State of Logistics Report

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Supply chain professionals scrambled to respond to a tumultuous 2021, during which constrained supply failed to match surging demand. The result was an “out-of-sync” supply chain and soaring business logistics costs.

Volatility, inflation, and surging demand caused U.S. business logistics costs to increase by 22.4% in 2021.

With recent technology advancements, companies may finally be able to orchestrate and optimize their end-to-end supply chain processes. 

Parcel carriers continue to tinker with their policies and strategies to make e-commerce deliveries more cost effective.

Third-party logistics providers can play an important role in helping companies achieve their supply chain sustainability goals.

The pandemic did little to cool down the red-hot warehousing market, but labor and material shortages (plus increasing regulation) could complicate future development.

The tight capacity and high rates caused by the pandemic have had severe repercussions for the air freight industry, and there’s more turbulence ahead.

Soaring demand, tight capacity, and unexpected disruptions and delays have turned ocean shipping into an unruly, cut-throat environment.