Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 4, 2023

contractionary mark for fifteen consecutive months and reportedly the longest sequence of deterioration since the period of December 2000 to February 2002. The November report narrative further indicated that European manufacturer’s initiated additional job cuts for the sixth month running. Suppliers continue to have capacity.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

contractionary mark for fourteen consecutive months and reportedly the longest sequence of deterioration since the period of December 2000 to February 2002. The October report narrative further indicated that European manufacturer’s initiated additional job cuts in order to make additional cost savings. and Europe. for October.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 20, 2015

capacity to keep pace with needs of manufacturing. By capitalizing on their regions' very low labor costs and extremely liberal regulatory policies, manufacturing has grown in these rigorously competitive countries—realizing an 800% increase in exports over the past 20 years. Increase in manufacturing — Modest expansion of the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

The California Citrus Mutual trade group said the slowdown had cut members’ exports by half this season compared to recent years. Those same words were said when the ports were shut down for 10 days in 2002 , and again in December 2012 when 600 clerks went on strike , shutting down the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach for 8 days.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The Covid pandemic sent the demand for container ships soaring, and prices for that limited available capacity has skyrocketed. While smaller companies have tried different strategies to get ahead of the shipping crisis, large companies are taking a very different approach. Walmart, meanwhile, has begun chartering its own ships.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 5, 2015

In 2002, a 10-day lockout on the West Coast cost the US economy an estimated $ 1 billion per day in the first week growing to $2 billion per day in the second week, and required a presidential intervention. This strategy enables shippers to bypass the Pacific ports altogether. It’s not as if the disruptions were unexpected.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

New hours of service, capacity restraints and global trade regulations are also items we’ve had to account for and work into our mix. Some of the key benefits we’ve realized are lower transportation costs, record service levels and shorter cycle times, and better inventory accuracy.

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QAD

APRIL 11, 2019

Despite its many advantages, Brazil still struggles with a reputation for high costs—primarily due to wages and taxes—which has left the country with a flat industrial sector. Brazil has nearly 700 airports with paved runways, most of which can handle large capacity airplanes for moving freight quickly to and from all parts of the globe.

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

There are many driving forces behind the automation trend, from rising labor costs to rapid growth in ecommerce sales and a growing demand for rapid order fulfillment , such as two-day and even same-day delivery. Average warehouse capacity utilization among manufacturers is about 68%. percent, the lowest level since at least 2002.

Warehousing 91

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Tailwind

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Tailwind Transportation Software Integrates with Trucker Tools Smart Capacity. Leading provider of web-native transportation management software leverages Smart Capacity for real-time visibility, up-to-the minute access to reliable truckload capacity. Trucker Tools Smart Capacity delivers on that.”. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.

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Supply Chain Trend

MARCH 7, 2016

The business objective can be to maximize an asset, maximize throughput or minimize capital use and cost. IBP done well will provide a company with a valid and reliable periodic rolling forecast and strategy status. TomTom , a Dutch mapmaker and traffic company launched their first portable GPS system in 2002.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2021

While New Coke would linger for quite some time, it was discontinued in 2002, with a limited re-release in 2019. Amazon is already the world’s largest buyer of green energy, but through a series of deals, the company is moving to reduce its carbon footprint even more. gigawatts of capacity to Amazon’s network of green power supplies.

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Tailwind

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Tailwind TMS adds Trucker Tools real-time load tracking to all TMS subscription tier for real-time visibility into available truckload capacity and predictive freight matching. Tailwind currently has Trucker Tools Smart Capacity embedded within its TMS platform. That’s especially important in today’s capacity-constrained environment.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

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. Conversely, if you keep taking the time to engineer out the risk, so too do you reduce the window of opportunity. Communicate, communicate, communicate.

Global 53

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Techgistics

JUNE 4, 2017

Amazon has had such a major impact on eCommerce, that I thought it would make sense to look back on some of their innovations that are directly or indirectly impacting logistics: Super Saver Shipping Super Saver Shipping was introduced in 2002 offering free shipping for orders over $25. Fresh may make that possible. in one hour.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 15, 2021

SMI involves external market research identifying information on key suppliers, available capacity, technology trends, price and cost data and trends, technical requirements, environmental and regulatory issues, and any other data that is available. The data can be collected in a number of ways. chemicals, resins, IT providers).

Optimal Sourcing 98

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Requis

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Later, starting around 2002, with some of the first Cleantech Venture Forums in Toronto, a small group of us investors realized it had become viable… the “new, new thing” The fact was then, and it’s still true today, that extracting inefficiency and waste is often really profitable.

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 29, 2021

We propose that IBP be segmented by decision type into execution, operational, planning, and strategy/culture. For the longer-term decisions on planning and strategy, technology will augment the quality of human-centric decisions and nurture human-machine collaboration. The authors detailed a sequential S&OP cycle around a.

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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. Potential for closure or interruption. meters in 2008 as opposed to 22.5

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 13, 2017

A path between the origin and destination may be defined based on any factor, including travel time or cost, and any actual or predicted congestion. If Amazon has serious plans of realizing this idea, there’s already a company in the UK called Mole Solutions that has been working on creating “underground freight pipelines” since 2002.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 3, 2017

It’ll Cut Off Nafta Talks If Tariffs Added (Bloomberg). That’s the question I asked two years ago, after a labor dispute at the West Coast ports brought operations to a crawl, resulting in significant delays and costs for companies across many industries. Mexico Warns U.S. Are you ready for the next port crisis? Guess what?

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