The Dispatch - Issue #3
Market distortions make mockery of free-market container shipping - The Loadstar
Mr Keen also pointed to a recent Drewry Shipping Consultant report which highlights the carriers’ combined profits over the past year, putting it at in excess of $150bn.
“To put that into perspective, this is more than was achieved in the previous 20 years combined, and many BIFA members consider it to be a case of blatant profiteering,” he wrote.
Nick Savvides
How Walmart Canada Uses Blockchain to Solve Supply-Chain Challenges
A good write-up on Walmart Canada's use of blockchain plus some good guidelines when implementing blockchain strategies
Kate Vitasek,
Why You Should Slack Off to Get Some Work Done | WIRED
Even a bit of procrastinating has its advantages. Being a moderate procrastinator may simply be your mind’s way of demanding more space and time—or of focusing on things that really matter, which may not be Task No. 1 glaring at you balefully from atop your to-do list. (Philosopher John Perry calls this “structured procrastination.”)
Logistics Tweets
One thing for sure is in a very short timescale we will be seeing more and more wind assisted transportation. The tea clippers will soon be back ;)https://t.co/dH5R0xPWHZ
— Tuscor Lloyds (@TuscorlloydsUK) January 5, 2022
For those who think the #SupplyChain Problems are due to the decades long charge towards “#lean” #inventory and #JIT supply chains, here is a twist. #Toyota, who invented JIT, outsold all car mfgs in the US last year. Lesson: the causes of SC disruption are very complex. https://t.co/gSOJAvXMtY
— 10xLogisticsExperts (@Logisticsexpert) January 5, 2022
Consistent inventory flows were once the norm. But recent events have upended that assumption. More than ever, global supply chains require end-to-end visibility. https://t.co/EipyjPaNjZ#supplychain #logistics
— project44 (@freightpipes) January 5, 2022