Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2024

The most obvious impact was the disruption of traffic and transportation. According to a widely cited framework by Christopher and Peck from “Building the Resilient Supply Chain” (2004), supply chain resilience consists of four dimensions: robustness, agility, redundancy, and flexibility.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

In the real world of transportation and logistics, it’s not just about visiting a list of cities. There are pick-ups and deliveries to be performed, there are disparate vehicle types and transportation modes, there are time windows, mixture rules, and other assorted side constraints. But wait, it gets worse. Computational Intensity.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Raymon is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and The Australian Logistics Academy, an Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and was an Honorary Fellow of the University of Wollongong, where he was responsible for teaching and representing the interests of the University in the region.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 14, 2021

Mr Singh was the Chief Executive of SATS Airport Services from 1998 to 2004. He was appointed the Chief Operating Officer of SATS in 2004, where he held the position till his retirement in 2009. Mr Singh has been an Independent Director at Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation since 2010. Karmjit Singh.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 21, 2024

I have been going to MODEX since 2004 when it was called NAMH (held in Cleveland) and have made an incredible number of connections, some of which have become lifelong clients and friends. Material handling and supply chain industry professionals converge at a few marquee shows across the world. Read more in this article.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 1, 2022

since 2004, hit an all-time high of 4,586 points in late March. The cost to transport containerized goods peaked at unprecedented levels in late 2021. American Shipper reported that indexes measuring container-ship rental rates are now dropping rapidly. The Harpex index, published by brokerage Harper Petersen & Co.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 17, 2020

Naval is Global Head of Supply Chain and Logistics at Ramco Systems, where he leads a team that is building a logistics software platform that meets the end to end needs of transportation and logistics providers. An integrated suite means order management, logistics, transportation, finance, fleet management and HR. About Ramco.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2019

In parallel, SAP launched technology platforms: NetWeaver in 2004 followed by HANA 2.0 Examples include allocation, available-to-Promise, and transportation routing. Outside-in Transportation. Telematics and outside-in data redefines transportation. Shifting Technology Taxonomies. These solutions have different names.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Note the elongation of the cash-to-cash cycle in the chemical industry of 38 additional days when comparing the 2014-2019 averages to the pre-recession period of 2004-2006. All industries operate today with more inventory than in the pre-recessionary period of 2004-2007. It is worse in some industries. The average is twenty-five days.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 16, 2021

According to Meyersohn, “Food manufacturers and grocers have faced higher costs for commodities, labor, transportation and other expenses during the pandemic. Back in 2004, food writer Jon Springer ( @_JonSpringer ) reported, “Supermarkets have traditionally done well during periods of food inflation.”[8]

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 31, 2017

When I started doing business in China back in 2004, a general factory worker used to earn around RMB2,600 a month. 4 “Transportation time is too long and no longer competitive”. In other words, the location itself – and hence the transportation time – is the same as it was. Today, that amount has increased to RMB3,600.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In 2004, I joined AMR Research, a Boston Analyst firm. We are making slow progress on transportation visibility, but not supplier visibility. Reflection. To illustrate the point, let me share a story. I volunteered to write a report on supply visibility. I thought it would be easy. Visibility means many things to different people.

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ModusLink Corporation

JANUARY 5, 2022

It has its first definition published only in the beginning of the nineties by the Council of Logistics Management (Bri-2004, S. Products are received from the end-customer and transported back to the warehouse in question. Reverse Logistics is often referred to as Reverse Supply Chain, and part of Closed Loop Supply Chain.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 25, 2022

And all of them expect to be connected to logistics providers transporting goods to and from various supply chain nodes. Manufacturing and transportation and logistics companies have been pioneers of today’s IoRT revolution, leading the way to connect and automate industry operations.” in 2004 to $0.38 ”[6].

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Multichannel Merchant

APRIL 7, 2022

The transportation sector is the largest U.S. Launched in 2004, this voluntary public-private program gives shippers a comprehensive system for tracking, documenting and sharing information about fuel use and freight emissions across supply chains. The call for sustainable shipping is getting real. Maximize Local Fulfillment.

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3PL Insights

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

One of the organizations currently assisting victims of Hurricane Harvey is the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN), which was formed to provide humanitarian relief after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2004. Warehouse space and cross-dock services are also needed.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

factory activity has risen to the highest levels since 2004, in response to the active hurricane season as well. Hunt Transportation Services has advised clients rates could rise more than 10 percent within the next two months alone. Cassidy of JOC. Meanwhile, J.B.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

This is based on some recent collaborative work with Professor Jason Miller from Michigan State University, who developed a new supply chain pressures index, which was based on a post from the Cleveland Fed [1] , going back to Q1 2004. The index consists of a checklist of reasons for not operating at full capacity.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

If you’ve attended any logistics conferences lately, or just tried covering a load in recent weeks, you know that the tide is turning in the transportation market. Those were just some of the questions I discussed with Mike Finn, VP of Transportation at Kenco Group in a recent episode of Talking Logistics. How should shippers respond?

