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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

The device prevents vehicles from surpassing a certain speed, by harnessing GPS and on-board camera data to determine limits on a specific roadway. 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. 18 to $3,860.

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January 30, 2024 Update

Freightos

More Resources Home January 30, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. Freightos Air Index data shows that China – N.

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How the Coronavirus is underscoring the relevance of Global Supply Chain throughput: From the Frontlines of Yokohama, Milan, and Southern Florida

ThroughPut

I hope he bases it on data, and not only the media talking-heads. From the frontlines, travelling during this period, has reminded me of the commitment and humanity of people that I hadn’t witnessed firsthand since running Yemen operations and visiting Iraq a few years back. Southern Florida.

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Supply Chain Risk Management in 2024

American Global Logistics

Political instability and conflicts, exemplified by the ongoing Houthi attacks in Yemen, pose significant risks to supply chains. Disruptions in transportation infrastructure, such as port congestion and strikes, can cause delays, increase costs, and lead to inventory shortages.

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Navigating the Red Sea Crisis with Blue Bonder’s Control Tower Insights

BlueYonder

Since mid-November, Houthi rebels in Yemen have intensified their assaults on commercial shipping vessels navigating through the lower Red Sea, in response to situation in Gaza. The net impact is slowing down the inventory and availability of finished goods, as well as raw materials to complete the goods.

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Navigating the Red Sea Crisis with Blue Yonder’s Control Tower Insights

BlueYonder

Since mid-November, Houthi rebels in Yemen have intensified their assaults on commercial shipping vessels navigating through the lower Red Sea, in response to the situation in Gaza. The net impact is slowing down the inventory and availability of finished goods, as well as raw materials to complete the goods.

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Your Supply Chain to Increase Efficiency and Sustainability

ThroughPut

You need to understand these problems when they happen, not months later, which makes access to real-time data from up and down the supply chain. Not surprisingly, most companies are missing this data. At the very least, you need to move data trapped in paper notebooks into computer spreadsheets. Here are some examples: 1.