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The peak season started two months earlier than normal and extended two months later than normal to account for the volatility and expected disruptions in the global supply chain.

2025-07-07T17:02:34-07:00January 2, 2025|Categories: Artificial Intelligence & Supply Chain Technologies, E-Commerce & Logistics, ERP & Technology, Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Scalability & Resource Planning, Reshoring/ Nearshoring/ Regional Supply Chains, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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Holiday Shipping Costs Rise as FedEx and UPS Extend Surcharge Windows

In an interview with PYMNTS, Lisa Anderson, president of LMA Consulting Group, discussed how surcharges, which are common during peak seasons or for special circumstances like oversized items, have become particularly significant this year.

2024-12-04T23:27:31-08:00December 4, 2024|Categories: E-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, Media, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Transportation & Goods Movement|Tags: , , , , |
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Forward-Looking Logistics Surge Fuels Supply Chain

Trade & logistics will surge in the next few quarters! There are several factors that add up to this surge, yet it flies in the face of corporate mandates for inventory reduction.

2024-12-02T14:14:16-08:00November 20, 2024|Categories: Business & the Economy, E-Commerce & Logistics, Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |
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Lisa Anderson, Supply Chain Expert, Warns Potential Logistics Strikes Threaten to Disrupt Supply Chains

Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, President of LMA Consulting Group Inc., warns of the growing risks facing supply chains due to potential logistics strikes in both the United States and Canada. As negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) continue and the Canadian [...]

2024-08-28T09:44:44-07:00August 27, 2024|Categories: E-Commerce & Logistics, Press Releases, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Transportation & Goods Movement|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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Challenges, Risks & Opportunities in E-Commerce & Logistics

In attending the Southern California E-Commerce & Logistics Summit, it is clear that focusing on global logistics as a system of systems is paramount (special shout out to Fran Inman for the use of her phrase). Not one link in the supply chain can succeed on its own.

2024-06-13T17:34:38-07:00June 3, 2024|Categories: E-Commerce & Logistics, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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UPS Wins USPS Business with Regional Approach

According to UPS's CEO, UPS’ network flexibility gave it an edge over FedEx in landing a deal with the U.S. Postal Service. Instead of following a hub-and-spoke model to service the USPS, UPS can use its regional gateways to support the local and regional requirements of the USPS customers.

2024-05-08T19:27:27-07:00May 7, 2024|Categories: E-Commerce & Logistics, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Transportation & Goods Movement|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |
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The Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse & Impacts in the Supply Chain

Horribly, a container ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge, and much of the bridge collapsed. From a supply chain point of view, it has caused significant near-term impacts and extended disruptions in the region.

2024-03-28T17:38:00-07:00March 27, 2024|Categories: Business & the Economy, E-Commerce & Logistics, Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |
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Inc.: Baltimore’s Business Community Grapples With Impact of Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

The Baltimore disaster is expected to further compound the stress already placed on the global freight system. “Container shipping traffic has already been quite disrupted, because of the drought going on in the Panama Canal–ships from there [are] going through the Suez Canal to come to the east coast of the U.S. from Northeast Asia,” says Lisa Anderson.

2024-03-28T17:39:45-07:00March 26, 2024|Categories: Business & the Economy, E-Commerce & Logistics, Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, In The News, Media, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: , , , , , , |
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IE Industrial Market to Face Challenges in 2024

Owners of Inland industrial properties should prepare for a bumpy ride in 2024.

2025-02-03T10:10:19-08:00December 26, 2023|Categories: Business & the Economy, Distribution & Warehousing, E-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: , , , , , , , |
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Top 10 Trends to Shape Cold Food Chain in 2024

Lisa Anderson was quoted in Food Logistics' Top 10 Trends to Shape Cold Food Chain in 2024 recently. With the help of some supply chain visibility, sustainable measures, more focus on people and the ability to pivot at a moment’s notice, 2024 is anyone’s and everyone’s game to succeed. [...]

2025-02-03T09:20:51-08:00December 8, 2023|Categories: Business & the Economy, E-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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