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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

For those unaware of the term, shrink is an accounting term used to describe when a store has fewer items in stock than in its recorded book inventory. While this is not exactly the best news to hear, it’s time to move on to this week’s logistics news. Walmart in the news: Walmart, suppliers continue sustainability collaboration.

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Ease the Burden of Labor Shortages and Increase Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

The labor supply is shrinking in Germany, Poland, Russia, and Japan, and contraction is expected to quicken. Then, there’s the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act – the construction industry is expected to pull workers from the supply chain since both logistics and construction attract similar worker pools. It’s a global problem.

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July 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Indicating Declining Momentum

Supply Chain Matters

Also highlighted was that purchasing activity, stocks of purchases and finished goods inventories collectively rose in July. The bottom three were listed as Poland , Taiwan and Myanmar. . The top three regions exhibiting PMI growth were that of India, Australia and the Netherlands. Select Regional Highlights. United States.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. and European companies may last longer than expected as they try to sell off their bulging inventories in an economic climate where demand is stalling. The company in the past year revamped its logistics network, enabling faster and more efficient deliveries. That’s all for this week.

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August 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices- Declining Momentum Accelerating

Supply Chain Matters

The bottom three were listed as Poland , Taiwan and Myanmar. Similarly, raw material inventories are accumulating due to the sudden and unexpected drop in production volumes.”. . Excess inventory levels now remain a more cogent concern particularly among retail industry supply networks. Bob Ferrari.

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Supply Chain Disruption. A Deeper Look Into Context, Causes, and Trends  

Elementum

They expanded first into other parts of eastern Asia (Vietnam, Thailand, India), then into eastern Europe (Poland, Ukraine) and Mexico. Supply networks quickly adapted, and became more geographically dispersed and interdependent.

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Fulfillment vs fulfilment: American vs British spelling

ShipBob

In the middle of figuring out international logistics and how to make it work smoothly, you’ll likely come across the term “fulfilment” when researching how to fulfill orders abroad. or from another country, you need a reliable logistics partner who can seamlessly handle your international fulfillment.