3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In today’s turbulent trading environment, strong global transportation management capabilities deliver exceptional benefits and value. In 2014, a Supply Chain Council survey found that managing global supply chain complexity was among the top 5 major issues. 3 value reasons why you should consider acquiring a global TMS.

Supply Chain Design Software

Talking Logistics

JULY 7, 2014

UPS Broadens Multimodal Express Portfolio with China-Europe Rail Offering. Moving on to other news, UPS announced the addition of a Full Container Load (FCL) rail solution to its China-to-Europe transportation lineup. Kuehne + Nagel launches new product KN I2M Overland. So, mark your calendars and tune in!

Logistics Network Optimization Software

CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Ecommerce in China is expanding rapidly and has grown from virtually non-existent to a $40+ billion (USD) industry in the last five years. According to Alibaba Group founder, Jack Ma, there are currently about 25 million parcels being delivered in China everyday, and that figure is expected to rise to 200 million in 10 years.

Modeling Software

Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

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. As noted in the above highlights, the situation occurring at China’s major ports remains concerning.

Global Transportation

CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

While the stock market in China has been volatile lately, the Chinese middle class continues to grow and buy. That makes China a highly attractive market for imports, if you have a logistics provider who knows how to deliver your imports. billion people, China is the world’s most populous country. trillion (USD) in goods.

China

3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In today’s turbulent trading environment, strong global transportation management capabilities deliver exceptional benefits and value. In 2014, a Supply Chain Council survey found that managing global supply chain complexity was among the top 5 major issues. 3 value reasons why you should consider acquiring a global TMS.

Supply Chain Design Software

Turvo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The global transportation system in 2021 is experiencing a unique and unexpected crisis. Continuing trade imbalance between the US and China has resulted in squeezing container availability further. Last year, China already announced that it was taking steps to increase the supply of containers.

Capacity

CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 23, 2017

Top 3 Logistics Challenges for Automotive Manufacturers in China | Transportfolio. By 2020, China is expected to have more than 200 million registered vehicles [1]. That’s not to say there aren’t challenges you’ll need to overcome as an automotive manufacturer in China —especially when it comes to logistics.

Automotive

CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Thanks to global forwarding, we can have products from all over the world. Cars from China, coffee beans from Brazil, products are imported and exported every day, into and out of countries around the world. The post Global Forwarding: Think You Know the Facts? I am particularly interested in this area of our business.

Global

Operations and Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 25, 2021

Ikea’s Singapore operations called it a “global transport crisis” and estimates 850 of its 8,500 products are affected by shipment delays. Chinese tech giant Alibaba’s logistic arm Cainiao launched a container booking service last week in response to the global shortage. First, China is sending out a lot more exports to the U.S.

Examples

Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

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. A July edition provided two reports that responded to the question- Are Global Supply Chains Recovering ?

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2022

After a tumultuous two years of pandemic-driven supply and global transportation disruptions, the stakes are obviously high that both parties can reach a timely resolution to this period of contract renewal. If and when the current China restrictions lift, it could provide a wave of shipments destined for U.S. Fortunately.

Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The notions of an unanticipated global-wide pandemic, unprecedented disruptions in supplier lead times, global transportation, and the burden of a sevenfold increase in ocean container shipping rates have tested prior product business strategies and supply chain practices. reasonable costs. ”.

Modeling

Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Previous global materials sourcing and just-in-time driven inventory management policies were laid bear with the realization that supply risk was a more problematic and business critical dimension. In 2021, global economists and think tanks were coming to a consensus that a long-term decoupling between the U.S.

Sourcing Strategies

Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 9, 2023

Background Within our research arm’s January 2023 published advisory, 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains , we included a prediction that manufacturers would seek more direct control and added resiliency of their component or outsourced production supply networks in 2023. We pointed out that in 2022, more U.S.

Manufacturing Procurement

TransAudit

JUNE 27, 2023

Trans Audit: Your Transportation Post Audit Partner As the world’s largest and most successful global transportation post audit specialist, Trans Audit provides simple, swift, and not resource-intensive services that deliver financial benefits while giving you peace of mind. Europe, China, and Singapore.

Optimal Sourcing

Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Challenge 2: Increasing logistics cost Challenge – High logistics costs often reduce the benefit from low cost procurement: Costly global transportation and excessive global inventory (static inventory and pipeline inventory) often cripple the company’s confidence in sourcing from remote countries.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Daniel Helmig, head of ABB’s Supply Chain management, is currently busy implementing supply chain transformation throughout the company’s 450 plants and many project sites as the company consolidates back end processes and establishes ten global transportation management centres. “It

Material Savings

Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2018

It’s critical that importers monitor current global trade news to ensure they understand any pending customs tariff, duty or trade agreement changes that could impact their material landed costs. Getting caught off guard when you receive a customs duty statement with an unanticipated cost increase is never an enviable position.

