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Here is just a quick summary of some things I am looking at this week and also some things which just make you go ... hmmmmmm:
California Ports 24-Hour Operation is Going Unused - WSJ). So far the 24 hour out gate at the ports of LA/LB are considered a total bust. Unfortunately, those making these rules don't understand the "chain" in supply chain. It is not just about time available. It is about trucks, drivers, port space, all sorts of workers, chassis and a myriad of other things. If nothing is done on those fronts, the chain breaks and no amount of extra "open" time will fix it. More to come but so far I rate the 24 hour port plan aF-.
Driving up and down the highways at night allows you to see a big part of the problem. Trucks parked all over the highway as they run out of hours and there is no parking for them. Is anyone addressing this issue? Does anyone think that parking on the side of the road, with no facilities and with no safety will attract people to the trucking industry? Remember, for in trucking for every "machine" you employ you have to employ at least one person. It is not like manufacturing where a "machine" eliminates the need for a number of people. In trucking the capital employed to human is 1:1. Treatment of Drivers: F.
Anyone been to Costco lately? I have been in one in Michigan and one in Georgia recently and guess what? The toilet paper shortage appears to be coming back. This time I think it is more about lack of trucking capacity than anything. Come on Costco, you can get restocked!
Inventory to Sales Ratios both total and just retail show little to no improvement. This means my "when will this get better" meter is moving to the beginning of 2023 when I had it pegged at mid year 2022. Still not coming off of the 2022 but the likelihood of it going into 2023 is getting more real. Likelihood of a quick resolution to the supply chain issues in America ending soon - D
Total Inventory to Sales:
Retail Inventory to Sales:
Port of Savannahis still the best port out there by far however it has been "found" by some big retailers who are slow to move their boxes off the port. This has meant some ocean carriers have cancelled calls to Savannah and added the Ports of Jacksonville and Charleston. I think just about everyone is starting to look at "over the water" movements to the East Coast versus getting into the mess of LA/LB then trying to move it over ground. Port of Savannah is an A
JB Hunt (Stock information: JBHT)is the best run trucking company in America by far. They knocked their quarter out of the park and they have even better days ahead. They have transformed from an old school, irregular route trucking company to a high tech, well disciplined supply chain company. And, the market is rewarding them for it as they have a P/E that values it like a tech company and just about everyone upgraded their stock this week. YTD J.B. Hunt is up 44.64% as compared to Schneider (SNDR) who is up 19.7%. (See comparison chart here). JB Hunt is an A+
Costs continue to rise in all facets of the supply chain: Various data sources tell us that yes Virginia, there is inflation, and a lot of it.
OK, I just wanted to pass on some thoughts for mid-week. Things I am working on include:
Why is the market not putting capital into asset companies? Just today another $200M investment in a tech company that is supposed to help you find a truck. So, we keep building apps but we don't staff trucks. Not helpful but the folks doing investing must know something I do not know.
Should there be a reserve corps for Supply Chain Professionals? I am really thinking we need this. People join just like you would join the Army reserve except it is a national supply chain corps. You would get the same protections the old "Soldiers and Sailors Relief act" provided and you would get called up as needed. This would accomplish the same thing as calling up "the military" but you would get a lot more professionals to join as they would not have to do all the "Army Stuff"
More on those topics later. I thought it fitting to end this post with "Bad Moon Rising" by Credence Clearwater Revival. This should be the theme song for all supply chain experts!
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1IBM Quantum, IBM Research – Zurich, CH-8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland
2Institute of Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne...
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