Retailers warn of challenging orderbooks amid continued high inventory
Confidence in the freight market that retailers are approaching satisfactory inventory levels may be too ...
TFII: SOLID AS USUALMAERSK: WEAKENINGF: FALLING OFF A CLIFFAAPL: 'BOTTLENECK IN MAINLAND CHINA'AAPL: CHINA TRENDSDHL: GROWTH CAPEXR: ANOTHER SOLID DELIVERYMFT: HERE COMES THE FALLDSV: LOOK AT SCHENKER PERFORMANCEUPS: A WAVE OF DOWNGRADES DSV: BARGAIN BINKNX: EARNINGS OUTODFL: RISING AND FALLING AND THEN RISING
TFII: SOLID AS USUALMAERSK: WEAKENINGF: FALLING OFF A CLIFFAAPL: 'BOTTLENECK IN MAINLAND CHINA'AAPL: CHINA TRENDSDHL: GROWTH CAPEXR: ANOTHER SOLID DELIVERYMFT: HERE COMES THE FALLDSV: LOOK AT SCHENKER PERFORMANCEUPS: A WAVE OF DOWNGRADES DSV: BARGAIN BINKNX: EARNINGS OUTODFL: RISING AND FALLING AND THEN RISING
Anyone who doesn’t believe 3D printing will impact the supply chain, and therefore logistics, should check out this article on Adidas shoes, made in Germany by pouring plastic into a mould. One worker is needed for this process at the Speedfactory, where the task is complete in seconds. As this Bloomberg article notes, compare and contrast with the two-to -three month process at factories in China and Vietnam. “Probably the biggest revolution [in the industry] since manufacturing moved to Asia”. More Speedfactories are coming: London, Paris, New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Shanghai. Each with shoes tailored to runners in those cities. The future is here…
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