Intelligent Audit

MARCH 18, 2020

The question now is what will the impact of such a recession be, particularly on shipping. What Happens to Shipping. Shipping, especially global shipping, is uniquely vulnerable to recessions and the effects of the downturn of 2008-2009 are still being felt today. Which, in turn, will drastically impact shipping.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

This was the year that supply chains regained some of their footing finding firmer ground. But the supply chain industry resolved some major issues and formed a more certain path ahead. To be sure, volatility and unpredictability still disrupt supply chain operations. It wasn’t a breakthrough year. That’s par for the course.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 19, 2022

As we watch Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unfold, the real cost of this war is plain: lost lives, families that are forever altered, and destroyed communities. Two top European shippers — Maersk and DSV — have warned that freight costs will likely remain high well into 2022, adding to the global supply chain chaos.

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QAD

AUGUST 16, 2022

Unpredictability is undoubtedly the major issue manufacturers face when dealing with fragmented supply chains. As the supply chain breaks, manufacturers must find new suppliers and new transport routes and find them rapidly, so that production doesn’t come to a halt. It’s exhausting for supply chain leaders. Potential U.S.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chains Are Broken. Have you found that the consistent supply and reasonable prices in the Electrical Supply Chain that you were used to before COVID-19 hit have not returned as soon as you hoped, or as soon as some experts predicted? Supply chain problems explained.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2022

We’ve all been talking about the looming supply chain talent shortage for quite some time. Autonomous cargo ship completes 500-mile voyage. The supply chain’s little-known weakest link: railroad workers. Nations aim to secure supply chains with “friend-shoring”. Nations aim to secure supply chains with “friend-shoring”.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. That can make it difficult to meet your delivery times unless you take proactive steps now to minimize the risk in your supply chain. At these times of the year, you should see less risk to your standard ocean shipping strategy. Yellow: Space is getting tighter.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 14, 2022

The scarcities were caused by a significant increase in demand driven by government efforts to support their struggling economies with huge injections of cash. First, we can expect a significant decline in the demand for products. Another demand dampener is the impact of high prices on consumer buying behavior.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

The Financial Times reporters observe, “[Supply chain woes] are likely to intensify if China digs its heels in and continues to pursue a zero-Covid policy that has left millions of workers across the country confined to their homes. Supply chain concerns, however, don’t focus solely on the movement of consumer goods.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 12, 2022

Often, the general public’s view of freight transportation is similar. With a sudden large intake of truck or rail transportation, society moves on with their lives, understanding only a fraction of the supply chain in its entirety. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported that, “Freight shipped across the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2023

For Bollore a deal would mean cutting ties with its biggest business while offering cash-rich CMA CGM a chance to bolster its bid to offer end-to-end transportation services and supply chain management. Although CMA CGM is best known for being a large container shipping company, it is also the parent of CEVA Logistics.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 13, 2022

Each year around 700 million TEUs are shipped across the world keeping global trade and businesses running and more than eighty percent of global goods trade volumes are carried by sea, with about a sixth of that volume in shipping containers. Supply Chain KPI Dashboard.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Making the most out of today’s challenging supply chain trends requires a deep understanding of the market and timely information that helps you achieve a competitive advantage. Q1 2022 Supply Chain Trends and Hot Topics. We expect the demand versus supply equation to become more balanced, but the big question is when that will happen.

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Elementum

JUNE 30, 2022

Welcome to Elementum’s Supply Chain Market Report. This monthly newsletter observes one or two important macro trends through the lens of Supply Chain Management. We review how those trends are likely to impact Supply Chain and what leaders can do to adjust. Stalling Demand. How could Stagflation impact Supply Chain?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

As I spent the time reflecting over the last three weeks, the number of articles streaming into my feed on supply chain implications was high, but most of them were wrong. Some stated that the war marks the end of the global supply chain. By definition, this requires a global supply chain. My response is “Hogwash.”

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Proxima

AUGUST 25, 2022

Simon Geale recently spoke to CNBC about how China’s strict Covid restrictions are having a ripple effect on global supply chains. Prices for ocean freight, whilst dropping slightly more recently, have skyrocketed over the last 24 months, at times reaching ten or twenty times the pre-pandemic price in the spot market.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Meanwhile, Brazil, Russia and India will become major suppliers as companies access the remaining untapped resources of the world. Consumer Demand Will Shape Logistics Services in 2017. Consumers continue to demand the newest products today, not tomorrow, and the products of the past simply will not cut it for tomorrow’s demand.

