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Truckload: More volume, fewer services
| 题名： | Truckload: More volume, fewer services |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | Peter Moore |
| 作者单位： | Logistics Training Center and Georgia College and State University in the MSCLM Graduate Program The University of South Carolina Beaufort |
| 摘要： | WHEN PLANNING FOR A LARGE SALES VOLUME, manufacturers now need to include transport-particularly truckload van requirements-earlier in the planning process. Government and industry meta data analysis of 2020 indicates that, as the pandemic progressed, we all started ordering more goods-often online-as we reduced use of consumer services (restaurants, etc.) because they were closed or represented more of a hassle to visit and make use of. The increase in goods purchased raised orders for transportation, either directly to the consumer (parcel and LTL), or to a near-to-market distribution center (truckload). However, it's important to keep in mind that the trucking industry is a "service" as well, and it experienced a reduction in drivers and operations personnel while the business was building volume, all while working under CDC guidelines. This squeeze has resulted in price increases and significant capacity constraints. As an example, paving stones that are often regionally produced in the southeastern United States have lead times on orders of 90 days or more, and the installers tell me that the transport to the wholesaler is a further delay of up to a week. Thus, getting a walkway redone went from two weeks or three weeks to around 120 days. |
| 出版年： | 2021 |
| 期刊名称： | Logistics Management |
| 卷： | 60 |
| 期： | 7 |
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