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Report: Supply chain leaders say technology is key to business …
1 day ago · Nearly three-quarters of supply chain executives view technology as fundamental to their company’s growth strategy, according to a study by logistics technology vendor Descartes Systems Group, released this week. The study of nearly 1,000 supply chain and logistics leaders from across Europe, North and South America, and Asia-Pacific identified the increasingly complex global trade ...
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Logistics economy grew in October | The Supply Chain Xchange
Nov 6, 2024 · Economic activity in the logistics industry continued its expansion streak in October, growing for the 11 th straight month and reaching its highest level in two years, according to the most recent Logistics Managers’ Index report (LMI), released this week.. The LMI registered 58.9, up from 58.6 in September, and continued a run of moderate growth that began late in 2023.
Global economy continues to slow, GEP index shows
Oct 11, 2024 · The level of global supply chain spare capacity in September rose to its highest level since July 2023, revealing a trend of economic weakness, according to a monthly report from market data provider S&P Global and New Jersey-based enterprise software vendor GES. The firms’ “GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index” tracks demand conditions, shortages, transportation costs, inventories ...
GEP: six factors could change calm to storm in 2025
Dec 3, 2024 · The current year is ending on a calm note for the logistics sector, but 2025 is on pace to be an era of rapid transformation, due to six driving forces that will shape procurement and supply chains in coming months, according to a forecast from New Jersey-based supply chain software provider GEP. "After several years of mitigating inflation, disruption, supply shocks, conflicts, and ...
Six logistics trends to watch | The Supply Chain Xchange
Dec 26, 2024 · The two sides had struck a deal in October after a three-day strike, agreeing to a pay raise for workers but temporarily tabling their continuing debate over the use of expanded automation for handling shipping containers.. Details of the new agreement on those issues have not yet been made public, but in the meantime, retailers and manufacturers are heaving sighs of relief that trade flows ...
Report: Supply chain redesigns should focus on balance, speed, …
Dec 10, 2024 · ReposiTrak, a global food traceability network operator, will partner with Upshop, a provider of store operations technology for food retailers, to create an end-to-end grocery traceability solution that reaches from the supply chain to the retail store, the firms said today. The partnership creates a data connection between suppliers and the retail store.
Navigating global turbulence | The Supply Chain Xchange
Nov 9, 2024 · Geopolitical conflict, inflation, labor disputes, and weather events have battered global supply chains over the last year. Despite these factors, the logistics industry is seeing a reversion to pre-pandemic cost levels, according to CSCMP’s “State of Logistics Report.”
Disruption events to global supply chains rose 38% over 2023
4 days ago · Overall disruptions to global supply chains in 2024 increased 38% from the previous year, thanks largely to the top five drivers of supply chain disruptions for the year: factory fires, labor disruption, business sale, leadership transition, and mergers & acquisitions, according to a study from Resilinc. Factory fires maintained their position as …