Freightos

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Taken together with reports that utilization levels are over 90% to the West Coast, though closer to 80% to the East Coast, spot rates still above contract levels and likely above break-even mean carriers – for now – are managing transpac capacity successfully. Freightos Air Index data show Asia – N. Europe rates of $3.70/kg

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Many major challenges of 2021—capacity constraints, ecommerce growth and driver shortage—are rolling over into 2022 and, in addition, the environment and machine learning are becoming more important for logistics and supply chain professionals. This is clearly an opportunity and challenge for retailers and last mile logistics companies.

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2024

Congestion at major Asian container hubs is not as bad as a few weeks ago, but is still a factor tying up capacity and causing delays, including some redistribution of vessels – and congestion – to other ports in the region, now including Taiwan.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 11, 2022

Amazon reported $2 billion in incremental costs from having excess fulfillment and transportation capacity. In short, Amazon got its long-term strategic capacity plan, based on their long-term projection of demand, wrong. Amazon made a mistake, but not a critical one; the capacity will be needed.

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Freightos

MARCH 19, 2024

.” – Zvi Schreiber, CEO, Freightos Group A true ocean freight eBooking instantly locks in a confirmed rate against actual capacity on a specific sailing, and these, much to Schreiber’s frustration, currently are the large minority of ocean bookings.

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Freightos

JUNE 15, 2021

So to meet capacity, airlines started to convert passenger planes into cargo planes at scale. Ships that WERE sailing were stuck in backlogs before unloading due to COVID outbreaks at the ports and not enough capacity to handle record container volumes at the ports. A third of all cargo is carried in passenger planes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 6, 2021

“However, at its heart, production in the Asia-Pacific region was severely curtailed for a period of time for issues ranging from the COVID impact on worksites to energy shortages, to port capacity limits. So, there was supply chain disruption. is the principal destination for many of these goods.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Businesses’ top concerns include meeting customer demands, optimizing capacity to navigate volatility, meeting sustainability goals and finding skilled labor. The products and material deliveries are planned without taking real-world transportation constraints into account, such as truck capacities, schedules or incompatibilities.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 30, 2023

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

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Most are capacity constrained. For years Campbells strove to grow the soup category only to lose share in the soup category due to limited manufacturing capacity for the Swanson’s brand. With air capacity limited due to the decline in air travel, companies moving products using cold chain assets will struggle.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

Capacity constraints and transportation delays. Shifting consumer demand, bad weather, driver shortages, fuel prices and an array of influences conspire to shrink available capacity. Pricing may vary significantly based on carriers and lanes and capacity constraints.

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Freightos

JULY 30, 2024

Asia and Africa lanes, which may likewise indicate that more capacity is becoming available across networks as a result of easing conditions on the main trade lanes. But the biggest contributor to easing rates may be the early start to peak season for North America and Europe.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

. • Payload Limitations: Drones have low payload capacities, restricting them to lightweight packages, while autonomous vehicles can transport larger loads. Each technology is therefore confined to a particular subset of logistics needs due to its payload capacity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

We didn’t know how long COVID-19-related shutdowns, and the ensuing port congestion and crunch on carrier capacity, would last. It now seems that port congestion and capacity issues will persist throughout the year.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 1, 2021

This is a serious obstacle to many sectors—especially retailers and logistics service providers, who need a solution that enables them to increase their transport capacity despite the limited resources and minimize service disruptions through improved planning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 17, 2022

Therefore, I found it interesting that DHL Supply Chain has also identified some use cases in which load size, product dimensions, and carrying capacity are of heightened importance in achieving productivity improvements.

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Freightos

MAY 23, 2024

Air cargo for example, though continuing to make digital strides, is still behind – and is often compared to – passenger travel where digitized capacity, pricing and online bookings have been around for decades and is in some ways the digitalization template air cargo is referencing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The integrated business plan is at the heart of balancing projected demand with the capacity needed to meet that demand. The critical master data for supply chain management includes sales orders, shipments, inventory, lanes, and manufacturing capacity. But then stuff happens.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Discover capability gaps and create sourcing events Seek and discover what capabilities the organization may be lacking, such as vulnerabilities or inefficiencies in transportation or supplier capacity. Supply chain design can help identify and flag such capacity and capability gaps.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 10, 2024

Supply Planning Supply planning systems create models that allow a company to understand capacity and other constraints it has in producing goods or fulfilling orders. Fulfillment constraints can include how long it will take to deliver goods to a destination, warehouse capacity, and warehouse labor requirements. Medium-term planning.

