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ZF’s Transition from Lean to Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

ZF has been working with a supply chain solutions provider called SupplyOn since 2001. Lean cuts inventory out of the supply chain. But when things go wrong, lean can lead to large losses in sales because there are no just-in-case inventory buffers. ZF’s Digital Supply Chain. There are also avoided costs.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 3.18-3.22

Freight Plus

Carrier earnings begin to feel impact of softening trucking freight market. On Monday, Convenant Transportation became one of the first carriers to show the results of a depressed freight market as their first quarter earnings failed to meet expectations. Meanwhile, in this week's, "Where's my freight?!". Spotify. ,

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31 Motivations for Reshoring Manufacturing & Updated Reshoring Stats

GlobalTranz

Transportation and freight costs are reduced. Overall, from 2001 to 2008 average Asian wages increased 7.1-7.8%, Obsolete and excess inventory carriage are more preventable. Premium freight capacity improves. Natural gas and oil expenses contribute to extreme cost disparities in shipping from Asia to the U.S.,

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Hurricane Harvey - Effects, Forecasts, and Operational Best Practices

Elementum

Harvey is not the first lethal and damaging flood to hit Houston: Tropical Storm Allison in 2001 killed 41 and caused $9 billion in damage, as well as flooding in 2016 that shut down the city for days. According to analysis by freight research firm FTR Transportation Intelligence , Hurricane Harvey will strongly effect over 7% of U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 9-13, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Freight Shipments Fell 0.7% They have engineered new strategies for jockeying inventory across the country to avoid overstocks and markdowns and to keep customers from defecting to Amazon, a big problem last year. . on the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), which began in 2001, and it’s still not completed. UPS and FedEx.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 29 – May 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

But I also found it interesting that Dick Morley , the father of the PLC (programmable logic controllers to you non-geeks), organized geek pride days in New Hampshire as early as 2001. million in extra freight charges, along with additional costs and lost profits. Why do I find this interesting?

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Crisis is an opportunity for speeding up Digital Transformation to enhance Agility, Resilience and Productivity – LogiSYM September 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Effective inventory management can help businesses save up to 30%. Inventory Management plays a vital role. Inventory visibility can be the difference between good or poor profitability. But how a company manage their inventory well? Does your company have pre-defined set of rules when it comes to inventory management?