ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

How the War in Ukraine is Impacting the Supply Chain and Raw Material Prices. Material Handling & Logistics ). Material Handling & Logistics ). Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. Chain Store Age ). Chain Store Age ).

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2022

And now on this week’s logistics news. The Port of Oakland reported cargo in April dropped 7 percent compared to the same period a year ago due to factory and port shutdowns in China. Robots are continuing to become key components in the logistics space. How Shanghai’s lockdown is dampening Port of Oakland volumes. s CargoNet.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

With the mounting devastation in Ukraine, my heavy heart is a roadblock to writing. The disruption in Ukraine adds a new layer of variability and complexity to an already complicated world with many levels of disruption. COVID, inflation, climate change, and the Ukraine war are a layer of complexity with compounding effects.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Together [with IKEA] we can enhance safety, improve working conditions for drivers, and create a more sustainable freight transportation system.”. The post This Week in Logistics News (October 15 – 21) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. IKEA test autonomous trucks in Texas.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters March 23 rd edition of our COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict News Capsule, we provide updates to ongoing industry supply chain developments and disruptions of concern to our reading audience. American Shipper reported last week that the number of container ships calling on major U.S. Canadian and U.S.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 25, 2022

Because the supply chain’s design only operates smoothly under ideal circumstances, FreightWaves reported that the post-COVID world , “will remain under constant threat of disruption for the next decade, especially amidst the “conflict between environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals and supply chains optimized for cost and speed.”

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Included in this update is a report indicating further adjustments in Apple iPhone 14 planned production volumes, reporting that the major U.S. Report Indicates Apple iPhone14 Plus Production Has Been Cut. Each year there are reports of when Apple makes iPhone production adjustments, and this year is no difference.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 22, 2022

A career business journalist, Peter has served as a maritime reporter, West Coast Bureau Chief, Editor in Chief and Publisher of The Journal of Commerce, over the course of his 30-year career with the JOC beginning as a maritime beat reporter in the early 1990s. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast. Peter’s LinkedIn.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

This shortage is the culmination of various ongoing issues – geopolitical tensions related to the Russia-Ukraine war, the rapid shift in consumer buying behavior and container freight availability. Many breweries were also reported to be paying premiums to purchase cans just to meet their immediate needs.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Supply Chain Matters once again highlights some positive news for global supply chain management teams, specifically transportation and logistics related teams. The report’s cited data from the Freightos Baltic Index indicates that shipment of a 40-foot container from China to the U.S. Added Perspectives.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 10, 2022

Moeller Maersk report of Q1-2022 financial performance provides indications of what multi-industry supply chain management teams can expect for the remainder of 2022 in the area of ocean container transportation. billion increase in ocean transport and an $834 million increase in logistics services. billion, an increase of $6.9

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

Over four-hundred days of war in Ukraine. The global supply chain is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, availability of reasonably priced logistics, and low variability. As consumer spending fell, the days of escalating ocean freight and extreme shipping variability eased this year. Unrest in Sudan.

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Elementum

JUNE 30, 2022

Welcome to Elementum’s Supply Chain Market Report. Supply Chain Market Report – July 2022 This edition will cover: The signs of looming stagflation How executives can prepare their supply chains The imminent problem of staffing shortages The latest use of drones in supply chain Notable changes in the leadership ranks.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 12, 2022

Often, the general public’s view of freight transportation is similar. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported that, “Freight shipped across the U.S. With so much money moving across the country and globe, supply chain professionals must prioritize a proficient freight invoice and payment processing system. .

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 25, 2022

It has always been essential to have visibility into freight spending. Freight audit & payment (FAP) providers have long paved the way to gaining this visibility by looking at shipping invoices and breaking down freight spend. What Is Freight or Transportation Spend Management?

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In this blog, we will look at the supply chain and logistics impact of the Red Sea ship attacks and discuss what businesses can do now to preserve supply chain resilience. Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC): A global shipping and logistics company. Ocean Network Express (ONE): A shipping and vehicle logistics company.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

Our stated takeaway from for the Q1 data was that indices were no longer reflecting the optimism indicated in February, and instead that of growing headwinds and added geopolitical concerns related to effects of the Ukraine conflict and China’s potential economic stumble as a result of a strict COVID-19 isolation policy. points to 73.9.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. per 40-foot container reported at the end of February. Global Shipping. The value of this index as of the end of March was $8152.09 per 40-foot container.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

In the logistics circles, this is known as the bullwhip effect which surfaces from a sudden spike or drop in and can significantly affect profit margins. According to a McKinsey report, supply chain disruptions cost the average organisation 45 per cent of a year’s profit over a decade. BENEFITS OF HIGHLY INTEGRATED SUPPLY CHAINS.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

With the crisis in Ukraine and sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation, fuel and energy prices are now soaring. The Freightos Baltic Index Global Container Freight Index shows the cost of shipping freight remains hugely elevated – more than double the price a year earlier. GLOBAL CRISES DRIVE PRICES SKY-HIGH.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2022

Drennan struggled to obtain a driver’s license from the Railroad Commission in charge of regulating motor-freight at the time, allegedly because of her hearing loss, though Drennan believed it to be related to her gender. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Ukraine in the news: War in Ukraine disrupts ships around the globe.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

There is another report of a cyber-attack involving a large-scale asset-light global transportation and logistics services provider for maritime and air freight shipping tendering and services. Published reports indicate that the effects on this Seattle based company’s operations are widespread. All rights reserved. .

