article thumbnail

The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

Across twenty additional countries, Amazon’s other centers are predominantly focused on fulfillment and delivery stations while some countries, like Italy, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Singapore, and Japan also have Prime delivery facilities. By comparison, that’s almost as large as the15th largest US passenger fleet.

article thumbnail

August 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices- Declining Momentum Accelerating

Supply Chain Matters

Of continued concern, manufacturing powerhouses of Germany, Spain and Italy each remain at contraction level PMI values. Data comparisons to that of 2020 during the heights of the Covid-19 pandemic are meaningful.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

September and Q3 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Enter Contraction Trending

Supply Chain Matters

Of continued concern, manufacturing powerhouses of France , Germany, Spain and Italy each continuing to remain at contraction level PMI values, with the former two regions reaching 27- and 28-month lows. Contraction comparisons to that of 2020 during the heights of the Covid-19 pandemic are meaningful. up from a value of 53.7

article thumbnail

7 Things That Matter Most To Fresh Supply Chain Leaders

Logistics Bureau

Velocity is imperative : Supply chain distances and times have increased a great deal (more in some corners of the world than others), and so have the challenges involved in getting fresh produce from source to destination before spoilage renders it unsalable. Sanitary practices must be maintained from source to shelf.

article thumbnail

10 key trends to understand Supply Chain Management

KEPLER Consulting

Sources: 1: Global Survey, Mc Kinsey, 2010/ 2: Supply Chain Impact Survey, Cap Gemini, 2013/ 3: Future of Supply Chain, SCM World, 2016. #2 The comparison between overstepped models and top of the breed actors demonstrates the consistent impact of under performing Supply Chain on company’s performance. TRANSFORMATION AXIS. #4