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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. As supply chain logistics and transportation teams are keenly aware, rates peaked to more than $20,000 per container for both routes at this time last year.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 10, 2022

The consequences of weather-related strains on supplies of corn, soy, and other food commodities—on top of existing inflation trends and rising shipping prices—means that food prices will stay at or near their record highs thought 2022, according to analysts interviewed by UK-based grocery trade journal The Grocer.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

When you’re talking about assessing risk and making the best choices for a global, end-to-end supply chain that spans thousands of miles and involves dozens of trading partners, the stakes are a lot higher. Supply-side risk and disruptions are taking many forms. You can’t simply look up at the sky, assessing the cloud cover.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 7, 2016

Freight tons moving on the nation’s transportation network will grow 40 percent in the next three decades while the value of the freight will almost double, increasing by 92 percent, according to the latest projections by the U.S. trillion in 2015). That is the “hundreds of billions of dollars” question.

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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

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

According to FreightWaves, the FreightTech 100 2023 is “[…] a selection of the most innovative companies in the freight technology space.” So that should help the peak demand.” Postal Service announced its own peak season hiring plans on Monday, with the agency looking for 28,000 seasonal employees. ”.

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 17, 2022

Supply chain professionals are rapidly trying to understand what this means for their businesses. As rising parcel carrier fuel surcharges change the dynamics for shipping companies, owners and decision-makers need to stay level-headed and informed to make the best business decisions. The State of Fuel Prices.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, we highlight the latest quantitative data related to global manufacturing PMI activity levels for April. Total new business reportedly fell at the steepest rate on record as efforts to prevent the spread of Covid-19 variants dragged down demand levels.

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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. Ukraine in the news: War in Ukraine disrupts ships around the globe. Walmart steps up automated store distribution.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our annual 2023 predictions for industry and global supply chains research advisory. Background. Prediction Background. Higher cost levels will need to be mitigated or reduced.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 29, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 10 Vital Supply Chain Lessons from the Coronavirus Pandemic! India’s second wave of Covid article and permission to publish here provided by Ajay Jha. USA also ensured immediate supply of raw materials for the development of Covishield vaccine in India. Subscribe Here!

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Ship Smarter: How to Avoid Bottlenecks in Your Global Operations. You can’t just turn around a giant cargo ship. Even at some of the world’s best supply chains, redirecting chemicals and other products is a Herculean effort. And when shipping to volatile countries, it becomes even harder. By Ali Hasan Raza.

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 12, 2022

states continue to experience intense heat and seasonal drought, a new season has begun in the supply chain. While some are shaking off their COVID-19 strategies, others are adjusting COVID-prompted changes into new business plans to address the latest global disruptions. Amazon Slows Down Warehouse Expansion Plans.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 15, 2019

This strategy involves a country from a high-cost country area — typically US, UK, Canada, Australia, and West European nations — purchasing materials from resource-rich low-cost countries; think China, India, Indonesia, Bolivia, Brazil, Russia, Mexico, and East European nations. Shipping costs. Political instability.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Will the supply chain ever catch a break? With every link of the supply chain impacting businesses both large and small, keeping up with the globally disrupted supply chain evolution is a recipe for whiplash. Statistics covered in the article include: How the Supply Chain Crisis is Impacting Businesses and Consumers.

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TMC

MARCH 9, 2017

For shippers large and small, the multi-billion-dollar infrastructural project could bring huge opportunities for improving the efficiency of global supply chains—providing they do their homework first. It’s also important to have access to local expertise when evaluating ways to shift freight to the new Silk Road.

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TMC

MARCH 9, 2017

For shippers large and small, the multi-billion-dollar infrastructural project could bring huge opportunities for improving the efficiency of global supply chains—providing they do their homework first. It’s also important to have access to local expertise when evaluating ways to shift freight to the new Silk Road.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Some of the supply constraints are also due to the destruction of key infrastructure in the Ukraine for shipping of these commodities. Thus, expect to see sanctions against Russia continuing for at least five years or more. Cyberware erupts and shuts down supply chains. The Curse of Inflation.

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QAD

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. Twenty heliports can help with the speedy delivery of air freight when necessary. Turkey’s merchant marine boasts 1,234 vessels, including 57 bulk carriers, 54 container ships, 363 general cargo ships, 124 oil tankers and 636 other vessels. Agriculture makes up 6.8%

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 26, 2022

While sleeping on the job is not approved of by most employers, taking a moment to step back and look at industry trends can help supply chain professionals clear their heads. of its own emissions by 2032,” according to Supply Chain Dive. Inflated trucking costs have impacted the global supply chain on top of air and ocean cargo.

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