This fireside chat recap is from Thursday, the third day of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How the fuels supply chain held up during the pandemic
DETAILS: While there were shortages of all sorts of products during the pandemic, and many of them continue today, fuel supply never reached crisis levels. Supplies got tight but did not buckle. Longtime consultant Gary Bevers of Bevers & Co. reviews how that key part of the economy held up during those difficult times...
In 2021, the U.S. hit a milestone: 5% of all new vehicle sales were electric vehicles.
That may not sound like much. But it’s significant because it put the U.S. on what is called an S-curve for EV adoption.
Norway, for example, hit that 5% figure in 2014 and is now at 88%. China, meanwhile, crossed the threshold in 2020 and just hit 29% last year. And now, the U.S. is experiencing the same surge in growth, with EVs comprising 12% of all new vehicle sales in 2022.
If precedent is to be believed,...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/can-charging-infrastructure-keep-pace-with-ev-demand
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This fireside chat recap is from Thursday, the third day of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How supply chain issues impact fuel supply and price.
DETAILS: Dolores Santos, a fuel industry expert with more than 40 years of experience selling to fleets, talks with Scott Berhang, director of the FreightWaves Academy, about how supply chain issues can impact fuel supply, and fuel price, and how buyers can protect themselves.
KEY QUOTES FROM SANTOS:
On the U.S. facing a...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/a-good-fuel-buyer-creates-win-win-opportunities
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This fireside chat recap is from Thursday, the third day of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.
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This fireside chat recap is from Thursday, the third day of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.
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During the pandemic, consumers shopping habits changed dramatically toward online channels, pressing companies like HelloFresh to rethink their supply chain operations.
“With the shutting of borders and homes and schools, everyone’s coming home and staying home, and we were a lucky recipient of that in some ways,” said Matt Cicinelli, vice president of operations and technology at HelloFresh. “We were set up to be a business of one size, not knowing COVID was coming, and we quickly transitioned...
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How did generic pharmaceutical wholesalers fare during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the big...
This fireside chat recap is from Wednesday, the first second day of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: M&A activity in 2022 and an outlook for 2023.
DETAILS: Are humans doing too much of the work when it comes to freight and supply chain negotiations? Martin Rand, CEO and co-founder of Pactum AI, dives into how AI dealmaking bots can determine favorable contract terms, identify cost-effective rates and even forge relationships with carriers, vendors and other supply...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-will-ai-shape-the-future-of-freight-negotiations
This fireside chat recap is from Wednesday, the second day of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Effective middle-mile management
DETAILS: A discussion with Bill Thayer, founder and CEO of Fillogic, on ways of better managing the middle mile and fulfillment.
KEY QUOTES FROM THAYER:
On using existing infrastructure to build density in middle mile:
“Malls are smack dab in the middle of the middle mile. … We take excess space in malls and provide the technology and operations...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/reconfiguring-retail-space-to-improve-fulfillment