Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights the increasing realities of declining global trade and freight rates that are occurring in the first-half of 2023. Background Global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 28, 2023

Initial Assessments On July 19, CNN reported that Pfizer had conducted an initial assessment of damage and indicated that most of the damage occurred in the facility’s attached warehouse rather than production areas. Our initial analysis has identified less than 10 drugs for which Pfizer’s North Carolina plant is the sole source for the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 6, 2023

The most significant news in global transportation and logistics circles late last week and this week are U.S. But shipping industry sources now indicate that negotiations deteriorated last week over the scope of expected dockworker wage increases. Dockworkers, truckers, rail and warehouse workers in Europe, Asia, and the U.S.

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DynaSys

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Sourcing and supplier performance. Warehousing and distribution. A low-cost distribution operation results from efficient use of warehouse resources, high inventory turns, proximity of materials to need, and rare out-of-stock situations. Transportation and Logistics. Transportation and Logistics.

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TransAudit

JANUARY 12, 2023

To find savings, you’ll want to work with an experienced global transportation post audit services provider. A professional team will pore over your transportation activity to identify and recoup overpayments and overbillings. During an economic downturn, sourcing specialty parts could get tricky. Stay in Communication.

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Locus Robotics

MARCH 9, 2023

Some fulfillment warehouses even use robots to pick and pack customer orders. RFID is best suited to tracking goods within relatively short distances, so its best uses are within a factory, warehouse, or distribution center.

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3rdwave

AUGUST 8, 2019

Demands on the transportation teams are growing as political posturing ramps up causing rapid disruption to global supply chains. A global TMS solution provides an automated and systemic way of addressing the challenges that are the reality for most organizations that source globally. Freight Invoice Auditing.

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This exclusive data comes from EventWatch AI , Resilinc’s 24/7 AI-powered, global event monitoring platform, which collects information and monitors news on 400 different types of disruptions across 104 million global sources. Labor disruptions were a particular problem across all forms of global transportation as well.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

We indicated in our commentary that August usually represents the global supply chain ramp-up for supporting Q3 and Q 4 holiday spending on consumer goods, gifts and seasonal merchandise. The second half of the year has traditionally been the busiest period in material, transportation and logistics flows. and Europe.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 9, 2022

Bloomberg had reported that the sudden departure had signaled that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is seeking changes in the consumer retail division, which was admittedly overbuilt with excess warehouse capacity in 2021.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 15, 2022

The saga of fitness hardware and services provider Peloton Interactive took yet another turn last week with an announcement of the pending closing of the company’s owned North American warehouses and the shedding of field customer support teams, along with other moves. Further announced was an assessment of owned retail operations in the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2022

West Coast ports and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) formally begin this week, prior to the July 1 deadline to the current labor contract. Labor contract talks among the Pacific Maritime Association , representing a multitude of U.S. Both parties accused the other regarding the slowdowns as well as the economic impacts.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

We answer all these questions and more – including how inventory management software will help you manage your supply chain for your freeport warehouse or factory. In the 19th century, they also benefitted from bonded warehouses, which handed out tax concessions on alcohol and tobacco. Read more: What is a Bonded Warehouse?

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Talking Logistics

MAY 15, 2016

“Logistics in Motion” was the theme of Descartes’ Evolution 2016 Global User & Partner Conference , and it adequately describes the dynamic nature of the logistics industry as well as the company. Enhanced transportation management for more complex planning and tendering requirements. New telematics software and hardware platforms.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 26, 2023

Additional Thoughts and Perspectives As Supply Chain Matters has pointed out in our various highlights of this and other labor contract negotiations involving global transportation, logistics and other supply chain related support services, we are in a period of higher labor activism.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 7, 2014

Once an order is placed, Google sends a contracted courier to pick up the goods from a partner store, where either a Google employee or a retailer’s employee has grabbed the merchandise off of a shelf …The order is then whisked to a warehouse operated by Google where multiple orders are packed into a vehicle, and sent out the same day.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 16, 2022

Needs or leasing augmented warehouse capacity is going to be considerably more expensive. An added factor to be weighted is continued extended supplier and global transportation lead times, meaning how much of material needs can be managed as just-in-time or augmented by just-in-case considerations.

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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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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 28, 2022

Further reported was the highest profitability performance in a decade in the midst of high inflation and disrupted global transportation and logistics networks. The latest accomplishment occurred earlier this month with the retailer reporting quarterly revenue growth of 36 percent to upwards of $7.2

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Falling sales have not only led increasing numbers of factories to cut production but have also meant warehouses are filling with unsold stock to a degree unprecedented in the survey’s 25-year history. From our lens, they telegraph the likelihood of more declining global supply chain activity levels extending to the end of 2022.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

Global transportation is at the forefront of sustainability efforts. A coalition of countries is pitching a plan to the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) to require global shipping companies to raise funds for an effort to deploy widescale fleets of zero-carbon emission cargo ships within a decade.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 30, 2017

That solution included securing a warehouse that offered storage and pick and pack services, identifying providers in Europe to manufacture customized license plates, and planning for both global forwarding and over the road transportation throughout Europe. Evolving markets need evolving strategies.

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Unleashed

APRIL 18, 2022

An example of supply chain resilience A basic example of supply chain resilience is building in redundancy through dual sourcing: having an alternative supplier for important parts or ingredients. Their Head of Supply Chain, Daniel Bull-Clearie, initially sourced their raw product entirely from their own coastal farm.

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TMC

DECEMBER 8, 2016

A transportation management system (TMS) can help shippers weigh the pros and cons of each option. For example, a higher cost could be part of a strategy to win market share and align product transportation with that mission. For two product types, pumps and t-shirts, transportation constitutes just 3% of revenues at most.

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 3, 2012

Intelleflex ZEST™ Data Services, a cloud-based repository for aggregating, warehousing and sharing information across the supply chain, facilitates on-demand access to actionable data for improved supply chain operations to provide a complete picture of data spanning the entire supply chain. Pr-intelleflex@trainercomm.com.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 23, 2016

Velocity is imperative : Supply chain distances and times have increased a great deal (more in some corners of the world than others), and so have the challenges involved in getting fresh produce from source to destination before spoilage renders it unsalable. Sanitary practices must be maintained from source to shelf.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Its mission is to gather and integrate data from various sources and orchestrate it in such a way that it enhances supply chain visibility and efficiency. Outcomes include increased responsiveness, shorter lead times, reduced transportation costs, and increased flexibility in supply chain operations. What does it look like in action?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 23, 2016

Overseas labor and production costs of similar goods exported from the United States are increasing, making exported goods more affordable compared to offshore sourcing streams. This is a global requirement. Rates in East-West trades from the U.S. Final Thoughts.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 20, 2019

Going beyond just transportation, integrated warehousing and distribution services help improve customer service, increase customs compliance, build consistent stability, and provide comprehensive business intelligence (all while mitigating inventory and moving costs). Knowledgeable supply chain experts solve problems.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 11, 2018

Congested ports, complicated regulations, less than optimal modal capacity, undesirable taxation regimes, dilapidated roads, and overall operational inefficiencies are constant sources of anxiety within the business community. How is Global Shipping Growing in India? A growing market in India means new business opportunities.

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