Logistics Management

1 week ago | logisticsmgmt.com | Karen Thuermer

While it’s uncertain what effect geopolitical events and President Trump’s tariff scheme will have on the air cargo this year, 2024 saw the industry flying high with air cargo demand outpacing capacity worldwide. Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA):“It was a year of profitable growth.

1 week ago | logisticsmgmt.com | Bridget McCrea

Market volatility, geopolitical events, and general uncertainty have all thrust logistics management into the spotlight over the last few years. The individuals who support, plan, and orchestrate logistics and supply chain networks are also garnering more attention—and in some cases, receiving bigger rewards for their roles—as they help their organizations navigate the complexities of the modern supply chain environment.

1 week ago | logisticsmgmt.com | Bridget McCrea

Before drones started flying around counting inventory in GNC’s two large distribution centers (DCs), the nutritional supplement and vitamin retailer relied mostly on an internal resources to perform cycle counts. It was a labor- and time-intensive process: teams would go out and audit every location—40,000 locations total—in GNC’s Indianapolis and Phoenix facilitiesa minimum of twice a year.

1 week ago | logisticsmgmt.com | Jeff Berman

With the 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs placed on U.S. trading partners now in place, save for a 10% baseline tariff and also the furry of tariffs placed on China throughout the last week, there is a question of “what now?” in logistics circles, to say the least.

1 week ago | logisticsmgmt.com | Jeff Berman

In what remains an uncertain trade environment, the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and the Port of Long Beach (POLB) saw volume gains in March to end the first quarter, according data respectively issued by the ports. POLA reported that total March volume came in at 778,406 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEU), for a 4.7% annual gain. POLA exports, at 385,531 TEU, posted a 1.6% annual gain, and exports, at 122,975 TEU, fell 15% annually. Empty containers, at 269,900, posted a 23% annual increase.