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CED Global Logistics Summit

State of the Logistics Industry

1

Tim Feemster MBAPresident

Foremost Quality Logistics

Moderator

Scudder SmithPrincipal Consultant

Freight & Logistics Practice, WSP

Joseph G.B. BryanVice President, Freight

Transportation and Logistics Policy Planning, WSP

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Agenda

• Introductions and Opening Remarks-Moderator: Tim Feemster, President, Foremost Quality Logistics

• State of the Industry Report: Joseph G.B. Bryan, Principal Consultant, Freight Transportation and Logistics Policy, Planning, WSP

• Trade Wars & Tariff Impacts, Scudder Smith, Principal Consultant, Freight & Logistics Practice, WSP

• Questions

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Top 25 Risks to the Supply Chain1. Supplier/Vendor Distribution Disruptions

2. Federal, State and Local Regulations

3. LABOR

4. Competition

5. Commodity/Raw Material Pricing

6. ECONOMY

7. Environmental Regulations, Laws, Liability

8. Threats in International Operations/Sales

9. Cyber Issues; Security, Privacy, Theft, Crime

10. Currency Risk

11. Inability to Execute; M&A, JV's, Divestitures

12. ACCESS TO CAPITAL

13. Ability to Maintain Info Systems and Implement Upgrades and New Systems

14. Business Interruption; Natural Disasters, Trade Wars, Conflicts

15. Change in Product Demand; ability to maintain and grow Market Share

16. RECALLS

17. INNOVATION

18. Litigation, Legal Proceedings

19. ATTRACT/MAINTAIN/MOTIVATE Key Personnel

20. Customers/Vendors/Partners Financial Condition

21. Anti-Corruption/Anti-Bribery, FCPA

22. Intellectual Property, Trademark Infringement

23. Insurance Costs and Loss Coverages

24. Fuel/Electric/Oil; Transportation

25. Accounting Standards/Internal Controls/Financial Reporting

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Source: BDO Study of 2016 10K’s of Publicly Traded Corporations, Dermody, & FQL

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Supply Chain Risk Factors

1. Costs

2. Business Interruption

3. Labor

4. Federal, State and Local Regulations

5. Economy/Competition

6. Information Technologies

7. Cyber Issues

8. Site Specification Specifics

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Source: BDO Study of 2016 10K’s of Publicly Traded Corporations, Dermody, & FQL

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CSCMP Logistics Cost-2018

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91.2%

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A.T. Kearney 6

CSCMP Steep Grade AheadState of Logistics Report 2018

CED Global Logistics SummitSeptember 25, 2018

Joseph BryanWSP USA

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US State of LogisticsLogistics Costs $1.494 t

% of GDP 7.7%Trans Costs $965 bInv. Carrying $428 b

Transportation = 65% of total logistics spend!

Source: CSCMP’s Annual “State of Logistics®” Report

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A.T. Kearney 8

2017 US Business Logistics Costsincreased by 6.2% to ~ $1.5 trillion

Source: CSCMP’s Annual “State of Logistics®” Report

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Logistics Costs have risen 20%

Average annual increase = $25b

2017 increase was $87b

Since 2006…

As a % of GDP, Logistics expense went from 8.5% to 7.7%, a reduction of 9.4%.

Since 1990, the reduction is 30%!

However….

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Global Comparison of Logistics Expenditures

Asia 17% GDP

China 18% GDP

Europe 13% GDP

India 13% GDP

Japan 11% GDP

Mexico 14% GDP

EconomyHigher Output--GDPBetter use of resourcesMulti-use InfrastructureBusinessesMarket AccessMarket IntegrationCost EfficiencyConsumersMore Goods and ServicesWider AvailabilityLower Prices/Income

U.S.