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 6, 2016

It was a record store chain in the UK, which closed down in 2004 in the wake of digital music consumption. We’re all familiar with what happened to Blackberry, Eastman Kodak Company, and Barnes & Noble. All these businesses suffered due to disruptive change. But have you heard of Our Price?

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Likewise for those shopping for a transportation management system (TMS). Buyers want to know all about the features and functionality that will help them optimize the transportation portion of their supply chains. And rightly so. But that’s often all they care about. For instance, let’s say I move goods from point A to point B.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 16, 2023

By maintaining its own trucking fleet, Walmart gains greater control over transportation and delivery schedules, leading to improved efficiency and timely product replenishment. By eliminating unnecessary intermediaries and optimizing production and transportation, overall supply chain costs can be minimized. References: Lee H.L.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 12, 2019

In 2004-2006, Greg Aimi (now a Gartner analyst) and I worked on a common definition of visibility for over a year. Most deployments focus on functional excellence–manufacturing, transportation, customer service or procurement. Recently, the evolution of ISO-8000 standards enable the transport of company, item and location data.

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Material Handling & Logistics

APRIL 2, 2018

“Inputs, expressed as supplier deliveries, inventories and imports, were negatively impacted by weather conditions; Asian holidays; lead time extensions; steel and aluminum disruptions across many industries; supplier labor issues; and transportation difficulties due to driver and equipment shortages.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

They collectively provide evidence that the prior disruptions still occurring among industry supply chains, compounded by the latest manufacturing, logistics and transportation disruptions occurring in China, will have a longer economic and service level effect in the coming months. Global Manufacturing Output Levels Declined.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

A LeanLogistics employee since 2004, Chris served as the lead technologist of several initiatives including optimization, LeanFleet®, LeanSource®, and LeanDex® before taking his current role.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2016

You get on the M25 and before long you have a front seat view of the biggest transportation challenge facing companies in England and many other countries around the world: traffic congestion. Back in May 2004, I wrote a post titled, “What If UPS Acquires Manhattan Associates?” According to the article by Erica Philips: Amazon.com Inc.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 20, 2014

French retailer Chronodrive has been doing this since 2004 and has since gained a steady following of 130,000 customers. Supply Chain Planning & Optimization Transport & Logistics' In addition to a home delivery service with temperature-controlled trucks, it’s also offering click-and-collect services at some of its outlets.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 14, 2015

As a transportation management solutions provider offering both technology solutions and managed services , our goal as a business is to provide a streamlined processes and allow core business focus for our shipper customers who are manufacturers and distributors. .

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NC State SCRC

MAY 27, 2021

That means most individuals did not have experience managing warehouse and transportation and acquisition activities, but were rather focused on optimizing the stockpile of goods given very limited funding. The majority of the people working within it were inventory logisticians, not supply chain logisticians. In addition, $2.3B

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Talking Logistics

JULY 18, 2014

According to a Wall Street Journal article : In a 15-count indictment filed in San Francisco, federal prosecutors say that beginning in 2004 the company repeatedly ignored warnings from the government it was breaking the law by shipping drugs ordered from online pharmacies that dispensed them to anyone who filled out an online questionnaire.

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PINC

JULY 29, 2020

Since its founding in 2004, PINC has been a pioneer in providing real-time visibility and workflow orchestration to yard operations across distribution centers and manufacturing plants worldwide.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 5, 2013

I have worked with this client since 2004. Most often the focus is on transportation or logistics, but does not take into consideration the trade-offs between make, source and deliver. Use of third-party data for transportation lane and drayage times by day/time of week. At that time, they planned on spreadsheets.

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PINC

JUNE 16, 2020

Since its founding in 2004, PINC has been a pioneer in providing real-time visibility and workflow orchestration to yard operations across distribution centers and manufacturing plants worldwide – achieving Gartner’s “best of breed” status in this category. “As

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PINC

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Founded in 2004, PINC is the number one provider of real-time visibility and automated yard orchestration to the world’s leading companies. The award also recognizes providers of supply chain solutions and services assisting their customers in achieving measurable sustainability goals.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

and J-P Rodrigue (2004)). The First: The Transportation Era (1950s). The Fourth: Transportation, Deregulation, Physical Distribution and Business Logistics (1980s). The 1950s – The Transportation Era. . In the 1950s, transportation was in focus. Several universities offered courses in the field of transportation.

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AFFLINK

AUGUST 21, 2018

The transportation company may be using a depreciated copy of Excel on a PC from 2004. Let’s return to the example above. At the start of the journey, the small-scale mango farmer may be using pen-and-paper records to keep track of what they sell.

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