Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

The company launched their platform in 2014. Planners in China rely on different data sources and operate with different business practices than those in North America. There is no one source that can provide good sustainability data. appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 17, 2015

Now, this week’s supply chain and logistics news, which was dominated by transportation-related items: Are Imports Moving to the East Coast? It’s crazy to think that freight going all the way from Asia to Eastern and Gulf ports is the best option for some importers, but China is actually the main instigator behind the supply chain shift.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Four fundamental practices: Based on (Ali Esfahbodi, 2016) research, Chinese and Iranian governments have focused their fight for SSCM based on four fundamental practices: sustainable procurement, sustainable production along with sustainable distribution , and reverse logistics. Cardwell, 2014). 2014, July 30). Cardwell, D.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 13, 2015

Last year around this time I made a lot of predictions about what 2014 would hold in store…Let’s revisit some of these, and see what has happened (or what hasn’t!) Here are my predictions from 2014, and an update on what I think will happen in these areas. This is likely to continue. More of the same.

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 22, 2015

But the world of logistics has not changed radically compared with last year,” says Patrick Haex from Buck Consultants. Logistically speaking the location of this manufacturing facility, which produces the Peugeot 508 and the Citroën C5, makes little sense.” SCM Map Europe 2014-2015. Slight shift in European networks.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2022

The previous five-year labor contract was ratified in 2014 , after a total of nine months of contract negotiations and considerable urging from government officials for both sides to reach resolution. If and when the current China restrictions lift, it could provide a wave of shipments destined for U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 25, 2023

In a subsequent blog post, we will highlight another breaking development, that being a significant joint announcement from global shipping lines Maersk and MSC that should garner the interest to supply chain management transportation and logistics management teams. billion has already been invested, amounting to 5.4

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 2, 2016

As first reported by Fairfax Media , a factory in North Korea has been making high-priced surf and snow gear for Australian surfwear company Rip Curl since at least 2014, with the garments labeled “Made in China.” The post Made in “I Really Don’t Know” appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more. Warehouse Automation.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 12, 2015

” We have many manufacturing shipper customers, and we love to create content of value for them on such subjects as best practices in logistics or trends around the supply chain. Unless the source of natural gas dries up, which is not likely for many years to come, the price of gas is likely to remain low for the foreseeable future.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

On the supply side, in 2014, I remember that DHL was talking about resilience where everyone was wondering what that really meant and how to set up the risk management globally. I think it’s more that the idea of sourcing and how to buffer certain inventory will be definitely more localized.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

Even before the pandemic, global supply chain were fragile thanks to factors such as the US-China trade war, less efficient shipping routes and a huge drive to cut costs by consolidating loads. Already, oil prices have reached their highest levels since 2014 and are expected to continue to rise.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 7, 2016

The projections are from BTS’ and FHWA’s latest version of the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) , “which integrates data from a variety of sources to create a comprehensive picture of freight movement among states and major metropolitan areas by all modes of transportation.”. trillion in 2015).

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Logistics and Transportation Managers at manufacturers will have reports at their fingertips on how to continue to reduce transportation costs, a heavy portion of the expense budget, by leaning on data to continually improve. Between 2010 and 2014, the average robot sales increase was at 17% per year (CAGR).

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Elementum

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) recently reduced its pre-tax profits forecast , claiming it cannot match the £2.61bn pre-tax profit earned in 2014/15. The company still intends to ramp up volume despite losses in China. This is expected to cause logistics delays in the next few months. million in the third quarter.

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2014

Research at the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program , Zaragoza, Spain, is investigating why drug dispensers such as clinics and pharmacies might acquire fake drugs. The research was carried out by Laura Wagner for her PhD thesis Sourcing Decisions for Goods with Potentially Imperfect Quality Under the Presence of Supply Disruption.

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Tompkins Blog

JANUARY 15, 2014

January 2014. Supply Chain Risk in China: Focus on. Given that China represents the lions share of Asian sourcing, it is worthwhile to take some time to focus on its risks. Some industries rely heavily on China production, such as electronics assembly. Where do China-specific Risks Lie? Logistics failure.

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In 2014, a Supply Chain Council survey found that managing global supply chain complexity was among the top 5 major issues. manufacturers found that 60% of the companies operating in China are considering moving operations to other Southeast Asia countries in the next few years. A very recent survey of U.S.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 7, 2014

UPS Broadens Multimodal Express Portfolio with China-Europe Rail Offering. For the past year, I’ve been arguing that logistics — and same-day fulfillment, in particular — is becoming a strategic weapon for companies. Kuehne + Nagel launches new product KN I2M Overland. Google also charges shoppers a $4.99

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

China’s role in world trade is so large that even small changes can have a broad impact on the international freight industry. So we’ve mapped out five changing Chinese trends that will echo throughout global logistics this year, carving out opportunities for ambitious logistics experts to realize serious gains.

