Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

The threat of economic recession occurring in certain geographic regions are motivating business CFO’s to prioritize added efficiency and cost savings in the coming year. That will bring a focus on added productivity, automation, or increased supply chain wide cost efficiencies. This level represents a contraction of $1.5

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 21, 2023

While implementing SCaaS poses challenges, it has demonstrated its effectiveness across industries, fostering company growth, cost reduction, and leveraging cutting-edge technology. It serves as a pivotal area for saving margins and adjusting costs. SCaaS offers a strategic impact on business.

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Logility

JUNE 2, 2022

“Logility proudly supports our clients by making supply chain performance and optimization a more streamlined and approachable process, delivering consistently innovative solutions and reducing costs to combat disruption.”. logistics, reduce and speed inventory, and neutralize transportation cost?increases

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2014

the only railway that serves Prince Rupert and one of three major railroads serving Port Metro Vancouver, has spent C$3 billion since 2010 to cut travel times along its western corridor, and has added new container terminals in Joliet, Ill., imports and cost the region about $1 billion per day is not good. and Chippewa Falls, Wis.,

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

Having the right transportation technology can improve everything from route efficiency to supply chain sustainability. You will want to consider your potential transportation technology provider’s track record. This streamlining ensures global supply chains function at a high level but also helps to eliminate waste.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 11, 2018

In reality, this means keeping costs as low as possible and still offering more products across more devices and shopping options. What’s Its Cost, and How Will You Track Its ROI? You must always think about the cost of investment in a warehouse management system. Will you have extensive implementation costs?

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

The value of the US Dollar consistently increasing during 2022 against other global currencies, providing added headwinds to counties and businesses globally in the form of added inflationary cost pressures. CFO top three concerns focused on inflationary cost implications, labor quality and availability, and ongoing supply chain strategies.

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

BR Williams has been an ISO 9001 Quality Management-certified company since 2002. We’re proud to be ISO 9001:2015 certified, as this certification plays a pivotal role in our proactive risk management strategy. Process Optimization and Cost Savings Every logistics company aims to streamline processes and cut costs.

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KEPLER Consulting

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Responding to the ever-changing expectations of consumers in a highly competitive digital economic environment involves having a solid, agile, and cost-effective Supply Chain. This can only be achieved by addressing the elimination of the worst practices in the organization, processes, and digital resources of the company.

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AFFLINK

MARCH 29, 2017

Making your supply chain green requires integrating multifaceted environmental concerns relating to product design, materials sourcing, manufacturing, transportation, and end-of-life product and resource management. Transportation. Implementing green procurement practices can seem overwhelming. Recycling.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 20, 2015

Insufficient on-the-job training — Over the period from 2002 to 2013, investments in internal training programs such as apprenticeships, company classroom training, and other structured on-the-job skills development for current manufacturing employees were cut from 469,000 to 288,000 (nearly 40 percent). Annually, 3.2 - 3.5

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 29, 2016

In a nutshell, the research states there is a correlation between cost, inventory, and forecast performance. Bimodal Supply Chains Are a Viable Strategy. However, I believe to achieve this objective, a holistic supply chain strategy is required to drive investment. This was the lie spun by Gartner in 2002.

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Logility

JUNE 3, 2021

Improving end-to-end visibility, achieving closer integration with value chain partners, finding efficient sources of transport lift, nailing down chain of custody and sustainability concerns to limit liability, inventory scalability have clearly become survival issues for many. The challenges are many and are now top of mind.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I would like to reflect on some observations related to sustainability strategy deployment across the supply chain, namely important considerations in alignment of so-termed green supply chain strategies with contributing benefit to overall business strategies. This observation did not surprise me.

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Tailwind

JUNE 24, 2020

June 24, 2020 – Tailwind Transportation Software is pleased to announce a new partnership and technology integration with e4score. The e4score suite of software offers technical solutions that automate supply chain processes, helping freight businesses ensure compliance, increase productivity, and reduce costs.

