Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

MAY 28, 2014

Arriving back to base in Bucharest I waited to collect my bags at the carousel with all the other CDG’d passengers. The tag numbers appeared to match and my fellow weary traveller pulled off a yellow case……Now, he is possibly colour blind, a thief – no he’s not by the way – or he simply selected the wrong case. Aha, success!

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

APRIL 16, 2014

the man said, “I’ll have a beer and I’ll take a demand planner for my alligator?”. “A A man walked into a bar with a snarling alligator. “Do Do you serve supply chain people in here” the man asked. Certainly do.” replied the barman. A salesman and your mother-in-law are trapped in a burning building. You only save time to save one of them.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

MARCH 13, 2014

My view is that there is little difference in global goings-on with the possible exception of financial crises due to some modern-day incompetence and greed. At the end of 2013 it was estimated that approximately 560 billion Lego parts have been produced and I am sure around 1 billion of those are in my attic. Go on, check!

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 14, 2017

My wife walked into the study with a large box from Amazon. One of my supply chain predictions for 2016 was that there would be a lot less air shipped in boxes, trailers, and containers in the year ahead. Despite my prediction, it seems like the industry still has a long way to go. Amazon: Two Extremes of Packaging.

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Supply Chain Trend

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

River Logic correctly calls out that ‘my twist’ is a focus on mindset and behaviours in combination with strategy execution and S&OP. One of my first blogs, The Behavioural Supply Chain , posted almost exactly 6 years ago, called out the need to address behaviours more seriously in the supply chain.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Amazon’s senior vice president of operations posted the following update to twitter: This week in, "Where's my freight?". Trucking capacity in 2019 is about speed not rates according to industry analysts. We’ve used our transportation management system to make load times a critical metric for us.”. Boston Herald.

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My Office Apps

JUNE 22, 2021

To use another food analogy, in professional kitchens, they use a concept called mise en place , which translates to “everything in its place.” ” In inventory management, mise en place is inventory control, making sure the inventory is in its place. Sadly, this is not always the case.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JUNE 11, 2014

Keep up the good work boys and girls; my pension depends on you. Many of the usual suspects are present as you would imagine but what is very interesting for me is seeing Unilever in the top group after being as low as 21 st in 2010. Image courtesy of Stuart Miles at freedigitalphotos.net.

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Freight Plus

APRIL 10, 2019

And we hope you brought your cookies for this week's, "Where's my freight?!". Wait times at southern boarder up 500%. Wait times at the US-Mexico border have skyrocketed to wait times in excess of five hours this week. Companies on the border have already begun to feel the pressure, and many expect to see ripples in the national economy.

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Freight Plus

APRIL 10, 2019

And we hope you brought your cookies for this week's, "Where's my freight?!". Wait times at southern boarder up 500%. Wait times at the US-Mexico border have skyrocketed to wait times in excess of five hours this week. Companies on the border have already begun to feel the pressure, and many expect to see ripples in the national economy.

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Supply Chain Opz

MAY 25, 2013

As you my notice, 100-year-old language is a bit difficult to understand, the order of verb and noun is different from modern English. The basic idea is that troops traveled to a battlefield and en route there were many " supply chain " (resupply points). Basically, the reporter explained about the conditions of military deployment.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 6, 2015

My presentation was titled “Are You Ready for the Social Supply Chain?” — or as translated into Spanish, “¿Estan Preparados Para la Cadena de Suministro Social?” One of my favorite things about the conference was how they produced short videos to introduce each of the speakers (see my intro video below).

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Bristlecone

JANUARY 19, 2021

Let me illustrate with a few examples from my experiences: 1. It was the uncertainty of whether the product would be available that drove my purchase decision. Ensuring my order would be included in the earliest shipment that the distributor was planning to make from Seattle to the Oakland warehouse.

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Freight Plus

JANUARY 8, 2019

Today in: "Where's my freight?". Trucking market could downtrend in 2019 according to some analysts. Slower manufacturing growth as well as elevated tariffs and interest rates could all cut into demand, Supply Chain Dive reports. Adding to the uncertainty is last year’s market, which rose to historic levels.

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Freight Plus

MAY 2, 2019

And instead of “Where’s My Freight?”, this week we’re asking, “Who’s My Traffic Analyst?!”. Free 1-Day Shipping with Prime, $2T for Improved Infrastructure, SAP Integrates Uber Freight. Amazon Out-Amazon’s Itself by Upgrading to Standard One-Day Shipping.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

During my time at Amazon, one of the key learnings they drilled into every team member was the need to automate. What would happen to your company if your annual volumes increased by 50%? How many additional employees would you have to recruit, hire, train, and manage?

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 19, 2015

It’s the last Friday of school and my kids are showing off their work this morning, so as I fill my coffee mug and get ready for the walk to school, let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon’s Next Delivery Drone: You (WSJ – sub. WSJ – sub.

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Freight Plus

MARCH 14, 2019

Meanwhile, in this week's, "Where's my freight?!". Kenneth Wagers exits XPO after COO role eliminated. Wagers, who was hired last April, may have initially been brought on board to help reaccelerate the company’s mergers & acquisitions which had been stagnant since 2015. Wagers previous position was with Amazon.com Inc. Spotify. ,

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Freight Plus

JANUARY 15, 2019

Today in: "Where's my freight?". New audit reveals reliance on legacy systems costs Oregon office up to $1.6 The audit of the Oregon State Department of Administrative Services’ Office of the State Chief Information Officer was performed by the Oregon Secretary of State Audit Division and looked at $8 billion in departmental spending.

