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Transportation & Goods Movement

Houthi attacks on ships escalate: Experts look to COVID supply chain lessons

Supply chain disruptions are nothing new for the shipping industry. The COVID-19 pandemic presented an unprecedented challenge for the industry. Lisa Anderson comments on the disruptions arising from the current Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and the implications.
2024-03-28T17:45:15-07:00January 24, 2024|Categories: Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, In The News, In the News Highlights, Media, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Transportation & Goods Movement|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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Supply Chain Volatility, Risk & Capacity Remain Critical Priorities as Highlighted by Mexico Train & Red Sea Delays

The best consulting clients are razor focused on supply chain volatility, risk and capacity. The recent events in the Red Sea highlight these critical priorities.
2024-03-29T23:16:39-07:00December 28, 2023|Categories: Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Transportation & Goods Movement|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |
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A Potential UPS Strike, Supply Chain Impacts & Strategies

A UPS strike was averted on the last day of the quarter, but it still hangs in the balance as the two sides are not on the same page! The head of the union said an imminent strike was likely when a counterproposal fell flat. Now that a new counterproposal was submitted, the imminent strike was called off with a new date set within a week.
2024-03-29T23:39:32-07:00July 7, 2023|Categories: E-Commerce & Logistics, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Transportation & Goods Movement|Tags: , , , , , |
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West Coast Ports are Losing Volume: What Are the Successful Doing

According to PMSA (Pacific Merchant Shipping Association), the five big West Coast ports have lost volume - 702,083 fewer loads and empties were handled in January and February 2023 than in the same period pre-pandemic in 2019. This equates to close to a 16% reduction. Specifically, the Port of Long Beach was off by 18.7% from January 2019 [...]
2024-01-16T22:07:16-08:00April 3, 2023|Categories: Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Transportation & Goods Movement|Tags: , , , , , , |
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Proactive Approach to Navigating Transportation Woes

Transportation has been in chaos since the pandemic. It started with logjams at the ports that persisted for multiple years, continued with atypical events such as the ship getting stuck in the Suez Canal and truckers blocking the border of US and Canada, and continues to rage on with labor shortages across the board in rail, trucking, and all transportation sectors.
2024-01-17T16:49:42-08:00February 15, 2023|Categories: In The News, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Transportation & Goods Movement|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |
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Why Railroads Matter

There has been a lot of conversation about railroads lately. Why should we be concerned about keeping the railroads moving?
2024-01-17T17:09:04-08:00December 7, 2022|Categories: E-Commerce & Logistics, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Transportation & Goods Movement|Tags: , , , , , , , |
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Just-In-Time When Supply Chains Are Backlogged

The rising cost of transportation bottlenecks and service delays have left logistics managers with much to manage. Calculating the total cost of these issues is difficult when only addressing a predetermined price per transaction. Strategic partnerships between shippers and carriers can mitigate pain points and lead to a better customer experience. But, how can logistics partners improve the supply chain and reduce cost in today’s operating environment and create resilience in logistic operations?
2024-01-17T17:12:05-08:00December 1, 2022|Categories: In The News, Inventory Management & Control, Podcasts, Transportation & Goods Movement|Tags: , , |
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Rail strike could bring immediate impacts to some industries, supply chain consultant says

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she's putting everything on track for an early vote to quickly send the bill to the Senate and have the legislation approved before the Dec. 9 rail strike deadline.
2024-01-17T17:12:40-08:00November 30, 2022|Categories: E-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, Interviews, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Transportation & Goods Movement, Videos & Podcasts|Tags: , , , |
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NPR.org: A Deal to Avert A Rail Strike Is On Track But It Won’t Fix U.S. Supply Chain Issues

"Unfortunately, I just don't see anything in the next year or two that's going to lessen the number of disruptions," says Lisa Anderson, a supply chain expert and president of California-based LMA Consulting Group.
2023-09-19T19:46:04-07:00September 16, 2022|Categories: E-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Transportation & Goods Movement|Tags: , , , , |
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Tellmebest: Why Supply Chain Issues Are Still A Problem

Lisa Anderson, a supply chain expert and President of California-based LMA Consulting Group comments that she just doesn’t see anything in the next year or two that’s going to decrease the number of disruptions.
2024-01-17T17:38:41-08:00September 16, 2022|Categories: E-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Transportation & Goods Movement|Tags: , , |
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