Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2025

As a supply chain executive, picture beginning your day with a cup of coffee when a news alert notifies you of newly imposed tariffs affecting your primary suppliers in China. Strategic moves like bulk buying, closer supplier partnerships, and syncing procurement with supply chain planning can tighten inventory, cut waste, and free up cash.

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Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

Home China volumes fall as demand climbs from S. Air rates – Freightos Air index China – N. China – N. In the meantime, reports on the drop in China-US ocean freight demand range from around 30% to more than 50% in the last few weeks. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) fell 2% to $3,395/FEU.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 16, 2025

5G Smart Logistics Park: China Mobile and SF Express China Mobile and SF Express collaborated to launch a 5G-enabled smart logistics park designed to streamline delivery operations. With 5G-enabled IoT sensors, businesses can receive continuous updates on the condition, location, and movement of goods.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The biggest 5 exporters of candy sweets are Germany, mainland China, Mexico, Belgium, and Spain. Blyncsy’s map utilizes crowdsourced dash camera imagery from over 1 million vehicles, which, combined with its AI image analysis capabilities, can detect more than 40 different road conditions and asset inventory issues in near-real time.

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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. In terms of inventory strategy, First Insight assigns each SKU a unique “Value Score” based on a range of factors, including pricing, likeability and consumers’ likelihood of purchase.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2025

China trade disputes, and natural disasters. China trade dispute further amplified these issues by introducing tariffs and export restrictions, leading to supply chain bottlenecks. The company reduced its manufacturing dependency on China by approximately 80% in response to increasing tariffs and operational risks.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 6, 2025

China reciprocal tariff pause. As supply chains gradually recover and inventories grow, the pricing pressures will diminish. China tariff situation, this route feels the impact of global supply chain uncertainties. In that time, the Far East to U.S. West Coast average price tracked at $5,082 from $2,615 per FEU.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 13, 2021

Customer service, parts shortages, unprecedented inventory growth, and warrant management can actually take up internal sources and affect profit margins. For example, in the year 2019 the trade war between the US and China was dragged on for more than a year resulting in 25% tariffs placed on US$200 billion of Chinese goods.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Predictive analytics tools enabled by AI are helping organizations optimize inventory management, reduce downtime, and improve demand forecasting. imports from China declined by 10% year-over-year, while domestic manufacturing investments surged by over $100 billion. According to Kearney s 2023 Reshoring Index, U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 31, 2025

Among global developments this week are signs of a renewed price war involving China based EV car makers. According to this report, China s auto buyers have the opportunity to acquire an EV auto for upwards of $7,700. ” Building Inventory Levels Similar to the U.S. , EV auto inventory levels across China amounted to 3.5

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Freight Waves

JULY 7, 2025

Non-stop service via Crowley’s state-of-the-art LNG-powered vessels translates directly into reduced inventory idle time and lower supply chain costs for businesses. Find more articles by Stuart Chirls here. Northeast ocean service with Central America appeared first on FreightWaves.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 29, 2025

His keynote address highlighted the company’s recent accomplishments, such as the introduction of a new inventory planning solution, substantial investments in research and development, and advancements in artificial intelligence. Management Layer Oversees goods receipts, inventory, and other related tasks.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 11, 2025

Automakers must model dual-path sourcing strategies and reintroduce buffer inventory—not just for parts, but for regulatory flexibility. Many Western pharmaceutical companies rely on India and China for APIs. Every major industry now faces a unique supply chain challenge. Many fabs depend on protectionist policies for viability.

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Freightos

JUNE 6, 2023

In mid-2022 logistics costs began to recede, dropping almost 90% from May to December according to the Freightos Baltic Index’s China – East Coast (FBX03) and China to West Coast (FBX01). Businesses quickly began to notice a different beast: a significant decrease in consumer demand compounded by looming inventory excesses.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

As the bricks and mortar retailer is attacked by eCommerce pure plays—Amazon in North America, Alibaba in China, and Flipcart in India—assortment and excitement in the store become paramount to lure customers. Current State of Perpetual Inventory. Replenishment is fueled by an effective perpetual inventory signal.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 14, 2025

Supply Chain Matters highlights indications providing added evidence that manufacturers and retailers are front loading inventory management actions in attempts to initially hedge against added U.S. We cited indications of the post Lunar New Year ramp-up of global production levels to replenish inventories, more so than in prior years.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JULY 7, 2021

Fast forward from that time when an “ice cream-like food” originated in China in 618-97 AD to today. A key challenge is to not over-produce and stock up on excessive inventory while at the same time be ready for summer by securing on-shelf availability and fulfillment. Want to know more about that sweet treat? Here’s the scoop.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 14, 2025

The threat of tariffs prompted companies to preemptively order goods and stockpile inventory to avoid cost-prohibitive levies—tariffs that would have significantly reduced, if not eliminated, demand, particularly for goods from China, their primary target. China accounts for the largest share of U.S.-bound

