Datex Blog
Keep up to date on what’s going on in the supply chain & logistics industry.
E-Commerce, Last Mile Delivery and 3PLs
Rampant need for last mile delivery due to increased use of e-commerce leads to new collaboration with 3PLsSetting the Stage for the 2021 Continued Growth in E-Commerce and Last Mile DeliveryFueled by COVID-19 lockdowns and consumers working from home, the explosion...
The Friday Report August 27, 2021
Chinese Rare Earth Mineral Bet Relies on Taliban Much has changed in the past twenty years since the United States invaded Afghanistan. The world was a much less sophisticated place, in terms of technology. In 2001, there were no iPhones or Android...
The Friday Report August 20, 2021
Walmart’s New Business: Last Mile Delivery Walmart is launching Walmart GoLocal, a new white label delivery service for companies other than its own. The new service includes product delivery with multiple timelines and complex delivery requirements. Walmart...
The Friday Report: August 6, 2021
Amazon Continues Its Ongoing Investments in Future Growth Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruption has erupted and waned. As businesses were in lockdown, production was impacted, and goods were not able to reach retail and consumer...
The Friday Report: July 30, 2021
Going Up: Industrial Real Estate Rents Escalate Due to Demand With vacancy US vacancy rates at a record low of 4.5% in Q2 for industrial real estate, demand continues to outpace supply. The asking rent for industrial space shot up 6.8% year-over-year, largely...
Supply Chain Labor Shortages & Technology
It’s not just the pandemic. Over the past year, the supply chain has been disrupted by a variety of factors, from lockdowns, port delays, the Suez Canal obstruction by the Ever Given, and most notably by labor shortages. Strong consumer, anticipated increases in...
The Friday Report: July 23, 2021
Frito-Lay Bucks the Trend Last year, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Frito-Lay simplified its portfolio, temporarily shedding 21% of its SKU portfolio to increase its efficiency. The move, popular with other supply chain businesses last year, helped the company to...
2021 The State of Pharma Outsourcing
According to an original investigation published in JAMA in 2020 using publicly available data, drug companies spend $1 billion on research and development to bring one new medicine to market.This study included 63 of 355 new therapeutic drugs developed by 47...
The Friday Report: July 16, 2021
Food Industry Shaken by JBS Ransomware Attack The ransomware attack on the largest meatpacker in the world seems to have shaken up the food industry and instigated questions about its cybersecurity. JBS, based in Brazil, has operations across the globe and was...
The Friday Report: July 9, 2021
Labor Shortages Driving Supply Chain Disruptions It seems as if nearly every day now we are hearing about supply chain disruptions. What are the primary drivers of this problem? Notably, labor shortages and transportation impediments. Ports in various locations...