The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 21, 2023

The Green Corridor: The Emissions of Work – How to Make a Green Working Culture by Timothy Foote , Founder of Susymbio In this month’s Green Corridor, I wanted to talk about the emissions generated by a workforce physically going to work. Only early industrialization made set hours for work a standard for efficient manufacturing.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 5, 2015

Since 2011, the federal government focused on changing this paradigm and made American manufacturing a priority. Under the guidance of the Department of Commerce/NIST , they developed an infrastructure with dedicated funding to rebuild our manufacturing sector. manufacturing.” Below is an overview of this program.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Supply Chain Management In the ever-evolving world of freight and logistics, volatility has become the new normal. Procurement experts face transportation costs, customer demands, and high pressure on global container and air freight rates. But what does that mean for future strategies in procurement ?

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Freightos

DECEMBER 2, 2021

You might not think about shipping containers and ocean freight when you click “buy” on your Amazon order, but there’s a direct connection between the two. However, since buying goods manufactured primarily in Asia increased so significantly, demand quickly outpaced supply. But elevated freight rates have pushed costs to $4-5 per unit.

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ivalua

JUNE 1, 2022

Sajid Kunnummal, Vice President and CPO at Navistar, was interviewed by Philip Ideson from Art of Procurement to discuss the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Procurement. When the crisis hit, Procurement as a function was suddenly in the hot seat, and it became the driving force for business continuity.

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QAD

AUGUST 16, 2022

Unpredictability is undoubtedly the major issue manufacturers face when dealing with fragmented supply chains. As the supply chain breaks, manufacturers must find new suppliers and new transport routes and find them rapidly, so that production doesn’t come to a halt. So, how can manufacturers respond to these challenges?

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

My first focus was on China sourcing. China was the source of over 90% of PPE.) I continue to think about the COVID-19 recovery and how to help clients. This cross-functional group (sales, procurement, manufacturing, and distribution) is an operational team to manage the day-to-day issues and exceptions in the supply chain.

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Gravity Supply Chain

JANUARY 19, 2023

As suggested by experts, the very first step in identifying these barriers is to understand the various components of the supply chain, which includes understanding the roles of suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and customers.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2021

Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks. Manufacturing and supply chains couldn’t ramp up fast enough. Wholesale food distributors and producers had to figure out how to sell directly to the public. Overall, U.S.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 12, 2019

With supply chain complexity increasing at an unprecedented rate, perhaps the biggest challenge for businesses is figuring out how to navigate this uncertainty to deliver service profitably. This invariably leads to extra freight costs and excess and obsolete inventory that either needs to be written off or sold at a heavy discount.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

At the time, we were both deployed as consultants for Manugistics to help a manufacturing company to implement end-to-end planning. There is no solution to optimize source, make and deliver together or drive bidirectional orchestration to execute trade-offs between functions automatically. Manugistics is now owned by JDA.).

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 29, 2022

For AGCO, a public company with over $11 billion in revenues, a supply chain risk management application helped the agricultural equipment manufacturer stay agile during COVID. One of the players in this market, Resilinc, is monitoring 105 million data sources. AGCO Stayed Nimble during the Pandemic. This data needs to be curated.

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Unleashed

MARCH 23, 2021

So you’re looking to grow your manufacturing business or the manufacturing arm of your existing enterprise. Materials management involves the sourcing, procurement, storage and utilisation of direct or indirect materials (see below) used in the manufacturing process. Sourcing and purchasing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

” I believe that the focus should be improving reliability (Forecast Value Added (FVA), first pass tender and yield, and manufacturing schedule adherence) while decreasing process, demand, and data latency. Why do we need hundreds and thousands of planners?” Sensing and Proactive Alerting.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Editor's Note: Today's blog is from Cindy Banker with ProCorr Display and Packaging who is bringing us some great insight on how to reduce product damage. If you are a product manufacturer, you know all too well the perils of shipping products from your factory or warehouse to a DC or retailer.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. That''s why we ask our experts a very simple question " How to improve the operational efficiency in global supply chain? ".

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

But how to do this was very ambiguous. Demand sensing involves the use of the external data sources – particularly the latest sales and market data – to improve short-term forecasting and then be able to use that improved understanding of consumer behavior to improve their supply planning.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Yet all of the functions that we now associate with Supply Chain have been around for a very long time: Planning, Inventory Management, Logistics, Procurement and Purchasing, Warehousing and many more. Interestingly there are many views on how to define Supply Chain. Source: [link] ). Source: [link] ).

