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Transportation pricing grows faster than capacity again in May

Freight Waves

Transportation metrics saw little change in May as capacity, utilization and pricing remained in expansion territory, according to a monthly survey of supply chain professionals. Inventory costs (78.4) percentage points even as growth in inventory levels (51.5) slowed by 5.5 Upstream firms (56.5) Warehouse utilization (62.5)

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Freight market’s ‘holding pattern’ continues in July

Freight Waves

So long as this metric comes in above 50.0, Smaller firms – companies with less than 1,000 employees – and upstream companies drove activity in the supply chain during July, with both reporting higher inventories. Overall, inventory levels (55.6) Smaller companies reported rapid expansion in inventory (64.8).

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February LMI Report Points to Inventory Surges

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights indications providing added evidence that manufacturers and retailers are front loading inventory management actions in attempts to initially hedge against added U.S. We cited indications of the post Lunar New Year ramp-up of global production levels to replenish inventories, more so than in prior years.

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Girl Scouts of the USA and DHL Supply Chain Introduce Logistics Program for Girls

Supply Chain Brain

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Time for Value Chain 4.0?

Supply Chain Shaman

” As I turned down my bed, amused by the coverage of the primary election results of South Carolina and Nevada on CNN. Stuck today, nine out of ten companies struggle to improve performance at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. Watching CNN in global travel is a bit comical.) was presented in 2013.

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Global Supply Chain Volatility Continues to Moderate But Not Inventory and Warehousing Costs

Supply Chain Matters

The Logistics Managers Index Report® , compiled by researchers at Arizona State University, Colorado State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rutgers University and the University of Nevada Reno , and in conjunction with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , reported a September value of 61.4,

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June 2023 US Logistics Managers Index Drops to a Revised Low

Supply Chain Matters

According to the June report summary , the primary driver of the latest decline was the inventory metric, which reportedly contracted 6.5 Consequently, the warehousing capacity metric increased a reported 6.8 Both metrics contributed to the overall contraction in the LMI along with contracting price levels for transportation.