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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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GlobalTranz

APRIL 4, 2016

Overseas markets are becoming volatile, and the cost of labor in foreign countries is rising steadily. However, many countries still continue to have lower labor costs than the US, and so we still see offshoring by companies who are in the proverbial pursuit to the lowest cost model. Overseas supply chains reduce U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Publicis Sapient Announces Acquisition of Spinnaker SCA Digital business transformation company Publicis Sapient has announced the acquisition of Spinnaker SCA , a supply chain services firm that provides end-to-end supply chain strategy, planning and execution consulting services.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

With a complex mix of inbound and outbound transportation modes, we’ve had to tailor our fulfillment from full truckload shipments outbound to more small-pack and courier shipments. 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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Talking Logistics

JUNE 27, 2014

The last shutdown occurred in the fall of 2002, as retailers were preparing for the Christmas holiday period. It lasted 10 days and cost the U.S. According to a study conducted by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the National Retail Federation (NRF), a 10-day stoppage would reduce GDP $2.1

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 15, 2016

With strong Indian outsourcing capabilities, they are pushing the automation of processes through labor arbitrage strategies for cheap labor for manual data manipulation. Since most companies invested in the automation of the enterprise, not the value network, visibility within the company and the transportation network is a strength.

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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. Both transportation and communication infrastructures are strong in Brazil. Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. Argentina and the Netherlands.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 26, 2012

To minimize costs, supply chain teams of manufacturing leaders have designed the value network to absorb this volatility. The tendency is to build a supply chain for the lowest manufacturing cost-per-case which they believe is the lowest ROA. One of the issues is the rising costs of commodities including the cost of oil.

Manufacturing Procurement 190

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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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Elementum

MARCH 18, 2016

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), which impacted parts of Asia, North America and Europe in late 2002 and early 2003, has resulted to a contagion effect in Asia, a continent considered to be an electronics hub. Ebola Cuts Off Supply Lines. SARS And Its Contagion Effect. Fear Factor.

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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. percent, the lowest level since at least 2002. Warehouse automation stats: Warehousing costs & revenue statistics 13.

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Tailwind

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Tailwind provides brokers and small to medium-sized fleets with award-winning web-based transportation management software (TMS). It eliminates wasteful, manual telephone and texting ‘check calls’ between brokers and truckers. About Trucker Tools: Trucker Tools, based in Reston, Va.,

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

Logistics was first applied and recognised in military operations, its most significant impact is felt through the functions of production, distribution and consumption (Rodrigue and Slack, 2002). To briefly indicate its place, it should be remembered that war involves three divisions of labor: Strategy , Tactics and Logistics.

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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. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. About Trucker Tools – Trucker Tools, based in Reston, Va.,

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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. Coca-Cola Classic remains the number one soft drink in the US.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 26, 2014

It’s because of one simple tweak to their fulfilment strategy: offering free express shipping through December 31st. Offering free shipping is an added cost to a retailer after all, which is a frightening proposition in a world of paper-thin margins. Logistics Management Transportation' Here’s why…. The answer is in margins.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

In 2002, Bayer AG acquired Aventis (now part of Sanofi) Crop Science and fused it with their own agrochemicals division to form Bayer Crop Science. Initially it was part of a larger go-to-market strategy as the company realized it had an issue with its Net Promoter Score (NPS) and understanding the voice of the customer.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 2, 2021

”[2] Getting a new perspective sometimes utilizes a technique known as Oblique Strategies. The genius of Oblique Strategies is that it introduces an element of randomness that breaks that mold. As I recall, Buckley recommended that the company expand into the maritime transportation industry. IBM legend Thomas J.

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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. in one hour.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 14, 2023

Government regulations like the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) put additional strain on companies to maintain stringent data and financial controls, and often include provisions on how data is maintained by outside vendors and service providers. To learn more about OneRail’s last mile platform, schedule a demo today.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2020

A well-defined customer-centric supply chain starts with a clear definition of the organization’s strategy to serve a well-defined customer requirement. Defining the strategy and executing the processes requires leadership and organizational alignment. A customer-centric supply chain is easier to say than implement.

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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. That’s another good business model innovation.

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