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Navigating Uncharted Waters: SMB Importers, 2024 and Red Sea Crisis Lessons

Freightos

For example, the Freightos Baltic Index indicates a 69% increase to North America’s East Coast and a staggering 226% to Northern Europe since the crisis began. This optimism is buoyed by the fact that 55% of importers have their inventories in check, anticipating a stronger freight demand in the coming year.

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Truckload Market Trends to Watch in 2022

GlobalTranz

Global challenges, including port congestion, fuel costs, governmental policies and the ongoing pandemic will be among the factors affecting over-the-road hauling across North America as we look forward through this year and beyond. Request a consultation from GlobalTranz today to have a shipping expert reach out to you.

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Cross Border eCommerce – Key to Successful Entry in North America

Vinculum

When seller brands dream of penetrating the international e-commerce markets, they usually picture North America – and they have justifiable reasons for this: As of 2018, the average revenue per online shopper is the highest for the United States. Books, movies, music, video games (excluding downloads). The land of e-commerce.

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Now or Never: Why Supply Chain Sustainability is Non-Negotiable in 2022

Locus

It is worth noting that North America has a much higher emission intensity than sub-Saharan Africa, despite Africa being significantly larger and housing more countries. The latter was so severe that cargo ships had to run at half their usual capacity. Download Now! parts per million. Green packaging. Route Optimization.

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An Intelligent Alternative to WMS: Gaining Real-Time Inventory Visibility Without the Complexity

RFgen

Inventory management is no exception. Today’s digital supply chain makes manual inventory control obsolete. When first implementing digital inventory technology, many organizations consider a warehouse management system (WMS). Ensure proper ordering, inventory planning, and process scalability.

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Lull Case Study: Order Fulfillment that Doesn’t Keep You Up at Night

FLEXE

Limited Shipping: Dropshipping wasn’t designed for order fulfillment, which impacted Lull’s delivery promise, as well as everyday operations. With FLEXE, Lull gained a software platform to manage inbound and outbound shipments while tracking real-time inventory levels across their FLEXE network of fulfillment centers.

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Inventory Distortion Will Cost Retailers $1.77 Trillion in 2023. Here’s How Blue Yonder Can Help.

BlueYonder

What’s the real cost of inaccurate inventory management? IHL Services, a global research and advisory firm, estimates that inventory distortion — the combined cost of lost sales from out-of-stocks, along with the deep discounts required to sell overstocks — will drive a $1.77 trillion problem of inventory distortion.