7.7% GDP

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• 2016’s expenditure declines in 9 segments turned into increases for all 16 segments in 2017

• Intermodal and private/dedicated fleets had highest jumps

• Parcel increased 7% in 2017, following a strong 10% in 2016

• Water and airfreight saw relatively modest increases

• Inventory costs rose 4.6% in 2017 vs a -3.2% decline in 2016 led by higher inventory and financing costs

• Other costs increased 4.9% in 2017 from a -2.0% decline in 2016 led by administrative costs

$billion 2017 YoY 17/16 5-yr. CAGR

Transportation costs• Full truckload 289.4 6.4% 4.8%• Less-than-truckload 62.4 6.6% -2.1%• Private or dedicated 289.6 9.5% 6.8%• Motor carriers 641.4 7.8% 4.8%• Parcel 99.0 7.0% 7.9%• Carload 59.0 7.3% -0.5%• Intermodal 21.4 10.7% 2.6%• Rail 80.5 8.2% 0.3%• Airfreight (includes domestic, import, export, cargo, and express) 67.2 3.1% 1.5%• Water (includes domestic, import, and export) 41.0 1.1% -0.4%• Pipeline 36.4 5.8% 5.8%

Subtotal 965.5 7.0% 4.2%Inventory carrying costs• Storage 148.0 4.2% 3.1%• Financial cost (WACC x Total Business Inventory) 151.6 5.0% -1.0%• Other (obsolescence, shrinkage, insurance, handling, others) 128.4 4.6% 0.9%

Subtotal 428.0 4.6% 0.9%Other costs• Carriers' support activities 50.5 3.9% 4.8%• Shippers' administrative costs 50.7 6.0% 4.9%

Subtotal 101.2 4.9% 4.9%

Total US business logistics costs 1,494.7 6.2% 3.2%

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A.T. Kearney 12

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics2016 2017 2018

Motor carriers: Truck tonnage up 4.2%, with acceleration in back-half of the year

Seasonally adjusted monthly values (2015 [index year]= 100)Truck Tonnage Index

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A.T. Kearney 13

Note: Includes fuel.- Source: Truckstop.com

In 2017 dry van spot market rates leapt 30%

Dry van spot market rates by week

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• Prices soared in 2017: spot market (up to 30%) and contract rates (up to15%)

• Carriers largely responded by purging their least profitable customers and ordering record numbers of new assets

• Variety of tactics deployed to soften the blow: researching dedicated models, operational improvements and freight efficiency initiatives

• Load-truck ratio peaked in 2017, as manufacturing activity peaked

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A.T. Kearney 14

Thousand carloads

Sources: Association of American Railroads; A.T. Kearney analysis

• Much of the gain was on strong demand for intermodal

• Operating ratios continued to decline as railroads cut headcount, optimized asset utilization and rolling stock inventory, and increased train speeds and lengths

• Coal shipments for domestic utilities stabilized after years of considerable declines

• Increased demand and precision railroading triggered a rise in complaints

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Rail: In 2017 carloads rose 3% to 3.1 million

US Class I rail traffic

For the first half of 2017, carloads trended higher than 2016; 2018 is following a similar trend

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Note: TEU is twenty-foot equivalent unit.- Sources: port statistics; A.T. Kearney analysis

• East and Gulf Coast ports’ volume growth of 7.9% outstripped a 1.3% rise on the West Coast

• Shippers took advantage of lax pricing discipline to negotiate 2018 contracts at or below last year’s rates

• Over 2018, fundamentals are expected to be more or less balanced with rising fuel prices increasing costs for shippers

• Ultimately, capacity and pricing discipline will determine whether carriers or shippers benefit more from the strong global economy

The spread between East and West Coast rates has been declining$1,000 per FEU (Forty Foot Equivalent Unit)

Water and ports: a stormy year

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A.T. Kearney 16

Parcel: e-commerce growth drives growthE-commerce grew 15.5% to reach $448.3 billion, 9.1% of GDP

• Parcel expenditures rose 7% to almost $100 billion in 2017

• Rising volumes and customer expectations force a capital-intensive “re-think” of last mile supply chain

