Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2025

The cost of drivers were reported as 6 percent in overall transportation costs, 4.9 Of noteworthy significance was the indication that Mexico overtook China as the largest trading partner for the U.S. Once more, the report observes that reshoring activities related to Canada and Mexico “ have significantly contracted in 2025.”

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

We normally do our Talking Logistics episodes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but we have one today at 12 ET with Alaster Love from Transplace, where we are going to discuss “ Big Data and Analytics in Oil and Gas Transportation.” Mexico Customs Management. September 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI).

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 16, 2017

India is on the cusp of a supply chain transformation that may end up being nothing short of a major game changer. At IMD, we often discuss the distribution footprint of L’Oréal which had an outsized 15% of distribution centers located in India. Unilever, for example, has 38 factories in India out of more than 300 factories worldwide.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 12, 2025

Truce Ocean Transportation J.B. Featured Product Popular Stories Ship Traffic Through Red Sea Remains Sparse, Despite Houthi-U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Global Wide Logistics and Transportation Networks This supply chain industry analyst had the opportunity to partake of a briefing from various senior executives of global based logistics and transportation services provider DHL. increased 10 percent, while Vietnam and India inbound volumes reportedly increased 20 percent for DHL.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 13, 2025

Hunt, BNSF and GMXT Launch Intermodal Freight Delivery Service in Mexico Freight Forwarding/Customs Brokerage The Top 8 EDI Myths - Debunked! Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox. Featured Product Popular Stories J.B.

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JUNE 15, 2025

Hunt, BNSF and GMXT Launch Intermodal Freight Delivery Service in Mexico Freight Forwarding/Customs Brokerage The Top 8 EDI Myths - Debunked! Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox. Featured Product Popular Stories J.B.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 24, 2016

Refrigerated transport is a form of climate-controlled transportation which is designed to maintain a cool or frozen temperature, depending on the product being transported. Refrigerated trucks, sometimes called “reefers” are the most commonly used refrigerated transport. Innovation. Emerging market growth.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 19, 2017

Emerging economies, those classed as part of the E7 (Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, Turkey), are hitting the leaderboard of the top 10 countries with the most purchasing power. The result is lower transportation costs since trucks aren’t going out partially filled. Realistically, it already isn’t. Uberization.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 9, 2015

After China, other regions that have growth potential, according to 3PL and supply chain executives, are North America, Asia (not including China and India) and Western Europe, in that order. Other emerging markets include South America (not including Mexico), India, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Mexico.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Shipping lines again managed to extract added spot rates and surcharges which have impacted business transportation budgets. sourcing from China, with a correspondingly rise in import share from low-wage locations, chiefly Vietnam, and regional trade areas, particularly Mexico.” This shift is marked by a decline in direct U.S.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 11, 2016

To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. Deviations that occur during transportation execution are not necessarily approved immediately. Guadeloupe. Guinea-bissau. Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands. Holy See (Vatican City State).

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 8, 2020

It’s not only physical commodities that are in need, it could also be transportation, distribution, or even warehousing related space or activities to move vital supplies and equipment around. Reassess your current supply chains in China, India, and other global hot spots.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Vietnam and India are two countries that have benefited from such decisions. He reports, “Over the past 18 months, Chinese companies have leased up to 80% of industrial parks space in Mexico. How could you nearshore production to less geopolitically risky places like Mexico?

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 24, 2016

Refrigerated transport is a form of climate-controlled transportation which is designed to maintain a cool or frozen temperature, depending on the product being transported. Refrigerated trucks, sometimes called “reefers” are the most commonly used refrigerated transport. Innovation. Emerging market growth.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 24, 2016

Refrigerated transport is a form of climate-controlled transportation which is designed to maintain a cool or frozen temperature, depending on the product being transported. Refrigerated trucks, sometimes called “reefers” are the most commonly used refrigerated transport. Innovation. Emerging market growth.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

Emerging Supply Chain Trends – A Look at Evolving Finished Vehicle Logistics Amid Market Shifts and Trends Feature Article by Laurent Sik , Head of Operations, CEVA FVL APAC Automobiles, as a form of transportation, are indispensable in today’s world and will remain a crucial part of our lives for a long time to come.

