Optiyol, as a transportation-focused tech company, periodically collects 5 notable news and pieces about transportation, logistics, supply chain solutions, autonomous cars, digitalization, the rise of ai, optimization, sustainability and market news.
1- Global Supply Chains Face ‘Hangover’ as Excess Demand Softens
“The earlier companies engage and leverage technology, the more impact and improvement they can realize in logistics and value chains.”
2- E-commerce is entering a new phase in Southeast Asia.
“Southeast Asian markets could sustain robust double-digit annual growth of between 15 and 25 percent for the next five years”
3- Fashion brands can't keep up with the latest trends because of supply-chain chaos
“ Many retailers are offering heavy discounts to cut down unusually high inventories. “
4- The U.S. Postal Service will acquire and use at least 66,000 battery electric vehicles by 2028
“The effort is part of the Postal Service’s $9.6 billion plan to replace its aging fleet of over 220,000 vehicles. The new delivery vehicles will start hitting the streets by the end of 2023“
5- Fleet decarbonization: Operationalizing the transition
“Fleet operators are under pressure to transition to greener business models. A strategic approach can help ensure that they optimize costs”
Full read below:
- Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-12-20/supply-chain-latest-predictions-for-2023
- SupplyChainDive: https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/postal-service-electric-delivery-vehicles-2028-oshkosh-EV/639314/
- McKinsey: https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/fleet-decarbonization-operationalizing-the-transition
- Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/supply-chain-chaos-brands-chase-trends-victorias-secret-2022-12
- McKinsey - 2: https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/travel-logistics-and-infrastructure/our-insights/e-commerce-is-entering-a-new-phase-in-southeast-asia-are-logistics-players-prepared