GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Problems with the global supply chain are not new, but they are somewhat unprecedented at the level they have climbed to in 2020. The supply chain coronavirus issues have pushed the supply chain — and many suppliers — to their breaking point. Fortunately, there is time and opportunity for the supply chain to recover.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 17, 2022

In fact, pool construction jumped by approximately 20% from 2019 to 2020 – resulting in the need for a whole lot of chlorine tablets. Back in 2020, the world’s chlorine market was valued at around 99 million tons. However, chlorine production took the biggest hit when a major chlorine plant caught fire back in 2020. The result?

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2024

In a survey we conducted in October 2020, 91% of our Indago supply chain research community members, who are all supply chain executives from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies, either Agreed or Strongly Agreed that the time had come to transform the traditional transportation procurement process.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 1, 2020

According to Manufacturing.net: “Supply chains make up an essential aspect of most businesses today, with 70 percent of industry professionals predicting that the supply chain will spearhead better customer service before the end of 2020. So as the year has.read More.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 25, 2024

Year-over-Year Performance of Lenovo Compared to the B2B Technologist Peer Group The first part of the story is Lenovo drove considerable improvement in margin in a tough period of 2020-2023, but the company is underperforming the market on margin. Lenovo posts a 2% average margin compared to the industry average of 6%. but declining.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 20, 2021

The supply chain shocks of 2020 brought this challenge into focus. Inventory management has always been challenging. How much should we hold? How much is too much? How much is too little? Too often, inventory is viewed from an aggregate position, likely driven by finance, who are concerned about working capital implications.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 30, 2023

Everyone remembers back in 2020 when the pandemic hit. It was a scary time for the entire world but incredibly overwhelming for those working hard to keep global supply chains running. Not only were factories shut down, but ocean ports were congested, vessels sat offshore for weeks waiting to unload, capacity on ships and planes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 22, 2020

On Monday, May 25, 2020, as the Massachusetts economy opens in its multi-phase plan, barber shops […]. But that is not the only important thing happening on Monday. It is also my birthday. And while this is exciting, there is still one more important thing happening.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

During 2020 and 2021, most companies were focused on managing the disruptions caused by the Covid pandemic. In 2022, having a bit more room to breathe, companies started to reflect on the lessons learned from the previous two years (e.g., we need to make our supply chains more resilient). This year, it seems like companies.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 12, 2021

It’s only March, but we already have a winner for “Word of the Year” for 2020: canceled. Last Friday I wrote about industry conferences getting canceled due to the novel coronavirus, but in just the past few days, almost everything has been canceled or suspended this month: schools, concerts, sports, religious services, and the list.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

When I started my business in 2012, I frequently wrote about the future using the moniker of Supply Chain 2020. At that time, Supply Chain 2020 seemed so far away. I then want to illustrate the point by sharing some client experiences in 2020. (I My focus was simple. Let me start by making my argument.

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Freightos

JUNE 15, 2021

In the last quarter of 2020, it became clear cargo rates weren’t coming down anytime soon. Prices climbed even as ocean carriers deployed 99% of all of the world’s container ships to keep up with the demand. Enter, a global container shortage. Then add some serious problems to the mix. .

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Nearing the end of 2020, Maersk has remained true to that goal. Their 2019 annual investor report explained the strategy as “based on creating additional value to our existing customers,” which, in 2020, has driven multiple acquisitions. By the end of 2020’s H1, that number had increased to 41%. Efficiency by unifying entities.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 20, 2022

Chances are the first half of 2022 didn’t go exactly as planned, just like in 2020 and 2021. Unlike the Super Bowl, there are no funny commercials or halftime shows to keep us entertained. So, the question now in the supply chain locker room is, what adjustments do you need to make to.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 1, 2022

Reliance Partners has been featured in Inc.com each year from 2016-2020 as one of the fastest growing privately-held companies in the US. In addition, Inc.com recognized Reliance Partners in 2018-2020 as one of the Top 50 Workplaces while Fortune also recognized Reliance Partners in 2017-2020 as a Top Workplace in America.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The chart below shows that the index decreased to a value below zero earlier this year, for the first time since 2020. The Freightos Baltic Index: Global Container Freight Index shows that rates over the last six months are in-line with the historic average between 2016 and 2020.

