 July 2, 2021 | Today's news and insights for supply chain leaders Note from the editor As we enter July, it's a good time to reflect on the challenges we faced in the first half of the year.
In the past six months, there has been congestion ... all around. There was congestion on the West Coast, at the Suez Canal, and later, in Yantian. It's a set of events that were individually troublesome, but combined to create systemic problems for many industries. In turn, executives say transportation costs are up while inventory levels are strained.
What's next? As we look to H2 2021, we will keep digging into the trends, and would love to hear from you on what we missed.
But first, some time to rest and reflect. We will not publish on Monday, in celebration of Independence Day. You can expect a new Daily Dive in your inbox on Tuesday, July 6.
Have a great weekend! (Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here.)
 Edwin Lopez
Senior Editor, Supply Chain Dive
Twitter | elopez@industrydive.com
The companies worked together in the past on integrations that would synchronize human-robot processes for replenishment workflows. |
As UPS sold off its Freight segment to TFI this year, FedEx doubled down on Freight and called its commitment to the segment "absolute." |
The partnership comes as the company works to spend 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) of its annual supplier budget with diverse suppliers by 2025. |
As these stats prove, disconnected teams are a major risk to supply chains and creating visibility.
| For certain industries, the choice is between paying millions to settle a criminal extortion or allowing a catastrophic supply chain disruption. |  | Burgeoning volumes stressed the networks of UPS, FedEx and Amazon last year, as consumers shopped online during and beyond lockdown. Explore the latest trends and developments in this Trendline. | | From Our Library
Playbook Global Industrial |
View all resources What We're Reading  Game World Observer |
 Food Dive |
 The Maritime Executive |
 CNBC |
 The Loadstar | Upcoming Events July 21, 2021 - July 21, 2021 | Webinar 2pm ET
|
July 21, 2021 - July 21, 2021 | Webinar 2pm ET
| Dive Into a Topic | 
No comments:
Post a Comment