Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

Background Perspectives In a prior Supply Chain Matters transportation and logistics industry perspectives, we have updated readers on changing developments concerning global and North America transportation and logistics industries. A similar acknowledgement came from the CEO of global shipping and logistics services firm A.P.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Added funding will reportedly support global wide business growth along with added technology development. Accenture Acquires Global Logistics Consulting Firm Flo Group Global based consulting and other services firm Accenture has reportedly acquired European based global logistics consulting services firm Flo Group.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

The Logistics Managers Index Report® , compiled by researchers at Arizona State University, Colorado State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rutgers University and the University of Nevada Reno , and in conjunction with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), reported an April 2023 value of 50.9,

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Water levels falling in the Rhine, the Loire, and the Colorado River. To put this in perspective, if they had no planning system and no planners and just assumed that they would ship based on prior shipments, the forecast would be better, and the inventory levels more accurate. Thirty-one months of supply chain disruption.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

At the beginning of the year, the global chip shortage had become so dire that large industrial companies were taking scarce chips out of washing machines to plug them into industrial modules. Since then, the worst of the global chip shortage has likely passed but the recovery is trudging along slowly and unevenly.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

According to reports, the global demand for nitrile gloves reached around 600 billion by the end of 2020, while the then current level of manufacturing was only around 400 billion. As reported by the director of Maine CDC , 4000 doses of Moderna vaccine were wasted as the boxes became too warm during shipping.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 15, 2021

The global shortage of semiconductor chips that is disrupting supply chains in the automotive and consumer electronics industries is forcing chipmakers to decide which customers’ orders to fulfill when product is in short supply.

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Multichannel Merchant

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The new round was led by Tiger Global, which figures in most ecommerce and logistics funding deals these days, with participation from existing investors General Catalyst, Bling Capital, Construct Capital, Industry Ventures and Origin Ventures. billion valuation, just six weeks after its last $125 million round made it a unicorn.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Colorado: HB21-1162 took effect on Jan. Going Beyond the Wrapper to Ensure CPG and Food Product Safety The COVID-19 pandemic is over, but a global emphasis on safety and hygiene are here to stay. There’s also another side to the ecommerce story for packaging, and that’s the environmental impact of shipping and delivery.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2014

Although large carriers like UPS and FedEx are global and offer many options, regional parcel carriers occupy a significant niche in the industry. Through its shipping partnerships, it also offers shipping to California and Mexico. Introduction to Regional Parcel Carriers. It was highlighted by Inc.

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

What’s more, PwC’s Global Crisis Survey found that 69 percent of business leaders said their companies experienced at least one corporate crisis within the past five years. This strategy particularly applies to international shipping, where rates vary wildly. Brown @TheMichaelBrown Michael D. for low-cost visibility.

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

We’ve talked about the truck driver shortage and its potential to disrupt domestic freight shipping—fewer people are choosing to become truck drivers, leading to a serious dip in trucking capacity over the course of just a few years. The Trucking Industry is Losing Steam. Today, labor shortages are driving down capacity and driving up prices.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Global Distribution : As of August 2016, Uber was active in 66 countries and 515 cities , creating a powerful footprint ready to be leveraged. Despite rampant global success, Uber doesn’t have a perfect track record. It maybe be 1,100 trucking miles from the Port of Long Beach to Denver, Colorado, but it’s 7,250 miles by boat first.

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GTG Technology Group

MAY 10, 2017

A number of startups want to give consumers the power to control their own carrier costs for the first time, threatening a major disruption to the global industry. Frost & Sullivan, a global consulting firm, recently published a study titled “Start-Ups Disrupting Global Connected Truck Market 2016-2017.”

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ShipBob

JANUARY 8, 2020

Globally, the CBD industry looks set to earn $22,07,162.54 Setting up a CBD merchant account is essential because if you cannot accept payments, you won’t be able to ship CBD orders. In 2012, Colorado and Washington became the first states to fully legalize marijuana in a recreational view. CBD market is on-track to earn $1.8

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Arena Solutions

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Catie has over 25 years of experience in quality and document control at various global medical device companies. And then the final thing I’ll talk about is remote management of global supply chains. How do you ship material, get it across, and then once you’re in the U.S., First off is Catie Jelinski.

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GTG Technology Group

MAY 3, 2017

The trucking industry did not escape the global digital revolution of the last decade. The automation start-up company Otto transported 2,000 cases of Budweiser 120 miles from Fort Collins, CO, to Colorado Springs – all without a driver behind the wheel. Shipping Apps for Customers. Predicting the Future of Trucking.

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EMERGE App

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Penelope makes vegan soaps in Colorado that are friendly to the Earth and animals. Global warming has resulted in poor yields of coconut oil and palm oil and thus steadily increasing costs for her. Each small batch is lovingly made in her San Diego factory before being shipped out to restaurants and supermarkets throughout California.

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