By Kai Timmermann Welcome to the second part of our two-part use of networked competencies to look at logistics players. Last month we looked at the large-scale service providers. This month we’re looking at logistics unicorns. Feedback on format is always...
By Kai Timmermann This month launches a double-album NewsLens focusing on corporate strategy in logistics and logistics tech, drawing from the framework in my 2016 book, “Deliberate Performance.” Feedback on format is always appreciated. To summarize the basics of...
June’s early news has largely been hyper-focused on reading the tea leaves for what’s happening the second half of this year and teasing out the implications of some retailers being over-inventoried and changing consumer behavior amid inflation. Exactly how it will...
In November 2021, Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chairman Daniel Maffei appointed Commissioner Carl Bentzel to spearhead the FMC Maritime Data Information initiative to focus “on identifying data constraints that impede the flow of ocean cargo and add to supply...
Periodically we are asked when things will return to ‘normal’ (personal aside, you have to love open-ended questions). The short answer is that we believe contract rates will begin to move close(r) to ‘normal’ in 2024. Periodically we get the question about when...
We are entering into a technological renaissance for manufacturing and logistics companies. Our factories are getting smarter, and businesses are now more connected with their customers than ever before. The wave of digitalization has been a long time in coming, but...
More than ever, we are experiencing a massive shift in how logistics technology functions in the modern world. The outbreak of the pandemic, as well as the continued growth of online retailers, are pushing up demand. This rise in demand directly supports the growth of...
We live in an increasingly interconnected world. With the advent of smartphones, humanity has the power to access nearly anything they could imagine, merely with a few taps of its collective finger. However, manufacturing, transportation, and logistics have long since...
The global supply chain has been thrown into utter chaos. Everyday items are back-ordered, delayed, or are impossible to get. Electronic components like semiconductors have lead times of months or, in some cases, years due to increases in demand. Port congestion,...
With invoicing inextricably tagged to cash flow and directly affecting bottom line numbers, it is critical to handle them well. But even now, about 90% of freight invoices are processed manually, slowing cash flow, increasing risk of bottom-line errors and incurring...
