Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

The methodology did not include a peer group analysis, and I strongly felt that chemical, retail, and telecommunications companies should not be compared in the same analysis. Putting all companies in a spreadsheet and shaking them up made no sense to me. Over 95% of companies are not good at driving trade-offs. The result?

Gartner 239

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2014

that means trucking companies are spending well over $3 billion simply to maintain current staffing levels without making up the gap left by the driver shortage. Freight companies are eventually going to face severe challenges finding drivers to get your shipments where you want them when you want them there.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

increase in 2010, eleven years ago. The cash-to-cash impact for debt-laden chemical companies with 2% growth and 4% margins offers little room for error. Yes, lead times are a factor in ERP, but few companies keep them updated.” Companies that tightly tether to enterprise transactional data will never buy the right stuff.

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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 Kindle’s popularity was usurped by the iPad release in 2010— but Amazon quickly partnered up with Apple (and later, Android) to release the Kindle App, again widening its market.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2019

In my work with manufacturing companies recently, I am thinking a lot about the need for diagnostic testing. When a company contacts me to help them with their supply chain, the pain is usually a gap in customer service. I am working with a company with issues in delivering customer service. Time For A Supply Chain Check-Up?

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

The Regulation’s Impact on Ocean Shipping and Data Management. They are also ensuring that a VGM is received from forwarders/NVOCCs and shippers as part of a shipping document. The post The Impact of SOLAS on Ocean Shipping and Data Management appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Strangely, in the last decade, while companies had the opportunity to use technology better, supply chain performance declined. Only four percent of companies compared to their peer groups improved balance sheet performance of growth, operating margin, and inventory turns. Both companies outperformed their peer groups.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 22, 2015

mpg for tractor trailers (compared to 6 mpg for 2010 tractor trailers). In 2010, IKEA changed its Ektorp sofa from one solid piece into several, with detachable armrests and a hinged back. The redesign has saved the company €1.2 million a year. I’ve highlighted other case studies over the years. percent improvement.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2021

The company has a sourcing team that vets the beans. This is a much more complex supply chain than you might expect for a company that has approximately a billion dollars in annual revenues. After initiating direct store deliveries, the company immediately gained market share. Coffee sold in other channels is much fresher.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

In today’s blog we’re taking a look at what this means for shipping costs, and how retailers can fortify their operations against price hikes. Why are shipping costs growing? But the largest source of cost increases for most companies have been driver wages and benefits. Response of shipping companies.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Companies that directly connect financial data to supply chain data without creating a feasible plan at an item/location level rate themselves significantly lower on S&OP effectiveness creating higher costs, levels of inventory and order short shipments. Companies need to rethink the misguided thinking on one-number forecasting. #2

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SCMDOJO

JULY 26, 2023

True Grit (2010) The 2010 film “True Grit” depicts the stubborn teenage Mattie Ross as she seeks to get revenge for her father’s murder. The central theme centers on the talks between the shipping company’s chief executive officer and the Somali pirates’ interpreter.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2014

billion) over the past decade to improve rail and road access and boost inspection capacity at West Coast ports…Canadian railroad companies have also moved to capitalize on those infrastructure investments. Building on that advantage, Canada’s government has spent 1.4 billion Canadian dollars (US$1.22 Canadian National Railway Co.,

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

JUNE 28, 2022

A third-party logistics company is an outsourced option for gaining assistance in picking, packing, shipping, and storing products. Excellent fulfillment is a significant factor in success and scalable growth for eCommerce companies. Predictable costs mean you eliminate surprises and can steadily grow your company.

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Kinaxis

JULY 4, 2017

In the meantime, Sears hasn’t turned an annual profit since 2010, with losses in the billions. The company just went about the day doing things the way they’d always been done, like mailing catalogs. Sears took a major punch to the mid-section from the companies doing better but were still in the fight. Doing things.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

We’re happy to be thought of in such fine company but the fact is that they are very different animals. For example, Ewing-Chow discusses an Israeli agricultural technology company called Seedo. Each container — the kind commonly seen on trains, trucks or ships — costs $85,000, not including shipping.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 30, 2016

percent annually between 2010 and 2014. However, less-than-truckload shipping revenue rose 7 percent and small package shipping rose by 8 percent. Unfortunately, the demand for coal fell nearly 12 percent in 2015, pushing overall demand for shipping down and accounting for the low average of growth in transportation costs.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 30, 2018

Finding the right warehouse is arguably one of the most important decisions your company will make. It has the potential to be not only be a powerful, industry-leading storage and shipping center, but also the literal hub of your logistics — including returns, reshipments, and other nuanced supply chain tasks.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 8, 2016

Heavy-Duty Truck Orders Fall to Lowest Since 2010 (WSJ – sub. As reported by Loretta Chao in the Wall Street Journal: Orders for new heavy-duty trucks hit a nearly six-year low in June, indicating that trucking companies expect little relief from a weak freight market and sluggish economic growth. percent from 3 percent.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 18, 2017

