SCMDOJO

APRIL 24, 2024

In 2024, the logistics and supply chain industry will continue its transformative journey, driven by technological advancements and growing consumer expectations. As companies move forward, they must be open to new technologies and adaptability to remain competitive. Let’s see the most common trends in 2024.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 15, 2024

The latest updates on shipping delays in the Red Sea in January 2024, including which businesses and industries have been impacted. imposed sanctions on two companies based in Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates for their involvement in financing commodity shipments benefiting Yemen’s Houthis. The next day, the U.S.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Green Corridor: Looking for the Green Lining by Timothy Foote, Director Transportation & Network APAC at Asendia and Founder of Susymbio 2023 is soon enough to end, and the transformation to a clean logistics future moves forward. My 2024 predictions for these modes is that ocean shipping transformation will continue.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

Our Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech column has had a brisk start in our 2024 postings, and we have added this supplemental posting. In our initial 2024 posting last week, we highlighted two acquisitions related to supply chain technology providers. governmental agencies to include U.S.

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OptiProERP

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

While large corporations have been at the forefront of manufacturing sustainability initiatives, in 2024, more small and mid-sized manufacturers are expected to incorporate green initiatives, recognizing that sustainability is essential for their bottom line.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Specific capabilities include production planning and scheduling, order slotting and sequencing, transportation capacity planning, vehicle routing and scheduling, all on an API-based microservices architecture. Noted customers include names such as BMW, CNH Industrial, DAF, a Paccar Company , General Motors, Honda , Kenworth and Volkswagen.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 28, 2024

Fisker Obtains Conditional Added Financing Earlier this month we highlighted that electric vehicle company Fisker had issued a going concern warning amid continued production and supply chain challenges. The company reported a cash balance of slightly over $325 million at the end of 2023. This week, the U.S.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

RRD Supply Chain Solutions offers a comprehensive suite of services that includes solution design, print, packaging & labeling, sourcing, configuring, postponement & fulfillment. They understand the unique needs of life science companies in terms of specific packaging requirements and timely delivery of products.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 8, 2024

What are the greatest challenges and opportunities facing consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies today, and how can they maximize their chances for success? But, as demonstrated in the IDC infographic, CPG companies often feel the effects of disruption to a greater extent than other manufacturers. The answers may surprise you.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides a monthly highlights of reported January 2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® began 2024 with output levels rising for the first time in eight months. The January 2024 reading of 50.0 increased 1.1 percentage points from the 48.9

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Unleashed

MARCH 25, 2024

Consolidation warehousing is a strategy that allows your business to reduce transportation costs and improve customer service by combining shipments from various sources into a single truckload. Warehouse consolidation simplifies logistics , reduces transportation costs, and improves operational efficiency.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Such actions were to include mitigation of risks related to China based sourcing, which is now commonly referred to as a China Plus sourcing strategy. That was followed by a public acknowledgement from CEO Tim Cook that the company’s 60 percent sourcing of various production within the country was too much.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Expand the “FLOW” program for logistics information sharing to forecast transportation flow. In addition, the Council will conduct a supply chain review by December 31, 2024, to evaluate the impact of the supply chain on National Security Lora’s Take I think that we need to be skeptical without getting political.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

Shipping Executives Anticipate Longer Disruption According to a published report from Bloomberg this week , the CEO’s of two global transport carriers indicated that the Red Sea threat is likely to disrupt shipping for weeks or months longer. Vincent Clerc, the CEO of shipping conglomerate A.P. Some European and U.S. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights a published report indicating that PC maker Hewlett Packard is modifying supply sourcing akin to China Plus and nearshoring sourcing actions. That would include alternatives to China under the umbrella of either China Plus or de-risking sourcing changes. We pointed out that in 2022, more U.S.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 2, 2024

This blog was co-written by Terence Leung and Jen McQuiston Our customers depend on Blue Yonder Transportation Management to achieve customer-centricity and operational resiliency across the globe. Transportation Optimization microservice: top-tier Blue Yonder planning made available to wider audience via a standalone API.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

airstrikes on the Houthi militia and the resulting expansion of conflict in the Red Sea points to a need for broader company resilience and a rewiring of supply chains.”[12] What alternative sources of supply are available for the essential resources? What alternative means and routes of transportation can be used?

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2024

The May report indicated that the Transportation Price index increased 13.7 Specifically, this report observes: “ Rising freight rates are a new source of concern in the global supply chain with forecasts warning that ocean cargo prices could reach $20,000 — potentially even touch the Covid era peak of $30,000 — and stay there into 2025.”

