SCM Research

JULY 4, 2023

An enlightening editorial was recently published (Spanjol & Noble, 2023: Engaging With Generative Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Innovation Management Research—Some Answers and More Questions ). Journal of Product Innovation Management. Spanjol, J., & Noble, C.H. 40 (4), 383–390.

SCM 262

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Freightos

APRIL 15, 2024

Today, tech dominates their homepage, touching on self-service shipment management, tracking, quoting, PO management, warehouse management and more. Eytan Buchman CMO, Freightos Group Eytan Buchman loves freight so much he shouts out container sizes while he walks around. and bakes really good cookies.

Freight 269

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 27, 2024

Ilya worked at Cummins, where he helped develop global supply chain strategies for their raw material commodities, including sheet metal fabrication, raw metal, trailers and containers.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 203

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

How can you better manage lead time? There are many strategic initiatives that can be undertaken to reduce lead time, from contract negotiations, supplier rationalization, vendor managed inventory options, strategic network design and numerous others. The actual time of departure is difficult (or impossible) to know well ahead of time.

Real-time Visibility 240

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 21, 2023

Companies around the world must adopt new strategies to limit supply chain disruptions.

Supply Chain Strategy 52

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Management of Ocean Transit Time Reliability and Visibility by LSCMS Shippers’ Council How would Logistics managers explain to their COO and Production group that inbound material will arrive on 23Dec but with 50% probability? Initially during the pandemic, supply chain managers held more buffer stocks to account for disruptions.

Rail Software 244

Rail Software Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Planning Software Predictive Analytics Software 244

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2024

The port handles about 11 million tons of cargo per year, including automobiles, containers, coal, and farm products. Container industry: The Port of Baltimore is the ninth-largest container port in the country, handling about 600,000 containers per year.

Baltimore 250

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 22, 2023

Pickle Robot , a Boston-based privately-held robotics company demonstrated its mobile trailer and container unloading robot. Performance expectations are for a 40 foot container to be unloaded in under 2.5 At the same time, the A42 multi-layer ACR extracts 6 containers at the same time (one on each level) from the high port system.

Optimization Software 291

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 15, 2021

The rude awakening is that Supply Chain Leaders have no ability to manage logistics as a constraint. My goal in this article is to raise a red flag to ensure that we do not fall asleep at the switch in managing global supply chains through the balance of this pandemic. containers are received rom China for every container shipped.

Supply Chain Design Software 367

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2024

Demurrage is a fine paid when a shipper can’t move a shipping container during the allotted period. The way a manager might talk to a transportation analyst would be to say, “I want to stay on top of any risk of demurrage at this port. The analyst then checks every day and then informs the manager if there is a risk.

Modeling Software 219

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Covid-19’s Impact on the Global Container Shortage. The container shortage was a byproduct of the cancellations – and here’s why. . When capacity was cut, so too was the empty supply of containers back to Asia. Higher container costs , resulting in container-by-container decisions on what to ship.

Supply Chain Disruption 194

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 11, 2024

Daniel Schwartz, the vice president of engineering at Medline, describes this solution as having a dense grid structure that contains bins stacked on top of bins with product in them – “like a big 4D Rubik’s Cube. This customer mix includes orders that contain only one or two items for home delivery – a fast-growing market.

Supply Chain Design Software 260

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 5, 2022

Zergratran develop and manage ESG and technology focused infrastructure projects that will boost the efficiency of the global shipping and transportation system. The project will develop new ports on the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and transfer shipping containers through an underground tunnel system. Byron’s LinkedIn.

Panama 198

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Cargo ships lost 661 containers at sea in 2022, down from the 15-year average of 1,566 lost per year, according to the latest figures from the World Shipping Council (WSC). This resulted in meaningful cost savings for our last mile delivery program overall,” he added.

Negotiating Skills 202

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 19, 2022

A yard management system (YMS) is an integral component of this technology ecosystem. Today, I’m going to write a little bit about a yard management system. A YMS is an application software program responsible for the management of information about facility yard activities, resources, and locations.

Supply Chain Network Software 229

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The rise of visibility solutions at the container level is helping to drive the transportation execution market to new heights. FourKites , a global leader in real-time supply chain visibility, recently launched its Dynamic Ocean SM platform for visibility, rate, and documentation management. Shipment at origin. In-Transit to Port.

Rail Software 199

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2024

The robot can handle items of different shapes, sizes, weights, and materials, and can place them in the desired location or container. Predictive analytics can help robots to optimize their operations, such as scheduling, routing, inventory management, and maintenance.

Analytics Software 214

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 14, 2023

Logistics Procurement – Performance Management by LSCMS Shippers’ Council Shortly after the outset of COVID, in early 2020, supply chains have been disrupted across the globe. Logistics Managers need to address other elements namely: How do we measure ocean freight spending against market levels?

