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2024 Supply Chain Predictions – Relative Stability and a Migration to the Mean

Logistics Viewpoints

Here are some data that support my view. However, GEP And S&P Global publish the GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index based on data derived from S&P Global’s PMI surveys. Most notably, item shortages (purple) and stockpiling (red) were large contributors to 2021-2022 volatility. I view this as a welcome occurrence.

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The Weekly Freight Report for February 11th, 2021

FLS Transport

Data shows contract rates up 12% year over year. Turns out the wild rate swings of 2020 and record-setting peak rates have led to shipper bid fatigue… As we enter a new market dynamic for 2021, many are asking how best to handle their RFPs… should they delay bids while the market fleshes itself out? What’s the play?

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2021 Strategies for Inventory Management and Supply Chain Recovery

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A vaccine won’t magically eradicate the coronavirus; instead, it will take the vaccine coupled with additional widespread safety measures to usher in a ‘new normal’ – optimistically, by Q3 of 2021. The prevailing effects of COVID-19 are uncertainty and disruption; the key to planning ahead for 2021 will be to analyze the effects of 2020.

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2021 Supply Chain and Inventory Management Trends

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2021 Supply Chain and Inventory Management Trends for the US. Here we are, one year later, trying to determine the 2021 supply chain and inventory management trends to adopt. With that in mind, here are a few trends for 2021 that could help your business outlast the pandemic: Supplier Diversification. Automation.

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Supply Chain Market Outlook: 2021 Holiday Season Edition

MTS Logistics

As we enter the 2021 holiday season, it is clear now that businesses are struggling more and more every day to fulfill orders from U.S. As we approach the end of 2021, many of the current issues seem to have no easy solution in the immediate future. Based on the data, the normal rate level is at -69% from the current rate levels.

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The Weekly Freight Report for January 21, 2021

FLS Transport

2021 freight rates may start sizzling. This means increased freight volumes and of course, price. Thanks to ELD data, fleets are changing the pay model so mileage is no longer the most important factor when paying drivers. The hottest stories in freight can be found here, in the Weekly Freight Report: 1. Get the details here.

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Top 3 Factors To Consider In 2021 For The Trucking Industry

Blue Grace Logistics

Due to the high influence of this phenomenon over last-mile delivery, the trucking industry will continue to be affected in 2021. Businesses that responded to The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Optimism Index showed that increasing their inventories was a chief priority in their developing plans for 2021. .