Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2022

West Coast ports and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) formally begin this week, prior to the July 1 deadline to the current labor contract. As The Wall Street Journal noted in its reporting: “ The risks have seldom been as high as they are this year.”.

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Elementum

MARCH 6, 2018

From 2013 to 2014, the number of units Xiaomi shipped in China grew 186 percent, while its total worldwide shipments grew 224 percent. At the end of 2014, Xiaomi edged out Samsung for the title of most popular smartphone in China—shipping 12.5 High Quality Suppliers, Demand-Driven Manufacturing and Longer Device Lifetimes.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2017

Now, moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon won a patent for an on-demand clothing manufacturing warehouse (Recode). Oracle Warehouse Management Cloud Update Helps Businesses Scale Logistics to Meet Multi-Channel Demand. Cyber Insurance Becomes a Must for More Manufacturers (WSJ – sub.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

From 2013 to 2014, the number of units Xiaomi shipped in China grew 186 percent, while its total worldwide shipments grew 224 percent. At the end of 2014, Xiaomi edged out Samsung for the title of most popular smartphone in China—shipping 12.5 High Quality Suppliers, Demand-Driven Manufacturing and Longer Device Lifetimes.

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Arkieva

AUGUST 22, 2016

Source: Wall Street Journal. A new report by SupplyChainDigest: “Supplier Integration in an Outsourced Supply Chain World: A Benchmark Report,” showed a growing trend in supply chain outsourcing among manufacturing companies. How to Cut Costs When Replacing Warehouse Equipment. Read Full Article. Supply Chain Strategy.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 22, 2019

2] She wrote: “There’s no doubt about it: manufacturers who fail to meet a retailer’s vendor standards can get into financial trouble. Being able to keep up with changing standards places manufacturers/distributors in a better position to negotiate with retailers, especially if requirements are arbitrary or illogical.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

From 2013 to 2014, the number of units Xiaomi shipped in China grew 186 percent, while its total worldwide shipments grew 224 percent. At the end of 2014, Xiaomi edged out Samsung for the title of most popular smartphone in China—shipping 12.5 High Quality Suppliers, Demand-Driven Manufacturing and Longer Device Lifetimes.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

As reported last week in the Wall Street Journal , “Ralph Lauren Corp. The article goes on to say [emphasis mine]: The shift, part of what Ralph Lauren says is a long-planned action, will move warehousing and inventory management service from a North Carolina distribution center run by XPO Logistics Supply Chain Inc.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 5, 2017

In countless surveys over the past decade, manufacturers and retailers rank “improving supply chain visibility” as one of their top priorities. As reported in the Wall Street Journal last week: “Automotive value chains are international. N suppliers have manufacturing sites in a X mile radius of the epicenter. struck Vietnam.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

In more traditional distribution news, Kellogg’s is pulling the plug on its direct store delivery (DSD) model for snacks, opting instead to use its “more widely used warehouse model to cut costs and adapt to a changing retail landscape.” sales through warehouses, including products in its frozen foods and morning foods businesses.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 17, 2023

In its reporting, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Israel based tech provider, one of many digital freight start-ups that thrived during the period of pandemic driven logistics and transportation turmoil now forecasts its revenues to grow between 15 percent to 21 percent this year, from an earlier forecast of 87 percent growth.

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Freightos

APRIL 16, 2015

of total tech investments in 2012 to 1.37% in the first half of 2014. Ubiquitous data collection, as goods, supply chain assets and warehouses communicate with each all spell out huge data insights. 3D Printing : Almost 20% of manufacturers are already using 3D printing in their business to some extent. Wall Street Journal ].

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2017

Amazon captured the headlines in recent weeks with its various patent filings — from floating warehouses to underground delivery networks to lane assignments for autonomous vehicles. This week the company generated buzz when the Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon “has begun handling shipment of goods by ocean to its U.S.

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RFgen

APRIL 15, 2016

The danger becomes increasingly frequent as more companies rely on electronic parts for manufacturing consumer products. The supplies themselves are not the only risks, partners may try to cut corners when it comes to supply chain and warehouse management procedures. Working in Other Regions. Hershey is a U.S.

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RFgen

APRIL 15, 2016

The danger becomes increasingly frequent as more companies rely on electronic parts for manufacturing consumer products. The supplies themselves are not the only risks, partners may try to cut corners when it comes to supply chain and warehouse management procedures. Working in Other Regions. Hershey is a U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2022

The Wall Street Journal reported last week that global retailer Walmart has developed a capability to be able to switch seamlessly between Cloud computing platforms and its own application servers, offering a roadmap to other organizations: “ that want to reduce their dependence on giant technology companies. ”.

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 8, 2014

On April 24 2014 the Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon is testing a distribution network for the “last mile” delivery of purchased goods to customers. Amazon has arrangements with several manufacturers that actually fulfill orders directly from their own warehouses to consumers’ homes. Herein lays the opportunity.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2015

Latest Versions of SAP® Transportation Management, SAP Extended Warehouse Management and SAP Event Management Now Available. billion USD) in pro-forma trailing 12-month revenue for the year-ended December 31, 2014. Finally, the Wall Street Journal published a front-page story this week about the congestion plaguing major U.S.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

In short, the increased threat of terrorism underscores the importance of taking a smarter approach to supply chain risk management , which was one of my predictions for 2014. Aligning Warehouse Labor Management with Omni-Channel Strategy. percent in Q3 2015 compared to Q3 2014 in the United States).

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RFgen

MAY 8, 2016

Packaging Digest reported the global health care cold chain logistics market is projected to increase by $3-billion between 2014 and 2018. The Wall Street Journal explained how The Hershey Company wants to find better inventory management solutions for its products – especially when it comes to smaller orders.

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RFgen

MAY 8, 2016

Packaging Digest reported the global health care cold chain logistics market is projected to increase by $3-billion between 2014 and 2018. The Wall Street Journal explained how The Hershey Company wants to find better inventory management solutions for its products – especially when it comes to smaller orders.

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TMC

MAY 5, 2016

The challenge is highlighted in a report published by the trade journal American Shipper.[i]. The report is based on information gathered from 299 shippers and 145 logistics services providers in December 2014 through January 2015. Only around one-third of the shippers that responded use a single TMS across their organization.

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TMC

DECEMBER 10, 2015

The challenge is highlighted in a report published by the trade journal American Shipper. [i]. The report is based on information gathered from 299 shippers and 145 logistics services providers in December 2014 through January 2015. Only around one-third of the shippers that responded use a single TMS across their organization.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 31, 2015

Are manufacturers and retailers “joint employers” of the contract workers hired by their third-party logistics (3PL) partners? Back in 2013, Walmart was added as a defendant in a lawsuit brought against Schneider Logistics by temporary warehouse workers. There’s already a joint employer precedent in the logistics industry.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2016

companies that move manufacturing operations overseas? In short, the ever-growing threat of terrorism and regional conflict underscores the importance of taking a smarter approach to supply chain risk management , which was one of my predictions for 2014. Flextronics spins-off Elementum, raises $44 million in funding (February 2014).

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

On May 12, 2017, a headline in the Wall Street Journal read “ Major Cyberattack Sweeps Globe, Hitting FedEx, U.K. Meanwhile, many manufacturers and retailers are starting to look at their third-party logistics (3PL) partners not just as providers of transportation and warehousing services, but also as technology providers and innovation labs.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 9, 2015

From my conversations with shippers, their number one complaint of 3PLs — and by 3PL, I mean service providers that manage transportation, warehousing, and/or other processes on behalf of a client — is that they are not proactive enough in developing new ideas and solutions. Positive reviews declined 3.5

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

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