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Logistics Report: Forecasting More Shipping Delays; Cargo Swamps Airports; Alibaba’s Shifting Compet ition

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Forecasting Shipping Delays; Cargo Swamps Airports; Alibaba’s Challenge. PHOTO: KARIM SAHIB/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES. The halt at a key regional trading point is the latest hit to expedited shipping operations that have been buffeted during the pandemic. retailers’ inventory-to-sales ratio in August, down from 1.11

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

For a forwarder, refraining from working with Maersk today is expensive because it removes 17% of global shipping capacity. For a company like Amazon, 2021 underscores the importance of owning middle-mile capabilities to ensure resilient inventories. Enter Big Tech. The difference… and the looming carrier threat.

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Supply Chain’s New Imperative: Designing for Value Creation

MIT Supply Chain

This approach is especially effective in areas such as sourcing optimization, managing replenishment and inventory strategies, and last-mile network design. Give more consideration to sources of risk and uncertainty and incorporate risk-mitigation and resilience measures into analytical decision-making tools.

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The German Supply Chain Law Effects on Global Trade and Compliance

ModusLink Corporation

Global fulfillment , shipping, and transportation companies focused on customer demands and order fulfillment rely on multiple channels to maximize the opportunities global import and export trade allows. Countries such as the UK, France, and Germany are introducing laws related to supply chain and supply challenges management.

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Fulfillment Planning in an Omnichannel World

o9 Solutions

There are three key factors driving this change including: dramatically changing customer preferences, a major shift towards omnichannel purchases, and an increasing need for retailers to respond quicker to shifting preferences and buying behaviors with more efficient sourcing, transportation and fulfillment. .

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November Global PMI Reporting Reflects Some Stabilization

Supply Chain Matters

A continued subdued product demand environment and added caution reportedly led to a decline in overall purchasing activity, lower levels of inventory and improved supplier delivery times. Austria was indicated as the worst performer, followed by Germany and France. Mixed Indications Involving U.S. in November from 50.6

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How The Coronavirus Epidemic is Throttling Global Supply Chains

Logistics Bureau

Containers are piling up in ports, international shipping has been hammered, Western companies are battling to source products from traditional suppliers, and disruptions are being experienced throughout the global supply chain. COVID-19 Impact on Shipping. COVID-19 Impact on Procurement. A Case in Point: Apple.