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West Coast Ports are Losing Volume: What Are the Successful Doing

According to PMSA (Pacific Merchant Shipping Association), the five big West Coast ports have lost volume - 702,083 fewer loads and empties were handled in January and February 2023 than in the same period pre-pandemic in 2019. This equates to close to a 16% reduction. Specifically, the Port of Long Beach was off by 18.7% from January 2019 [...]
2023-05-11T21:21:44+00:00April 3, 2023|Categories: e-Commerce & Logistics, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Disruption|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Manufacturing Opportunities in e-Commerce

Originally published in Brushware, March-April, 2023 According to Insider Intelligence, the US B2B e-commerce sales will be over $2 trillion by 2024. Digital Commerce 360 said that manufacturers’ B2B e-commerce sales have been growing at an annual rate of 16% since 2016 which is almost 1.5 times faster than [...]

2023-03-28T13:33:41+00:00March 10, 2023|Categories: e-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, Manufacturing, Supply Chain|Tags: , , , |
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Proactive Approach to Navigating Transportation Woes

Transportation has been in chaos since the pandemic. It started with logjams at the ports that persisted for multiple years, continued with atypical events such as the ship getting stuck in the Suez Canal and truckers blocking the border of US and Canada, and continues to rage on with labor shortages across the board in rail, trucking, and all transportation sectors.
2023-04-10T21:42:44+00:00February 15, 2023|Categories: e-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Disruption|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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West Coast Ports Diminishing Volume

According to the The Journal of Commerce, the West Coast ports are losing volume. The West Coast share of imports coming from Asia is down from 61.1% in 2021 to 58.8% in 2022 while the East Coast and Gulf Coast ports rose. According to the JOC, the ILWU contract negotiations are causing this change although there are concerns about drayage and rail as well.
2023-01-24T02:21:49+00:00January 18, 2023|Categories: e-Commerce & Logistics, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Briefing|Tags: , , , , , , , |
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How Packaging Can Contribute to the Triple Bottom Line

With the increase in interest in the three P’s of the triple bottom line (people, planet, and profit), packaging rises to the forefront. It is controllable, and there are several options for how packaging can contribute to the triple bottom line.
2023-01-11T20:25:20+00:00December 22, 2022|Categories: e-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, Manufacturing, S&OE, Supplier Management, Supply Chain, Sustainability|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |
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Why Railroads Matter

There has been a lot of conversation about railroads lately. Why should we be concerned about keeping the railroads moving?
2023-01-04T17:59:34+00:00December 7, 2022|Categories: e-Commerce & Logistics, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Disruption|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Just-In-Time When Supply Chains Are Backlogged

The rising cost of transportation bottlenecks and service delays have left logistics managers with much to manage. Calculating the total cost of these issues is difficult when only addressing a predetermined price per transaction. Strategic partnerships between shippers and carriers can mitigate pain points and lead to a better customer experience. But, how can logistics partners improve the supply chain and reduce cost in today’s operating environment and create resilience in logistic operations?
2023-01-04T18:06:39+00:00December 1, 2022|Categories: e-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, Inventory Management, Podcasts, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Disruption|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |
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Rail strike could bring immediate impacts to some industries, supply chain consultant says

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she's putting everything on track for an early vote to quickly send the bill to the Senate and have the legislation approved before the Dec. 9 rail strike deadline.
2023-01-11T20:21:54+00:00November 30, 2022|Categories: e-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, Interviews, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Disruption, Videos|Tags: , , , , , |
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Flexport: The 2023 Supply Chain Planning Playbook – Predictions & Advice From Global Logistics Experts

Lisa Anderson shared advice for how to succeed in 2023 with Flexport. She was joined by global logistics experts to discuss how to thrive in 2023.
2023-02-15T04:21:39+00:00November 16, 2022|Categories: e-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, Supply Chain, Trends/ Future Proofing|Tags: , , , , , , |
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Current Status & Opportunities in the Global Supply Chain

I am co-Executive Director of the Society for the Advancement of Consulting, and during our Annual Meeting, I facilitated a panel about the state of supply chain.
2022-11-01T19:36:09+00:00October 17, 2022|Categories: e-Commerce & Logistics, Global, Import & Export, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Disruption|Tags: , , , , , |
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