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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Unleashed

APRIL 2, 2024

In this issue: The latest in global supply chain news Insights from an ecommerce niche-market pioneer Tips for reducing transportation costs Job opportunities from Sony, Patagonia, and more In supply chain headlines Food & Beverage sector sees continued growth and innovation. The F&B industry added 1.4

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

I call this the ‘long COVID of supply chain’ and we won’t be out of the woods for a long time. For the first time in history, supply chain disruptions are directly responsible for some pretty harrowing inflation figures around the world. Image source: New York Times. One that isn’t climate change.

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QAD

MAY 23, 2023

This sounds simple enough, but we all know it’s a very complex issue and that’s partially because ESG concerns touch every part of the value chain, from the field or mine where raw materials are sourced to the packaging and transport modes used to bring your finished product to market. The International Labor Organization reports that 27.6

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. 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.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

Workers at the Amazon LDJ5 customer fulfillment facility in Staten Island, New York have voted against labor unionization. Reportedly, many of the workers at this smaller Staten Island facility have part-time worker status with minimum benefits. We’re going to go 10 times harder. ”. . All rights reserved.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 17, 2020

Many of the Irish who didn’t perish during the famine, emigrated to America — ending up in cities like New York. Many of the Irish who didn’t perish during the famine, emigrated to America — ending up in cities like New York. ” A want ad published in The New York Times on 10 November 1854 was typical.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Instead, they are printed ahead of time, for both teams. And now on this week’s logistics news. New wave of contracts will lock in much higher shipping rates. Xeneta currently puts the Asia-West Coast spot rate at just under $10,000 per FEU, with some cargoes paying additional priority shipment fees of $1,400-$7,500.

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Requis

JULY 14, 2020

Venture capital (VC) investor, columnist and educator Brian Aoaeh is part of the new generation of investors who are unlocking the opportunities in supply chain. It took me by surprise because mostly I was just trying to wrap my head around what was the hell is going on in this massive industry. That stayed with me.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Supply chain professionals often cite peer-to-peer learning and networking as the most valuable investment of time and money. Will I learn something new, particularly in an area that I don’t know much about today but is critically important for my career and leadership development? Most of the conferences on our list are in the U.S.,

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

According to the latest Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSPI) , compiled and published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York , overall pressures increased in April. This index complies 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Or maybe you just read a book extolling the virtues of minimalism and want to give that lifestyle a swing.”[1] Maybe it doesn’t fit. Maybe it doesn’t suit your taste. Maybe you ordered something on a whim (or you snagged an awesome deal) and now you have buyer’s remorse. According to the National Retail Federation Online 16.6%

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2014

SAP Readies a Big Business Marketplace ( New York Times ). October 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Department of Transportation Eliminates $1.7 Department of Transportation Eliminates $1.7 Parcels surge hits Christmas deliveries in UK ( Financial Times – sub. Trucking Industry.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Readers old enough to remember the 1960s, might recall the television show “Green Acres” starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a country farm. Keep Manhattan, just give me that countryside. ”[4] They go to note, “Growing food in cities is not a new concept.”

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 5, 2018

But Uber never expanded beyond the initial three cities [New York City, San Francisco, and Chicago]…Uber also faced stiff competition in same-day deliveries from a variety of startups and larger rivals, including Deliv Inc. Shyp and UberRUSH are just the latest reminders that disrupting the logistics industry ain’t easy.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2018

To meet rising demand, supply chain executives must begin considering new ways to increase the capacity of their existing facilities. Spurred by the record-breaking growth of e-commerce and rising labor costs, robots can have a very positive impact in distribution centers when implemented correctly. Download white paper.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 21, 2014

However, over time, they slowly feel comfortable. Learning to speak a new language is similar. It takes time. The first step to making the shift is learning a new language. New forms of analytics make new capabilities possible. Tonight, I am stuck at a New York airport in a snow storm.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 1, 2023

Reporting by The Seattle Times, business broadcasting network CNBC , and statements from Amazon differ on the overall number of workers that participated. According to reporting from The Seattle Times , workers provided images of walkouts involving Brussels, Chicago, London, Miami , as well as offices in Virginia and Idaho.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 11, 2022

Our takeaway observation was that in a period of six months, there has been a new, likely more sobering awareness that geopolitical risk is likely to influence business and supply network strategies going forward. Mid-Year Global Transportation Assessment.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2018

Well, I could turn to an AI-powered robot to my write my post for me (see Wired article, “ What News-Writing Bots Mean for the Future of Journalism ”). Or I can just wing it and go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week. a Nafta Tale of Two Truckers (New York Times).

