an end market. 12:00 China as a Global Distribution Centre – Manufacturing and bonded warehousing. 13:00 Domestic warehousing and distribution centres in China.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 14, 2023

Companies who have experienced these delays often add inventory across their network to buffer the risk. Secondly, one core supply chain application is a transportation management system. A TMS helps companies move freight from origin to destination efficiently, reliably, and cost-effectively.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

Top Five Transportation Trends ; Chris Cunnane. From a transportation standpoint, this has included major technological advancements. In my presentation, I highlighted five key transportation trends that are changing supply chains from a technology standpoint. Inventory Management in a High Inflation Environment ; Clint Reiser.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 16, 2021

Without a doubt 2020 will be etched in our memories as the year of multiple disasters, with the Covid-19 pandemic, trade issues between the US and China, wildfires in Australia, social unrest in Hong Kong, drastic declines in oil prices, turbulent financial markets and other politically dominated issues in emerging markets.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The surging Delta virus, devastating floods in China and Germany and cyber attacks on South African ports are amongst the latest in a series of events that continue to send shock waves throughout the system. Until we have this kind of pervasive visibility, inventory management will continue to be largely an exercise in futility.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The report specifically indicates : “ November’s dip was largely triggered by a decline in Inventory Levels (-9.1) and Transportation Capacity (+5.2) and Transportation Utilization (-10.7). The authors added: “ Essentially, November’s decline seems to have come because firms are selling off inventories quickly.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

This index complies 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog. The authors specifically make mention of geopolitics along with the ongoing effects of the pandemic impacting many manufacturing regions in China. points to a reading of 56.9.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters industry specific commentary, we make the observation that retail industry sales and operations planning and demand support teams, given the current state of recent business financial performance, need to up their game in supply network inventory management agility and added responsiveness. .

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In today’s turbulent trading environment, strong global transportation management capabilities deliver exceptional benefits and value. manufacturers found that 60% of the companies operating in China are considering moving operations to other Southeast Asia countries in the next few years. A very recent survey of U.S.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 22, 2024

The price of container freight rates surged while the entire world was having to deal with delays. Delays Delays happen when ships are involved, or even when a vehicle transport company is involved like A1 Auto Transport. Among surveyed respondents, nearly 97% of industrial product companies saw disruptions during the pandemic.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I was on the phone with Australia, China, Indonesia – really everywhere – trying to negotiate directly with suppliers. Our discussion afterwards,” Dr. If they were dependent, did they have East Coast distribution centers where they could preplace inventory before the strike occurred. But there was a cost to this.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

However, we discern some added signs excess inventories and of production sourcing shifts. Further concerning was that the volume of warehouse finished goods inventories rose to the greatest extent in four months. percentage point increase in March while the Inventories sub-index dipped to the contraction value of 47.5,

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

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. across the EU, and in China. So, wish me luck in securing authentic University Blue Jordan IVs. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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ShipBob

JULY 14, 2022

In today’s hyper-connected world, freight forwarding can seem like a lone holdout. Combining this pre-existing state of freight with the events of the past two-plus years of pandemic-related disruptions and grasping the micro- and macro-dynamics becomes even harder. What’s causing the delays in freight shipments?

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

The second half of the year has traditionally been the busiest period in material, transportation and logistics flows. Supply chain logistics B2B platform provider project44 produces a series termed Supply Chain Insights by project44 which extracts select data from the provider’s tracking of global transportation and logistics flows.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 5, 2023

Output, new orders, employment and inventory stocks reportedly all contracted. China The two recognized indices of PMI within China each eased back to contraction conditions for April. The Caixen China General Manufacturing PMI® , a reflection of either private or SMB businesses recorded a value of 49.5 for April, down 0.3

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 5, 2020

Incidents during transportation are common: from severe weather conditions or collisions that result in loss of cargo; to theft, counterfeiting, political unrest, labor disputes, documentation failures, mechanical problems, etc. Cargo insurance helps avoid additional vulnerability that you can’t afford.

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TMC

MARCH 9, 2017

China’s so-called “One Belt One Road” strategy connects the country via an overland and sea corridor to Central Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. China has channeled nearly $1 trillion of government money into the project, says the WEF, and is encouraging other governments, as well as private organizations, to invest in the project.

