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U.S. Freight Rates Reach Six Year Low Milestone

Supply Chain Matters

That is not good for retailers and manufacturers, each under the looking glass to reduce not only transportation but also inventory carrying costs. Freight Rates Reach Six Year Low Milestone first appeared on The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group / Supply Chain Management. percentage points below the February value of 54.7,

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June 2023 US Logistics Managers Index Drops to a Revised Low

Supply Chain Matters

Implications The June report’s narratives and implications can be viewed from two increasingly different frames of reference, one being the logistics and warehousing services industry, the other being manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers and businesses that are anchored in supply chain cost sensitivities. All rights reserved.

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U.S. Logistics Manager’s Index Drops to an All Time Low in May

Supply Chain Matters

Other insights pointed out in the May LMI report are that the current rate of contraction is strongest in upstream firms, namely manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors, compared to their downstream retail industry counterparts. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech April 4 2023

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Founded in 2002 with over 100 consultants and based in Boulder, Colorado , Spinnaker SCA designs and builds agile supply chains for leading brands across Consumer Staples, High Tech, Industrial Manufacturing, Retail & Apparel, Medical Devices, and Distribution Industries. All rights reserved.

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Relatively Cautious Global Production and Supply Chain Indices for February 2022

Supply Chain Matters

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. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. The IHS Markit Manufacturing PMI™ reported a value of 57.3

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U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs

Supply Chain Matters

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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This Week in Logistics News (October 24-28, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Professor Solomon’s research was a bit on the technical side, which is why he didn’t have a high profile outside of academia, but his contributions to the industry were well recognized. Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Uber’s Otto hauls Budweiser across Colorado in self-driving truck (Reuters).