Remove 2019 Remove Examples Remove Study
article thumbnail

5 Ways to Optimize Your Supply Chain for 2019 Trade Tensions

Stord

At the Port of Los Angeles, for example, a sudden rush of shipments overloaded the local warehouse market. With the threat of more trade tensions on the horizon in 2019, shippers should optimize their supply chains now to minimize disruption. This example highlights the dangers of international trade tensions.

article thumbnail

Key Challenges in Fresh Grocery & Supermarket Supply Chains

The Logistics of Logistics

As early as 2018, a Neilsen study found that fresh foods were “the primary driver of growth in retail stores, accounting for 49% of all dollar sales growth in the fast-moving consumer goods industry. This is another example of the ongoing digitization of supply chains.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

A New Study Focuses on the Impacts of Tariffs on U.S. Economic Activity

MTS Logistics

A new study, By the Numbers: Jeopardizing the National Benefits of Trade Through America’s Busiest Port Complex , conducted for the Port of Los Angeles shows tariffs threaten nearly 1.5 For example, a tariff on U.S. The post A New Study Focuses on the Impacts of Tariffs on U.S. million U.S. On the export side, tariffs on U.S.

Study 66
article thumbnail

Top Trends in Freight Forwarder Digitization

Freightos

This trend moved forward in exciting ways in 2019. For example: CH Robinson launched Freightquote – This platform takes aim at SMBs enabling simple online search and e-booking across multiple US trucking carriers. Robinson all rolled out new digital tools in 2019. DB Schenker, Hapag-Lloyd and C. About the Research.

article thumbnail

Toilet Paper Shortages, Empty Shelves, and Panic Buying: Just How Bad Did the Grocery Supply Chain Perform in 2020?

Logistics Viewpoints

Because of service disruptions – not being able to buy toilet paper, for example – the supply chain has been more discussed than ever before. A study by E2open – the 2021 Forecasting and Inventory Benchmark Study: Supply Chain Performance During the Covid-19 Pandemic – provides the answers. But just how bad was it?

article thumbnail

The Online Retail Landscape in 2019: A Review of the Highs and Lows

Logistics Bureau

What was behind Amazon’s falling profits in 2019, and how did other big online retail players perform? The Highs and Lows of Online Retail in 2019. For example, the seemingly unstoppable Amazon surprised pundits by reporting lower year-on-year profits in the third quarter of 2019. .

article thumbnail

Truck Driver Shortage: Myth or Reality?

Talking Logistics

According to the American Trucking Associations, for example, there will be a shortage of 174,000 drivers by 2026 if current trends continue. However, a new study conducted by Stephen V. Burks and Kristen Monaco titled “ Is the U.S. labor market for truck drivers broken? ” (Monthly Labor Review, U.S.