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 4, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides readers and clients with a further installment in our global supply chain assessment series in providing highlights on reported May 2024 global PMI activity levels. While supply pressures have reportedly eased slightly, transport capacity related shortages increased in excess of their long-run averages.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2023

This report’s byline begins: “ Increasingly, (however), under a weighty combination of commercial and political pressure, foreign companies are beginning to pluck up the courage if not to leave China entirely, then at least look beyond it for growth.” billion in population will be the linchpin of an alternative sourced Asian supply network.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2024

Why, in 2024 are we still talking about it and what can be done to move in the right direction? The ability to unify key processes is closely tied to making timely, informed decisions – and the speed and quality of decision-making are crucial factors that significantly impact overall company performance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2024

In March 2024, the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation released the National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy , which aims to decarbonize and advance zero-emission freight along the United States main shipping corridors. Through the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 12, 2024

Background Prediction Four within the Ferrari Consulting and Research Group’s 2024 Predictions in Global Supply Chains , available for complimentary downloading in our Research Center , represented our belief that the increased labor activism that occurred in 2023 will continue this year, but with different nuances. ILA president Harold J.

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Stord

MAY 8, 2024

What is the biggest logistics challenge facing e-commerce/DTC & B2B companies this year and how can it be overcome? (And what should e-commerce/DTC & B2B companies be doing to get ahead of these challenges?) In today's global markets, agility enables companies to navigate international complexities, fostering competitiveness.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2024

On February 4 at the 2024 Grammy Awards, Taylor Swift announced that she would be releasing a new album, which had secretly been in the works for two years. Some of the robots zip around the hulking facility transporting pallets of merchandise fresh off delivery trucks. Logistics companies tell CNBC that U.S.

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ThroughPut

JANUARY 2, 2024

JIT ensures materials are transported to the exact location at the precise time they are needed, enhancing efficiency by reducing the need to store materials before use. What Kind of Companies Use Just-In-Time (JIT) Inventory Management? Companies of all sizes across various industries use JIT Inventory Management.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 10, 2024

Background Throughout 2022 and 2023, we have highlighted for readers the various indications of Apple’s unfolding China Plus sourcing moves. That culminated in our research arm’s published December 2023 Supply Chain Matters update, Apple’s Unfolding China Plus Sourcing Strategy for iPhone Production. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 21, 2023

While transport providers including FedEx , the U.S. As Supply Chain Matters noted in a prior commentary, both parties have already reached agreement on more than 55 non-economic issues including the installation of air conditioning systems within newly purchased UPS package delivery vans starting in 2024, or fans in existing parcel vans.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The invention of the ocean container as a means for inter-modal sea and surface transportation movements have orchestrated the march toward lowest cost global based sourcing of components and materials. The net result was that global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022.

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crisp

APRIL 25, 2024

And what’s in store for 2024? Here’s a look at some of the takeaways from recent CPG earnings discussions, the headwinds and tailwinds brands are experiencing, and strategies for staying on course in 2024. How did 2023 look from the CPG C-suite? More than 97% of the brand’s packaging is now designed to be recycled.

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Exiger Perspectives

JUNE 12, 2024

Building Trust and Transparency in Contested Logistics June 12, 2024 Article Author: Tom Musbach Managing risk in logistics for today’s global defense supply chains can be very complex. Open-source software accounts for 75% of codebases, on average, which is a major source of unknown risks.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

trillion industry by 2024 , consisting of not only food, but also cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, modest fashion, media & creation, and Muslim friendly travel. In other words, halal requires an organisation of the supply chain instead of just the factory: from source all the way up to point of consumer purchase.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Unveiling the Largest Product Update: In December 2023, Blue Yonder will roll out its most extensive product update ever, marking a pivotal moment in the integration of planning, warehouse, transportation, and commerce solutions to foster seamless interoperability.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Following the recent attacks launched by Yemen’s Houthi group on cargo ships in the Bab al Mandeb Strait at the southern end of the Red Sea, several major global shipping and oil companies – including Maersk and British Petroleum (BP) – have suspended shipments and halted operations in the area.

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Locus

JUNE 7, 2024

We are excited to announce that Locus has been mentioned as a Representative Vendor in the Gartner® Market Guide for Multicarrier Parcel Management Solutions, 2024 (MCPMS). Rising to the challenge with ShipFlex As business operations evolve, companies need the flexibility to manage a diverse range of fleet types. and internationally.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

Supply Chain Strategies Every company must now be actively re-thinking their supply chain ecosystem, with a view to diversification and reconfiguration over the medium term, which will inevitably lead to greater simplification, regionalisation and localisation. Digitalization Digital disruption is impacting most industries and people.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. 75% of companies felt negative or strongly negative impacts on their business due to supply chain disruption ( Accenture ). Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. Reuters ).

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