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 19, 2022

There are a variety of ongoing disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting economic Russian sanctions coming from other countries. Russia and Ukraine supply critical materials for industrial production, the development of advanced batteries, and other items related to making industrial applications greener.

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 12, 2022

On June 29, FedEx revealed “Network 2.0”, a new long-term strategy focused on collaborating with FedEx’s three previously separate entities: FedEx Express, FedEx Freight, and FedEx Ground. Supply Chain Dive reported on this situation, sharing, “With the current contract expired, clauses not to strike or invoke lockouts are now void.”

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 14, 2022

Staff burnout in logistics can be especially problematic as much of the modern supply chain and infrastructure society relies upon reacts significantly to disruptions and errors caused by burnout. The Great Resignation and Shifting Focus on Supply Chain Personnel and Staff Burnout in Logistics. What Is Burnout and How Bad Is It?

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Despite some relief from inflationary pressures in recent months, businesses throughout the logistics industry and beyond are being forced to make difficult decisions. After a week of high-highs and low-lows within the global logistics industry, we’ve gathered the nine stories you need to know. In a welcome turn-of-events for the U.S.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

From supply chain snafus to the growing threat of history-making strikes, it’s been another week of exciting changes within the global logistics industry. Yet, in a time of unprecedented uncertainty, logistics professionals can be sure this will be a peak season like no other. . Latest WTO Report Stokes Fears of Global Recession.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Cargo planes could not fly out of or into Russia or Ukraine. Likewise, ships could not sail into or out of Russia and Ukraine. That exacerbated food shortages with Russia and Ukraine among the top five grain exporters. As mentioned above, economic sanctions led to major impacts on Ukraine and Russia. of all wheat.

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Proxima

AUGUST 25, 2022

Supply chains thrive on predictability, yet China’s continued zero-Covid policy is causing uncertainty and taking an economic toll at a time when we are learning to cope with other significant challenges, such as the fallout of the Russia – Ukraine conflict.

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Yes, COVID caused many issues, but other factors, including geopolitical changes, the war in Ukraine, weather events, peak season , and economic instability, have altered the fabric of logistics. It’s easy to tie everything back to COVID-19, but the reality tells a different story of continuous and cross-global disruption.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 13, 2022

2020 will live long in the memory as a year that was overshadowed by a remorseless pandemic causing untold disruptions for the container, logistics and ports industry across the world. Source: project44 Monthly report. ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach which saw their busiest March on record, handling a combined 898,287 TEU’s.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

After a summer of logistics victories, pre-peak 2022 provides logistics professionals with challenge after challenge. logistics, a union representing over 20,000 rail workers rejected the tentative contract agreement reached by negotiators in September. Rail Union Rejects Biden-Backed Labor Agreement. 11 media briefing.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Retail Dive , reporting on an October earnings call from UPS, wrote, “ The company also anticipates its volumes will grow at a slightly lower rate from Q3 to Q4 compared to last year, as top customer Amazon delivers more of its own orders. Nervous Shippers Ask Administration to Resolve Rail Disputes. Potential for Conflict Between U.S.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

Bloomberg reports note, “The economic consequences from China’s COVID-19 lockdowns are starting to be felt by companies and consumers across the globe, and expectations are that the reverberations will only get stronger.”[1] China has been called the world’s factory floor and for good reason. ”[2]. ”[2].

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Read about all this and more in our roundup of recent logistics industry headlines. . FedEx Severs Contracts with Patton Logistics Amid Contractor Complaints. As perhaps the final volley in the ongoing industry battle between Patton Logistics and FedEx Ground, Ground has canceled all agreements with the Midwestern delivery provider.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

They collectively provide evidence that the prior disruptions still occurring among industry supply chains, compounded by the latest manufacturing, logistics and transportation disruptions occurring in China, will have a longer economic and service level effect in the coming months. reported for March. reported for March.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 1, 2022

Now the New York Minute is reflective of Russia waging war in Ukraine , precipitating a significant war footing on the European continent, the most significant since World War Two , including a widescale refugee crisis as Ukrainian citizens are forced to flee their homeland. Report of RH Financial Performance.

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