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The World’s Shippers Are Earning the Most Money Since 2008

Supply Chain Brain

The global shipping industry is getting its biggest payday since 2008 as the combination of booming demand for goods and a global supply chain that’s collapsing under the weight of COVID-19 drives freight prices ever higher.

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The lessons of 2008 that retailers, manufacturers & hauliers must learn as the UK enters recession

IT Supply Chain

The post The lessons of 2008 that retailers, manufacturers & hauliers must learn as the UK enters recession appeared first on IT Supply Chain. By David Jinks M.I.L.T Head of Consumer Research, ParcelHero.

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Driving the Mission with Graig Morin

The Logistics of Logistics

In December 2008, the United States Senate agreed to a resolution that designated December 13, 2008, as Wreaths Across America Day. In December 2008, the United States Senate designated December 13, 2008, as Wreaths Across America Day.

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Using Logistics Software Solutions to Manage Inventory in a Downturn

C3 Solutions

The Federal Reserve has put the brakes on spending in the US in a bid to control inflation, raising the prospect of a recession that could be more prolonged than the painful economic downturn that followed the financial crisis of 2008.

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Innovative Synergies: Logistics Tech Lessons from Other Industries

Freightos

For bulk, the market crash in 2008 was a turning point that pushed its derivatives market to maturity and led to the widespread hedging in bulk today.

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Christmas tree shortage? Blame it on the recession.of 2008

DAT Solutions

Growers in some states blame the weather, while others blame the recession of 2008. Christmas trees are in short supply all over the country.

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Regionalization and the Rise of Emerging Markets

Enterra Insights

I started writing about the movement towards regionalization back in 2008. 3] Stephen DeAngelis, “ Changing Supply Lines ,” Enterra Insights, 12 August 2008. [4] Some experts label this new era “localization” or “glocalization.” Other people, including me, prefer the term “regionalization.”

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