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Freight Plus

APRIL 25, 2019

Where's My Freight?!". EU Prep Retaliatory Tariff, First Drone Delivery Certification, and Returning Amazon Orders at Kohls. Union Pacific temporarily halts construction of Brazos Yard. Construction on the $550 million project in Robertson County, Texas was paused this week as Union Pacific funnels more funding toward other projects.

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Freight Plus

APRIL 17, 2019

And click the link for this week's "Where's My Freight?!". Uber Releases IPO Prospectus, Digital Container Shipping Association Established, Albertsons Begins Using Blockchain. Uber Freight a Bright Spot on Uber’s IPO P. Such standards would lay the groundwork for global blockchain processes.

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Freight Plus

JANUARY 31, 2019

Where's my freight?". Trade war talks continue this week between the US and China. President Trump tweeted there was “good intent and spirit” during the discussions. Could this be a marriage made in heaven between hemp and blockchain? miraculously there were no fatalities due to the crash). Now hiring!

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

What metrics do others (in my industry) use? My boss says that I need to get a scorecard in place in the next six months. The biggest challenge is that simply offering metrics, even those that appear to be the “right” metrics, usually doesn’t produce any results. Where do I begin?

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TMC

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Which means that at any given time, up to half of the available trucks are already busy with someone else’s shipment—in transit, en route, or loading/unloading. How do I improve my truckload lead time? It would take roughly a day and a half to complete a truckload shipment of this length.

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Logility

OCTOBER 7, 2011

My hope is you will find it just a minor speed bump, one you are prepared for. Worse yet, they could turn a minor supply chain disruption into a full-blown catastrophe as data is compiled, checked, rechecked, and then distributed. The next time an unexpected event occurs, how do you think your network will fare?

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Logility

OCTOBER 7, 2011

My hope is you will find it just a minor speed bump, one you are prepared for. Worse yet, they could turn a minor supply chain disruption into a full-blown catastrophe as data is compiled, checked, rechecked, and then distributed. The next time an unexpected event occurs, how do you think your network will fare?

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Freight Plus

MARCH 28, 2019

Meanwhile, in this week's, "Where's my freight?!". Freight about to plunge into recession? Not so fast, say some experts. At the ACT Research Seminar 60 in Columbus, IN recession talk was in the air, and while nobody has declared that we are headed towards one, ‘it came up in nearly every presentation’ according to FreightWaves. Spotify. ,

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Freight Plus

MARCH 5, 2019

I’ve had small business owners in my community, in central Florida, break down when they talk to me about the impact that tariffs are having on the companies that they have spent a lifetime building.”. Meanwhile - in this week's, "Where's my freight?!". Winter storms slow shipments, stall truckers. Checkout the latest episode of our.

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Turvo

JULY 2, 2020

As reported by Time magazine , “UPS rolled out its “Follow My Delivery” feature, a tool that lets customers track their bundles in real-time on a map. package carrier has been able to show customers a package’s location en route.”

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

In this week's, "Where's my freight?!". Amazon promises 50% net-zero carbon shipments by 2030. Dave Clark, SVP of Worldwide Operations at Amazon, made the pledge in a blog published Monday. The new initiative, called “Shipment Zero,” signifies Amazon’s first serious look at presenting a sustainable shipping model to the public. Spotify. ,

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ShipBob

JANUARY 19, 2024

Economic operators not established in the customs territory of the Union or UK must also register for customs activities, including customs declarations, Entry Summary Declaration (ENS) and Exit Summary Declarations (EXS), as well as declarations for temporary storage. How to make sure my EORI number is valid?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2015

I am writing this blog post in the air, sitting in seat 4c, somewhere over the Midwest en route to Philadelphia. After a busy week with high-tech and electronics clients, my fingers are itching to help others solve a different type of puzzle. Here is my advice. These are my thoughts. The land looks like a giant puzzle.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Therefore, a firm would be well served to develop a supply chain strategy as described in my book: Supply Chain Transformation. My advice to companies is simple: the most successful global supply chain change is led from the the top. An “eliminate before you automate” mindset avoids hard-wiring waste in to an operation.

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 23, 2017

Seasoned and experienced workers (the baby boomer generation) are leaving the workforce in droves, while millennials are entering the workforce en masse. You don’t hear parents bragging that, “My daughter married a supply planner.”. As uncertain as the future is, we are aware of some of the realities reshaping the talent landscape.

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Freight Plus

APRIL 1, 2019

Meanwhile, in this week's, "Where's my freight?!". DSV buys Panalpina for $4.6 DSV A/S’s offer of 180 francs per share was backed by some of Panalpina’s largest investors and will create one of the largest forwarding groups in the world. Checkout the latest episode of our. Listen below or subscribe now on. Spotify. ,

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Freight Plus

MARCH 20, 2019

Meanwhile, in this week's, "Where's my freight?!". Carrier earnings begin to feel impact of softening trucking freight market. On Monday, Convenant Transportation became one of the first carriers to show the results of a depressed freight market as their first quarter earnings failed to meet expectations. Checkout the latest episode of our.

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TMC

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Which means that at any given time, up to half of the available trucks are already busy with someone else’s shipment—in transit, en route, or loading/unloading. How do I improve my truckload lead time? It would take roughly a day and a half to complete a truckload shipment of this length.

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