Logility

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Why do we build logistics models? And by debilitating, I mean an enormous analytical time sink — think months. I am often asking clients whether they wish to: A) Model the precise general ledger costs for logistics? If I am making a good model, am I not accurately modeling my future logistics spend?

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Talking Logistics

JULY 29, 2016

Now, before I spontaneously combust in my house-turned-sauna, let’s go to this week’s supply chain and logistics news: Amazon to step up UK tests of delivery drones (The Telegraph). Seattle startup Flexe pulls in $14 million from investors (The Seattle Times). I asked him, even though I already knew the answer. DHL to Expand U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. 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 and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. Global Shipping.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

logistics reinforce both headwinds and added concerns. This index complies 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog. The authors point to the delivery time disruptions occurring in China , an increase in air freight costs from the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters posting we highlight published September 2022 indices of global supply chain volatility ( GSPI ) and US Logistics Index ( LMI ) activity trends along with our view of the implications. contraction threshold which is noted as the first time this has occurred since the depths of the global pandemic in 2020.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

Peak produce shipping season refers to the time period when the largest volume of fruits and vegetables are harvested and subsequently shipped to markets across the US, impacting truck capacity. Seasonal impacts typically hit in late spring and continue through early summer – roughly Memorial Day through July 4 th.

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Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

This is the struggle of our times," said Paul Triolo, head of global technology policy analysis at Eurasia Group in Washington. And, as they do so, an awkward reality is emerging: Any decoupling is likely to take longer and be more disruptive than Trump's "America First" protectionists argue. And there will be lots of collateral damage.".

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