Companies are questioning how to move forward. Last week, I spent time with large chemical companies engrossed in this discussion. In Figure 1, we share the profiles of the companies in the industry. Usually, a company just starting the journey will make progress faster than a company that has been on the journey for many years.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

February 13, 2018 – Fair Lawn, NJ – Regarded as the premier transportation management system (TMS) solution provider by high volume food shipping organizations, UltraShipTMS once again reinforces its reputation as an innovator in the market.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 31, 2022

The recent batch of retailers' earnings offers insights into the success that retailers are achieving in connecting the online and physical store, better known as omnichannel which was first coined around 2010. Last-mile shipping costs have steadily increased along with a number of surcharges to support increased demand.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 19, 2018

manufacturing output rose for a fourth straight month in December; shipping giant Maersk moves into blockchain technology; and Lego is building something new – online games – in partnership with one of China’s biggest tech firms. Large companies such as DowDuPont Inc. Retail Still Supports 1 in 4 Jobs in the U.S.

Retail 44

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 4, 2016

Offshoring is basically when a company moves manufacturing to a foreign country in an attempt to save money. However, the American manufacturing mindset is changing, and more companies are focusing their efforts on nearshoring as well as reshoring in order to gain the benefits of better, faster order fulfillment and product quality.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 6, 2022

from 2010 to 2020, reaching $861.12 Combat this by eliminating any hidden fees you have and generate a shipping estimate in the cart as it follows your audience from sales page to sales page. Scarcity is often a key holiday-sale motif because not only are products scarce, but so is the time to buy and have goods shipped.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Now, after eight months of increasingly bitter contract negotiations and lobbying by Congressional representatives, President Obama has ordered his Secretary of Labor, Tom Perez, to jump-start stalled labor talks between shipping companies and the dockworkers’ union. He has been with our company for 6 years and has been a valued asset.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Although the research focused on the retail industry, the six fundamental disciplines outlined in the book, and the recommendations we make, apply to companies across all industries that want to enhance and leverage their supply chain capabilities to drive profitable growth. percent in 2006 to 3.4 percent in 2014.

Distribution 100

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 19, 2018

manufacturing output rose for a fourth straight month in December; shipping giant Maersk moves into blockchain technology; and Lego is building something new – online games – in partnership with one of China’s biggest tech firms. Large companies such as DowDuPont Inc. Retail Still Supports 1 in 4 Jobs in the U.S.

Retail 40

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GlobalTranz

JULY 29, 2015

Outsourcing various parts of your company to other businesses that specialize in those areas has long been a solution that can give you excellent results. Here at Cerasis, we understand that it isn't easy to turn over a major part of your company to the hands of someone else. percent in 2010-2013. Here are the details.

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Kinaxis

MAY 13, 2015

With an outlined five-phase approach, Green discusses how Avaya was able to shift focus within the company, combining people, process and technology to achieve far-reaching success. Benji Green has 14 years of supply chain and operations experience in high tech, multi-national companies.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 18, 2014

More companies and solution providers will recognize the importance of B2B connectivity. I wrote those words in December 2010 , one of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2011. We are a transportation company – we are not law enforcement. Why does this trend continue? drug enforcement officials.

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AFFLINK

JULY 20, 2017

The consumer world is always advancing and changing, so keep your mind sharp, nimble, and ready to help drive your company forward. The Power of Resilience: How the Best Companies Manage the Unexpected. She gives you a rare look inside freight shipping, riding these often-dangerous vessels herself to bring you the full story.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Pirate ships would lower their flag when puff roared out his name oh. I think one of the huge problems is that US-centric food companies (Kellogg, General Mills, Smucker’s, Conagra etc.) I think one of the huge problems is that US-centric food companies (Kellogg, General Mills, Smucker’s, Conagra etc.)

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Talking Logistics

MAY 17, 2013

In the enterprise software world, Netsuite is becoming the Pitbull of the industry, with various supply chain and logistics software vendors forming partnerships with the company to help expand their presence in the small and midsize business (SMB) market. In related news, Maersk downgraded its forecast for ocean shipping demand.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 13, 2017

CSX customers demand end to shipping bottlenecks as CEO apologizes (Reuters). Demand for truckload capacity, already at a premium due to economic growth and seasonal freight activity, experienced the largest year-over-year increase since 2010. SMC³ Expands API Relationship with MercuryGate, Launches New Pricing API.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 113

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Elementum

MARCH 6, 2018

billion in funding, Xiaomi took the Chinese smartphone market by storm in 2010 when it was founded by Chinese entrepreneur Lei Jun. From 2013 to 2014, the number of units Xiaomi shipped in China grew 186 percent, while its total worldwide shipments grew 224 percent. Currently valued at $46 billion with $1.4 Its next big target?

Supply Chain Planning Software 92

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

billion in funding, Xiaomi took the Chinese smartphone market by storm in 2010 when it was founded by Chinese entrepreneur Lei Jun. From 2013 to 2014, the number of units Xiaomi shipped in China grew 186 percent, while its total worldwide shipments grew 224 percent. After months of rumors that the company would go public in the U.S.

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