The Transportation Management Agenda In 2025: Innovate Or Execute Better?
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of a research report published recently, “NavigatingTomorrow 2025 – The Transportation Management Agenda: Innovate or Execute Better?” The research, conducted by Adelante SCM and commissioned by Alpega, highlights important trends that are top of mind for logistics executives heading into the new year and explores whether focusing on innovation or executing better is the best approach to address the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. The report includes data and insights from interviews conducted with industry executives from Logista Freight and Ernst & Young, and from executives from Indago’s supply chain research community and Alpega’s customer community. Please visit the report page for more information about the research and to download the full report.
“The more things change, the more they stay the same.”
The 19th-century French writer and critic Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr wrote that line (in French, of course) in 1849. He was referring to society in general, but he might as well been talking about transportation management.
Over the past 45 years, there has been tremendous change in the transportation realm. Consider, for example, the explosive growth in global trade. As the chart below from the World Trade Organization shows, world trade volume is more than 5X greater today than in 1980 (and world trade value has increased more than 10X over the same time period).
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Most of the Section 301 tariffs the United States levied on China imports in 2018/19 remain in place, and in May 2024 the Biden administration raised tariffs on $18 billion of Chinese goods, including semiconductors and electric vehicles. Regardless of who wins the presidential election, tariffs will play a role in U.S. trade policy in the next few years. Meanwhile, the EU is pushing ahead to implement a 45% tariff on Chinese electric vehiclestoo. In short, the risk for a global trade war, with tit-for-tat tariffs, is growing as we head into 2025. Is this a concern for your company as you develop your supply chain plans and strategies for 2025? What actions will you take (or have you taken) to mitigate the cost impact?
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