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State of Logistics: Out of sync
| 题名： | State of Logistics: Out of sync |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | JOHN D. SCHULZ |
| 摘要： | American supply chains seem to have been a representation of the country in miniature last year. They are out of sync and more expensive than ever. That's the bottom line from the 33rd Annual State of Logistics (SoL) report. The analysts and authors con- clude that volatility and inflation defined the 2021 logistics landscape," as logisticians struggled under "extraordinary pressure" to deliver goods, and often life-saving materials, around the country and the world. The report is produced annually for the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) by the global consulting firm Kearney and presented by Penske Logistics. It was released June 21st at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. "Demand in all modes and nodes surged, while the people and assets needed to move and store the goods remained scarce," states the authors. "Under extraordinary pressures, the various parts of supply chains struggled to react in unison, leaving logistics out of sync." But the biggest headline shows that U.S. business logistics costs (USBLC) rose by a whopping 22.4% to $1.85 trillion last year. That represents 8% of the U.S. 2021 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of $23 trillion. It also marked a sharp increase from 2020 when USBLC dropped 4% of GDP. "As always, logisticians proved resourceful when the going got tougher, although the numbers suggest that many of the solutions came in the form of much higher prices for constrained supply," the report concludes. |
| 出版年： | 2022 |
| 期刊名称： | Logistics Management |
| 卷： | 61 |
| 期： | 12 |
| 页码： | 25-26 |
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