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TMC

MARCH 9, 2017

China’s so-called “One Belt One Road” strategy connects the country via an overland and sea corridor to Central Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. China has channeled nearly $1 trillion of government money into the project, says the WEF, and is encouraging other governments, as well as private organizations, to invest in the project.

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QAD

AUGUST 16, 2022

As the supply chain breaks, manufacturers must find new suppliers and new transport routes and find them rapidly, so that production doesn’t come to a halt. Even as industries start to recover from the effects of the pandemic, significant issues remain: Ongoing work stoppages in China due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Potential U.S.

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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. The report’s cited data from the Freightos Baltic Index indicates that shipment of a 40-foot container from China to the U.S.

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ShipBob

MARCH 28, 2024

Ecommerce businesses that import products internationally are typically concerned with two things: The speed at which the products will arrive at their warehouse The impact on their cash flow The journey of a large shipment from China to the US doesn’t simply leave a warehouse and arrive at your business’s doorstep.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 24, 2019

A decade ago it was unrealistic to compete with “the China price”. Global supply chains boomed thanks to bountiful cheap labor, dramatically less expensive communications, and lower-cost transportation. Manufacturing was transformed into a global enterprise. In addition, there are the benefits of far greater resiliency and certainty.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 30, 2014

A lot of companies set up operations and sourced from Mexico back in the 90s, then the focus shifted to China and other Asian countries, and now Mexico is back in the spotlight. We’ve seen, for example, instability in ocean freight, cost, and issues with [Los Angeles] ports in past years. that are used to going to their current U.S.

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In today’s turbulent trading environment, strong global transportation management capabilities deliver exceptional benefits and value. manufacturers found that 60% of the companies operating in China are considering moving operations to other Southeast Asia countries in the next few years. A very recent survey of U.S.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 8, 2019

What is your air freight strategy for the year ahead? The surge in demand for air freight that took off in mid-2016 normalized in early 2018. It is likely that 2018 will end with a growth rate in the 4% range, down from 10% in 2017 (measured in freight tonne kilometers per IATA ). Explore air freight consolidation.

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20Cube Logistics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

3PL providers handle all or several components of your supply chain, like warehousing, distribution, inbound freight, and outbound freight. 20Cube, for example, uses digital freight forwarding technology to provide insights into inventory management and distribution tracking. Benefits of 3PL for Your Supply Chain.

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ShipBob

APRIL 26, 2023

The upstream supply chain refers to the flow of inventory in the pre-production stage, mostly in relation to the organization’s suppliers. It involves all the activities related to the sourcing and transportation of raw materials needed in the manufacturing process. Let’s get into it. What is the upstream supply chain?

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 12, 2022

As shippers drew down existing inventories, replenishment became necessary to quickly satisfy consumers’ spending habits. In addition, China had, and still maintains, a zero-COVID rule, meaning that to keep COVID outbreaks from spreading, China locks down a particular city or port, such as Ningbo and Shanghai.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

I have to go to the grocery store again today to replenish our inventory (yeah, I don’t shop for groceries online; as the son of a bodegero, I’m old fashioned that way.). China Trade Battle Spawns a New Era of Tariff Dodges (WSJ – sub. Transplace Acquires Yusen Logistics’ Intermodal & Freight Brokerage Group.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Rebounding freight volumes and the proximity of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate are set to change the industry in 2017, reports Sean Kilcarr of FleetOwner. But, additional trailers may cause additional problems with managing routes and dealing with an overstocked inventory. . Shipping LTL Rates Will Improve.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The report further indicates that two downstream suppliers in China that rely on the parts and assemble them into larger modules are also cutting their production 70 percent and 90 percent, respectively. Whereas the spot rate to ship a container from China to the U.S. West Coast had declined to the lowest level in more than two years.

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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 current situation in the Panama Canal has already caused China-US spot shipping prices to rise by as much as 36%. Are there alternatives to the Panama Canal?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 8, 2019

What is your air freight strategy for the year ahead? The surge in demand for air freight that took off in mid-2016 normalized in early 2018. It is likely that 2018 will end with a growth rate in the 4% range, down from 10% in 2017 (measured in freight tonne kilometers per IATA ). Explore air freight consolidation.

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