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Based on DELMIA Quintiq -part of Dassault Systèmes- software and Ab Ovo’s industry expertise, the cargo airline implemented a production planning application as one element of the PPC system that enables it to maximize capacity of workstations and improve the flow of freight and cargo through the main hub in Frankfurt.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Dive deeper into freight data that matters Stay in the know in the now with instant freight data reporting Sign up for Free Analysis Asia – US West Coast rates ticked down 5% last week despite ongoing capacity reductions suggesting a weakening of volumes at a time of year – the last few weeks before China’s Golden Week holiday – that typically (..)

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Processes include yard check-in and check-out, asset presence and location, dock door scheduling and capacity management, and yard task and activity management. A fourth benefit is the ability to maximize throughput capacity of the yard. As mentioned above, the yard management system needs to be part of an integrated ecosystem.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 6, 2023

A value above 0 indicates that supply chain capacity is being stretched and supply chain volatility is increasing. A value below 0 indicates that supply chain capacity is being underutilized, reducing supply chain volatility.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2024

Situation Companies are increasingly confronted with complex planning scenarios due to predictable events such as mergers and acquisitions, category expansions, supplier changes, and distribution evolution, as well as disruptive events including demand volatility, material shortages, capacity constraints, and logistical surprises.

Modeling 250

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The deepening power crisis has already taken 900,000 tons of smelting capacity offline in North America and Europe. With more than a third of global smelters losing money, there is a risk of 1 million tons of capacity being curtailed in the near future. About 73% of the aluminum cans in the US come from recycled scrap.

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AIMMS

AUGUST 3, 2020

Using AIMMS S&OP Navigator, you can quickly simulate the impact of capacity shutdowns and study other resource utilization scenarios to ensure resource requirements. In the current context, you may benefit from studying multiple resource utilization what-if scenarios to accommodate your production plan accordingly.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The decline in transportation costs reduces the volatility index reading but is surely a positive for shippers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2024

A supply planning solution may only be able to achieve rough-cut capacity planning for a large, complex supply chain. For example, if a promotion plan has not been correctly modeled for the warehouse, there may not be enough storage capacity, dock doors, or workers to execute the day’s work.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 1, 2024

By implementing an adaptive supply chain solution, the manufacturer gains real-time visibility into supplier forecasts, capacity, and delivery schedules. Collaborate on Purchase Orders, Forecasts, Capacity, and Inventory: In adaptive supply chains, companies collaborate with their suppliers to share critical information.

Modeling 283

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Freightos

AUGUST 6, 2024

And though some carriers will reportedly introduce rate increases in mid-August , easing demand and increased capacity for this lane have many doubtful that rate increases will stick. Prices were stable even as demand gradually improved in the first half of the year , since enough capacity stayed in the lane to keep rates from climbing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

In other Amazon news, the company has adjusted its Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) seller capacity for the peak season. As part of its preparation, it offers most sellers higher estimated capacity limits for October. However, most sellers will also see lower estimated capacity limits for November. “In

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2023

They haven’t done roughcut capacity planning.” Roughcut capacity planning is also called supply planning. Immature customers do roughcut capacity planning in a manner that is not at all accurate. I asked Mr. Botha of UST how the parameters in the roughcut capacity plan and production get set.

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Freightos

APRIL 25, 2024

This shift, which relies on the de minimis US customs regulation that waives direct to consumer packages worth under $800 dollars, is pushing air cargo rates up, and has significant implications for capacity, and regulatory landscapes. rates soared to about $13/kg due to pandemic-driven demand and reduced capacity.

Cargo 293

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Freightos

JANUARY 25, 2024

It’s really quite inspiring to shift from having zero airline APIs, to carriers representing well over half of the carriers, by total capacity, in just five years. even though events lead to capacity and pricing changing dramatically in real-time. That said, as a whole, the entire industry, is certainly embracing digitalization.

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