Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2013

Your stakeholders can: Align sourcing, purchasing, logistics, and I.T. Sourcing uses P.O. performance metrics to influence vendor behavior and impact sourcing choices. Vendor behavior may remain unchanged and unchallenged by buyers, sourcing, or management. Encourage ongoing stakeholder input. You can ignore P.O.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

Riding a rising five-year trend, retail juggernaut Walmart® grossed $476 billion in the fiscal year that ended in January 2014, up from $408 billion in fiscal 2010, according to The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch. Sources: “Annual Financials for Wal-Mart Stores Inc.” Arkansas Business Limited Partnership, July 2, 2012.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 31, 2018

In the first half of the year, the spot market in Texas was boiling over, with not nearly enough trucks to cover the growing demand for freight. Regional van markets like Dallas and Memphis —which send freight to Houston—seem to be impacted by the slowdown in oil drilling as well. What happened?

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 24, 2015

According to Forbes magazine , The greatest reshoring will occur in industries that benefit most from cheap natural gas and have access to global markets… [industries such as] chemicals and metals… for products that change rapidly, including fashion apparel and technology… whose product value/weight ratios do not justify air freight.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 11, 2013

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Less use of air freight, increased use of rail and sea transport. Social Media in Supply Chain.the new trend!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

Over the past few decades, companies have realized that the way they bring products to market – from sourcing parts and services, to manufacturing, to shipping, to distribution – isn’t just a practical necessity, but an avenue for competitive advantage. Instead of only using Supply Chain terms like fill rate, inventory turns, etc.,

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 24, 2013

“The academic element is crucially important,” says Professor Yossi Sheffi, Director of MIT CTL, and author of the book on the growth of logistics clusters, Logistics Clusters: Delivering Value and Driving Growth (MIT Press, October 2012). This trend bodes well for the future of PLAZA.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. Image source: Financial Times.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Social Media in Supply Chain.the new trend! Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). December 2012.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 27, 2015

Now, let’s look at the sales data in the last 4 years and see how that fits into the trends for the previous 15 years in the graph below. As we all remember recovery was in full swing in 2011, but since then we see a slow downward trend in equipment sales. Sources: The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) [link].

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Though, as the country has relied less on nuclear energy and imported fuels, thermal power has become the country’s largest energy source. Japan is also enabling alternative power sources that should help the manufacturing sector. The Prime Minister is Shinzo Abe, who has held the office since 2012. Industry makes up 30.1%

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 21, 2020

Exposing supply chain vulnerabilities and fast-moving trends. Supply chain trends and practices today, are mainly driven by cost optimisation and lean strategy. This has proved to be a major source of risk. The short-term strategy to build resilience, is to focus on three major elements, essential to keep freight moving. .

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Bed Bath & Beyond @BedBathBeyond Bed Bath & Beyond has discovered a way to save millions of dollars on freight over the next few years, thanks to a new 755,000 square-foot distribution facility slated to open in the fall of 2019. The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 30, 2015

China is not only an attractive market in terms of sourcing and manufacturing but also for the sale of goods due to the rapid growth of its middle class. In 2012 the company decided to seriously push for success in the Chinese, Japanese and South Korean markets. Regional DC. Bugaboo opted for that solution.

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 3, 2012

The CMR-6100 is easy to install and maintain, requiring only connecting it to an AC or DC power source – or even a solar power source – and attaching RFID antennas. ZEST Data Services makes it easier for Intelleflex partners to develop enterprise-aware applications by pointing to a single data source.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Social Media in Supply Chain.the new trend! Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Regardless of what the internet hype suggests, offshoring rates have continued to surpass the rates of reshoring from 2012 through 2015, explains A.T. In fact, the following evidence indicates this trend will continue: Imported goods reached approximately $717 billion, but U.S. Moreover, the rate of offshoring appears to be growing.

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Freightos

MAY 31, 2022

This is an exciting milestone that accelerates our vision of a digital platform that modernizes international freight and improves global trade. I started Freightos a decade ago, in 2012. I assumed, after all, that freight carriers would publish APIs simply because they wanted to fill their vessels efficiently.

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GTG Technology Group

APRIL 29, 2019

A 2016 study of 3,000 fleet owners [2] proved this fact by comparing TCOs in 2016 vs. 2012. The North American Council for Freight Efficiency [8] outlines the ten most common arguments for and against electric trucks. Keep your eye on this major trend as the first electric semi-trucks for consumers hit the market next year.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Freight Shipments Rose 0.4% UPS Expands Expedited Ocean Freight Service To Mexico. Exclusive: Cisco, Google, SAP discussing BlackBerry bids – sources ( Reuters ). The Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) reached its second highest level in history in August, rising 0.4

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