{"id":17944,"date":"2021-11-16T09:31:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T09:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/?p=17944"},"modified":"2024-01-26T00:56:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T00:56:55","slug":"supply-chain-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/blog\/supply-chain-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"What does the future hold for supply chain in 2022?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Few organizations escaped the wrath of the supply chain, logistics and transportation issues that surfaced in 2020 and were exacerbated in 2021. From semiconductor chip shortages to a lack of ocean containers to extreme West Coast port congestion, it seemed like every week brought with it at least one more obstacle for companies to overcome.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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As we flip the calendar over to 2022 and wave goodbye to 2021, truck driver shortages, supply chain interruptions and port congestion will likely continue as big events like the Chinese New Year celebration and Beijing Olympics impact the flow. In\u00a02022 Crystal Ball: Assessing Current and Future Supply Chain Challenges & Opportunities<\/i>,\u00a0Centerboard\u2019s\u00a0President states.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201cDuring a \u2018normal\u2019 year we\u2019d see a surge of pre-ordering to get orders flowing in before the shutdown, to cover the inventory outage. This year, the outage itself may help clear up some of this backlog.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201cThere\u2019s no doubt that the tumultuous events of the past 18 months led to the massive disruption of many key supply chains,\u201d Jim Witham writes in Forbes\u2019 Supply Chain Lessons Learned From The Covid-19 Pandemic.<\/i><\/a>\u00a0\u201cAlthough industries experienced supply chain fragility before the Covid-19 pandemic, the current scale and diversity of impact are unprecedented, with shortages in critical medical equipment, consumer electronics, cars and even lumber.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In assessing the lessons learned and new practices put into play as a result of the pandemic, Witham writes about how vulnerability must be an everyday\u2014not a 100-year\u2014planning event consideration, that just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing may have finally seen its day, and how the growing number of companies that now require semiconductors have made those organizations dependent on the chip supply.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201cThe current automotive industry spends around $40 billion on chips per year. This will only grow with the rapid transition to electric vehicles (EVs), which require four times the number of semiconductors,\u201d writes Witham, who also feels that the relationships between supply chain partners must evolve as a result of the pandemic. Only then can organizations begin to work toward creating a more resilient, global economy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Driving Effective and Profitable Change<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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On a positive note, the global pandemic\u00a0has\u00a0pushed more companies to consider their own carbon footprints\u2014and those of their business partners\u2014and prompted a wave of concern on the part of the consumer. This, in turn, has driven a heightened awareness of how a company\u2019s activities impact the environment and what they\u2019re doing to create more sustainable, eco-friendly supply chains.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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To help them achieve these goals,\u00a0Odyssey Logistics\u00a0<\/a>recently introduced the\u00a0Cloverleaf\u2122 Program.<\/a>\u00a0Focused on driving effective and profitable change, this science-based program was developed on the belief that sustainability can be an engine for growth and economic prosperity. The program incorporates electrification, artificial intelligence (AI), analytics, Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and other emerging technologies in ways that measurably move the world towards a carbon-neutral stance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Cloverleaf also helps reduce costs, improve margins and better serve every organization and person along the supply chain. Odyssey, which actively participates in the SmartWay Program (USA), GreenFreight (Europe) and other government-sponsored initiatives, has made substantial investments in Cloverleaf and plans to continue doing so.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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What\u2019s Ahead?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In 4 Supply Chain and Logistics Trends to Watch in 2022<\/i><\/a>, Overhaul\u2019s Barry Conlon highlights the key supply chain and logistics challenges that companies have been grappling with over the last two years. Going forward into 2022, he expects the talent shortage, the transportation capacity crunch and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) among global shipping companies to all continue.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201cEveryone is learning how to do more with less through the current driver shortage, which will continue to delay companies looking to expand their fleet or increase capacity,\u201d Conlon writes. \u201cUnfortunately, we won\u2019t see relief any time soon, with nearly a quarter of the trucking workforce expected to hit retirement in the next decade.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Looking further out, Conlon says the US infrastructure investment bill could bring some relief. Even with a positive outcome, he warns that the results will take time to surface. \u201cThere is no magic wand,\u201d he writes, \u201cand it\u2019ll take time to catch up to the infrastructure we need.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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As with most things in life, patience will truly be a virtue as the pandemic pressures ease and organizations attempt to return to \u201cnormal\u201d in 2022. Association of Supply Chain Management\u2019s Douglas Kent told Transport Topics<\/i><\/a>\u00a0that addressing overall supply chain problems will take time. \u201cWe\u2019re going to be counting it in years, not in months and certainly not weeks and days,\u201d Kent said. \u201cSome of the concerns about how you manage the new norms will require some strategic resolutions that are not quick fixes.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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