Talking Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2014

to Provide Next-Generation Supply Chain Resiliency Capabilities. Ratings for President Obama’s “State of the Union” address were the lowest since 2000 , but if you tuned in, he raised a couple of points related to supply chain and logistics. Now it’s 2014. YRC Worldwide Teamster Employees Ratify Contract.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Here is what I expect to see next year: Global supply chain footprints will continue to expand.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. And more companies are treating Supply Chain Design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise (see Supply Chain Design: Growing Scope, Community, and Collaboration ).

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

They are demanding more supply chain transparency. ’ With respect to their consumer behavior, 73 percent of global millennials are willing to pay extra for sustainable products, an increase from 50 percent in 2014.”[2]. What is supply chain transparency? ”[2]. ”[3].

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The Network Effect

AUGUST 26, 2014

Due to more complex supply chains, policy makers worldwide are enforcing stricter regulations for manufacturing and logistics. In the years to come, the FDA expects domestic GMP inspections to decrease and more inspections in the foreign arena (FDA 2013) reflecting the trend towards more globalized supply chains.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 28, 2019

” Logistics professionals could adopt that statement as their motto. Half-a-decade ago, Apptricity analysts wrote, “In the world of supply chain and logistics management, perfection remains an elusive goal. “Logistics companies cannot afford not to be innovative,” he explains.

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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. Global supply chain footprints will continue to expand.

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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). JDA Unleashes New Levels of Supply Chain Visibility Across its Portfolio with TransVoyant. Logistics Platform Haven Sets Sights on SAP with Launch of Haven TMS.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 31, 2013

It was a relatively quiet week for news, but here’s what caught my attention: Descartes Reports Fiscal 2014 First Quarter Financial Results. Supply Vision Partners with FindMyFreight.com. Department of Transportation Releases Policy on Automated Vehicle Development. Transplace Selects New Equity Partner Greenbriar Equity Group.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

How should shippers be prepared to secure their supply chain operations? History of Alliances in Container Shipping Source: Port Economics, Management and Policy What are Global Shipping Alliances (GSAs) in the shipping industry? Where do we stand today? How alliances in the shipping industry might impact shippers?

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

The success of your business links inextricably to the performance of your supply chain. you have to make your supply chain successful too. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers. Conversely, just 8% of businesses with less capable supply chains report above-average growth.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 19, 2015

As you read this, I’ll be flying back home from Mexico City where I presented at the Logistic Summit & Expo 2015 , arguably the largest supply chain and logistics event in Mexico. 2014 North American Freight Numbers. Since it’s late and I have a 3 a.m. Roadnet® Transportation Suite 3.6.9 Have a happy weekend!

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GlobalTranz

MAY 1, 2015

Transparent supply chain management and effective supply chain visibility is a critical tool in a company’s continued growth and successful brand image. Some companies do not adhere to policy in a country that has little oversight of what many deem proper work conditions. Reevaluating Wages.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 29, 2018

The fast growth of cross-border e-commerce is also a big reason why Pitney Bowes acquired Borderfree in May 2015 and why UPS acquired i-parcel in 2014. And it’s why two years ago I included “Parcel comes out of the shadows, with cross-border e-commerce the next frontier for growth” in my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2016.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 26, 2013

Oracle Brings Extreme Supply Chain Performance to Customers with New In-Memory Application. Infor Simplifies Supply Chain Demand Planning. Nulogy and Axios partner to enhance supply-chain traceability. Choice Logistics Named Top 100 Learning Organization. Ryder Reports Second Quarter 2013 Results.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 6, 2015

You’re familiar with the fast paced environment and fluctuating circumstances in the logistics and transportation industry, so it’s no surprise that 2014 was full of change. Robinson white papers in the early part of 2014, Truckload Fuel Surcharges: How They Work and What They Cost. What Do Recent HOS Changes Mean for 2015?

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Elementum

MARCH 16, 2018

They don’t seem too similar, but data centers could benefit from supply chain management. In 2014, there were an estimated 3 million data centers in the United States alone. Given data's diverse use of resources and the fragmentation that can occur when operations are scaled, data centers are similar to supply chains.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2015

Here are some of the headlines, along with a few excerpts: Bar Association warns corporations: Clean up supply chains (Star Tribune, Nov. 29, 2014): By year’s end, chief executives at all of America’s Fortune 500 companies should get a letter signed by the president of the American Bar Association. 23, 2014, sub.

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RFgen

JULY 21, 2016

Keeping abreast of current best practices and innovations allows companies to create more efficient strategies, which is especially important in supply chain management. While trade gives footwear companies the option to expand globally, this facet of supply chain management isn’t without its challenges.

