The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

Wood pallets used for export shipments also contain an unhealthy level of formaldehyde due to fumigation, posing an unnecessary health risk for cargo handlers. As a matter of fact, the smog generated from refineries to extract polymers from crude oil to manufacture plastic is already posing a major health and environment risk to us!

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QAD

JULY 16, 2020

Manufacturing in India. India has a robust manufacturing sector, with typical products including textiles, chemicals, food, steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining, petrochemicals, machinery, software and pharmaceuticals. . Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. In addition, it has 45 heliports. as of 2017.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2023

A few weeks ago I wrote that Little Brown Bakers, the manufacturer behind Girl Scout Cookies , is warning of unforeseen supply issues that will be impacting both manufacturing and distribution of its treats. pounds of cargo in a hold with about 1,800 cubic inches of space. Speaking of West Coast ports, labor tensions are rising.

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 2, 2023

Compared to the same period in 2019, e-commerce, as part of the non-store segment, is up 73.2%, while retail sales (minus non-store, food & beverage, auto, and gas sales) are up 23.4%. So, when you looked at our digital penetration of the business in 2019, it was 25%. for the same period in 2019. "I

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 19, 2022

The complaints about driver shortages are also dragging on, yet companies in the manufacturing, wholesale and retail industries seem to be managing to sustain their revenue and profit growth despite having similarly high levels of vacancies. According to his own capacity index, global logistics capacity shrunk by 18% between 2019 and 2021.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 19, 2022

The complaints about driver shortages are also dragging on, yet companies in the manufacturing, wholesale and retail industries seem to be managing to sustain their revenue and profit growth despite having similarly high levels of vacancies. According to his own capacity index, global logistics capacity shrunk by 18% between 2019 and 2021.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 2, 2021

However, since buying goods manufactured primarily in Asia increased so significantly, demand quickly outpaced supply. For example, if we look at recent peak seasons, the cost of shipping a 40’ container from Asia to the US West Coast in September 2019 was $1,437 according to the Freightos Baltic Index (FBX). Start shipping now.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

trillion dollars in 2021 , up 13% from 2019. The cost of importing a 40’ container from China to the United States West Coast grew 1,000% from $1,800 in 2019 to over $20,000 in September 2021 according to our Freightos Baltic Index (FBX). Take a global manufacturer and retailer of mattresses. But seriously, what does it mean?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

While lean manufacturing and just-in-time were game-changing concepts when they were introduced, agility and resilience must be taken to an entirely new level post pandemic. In fact, IT spend as a percent of business capex crossed over the prior ~10 year average in 2019 and we see that trend extending in early 2020.”.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 6, 2019

2018 challenged them in new ways, and 2019 is shaping up to present continued uncertainty as long-standing trade relationships are reconfigured.” ”[2] He adds, “According to Control Risks, an international consultancy, there are five major global risks for 2019.” ” The year ahead. . “Hold on tight.”[2]

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Freight Rates 2019-2021. meters draft, and cargo capacity up to 14,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU); previously, it could only handle vessels up to about 5,000 TEU. Manufacturers build “control towers” but there no network dial tone between parties to enable prescriptive analytics and alerting.).

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 8, 2019

trend requires manufacturing companies to adopt innovation automation and data exchange solutions like the Internet of Things, cloud computing, cognitive computing, artificial intelligence, and many other intelligent technologies.”[2] Manufacturing. The Industry 4.0 Logistics management.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases. Image via StarAir.dk). Behind the Maersk shift. One goal, two different motivations.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 11, 2020

Manufacturers would supply retailers, who would then resell the goods to consumers — therefore dealing with complaints or queries from the end consumer. ” Concerning direct-to-consumer operations, Tymm writes, “Direct to consumer already makes up 16% of all manufacturing sales, and is set to provide a £13 billion [$16.9

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 3, 2021

Manufacturing is gaining steam not only in the US but around the world as businesses return to a COVID-19 type of redefined normalcy. However, as manufacturing comes roaring back, it is being met with supply chain issues such as delivery delays and higher costs. In 2019, it re-acquired HD Supply, a company it sold in 2007.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

With global cargo lanes clogged, businesses are turning to new ways to deliver goods. Mississippi River cargo traffic near Luling, La. The former wartime airbase handled a record 1,655 international cargo arrivals in 2021, a 73% jump from 2019, and overall tonnage rose 18%. Businessweek. Photographer: Ryan Dickinson/U.S.

America 52

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Cathy Roberson

JULY 10, 2021

Often times we’ve utilized third-party repair shops or sent our items to manufacturers for repairs. Among the reasons that some manufacturers keep close control on repairs is because of what they see as risks in security and safety, and industry competitiveness. million tons of e-waste, about 46 pounds per person, in 2019.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 27, 2020

