Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

As Allyson presented her story of working for multiple consumer products companies, with very advanced technologies (demand sensing, advanced automation of forecasting, data lakes and descriptive analytics), she spoke of why at the end of the day, the most important technology that she uses is Excel. The solution was too black box.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

As 2013 comes to a close, here are some of my thoughts regarding the supply chain trends we are likely to see emerge in 2014. However, the idea of procurement as a market-facing forecaster is a new role for many companies. Not surprisingly, analytics is at the top of the list.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

by Dr. Madhav Durbha Supply chain risks in the spotlight: Effects of Hanjin Shipping filing bankruptcy protection. A few days ago, the world’s seventh largest container shipping company by volume, Hanjin Shipping, filed for bankruptcy protection. Any such event will cause congestion in the ports.

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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. The data is shared with suppliers who know when to ship more products. The Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 for 2014.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

As the markets plummet, it is time to remind ourselves that demand is not a forecast. Traditional forecasting approaches are not adequate in a time of market volatility. In the real world, companies operate with a Mean Absolute Forecast Error of 24-60%, and have a bias of 9-40%. Markets drive supply chains.

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Vanguard Software

JULY 20, 2021

Not too long ago, in 2014, Walgreens had a $1 billion forecasting error that led to the exit of two executives. Demand Planning Forecasting Application. Supply Planning consists of estimating and forecasting the appropriate ways to fulfill the projected need found in the demand planning process. Download Brochure.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

The company launched their platform in 2014. For example, for a yogurt company, decision of where to ship a short lifecycle product coming out of a factory is done daily because “demand can shift in very short time frames.” This January the company reported that its annual recurring revenue grew at over 84% year-over-year.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 20, 2021

This sequence of events involves many moving parts, including purchasing, packaging, shipping, and transporting materials to distributors to sell to the end customer. expecting same day delivery, two-day shipping, etc.) To help support new customer trends (e.g. Series B Funding: $42.4M Venture Funding: $25M U.S.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2013

April 2014. March 2014. February 2014. January 2014. UCLA Anderson Forecast. Ship Mate App Finds Smooth Sailing » 12/09/2013. UCLA Anderson Announces 2014 Loeb Award Winners; Lifetime Achievement Award Goes to James Flanigan, John Brecher Receives Lawrence Minard Editor Award. December 2013.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 23, 2017

UPS Establishes New Peak Shipping Charge. FedEx forecasts higher profit for FY 2018 (Reuters). By the way, what ever happened to HDS , the startup quietly launched in 2014 by Webvan’s founder Louis Border that promised to “offer competitive prices, fresher foods and unlimited selection, as well as free delivery?” (See

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2015

So with all of that said, the most popular freight blog posts written in 2015 and that have received the most views so far echo what we saw with the previous blog posts: trends and changes in the industry we all must be aware of in order to maximize our shipping practices. However, that’s exactly what’s in the forecast for 2015.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 10, 2015

In 2014, the total cost of logistics rose to a staggering $1.45 percent in 2014. Motor carrier transportation cost for 2014 was approximately $702 billion, and an additional $10 billion was found to exist within costs related to shipping. In the first quarter of 2014 showed national warehouse occupancy stood at 93.3

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. Here’s an easy way to think about the regular and potential future disruptions that could impact your ocean shipping strategy, and what you can do to prepare for what comes next. At these times of the year, you should see less risk to your standard ocean shipping strategy.

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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. Both parties accused the other regarding the slowdowns as well as the economic impacts.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 9, 2023

That profitability warning represented the lowest profit for the company since Q3-2014. Rival memory ship producer Micron Technology indicated in November that quarterly revenues dropped by nearly half and prompting plans to reduce supply in 2023. Total revenues are expected to decline by 8.6

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 15, 2015

will face shortages in trucking resources again , predominatly a trucker shortage, in the near future due to an array of developments that may cause shippers to find loads left on the ground, shipping costs rapidly escalating, and shrinking profit margins that stun stakeholders. The 2014 winter weather triggered a trucking capacity problem.

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Supply Chain Digest

MAY 8, 2009

Demand Planning/Forecasting. Parcel Shipping. Content Being Accessed: White Paper: Improving Forecast Accuracy. White paper from Logility on Keys to Improving Forecast Accuracy. © 2006-2014 Supply Chain Digest - All Rights Reserved.' Consumer Goods and Retail Supp. Distribution/Centers. ERP Systems.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 24, 2015

Consider the Supply Chain Insights report, Research in Review (Nov 2014), that states: “Many companies have five to 30 Enterprise Resource Planning systems and two to three supply chain planning systems. No accounting for outside value, such as inventory being purchased, assembled or shipped by third parties.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 1, 2016

With many folks taking off early for the holiday weekend, I’ll just go straight to this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: Exporters Wary as Shipping Safety Rule [SOLAS] Kicks In (WSJ – sub. With Amazon in mind, Wal-Mart to offer free shipping for 30 days (Reuters). Infor Acquires Predictix.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 11, 2014

This year, I am especially pleased about a new event called the “ JDA 2014 Supply Chain Challenge.” Just as they would in real life, each team had to assemble and solder a kit of loose components onto a motherboard, test the units, tune them, and conduct final testing on them before they ship to the “customer” – our judging panel.

