Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

Supply chain disruptions have brought about an age of innovation. Inventory Management in a High Inflation Environment ; Clint Reiser. Earlier this month my colleagues and I published our 2022 Supply Chain Predications. So, let’s take a look now at the 15 most popular logistics stories of 2022.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 30, 2023

Two weeks ago, 160 ships were stuck waiting to pass through the canal, carrying everything from auto parts, Barbie dolls, and diabetes test kits, according to Reuters. Some ships were delayed by as much as 21 days. The ACP recently stated they expect to maintain these restrictions for at least ten more months.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 14, 2020

Goods will be arriving in ships but many of them will have nowhere to go so long as many retail outlets are shut, We will see how well the logistics industry copes in a few weeks’ time, but companies such as Maersk remain confident. Reshoring does not bring certainty of supply. Either way, things will change.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Port backlogs, cargo limitations on container ships, and a lack of available equipment and port facility staffing.? Such congestion naturally leads to bottlenecks in planning drayage and eventual increases in the total cost of shipping, not to mention an added strain on trucking as the bottlenecks grow.? As highlighted by?

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The United States is late in investing in port infrastructure. Containers wait at each ship node for the chassis. Container inventory is imbalanced. Disruptions exist at each node and will continue for many years. Fourteen of twenty-eight industries have rising inventories. Supply is greater than demand.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The United States is late in investing in port infrastructure. Containers wait at each ship node for the chassis. Container inventory is imbalanced. Disruptions exist at each node and will continue for many years. Fourteen of twenty-eight industries have rising inventories. Supply is greater than demand.

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Stord

MARCH 3, 2019

Walmart’s new, high-tech consolidation center will improve inventory flow. Boeing is moving parts around the world to minimize supply chain disruption from Brexit. Ships are increasingly using electrical power at the Port of Oakland and reducing diesel emissions.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 29, 2022

Just shy of three years ago, athletic and leisure footwear manufacturer New Balance announced plans to build the company’s sixth footwear factory within the United States. In a published Supply Chain Matters at the time , we pointed out that despite knowledge that manufacturing shoes in the U.S. Background.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2016

As I wrote at the time in Bitcoin: A New Supply Chain Operating System? Imagine a bitcoin being a unit of inventory and a digital wallet (“bitcoin address”) being an inventory-keeping location, such as a store, distribution center, or truck trailer. Such monitoring could also help during supply chain disruptions.

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Shipchain

OCTOBER 7, 2020

According to Finextra , United States e-commerce spending grew by 93 percent in May alone. . Supply chain managers would do well to ensure that they have adequate inventory and fast shipping options to appeal to the customer in the same way that Amazon does. The Continued Dominance of E-commerce.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

Optimism is reflected in United States , Eurozone and select Asia data and the traditional Lunar New Year holiday period does not appear to have dampened Asia based production levels for February. Indices reflecting manufacturing across the United States were generally positive. Federal Bank of New York.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

Containers are piling up in ports, international shipping has been hammered, Western companies are battling to source products from traditional suppliers, and disruptions are being experienced throughout the global supply chain. COVID-19 Impact on Shipping. COVID-19 Impact on Procurement. A Case in Point: Apple.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 15, 2019

Unable to import or export needed parts, Toyota, GM and Nissan all closed down their facilities temporarily in Japan and the United States. How then can your business protect itself from the risks of such overwhelming supply chain disruptions? To put it simply, context matters. You’re proactive, not reactive.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 17, 2020

These services enable companies of all sizes to fulfill orders through just-in-time manufacturing, warehousing less and keeping shipping inventory lean. Ground transportation is the most common method used for freight management across Canada and the United States. How do you respond to supply chain disruptions?

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It’s been three months already since we published our first regular roundup of supply chain and logistics news—doesn’t time fly? How retailers are reevaluating post-pandemic inventory strategies. Australia’s continuing weather-driven supply chain problems. Digital Twins for Inventory and Supply Planning.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

How the War in Ukraine is Impacting the Supply Chain and Raw Material Prices. Increased Prices Resulting from Shortages and Supply Chain Issues. Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. How Labor Shortages Have Hurt the Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

March and now Q1-2022 data point to continued disruption, added cost inflation and elongated transit times continuing to be manifested in the months ahead. . Global Shipping. The World Container Index , assessed by Drewy Consultants, is a compilation of eight major shipping routes to and from the United States , Europe and Asia.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The Wall Street Journal reported this week (Paid subscription or metered view) that ocean container freight rates related to the most active global shipping lanes continue to decline amid what is traditionally considered the peak shipping period leading up to the holiday fulfillment season in the November-December period.