• Carriers have room to raise prices while markets are figuring out who will bear investment burdens

• Same day/shorter expectation will continue to grow

• Parcel cost headwinds may impede e-commerce strategies, particularly in cost-sensitive segments

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A.T. Kearney 17

Note: Index shows average of all-in airfreight buy rates paid by forwarders to airlines for standard deferred airport-to-airport airfreight services.Source: Drewry's Sea & Air Shipper Insight

• Air freight volumes rose 9% in 2017 due to surging demand for ultra-fast shipments while the prices rose 4%

• The increases came mostly in Q4

• IATA forecasts 4.9% growth between 2018-2022

• Although we expect the pace of modernization and digitization to accelerate, we don't foresee short-term digital disruption

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Airfreight: Need for speed drove volumes and prices up$ per kiloDrewry East-West Average rate

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Note: Total US private inventories includes manufacturing, retail, and wholesale and represents stock or goods available for sale . Annual numbers are the yearly average.- Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis

After 3 years of stability, inventory levels increase 3.9% to ~$2.6 trillion$ billionTotal US private inventories

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Source: Cushman and Wakefield; MARKETBEAT U.S. Industrial Q1 2017 - US_Industrial_MarketBeatSnapshot_Q117.pdf; MARKETBEAT U.S. Industrial Q1 2018 - US_Industrial_MarketBeatSnapshot_Q118.pdf

Warehousing: innovate or die

• Rents rose 4% nationally, with West 6.1%, Midwest 4.4%, South 4.1%,Northeast 2.6%

• Pop-up warehouses are back by popular demand

• Warehouse efficiency becomes paramount for companies striving to meet ever-shrinking e-commerce delivery lead times

• Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are popular again, to address rising pressure to improve worker productivity

• Robotic-centric solutions are easier to set up and use; and are faster, smarter, cheaper

• Space availability tumbled to a historic low of 7.3 percent in the first quarter of 2018

Rental rates rose 4% in 2017 and increases accelerated in 2018

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Proliferation of Distribution Centers

Source: Tompkins International

• DCs more than tripled in 4 years, almost doubled in 2• Retail and manufacturing• Average size is dropping: small paired with large Driven by need for faster time to market

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Amazon Influence Holds Down Retail Inventory Turns

Source: Alix Partners, CapIQ

Fewer turns mean more inventory and more room to hold it

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Percentage of Online Orders with Same Day Delivery

Source: Alix Partners- National survey conducted 11/17

• Same day is small but growing• 56% of people surveyed are Amazon Prime members = free delivery• Amazon cultivates fast by making it free Because fast closes the convenience gap vs. storefront retail

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New Prologis Seattle Multi-story Warehouse

• Opening 2018, 5 miles from downtown = fast delivery• Designed for e-commerce fulfillment activities using 53’ trailers• 590,000 SF in 3 stories on 13.7 acres - vs. typical 47 acres Triples the volume of freight generated per acre – as can automation

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Note: IoT is Internet of Things. UAV is Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. OTA is Over-The-Air.- Source: A.T. Kearney Analysis

• Projections of a healthy growing economy, tight capacity and e-commerce expansion promise a steep grade

• Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Mobile Robots and “Uberization” of Freight are expected to have the most disruptive impact in the near term

• Crumbling infrastructure will exacerbate logistics efficiency until serious investments are made

• Looming threat of global trade wars casts of fog of uncertainty

Trends and Outlook: Shifting currents

Innovation Grid: a Ten-Year Outlook

Rising demand and tight capacity put carriers back in the driver’s seat

Timing

ImpactHigh

Medium

Low5 Years 10+

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Predictive cruise control

Uberization of Freight

Warehouse sharing

Blockchain

Fleet monitoring systems

Logistics marketplace

Coopetition supply chains

On-demand courier delivery On-demand

3D printing

Artificial Intelligence Applications

Electric Fleets

Hydrogen Fuel CellsTube logistics

Circular Economy Logistics

Airless Tires

Fully Autonomous Trucks

Drone / UAV delivery

Platooning

Semi autonomous vehicles

Remote diagnostics

Autonomous Mobile Robots

Sharing Economy IoT & Big Data On-Demand Logistics Autonomous / Equipment Solutions

Alternative Energy

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Supply Chain Concierge Service

Join the Community – visit CSCMP.org!

