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Global Logistics Market Analysis: 2022 Summer Edition

MTS Logistics

Of course, we may still experience more factories in Asia not operating at 100 percent capacity, further trucking shortages, port issues, etc. The global logistics and shipping landscape changes every day, and it is becoming very difficult to make any firm predictions coming out of pandemic. Let’s not forget U.S.

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State of Global Logistics: Delivering above and beyond

247 Customs Broker

A recent series of surveys conducted by a prominent industry think tank indicates that the current state of global logistics is characterized by extreme urgency and the pressure to deliver above and beyond—regardless of mode. The post State of Global Logistics: Delivering above and beyond appeared first on 247 Customs Broker.

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Freight Market Intelligence: Data is crucial, but context is king

Freightos

Legibility, followed by analysis and the ability to take action can literally change industries. But let’s get back to global freight data Global logistics has always had a dual relationship with data. This was, of course, an extremely popular use case for market data. But even since July 2020, much has changed.

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How rate transparency grows SMBs: Introducing the FBA Index

Freightos

Of course, COVID-19 has accelerated this trend, with more consumers working from home and ordering online, while it’s also become easier for sellers to source on Alibaba, import, and then sell on Shopify or Amazon.com. 2020 was a critical year for small importers. Now for the details. So how does the FBAX actually work?

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Combinatorial Optimization: We do the math so you don't have to

Transporeon

We then inverted the analysis to run a minimal carrier award scenario and found this required only two suppliers, which resulted in a different kind of problem. The cherry-picking scenario, which simply awarded each lane to the lowest-cost carrier, resulted in a 25.6% savings, equating to a very healthy cost reduction of $5.9

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

Amazon is at the nexus of ecommerce, data, and logistics, with a drive to constantly improve their logistics network. Fulfillment and global logistics is increasingly a goal in and of itself. But two other angles spell out Amazon’s broader logistics play even clearer: Amazon’s global logistics footprint.

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U.K. Just Now Asks Business to Map Supply Chain Ahead of Brexit

Supply Chain Brain

The course the government decides on will determine what burden exporters face, and whether it’s still viable for them to trade with the EU and with third countries Britain now has trade agreements with as a member of the bloc.