Newsmakers - Apr 16th, 2024
 
 
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Achieving transparency and making supply chains more agile will be crucial in minimizing disruptions to semiconductor output.
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The first step, says Boston Consulting Group, is to create transparency.
"While truckload and LTL markets are largely a continuation of established trends, parcel carriers have unleashed a wave of key pricing changes to raise revenue,” says Tom Nightingale, CEO of AFS,
Fuel prices put an end to headline import price deflation in March says Oxford Economics.
KPMG Supply Chain Stability Index suggests a complete return to pre-pandemic normalcy remains unlikely in 2024.
“Inflation has once again been reported as the top business problem on Main Street and the labor market has only eased slightly.”
The Container xChange's Container Price Sentiment Index unexpectedly 26 to 61 points between March 18, 2024, and March 29.
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