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SupplyChain & Logistics News Round-Up Sept 23rd- 27th This week I was busy attending various Climate Week NYC events, allowing me to step outside my usual bubble of supplychain and sustainability. Now to the SupplyChain & Logistics News of the Week! Department of Energy.
Nick Schrock and Joe Lynch discuss the freight broker’s secret weapon. Valoroo offers affordable, talent solutions offshore in the Philippines and Latin America. He previously worked at Flock Freight, Ungerboeck Software, O’Brien Associates Food Brokerage, and Northwestern Mutual.
Blog More Resources Home September 10, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. China – N. Europe weekly prices fell 4% to $3.45/kg.
Passionate about the future of freight, Peter and Metafora are moved by the impact people and technology have on businesses, and the ability each have to make substantial impacts tomorrow. LSG helps its clients set up and establish satellite offices in beautiful countries like Colombia, Guatemala, and the Philippines. based companies.
Our vision at TRAMES, is to reduce global trade barriers through digitalizing international freight and transportation. Doing so significantly reduces physical paperwork, as well as the number of manual touchpoints in any supplychain resulting. TRAMES is all about International Freight Orchestration (IFO).
We are pleased to continue our 2021 series our fire-side chat column with key people in the supplychain industry. Katie describes herself as “ passionate about driving efficiency & innovation in SupplyChain through technology” – a quality that is very relevant to face-up to the many supplychain challenges in our path !
In the hyper-connected global economy of the present day, supplychains traverse continents, cultures, and myriad communication barriers. Having access to an audio translator can be the difference between quick resolution of issues and ballooning interruptions throughout the supplychain.
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LSG helps its clients set up and establish satellite offices in beautiful countries like Colombia, Guatemala, and the Philippines. Does role playing work in freight? – Since the competition for the best talent is fierce, companies need an edge that will help them win; LSG is that edge. EV startup bets big on Tesla Semi – WTT.
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Now the entire freight transportation industry, across air, ocean, road, and rail sectors, is awash with disrupted expectations and has retreated into survival mode. Let’s take a look then, at each sector in turn, starting with air freight. Air Freight Transportation Trends 2020. The Freight Rate Roller Coaster.
Subscribe to SupplyChain Game Changer. From your supplier, freight forwarder, customs broker, carrier company and even the customs authority, you must treat them with utmost professionalism and respect. Infographic) appeared first on SupplyChain Game Changer™. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Infographic).
Global SupplyChain & Sourcing Director for ECCO Global Shoe Production & Sourcing. We are pleased to bring back in 2021 our fire-side chat column with key people in the supplychain industry. In 2014, I was appointed Global SupplyChain role with ECCO Shoes and relocated back to Singapore.
SupplyChain Risk in China: Focus on. Supplychain executives in the US and Europe nervously listen to news out of Asia about factory fires, typhoons and labor disputes. impacts on their supplychains, they think through their contingency plans and wish they had more visibility. January 2014. Assess risks.
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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. This is an important aspect of managing freight spend. Philippines. Puerto Rico.
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SupplyChain Movement and software vendor Eyefreight have therefore developed this mindmap for Global Logistics Integration, outlining the route to achievement and providing road signs to flag potential hazards along the way. >>Please Philippines. Norfolk Island. Northern Mariana Islands. Palestinian Territory, Occupied.
Still, shippers that do not gain supplychain insight and understanding into their new costs will face even more uncertainty. UPS Worldwide Express Freight® & UPS Worldwide Express Freight®, Midday – USD 5 (CAD 6.63) / kg or USD 2.27 (CAD 3.01) / lb, effective until January 29, 2022. Domestic Surcharges.
Still, shippers that do not gain supplychain insight and understanding into their new costs will face even more uncertainty. UPS Worldwide Express Freight® & UPS Worldwide Express Freight®, Midday – USD 5 (CAD 6.63) / kg or USD 2.27 (CAD 3.01) / lb, effective until January 29, 2022. Domestic Surcharges.
For the third consecutive year, SupplyChain Movement has put together a 3PL Subway Map Europe showing the specific services of the most important logistics service providers which have offices in several European countries. >>Please Philippines. Norfolk Island. Northern Mariana Islands. Palestinian Territory, Occupied.
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Of course, you will probably need to engage some international supplychain partners to help execute your strategy. Depending on the scale of your business and the demand for your products, these might include: A freight forwarder. International parcel carriers. A customs broker. A logistics partner in Thailand.
More Resources Home July 30, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. Europe – N. America weekly prices fell 2% to $1.63/kg.
supplychain activity slowed in April. According to S&P Global, seaborne containerized freight imports into the U.S. Meanwhile, recent numbers from Freightos indicate that Red Sea disruptions have caused freight rates for ocean carriers to skyrocket since the start of May, rising by $1,000 per 40-foot-equivalent units.
GDP growth lags that of Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. Projects to improve physical networks include substantial investments in electric and high-speed trains, double-tracking of railways, and the development of multiple airports, all intended to support both tourism and the movement of freight.
Rethinking supplychains is a reader-supported publication. per pound demand surcharge for US parcel imports from Hong Kong, the Philippines and China from April 15 - May 2. Rethinking supplychains is a reader-supported publication. Meanwhile, consumers will pay higher prices on goods purchased closer to home.
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In retrospect, who would have thought that the world supplychain could have been completely shut down for such a long period of time? We would like to share some insights on the general economy and freight market specifically with you: our customers, employees, business partners and community. Some missed by a mile.
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SupplyChain Digest Says. The monthly report from Cass and partner Tim Denoyer of ACT Research is based on data from the billions of dollars of freight bills that Cass pays for its shipper clients. in 2024, and so far is trending toward another decline in 2025, Cass says, as carriers navigate the lousy freight environment.
Or, we could look at the Gartner top 25 supplychains list. That famous ranking used to be released at a dinner the Gartner SupplyChain Executive Conference in May (now called the SupplyChain Symposium), but this year it was again released in a webinar a few weeks after the conference. Gilmore Says.
What I failed to do in any of those three columns was mention what in some ways may have been the biggest to news items: the retirements of sorts of Gartner analyst Dwight Klappich and groundbreaking, inaugural Gartner analyst, and famous inventor of the Three V’s of SupplyChain, Art Mesher.
SupplyChain Digest Says. Jo Ann Tudtud-Navalta Materials Management Manager, Chong Hua Hospital, Cebu City, Philippines Posted on: Aug, 21 2016 I agree totally with Mr. Schneider. It also has huge implications across the GE global supplychain with regard to the management of their support and spare parts network.
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of GDP The Council of SupplyChain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and partners Kearney and Penske Logistics are out last week with the 2025 State of Logistics Report, looking primarily at 2024 data. The second component of USBLC, inventory carrying costs (28.4% of the total, versus 28.6% of total transport costs and 38.5%
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The panel consisted of three voices with rare insight into the collision of policy and commerce: Chris Smith, president of Summit Global Strategies; Tim Manning, former White House supplychain coordinator under President Joe Biden; and Nick Stachel, logistics strategy adviser at Izba Consulting. bound vessel frequency.
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