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Material Handling & Logistics

APRIL 3, 2018

The company aims to enroll all of its export and domestic suppliers in China, starting with 100 of its top suppliers, into an emissions reduction program. Walmart is aiming big when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in China. The 50 MMT emissions reduction target in China is part of this goal.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 11, 2016

He started at AvtoVAZ in early 2014 and slashed tens of thousands of jobs at its main Togliatti plant. ” This story reminds me of my visit to General Motors in late 1999, when I was working with their senior automotive team prior to an education session I was helping them organize in China. But it didn’t work so well.

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In 2014, a Supply Chain Council survey found that managing global supply chain complexity was among the top 5 major issues. manufacturers found that 60% of the companies operating in China are considering moving operations to other Southeast Asia countries in the next few years. A very recent survey of U.S.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 4, 2016

These recall counts point to sizeable growth over the past decade in the recall notices of Chinese-made consumer goods from 58 in 2002 to 153 in 2014. This is not surprising given the sharp rise in goods imported from China. manufacturers' decisions to reassess where they are producing or sourcing. Meeting the Specs of Quality.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 10, 2021

Global Supply Chain & Sourcing Director for ECCO Global Shoe Production & Sourcing. My projects in Malaysia, Philippines, China, Indonesia and eventually Vietnam, ranged from customer service and order fulfillment, shop-floor planning, inventory management, import/export and procurement.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 8, 2014

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. billion active users, which is same as entire population of worlds most populous country- China. Ironically, facebook is blocked in China. April 2014. March 2014.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

This will be the team’s first World Cup game since 2014, as it failed to qualify in 2018. And now on to this week’s logistics news. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Logistics companies are reversing their hiring binge. The hiring frenzy in logistics driven by pandemic-fueled shopping appears to be cooling off.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2021

In 2014, the company’s revenues were $43 million. Dual sourcing has also helped with partner responsiveness. Pure Storage reduced their dependency on sourcing from the Far East. They moved their core sourcing location for core subassemblies to the US and Mexico. Mexican sourcing also provides for tariff mitigation.

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Techgistics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

online sales growth, and sales by 3rd party merchants on Amazon continue to grow, illustrating the success of Amazon Marketplace and Fulfillment by Amazon: Source: Statista. Source: Statista. Logistics When it comes to Logistics, it’s becoming increasingly clear that Amazon intends to draw from its adjacent innovation playbook.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. Coyote Logistics @CoyoteLogistics Coyote Logistics prides itself on its innovative logistics and supply chain philosophy.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). January 2014. Copyright © 2014 Infosys Limited. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Healthcare.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

While the stock market in China has been volatile lately, the Chinese middle class continues to grow and buy. That makes China a highly attractive market for imports, if you have a logistics provider who knows how to deliver your imports. billion people, China is the world’s most populous country. Source: [link] ).

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 6, 2015

Manufacturing provides a significant source of demand for goods and services in other sectors of the economy, and these sales to other industries are not captured in measures of manufacturing sector GDP but are counted in the broader measure of its gross output. Manufacturing industries generated $2.1 trillion in GDP (12.5

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 15, 2022

Hot risk factors today include data security, logistics disruptions and trade policy uncertainty. Back in 2014 when Russia seized Crimea, Henry Kissinger, doyen of realist diplomacy, suggested four principles that could guide a diplomatic solution in Ukraine.[8] Oddly, however, concerns about war remain largely off the radar.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2016

By 2014, it reached $77 trillion dollars. Three-day freight quoting , opaque pricing, error-prone data entry and incorrect routing hold logistics providers, retailers, distributers and importers hostage to manual processes and wasted money. Sources: A , B. The logistics industry is the backbone of global trade.

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Global Trade Management

AUGUST 4, 2008

By having many service providers involved, which among each other are often not connected, the friction in moving goods from source to destination are very high. In China, despite heavy investment in port facilities, the huge demand for services threatens to constrain thru put. · ► 2014. (13). Subscribe To.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 5, 2017

There are many reasons why, as I’ve discussed in previous posts and Talking Logistics episodes , including: Supply chain data is stored in too many systems, in too many formats, across many companies and geographies. N single sourced parts with revenue impact $X-$YM each are manufactured at this facility.

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