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Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

Supply Chain Shaman

Over four-hundred days of war in Ukraine. As consumer spending fell, the days of escalating ocean freight and extreme shipping variability eased this year. United States Inflation Rates and GDP Inflation is the highest in forty years. Growing tensions between China and trading partners. Unrest in Sudan.

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Digital Megatrends – Shaping Supply Chain Innovation

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The road ahead remains bumpy, with the pandemic still dominating the news and Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine threatening global stability and supply chains. Ford Motor Co’s operations in the United States were hit by the ripple effect. BENEFITS OF HIGHLY INTEGRATED SUPPLY CHAINS.

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Managing the Supply Chain in Times of Crisis?

BlueYonder

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. The long-term effects could be devastating, including global food shortages and record levels of inflation, both in Europe and the United States.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

Autonomous cargo ship completes 500-mile voyage. According to CEO Alex Rodrigues, Embark has a unique alternative to maps that they call ‘vision map fusion, and it worked very well in the vast majority of the winter conditions that you would expect in the northern United States.

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Build Resilient Supply Chains That Weather Disruptions 

Logility

Manufacturers and shipping companies assumed that because of layoffs, demand would drop. As the pandemic eased, ports suffered bottlenecks, natural disasters disrupted freight movement, railways suffered congestion, and new legislation further complicated the movement of goods. Shipping costs have skyrocketed.

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Report That Global Ocean Container Rates on the Decline

Supply Chain Matters

The Wall Street Journal reported this week (Paid subscription or metered view) that ocean container freight rates related to the most active global shipping lanes continue to decline amid what is traditionally considered the peak shipping period leading up to the holiday fulfillment season in the November-December period.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

How the War in Ukraine is Impacting the Supply Chain and Raw Material Prices. Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. McKinsey ).