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Vanguard Software

APRIL 22, 2021

In addition to environmental benefits, companies that implement supply chain planning with sustainability also reduce supply chain costs associated with storage, shipping, and expiring products. A great example would be when the hospitality industry initiated towel reuse programs back in 2014 and the subsequent savings on water and energy.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2013

April 2014. March 2014. February 2014. January 2014. UCLA Anderson Forecast. « Ship Mate App Finds Smooth Sailing | Main. UCLA Anderson Announces 2014 Loeb Award Winners; Lifetime Achievement Award Goes to James Flanigan, John Brecher Receives Lawrence Minard Editor Award. December 2013.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Manhattan Associates Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Performance. Ryder Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2014 Results and Provides 2015 Forecast. Reports 2014 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results. West Coast shippers invoke specter of port shutdowns (Reuters). Con-way Inc.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

2014 was a dynamic year for shipping and freight, and 2015 might present us with some surprising changes as well. Companies have shifted manufacturing outside of North America , and shipping has been consolidated to large, central import locations. However, that’s exactly what’s in the forecast for 2015.

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Vinculum

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Statista revealed that from 2014 until 2020, the eCommerce sector had shown an exponential growth rate of 220%. Shipping from the warehouse to customers is another effective way to impact the supply chain with omnichannel experiences. The eCommerce sector has shown tremendous growth on the local and global levels. Conclusion.

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American Global Logistics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

These include: Advanced Analytics: The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) has paved the way for industry-wide improvement in data collected for analytics. The growing significance of open innovation, where businesses collaborate with external partners to drive innovation (Chesbrough & Bogers, 2014).

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Elementum

APRIL 25, 2016

Another eMarketer report forecasts that annual U.S. Despite these positive forecasts, risks and complexities have emerged for logistics companies as they try to balance service and cost. million in 2015, up 110% from 2014. e-commerce sales will grow from US $349.06 billion in 2015 to US $548.22 billion by 2019.

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Vanguard Software

APRIL 22, 2021

In addition to environmental benefits, companies that implement supply chain planning with sustainability also reduce supply chain costs associated with storage, shipping, and expiring products. A great example would be when the hospitality industry initiated towel reuse programs back in 2014 and the subsequent savings on water and energy.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2016

In technology news, INTTRA announced a partnership with JDA Software, which will give JDA customers access to INTTRA’s full suite of ocean shipping software, data and services. The company’s overall share of container volume has grown from 22% in 2014 to 24% in recent months.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 27, 2015

If you think about it, Amazon’s “Yesterday Shipping” [i] spoof is not that much of a stretch of the imagination after all. From forecasting demand to anticipating needs. It used to be that retailers and manufacturers could periodically forecast demand, plan what to sell, and execute to that plan. The Delight Process.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 22, 2015

The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come looms with startups eager to automate freight shipping, from “Uber-for-trucking” companies like Cargomatic and Convoy , to online freight quoting like us at Freightos , and even incumbent forwarders, with K+N’s new online platform. importers brought in 1.86 You’re not alone.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Inventory is then put on pallets and shipped as freight. VMI helps foster a closer understanding between the supplier and manufacturer by using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) formats, EDI software and statistical methodologies to forecast and maintain correct inventory in the supply chain. Let me know in the comments section below!

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Elementum

DECEMBER 2, 2015

China’s Tianjin port suffered a devastating explosion in August which left many manufacturers, insurers and shipping supply chains crippled. 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. Supply Chain and Shipping.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2016

UPS Forecasts Record-Breaking Holiday Shipments. This week, as reported by Reuters, “Otto, the self-driving truck subsidiary of Uber, shipped a truckload of Budweiser from Fort Collins, Colorado to Colorado Springs last Thursday with the driver monitoring from the truck’s sleeper berth for the entire two-hour journey.”

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AFFLINK

MARCH 6, 2017

In 2014, McDonald’s developed its Global Sustainability Framework , meaning that it aimed to find suppliers who produced more sustainable products. You Must Devote Resources to Planning and Forecasting. Changing with the Times is Important. This process was an arduous one that took up a lot of the owners' time and resources.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 11, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. Here’s an easy way to think about the regular and potential future disruptors that could impact your ocean shipping strategy, and what you can do to prepare for what comes next. At these times of the year, you should see less risk to your standard ocean shipping strategy.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79 % of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. In 2014, a survey by Tompkins Consortium delivered a shocking revelation. Poor forecast accuracy. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers.

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