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2023 Mid-Year Check-In: Current Status of Supply Chains and What’s Next?

Logistics Viewpoints

It introduced the survey we had just launched to determine the perceptions, priorities, and strategic initiatives of today’s supply chain and logistics executives. I believe our findings capture the pulse of North America logistics operations and the executives’ perceptions and priorities going into the second half of 2023.

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2023 Supply Chain Priorities, Perceptions, and Initiatives – Preliminary Results

Logistics Viewpoints

In addition, the Board asked executives what steps they were taking in response to the war in Ukraine. We approached the topic from the perspective of importance in comparison to other objectives and change in importance over time. The most frequently chosen option for CEOs was “ Focusing on making supply chains more resilient.”

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How China’s zero-Covid policy is affecting global supply chains

Proxima

The city’s port lost around 45 percent of its trucking capacity this spring as the city ground to a halt, resulting in around 80 percent of vessels being delayed, in comparison to 20 percent two years previously. The threat of sudden lockdowns continues to loom over procurement teams.

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Additional May 2022 Supply Chain Indices Point to Ongoing Concerns

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights two additional May 2022 indicators of supply chain volatility as well as logistics services trending. logistics trends reinforce a shifting tide along with concerns as to what to expect in the second half of 2022. US Logistics Managers Index. compared to April value of 69.7,

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Economic Aspects of Supply Chains

American Global Logistics

business logistics amounts to 9.1% business logistics reflects the highest percentage of GDP in history. As the baseline for comparison shifts to 2021 results, economic contraction becomes a possibility. At American Global Logistics , we understand the economic aspects of logistics. of the country's GDP or $2.3

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August 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices- Declining Momentum Accelerating

Supply Chain Matters

The August PMI data provides common themes of accelerated headwinds and added geo-political and/or supply network concerns related to effects of the Russia-Ukraine hostilities and China’s potential economic stumble as a result of a strict COVID-19 isolation policy. Uncertainty remains a keen factor in planning and resource assessments.

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Modern Ways Technology Provides Transportation Management & Freight Spend Visibility

Intelligent Audit

A company’s freight spend management or transportation spend management (TSM) refers to tracking and analyzing transportation data to have a continuous understanding of the budget for logistics. Therefore, it’s essential to balance the costs with the services offered by each carrier when making comparisons.