Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2024

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore being struck by the Dali and collapsing is an unpredictable disruption to the supply chains of several industries including automobiles, coal, and agricultural machinery. Coal industry: The Port of Baltimore is the largest coal port in the country, handling about 20 million tons of coal per year.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

The availability of capacity in industries like the semiconductor industry is tight. The automotive industries–with the poorest capabilities to plan and manage suppliers–will suffer the most. The question of near-shoring or reshoring is really a question for labor-intensive industries like apparel.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

Due to travel restrictions, I cannot attend many industry events, so I observe from home, watching webinars and remote broadcasts. ” I believe that the industry is stuck. ” The industry is in a groupthink, largely missing the opportunities for breakthrough innovation. As I process the content, I struggle. The reason?

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Texas alone produces nearly three-quarters of the country’s supply of one of the most basic chemical building blocks. Ethylene is one of the big reasons the damage wrought by Hurricane Harvey in the chemical communities along the Gulf is likely to ripple through U.S. ethylene capacity has been closed. Few Americans care about ethylene.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 8, 2024

The detentions have occurred across a variety of industries. But electronics; industrial and manufactured; and apparel, footwear, and textiles make up the bulk of products detained. But forced labor is even being used in the Chinese sea fleet and seafood detentions are occurring as well.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

GDP and other standard measures in economics boil down output and delivers that as a measure for societies to use. This is especially the case when it comes to trade. One country’s pollution can simply be another country’s acceptable level of industrial, agricultural run-off.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2021

In a previous post , I made a case for how the Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) and Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) are smarter together. As the supply chain and the procurement teams come together, there are several use cases that can be tackled to add tremendous value to both the organizations and extended stakeholders.

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Resilinc

JULY 18, 2023

For decades PFAS chemicals have not only found their way into everyday home products, from skincare to clothes and cookware to carpet, but also into drinking water for entire cities. Many PFAS compounds have useful properties like making materials stain-resistant, water-repellant, heat-resistant, and nonstick—such as clothing and frying pans.

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AIMMS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Most chemical companies think they have a high sales and operation planning (S&OP) maturity, but do they really? Join us in testing the market! Cross-functional alignment is a complex challenge for chemical companies. If you’re curious about where your chemical company stands, take the assessment today.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Let us take the example of direct materials, i.e., materials that are used as components in making a finished product, such as a hard drive or RAM in a personal computer. in chemical engineering from the University of Florida and his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology at Madras.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2018

A person who or thing which provokes; a challenger, instigator, inciter, irritator; (in later use) specifically = “provocateur.” Putting a stick in the eye of the industry is hard work. Instead of pushing innovation forward, I see companies using the term “digital” as a path for IT spending. ” Incrementalism.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

Too often overhead costs are allocated using broad averages, rather than doing so in a more targeted manner. An analogy to peanut butter is often used. The products that are produced by this make-to-order process come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes to fit the needs of a variety of different industries.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2022

However, such pivots will take several years and will be extremely capital intensive in some industries such as semiconductors or pharmaceuticals. To aid the process of securing supply chains, governments will use a carrot and stick approach by providing incentives towards nearshoring while penalizing companies for ESG violations.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

As tech writer Tristan Greene ( @mrgreene1977 ) notes, “Useful quantum computers have [not] actually arrived yet. Businesses using quantum will need to address this question.” … The technology is still experimental, and has yet to demonstrate its usefulness for solving real-world problems. ”[3]. .”[4]

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 5, 2019

The industry is moving down a path of “groupthink.”. Groupthink happens when teams think that they have consensus, but follow a herd mentality using irrational decision-making processes. Business Use Cases. The most common use case for control towers is visibility. Company Effectiveness Using Data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

In light of the global pandemic, resiliency and business continuity come to the fore for the C-suite across many businesses and industries. However, this is not always the case, owing to organizational barriers or technological limitations in spite of the best intentions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Jeff Baker, Vice President of Shared Services at Myers Industries. Myers Industries Implements John Galt Solutions. Myers Industries (NYSE: MYE) is headquartered in Akron, Ohio in the United States. Mr. Baker spent over 34 years leading procurement teams at The Dow Chemical Company.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

This incremental change allows for greater recycling use and needs to be done in order for Coca-Cola to reach its 100% recycled bottle content objective by 2025. There was among other environment benefits an over 99% less impact on water scarcity and 93% less impact on land use as compared to beef. About the Author.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 12, 2021