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RFgen

JULY 21, 2016

Keeping abreast of current best practices and innovations allows companies to create more efficient strategies, which is especially important in supply chain management. While trade gives footwear companies the option to expand globally, this facet of supply chain management isn’t without its challenges.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 7, 2017

I see these same mistakes, day in day out, Across all industries, across all countries, and it has been that way for as long as I can remember… So let me share some thoughts that might help you avoid these mistakes and boost your Supply Chain performance. I have a ‘top 10’ list of common Supply Chain mistakes.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 15, 2015

A thorough analysis provided by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals , (CSCMP) in its “ State of Logistics ” report, indicates that by 2017, shippers in the U.S. The 2014 winter weather triggered a trucking capacity problem. In 2014 utilization was 100% of capacity, a crisis phase.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 14, 2015

And while we all know Santa’s supply chain just can’t be beat, some retailers may have an extra hard time trying to give the jolly old man a run for his money this year. Adding to the issue is the fact supply chain managers will be dealing with even more complexity than past years. That’s up 23 percent from 2014.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 2, 2016

In this week’s Ripped from the Headlines segment, another example of how many companies still have poor visibility and control of their end-to-end supply chains. As I’ve said many times before, there is no silver bullet for supply chain visibility. How do you begin to improve supply chain visibility and control?

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Yossi Sheffi ( @YossiSheffi ), Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, goes so far as to assert data is an organization’s most valuable asset. There is no denying that the lingering pandemic, snarled supply chains, confrontational geo-politics, and rising inflation have set the world back a bit.

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RFgen

MARCH 1, 2017

What they found was when providers hand surgeons the necessary resources to track medical equipment expenses – in this case, scorecards – supply costs drop by 6.5 percent from $1,398 in 2014 to $1,307 in 2015. Health Care Decision-Makers Want to Improve Supply Chains. percent between the same years.

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RFgen

MARCH 1, 2017

What they found was when providers hand surgeons the necessary resources to track medical equipment expenses – in this case, scorecards – supply costs drop by 6.5 percent from $1,398 in 2014 to $1,307 in 2015. Health Care Decision-Makers Want to Improve Supply Chains. percent between the same years.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 30, 2022

55 Supply Chain & Logistics Experts You Should Follow on Social. Original Article: 55 Supply Chain & Logistics Experts You Should Follow on Social. Prior to the pandemic, most folks who weren’t in the industry didn’t give much thought to global supply chains. Lisa Anderson.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 8, 2016

Chuck Intrieri is a Supply Chain Optimization, Logistics, Manufacturing, and 3PL Selection Consultant and you can visit his website at [link] or give him a call at 714-788-0744 or shoot him an email at cmiconsulting93@gmail.com. Eventually each department had sophisticated, tailor made it systems: SCM=Supply Chain Management.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 22, 2023

We will decide and response faster in our supply chain and make higher quality operational and strategic decisions. I believe that soon enough it will become a must to provide new roles to young graduates for them to be interested in working in supply chain. These new operating models can create significant benefits.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 5, 2015

supply chain. economic and innovation policies.” Launched – 2/25/2014. The new state-of-the-art facility for digital manufacturing and design will develop and innovate the manufacturing tools and processes needed to streamline and maintain a networked supply chain. Launched – 1/24/2014.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

The consensus opinion of the most recent Institute for Supply Management (ISM) report is that it reveals weakness in U.S. economic output into 2014. The ISM makes a policy of excluding the volatile transportation sector when making these calculations so as to provide a more stable and clarified view of overall economic activity.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 9, 2015

“We haven’t had much trouble getting trucks yet,” Candace Holowicki, director of global transportation and logistics for $1.5 “Supply and demand are so closely matched right now, there’s no room in the industry for one glitch,” she said. billion manufacturer TriMas Corp. told the conference.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 17, 2014

From monitoring carrier capacity and driver shortages to tracking diesel pricing and government regulations, staying current on events in transportation means you will be better equipped to make knowledgeable business decisions and drive growth and efficiency into your supply chain. Large Scale Market Indicators. Carrier Capacity.

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Supply Chain Digest

MAY 8, 2009

Global Logistics. Green Supply Chain. Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai. Retail Supply Chain. Supply Chain Agility/Flexibili. Supply Chain Agility/Flexibili. Supply Chain Network Design. Supply Chain Optimization. Supply Chain Risk.

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Supply Chain Digest

MAY 8, 2009

Global Logistics. Green Supply Chain. Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai. Retail Supply Chain. Supply Chain Agility/Flexibili. Supply Chain Agility/Flexibili. Supply Chain Network Design. Supply Chain Optimization. Supply Chain Risk.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 25, 2022

That’s the question that continues to bedevil the global supply chain industry. As I detailed in a recent column , the answer to constant supply chain volatility is pervasive real-time visibility into the precise location, temperature or status of a shipment — at any point along the journey. Where’s my shipment? .

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