Optimal Sourcing 130

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 5, 2023

Manhattan Associates, a supplier of supply chain management software solutions and the market share leader for warehouse management systems (WMS), had their Momentum user conference a couple of weeks ago. Warehouse management systems generate huge amounts of data, which is a necessity if AI is to perform well.

Supply Chain Software 205

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

German logistics giant DHL Group is advising customers to take a close look at how they manage inventories as shippers switch away from the Red Sea, though trade associations said they did not expect any notable disruptions for Europe’s top economy. DHL Group does not operate ships but it uses them to transport containers.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 257

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2022

As a result, inventory managers have to explore new ways to cope with full warehouses. As a result, unconventional storage spaces, including shipping containers and truck trailers, are being used as temporary warehouses by small retailers. The answer goes beyond standard inventory management.

Inventory Management Software 196

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. you can manage ongoing shortages with. seven practical strategies to minimize risk and manage supply chain shortages. Logistics Management ).

Material Savings 207

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2024

The bill mandates that many new vehicles, beginning with the 2027 model year, contain a so-called “intelligent speed limiter.” Retailers are reviving an old playbook to manage their inventory levels after four years of struggling to find the sweet spot of holding enough merchandise but not too much. East Coast. 18 to $3,860.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 232

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

The automotive industries–with the poorest capabilities to plan and manage suppliers–will suffer the most. For example, when I used to ship ice cream by reefer container to China from the west coast, the time on the ship was 12-18 days. ERP and APS technologies do not do a good job of managing in the face of variability.

Supply Chain Design Software 130

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The rise of visibility solutions at the container level is helping to drive the transportation execution market to new heights. More than 700,000 container orders are initiated on the E2open platform each week, representing 25 percent of global ocean container trade. Infor Nexus. Several recent products have been released.

Rail Software 188

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Kanban Logistics

APRIL 17, 2024

Mid-Atlantic 3PL providers like Kanban Logistics can support your supply chain by handling drayage and container stripping services at both of these Ports. We handle the complete process of receiving containers, unloading and loading them, palletizing products, and performing necessary value-added services.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

And the one after that, and the one after that, until you’ve managed to steer your way through to blue skies and calm waters. Every day has felt like a major squall, from natural disasters closing down manufacturing facilities and ports, to container shortages and labor issues, to rising costs and the ongoing pandemic.

Supply Chain Planning Software 185

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance The shipping industry continues to evolve. Additionally, we examine the decision between using a carrier or a Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) as a vendor and how this choice can impact risk management. The 2M alliance will be disbanded in 2025.

Risk Management 130

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 11, 2024

It has been just over two weeks since a container ship lost power and crashed into a support pylon of Baltimore, Maryland’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early morning hours of March 26. Salvage firm Resolve Marine , which helped contain the Deepwater Horizon massive oil spill in the Gulf Of Mexico has been contracted for these efforts.

Baltimore 52

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Gravity Supply Chain

JANUARY 22, 2024

Gravity, a global leader in Purchase Order Management and BuyCo, the container shipping platform, announced their partnership to offer shippers with a comprehensive solution that allows procurement and transport teams to collaborate seamlessly for international trade operations.

Supply Chain Design Software 52

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OptiProERP

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

New Container Management Application A new application, Container Management, will allow companies to manage shipping or receiving containers. Container management functionality makes maintaining transparent visibility throughout each stage of a shipment’s voyage simple.

Quality 52

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

A leading supplier of reusable packaging containers seeks to boost visibility and cut down on losses within a network of millions of units, with a method that makes economic sense. Roambee provides the innovative solution.

Packaging 110

Packaging Supply and Demand Innovation 110

Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Container Shipping Can be Tough for SMEs. Container shortages and sky-high freight rates have spared no enterprise, regardless of its scale. The costs of shipping a container-load of freight have never been higher, and right now, the control of pricing is firmly in the hands of the liner companies. Export fees.

Freight 76

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Does your supply chain depend on container freight shipping? At Logistics Bureau, we have supply chain consultants available to help you improve volume forecasting and attain the most favourable container freight rates possible, even during this period of pandemic-induced turmoil. The outcome was a severe global container shortage.

Forecasting 78

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of the realities of higher number of vessels among global ocean container shipping lines meeting contracting shipping demand levels that are now leading to headcount and schedule reductions. Background Ocean container shipping and logistics are the lifeblood of global supply chain movements.

Cost Reduction Strategies 59

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 9, 2023

Meanwhile, the space needed to store containers in and around ports is increasing faster than containers can be processed. All those stationary goods take up space: in distribution centres, parking areas, container yards and silos. In today’s lengthy supply chains, goods are increasingly stationary rather than in motion.

Logistics 78

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Stord

APRIL 24, 2024

The opportunities lie in leveraging these technologies to optimize inventory management, ensure transparency, and provide personalized customer experiences , ultimately leading to increased operational efficiency and competitiveness. Customer service also could likely see improvements as this technology becomes more widespread (e.g.,

Supply Chain Planning Software 88

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