摘要: |
The "Year in Review" is a new feature for Logistics Management's December issue. And while it's certainly not a unique concept, we felt it was fitting to produce at this important time in history. Indeed, 2022 has been a chaotic, topsy-turvy period that was quite unlike prior years. The pandemic had a deep and profound impact on most everyone, from carriers and shippers to the economy, government policies, and ultimately the consuming public. And while it's just about gone, most feel it will loom in our rearview mirror for some time as the year when new patterns started to settle into the logistics landscape. There were a few distinct changes in behavior stemming from the pandemic that are likely to remain with us: There was a major shift to e-commerce while people were housebound; there was a significant shift in work-a-day habits, with large numbers of people working from home; there were distinct and well-publicized problems in supply chains; and also fairly radical changes in transportation capacity at varying times-across all modes-that disrupted much of the supply chain. |