CH Robinson Transportfolio
JANUARY 26, 2022
So we invited Jason Miller, associate professor of supply chain management at Michigan State University, to offer his perspective on the current state of trucking capacity. Shippers are likely to remember 2021 as the year with the tightest trucking capacity they’ve encountered in a long time. Two supply-side factors help explain why.
ThroughPut
MAY 23, 2024
Each can lead to increased variability in orders, higher inventory levels, and greater challenges in production planning and capacity management. Demand Forecast Updating The beginnings of the bullwhip effect can frequently be traced to techniques used for predicting consumer demand.
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ToolsGroup
MAY 18, 2022
The shutdown resulted from a federal investigation following four cases of infant bacterial infections in babies who consumed formula from the plant, with the FDA reporting two deaths. The CDC typically receives reports of 2-4 infant infections per year. Costco limited purchases to five per member while supplies last.
Enterra Insights
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
”[1] This digitization trend is often called “Industry 4.0,” a term coined in Germany in 2011. Journalist Heather Long ( @byHeatherLong ) reports, “Manufacturing has weathered the biggest surge in workers quitting — a nearly 60 percent jump compared with pre-pandemic. Workers understand this.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
JULY 23, 2020
Most of the current repetitive processes like (forecasting, reports, purchase orders & Invoicing) will be automated using various technologies. Just six years later, when the Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 2011 struck, Cisco was well prepared. Let us study major highlights of Supply Chains of the future.
Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 17, 2018
Completed in 2012, the ERP project forced the company to standardize organizational design, roles, and metrics. In 2010-2011 Shell partnered with Terra Technology to roll-out demand sensing as a bolt-on to the SAP environment. They saw a steady drop in inventory and reduced working capital by about 50% over the period of 2011-2015.
Talking Logistics
JUNE 22, 2015
According to the press release : The proposed standards are expected to lower CO2 emissions by approximately 1 billion metric tons, cut fuel costs by about $170 billion, and reduce oil consumption by up to 1.8 billion barrels over the lifetime of the vehicles sold under the program. I’ve highlighted other case studies over the years.
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