Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Oil prices jumped, with Brent rising above $105 a barrel for the first time since 2014, after Russia’s attack on Ukraine exacerbated concerns about disruptions to global energy supply. But in terms of transportation, the impacts won’t just be on fuel prices. Map of Natural Gas Pipelines into Europe.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Editor’s Note: Cerasis is a 3PL focused on transportation management. So why do we feature content related to Vendor Managed Inventory? In a VMI model, part of the equation is the inbound & outbound flow of the inventory. Inventory is then put on pallets and shipped as freight. VMI is all about collaboration.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

” Hau Lee, October 2014. Over the last six years, we studied the connection between business results (growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)) and the link to company characteristics. The design of transportation and supplier networks. Harvard Business Review. What did we find?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A year before, in 2014, a Harvard Business Review article pointed out that supply chains were becoming increasingly global and complex and consequently more at risk than before. One source reports disruptions increased over 60% between 2019 and 2020. Source: McKinsey. Review sourcing and suppliers.

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In today’s turbulent trading environment, strong global transportation management capabilities deliver exceptional benefits and value. In 2014, a Supply Chain Council survey found that managing global supply chain complexity was among the top 5 major issues. Global supply chains are highly complex…even the simple ones.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

Walmart would not have the ability to provide such low prices and have consistent inventory in the over 5,000 stores in the United States and over 1.3 That income was generated by more than 4,100 stores and fed by a sprawling supply chain, ranked 14th in 2014 by research and analyst company Gartner. restaurant industry made in 2013.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The partnership is focused on the middle mile, which is the transport of goods within the supply chain most often from a warehouse to a fulfillment center or a warehouse to a retailer. The company aims to produce locally sourced fruits and vegetables that cost about the same as produce from conventional farms.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 3, 2018

Instead of having to deal with an ineffective point-to-point communication system like EDI and the complexity of reconciling multiple data sources with multiple permission models, Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) provides a singular mechanism to securely integrate, harmonize, and synchronize data for all participants.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2015

Supply Chain is just one of our five main categories we are covering all this week, which consist of: Logistics, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Freight, and Transportation. Lean Inventory: Using Lean Initiatives To Manage Inventory. >>> Read the Full Blog Post to Learn About Lean Inventory. We hope you enjoy!

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 6, 2014

The recently-published 2015 Third Party Logistics Study includes a special section on Mexico, and 40 percent of the study respondents said “they have already moved some of their operations to Mexico, citing reduced freight transportation time and closer proximity to sources as the most important factors as the primary drivers of the change.”

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2015

As we head into 2016, we are featuring our most read articles of 2015 in our five main categories: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation Management, and Freight. The Benefits of Evolved Vendor Managed Inventory Model Led by Web-Based VMI. There was a signed contract with agreed upon inventory levels.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Supply chain planners (I’m lumping in all the silos, including demand, supply, inventory and capacity planning) today are dealing with challenges that were unimaginable when Lotus notes were the next big thing. 2014 – California wildfires (150 homes destroyed, massive power outages. See 2014 side note). Times have changed.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 8, 2024

Historical events like Pompeii (2014) are omitted, assuming supply chains were relatively less connected way back then. Extreme weather like this would damage manufacturing and transportation infrastructure in the U.S. An earthquake of this magnitude would severely impact apparel, computers, electronics, and transportation products.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Technology can help to simplify your supply chain management, which will enable your business to operate more efficiently, give you more visibility and control over your inventory, and help to reduce your operational costs. RFID chips are placed on every product and provide a way for business owners to easily track their inventory.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 27, 2015

Supply chain management spans many functions and processes, including demand planning, sourcing, merchandising, supplier relationship management, inventory management, inbound and outbound transportation, distribution management, and store operations. How much inventory do we have across our network?

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

When the product has a defect after its production, it is sent back to the inventory to reuse or recycle it. Ikea is a good example as it has sourced close to 50 percent of its wood from sustainable foresters and hundred percent of its cotton from farms that meet better cotton standards (Ikea, n.d.). Cardwell, 2014).

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

Rising oil prices will also have a cascading impact on supply chains in areas such as higher line-haul trucking rates and other transportation costs. Already, oil prices have reached their highest levels since 2014 and are expected to continue to rise. Consider holding safety stocks where applicable to prevent breaks in production.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2015

As a transportation management third party logistics company, we know at Cerasis that transportation makes up a large portion of the costs and efficiencies of any supply chain. Contact Cerasis if you would like help in more effective transportation management. . 4) Management of Complexity. 6) Rethinking Workforce.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

As reported last month by Jennifer Smith in the Wall Street Journal , “A growing number of retailers are relying on suppliers to ship online orders directly to customers, a strategy they hope will help them compete with e-commerce rivals without spending more on inventory. Source: RevCascade website. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In today’s turbulent trading environment, strong global transportation management capabilities deliver exceptional benefits and value. In 2014, a Supply Chain Council survey found that managing global supply chain complexity was among the top 5 major issues. Global supply chains are highly complex…even the simple ones.

