Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 23, 2023

This week, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , with sponsors Penske Logistics and consulting firm Kearney , released the 34th Annual State of Logistics Report to organization members and the industry as a whole. Background As our readership is likely aware, this report provides a snapshot of the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

This week, the company announced a reversal in manufacturing and supply chain strategy, as well as a major turnabout. Supply chain strategy, process, talent and enabling technologies each play important roles. The supply chain supporting the delivery of equipment is the de-facto facilitator of this business model.

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SupplyOn

APRIL 23, 2020

SupplyOn Analytics links internal and external information – thus ensuring visibility and a robust, crisis-proof supply chain Planning, purchasing, logistics and transport management are traditionally separate processes, typically located in different departments. And it is also of great value in the recovery phase.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 5, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of April 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices which continue to reinforce a state of contraction level stabilization within global supply chain networks. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. declined 1.5

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

This week, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , with sponsors Penske Logistics and consulting firm Kearney , released the 33rd Annual State of Logistics Report to organization members and the industry as a whole. This report provides a snapshot of the U.S. For 2021, U.S. percent to $1.85

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2021

Supply chain efficiency is essential for organizations across all segments, but this competency is especially crucial for healthcare shippers. One of the most beneficial ways for shippers to uncover efficiencies is to evaluate their supply chains and make incremental improvements. Analyze Your Network.

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Oracle SCM

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

By Mike Mortson , CEO, Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply chain professionals are hiking their spending on supply chain innovation—substantially. Most supply chain leaders recognize that it’s an incredibly exciting time to be working in the field.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Although the connection between great customer experience and a world-class supply chain is obvious, customer experience is not the first thing that pops into most peoples’ minds when they hear the term “supply chain.” The supply chain’s role in creating a great customer experience.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

For many growing and established direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands alike, the supply chain is the most critical but also most challenging aspect of their operations. . The process involves complex steps, from procurement, to shipping products to end users, often resulting in a lack of visibility and high operational costs.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 4, 2016

We kick off today a month-long focus on trends in the following categories: Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation Management. 2016 Supply Chain Trends: The First 7 of 12. What 2016 Supply Chain Trends to you expect to see?

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters industry specific commentary, we make the observation that retail industry sales and operations planning and demand support teams, given the current state of recent business financial performance, need to up their game in supply network inventory management agility and added responsiveness. .

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 2, 2016

A divestiture is a major transition that impacts all areas of a business, including supply chain reliability and efficiency. A 3PL provider offers customers with outsourced, or “third party,” logistics services for part or all of their supply chain management functions.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Imagining the Supply Chain of the Future! Mike Mortson was recently interviewed by Oracle as a part of their Global Supply Chain Influencer program. This article was posted on Oracle’s Supply Chain Management blog. Email Address. Mike Mortson.

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Zipline Logistics

JULY 27, 2021

As produce transportation winds down and the freight market loosens slightly for the first time in several months, CPG shippers have the opportunity to prepare for the quickly approaching peak season. Peak season in this context is defined by increased freight volume associated with back-to-school shopping and the coming holiday season.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

With a holiday weekend upon us, let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Retailers Seek U.S. GE Acquires Top Supply Chain Software Provider ShipXpress to Expand Digital Rail Offerings. Online freight marketplace Freightos acquires Spain’s WebCargoNet (TechCrunch).

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2021

But accomplishing that feat requires a sense of urgency and a correctly optimized retail supply chain. Retailers have instituted appointment times, must arrive by dates, and OTIF metrics to measure a brand’s ability to make timely deliveries and get its product to the end destination when it is needed.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 24, 2020

Delivering on-time and in-full is essential to success and a metric used by retailers when evaluating partnerships with vendors of all sizes. If you have wondered how to improve OTIF and overall supply chain performance, you are not alone. But first, let’s look at the background of OTIF metrics and why they came to be.

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 18, 2020

It currently just uses on-time metrics to grade suppliers and the store’s retail buyers can base purchasing decisions on a brand’s delivery performance. Download the free white paper to learn more about how data can be used to reduce logistics spend while improving supply chain performance.

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Zipline Logistics

JULY 13, 2021

Challenges brought on by COVID-related disruption are forcing shippers to adjust supply chain strategies to accommodate fervent demand, rising logistics costs, and scarcer trucking capacity. This continued level of demand is a significant contributing factor to the freight market boom. Consumer Demand Still Going Strong.

