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This Week in Supply Chain News (February 19 – 23)

Logistics Viewpoints

The most significant delays are evident in shipments originating from Asian ports destined for Western Europe and the East Coast of the United States. Similarly, shipments bound for New York and other East Coast ports are grappling with delays of up to 11 days. inventory was down 4.5%, Sam’s was down over 8%.

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Inventory and Inflation

Enterra Insights

The irony of excess inventory. In the grocery sector, for example, correspondents from the New York Times observe, “[Grocery shoppers] doing their weekly runs to grocery stores [are finding] some items that used to be plentiful have been missing for months.”[2] Excess inventory was also caused by the Bullwhip Effect.

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Consumer Credit, Generation Z, and the Consumer Packaged Goods Sector

Enterra Insights

During this period of changing consumer behavior, retailers experienced an inventory mismatch and inflation reared its ugly head. ”[1] Analysts from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York note that this was the first time in history that U.S. Fortunately, the deep recession that many economists predicted didn’t emerge.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 30 – August 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news: Amazon launches same-day delivery from brick-and-mortar retail brands. Port of New York and New Jersey sets container fee. Walmart launches new restored goods program. 17 states stand by plan to electrify 30% of trucks and buses by 2030. Rail volume is not included.

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Top 15 Logistics Stories of 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply Chain Shortages Hit the Customer Where it Hurts ; Chris Cunnane According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, nearly three years after Covid-19 was declared a pandemic, supply chains are back to normal. Here are some highlights from these trends in 2023 and implications on supply chain planning. in December 2021.

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The Pain of Picking the Wrong 3PL with Esther Kestenbaum Prozan

The Logistics of Logistics

With a strategically located international footprint of distribution centers in the United States, Canada, and the UK, Ruby Has Fulfillment is a company in hyper-growth. A 3PL that manages your DTC shipments has your inventory in their building and in their control. 5000 for six consecutive years. Locations across the U.S.

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Preparing Your Supply Chain for 2023 – 4 Areas of Focus

Logility

We’ve already seen an example of this in late 2022, when the Biden administration acted to block the strike of thousands of railroad workers across the United States – an event that could have been catastrophic for U.S. Then we saw a glut of inventory hit the shelves in late summer when those bottlenecks were addressed.