Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

The data stream continues to trend negatively in regard to freight, capacity, and freight rates,” said Kenny Vieth, ACT’s president and senior analyst. Capacity is much more readily available than last year at this time. Three factors are driving excess capacity: weaker freight, hours-of-service rollback, and actual capacity additions.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 8, 2013

Although strategic sourcing capabilities are well established in industries ranging from automotive to electronics, they are still in the formative stages in the biotechnology sector. In the last several years, the company has undergone a huge shift in the way it operates its supply chain, particularly in the management of sourcing.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

CEO Leadership Change In late January, Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda, a noted scion of this company’s family leadership, and who has been leading the auto maker since 2009, announced that he would be stepping down from his CEO role to that of chairman. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

In Part Two of this blog series , we provided highlights our third prediction, that supply chain management teams will continue to exercise more direct control of direct materials sourcing, and these efforts will be a prominent element of business strategy for CSCO ’s and CPO ’s this year. Parcel Segment. Prediction Implications.

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SupplyOn

MAY 18, 2020

use cases (source: World Economic Forum and McKinsey ) Industry 4.0 The solution consolidates capacity, production and quality data, thus providing entirely new insights of weak points and (in)efficiencies. Deglobalization already began in 2008/2009 with the financial crisis.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

However, we discern some added signs excess inventories and of production sourcing shifts. Source: S&P Global, April, 2023 Highlights of Regional Reporting Developed Regions Eurozone The S&P Global Eurozone Manufacturing PMI® fell again in March to a value of 47.3 China’s expansion was noted as marginal by the end of Q1.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 5, 2023

The latter has been reinforced by the April GSPI Index from the New York Federal Reserve , and now, the reported May GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index which indicated that “ for the first time since June 2020, global chain capacity is now underutilized, indicating a shift to a buyers’ market.

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NC State SCRC

MAY 27, 2021

For instance, the supply of N95 masks in the SNS consisted of inventory acquired during the 2009 SARS epidemic. Its ability to source based on risk was largely determined by scientists, and even then, often involved one-time events, never for a persistent on-going pandemic like COVID. In addition, $2.3B

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

It takes six years to build a biotech production facility, and a billion dollars, so increasing capacity in the face of uncertain demand is a huge issue for us.” ” In 2009, I moved into the supply chain area, and worked with Rob in understanding how to apply analytics with a procurement focus.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The S&P Global Taiwan Manufacturing PMI® i ndex was reported as its lowest level since 2009 by the end of October 2022 while the S&P global Eurozone Manufacturing PMI® fell to a 29-month low. Predictions surrounding the global wide transportation and logistics industry vary, depending on the source and the stakeholder interests.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

This first became a major issue during the 2009 global downturn. Traditional methods of supplier risk mitigation involve diversifying risk, multiple sourcing, or switching suppliers, which are not effective in situations where entire regions, industry segments, or supply chains are experiencing financial distress.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The August report cited new order intakes declining for the second consecutive month with indications that excess capacity may be building among the global manufacturing sector. Barring the initial pandemic lockdown months, this is the steepest downturn in US manufacturing seen since the global financial crisis in 2009.”.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 1, 2022

after plummeted to its lowest level since 2009 in October. The signs clearly indicate obvious supply chain business planning and execution challenges for 2023, along with selective component and reduced production capacity and supplier focused challenges in the months to come. Select Highlights- Developing Regions.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009. March 2009. February 2009.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. 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.

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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. The first problem was that of underutilized capacity. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Banking Suite.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Inventory and Capacity Visibility to Order Management System. As, there is no postcode change in this case, there is no change in inventory sourcing warehouse and delivery van route. Business Process Outsourcing.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The October S&P Global Taiwan Manufacturing PMI® plummeted to its lowest level since 2009. The ocean container industry has now acknowledged not only the end of the global trade boom, but dramatically reduced fleet capacity needs for 2023. Noticeably, the Backlog of Orders sub-index declined 5.6

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Arkieva

APRIL 1, 2016

Sourcing in low cost countries could lower cost but increases inventories and inventory risk (write-offs). The financial crisis of 2008-2009 has given a major push to do more with less. Excess capacities in one region are dumped in another region and are disrupting market shares.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009. March 2009. February 2009.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. In manufacturing industry, ATP is used to calculate exact delivery date for customer order considering constraints of operation capacity & materials and various supply and delivery side lead times. December 2009.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 20, 2014

As you all know the dreaded RFP—or Request for Proposals—is a source of tension, angst and for many of us, a lot of grunt work. A note from Adrian Gonzalez: When I read this post by Kate, I was reminded of a post I wrote back in 2009 ago titled, “In Search of a Smart 3PL Request-for-Proposal.”