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 1, 2025

We estimate that the combination of the United States and Mexico are approximately 25% of product COGS at this point. The consumer electronics products that are coming from Mexico, including televisions and major appliances, are compliant with the USMCA trade agreement and are not subject to tariffs.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Our 2023 predictions among areas of anticipated strategic shifting of industry product supply networks have indeed occurred as business and their supply chain management teams actively initiated added resiliency and agility efforts with the major country recipients being India and Mexico.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Before, they might say to purchasing, “You guys have done a brilliant job; you’ve reduced your costs by a million dollars because you’re buying everything from India. And the logistics guys would say, “Yeah, but you’re buying everything from India, so the logistics costs have gone up.” That recognition is very, very important.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 12, 2015

Already, the US is looking as attractive as Mexico to manufacturers and is likely to match China in attractiveness in the near future, according to the MAPI Foundation , which produces in-depth economic reports widely read by the press, government official and the business community. Rising costs of labor in China and other places.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Mobility changes will affect urban transportation because of too much traffic or to address environmental issues. Transportation infrastructure is also a big issue globally for some of the most important markets that the car makers are entering. In North America it’s linking with Canada and Mexico.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

Increased near-shoring in Mexico and elsewhere as companies seek shorter supply chains. Industrial Relations Issues Adding to Container Woes in India and Germany. Port congestion has been building in Germany and India , where transport and port workers are engaged in squabbles with employers. increase in wages.

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Resilinc

APRIL 17, 2024

This provides benefits like shorter transportation times and improved inventory efficiency. For example, Mattel moved production of Barbie toys from Asia to Mexico. Key countries that businesses are moving to include India, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Resilinc

MAY 4, 2021

Here’s how and why it works: Mexico and Canada already rank as the United States’ second- and third-largest trading partners: Mexico provided 13.9% And while Canada and Mexico can boast advanced manufacturing expertise, the export economies in most of Central America are primarily agricultural. and Canada 11.6% manufacturing.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Sustainable distribution: Distribution of goods usually generates a lot of waste and is can damage the environment, but green distribution consists of green packaging including size, shape, and materials that have an impact on transportation of the goods. Calcutta, India: IGI Global. Bangalore, India: Elsevier Ltd.8).

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QAD

APRIL 4, 2023

Updates in the past few months address new requirements for Brazil, India, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, United States and other global regions. QAD Global Trade & Transportation Execution (GTTE) adds integration capabilities with QAD SRM to boost efficiency and cost of ownership.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

We’re getting 8-12 inches of snow tomorrow. That’s what the weather forecasters were saying Monday morning. By that evening, they had dialed back their prediction to 5-6 inches. When I woke up Tuesday morning and looked out my window, there was no snow on the ground. A reminder that even with all the.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 11, 2022

It’s full of lively anecdotes, including many from his experience building a 3,000-employee appliance refurbishing company in his native India. China ranks number one as the country from which companies are reshoring, followed by Mexico, Canada, India, and Japan. Manufacturing in Mexico today is at least 20% cheaper than China.

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Supply Chain Network

OCTOBER 3, 2011

China, India, Brazil and Mexico are considered the top. and packaging sufficiently to handle long distance transportation. Collins, Managing Partner, Transportation & Logistics – Americas, Heidrick & Struggles. Conferences Emerging Trends Freight & Transportation Third Party Logistics'

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

Among the activity of the 29 nations that make up this index, only seven had indexes of positive values in December, which included India , Mexico, the Philippines , among four others. For the developing regions sector, India remains a standout, followed by Thailand , Mexico and Indonesia. but a significant 10.2

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 3, 2016

Skilled employees apply deep knowledge of market conditions and proven processes to solve transportation problems. From local truck transportation to global supply chain management systems, from produce sourcing to consulting based on practical experience to outsourcing, C.H. Guadeloupe. Guinea-bissau. Holy See (Vatican City State).

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

Locations that have benefitted from this sourcing shift are noted in the report as Vietnam and Mexico , the latter being a preferred nearshoring or friendshoring alternative. As an example, the authors point to Vietnam gaining ground in electronics, apparel and textiles, while Mexico has been increasing U.S. supply chain activity.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 16, 2016

Goods have to be transported across the globe and across the neighbourhood. Goods have to be transported across the globe and delivered to different destinations – from congested cities to remote, rural areas. The main challenge in logistics is an increasing complexity of trade-offs in transport planning. Guadeloupe.

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 26, 2016

The market study by VerkehrsRundschau (a leading German magazine with a website about transport and logistics) assessed the attractiveness of the countries close to Germany as a base for logistics activities. The Netherlands is the best region for a logistics base according to the ‘VerkehrsRundschau Markenstudie ImageRanking’. Guadeloupe.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 6, 2023

Source: S&P Global Intelligence, July 2023 Highlights of Regional Reporting- Good and Not So Good Continued Production Expansion Across India Increased product demand and manufacturing activity levels across India during June outpaced all other regions. The S&P Global India Manufacturing PMI® fell from a value of 58.7

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 9, 2023

Bloomberg reported in November 2022 that shipments of motor vehicles, computer parts and boats, manufactured in Mexico and destined for U.S. Investment firm Pimco indicated that countries such as India, Vietnam and Malaysia would benefit from China Plus sourcing actions. India has a large labor force, but infrastructure is patchy.

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