Talking Logistics
JUNE 30, 2015
In the last decade, many companies, especially those with manufacturing operations, have evolved direct materials sourcing from an administrative function to a strategic procurement process. As a strategic process, transportation procurement may still seem very tedious and challenging. Be demand driven. Hire smart data analysts.
QAD
MAY 23, 2023
This sounds simple enough, but we all know it’s a very complex issue and that’s partially because ESG concerns touch every part of the value chain, from the field or mine where raw materials are sourced to the packaging and transport modes used to bring your finished product to market.
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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. For the specific routing of Shanghai to New York , the index was $11, 531, reflecting a six percent decline. . Global Shipping. Shipping Transit Timeliness.
American Global Logistics
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Inflation set in for fuel and transport costs, increasing logistics costs as a whole over last year. This was evident with the creation of a new report from the New York Federal Reserve. That led to some positive changes as transport prices began to decline. We saw supply shortages lead to price increases.
Supply Chain Matters
MAY 30, 2023
The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights a further negative drop in the New York Federal Reserve’s Global Supply Chain Pressures Index ( GSPI ). This index compiles 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog.
QAD
DECEMBER 3, 2019
For example, a food label in a store in New York might read “ New York State Grown and Certified ”. Better for the environment due to reduced transportation costs and distances. Though, when a food or beverage product is labeled as “locally grown”, the “local” part usually refers to an area of about 150 miles.
Supply Chain Matters
APRIL 1, 2022
Frequent readers of the Supply Chain Matters blog may recall one metaphor that this Editor has invoked over the past three years – the Eagle ’s tune, In a New York Minute ( Everything Can Change ). Additional Thoughts.
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