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The Logistics and Supply Chain News that Shaped 2024
In an annual tradition, LM group news editor Jeff Berman has conducted a thorough review of the expansive number of logistics- and supply chain-related news articles reported, written, and posted by the Logistics Management editorial staff over the course of the calendar year in order to create this list of the top news articles over that period. This …
2025 Rate Outlook: Navigating the unpredictable
Dec 12, 2024 · The webinar provides insights from freight industry experts on the U.S. freight economy, rate and capacity forecasts across major transport modes, and strategies to help shippers budget effectively amidst ongoing market volatility.
Ocean Carriers Trends 2024: Unprecedented uncertainty
Many shippers are talking to their carriers to mitigate the risk of port delays when and if the ILA conflict happens. “Routing via the U.S. West Coast will be more common,” says Damas, adding that shippers who saw their supply chains being undermined by lack of reliable shipping—or lack of shipping capacity—in 2021-2022 have been working on …
ISM’s ‘Supply Chain Planning Forecast’ points to mixed growth …
Dec 17, 2024 · The paths to growth, for the manufacturing and services sectors, remain mixed, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) December 2024 ISM Supply Chain Planning Forecast.. Data for this report is based on feedback from U.S.-based purchasing and supply chain executives in manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors.
2024 State of Freight Forwarders: What’s next is happening now
Meanwhile, the industry is still feeling the effects of the surge in mergers and acquisitions. “It shows no sign of abating in 2024,” reports Sai Kiran Baliji, lead analyst of logistics research at Mordor Intelligence Analysts. With e-commerce gaining momentum and a rising influx of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) entering the …
Global Logistics: Challenges in our changing world
What a year. The COVID-19 pandemic set in and made a massive impact on global trade and amplified existing logistics challenges around the world; lockdowns triggered rapid growth in e-commerce, putting additional strain on already strained freight networks; and a last-minute Brexit deal was finally reached following a few chaotic weeks at the UK border.
Top 25 Freight Forwarders: Top forwarders continue to sail …
As if 2021 wasn’t bad enough, 2022 is presenting additional layers of disruption to global freight markets with further COVID-related lockdowns, especially in China; Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; exceptionally strong increases in energy prices; heightened competition for talent; and inflation and recession worries that are hitting multiple geographies and supply chains at different ...
FedEx announces that FedEx Freight will be separated into its own ...
Dec 19, 2024 · In its fiscal second quarter earnings announcement issued earlier today, Memphis-based global freight transportation and logistics services provider FedEx said that the company’s Board of Directors, following a review of the role of its less-than-truckload (LTL) subsidiary, FedEx Freight, in its portfolio, has elected to make a push to fully separate the unit into a new publicly-traded company.
The Future of Inventory Management - Logistics Management
Oct 5, 2020 · RTLS technology combined with the continued evolution of WMS user interfaces promises to take inventory management to a new level by allowing improved visibility and control. Here’s how RTLS may end up helping inventory management, alongside proven methods like vigorous bar code data collection and validation of moves within WMS.