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Do you currently work primarily with Life Sciences clients at Resilinc? I have nearly 30 years of experience as a global procurement and supply chain leader in High-Tech and Life Sciences. They are looking at how to prepare for climate risks that could potentially impact their sub-tier supply chain in the years to come.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Raw materials, parts and services are currently all running through supply chains and manufacturing processes and emitting GHGs. That is because it is expected that industries will be constantly improving on how to make more products using less energy. Arcstone sells digital systems to optimize manufacturing.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

Manufacturers and shipping companies assumed that because of layoffs, demand would drop. As the pandemic eased, ports suffered bottlenecks, natural disasters disrupted freight movement, railways suffered congestion, and new legislation further complicated the movement of goods. As you know, demand for some items surged.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 14, 2015

A strategic approach to sourcing what you need to keep your business moving can help avoid disruptions and stay competitive in today’s competitive market. So just how strategic are you when it comes to sourcing transportation capacity? Do you know which carriers handle the majority of your freight? Do you know why?

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Proxima

AUGUST 25, 2022

When Chinese manufacturing cities come to a hard stop on short notice, there are serious consequences for global supply chains, with delays spilling over at local ports, nearby alternative outlets, and into destination ports, causing volatility and confusion right across the market.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

For years Campbells strove to grow the soup category only to lose share in the soup category due to limited manufacturing capacity for the Swanson’s brand. Demand latency is the time from channel purchase to order receipt.) Take slow steps to understand how to define process capabilities. Sales are up 12%. What To Do?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Traditional inventory management strategies were designed with all supply chains being linear, reflecting a manufacturer to retailer to end-user process in accordance with reverse logistics. Therefore, it is easier to increase the volume of freight moving across both inbound and outbound channels. Cybersecurity Concerns Remain.

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QAD

MARCH 29, 2022

The podcast will feature automotive industry experts discussing their thoughts on key industry issues and how to prepare for the future. Manufacturers should view the supply chain as a profit driver. Our goal is to help automotive suppliers and OEMs discover hidden profits within their supply chains. Becoming Supply Chain Focused.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Outsourcing–procurement, manufacturing and transportation– decreased visibility and increased data latency. Hence the conundrum for supply chain leaders of how to build end-to-end planning and evolve planning. . Companies want good plans, but they do not know how to define what good looks like.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 30, 2019

In business it is not uncommon to hear the words “Logistics Management” and “Freight Management” thrown around interchangeably. This is extremely important when you consider the tasks at hand, the skills required, and how to fill these types of jobs. What is Freight Management?

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 13, 2018

For instance, blockchain enhances freight auditing and invoice management, as well as cybersecurity. To access this value, supply chain executives need to understand what’s holding it back, how it depends on integrated systems, and a few best practices to maximize returns. Manufacturing moves closer to end-users.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

But the largest source of cost increases for most companies have been driver wages and benefits. As diesel prices tick up and the costs of keeping drivers rises, freight companies are taking action to protect their earnings. Companies like XPO Logistics and Old Dominion Freight have implemented a general rate increase of 5.9

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Anyone who has shipped freight by air or sea can attest to the fact that international shipping is complex — in no small part because of the rules and regulations around certain goods. This isn’t to say you should avoid international sources for goods. In case your first buyer cannot purchase your goods, you need a backup buyer.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Posted by Abhay Dhall, Associate Consultant (Manufacturing Vertical), Infosys Limited In my previous blog , I spoke about the need for companies to create a value stream map for their processes in order measure, control & improve their processes. The second important metric in the cycle time category is the manufacturing cycle time.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 11, 2019

SCM encompasses the integrated planning and execution of processes required to optimize the flow of materials, information and financial capital in the areas that broadly include demand planning, sourcing, production, inventory management and storage, transportation — or logistics — and return for excess or defective products.

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Unleashed

MAY 19, 2020

Leveraging the best manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, maximising productive efficiency, and accessing management expertise early , are the strategies that will set the best apart. Don’t purchase any supply chain solution that is not Cloud or SaaS based. And that’s just the beginning. your brewing plant).

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Arkieva

AUGUST 8, 2016

Sustainable Freight Action Plan for California is estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030. The Sustainable Freight Action plan released by California governor Jerry Brown outlines a long-term 2050 vision and guiding principles for California’s future freight transportation system. Source: Commerce Dept.

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ShipBob

APRIL 26, 2023

It involves all the activities related to the sourcing and transportation of raw materials needed in the manufacturing process. Meanwhile, the downstream supply chain involves activities post the manufacturing process, which would mean getting the finished goods to the end consumer.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 26, 2017

by Alexa Cheater How to overcome the Amazon effect. Amazon is even entering the transportation space, signing agreements with the Air Transport Services Group and the Chinese government to enter into the freight cargo business – effectively cutting out the middleman.

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