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AIMMS

AUGUST 3, 2020

However, one-third of SCP leaders cite “the lack of effective decision making in the S&OP meeting process as the most critical problem to solve for their function’s overall performance” (source: Gartner, Improve S&OP Decision Making Through Scenario Planning , Supply Chain Research Team, 4 May 2020).

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Freightos

MARCH 19, 2024

The WebCargo by Freightos booking platform, which saw only modest activity as recently as early 2020, surpassed one million annual transactions in 2023 , the vast majority of them for air shipments.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2021

My colleague Steve Banker published an informative article in 2020 about this extensive initiative Ahold Delhaize’s Supply Chain Transformation (forbes.com). In the first three quarters of 2020, Ahold Delhaize USA reported a 115 percent increase in online sales.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 27, 2022

This above-trend growth is primarily a result of the longer-term factors influencing the markets’ growth, supplemented by a surge in pent-up demand from COVID-19 related hesitancy in 2020. A number of factors are currently influencing both the growth of the market and the shift in WMS users’ requirements and priorities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 2, 2023

I attended my first Visibility conference in 2020. In 2020, the company had expanded beyond providing over the road visibility to providing end-to-end visibility across multiple modes and regions. In 2020, the visibility had just expanded beyond tracking shipments to providing yard visibility. But the message is now much bigger.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 21, 2021

Synopsis: The disruption of the 2020 global pandemic, reinforced visibility as a dominant topic in supply chain. A presentation by David Strauss, Global Director, Strategic Partner Development from E2open. And, more recently, the downstream economic impact from the Suez Canal delays emphasized the need for looking beyond the surface.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 3, 2021

According to McKinsey, the fashion industry’s economic profit fell by about 93 percent in 2020, while the beauty industry remained relatively protected as consumers around the world have found entertainment and mood boosts from new cosmetic products.² dollars in 2020 to about 2.25 trillion U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

Prior to 2020, every supply chain in the world was challenged by increasing levels of demand unpredictability and market volatility. 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.”. Natural disasters. Geopolitical events.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

If your company’s supply chain survived 2020 and the disruptions of early 2021, it’s safe to say it has passed the supply chain resiliency test. million in 2020 , with compromised employee accounts the most common cause. During peak season 2020, small parcel shippers faced “shippageddon” due to the boom in e-commerce.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2021

The market, despite a slowing economy during the great lockdown, still saw growth in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic pushed e-commerce to levels that would not have been believed in early 2020. For example, in the US, May 2020 alone eclipsed the entire 2019 holiday shopping season and $82.5 E-Commerce Continues to Surge.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2021

The year 2020 was far from static. KNAPP noted that onsite work restrictions in the Spring of 2020 were a challenge. In most geographic regions, the year began “normally” and then business activity halted in the spring. And this occurred across industries. Thereafter, changes diverged significantly. And this caused delays.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Amplifying the shippers voice and giving some power back to the companies actually paying for logistics services that is the core reason why the Shippers Council was formed in in 2020. Knowledge Sharing Since its launch in 2020, the Shippers Council has grown its membership to 93 represented companies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2021

as of January 1, 2020 [3]. The IMO 2020 regulation has set a precedent for further restrictions to come. To take the damaging effects of marine vessels into account, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) reduced their allowable sulphur fuel emissions to just 0.5% from originally 3.5% Looking Forward.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

In October 2020, DB Schenker hosted a high-profile delegation comprising key government agencies amongst whom, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Manpower, Economic Development Board and Workforce Singapore at the Red Lion facility – Schenker Singapore’s premier integrated freight and logistics facility.

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