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 25, 2021

As shippers, carriers, and retailers across the country prepare for parcel peak shipping and increasing peak season transportation demands, the need for effective and affordable management processes is critical. Higher peak season projections will continue with the increase in digital shipping and e-commerce opportunities.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Implied is that these vehicles will remain as factory inventory until needed components arrive and customer or dealer orders can then be fulfilled. Readers may recall that rival General Motors indicated in late July that ongoing parts shortages, including semiconductor devices prevented the shipping of 95,000 vehicles at quarter end.

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Elementum

DECEMBER 14, 2017

The United States Postal Service, UPS, and FedEx combined delivered a total of 1.8 To provide the extra manpower needed for increased operations, 738,800 new employees were hired by retail and shipping companies. Vendors must be prepared for communication issues, weather-related problems, and supply chain disruptions.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Tropical Storm Harvey has forced UPS, FedEx and the United States Postal Service to cease delivery to major swaths of Texas and Louisiana, posing disruptions in the medical, food and packaging industries. According to reports, there is no vessel movement and there are no ships in the channel.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 3, 2021

Customers can shop online and have their orders shipped from a local Target store to their homes in as little as one hour. In the second quarter of 2020, the retail chain’s year-on-year ecommerce sales doubled, and its unit costs for online fulfillment reduced by some 30%. Was one-day shipping an overstep for Amazon?

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

From a digitally-transformed shopping experience to global supply chain disruptions and a pandemic that refuses to quit, there’s one thing retailers can count on: People are always going to shop. Maximizing sales with this method requires accurate modeling of demand to ensure you have enough inventory to ship to stores.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? Interest Rates : The Federal Reserve in the United States is expected to raise interest rates this week , the first increase since cutting the rate to near zero following the Great Recession in 2008.

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American Global Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The energy risks stem from a shortage of natural gas in Europe and a shortage of diesel fuel in the United States. Both are external threats that challenge the operation of businesses and supply chains. In this post, we’ll examine the impacts and threats posed to your business and your supply chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

the strategies were exploring nearshoring of prior foreign production, diversifying supplier networks and adding additional contingency inventories. United States. For those businesses located in the U.S., That will again impact component, product and customer fulfilment lead times. After continuous expansionary levels of U.S.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Moreover, products can be shipped to stores in-time then lost sales is minimal. The answer is that they use the multi-echelon inventory model to solve the problem. Dell is one of the classic supply chain case studies of all time. Wal-Mart has one of the largest private fleet in the United States.

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PINC

MARCH 24, 2020

In an uncertain world where supply chain disruption is becoming a certainty, here’s how good inventory management enabled by automation can help companies gain the supply chain visibility they need to keep the wheels turning. ” Maintaining the Right Inventory Balance. ” A Better Way.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Each year, every player in the supply chain rallies its forces to give shoppers what they want. The United States Postal Service, UPS, and FedEx combined delivered a total of 1.8 To provide the extra manpower needed for increased operations, 738,800 new employees were hired by retail and shipping companies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2023

Chile has long been a hub of second-hand and unsold clothing, made in China or Bangladesh and passing through Europe, Asia or the United States before arriving in Chile, where it is resold around Latin America. She also highlighted the role that logistics companies play in the supply chain. The company is offering U.S.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The Internet of Things (IoT), comprised of physical devices equipped with remote sensors that capture and transmit large amounts of data, is already making a big impact in the supply chain industry. Should supply chain delays occur, companies can more easily identify the source of bottlenecks and take action to improve processes.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 12, 2022

Using shop-by-store features to check inventory availability before going to make purchases in-store. Buying products in-store, then having them shipped to their homes. Inventory Visibility. Today’s retailers are embracing inventory visibility to streamline omnichannel operations. Buy online and return in-store (BORIS).

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Logility

DECEMBER 20, 2022

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.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

It is the largest container port in the state of Florida and ninth in the United States. Heading further north along the coast is Savannah, GA, home to the largest single container terminal in the United States. They would be handling maybe twice as many ships in a typical set of days. of total U.S.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

So we’ve seen geopolitical instability become real, and then you have the supply chain disruptions. All of these have really led to a challenge for a supply chain, and ultimately I think it really affects the global economy. So we’re seeing a need to rebalance that supply chain.

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Elementum

AUGUST 31, 2022

So we’ve seen geopolitical instability become real, and then you have the supply chain disruptions. All of these have really led to a challenge for a supply chain, and ultimately I think it really affects the global economy. So we’re seeing a need to rebalance that supply chain.

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