Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Speakers: Sharon Perry, Vice President of Logistics, Carhartt; Gregg Lanyard, Director, Product Management, Manhattan Associates; Adrian Gonzalez, President, Adelante SCM. In the meantime, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Hanjin says U.S.-bound Date: Monday, September 26, 2:00-3:15 pm.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

As worries of a new cold war mount, the business challenges resulting from the invasion are vast and affect industries right across the globe. For example, COVID restrictions in Asia shut down auto production because 70% of chip manufacturing happens in Taiwan and South Korea. We offer these insights.

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Freightos

MARCH 10, 2016

For shippers, carriers and logistics providers, the JOC ’s TPM (Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference) is one of the must-attends on the annual events calendar. overtaking South Korea at 2nd spot for Asian supplier of containerized goods to U.S ( from IHS ). Amazon isn’t the only tech player interested in logistics.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

We additionally noted trending indicating that many businesses were factoring uncertain product demand and supply network risks, and that was going to make industry supply chain strategies far more challenging in the weeks ahead. Industrial profits reportedly fell 2.1 South Korea. representing a 0.6 reported for July.

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Savant Events

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Australia, France, Switzerland, the USA (and individual states) and Mexico also have legislation in force, while the Netherlands, South Korea and New Zealand are among the countries with legislation either proposed or passed but yet to come into force.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 28, 2022

As businesses report their financial performance for the first quarter of 2022, Supply Chain Matters continues with highlights of select bellwether firms that can be considered a relatively good indicator of ongoing industry supply chain challenges and how senior executives are anticipating some forms of stability.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 14, 2022

In this regular edition of our featured column, Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , we provide highlights of two noteworthy supply chain management focused technology development efforts which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based multi-industry supply chain readership.

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Resilinc

JULY 26, 2022

While reduced demand caused most of the decline, supply chain issues also figured prominently, with supply chain disruptions continuing to shift from “component shortages to logistics disruptions,” according to Gartner. And tech firms are getting into the automotive industry.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group shares a Part Two commentary addressing our mid-year assessment of previously published 2022 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains published at the beginning of 2022. We especially take note of where there have been significant developments and noteworthy shifts in areas of predictions.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 19, 2020

The Auto Industry. With the global auto industry heavily reliant on components from China, many assembly plants in Europe have had to shut their doors and send workers home. The US auto industry is expected to follow suit as stockpiled inventory becomes depleted. The Electronics Industry. The Food Industry.

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Logistics Middle East

JULY 1, 2015

Bahri has exercised its options for five additional VLCC newbuilds with South Korea's Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

Report authors noted that sector data of new orders indicated that contraction occurred across consumer, intermediate and investment goods industries. Further indicated were signs of weakness occurring in China , Japan , Malaysia, South Korea , Taiwan and Vietnam. The July sub-index of Manufacturing employment declined to 48.1

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20Cube Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2022

Not only are they conducive to the aviation industry, they also significantly impact the economy of many smaller countries through their buying capacities. Certain incentives/costs can also be initiated over industries that contribute heavily to carbon emission. International Travel Policies. Growing Awareness on Climatic Effects.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2023

A follow-on report by Bloomberg indicated that deals were potentially in progress involving China based BYD , and South Korea based Hyundai Motors , in addition to Tesla. Reports cautioned that a deal had not been signed and could not come to pass.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

The Automotive Industry. The impact of the epidemic on the global auto industry is expected to be large since China ships around $35 billion of parts annually. In South Korea , Hyundai announced the suspension of its production lines due to supply chain disruptions in China. Other Industries.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

Global wide production, transportation and logistics activity levels reported for February, but continued rather concerning data related to global transportation service levels and cost. Commentary related to January’s PMI and logistics data can be accessed at this web link. Global Wide Production Activity.

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EMERGE App

DECEMBER 18, 2018

But I’m sure many of you in the wholesale and distribution business are thinking: “ What does 2019 hold for the wholesale and distribution industry? Our customers run small and medium-sized businesses in all industries. It spun off an industry that produced home businesses and software to support drop shipping.

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Locus

MARCH 28, 2022

But the online e-commerce space is still a tiny portion of the entire retail industry turnover. South Korea’s beauty retailer Style Nanda has been leveraging this tactic. The industry has seen a drastic evolution in all its vital aspects. This consistent flexibility smooths out the buying journey of consumers.