Chemicals

Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2024

Supply Chain Matters highlights for readers indications that ocean container shipping spot rates involving routings from China and Asian ports to the U.S. The May report indicated that the Transportation Price index increased 13.7 Bloomberg has pointed out that the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index for China shipments to U.S.

Negotiating Skills

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

JULY 5, 2022

The index draws on over two dozen metrics reflecting global transportation costs and regional manufacturing surveys across 7 regions: the USA, China, the Euro area, Japan, the UK, South Korea, and Taiwan. GSCPI: A Single Index Measuring End to End Supply Chain Stress.

South Korea

Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

We have featured in published research advisories and on Supply Chain Matters, examples of companies that are indeed exercising either China Plus or other regional sourcing strategies in support of both regional and/or global customer fulfillment needs. Our own research advisories support such a premise.

Sourcing Strategies

Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The two recognized gauges of China’s manufacturing activity each reinforced that manufacturing activity in the country has fallen to contraction levels amid continued disruptions. The Caixin China General Manufacturing PMI® , which is generally weighted toward smaller private manufacturers, fell to the contraction value of 49.5

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The year featured continual component shortfalls, explosive inbound materials cost increases and continuous global transportation disruptions. The report headlines further pointed to a bleak outlook amid subdued business optimism, rising global-wide inventory, and leading indicators pointing to weaker intakes of new business.

Manufacturing Procurement

Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The group is now a global behemoth, with a digital ecosystem encompassing eCommerce, cloud computing and media. China is also the home of Made-In-China, another giant in the industry designed to provide a one-stop service for promoting trade between Chinese businesses and international buyers.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

From an industry supply chain lens, Supply Chain Matters and other industry focused media has noted the lack of evidence from a global transportation and logistics lens as to any significant surge in inbound inventory required by retailers. This is generally attributed to an overhang of existing retailer inventory levels.

Forecasting

Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 16, 2016

Taiwan, Province of China. To maintain control of transportation budget consumption, the entire logistics process must be evaluated: Check. To meet changing consumer demand worldwide, a company needs a global transport management system that accomplishes four key goals. British Indian Ocean Territory. Brunei Darussalam.

Guinea-Bissau

Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 6, 2022

While developed regions have managed to sustain some production momentum, there are growing concerns related to continued high levels of cost inflation and added global transport disruption. The data indicates a discernible shift in business and supply chain sentiment. in March, compared to a value of 50.2 for February, and 50.1

Manufacturing Procurement

CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The coronavirus outbreak has prompted an official global health emergency that is severely affecting business operations not only in China but also around the globe. In general, there has been an increased reduction of travel in and out of China. Delayed start to the new year. Chongqing Municipality. Jiangsu Province.

Inventory Reduction

Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 5, 2024

Global contraction was reflected and likely weighted in weaker performance levels in China and the United States. Suppliers’ delivery times reportedly lengthened for the second consecutive month mainly as a result of ongoing global shipping disruptions. Separately the Commerce Department reported that the U.S.

Manufacturing Procurement

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. A relatively new index is The Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSCPI) , developed by a group of researchers at the U.S.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Among global regions, contractionary activity again was experienced by German manufacturers along with the grouping of Eurozone nations. Manufacturing regions that were previously demonstrating growth momentum such as China , India , and Vietnam, each contracted by the end of the quarter. in September compared to 49.1 down from the 50.4

Manufacturing Procurement

CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 19, 2016

This year was a strong reminder of the power of growth and risk in the global supply chain. The Panama Canal is a prime example of a global vision being realized. When it opened, it revolutionized shipping lanes from China to the East Coast. Supply chains are complicated and we’re exposed to more risk with global transportation.

Trends

Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The report’s cited data from the Freightos Baltic Index indicates that shipment of a 40-foot container from China to the U.S. A container shipment from China to Europe is down 42 percent. West Coast is now averaging $5,400 per container, down 60 percent from the start of this year.

Report

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.

Cost Reduction Strategies

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.

Cost Reduction Strategies

TransAudit

JULY 6, 2023

Trans Audit: Your Transportation Post Audit Partner As the world’s largest and most successful global transportation post audit specialist, Trans Audit provides simple, swift, and not resource-intensive services that deliver financial benefits while giving you peace of mind. Europe, China, and Singapore.

Optimal Sourcing