Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2023

Logistics Managers Index (LMI) that again dropped to an all-time low for June 2023. 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 percentage points in June.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The state of the trucking market in 2021 is uncertain, filled with risk, and continues to evolve, making logistics management challenging.? Limited available real estate has further led to challenges as construction came to a halt in the past year.? transportation metrics ?that Capacity Constraints Continue to Arise.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Brief highlights of logistics investments over the last three decades. Those logistics professionals who went through the ‘90s remember the period that warehouse automation was trending at the forefront of capital investment in supply chains. Globally, logistics professionals are navigating their companies through the challenges.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2018

Today, the go-to metric for that question is typically Standard & Poor’s 500, the Nikkei, or the Dow Jones Industrial Average (a shockingly poor indicator , if you look closer). Nearly every industry has created on-demand metrics to gauge market performance, hedge risks, and make decisions accordingly. The driver?

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Elementum

JUNE 30, 2022

Real Estate companies Compass and Redfin cut 10% and 8% of their workforces, respectively. Over the last 2 years, Supply Chain teams have been struggling to procure and manufacture enough inventory. Emerging technologies: drones taking flight Remember when drones were going to take over final-mile logistics? delivery fee.

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ShipBob

APRIL 15, 2024

That’s why you need to closely measure metrics such as gross margin return on investment (GMROI). This metric doesn’t just account for the cost of buying inventory. These two metrics can be calculated using their respective formulae. ShipBob provides a lot of distribution metrics, and everything presented is useful.”

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Bristlecone

AUGUST 17, 2020

Someone still has to produce cars; develop real estate and build homes; manufacture carpets, faucets and tile; process food items; produce movies; etc. For consumers, these are simply new channels. It’s not easy to write the obituary of Old Commerce, nor should we. Beyond 2020. Not in this scenario.

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