Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 2, 2022
I believe many of us are spending an abundance of time reading about the Russia-Ukraine war. Russia and Ukraine both provide exports that serve as inputs to many international companies. Its largest export markets are Russia, China, Germany, Poland, and Italy. It is certainly worthy of our concerns as individuals.
The Logistics of Logistics
JUNE 23, 2022
The ongoing Ukraine–Russia conflict has caused turmoil in significant parts of the global food chain, and in fact, Ukraine is a major exporter of barley (30% of global totals), wheat (25%), and sunflower oil (60%). Further, Ukraine supplies more than one-half of the world’s neon gas necessary for printing circuits on computer chips.
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Elementum
AUGUST 29, 2022
Quality, Safety, and Traceability Consumer demand is at an all-time high and producers must distribute high-quality products in accordance with regulations and traceability. Below, we’ll summarize the primary factors at hand.
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 22, 2023
Last year multiple companies needed to urgently relocate their employees and their families from Russia and Ukraine. Let’s replace “people” with “customer orders”, “family members” with “SKUs” and “housing” with “distribution locations” and you have the components of a common supply chain design problem. Think about these relocations!
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 22, 2022
Hasbro plans to further hike prices of toys, warns of $100 million Russia hit. Hasbro said that it would have to raise prices further to cope with soaring costs and warned of a potential revenue hit of about $100 million this year due to its decision to pause toy shipments to Russia. Supply chain cyberattacks jumped 51% in 2021.
Logility
JUNE 30, 2022
The labor supply is shrinking in Germany, Poland, Russia, and Japan, and contraction is expected to quicken. The trucking industry was down 80,000 drivers in 2021, and that shortage is anticipated to balloon to 160,000 by 2030. It’s a global problem. China, which had a worker surplus of 55.2 million to 75.3 million by 2030.
Resilinc
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
Geopolitical event alerts issued by EventWatch AI grew by 521% in the first six months of 2022—mostly due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Russia’s cyberattacks on Ukraine intensified before the invasion, and while less effective than initially feared, these attacks undermined health care, food, and relief supplies distribution.
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