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Shipping Container Shortage–Another Bullwhip Example

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Ikea’s Singapore operations called it a “global transport crisis” and estimates 850 of its 8,500 products are affected by shipment delays. Compared with last March’s low prices, freight rates from China to the U.S. The shortage is further exacerbated by limited air freight capacity. rates are up 145% year over year.

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One belt, one road, and one very blurry supply chain benefit

DELMIA Quintiq

Undoubtedly, the new infrastructure, financed almost entirely by China, will benefit the government of Serbia and Hungary. Equally, it could become a white elephant project with little impact on European freight transport times or costs. This is my biggest concern about the “One Belt One Road” initiative.

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Blockchain and the Law of Unintended Consequences

Enterra Insights

Analysts from Winnesota Regional Transportation assert, “From dispute resolution to administrative efficiency and order tracking, blockchain has the answer to the problems that have been plaguing the transportation industry for decades.”[2] Freight Tracking. Benefits of blockchain technology in the supply chain.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

10 questions about Freight Spend Management. There are numerous ways a shipper can reduce freight spend. And freight costs are continuing to rise, pushed upward by factors such as globalized distribution and unpredictable fuel prices. Deviations that occur during transportation execution are not necessarily approved immediately.

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FedEx Announces New March 2022 International Shipping Surcharges

Intelligent Audit

The new peak surcharges for FedEx Express parcel and freight services, effective March 7, 2022 , are as follows. Parcel and freight exports from Macau SAR, China to Europe, MEISA, some LAC countries 1 , and some APAC countries and territories 2 – Increasing $0.25 FedEx Express International Shipping Surcharges. per pound or $1.50

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Mindmap for Global Logistics Integration

Supply Chain Movement

Goods have to be transported across the globe and across the neighbourhood. Goods have to be transported across the globe and delivered to different destinations – from congested cities to remote, rural areas. The main challenge in logistics is an increasing complexity of trade-offs in transport planning. Guadeloupe.