Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

According to data from Bloomberg Intelligence , container trade for the Asia to North America segment fell 26 percent during Q1 of this year. In the specific case of UPS , the carrier and logistics services provider has now been forecasting a decline in annual revenues since the recession of 2009. Imports among the U.S.

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Supply Chains Rock

JUNE 17, 2011

billion in 2009. billion North America; $12.2 billion Latin America. . - Supplier Connection - a collective portal for buying from small and medium businesses reached $150B. - $1.5 billion in First-Tier Spending with Diverse Suppliers - up from $1.4 Spending by location, $12.3 billion Asia Pac; $7.5

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Baofeng and I have spent a great deal of time together this fall, discussing and comparing the importance of supply chain relationships in China and North America. 2008, 2009). Professor Baofeng Huo left to return to Zhejiang University this week.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 6, 2017

and Subway Restaurants, two of the largest fast-food chains in North America, have cut back on new-store openings and closed some locations. The threats loom over an industry that’s punched above its weight in America’s labor market: Since the start of the expansion in mid-2009, it has added 2.3 McDonald’s Corp.

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Since 2009, when ScottsMiracle-Gro began implementing its new distribution model, the Company has reduced the number of miles traveled to ship products to home center customers by approximately one-third. . The warehouse is part of ScottsMiracle-Gro’s high-service distribution model that the Company began implementing across the U.S.

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Unleashed

APRIL 18, 2021

Since 2009, HP has increased the percentage of its paper approved by the forest certification system Forest Stewardship Council (FCS) from 3% to %100 last year. Sustainable supply chain certification in North America. Green-E – A scheme for businesses looking for clean energy and carbon offset certification across North America.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Performance and Improvement within the Pharmaceutical Industry for 2009-2015. The next formal face-to-face session to discuss the pilots is on April 13 in North America and April 28th in Europe. Understanding What Drives Supply Chain Excellence. Esra leads international supply chain operations in over 140 countries.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Read this month’s Market Update for highlights on some of the key factors that impact the transportation industry in North America. per gallon—which is now the lowest weekly average price since July 2009. Then share your thoughts on these topics and other issues that affect your business. Large Scale Market Indicators .

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TMC

MAY 26, 2016

million vehicles, and was ranked seventh-largest vehicle producer in the world and number one in Latin America. Since 2009, U.S. Supported by the North America Free Trade Agreement, Mexico and the U.S. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce , in 2015 Mexico produced 3.4 Common pitfalls.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 26, 2022

Founded in 2009, with the vision of becoming the next iteration of producer Tesla in technologically innovative EV design, production and distribution logistics, the company spent its initial years in designing and developing what is today the Rivian RiT electrically powered pick-up truck, and the Rivian RiS sport utility vehicle.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

This first became a major issue during the 2009 global downturn. Across multiple industries, suppliers in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America all experienced a sudden drop in volume, leading to a uniform financial threat and risk of default.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

But I believe this quote by Richard MacLaren, President & General Manager North America at Unipart Logistics, from a presentation he gave many years ago on Vested Outsourcing sums it up nicely: “Have the courage to manage for the long term against the pressures we face today for instant results.”.

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 15, 2011

trillion, an increase of $114 billion from 2009. percent from 2009 levels, with trucking lagging behind the performance of other modes, rising only 9.3 Business logistics costs rose to $1.2 Inventory carrying costs increased 10.3 Transportation costs were up 10.3 percent compared to an average of 15.4 About Penske Logistics.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

Asia, South Africa, Australia/NZ, North America and South America are all largely containerized. Companies can now own stakes in several transport modes, enabling the growth of intermodal carriers. Shipping between Europe, S.E. Most international ocean cargo is now containerized. 90% of All Ports: The 1980s.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

In my current project about a year ago, North America region Supply Chain Planners were having major concerns related with flawed planning resulting from incorrect or no Source of Supply (SoS) for receipt elements such as Purchase requisitions &/or Planned orders. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 6, 2017

and Subway Restaurants, two of the largest fast-food chains in North America, have cut back on new-store openings and closed some locations. The threats loom over an industry that’s punched above its weight in America’s labor market: Since the start of the expansion in mid-2009, it has added 2.3 McDonald’s Corp.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Asia, South Africa, Australia/NZ, North America and South America are all largely containerized. Companies can now own stakes in several transport modes, enabling the growth of intermodal carriers. Shipping between Europe, S.E. Most international ocean cargo is now containerized. . 90% of All Ports: The 1980s.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 6, 2015