CSCMP’s Evolving Role

• GoalConnect, Educate and Develop the

world’s Supply Chain Professionals!

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Tariffs and Trade Wars

Assessing Impacts of Tariffs on Trade and the Economy

• Historic Perspective • Rationale and Mechanics• Affected Classes and Impacts • War Games

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Historic PerspectiveStage III. Great Recession and Recovery

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Historic PerspectiveStage III. Great Recession and Recovery

Change in Real Inventories in Billions of 2012 Dollars

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Tariffs and Trade Wars

Rationale and Mechanics• Rationale:

– Protect intellectual property– Increase economic growth by reducing trade

imbalance– “Bring jobs back to the U.S.”

• Mechanics – Both sides escalate base of commodities and

tax rates– Importers taxed, collections to governments

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Tariffs and Trade WarsAffected Classes and Impacts• Governments Collect Tariffs (Taxes)

– Business net income decreases and/or – Consumers pay higher prices, inflation rises– Government deficits decrease unless revenues are

spent (e.g. on trade adjustments) or compensatory tax cuts

• For a limited range of commodities demand may be inelastic, or there may be limited substituition, expecially in the short term– Consumers just pay more and the government collects

the taxes (see above)– Almonds, soybeans, lobster, water chestnuts?

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Tariffs and Trade WarsAffected Classes and Impacts• For many products 2018 imports may be

accelerated to avoid Jan. 1 increases to 25% rates.– Increase in imports will add to 2018 trade

imbalance and lead to a decline in 2019 – Impact on GDP growth should be neutral as

increases in inventories will be offset by increases in imports.

– Government deficits decrease unless revenues are spent (e.g. on trade adjustments) or compensatory tax cuts.

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Tariffs and Trade WarsAffected Classes and Impacts

• Shifts in Foreign Sourcing– For some “commodity” products importers’ sources may be shifted

to other competitive countries relatively quickly.– For importers of many other products, modifying supply chains by

switching to alternative country sources may take years.• Shifts in Manufacturers’ Locations

– A subset of U.S manufacturers may ultimately decide to move production of imported products to the U.S. but such decisions may be delayed by the possibilities of trade disputes being resolved.

– Other global manufacturers may move their some U.S. production to other countries where imported products are not subject to high tariffs or where their exports to China are important.

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Tariffs and Trade Wars

Affected Classes and Impacts• Closely Integrated Product

Trade – A Fishy Example– U.S. fish exports are shipped

to China where they are processed (filleted) and then shipped back to the U.S.

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Tariffs and Trade WarsWar Games

Does China’s large share of U.S. imports give it an advantage since it may be difficult to quickly move sourcing to other countries?

$ Billions U.S. Imports China China %Total All Products 2,342 505 22%Computers/Printers/Parts/Monitors 148 83 56%Line Telephony/Cellphones 112 72 64%Apparel/Footwear/Leather Goods 109 43 40%Furniture 63 32 51%Toys/Games/Sporting Goods 31 26 82%

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Tariffs and Trade WarsWar Games

• Trade War Casualties

– An ongoing trade war is likley to cause damage to the economies of both China and the U.S. as well as the rest of the world.

– It is therefore in both countries’ interests to come to a solution to the developing trade war. But if the trade war becomes a game of “chicken” from which neither of the countries can extract itself, the damage could become a significant reality.

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Questions???

Tim Feemster MBAPresident

Foremost Quality Logistics

Moderator

Scudder SmithPrincipal Consultant

Freight & Logistics Practice, WSP

Joseph G.B. BryanVice President, Freight

Transportation and Logistics Policy, Planning, WSP

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