ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

It is no secret that transport costs have been rising across all different modalities. Carriers must enforce measures such as peak surcharges, and records are being broken in terms of transport costs throughput. Inflation puts immense pressure on many businesses and forces them to reevaluate their current transport operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2023

We are well into the era of real-time transportation visibility, where shippers and their partners can track freight in real-time across every mode of transport. Your real-time transportation visibility solution can tell you where your shipment is in transit, and the AI built into that solution can give you a highly accurate ETA.

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ShipBob

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

These physically unaccounted-for units of inventory called ghost inventory, or phantom inventory , are a more common challenge faced by retailers than you think. Often, the items accounted for in the asset register do not reconcile with what is in the inventory. What is ghost inventory?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2024

No company in either the household non-durable (consumer goods) or the food manufacturing group beat their peer group on the balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for 2013-2022. The supply chain has two important buffers–inventory and capacity.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 9, 2024

Carlsberg has also introduced electric trucks and established a specialized transportation control tower in Poznan, Poland. This initiative is central to enhancing the management and efficiency of its logistics operations throughout Europe. In a recent webinar , Carlsberg shared more on this topic.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

In this guide to barcodes in inventory management: In order to apply barcodes to inventory management, it is important to understand the basics of the barcode system. Hence, some companies will find corded barcode scanners to be all they need, where other companies require wireless scanners to support their online inventory management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

Nine years ago, my company FourKites pioneered the market for real-time transportation visibility. We’re currently on the cusp of a big incremental change in the industry’s transformation journey, as the value of real-time supply chain data is increasingly being felt far beyond transportation logistics. Lesson learned.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. The World Container Index , assessed by Drewy Consultants, is a compilation of eight major shipping routes to and from the United States , Europe and Asia. Global Shipping.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 17, 2022

This survey of a reported 750 CEO’s and other C-Suite executives was conducted in May 2022, among executives based in North America , Latin America , Asia and Europe. This survey further revealed that how conflict in Europe and other geo-political developments have “ scrambled the landscape of priorities facing CEO’s.”. cyberattacks.

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Logility

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Production halts, container and transport shortages, and port logjams are just a few of the factors eating away at both efficiency and profits. Sanctions, blocked Ukrainian ports, and stalled transportation routes have also disrupted the China-to-Europe supply chain. What’s a supply chain manager to do?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2022

With our supply chains clogged and retail inventories piling up, we have a situation wherein the huge imbalances between demand and supply at the product mix level can have an adverse impact on product availability for B2B and B2C companies alike, especially as we start heading to the holiday season. Not really. in October 2021. A ratio of 1.5

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 28, 2023

The staff at the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) note, however, that the logistics industry plays an “out-sized — and often underappreciated — role … within the greater transportation ecosystem.”[1] Logistics also creates jobs in the transportation industry, helping to stimulate economic growth.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2023

Chad and I discussed the widespread labor constraints impacting warehouse operations across North America and Europe. AMRs typically take over the mundane warehouse tasks, such as transporting items between stations within the warehouse. I asked him to provide his perspective on today’s warehouse labor dynamics.

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BlueYonder

JULY 26, 2022

How can retailers connect the two, so that inventory is optimally located for that final leg of the journey? Linking demand and fulfillment with inventory planning remains an underexplored advantage that will help combat consumer expectations that span not just speed and convenience, but sustainability too. In the U.S.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Continuing Disruptions in Transportation and Sourcing Materials After the pandemic, retailers are faced with new challenges and disruptions due to global conflicts, trade restrictions, and now recessions. Here are some highlights from these trends in 2023 and implications on supply chain planning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This involves a lot of long-haul transportation.” Those shipments can move directly to customers or move to several regional distribution centers (DCs) that serve as forward inventory locations and consolidation hubs servicing customers and channel partners. First and last mile shipments are usually by truck.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 16, 2022

As many countries around the world enforce economic sanctions against Russia, global logistics networks are struggling to isolate Russian products while still ensuring inventory availability. Even more damaging are the potential long-term impacts for the world’s food supply as Russia seizes Ukraine’s grain supplies and harvesting equipment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

This is the portion of E2E that is most commonly referred to as “real-time transportation visibility”. Trane ’s Tom France, Vice President, Global Distribution, Logistics and Transportation, recently stressed the need for E2E insight: “Extend visibility as much as you can throughout your supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

Freight rates have plummeted, brokerages are struggling, and the industry is still bloated with excess inventory. Supply chain solutions solve problems not just in transit but throughout the planning and order life cycle — from order processing, to transport planning, to fulfillment, yard, tracking, and post-delivery.