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EcoVadis

JUNE 22, 2011

From the statics of ILBF CHINA 2011 (8th International Lead Battery Fair), China’s annual output of lead-acid batteries in 2009 was about 120 million kVA, with a total sale of more than 100 billion yuan. Recently, Chinese authorities launched a national wide campaign to fight against the lead pollution of the battery industry in China.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Earlier this week, the company announced that it grew its renewable energy capacity in 2022 by 8.3 The partnership will kick off by first sourcing Walmart’s California stores with Plenty’s leafy greens from its Compton farm. Fast forward to 2022, and Amazon increased its production by nearly 4-times that amount in clean energy.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

As we see this year, there are more cars on the road (meaning carriers want that attractive freight), and we are also seeing tight capacity. Shipping during the holidays does not have to be a source of frustration; however, smooth holiday shipping requires significant planning ahead of time. They keyword, is planning!

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 7, 2017

Carrier Alliances: Alliances cover multiple VSAs and carrier members jointly operate and decide on major service routes, new services being introduced, transit/service levels and capacity controls. These alliances are: Source: Transplace. More effective management of existing capacity. But why the need for alliances at all?

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Supply chain planners (I’m lumping in all the silos, including demand, supply, inventory and capacity planning) today are dealing with challenges that were unimaginable when Lotus notes were the next big thing. Is running a multi-echelon inventory optimization even something a capacity planner has interest in? Times have changed.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

In this post, Bram Desmet outlines the three main categories of supply chain complexity — Planning/Sourcing/Making/Delivering, Processes/People/Tools/Analytics, the impact of fast changing technology, increasing market speed and turbulence, attracting and developing talent. Supply Chain Complexity 1 – Plan/Source/Make/Deliver/….

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Elementum

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Source: SupplyChain247. Source: TheVerge. Recently, Google launched its self-driving prototype which it has been developing since 2009. Source: PC-Tablet. Source: Auto News. seconds and a battery that charges to 80 percent capacity in 15 minutes. Project Titan: Apple’s Newest Rumor. Tesla’s Model X SUV.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 6, 2014

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Further, in majority of cases, on-premise model is under-utilized as businesses maintains extra capacity to take care of future demand, spikes and month-end processing etc., December 2009. November 2009.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 25, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. An electric utility industry being an asset intensive industry the focus of TOC would be more on to reduce the equipment down time to increase the total throughput of the system rather than just adding the extra capacity.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Intra-company and intercompany, across the supply chain and across the globe, from the operator level to the management suite, information on all aspects of production, manufacturing, sourcing, and distribution is increasingly visible and accessible at all levels, so that appropriate decisions can be made and applied.

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 29, 2021

By bringing together several technologies that have matured separately over the last decade, it is becoming a system of intelligence, seamlessly integrating the following capabilities: • Integration and harmonization of data from internal and external sources, with transactional data self-cleansed and planning parameters self-maintained.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Since its founding in 2009, Kickstarter has raised more than $3 billion to fund almost 125,000 successful projects, for a total of over $5.3 You don’t want to scramble to find a fulfillment warehouse with capacity once you realize the orders are stacking up. Source: Indiegogo. Kickstarter Fulfillment. Billion in economic impact!

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Techgistics

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Source: FLEXE. Today's innovations from startups could be the source of transformation that shapes the future of logistics. Take Uber for example, a car service start up founded in 2009. FLEXE is a cloud-based peer-to-peer marketplace for sharing excess warehouse capacity; the airbnb for warehouses. million What is it?

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 30, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. For this retailers need a carrier capacity management system which can offer narrow delivery window and can monitor capacity availability for the time-slot. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38).

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The company was replenishing dealers’ inventory weekly, using direct shipment and cross-docking operations from source warehouses located near Deere & Company’s manufacturing facilities. Starbucks had to shake up its third-party relationships and increase production capacity.

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