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

The recent bankruptcy announcement of Hanjin, a major shipping line, on the Friday before the last Labor Day long weekend, was a shock to everyone working in the global logistics shipping industry.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 2, 2018

Firms expressed discomfort as euro-area manufacturing growth accelerated to a record in December, capping a solid year for industry. With industry at its limits, there are implications for inflation in the euro region, which remains below the European Central Bank’s target of just under 2%. In China, state-owned Kweichow Moutai Co.,

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 2, 2020

China says almost all of its major industrial companies have resumed production and that its ports are again running at near-full capacity after a two-month Coronavirus-linked shutdown. Ocean Freight. Make sure that your supply chain is ready to catch and ride the wave when it reaches you. Best Regards, Rob O’Byrne.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 17, 2022

And now on this week’s logistics news: Amazon says it will launch drone deliveries this year. The ongoing chip shortages continue to be the hot button topic when it comes to supply shortages in the automotive industry, but traditional components are also in short supply. UPS tests tiny battery-powered cycles in congested cities.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

For instance, the bankruptcy of South Korea’s 7th largest shipping company (Hanjin Shipping) led to a dramatic reduction in global supply chain shipping capacity. Economic Instability. As explained by Lucy Dixon of Supply Chain Digital , economic instability represents another threat to global trade. What to Do About It.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

While the industry continues to be rocked by world events, uncertainty has become the new normal. But, before we dig into the data – let’s start on a positive note: Supply Chain Statistics Show Challenges, but the Industry Remains Resilient. Material Handling & Logistics ). Material Handling & Logistics ).

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Yes, that’s one single Chinese online vendor handling three times the volume of the entire US retail industry online in their respective November shopping peaks. But changing Chinese demographics and global logistics trends may transform Singles’ Day 2020 into a major milestone for US exporters and retailers.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JULY 24, 2014

With Quintiq, Dassault Systèmes will increase the value to customers by extending their offering from the modeling of global industrial systems (in the virtual worlds) to the reality of planning, producing, delivering and servicing industrial products on a daily basis. And Dassault Systèmes is equally committed to Quintiq’s vision.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JULY 25, 2018

Already a key route for east-west trade from China, South Korea and Japan and accounting for one-third of global shipping trade, the South China Sea is also the cause of territorial disputes between several countries. These disputes have resulted in increasing military presence in the South China Sea, with the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

However, the published index indicated expansion level was rather mild, and was missing PMI data from South Korea which experienced a slight PMI contraction. These latter two dimensions are a reflection of overall multi-industry supply network activity levels and momentum. Contrasting Reporting for U.S.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. Coyote Logistics @CoyoteLogistics Coyote Logistics prides itself on its innovative logistics and supply chain philosophy.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 9, 2020

South Korea, $28.7 Aware of the dangers of being over-reliant on a single trading partner, Australia had, even before the outbreak of the virus, started trying to diversify its markets by launching negotiations for free trade agreements with countries such as Indonesia, India, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.

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Resilinc

MARCH 29, 2022

But even the shorter lockdown periods are having a cascading effect on production and logistics—and a search for “China Covid-19 supply chain” will turn up many ominous headlines warning of another round of massive supply chain disruptions for goods, materials, and components from China.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2023

The alternative supply chain or “ Altasian” is defined as countries consisting of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India, the Philippines , Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Bangladesh. This appears to be evolving with more evidence points appearing across business, industry and supply chain media.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

After a difficult few years, things are looking up for global logistics providers. Despite ongoing volume issues for powerhouse 3PLs and persistent slowdowns at ports, the global logistics industry is on target to reach a staggering $6.55 Facing Low Package Volumes, UPS Introduces Logistics-as-a-Service Offering.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Across all sectors and industries, supply chain planners are pressured to meet real-time demand while balancing long-term organizational initiatives such as revenue growth, supply chain agility and resiliency to future shocks. If we are expecting a revenue gap due to tracking errors or weather, how do we pivot?

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Freightera

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Empty circle: No or Not applicable Freight Carriers Freight carriers are the backbone of our industry. On the other hand, a very common scenario is that you’ll work with an overworked broker with a year or two in the industry, and they’ll find you a carrier, but likely not the cheapest or most reliable one. Half-filled circle: Depends.

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Freightera

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Empty circle: No or Not applicable Freight Carriers Freight carriers are the backbone of our industry. On the other hand, a very common scenario is that you’ll work with an overworked broker with a year or two in the industry, and they’ll find you a carrier, but likely not the cheapest or most reliable one. Half-filled circle: Depends.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 30, 2015

For example, no single logistics service provider has a distribution network resembling anything close to nationwide coverage. Far from it, in fact – estimates of the number of logistics service providers in China range from one million to two million companies, many of which have just a couple of trucks.

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