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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

A container from Shanghai to Long Beach was 56 days in 2020 and increased to 80 days in 2021. Source E2open Shipping Index). A Decline in Innovation. Ironically, technology innovation is the highest that I have ever seen. We started the conversation with sourcing. So, we began the discussion. What to do?

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

A container from Shanghai to Long Beach was 56 days in 2020 and increased to 80 days in 2021. Source E2open Shipping Index). A Decline in Innovation. Ironically, technology innovation is the highest that I have ever seen. We started the conversation with sourcing. So, we began the discussion. What to do?

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Starting 2022 Right!

Gravity Supply Chain

Fuelled by our passion for innovation, Gravity is amid an exciting digital refresh that will deepen our market positioning towards delivering value-added real-time visibility solutions to a growing customer base. Gravity’s platform delivers capabilities across its three key verticals: Source, Order and Deliver.

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Real-Time Visibility: The Key to Navigating Port Congestion

BlueYonder

Now all major ports in the United States are currently experiencing unprecedented congestion and labor shortages, leading to product stockouts and inflation — as well as significant supply chain challenges for retailers, manufacturers and logistics providers. While some critical U.S. To learn more watch LCT in action.

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When it Comes to Ocean Shipping, We Have to See Beyond Today’s Squalls and Plan for the Long Term

Logistics Viewpoints

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. How do I get shipment X out of Long Beach? Demand an ever-increasing pace of integration and innovation.

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Experts Discuss How to Streamline Global Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

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. This will make the supplier sluggish to respond to changes and slow moving on innovation. What can you do? 8) Arnold Maltz , Associate Professor at W.

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When We Don’t Have Answers, We Need to Work Quickly To Build Them

Supply Chain Shaman

To drive progressive change, I think that we need to rethink supply chain basics and unlearn from the past while driving process innovation. Four industries–B2B Technology, Aerospace and Defense, Retail Apparel, and Food Manufacturing–grew inventory during the pandemic. Let’s Start With a Discussion on Inventory.