Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
But SHIFEX, the freight forwarder rate index, recently recorded the lowest ocean freight rate between China and the port of Long Beach in 24 months —a rate of $3,500 to move a 40-foot container. This is an 80% drop year on year drop. When the Federal Reserve (the Fed) believes inflation is too high, they raise interest rates.
Logility
APRIL 5, 2021
What do the port of Long Beach, California and the Suez Canal have in common? Water is one obvious answer to that question, but a supply chain professional might say, “recent headline-grabbing sources of supply variability that have disrupted global supply networks.” If it’s not COVID, it’s something else. in today’s markets,?and
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Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 6, 2021
The economy is picking up after the severe contraction in labor, productivity, and inventory that occurred during the height of the pandemic. Inventory, Efficiency, and the Extended Supply Chain. But the US ratio of total business inventories to sales is hovering at a 25-year low. Source: Descartes Datamyne.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 31, 2022
A container from Shanghai to Long Beach was 56 days in 2020 and increased to 80 days in 2021. Source E2open Shipping Index). We started the conversation with sourcing. Lucas had a team that dictated sourcing based on excel spreadsheet analysis to reduce cost and improve tax efficiency. So, we began the discussion.
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
A container from Shanghai to Long Beach was 56 days in 2020 and increased to 80 days in 2021. Source E2open Shipping Index). We started the conversation with sourcing. Lucas had a team that dictated sourcing based on excel spreadsheet analysis to reduce cost and improve tax efficiency. So, we began the discussion.
Freightos
JUNE 15, 2021
MarineTraffic map of container ships waiting for a spot at the ports of LA/Long Beach, Jan. But these retailers also report having low inventories, meaning fewer products in stock for consumers due to the supply chain mess. . Enter, a global container shortage. More freight costs, higher consumer costs. But then it got worse. .
BlueYonder
OCTOBER 29, 2021
At the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach alone, this impacts approximately 60,000 containers with cargo worth more than USD 2.6 Luminate Control Tower acquires enterprise data from various source systems (customers, orders, inventory, shipment, etc.) To learn more watch LCT in action.
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