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How the Food and Beverage Industry can Transform Itself for the 21st Century

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Since the first quarter of 2020, there have been more black swan events than could ever have been expected. First, of course, was the Coronavirus pandemic, then the Texas winter storm, and finally, a ship that blocked the Suez Canal for six days. For the food industry, these have all created major disruptions.

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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

Prior to 2020, they were paying around ten cents a mask. During 2020, Cooper was paying up to a $1.50 2020 it was just a scramble for PPE,” Dr. Runkle explained. “We Buying organizations use this technology to monitor and analyze supplier risk events in real-time. Of course it would! I have 1000s of them.

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TPM ‘23 – An industry moving forward

Freightos

In the debrief department, Sea Intelligence’s Alan Murphy shared data confirming that – of course – surging demand was the trigger for the unprecedented ocean situation. Conversations with major BCOs also pointed to interest in these types of better contracting solutions, even if the industry is still in the early days of this shift.

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Air Cargo Demand Down 3.3% in January 2020

Airfreight Logistics

in January 2020, compared to the same period in 2019. The air cargo industry started the year on a weak footing. There was optimism that an easing of US-China trade tensions would give the sector a boost in 2020. year-on-year in January 2020. Lunar New Year in 2020 was earlier than in 2019. Tough times are ahead.

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2020 Trends in Freight Transportation, and the COVID-19 Impact

Logistics Bureau

Now the entire freight transportation industry, across air, ocean, road, and rail sectors, is awash with disrupted expectations and has retreated into survival mode. Air Freight Transportation Trends 2020. Of course, this is pure speculation, and in this time of total uncertainty, any number of other scenarios might unfold.

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Demand Forecasting in an Inflationary, Supply-Constrained, Semi-Post-Pandemic Environment

Logistics Viewpoints

At that time, I wrote about the COVID pandemic, and how similar events occur that elevate the uncertainty of the market. These events make accurate forecasting very difficult. Review of Prior Impactful Events. Their analysis showed which industries tend to have large swings in capital expenditures subsequent to economic shock.

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Ringing in the New Year: 2021’s Global Logistics Outlook

CH Robinson Logistics

It’s safe to say that 2020 will not be a year easily forgotten. Current events impacting global shipping in 2021. “By It is also to be expected that new customs charges and other fees will be introduced as of January 1, 2020. More broadly, the entire GSP is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2020 if Congress does not renew.