Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In a survey of 150 global manufacturing executives, 47% committed to improving supply chain visibility and tracking. Supply chain visibility often means “where’s my stuff,” or the ability to trace parts in transit from the manufacturer to the final destination. appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Notice how the water turns from blue to brown in Figure 3 with the lack of demand translation capabilities within the enterprise for manufacturing and logistics. Industries carried on average 32 days more inventory in 2020 than in 2007. (I Why do we have 32 days more inventory by company in 2020 than in 2007?

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 11, 2020

When leading economists start talking about a drop in manufacturing comparable to the start of the 2007-2008 global financial crisis, you can be sure that the world’s leading industries are in for a torrid few months. Pinpointing the Industries Hit the Hardest. The Auto Industry. Electronics. Pharmaceuticals.

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Freightos

MAY 10, 2015

There are tens of thousands of books about logistics and supply chains. Amazon has 31,817 books about supply chain and 24,934 about logistics. That’s 56,751 supply chain and logistics books. But we got it down to ten logistics and supply chain books you’ll actually want to read. Empire State Buildings.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

While sometimes, I feel like the old lady in the room (many of my contacts are no longer active in the industry), the reception of the content by new supply chain leaders is positive, so I go on even though gray hair penetrates my hairline. Seasoned supply chain professionals used the mental model from the recession of 2007 as a guidepost.)

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

In our research, we find that 72% of planners primarily depend on Excel and desktop analysis despite the rollout of advanced platforms for planning in 92% of manufacturers with greater than 5B$ in revenue. We started the pandemic with twenty-one more days of inventory than we had in 2007. The question is, “Why?”

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Accenture Acquires Global Logistics Consulting Firm Flo Group Global based consulting and other services firm Accenture has reportedly acquired European based global logistics consulting services firm Flo Group. The deal reportedly will further enhance Oracle’s logistics software deployment capabilities across Europe.

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

Logistics is the prime example of a changing industry – colossal, ripe for disruption and utterly opaque. It’s no coincidence that Transport Intelligence just emailed me an invitation to The Future of Logistics conference. Is disruption ahead for the future of logistics?”. Keychain Logistics.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2014

Maersk Container Industry to Launch New technology with Big Potential. Ratings for President Obama’s “State of the Union” address were the lowest since 2000 , but if you tuned in, he raised a couple of points related to supply chain and logistics. Robinson and UltraShipTMS are Talking Logistics sponsors. Be Sociable, Share!

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

Meanwhile, turbulence is the norm for manufacturing supply chains. The chemical industry is the first to feel a recession, and the early travel freezes is a definite caution flag. When the recession of 2019-2020 happens, the whiplash will be higher than the 2007 recession. I watch in amusement. My forecast?

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Enterra Insights

MAY 2, 2019

David Sparkman, head of David Sparkman Consulting, reports, “Empty stores and shopping centers are increasingly being converted into warehouse and e-commerce distribution centers, according to the global industrial real estate firm CBRE, which examined in detail two dozen such projects ranging from southern California to Baltimore.”[2]

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Oracle SCM

JULY 12, 2017

The years from 2007 through 2009 were notable for their economic volatility, reflected not only in the global economic recession but also the instability of customer demand and rapid movement in raw material, fuel, and commodity prices. They prioritized projects that reduced inventory and logistics expenses. By Maha Muzumdar.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 4, 2013

The conference was heavily dominated by third-party logistics firms, consultants and technology providers. However, to capitalize on this opportunity, manufacturers need to step up. It needs to be about industry/government/community partnership. It started with simple money transfers in 2007 and now includes a range of services.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Experts and pundits are forecasting wholesale changes to every industry and every part of life, but only a minority of these forecasts of massive, permanent change will bear out. Some exaggerate the degree and duration of change, mistaking a radically shifted present for long-term transformation. Companies can clearly make a dent.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Co-opetition—a tactic where companies collaborate with their competitors—could be the surprising answer to some industries’ biggest problems. The need for co-opetition arises when rapid changes occur within an industry (e.g. For instance, despite patent disputes, Samsung is set to manufacture the new iPhone’s main chip.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 9, 2017

With digital business-to-business (B2B) enhancements, industrial manufacturers can find prospective customers, research new suppliers, alert buyers to shipping delays and foster deeper trading partner relationships. B2B networks have evolved over the years from simple one-to-one connections to one-to-many connections.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 23, 2016

The flow of supplies, finished goods, and information are widely distributed, presenting significant challenges across a manufacturer’s entire supply chain network of customers, suppliers, and logistics providers. According to industry analyst group Gartner, end-to-end supply chain visibility will increase by 50 percent by 2018.

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RFgen

MARCH 24, 2014

At a recent Plastics News Executive Forum, logistics experts from nearly every industry came together to address the dangers of increasingly complex supply chains and answer the question, “What is logistics management?