In the process of compiling the Supply Chains to Admire report for last year’s Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , the research team at Supply Chain Insights calculated the rate of supply chain improvement of companies by industry for the period of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013. We studied this pre and post-recession. Here I share their story.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 5, 2012

They have worldwide operations and have implemented the solution in north America and moving to Europe and then South East Asia. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009. March 2009. February 2009. January 2009. August 2010.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

New Jersey-based Maersk North America will deploy the battery-powered flying cameras to handle the “difficult, repetitive, and tedious” task of warehouse inventory management, which is says requires workers to work at heights and produces a quality of data that is often questioned. Maritime containership giant A.P. billion last year.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 14, 2015

This month’s Market Update highlights some of the key factors that impact the transportation industry in North America, including the most recent Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) reading, which shows signs of improvement in overall market conditions. Diesel prices are down for the tenth straight week after falling another 5.5

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Read the December Market Update for more highlights on key factors that impact the transportation industry in North America. The average price of a gallon of diesel is now $2.445 nationwide, the lowest price of 2015 and the lowest price since June 1, 2009. Large Scale Market Indicators. Diesel prices dropped another 3.7

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 3, 2018

To say that the first half of 2018 was "a period of both extreme volatility and unprecedented imbalance between capacity and demand for trucking services in North America" at first sounds like hyperbole. Unlike the period from 2009 to 2014, however, consumer spending also began to grow again in 2017.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 19, 2015

As shown in Figure 1, companies in North America rate agility as 13% more important as an attribute for their supply chain than companies in Europe. Agility Importance: North America and Europe. Today, based on recent research, less than 30% of supply chain leaders have a supply chain that they consider to be agile.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

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. Air cargo carriers in North America posted an 11.4% A variety of chips will remain in short supply throughout 2022. Deloitte Global). AlixPartners). higher than 2020.

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Elementum

MAY 22, 2015

history," affecting about one in seven vehicles on the road in America today. The expansion of the recall comes after years of on-and off-investigations; the first NHTSA inquiry into faulty Takata airbags started in 2009. billion fine. All in all the umbrella of GM suppliers spans across all continents except Antarctica.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

If you trace the year-over-year pattern, you can see that P&G made progress on inventory turns and operating margin 2006-2007, 2009-2010. Capabilities for planning in North America and Europe, as shown in Figure 7, are greater than the growth economies. Horizontal Processes.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Here’s what I wrote back on this date in 2009, as I recalled the events of that tragic day eight years earlier: I grew up in Brooklyn, New York, near Red Hook and the docks. Today is September 11. I never forget. My father and uncles owned a bodega on Columbia Street, and we lived upstairs in a small apartment.

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Vinculum

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

After its initial 2009 launch, the site quickly established itself as the most well-liked global marketplace for small companies and entrepreneurs to sell their goods. One of North America’s largest retailers, Target Corporation, was established in 1902 and had over 2,000 locations. AliExpress. Target Corporation.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

Supply Chain Cost Management Results: By the time Starbucks had completed its transformation program, it had saved more than $500 million over the course of 2009 and 2010, of which a large proportion came out of the supply chain, according to Peter Gibbons, then Executive Vice President of Global Supply Chain Operations.

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Techgistics

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Take Uber for example, a car service start up founded in 2009. FLEXE’s platform includes more than 400 warehouses in North America. Today's innovations from startups could be the source of transformation that shapes the future of logistics. Are there any start-ups out there that could have this type of impact in Logistics?

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Burlington Coat Factory @Burlington In 2009, Burlington Coat Factory (in partnership with Fortna) transformed its supply chain with new systems and operational processes, optimizing efficiencies and boosting customer service at the company’s Burlington, New Jersey location as part of its 5-year supply chain strategy.

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HICX Solutions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Wavecrest Growth Partners is a growth equity firm focused on investing in and partnering with leading B2B software and technology-enabled services companies based in both North America and Western Europe. For more information, visit www.wavecrestgrowth.com. Learn more at espressocapital.com.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 22, 2021

Normally, a presidential inauguration will have hundreds of thousands of attendees; Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration had close to 1.8 The companies expect them to be deployed in North America within the next several years. The logistics around the event were difficult, but again they were different. million attendees.

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