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Freightos

MARCH 3, 2015

So when I asked Cathy Roberson, a senior analyst at Transport Intelligence and a tech-enthusiast who is vox supplychainus on Twitter at cmroberson06 , I was not surprised when she sent me back an analysis that seems to match up perfectly with some of Google’s recent projects: Google Glasses, Android and 3D printing.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 26, 2016

Across the CPG industry, demand forecast errors increased in 2014 and were unchanged in 2015, according to Gartner analyst Steve Steutermann. They don’t know how to segregate, forecast or inventory these “extreme error” items. Leverage Inventory More Effectively. Here are three approaches that have gained traction.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 17, 2015

In May, 2014 Raytheon gathered a group of its largest suppliers in Boston, MA to discuss the launch of the company’s Supplier Advisory Council. The company also realized a 10% increase in stock price since the summer of 2014, in a highly competitive and regulated market. Connect your supply chain. Manage working capital.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 14, 2023

We have the potential to revolutionize goods transportation and are excited to be working with partners around the world to make this vision a reality. We have the potential to revolutionize goods transportation and are excited to be working with partners around the world to make this vision a reality.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 7, 2013

We’re quickly approaching the midpoint of the year, which means it’s time to start planning for 2014 — at least that’s what I heard at my sister’s surprise birthday party last weekend, where some of her co-workers in finance were talking about getting started with 2014 budgets. Cass Freight Index Report for May 2013.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2022

Founded in 2014, this Boston based robotics technology firm leverages capabilities that are described as mimicking human hand-eye coordination, leveraging machine-learning to a vision system on a gripper and allowing mechanical fingers to bend and twist around objects to perform piece-picking tasks. Global Health Exchange Acquires Syft.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

He is an industrial engineer with a diploma in transportation and logistics from the University of Applied Sciences in Bremerhaven. The composite of metrics includes growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital.) Inventory Turns. This trend was characteristic of the chemical industry.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 16, 2014

Despite two decades of advancement in supply chain technologies, companies are struggling to gain balance at the intersection of operating margin, inventory turns and case fulfillment. Recently, I spoke to a major European retailer that lost 5% of their grocery revenues to Amazon in the first quarter of 2014. They are slow to adapt.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

In 2007-2014 Terra added inventory management, multi-tier demand sensing, transportation forecasting, and long-term forecasting. The adoption of Terra’s products were brisk until 2011, but during 2012-2014 sales softened, resulting in employee layoffs and downsizing. The Company has a checkered past.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

So, that tells me that the inventory situation continues to weigh on truck freight volumes. The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, dropped 0.4 percent from December 2014. percent from December 2014.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JULY 30, 2015

Sortation centers were introduced in 2014 and function primarily as hubs to aggregate outbound shipments, minimize third party transportation costs, and enable shipment on Sundays using the US Postal Service. As of late 2014, Amazon had 69 fulfillment centers and 16 sortation centers to satisfy US demand.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79 % of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. In 2014, a survey by Tompkins Consortium delivered a shocking revelation. Pioneered the use of vendor-managed inventory. Inventory shortages.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

They saw a steady drop in inventory and reduced working capital by about 50% over the period of 2011-2015. Impact of Demand Sensing on Inventory Levels. Over this period of 2013-2014 Shell made good progress on inventory, but faced unprecedented supply price volatility. The implementation was very successful.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2016

INTTRA Collaborates with JDA Software for Streamlined Transportation Management. The company’s overall share of container volume has grown from 22% in 2014 to 24% in recent months. This live and predictive analytics platform filters through news sources (including Lloyd’s Maritime, CNN, and more), blogs, social media (ex.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2015

The WSJ article and other sources, such as this Khan Academy video series , explain how bitcoin works, so I won’t go into it here. Source: [link]. Imagine a bitcoin being a unit of inventory and a digital wallet (“bitcoin address”) being an inventory-keeping location, such as a store, distribution center, or truck trailer.

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Vanguard Software

APRIL 22, 2021

Supply chain sustainability is defined as embedding environmental, social, or corporate governance considerations as raw materials are sourced, converted into products, and delivered to the market. A great example would be when the hospitality industry initiated towel reuse programs back in 2014 and the subsequent savings on water and energy.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 7, 2016

Question number three : Inventory on hand, both finished goods and individual parts, and Inventory Records Accuracy. The MPS is exploded and reads the BOM and Inventory on hand to create make (manufactured) and buy (purchased) components needed to fulfill the MPS. Inventory was not accurate and either were the BOMs, so GIGO.

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