Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

made that prediction in 2008 (see the Barron’s article What $300-a-Barrel Oil Will Mean for You ). Big Data and Analytics for Oil and Gas Transportation. At an MIT conference last year, Tom Linton, Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer at Flextronics, presented his top 10 list of supply chain trends.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. As some component lead times push into 2023, the shortage is expected to last 24 months before it recedes – similar to the chip shortage of 2008-2009. Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. They are order sourcing, order scheduling, order release and finally order shipping & delivery. And Delivered Cost = product cost + handling cost + transportation cost + return allowance + X. Customer Service.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. It reported that it last one-day shipping order was placed on 11:52 p.m. PST on December 22, and shipped to Fayetteville Georgia in-time for Christmas opening. Procurement Blog. Customer Service.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 28, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. We spoke to many sustainability and business domain experts who have wide expertise working within asset intensive organizations like Power Generation, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Telecommunications and Transportation.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 19, 2017

These included things like shipping delays, production delays, stock outs, and the like. In terms of the cost side of the equation, procurement and inventory management are big ticket items. Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in July 2008, and has now been revamped and updated with more comprehensive information.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 29, 2020

The ships now have to reduce their Sulphur emission by over 80% – 85% by switching to Lower Sulphur Fuel. This regulation will see the largest reduction in the Sulphur content of the transportation fuel under taken at any time in the history. Ships and carriers use heavy fuel oil that contains Sulphur.

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TMC

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

These are only some of the factors that are combining to create the tight market: Peak holiday shipping is in full swing. FTR Transportation Intelligence estimates that from now through the end of September, 25% of trucks in the Gulf Coast region west of the Mississippi will be impacted by the disruption. Meet with carriers now.

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TMC

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

These are only some of the factors that are combining to create the tight market: Peak holiday shipping is in full swing. FTR Transportation Intelligence estimates that from now through the end of September, 25% of trucks in the Gulf Coast region west of the Mississippi will be impacted by the disruption. Meet with carriers now.

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TMC

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

These are only some of the factors that are combining to create the tight market: Peak holiday shipping is in full swing. FTR Transportation Intelligence estimates that from now through the end of September, 25% of trucks in the Gulf Coast region west of the Mississippi will be impacted by the disruption. Meet with carriers now.

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Requis

JULY 24, 2020

Insiders joke (quite fairly, as it turns out) about billion-dollar procurement-management-disposition cycles that are managed in spreadsheets. In the procurement space, what I want to be able to assess is risk management. He and his business partner Dan Dershem have been looking at procurement from several angles.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 15, 2017

LTL gets even trickier according to a report by the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. . This sustainability effort has carried innovation and implementation costs which have been gradually offset with procurement and operational savings. From shareholders to consumers, sustainability has created broad value. .

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Robinson and the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. This sustainability effort has carried innovation and implementation costs which have been gradually offset with procurement and operational savings. LTL gets even trickier according to a report by C.H. That’s potentially frustrating.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 27, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Nordstrom was one of the first broad line department store chains to offer no-cost shipping and returns for online orders and is currently testing same-day delivery at a flat rate. Procurement Blog. Distribution.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. The most visible incident involved retailer Best Buy , who utilized a strategy of aggressive price promotion and free shipping to lure customers away from Amazon. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service.

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Arena Solutions

MAY 5, 2022

One is economic, just historically large cyclical disruptions, from the bubble in 2000 to the crash of 2008, and then really about till the pre-pandemic time period, is just a lot of growth and then flattening and growth and then flattening. Obviously, big companies have procurement leverage, right? Yeah, it’s a tough one.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 10, 2019

To survive the increasing customer demands you need shorter lead times and faster shipping and delivery times. It will also track your goods right from the moment an order is received, its journey through the supply chain until it leaves the warehouse for shipping. Supply chain is a critical point of entry.

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