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Beer manufacturers like Heineken are already passing on the cost to end consumers after prices of aluminum hit an all-time high in 2022, while companies like Karl Strauss are cutting down on their special releases and seasonal beer to ensure optimal can inventory.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 11, 2025

And on our direct imports over the last several years, we've reduced the share from China north of 90% to currently below 70%, and we're on track to be closer to 50% by year-end. Recall, we purchased targeted additional inventory in late fiscal '25 and early fiscal '26, ahead of tariffs. comes from China. Christopher J.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

The system wasn’t prepared for the surge, driving up pricing for transportation and sapping inventory levels. While supply chains are recovering, a recent survey found that 57% of shippers experienced longer lead times from suppliers in China. While the pandemic seems like a natural disaster, the long-term global disruption is unique.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2024

Retailers are reviving an old playbook to manage their inventory levels after four years of struggling to find the sweet spot of holding enough merchandise but not too much. The increases are being felt far beyond the disrupted trade routes that link China with Europe and the U.S. And now on to this week’s logistics news. East Coast.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Teradyne , a supplier of semiconductor testing equipment, pulled manufacturing worth about $1 billion out of China last year, a Teradyne spokesperson said on Monday, after U.S. technology from helping China’s military. Amazon achieved its fastest-ever global shipping times last year but isn’t resting on its laurels.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 25, 2025

Across partners, objectives for delivering on-time and in-full can also be at cross purposes with keeping costs low, both from an inventory carrying perspective, as well as from a logistical perspective. While it helps companies become more cross-connected, the approach is also manual and tedious. We had an enterprise ERP system to do this.

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RFgen

APRIL 18, 2025

China, and the EU, trade barriers are driving more than price changes. Tariffs are reshaping sourcing strategies, forcing tech upgrades, and making inventory planning a lot more complicated. Instead, companies start shifting toward just-in-case (JIC) models and stockpiling inventory to insulate themselves from sudden trade barriers.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 17, 2025

delivers unmatched supply chain actionability and rapid decision-making capabilities through its end-to-end demand sensing and inventory optimization solutions. Manufacturers reshoring production can now leverage AI-recommended demand forecasts and SKU-level inventory rebalancing recommendations to meet unfulfilled demand. ThroughPut.AI

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Stord

APRIL 24, 2025

The 145% tariff on goods from China is the headline figure that requires your attention if your supply chain involves China. There's inventory, positioning, technologies, and a whole lot of complexity involved. Its looking at alternative sourcing locations and potentially shifting away from China.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

But SHIFEX, the freight forwarder rate index, recently recorded the lowest ocean freight rate between China and the port of Long Beach in 24 months —a rate of $3,500 to move a 40-foot container. Economists are beginning to speak of “immaculate disinflation.” This is an 80% drop year on year drop.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 17, 2023

For example, it can look like imports from China are cheaper than the same goods imported from Mexico if a company is not relying on analysis produced by an advanced good global trade compliance (GTC) system. Furthermore, the transit time from Mexico averages just 8 days versus 40 to 48 days from China. FTZ’s have many advantages.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

This small island is currently in the middle of political tensions between the US and China and represents 90% of the most sophisticated chips, such as those based on gallium nitride and gallium arsenide, which are used in the defense and aerospace sector. The China COVID disruption impact is ongoing creating container and chassis imbalances.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 13, 2022

Covid issues like inventory imbalances, and supply & demand signals hard to predict, shutdowns, transportation issues, etc. . Global order changes especially in China, Ukraine, and Russia . China is no longer a low cost country and they are facing demographic and political issues. . Steve’s LinkedIn.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Many companies buy forward inventory ahead of tariffs being implemented. This strategy, however, may incur additional warehousing and storage costs, and firms may experience accounting challenges where an inventory is considered an asset, which could affect cash flow. Relocating production from China. Operational strategies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 16, 2024

The international inbound transportation service is only available to Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) sellers that source or manufacture goods in China, and all cargo must be shipped from Yantian, Shanghai, or Ningbo ports. according to the Walmart Marketplace website. Cargo imported into the U.S.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2021

The system wasn’t prepared for the surge, driving up pricing for transportation and sapping inventory levels. While supply chains are recovering, a recent survey found that 57% of shippers experienced longer lead times from suppliers in China. While the pandemic seems like a natural disaster, the long-term global disruption is unique.

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Arena Solutions

JUNE 17, 2025

China Tariffs Heatherly and Anna-Katrina kicked off their discussion with a look at how shifting U.S.-China China tariffs are creating unpredictability, forcing companies to respond differently depending on their level of exposure to China, operational experience elsewhere, and primary market locations.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The award, based on beating the industry peer group on rate of improvement on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) while outperforming their peer group, is tough to achieve. Orbit Chart for L’Oréal at the Intersection of Inventory Turns and Operating Margin.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 5, 2022

slowdowns in China, and?unloading Although organizations have solutions to manage their inventory, labor, and warehouse operations, they?continue Despite the Labor Shortage, Consumers Still Consume. We saw disruptions in delivering goods and merchandise worldwide, from delays like the Suez Canal obstruction,?slowdowns

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