In this episode… Sofeast's CEO Renaud Anjoran is joined again by US East-Coast supply chain and logistics expert, Marshall Taplits founder of Ship It Done. We have 3 main questions for Marshall: What is the logistics situation like now in the USA, what will it be like for the rest of 2022, and what might it be like a few years from now? They also both give their thoughts on cost drivers, energy costs, trucking legislation, near-shoring, China's role, and more. If you're interested in … [Read more...]
North American Supply Chain Problems: Major Constraints
Last week, we recorded and published a podcast entitled Why Are American Logistics Struggling In Late 2021? which goes into detail about the various North American supply chain problems and is getting a lot of downloads. In that podcast, I interviewed Marshall Taplits, founder of Ship It Done (a USA-based 3PL warehouse and e-commerce fulfillment center). He did a great job explaining why getting products into the States is difficult these days. Long-time reader Brad Pritts sent me some … [Read more...]
Why Are American Logistics Struggling In Late 2021? [Podcast]
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In this episode… There's been a lot of talk in the media about America's broken supply chain. Rising costs, shipping delays, lack of port capacity, internal haulage issues, and more have dogged importers throughout the pandemic and are providing a bleak outlook this Christmas for many companies. But why are US logistics under so much strain? What's going wrong and how and when might it be fixed? Is there an end in sight to logjams at ports? Renaud is joined by American supply chain and … [Read more...]
When Should American Companies Reshore Manufacturing Or Stay In China?
In recent times it's very common to see stories about American companies scrambling to reshore manufacturing and leave China and the data seems to support this trend of reshoring or finding other locations. However, I suspect the American companies that moved to China for the wrong reasons originally are mainly the ones who are now reshoring back in the US. Is this the case, though? Let's explore this... … [Read more...]
CPSIA Compliance For American Baby & Kids Product And Toy Importers
The CPSIA (Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act) was enacted in 2008 to enhance children’s product and toy safety in the USA in the wake of high-profile instances of toy recalls due to excessive levels of lead. … [Read more...]
9 Consequences of the Upcoming US-China Trade War
Based on all the articles I have read about the current geopolitical situation, I am not optimistic about the affect of the US-China trade war on American importers. Dan Harris, who wrote "the US-China Cold War start now," announced that a "mega-storm" might be coming, and he may be right. Now, if things turn out as bad as predicted, and if tariffs apply on more goods imported from China to the US -- and at higher rates -- what does it mean for US importers? … [Read more...]