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3rdwave

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Or, the issues and challenges focus on more sophisticated problems like improving processes to contribute to more efficient and effective global supply chain control and management. 6 Causes of Sub-Optimal Trade Compliance Performance. Poor Master Data Management. Limited Master Data Visibility and Accessibility.

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Supply chain optimization is vital for any ecommerce business that wants to increase its bottom line and improve its efficiency. However, you can’t optimize only some parts of the supply chain and expect great results as problems in one area can easily lead to inefficiency and issues in other stages.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Resilience for Supply Chain Decarbonisation. by Dr. Shereen Nassar , Global Director of Logistics Studies and Director of MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management Suite at Heriot-Watt University Dubai. Increasing the pressure of Net Zero Carbon future challenges supply chains.

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3rdwave

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Or, the issues and challenges focus on more sophisticated problems like improving processes to contribute to more efficient and effective global supply chain control and management. 6 Causes of Sub-Optimal Trade Compliance Performance. Poor Master Data Management. Limited Master Data Visibility and Accessibility.

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3rdwave

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Or, the issues and challenges focus on more sophisticated problems like improving processes to contribute to more efficient and effective global supply chain control and management. 6 Causes of Sub-Optimal Trade Compliance Performance. Poor Master Data Management. Limited Master Data Visibility and Accessibility.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 23, 2020

Reimagine Supply Chain of the future: There are many facets to imagining Supply Chain of Future. What are the learnings from Covid disaster that leaders will incorporate into future supply chains? Let us study major highlights of Supply Chains of the future. . — Jeff Bezos, CEO, Amazon.

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QAD

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Global demand and supply chain networks naturally include distance, cultural, time-zone, tariff, geopolitical and other types of challenges when working with suppliers. As a result, it’s difficult to discover qualified suppliers, effectively collaborate with suppliers and quickly respond to unexpected supply events.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Effective supply chain management is essential for success in the dynamism and connectivity of modern companies. To accomplish this, you require the skills of supply chain experts who can manage the complexity and difficulties of today’s global supply chains. They come from a variety of backgrounds.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

As part of LogiSYM Asia Pacific 2022, we had the opportunity to chat with Vittorio Favati, Chief Executive Officer – TVS Supply Chain Solutions GFS. He also went on to share what he sees as the five key changes making a global impact to supply chains today and gave advice for those working in or considering a career in our industry.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 28, 2021

There’s more pressure for shippers to produce and provide products faster and more reliably than ever before, and this requires specialized shipping allocations and cost considerations for optimized supply chain analytics. What Are Shipping Cost Allocations and General Ledger (GL) Codes?

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Zipline Logistics

JUNE 30, 2020

Accessibility — The ability of a carrier to provide service for a freight order. Accessorial Charges — Fees added to a freight bill for additional services that the carrier might provide. Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) — Critical supply chain planning that also accounts for production schedules.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 13, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights Rivian Automotive ’s reported Q4 and full-year financial and operational performance along with plans for the next two years. The EV vehicle start-up reported the delivery of 20,337 vehicles in 2022, falling short of this company’s highly monitored commitment to produce 25,000 vehicles.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 14, 2021

Here at Benchmarking Success, we exist to help our customers improve supply chain performance. Historically, many of those customers concentrated keenly on measuring performance aspects such as cost to serve, perfect order, productivity, and cycle and lead times. Visibility.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Not only does warehouse optimization result in a healthier bottom line, but it also improves key warehouse metrics like accurate orders and on-time delivery. There are about 10+ measurements on evaluating the efficiency, but all those get consolidated to a single metric called the ‘LPMH’ (lines per man hour).

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20Cube Logistics

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Same applies to Logistics or a supply chain industry as they are keen on adopting new innovations that will help them provide more than just promising to deliver the consignment safely and on-time. Today, freight forwarders are able to communicate and track shipment status in real-time. Report generation.

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Veridian Solutions

DECEMBER 18, 2019

What does it take to improve supply chain processes? Increased order fulfillment, improved customer satisfaction, validating order details and contents before packaging, automating repetitive processes , and other factors can significantly improve supply chain processes. That is a loaded question.

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