Airlines have adapted to the changing market by introducing cargo only flights, with minimal schedules to keep global trade moving. Finding the right balance between price and transit allowed them to provide successful outcomes for cargo movements. The market has been impacted at varying levels. Finding strategic solutions.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Elon Musk’s SpaceX was tapped last year to “deliver critical pressurized and unpressurized cargo, science experiments and supplies to the Gateway.” NASA made an exception to this policy in 2019 to collaborate with the China National Space Administration to monitor CNSA’s Yutu 2 rover on the Moon.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Businesses, especially those in manufacturing, are trying to rebound and return to some sense of normal; whatever that means. Supply chains were pushed to their breaking points in 2020 for all manufacturing vertical segments, resulting in: Halted or slowed production by manufacturers in the auto industry. Labor Issues.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Despite carrier hopes of volume normalization as the market contracts in 2023, FreightWaves warns, “ 2023 is likely to be another year of sub-replacement level builds due to parts and components shortages as well as Europe’s struggles with sourcing energy to power vendor manufacturing site. ”. YoY Volume Lapses Worry Air Cargo Companies.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Despite the years of political turmoil, the country was able to diversify its economy to include robust manufacturing, services and a thriving tourism industry. Manufacturing in Malaysia. Manufacturing products vary by region within Malaysia. Manufacturing products vary by region within Malaysia. of the GDP. of the GDP.

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QAD

JULY 16, 2020

Manufacturing in India. India has a robust manufacturing sector, with typical products including textiles, chemicals, food, steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining, petrochemicals, machinery, software and pharmaceuticals. . Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. In addition, it has 45 heliports. as of 2017.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 11, 2019

Complexity across the manufacturing and retail landscapes has evolved to unprecedented levels and a breakdown in the supply chain is not an uncommon reason for failures.”[1] 1] Steve Dowse, “ Simplifying complex supply chains with technology ,” Supply Chain Dive , 7 March 2019. [2] ”[2]. ” Footnotes. [1]

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Cargo containers. and will increase to 25% starting January 1, 2019. Machinery for working stone, ceramics, concrete, wood, hard rubber or plastic and glass. Optical fibers. List Number Three: On September 24, 2018, a third list was announced which includes 5,745 products with a total an import value of $200 billion.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 18, 2019

The manufacture, assembly and shipping of goods and raw materials are now complex operations that span continents. … 2019 is likely to see the supply chain and logistics industry swiftly adopt blockchain technology as a means to keep up with growing demand. ” AFFLINK, 10 May 2019. [5] Omnitude, 2018. [4]

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

We had a hangover from the pandemic: Which led to continued inventory shortages, closures of manufacturing plants in China, congested ports, and underemployment. Cargo planes could not fly out of or into Russia or Ukraine. In 2019, both countries combined exported 25.4% of all wheat. Its long-term impact remains unclear.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Returning containers is an ongoing issue resulting in some manufacturers investigating a return to break-bulk shipping (container free). Freight Rates 2019-2021. meters draft, and cargo capacity up to 14,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU); previously, it could only handle vessels up to about 5,000 TEU. So what you might say?

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Gravity Supply Chain

JULY 9, 2020

Leveraging the power of data ensures you not only know where your inventory is but also the status of all the components and products en route from manufacturer to the final destination at any given time. overall environmental/health status of cargo. IoT – The Enabler. This time should be NOW!

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 20, 2023

As a result, we are now in a much healthier position with inventory levels down 15% from last year and in line with 2019 levels…This was the right strategy to better position our inventory levels for 2023. We implemented more markdowns than we had initially planned to achieve our goal. I wear a number of hats these days.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 17, 2021

In 2019, 37% of online shoppers in China made purchases on live streams. It purchases or obtains on consignment, products direct from manufacturers and wholesalers based upon the volume of order transactions and operates fifteen distribution centers and eight call centers worldwide. Could it disrupt online marketplaces such as Amazon?

Retail 52

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 21, 2021

According to a Forbes article, BD managed a number of disruptions seamlessly , including a rudder problem with a cargo ship that resulted in 28 BD containers being thrown overboard. 1] McKinsey Digital (November 15, 2018), “The Next Horizon for Industrial Manufacturing: Adopting Disruptive Digital Technologies in Making and Delivering”. [2]

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 15, 2022

Compared to previous years, for the second quarter in 2021, Croc's DIO was 75.34, which was above the same quarter in 2019 when it was 73.69. It's even higher than in the second quarter of 2019, when the DIO was 105.29. This means it took longer to sell inventory on-hand in the second quarter. I wear a number of hats these days.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 17, 2021

It has already wreaked havoc on supply chains, transport networks, and ports, resulting in a sharp drop in cargo volumes. percent in the third quarter relative to the previous year, and the year-to-date volume is only 3% from the period in 2019, following a 6.9% Even in the short term, though, there are reasons to be positive.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

NEMF Files for Bankruptcy, XPO Warns on 2019: Is the Party in Transportation and Logistics Ending? XPO Logistics mentioned a similar problem when it downgraded its outlook for 2019. Billion Deal for Ceva Logistics (WSJ – sub. Billion Deal for Ceva Logistics (WSJ – sub. filed for bankruptcy on Monday.

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Cathy Roberson

APRIL 19, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in dramatic shifts in volume characteristics for many transportation providers - first in supplying retailers in inventory restocking and direct to consumer and then, along with retail restocking and direct to consumer, supporting manufacturers as facilities reopened during the second half of the year.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 19, 2024

Telematics In 2019, a report suggested that 86% of fleets used telematics systems to manage various aspects of road freight. Predictive Analytics For years, IoT sensors have been deployed on trucks and containers to collect data on the condition and status of cargo. manufacturers, including McCormick & Co.

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