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Supply chain professionals often cite peer-to-peer learning and networking as the most valuable investment of talent development time and money. Will I learn something new, particularly in an area that I don’t know much about today but is critically important for my career and leadership development?

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Talking Logistics

JULY 28, 2017

Amazon just proved—again—that it can do whatever the hell it wants,” is the title of a Quartz article written yesterday by Alison Griswold. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Shipping expenses increased 36 percent in the quarter to over $4.5 Tesco launches nationwide same-day delivery (Logistics Manager). UPS Reports 2Q EPS Of $1.58

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2014

The capabilities are just too different. I recently presented this slide to a group of consultants, and a person that I love in the audience raised his hand and said, “Lora, let’s just face it. This slide supports that what we have today just sucks. It cannot be adequately equated in a four-box model.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 12, 2014

Here’s how the scheme works, as described in an AP article published last October ( Thieves Pose as Truckers to Steal Huge Cargo Loads ): Thieves assume the identity of a trucking company, often by reactivating a dormant Department of Transportation carrier number from a government website for as little as $300. Keep the cargo moving.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The approach of “ Just in time ” and “ supply chain management ” focused on optimizing efficiency and reducing waste. But at that time, the reduction of waste was mainly due to economic reasons, not environmental.This was because waste means greater economic loss. Bhattacharjee, 2015). Vishal Gupta, 2013).

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 11, 2021

”[1] Journalists Eric Roston ( @eroston ) and Akshat Rathi ( @AkshatRathi ) report, “An epochal new report from the world’s top climate scientists warns that the planet will warm by 1.5° No field is more resonant than the ability to analyze extreme weather events in real-time to determine what role climate change is playing.

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The Network Effect

APRIL 9, 2016

Thus, according to the New York Times , one of the world’s smallest and poorest countries, “will be the first… to establish a commercial drone delivery network — putting it ahead of places like the United States.” Rwanda is at a distinct disadvantage. Here’s the Zip in action.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 21, 2022

Following the holiday shopping season, retailers have little time to take a breath before they must begin planning for the next year. There was good news. Transportation and warehousing jobs also fell — but very slightly (less than 1%) — after last year’s 67.4% In 2019, online sales accounted for just 14.6

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Freightos

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Transportation ’s share of global emissions: 14%. Aviation share of total emissions (EU): 3% (most movements are passenger transport). Freight was on the agenda, as part of the 15 transport initiatives up for discussion. COP21 LPAA Transport Press Release Forwarders and Climate Change. kg of carbon emissions.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 1, 2022

Frequent readers of the Supply Chain Matters blog may recall one metaphor that this Editor has invoked over the past three years – the Eagle ’s tune, In a New York Minute ( Everything Can Change ). Friedman went on to articulate that transit times to move inventory from Asia to the U.S. A Sudden Tide Change.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 14, 2016

It seems like you've had the unique opportunity to watch how things have changed over the time especially with the digital age and how that's impacting everything. How have you seen that happen over time and where do you think it's going. So it was just purchasing materials management. Chuck Intrieri is one of those people.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 2, 2014

There were a couple of mobile solutions that were referenced several times during the conference: Roadnet Active Alert , “an addition to Roadnet’s MobileCast® platform , that leverages actual vs. projected arrival time to proactively notify customers via email, text alert or phone call of a delivery or arrival of a mobile worker.”.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Albertsons teams with Instacart to offer one-hour delivery (Supermarket News). If transportation and logistics are an indicator of economic health, things are looking very good at the moment. If transportation and logistics are an indicator of economic health, things are looking very good at the moment. Forget Online Shopping.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Americans’ concern over rising prices is at a record high, according to a recent survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Material and transportation costs have increased substantially as shipping ports remain congested and backlogs delay the delivery of certain products.”. And these worries aren’t unfounded.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 2, 2021

But the way this disruption — which some have termed a full blown crisis – has played out has exposed just how complicated contemporary supply chains are. Now, demand for shipping containers has grown so high that companies are shipping them back empty to Asia, just to shave a few days off the turnaround time.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2017

Now, moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon won a patent for an on-demand clothing manufacturing warehouse (Recode). MacroPoint Announces Platform Integration with JDA Transportation Management Solution. Apple Gets Permit to Test Self-Driving Cars in California (New York Times).

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 24, 2020

PBS News Hour’s Judy Woodruff ( @JudyWoodruff ) stated, “Many Americans have encountered long lines and empty shelves at grocery stores recently. ” Because of the distances involved, it takes time to drive from one place to another across such a large country. . Packaged goods still need to be transported to stores.

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