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Elementum

AUGUST 29, 2022

Recent shortages have highlighted the need for robust, future-proof supply chain management systems that far exceed the capabilities of conventional inventory control processes. Transport delays, poor storage practices, or even bad weather can cause a disaster or lead to food recalls.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

The second goal was to work with a fourth party logistics (4PL) partner that had invested in cutting-edge transportation management and visibility solutions. A 4PL is a company that plans and executes transportation on behalf of their customers. The company chose 4Flow to do transportation planning and execution in Europe.

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MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 24, 2014

Zaragoza, Spain, where the Zaragoza Logistics Center is based, an employment bright spot in Europe. The unemployment rate in Europe is around 12% and in Spain is about 25%, yet the current jobless rate for graduates of the MIT Zaragoza Master in Logistics and Supply Chain Management program in Zaragoza, Spain, is zero.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Raw materials are in short supply, many manufacturers have temporarily mothballed production lines, transportation costs are rising, and labor is getting tight on our roadways , railways and ocean vessels. Until we have this kind of pervasive visibility, inventory management will continue to be largely an exercise in futility.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 24, 2023

It involves outsourcing logistics activities, such as warehousing, transportation, distribution, inventory management, and order fulfillment, to a dedicated logistics service provider. The Netherlands: The Logistics Hub of Northern Europe The Netherlands stands as a logistics hub for the whole of Europe due to several factors.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2021

More than 30 Q-Commerce companies are currently operating in Europe, and half of them were founded very recently, in 2020. Inventory Optimization. Inventory Optimization involves decisions about the inventory level, the location, and the mix of products. How to minimize transportation costs? Route Optimization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Soft demand in Europe and the US led to an overall decline of 7.5 Department of Transportation, which has selected 37 projects to be given funds made available by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s (BIL) Mega Program and the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) Grant Program. The shares fell as much as 7.6

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BlueYonder

MARCH 5, 2024

However, the risk of this business model is the disconnect with the market it serves — which results in massive incentives to clear out vehicle inventories. During the customer’s vehicle ordering and configuration process, the Blue Yonder Platform can offer real-time inventory and pipeline search.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 31, 2022

ZF offers product and software solutions for established vehicle manufacturers and newly emerging transport and mobility service providers. This enables carriers to optimize their transportation capacity to deliver the shipment on time at best price. Then, Mr. Sobeck explained, “we have transport information.” The Path Forward.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

While the supply chain pressures that have built up over the last two years continue to abate as transportation capacity problems ease and consumption shifts from goods to services, newer challenges and opportunities lie ahead. The transportation team supports 13 production facilities.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 13, 2022

While shipping craziness is abating, the issues and implications of the Russian-Ukrainian war, energy shortages in China and Europe, food instability in Africa, and the global water crisis reverberate as disruption after disruption in the supply chain. Inventories increased by 44% due to supply chain volatility. See the pattern?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 24, 2020

Phone calls to Europe or Asia were costly and of poor quality. By the early 2000s, phone calls to Europe from my cell were expensive but manageable. Today, with seemingly a click of the finger, the phone as a communication device is SO MUCH more than a phone. In this pandemic, building value networks is more important.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Additionally, Amazon’s logistics services include transportation and warehousing solutions, allowing businesses of all sizes to leverage Amazon’s expertise and resources in streamlining their supply chain and improving their delivery capabilities. Billion US Dollars), followed by Europe and potentially Asia.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

We believe that these inventory management, customer and last-mile fulfillment strategies will have industry wide implications in terms of competitive stakes and cost-to-serve. Across the United States , Amazon elected to change its former predominant west to east coast hub based inventory and fulfilment distribution network.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Tariffs placed by US have resulted in changes to the global flow of steel and increased steel imports to Europe are affecting steel companies there. Also, we see a wave of consolidation continue in Europe as companies seek to become more competitive. What are steel producers doing to mitigate this decline in demand? .

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Many companies buy forward inventory ahead of tariffs being implemented. This strategy, however, may incur additional warehousing and storage costs, and firms may experience accounting challenges where an inventory is considered an asset, which could affect cash flow. Operational strategies. Buying forward. The “first-sale” rule.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 17, 2021

BOSTON, March 17, 2021 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, is proud to announce that ToolsGroup Director of Professional Services for Europe, Michael Haiber, and Vice President of Professional Services, Stefano Novati, were both named 2021 “Pros to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine.

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TransAudit

JUNE 27, 2023

Benefits of Machine Learning in Supply Chain Management One of the most potent applications of machine learning lies in inventory management. In today’s volatile market, companies often grapple with the issue of maintaining too much or too little inventory. Europe, China, and Singapore.

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