摘要: |
GOING BACK TO THE ONSET OF THE PANDEMIC, there was a healthy dose of uncertainty and the path to normalcy was largely unknown. There was also a healthy dose of concern around how the pandemic was forcing logistics and supply chain operations to change directions toward a "new normal"-or however we'd like to refer to it. Well, more than 20 months later, how has that premise panned out? In a sense, it really depends on who you ask. A motor carrier may have a different take than a port operator, and a retail shipper and an agriculture shipper would have different views as well. But there are some things that represent a common bond among supply chain stakeholders, whether they are a shipper, carrier, or 3PL. The impact of the pandemic on labor availability has been-and continues to be-significant. The examples are plentiful, of course, and that commonality is apparent, even across such a fragmented marketplace as ours. What's more, while the pandemic has brought about major changes in how we view and approach certain elements of our operations, there are other things that we were all keeping an eye on and monitoring that are still top of mind as we roll further in to 2022. |