article thumbnail

What is Supply Chain Visibility and Why Isn’t It Enough?

Logistics Viewpoints

Because we call it a supply chain for a reason – each link is connected, so if you rattle one link, you rattle the entire chain, as Boeing famously discovered in 2007 when a bolts and screws shortage delayed their Dreamliner. But the opposite is not true – if you optimize one link, you have not optimized the entire supply chain.

article thumbnail

REPOST: The True Cost of OTIF Failure with Andrew Lynch

The Logistics of Logistics

Zipline Logistics , founded in 2007, is a digitally enabled transportation partner specializing exclusively in serving the food, beverage, and consumer product manufacturers. The 3PL’s capacity procurement team utilizes a proprietary qualification process to identify and contract the highest quality providers to operate within its network.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

When We Don’t Have Answers, We Need to Work Quickly To Build Them

Supply Chain Shaman

Insufficient warehouse capacity and a lack of containers while supply chain shortages make headline news. We started the pandemic with an average of twenty-one more days of inventory on average across industries than at the start of the 2007 recession. .” Gary might have been right then, but not now. The end result? The reason?

article thumbnail

Potential Efficiency Improvements: Vehicle Efficiency in Businesses

SCMDOJO

CNG burns cleaner than diesel, reducing emissions and greenhouse gas output (Lowe, 2007). These tires offer less resistance as they roll, reducing the energy required to maintain movement (Lowe, 2007). Overall vehicle design: Double-decker trailers offer increased load capacity without significantly affecting dimensions.

article thumbnail

The True Cost of OTIF Failure with Andrew Lynch

The Logistics of Logistics

Zipline Logistics , founded in 2007, is a digitally enabled transportation partner specializing exclusively in serving the food, beverage, and consumer product manufacturers. The 3PL’s capacity procurement team utilizes a proprietary qualification process to identify and contract the highest quality providers to operate within its network.

article thumbnail

When We Don’t Have Answers, We Need to Work Quickly To Build Them

Supply Chain Shaman

Insufficient warehouse capacity and a lack of containers while supply chain shortages make headline news. We started the pandemic with an average of twenty-one more days of inventory on average across industries than at the start of the 2007 recession. .” Gary might have been right then, but not now. The end result? The reason?

article thumbnail

When We Don’t Have Answers, We Need to Work Quickly To Build Them

Supply Chain Shaman

Insufficient warehouse capacity and a lack of containers while supply chain shortages make headline news. We started the pandemic with an average of twenty-one more days of inventory on average across industries than at the start of the 2007 recession. .” Gary might have been right then, but not now. The end result? The reason?