Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

The kick-off to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan is just two weeks away, after being postponed last summer due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Earlier this week, a resurgent coronavirus forced Japan to declare a state of emergency in the capital that will run throughout the event. Container shipping prices skyrocket.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Japan has been an economic power throughout much of its history, despite a major economic downturn starting in the 1990s. Japan is currently the third largest economy in the world. In addition to its economic might, Japan has long been a model for manufacturers throughout the world. Manufacturing in Japan. of Japan’s GDP.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

This may be a reaction to the ongoing supply chain crisis, which quantum could help relieve through its potential to solve complex optimization problems common in shipping and logistics.” Naveh explains, “Most quantum work to date has taken place in academia and industry research organizations. New States of Matter.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Shipping Lines Warn Red Sea Security Continues to Deteriorate Bloomberg reported last week that the CEO’s of two major shipping lines, which being Maersk and Norden, have both of the view that the security threat level of shipping traversing the Red Sea to and from the Suez Canal has continued to escalate. percent to 4.5

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

At the start of this decade, there have been many discussions centred on how electric vehicles (EVs) will help decarbonise the planet and transform the automotive industry. The rise in consumer demand has come head-to-head with an industry struggling to overcome these inevitable disruptions.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2021

He has been in the logistics industry for over 10 years and has learned and experienced the ups, downs, and changes in the industry during that time. Brian and his team at Dray Depot are taking the industry by storm with some very exciting moves and further plans for a $36 million project to expand into cold storage in the southeast.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Prior to that, the British Empire ruled the territory as colonies and protectorates, and Japan occupied the area from 1942 to 1945. Despite the years of political turmoil, the country was able to diversify its economy to include robust manufacturing, services and a thriving tourism industry. Other Important Industries.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 16, 2023

After running the game 24 times in seven hours, the group found that the United States, Taiwan, Japan, and other allies would likely defeat China and preserve Taiwan’s independence—but at enormous costs. and its allies would win while losing “dozens of ships, hundreds of aircraft, and tens of thousands of servicemembers.”

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QAD

APRIL 14, 2020

Industry makes up 24.8% Typical manufactured products include electronics, chemicals, oil drilling equipment, petroleum refining, biomedical products, scientific instruments, telecommunications equipment, processed food and beverages, ship repair and offshore platform construction. Industrial production is growing at about 5.7%

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QAD

JANUARY 9, 2020

As of 2017, industry makes up 36.2% Other Important Industries. Laem Chabang, another major seaport, is also a container port, making it easy to ship goods by sea. Manufacturers have many shipping options and can choose the best mode for shipping their products, balancing location, speed and cost. of the workforce.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The report’s authors indicated that the downturn in global production was primarily centered on the intermediate goods sector which remains not a positive sign for future multi-industry supply network momentum in the weeks to come. Commenting on the November data, Bennett Parrish, Global Economist at J.P. The reported November value of 48.3

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

Even before the pandemic, global supply chain were fragile thanks to factors such as the US-China trade war, less efficient shipping routes and a huge drive to cut costs by consolidating loads. The transportation industry will also bear the brunt, as it has the highest energy intensity of all major industries.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 20, 2017

Japan to subsidize pickup lockers to reduce parcel deliveries (Nikkei Asian Review). Japan firms shifting to trains to move freight amid dearth of new truckers (The Japan Times). A belief that “Survival of the biggest” will replace “Survival of the fittest” in some sectors of the logistics industry. Here in the U.S.,

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QAD

JUNE 11, 2020

South Africa is the world’s largest producer of platinum, gold and chromium, making mining a key industrial sector. Commercial ship repair is also significant. Industrial production is growing at about 1.2% Industry currently equals about 29.7% Industry currently equals about 29.7% Other Important Industries.

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QAD

JUNE 11, 2020

South Africa is the world’s largest producer of platinum, gold and chromium, making mining a key industrial sector. Commercial ship repair is also significant. Industrial production is growing at about 1.2% Industry currently equals about 29.7% Industry currently equals about 29.7% Other Important Industries.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 30, 2021

This acquisition builds on the Panasonic/Blue Yonder strategic relationship, established in January 2019 with a partnership, followed by the creation of a joint venture company in Japan in November 2019. The agreement will help businesses that sell on Adobe’s platform offer free two-day shipping and other services, such as easy returns.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 12, 2022

MSC Mediterranean Shipping. Current industry verticals supported include pharmaceutical and well as retail industry. Closely held Geneva, Switzerland based global ocean container shipping firm MSC Mediterranean Shipping has reportedly agreed to acquire the African transport and logistics business of Bollore SA for a reported 5.7

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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. Shipping costs are also expected to spike upwards. The Rise and Rise of China.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

China’s slowing economy is generally bad news for the freight industry. The Pacific Trade Deal , a freer trade treaty between 12 Pacific Rim countries, including Japan and the U.S, The underlying trends in freight industry are often interconnected, as this (paywalled) article on West Coast ports’ prospects shows.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2022