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 19, 2015

China is not only an attractive market in terms of sourcing and manufacturing but also for the sale of goods due to the rapid growth of its middle class. For example, no single logistics service provider has a distribution network resembling anything close to nationwide coverage. Distribution in China takes a detour. Free trade zone.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Third-party logistics companies ( 3PLs ) specialize in distribution, warehousing and fulfillment services. The core competency of these companies is logistics , and they do it well. Even Amazon used third-party logistics companies when the company first started, until reaching sufficient scale to have a logistics arm of its own.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In this regular edition of our featured column, Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , we provide highlights of two noteworthy supply chain management focused technology development efforts which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based multi-industry supply chain readership.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

What makes or breaks a manufacturer's ability to grow, survive, and change in modern civilization? Do executive level decisions influence the small processes in a factory, or is the world simply ready for a new type of manufacturing industry? The Rise of the Manufacturing Mobility Movement.

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AFFLINK

APRIL 18, 2018

Well, you need to stop worrying because e-commerce has helped the warehouse industry. In fact, warehouses have changed so much that some experts don’t even use the term “warehouse” as they explain how e-commerce has changed the industrial supply industry. Let’s look at some headlines for proof. That’s not a typo.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 5, 2015

in an effort to streamline its supply chain as it prepared to ramp up manufacturing…UPS said last year it would set up a logistics center in Londonderry, N.H., But the 130-person logistics facility was beset by problems after it opened in July, said people familiar with the operation, slowing assembly to a crawl.

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2014

Research at the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program , Zaragoza, Spain, is investigating why drug dispensers such as clinics and pharmacies might acquire fake drugs. The thesis is being supervised by Dr. Mustafa Çagri Gürbüz, Professor of SCM at the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program, and Prof.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 4, 2013

Likewise, in today’s supply chain environment, I find that supply chain leaders favor a single function of logistics, manufacturing or sourcing. The process industries have mistakenly viewed Return on Assets (ROA) as the proxy metric for reducing operating costs. They have not forced themselves to learn all three.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Last week I spoke at the CLX Logistics Conference in Philadelphia on the future of Supply Chain Management. Localized manufacturing. Shipment and manufacturing of the unit of one. This impact declined at the start of the last decade, and the impact of the third-industrial revolution stopped in 2004.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

How close is it to significantly disrupting logistics? Walmart is using Uber itself to “uberise” its home delivery network, but logistics operators could become “Ubers” in their own right, offering no-strings, one-off, whenever and wherever logistics services. The same argument might extend to logistics in general.

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Bristlecone

MARCH 31, 2020

The financial crisis of 2007-08 was referred to as a black swan event because it caused catastrophic damage to the global economy and triggered widespread disruption to people’s lives. During the financial crisis, supply chains that drive the modern economy were strong, but industries lacked demand.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 30, 2015

China is not only an attractive market in terms of sourcing and manufacturing but also for the sale of goods due to the rapid growth of its middle class. For example, no single logistics service provider has a distribution network resembling anything close to nationwide coverage. Free trade zone. Flown back.

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Kanban Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2021

The magazine has given this award each year since 2007, and this was the first year that North Carolina took home the prize. In this article, we’ll examine the reasons why the Tar Heel state is considered the best state for business, while looking at the role that logistics plays in this designation.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 12, 2019

At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. Here is our interview with an excellent Industry leader, Tony Giovaniello! This was my first exposure to manufacturing. Then, I moved in to the contract manufacturing industry.

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EMERGE App

DECEMBER 18, 2018

But I’m sure many of you in the wholesale and distribution business are thinking: “ What does 2019 hold for the wholesale and distribution industry? Our customers run small and medium-sized businesses in all industries. They range from small-batch soap manufacturing to the distribution of sports car parts.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 7, 2021

Johnson ( @Brett_W_Johnson ), a lawyer at the firm of Snell & Wilmer, notes that back in 2007 the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated, “Pandemic influenza is not necessarily imminent, but we believe it is inevitable. ”[4]. companies face substantial exposure throughout their supply chains.

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Supply Chain Opz

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The data is grouped by industry based on North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Commodity Flow Survey is one way to understand supply chain of every industry in the United States. Resource: Logistics Performance Index 8. Studying about lean manufacturing and can't find free VSM software?

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

However, in 2005-2007 wholesalers’ position in the channel was challenged due to increasing pressure for pricing controls, lower inflation, ASP regulation, and other external variables. This model has by and large been adopted by the industry, and represents an industry standard approach. Returns processing.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 30, 2015

Editor’s Note: As an older Millennial who landed in Transportation Management & Logistics marketing, our target audience are manufacturers who ship freight. I figured, we pepper in some tips on transportation management, but if we also offer value to manufacturers, they would turn to us as the experts. You see, 1.

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