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Energy Transition in Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

A recent ARC survey looked at reasons to address sustainability. This survey included over 400 respondents across a number of industries. On top of that, some retailers are developing sustainability scorecards for items, allowing consumers to see hoe sustainably sourced and delivered their order is.

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What is Supply Chain Resilience?

GlobalTranz

Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks. Orchestrating the efforts of suppliers, manufacturers, truck drivers, warehouses, retail employees, and other critical links in the supply chain was no small feat.

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Savvy Supply Chain Leaders Aren’t Letting a Good Downturn Go to Waste

Logistics Viewpoints

Freight rates have plummeted, brokerages are struggling, and the industry is still bloated with excess inventory. With the right data you can reduce your overall transportation costs, both accessorial costs and overall freight spend. Closer to home for supply chain professionals, driver shortages continue to plague the industry.

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Track the Supply Chain Metrics that Really Matter

Precoro

According to McKinsey survey of global supply chain leaders , only 53% of respondents describe the quality of data in their supply chain planning systems as “sufficient” or “high.” Freight and shipping cost per unit Shipping or freighting costs constitute a substantial part of the overall supply chain costs.

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Addressing the Talent Gap in Logistics and Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Talent gaps in logistics and supply chain, continues to be a top challenge and a source of high risk for many companies. The survey concluded that these skill gaps were prevalent in both developed and developing countries. The source of such disconnects, is related to the information gap among the three parties.

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Just-in-Time vs. Just-in-Case Procurement During Supply Chain Disruption

Ware2Go

In a November survey , 87% of merchants shared that they already were affected by increased freight costs. Further, 18% had re-routed freight or re-negotiated with carriers – and 12% absorbed the extra cost. Given the continued uncertainty of arrival times, source crucial supplies closer to factories and customers.

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Two Indices of Supply Chain Activity Noting Supply Chain Volatility Trending

Supply Chain Matters

The authors point to the delivery time disruptions occurring in China , an increase in air freight costs from the U.S. At this point the overall numbers suggest that the freight market is regressing back towards the mean.”. Noted was that the category of Warehousing Utilization grew at rate of 70.9, warehouses. .