This, however, lead to many problems, as the industry became less forgiving to a woman without a husband. Despite discrimination because of her gender and disability, Lillie Drennan is remembered as a pioneer for women who want to work in industries traditionally dominated by men. The world’s biggest container ship operators, A.P.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Especially when considering the growth and trends within the parcel market: Parcel growth is increasing : Parcel shipping volume is predicted to grow two percent (from five to seven percent) through 2018. In 2015, the United States shipped 11.8 While this figure may seem low – it is predicated on a large base figure.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Seoul Central District Court is determining whether to dissolve Hanjin Shipping—a process that usually takes one or two months—but Hanjin’s case may need to be hastened. Just recently, Evergreen Line adopted measures to halt any of its operational involvement with Hanjin Shipping. There is a loss of faith among customers.

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Locus Robotics

JANUARY 11, 2023

Collaboration in the “Material Bank® Japan” sample marketplace for order fulfillment of interior design and construction materials. The two companies will introduce 25 Locus AMRs, the first in Japan, to the Material Bank® Japan HUB (Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture) to realize an ESG-friendly and high productivity logistics scheme.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

Singapore is one of the largest fuelling stations of the world (over 20% of ship fuelling happens here), so capacity for sustainable fuels is critical for global sustainability efforts. In 2023 as well I predict that Japan will put into action efforts to rapidly increase their production capacity for SAF fuels.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 13, 2022

Online commerce platform provider Shopify , often compared to Amazon in the ability to support small and mid-sized businesses create and maintain an online shipping presence, announced thi9s week its intent to acquire end-to-end online logistics San Francisco based fulfillment provider Deliverr for a reported $2.1 wide fulfillment centers.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 13, 2018

Supply Chain Solutions: What You Can Learn From the Semiconductor Industry | Transportfolio. Companies in technology-based industries are vulnerable to becoming obsolete unless they can quickly assess their biggest supply chain challenges and apply the right resources to solve problems. 3 Familiar Issues Facing Semiconductor Companies.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Other industries seeing the most reshoring include transportation equipment; computers and electronic products; electrical equipment, appliances and components; chemicals; plastic and rubber products; wood and paper products; apparel and textiles; fabricated metal products; and machinery. are: Germany, China, Japan, Canada, and Korea.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 15, 2019

For example, the catastrophic Tohoku earthquake and tsunami a few years ago resulted in a massive US$210 billion in costs for Japan. Unable to import or export needed parts, Toyota, GM and Nissan all closed down their facilities temporarily in Japan and the United States. To put it simply, context matters.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 3, 2020

A few weeks after my contact with a Samoan leader who explained how medication throughput was a problem with the measles outbreak, I posted on LinkedIn about how turning a blind eye to epidemics and following an isolationist policy against our fellow human beings would only hurt when it impacted corporate industrial supply chains.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

These examples are from retail, but I sense that the same customer empowerment phenomenon is happening broadly across everything we do at Amazon and most other industries as well. In other words, if your shipping your own goods, you’re competition. Let’s Talk About Boats, Ships, and Trucks. Customers won’t have it.”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 6, 2023

Japan asks its insurers to retain marine war cover for LNG shippers in Russian waters. Customers will buy five items and return one, but when they package the one item, they use the same box the five items were originally shipped in,” explains Ryan Kelly, vice president of e-commerce and alliance marketing at FedEx.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JANUARY 14, 2016

Given that it took place in Japan, I imagined quite an animated discussion around making another leap in the manufacturing of things. A tire manufacturer supplying to the mining industry provided a similar example of sensors reading and reporting on tire thread status. To make things more interesting, it is not a factory.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

And the trees were introduced in China and Japan in the 19th and 20th centuries. The global Coronavirus pandemic has disrupted most every industry, and every commodity, in some fashion. Given that most of the artificial Christmas trees are made in China, and there are lengthy ocean shipping and receiving delays into the U.S.

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3PL Insights

JUNE 30, 2020

The North American Auto Industry. The new agreement raises that number to 75% which would reduce the amount of materials purchased from competing countries like Germany and Japan. In addition to wages in the auto industry, USMCA goes even further to create higher labor standards and making it easier to enforce these standards.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 19, 2017

It could be as relatively small as a last minute order or engineering change, or as big as an industry-wide shift that sends your end-to-end supply chain spinning in an entirely new direction. Buy online, ship direct to consumer, return to brick and mortar store. Buy via mobile, ship to a third party location (like work or a hotel).

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Elementum

JANUARY 25, 2018

For instance, Hurricane Harvey impacted nearly 10 percent of the trucking industry for two weeks and prompted several ports and businesses in the region to shut down, consequently forcing the mass rerouting of cargo to places as far as the Bahamas and Mexico. The wildfires have severely impacted shipping in the region.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

2015 was a big year in terms of logistics and globalization for Amazon, who began making their way into the shipping industry, registering in China as a freight forwarder and a shipping broker for 12 routes, including Shanghai to Los Angeles and Hamburg.

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