Shutdowns in China leave things open-ended for supply chain stakeholders
April 6, 2022
The ongoing Omicron variant-driven issues that have been plaguing key manufacturing and port hubs in China continue to raise supply chain concerns.
Q&A: Glenn Koepke, GM, Network Collaboration, FourKites
March 16, 2022
Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently spoke with Glenn Koepke, GM, Network Collaboration, for Chicago-based FourKites, a provider of real-time tracking and visibility solutions across transportation modes and digital platforms. Koepke provided Berman with an overview of the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on North American supply chain and logistics operations, rates, capacity, and other topics.
Trucking industry blasts Biden’s vaccine policy, warning one-third of drivers may quit
November 5, 2021
The trucking industry is blasting President Joe Biden’s vaccine policy for not allowing an exemption from a federal mandate that requires private sector employers with over 100 employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
UPS and Prologis executive leaders highlight logistics challenges amid the pandemic
October 28, 2021
A keynote session at the “Groundbreakers 2021: Breaking New Ground” conference hosted by San Francisco-based real estate investment trust company Prologis this week touched upon both the pain points and the opportunities that the Covid-19 pandemic has created for the supply chain. The session featured Prologis CEO Hamid Moghadam and Carol Tomé, CEO of Atlanta-based global transportation and logistics bellwether UPS, two leading industry executives. And they both talked about the impact of the ongoing global supply chain issues on their...
With vaccination efforts moving along, what is in store for the supply chain?
March 8, 2021
While the myriad changes that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had on all walks of everyday life, one cannot help but be optimistic about the ramped-up pace of vaccine distribution efforts (for the most part), as the walk to return to a more normal way of life turns into a sprint over the next few months.
COVID-driven e-commerce paces record Q4 industrial & logistics real estate activity, reports JLL
February 9, 2021
In its “United States Industrial Outlook - Q4 2020,” JLL explained that increased e-commerce activity translated into what it called a steep rise for warehouse space.
Gartner Research presents ten vaccine distribution questions for supply chain leaders
January 18, 2021
The research firm offers up 10 questions help focus strategic decision making related to COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
COVID-19 vaccine logistics and distribution processes comprise many moving parts
December 8, 2020
Now that multiple pharmaceutical companies have stated that they have COVID-19 vaccines ready to go to help end the myriad troubles and travails that have been in full effect in the United States since mid-March, eyes are locking in on the logistics sector, and for good reason.
Deployment of Covid-19 vaccine expected to test global supply chains
November 16, 2020
Commenting on the news of a potential vaccine for Covid-19, Professor Richard Wilding OBE, Professor of Supply Chain Strategy at Cranfield University notes that this is likely to be one of the biggest supply chain management challenges we have faced this century.
FMCSA extends HOS COVID-19-related emergency declaration through May 15
April 9, 2020
The Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) said yesterday that its national emergency declaration to provide hours-of-service regulatory relief to commercial vehicle drivers transporting emergency relief in response to the nationwide coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has been extended through May 15, 2020 or until the revocation of the Presidentially-declared COVID-19 national emergency.
POLB and POLA see further volume declines in March
April 8, 2020
Total March POLA volume—at 449,568 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)—saw a 30.9% annual decline, and total March POLB volume—at 517,663—slipped 6.4% annually.
The time is now to honor inspirational supply chain providers
April 6, 2020
As people hunker down in their homes to isolate themselves from the COVID-19 pandemic, an army of dedicated professionals keeps the country’s food supply chains humming under trying conditions. The army is made up of distributors’ employees, fulfillment center personnel, logistics planners, pallet manufacturing crews, procurement professionals, transportation brokers, truck drivers, truck stop attendants, warehouse workers, wholesalers, and countless other specialists.