In all supply chain and logistics circles these days, it seems that the topic at, or near, the top of the list for most industry taking points these days is inflation, and for good reason.
Those reasons are highlighted based on data recently issued by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), which indicated that, for calendar year 2021, inflation hit a 40-year high, as the Consumer Price Index was up 7% annually and up 5.5%, when excluding food and energy prices.