So when it comes to the logistics industry, will companies and managers forget about climate change and carbon reduction targets in favor of making short-term profits? Carbon emission levels will surely go up again, as the industrial world emerges from the pandemic. In fact, in many cases, one could say it already has.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In some cases, the counter-intuitive doubling down of investment, for example in coal-fired plants, is even encouraged and supported. It’s no different in the logistics industry. Tim has crafted delivery solutions for many e-commerce clients and managed the supply chains for several chemical and freight forwarding companies.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 24, 2022

We are living in a world of rich supply chain case studies. In the analysis, we use this balanced scorecard to evaluate ten years of performance. The pattern is the same across the industries. Why would they ever think the automotive industry would give them a good forecast? In the report, we study twenty-eight sectors.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 30, 2019

We had quiz takers from 23 countries and across industries – from chemicals to manufacturing, metals, telecom, cosmetics, consumer goods, t ransportation and food. Only about 22% use network design software and 18% use network design software with embedded analytics among this group. . The benefits can be considerable.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 3, 2023

As analysts from John Galt note, “Companies across industries have recently found themselves operating with supply chains designed for a world that no longer exists. The Apollo 13 mission in the 1960s is an early use case of using twins to model the state of the damaged spacecraft and bring the astronaut crew safely back to Earth.”[3]

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 30, 2022

However, two decades later, there is still no technology solution to enable demand visibility or help companies use channel data to translate demand into an inventory, replenishment, or manufacturing strategy. Why have we not improved our use of channel data in supply chain processes?” The decline in inventory turns uses cash.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

I can definitely say that was the case with me. That feeling is not universal in our industry though. When sustainability targets are not being set or not being targeted seriously in our industry, it can definitely lead to disappointment. I became of zealot of total quality management principles and applications.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2019

Here I share insights on how to get started using a four-step process. We draw a timeline on a conference room wall and using customer shipment and compliance data, we plot the issues with customer service and product outages. I ask, “ Do you have data that could be used to alleviate the issue in the future?”

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2021

This can result in a messy supply chain network and flows that adversely impact cost-to-serve as can be seen in figure 1 in case of a distribution intense company we worked with. For example, forecasts are generated using the past three years of history, implicitly assuming history repeats. He received his Ph.D.

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RFgen

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Multiple industries face historic supply chain challenges, now amplified by pandemic conditions. Healthcare, chemical and oil sands are especially hard hit. Efficiency in Industry Supply Chains. See Also: Mobile Healthcare Use Case: CryoLife. Reducing Inventory Overstock in Chemical Industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2022

With snarled supply chains, 2021 holiday shipments (sweaters, holiday decorations and such) arrived late in many cases and have contributed to a degree to this inventory build up. Retailers have been used to long lead times over the last two decades, especially for the categories they source from Asia. A ratio of 1.5

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

JULY 21, 2023

Case Study | Company Seeks Creative Solutions from Logistics Partner in BR Williams BR Williams is a 60-year-old company specializing in Trucking , Warehousing , and Logistics Services. BR Williams trucking has become a leader in the transportation industry. BR Williams trucking has become a leader in the transportation industry.

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

JULY 21, 2023

Case Study | Company Seeks Creative Solutions from Logistics Partner in BR Williams BR Williams is a 60-year-old company specializing in Trucking , Warehousing , and Logistics Services. BR Williams trucking has become a leader in the transportation industry. BR Williams trucking has become a leader in the transportation industry.

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AIMMS

MARCH 4, 2021

Most chemical companies think they have a high sales and operation planning (S&OP) maturity, but do they really? Join us in testing the market! Cross-functional alignment is a complex challenge for chemical companies. If you’re curious about where your chemical company stands, take the assessment today.

Chemicals 156

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Disposable masks and tons of one-use equipment is associated with much of the medical experience we all have received. This tends to demonstrate that the industry is hopelessly linked with a tremendous amount of waste and therefore linked to emissions which damage our planet. The advantage for delivery using this method are many.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

Fortunately, great minds are making progress to capture this energy in ways that could change the transportation and logistics industry. In addition to saving on electricity used in warehousing activities, the electricity in some cases can even be sold back to the grid. The competition is already very mature for going solar.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

The chemical industry is facing some powerful changes that are directly impacting revenues and margins. This means chemical companies need to be adept at managing costs and profitability. Spreadsheets and legacy tools are no longer enough for chemical companies. There’s a lot of flux in the chemical industry.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Initiatives for more Sustainable Sourcing Industries have variations on this, but to limit the problems associated with poor transparency of quality, legality or sustainability; supply chain managers use some of the following methods: Physically go to the source and investigate. Test the supplier’s methods.

Food 130

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

Recruitment trends for supply chain leaders across all industries and regions can vary significantly, so I am careful to avoid generalising. I do not use the term “digital transformation” here, and this is deliberate. Nevertheless, a few potential trends have come to the fore over the past two years.

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