Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 31, 2022
ZF has been working with a supply chain solutions provider called SupplyOn since 2001. This enables carriers to optimize their transportation capacity to deliver the shipment on time at best price. Sourcing from more local suppliers and having shorter supply chains is part of the answer. ZF’s Digital Supply Chain.
Enterra Insights
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
It was designed with linearity in mind: a singular focus on minimizing transport costs through building high-capacity, point-to-point distribution infrastructure. And as global trade has accelerated in recent decades, greater levels of investment and manpower have been dedicated to expanding capacity to achieve cost efficiencies.
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Enterra Insights
APRIL 9, 2021
In the classic, science fiction movie 2001: A Space Odyssey , an emotionless, artificial general intelligence (AGI) computer named HAL 9000 murders a crewmember named Frank Poole because HAL learned Frank was planning on disconnecting it. Following the murder, HAL sensed Dave Bowman, the sole remaining crewmember, was emotionally distraught.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Mistakes & set-backs are the great source for development opportunity. In reality, a few abrupt moves and getting laid off in 2001 by Dell drove a sharp left-hand turn in my career in 2002 that evolved to where I am today. Failure means that you are trying new things and ultimately learning new ways to drive value.
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
For example, here’s a description from a 2001 profile of Kroger’s food supply chain published by Louisville Business First : The frozen food portion of the order is assembled at 6:30 a.m. and loaded in the front compartment, or nose, of a multi-temperature trailer where the temperature is 20 degrees below zero.
Abivin
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Chokepoints (or bottlenecks) are a term used to describe the most crucial strategic marine routes because they: Capacity limitations. Chokepoints commonly have shallow, constricting depths, which hinder navigation and place restrictions on ship capacity. meters in 2001. Potential for closure or interruption. More than 1.14
Material Handling & Logistics
OCTOBER 26, 2018
That may very well be true, but it ignores the almost limitless capacity of human imagination for chicanery. SCOTT: Obviously tariffs, if implemented for the long-term, will impact global supply chain strategies—sourcing, nearshoring versus offshoring, etc.
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