Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2015

New Capabilities from JDA Create Transportation Resiliency – Enabling Shippers to Balance Service and Cost Pressures. Latest Versions of SAP® Transportation Management, SAP Extended Warehouse Management and SAP Event Management Now Available. Reports 2015 First-Quarter Results. UPS Freight Adds LNG Tractors.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 12, 2015

I was at the GT Nexus Bridges 2015 conference earlier this week. Great learning and networking at the event (stay tuned for my takeaways in a future post). Roadnet® Transportation Suite 3.7.1 April 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). What would a poet say about this photo? Post your thoughts below.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Some events and trends driving the supply chain’s standing back in 2014 remain just as influential in 2023. Common interests My 2014 post noted how the profession has evolved beyond its transportation/ warehousing roots to become a strategic resource. Only 35% confirmed that their companies have net-zero goals.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 13, 2015

Datum: 24 juni 2015. China: from sourcing location to an end market. 12:00 China as a Global Distribution Centre – Manufacturing and bonded warehousing. 12:00 China as a Global Distribution Centre – Manufacturing and bonded warehousing. Rietdijk, SVP Global Sourcing – Vestas. Locatie: Sea Palace, Amsterdam.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 13, 2015

While it seemed like many companies would be moving more towards the BRIC countries, global events have proven this uptake to be relatively slow. With Amazon and others going to same day deliveries, the e-commerce boom is making transportation and delivery infrastructure more difficult to navigate.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Gracie Myers, a researcher with Research Optimus, writes, “Predictive analytics is being applied toward all facets of business operations and processes to help anticipate events, avoid risks, and create solutions. Organizations can modify how and where they use resources to better prepare for future events.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 4, 2016

Offshoring is basically when a company moves manufacturing to a foreign country in an attempt to save money. For a time, this model of manufacturing seemed to be the paragon of effective business. This may include research and development, product manufacturing, product packaging, and shipping processes. The short answer is no.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2018

As recent events demonstrate, science fiction often turns into science fact. Jason Koebler and Joseph Cox explain, “In the 2015 novel Ghost Fleet , the spark that starts World War III is not a nuclear bomb, but a supply chain hack. These servers were assembled for Elemental by Super Micro Computer Inc., ”[3].

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Back in 2015, Irfan Saif ( @irfansaif ), a principal with Deloitte & Touche LLP’s Cyber Risk Services practice, wrote, “Internet of Things initiatives demand targeted strategies to combat the influx of new cyber risks that will invariably accompany them.”[2] ” Transportation optimization. She explains how the IoT can help.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2016

What defines the small and mid-sized business (SMB) market for transportation management systems (TMS)? Its manufacturing capacity is at the highest level in the company’s history, and just two years ago Carhartt began opening its own retails stores across the country (with stores in 17 states as of the end of September 2016).

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Enterra Insights

JULY 14, 2021

A recent survey by GT Nexus and Capgemini found that 70% of retail and manufacturing companies have already started a digital transformation project in their supply chain operations. Mankins and Lori Sherer, “ Creating value through advanced analytics ,” Bain Brief, 11 February 2015. [9] And this transformation is already underway.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 26, 2016

The Boston Consulting Group said at the 2015 Grocery Manufacturers Association/Food Marketing Institute (GMA/FMI) supply chain conference that 22% of polled respondents said less accurate forecasts were one of their top hurdles to improving service. Demand Sensing ” involves processing demand signals closer to the actual sales event.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2017

As I wrote two years ago in my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2015 : Historically, Supply Chain Design was an exercise companies undertook at most once a year, or when a significant change occurred in their supply chain, such as an acquisition. Source: LLamasoft.

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TMC

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

The 2015 peak holiday season highlighted changes that are transforming the retail industry. It also shed light on the key role that transportation management system (TMS) solutions play in helping retailers respond and adapt to the emerging industry landscape. decrease in traffic in November and December [2].

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Resilinc

JUNE 27, 2023

This includes extreme weather events, cyberattacks, labor issues, and industrial accidents, to name a few. You’ve probably heard of some of the most notable M&As in the past few years, such as when Adobe acquired Figma in 2022 for $20 billion or when Heinz and Kraft merged in 2015 to become one of the largest food companies in the world.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

It can be practically zero—as is the case with earthquakes and fires—or even negative, when a disruption is detected after the event. For instance, when a disaster such as a hurricane, a labor strike, or a bankruptcy disables key suppliers, quick-moving enterprises are able to lock in alternative sources of supply before their rivals.

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Elementum

AUGUST 10, 2015

Update 8/10/2015, 06:16 PST: Soudelor Prompts Authorities to Issue Emergency Alert in China. Update 8/09/2015, 18:03 PST: Tropical Storm Soudelor to Hit South Korea on August 11. Super Typhoon Soudelor, the strongest storm system of 2015, is set to reach Taiwan and China tomorrow morning local time.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

You also gain the potential for competitive advantages such as hosting or attending events in the community, and being able to easily visit customer facilities (and vice versa). Jared has been at Gray Machinery Company since 2015. 5 Sweeping Manufacturing Technology Trends! manufacturing #logisticsmanagement.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Think about your most recent purchase. The logistics industry is made up of a highly interconnected supply chain network that manufactures raw materials into finished products and connects producers and consumers through various channels. Venture Funding: $25M U.S. Series B Funding: $75.5M Series B Funding: $48.5M Inventory Planner.

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Potential Sources of Disruption. Transport network disruption. Weather event. Identifying sources of risk and developing a plan are only part of the story. What alternative plants/factories/sources of supply do they have at their disposal? Unplanned IT or telecommunications outage. Cyberattack and data breach.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 18, 2018

Heather’s career spans more than 30 years in the manufacturing and transportation industries, with leadership positions in procurement, logistics and marketing at Danaher, Honeywell, Union Pacific Corporation and NCR Corporation. SCN: Why is advocating for women leaders in supply chain so important to you?

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 25, 2018

I look at freight transportation statistics all day long, and I am astonished by the rapid growth of the past few months, especially in the truckload spot market. Either way, in a three-year time span, the last few months create a very rare picture: Van rates declined through 2015 , but rebounded in mid-2016. What happens next?

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Freightos

JANUARY 12, 2016

Then, in November 2015, Phil joined Freightos. Shippers are getting better visibility into freight forwarding right across the value chain of Quoting > Booking > Transporting > Delivery > Billing. Supply chain volatility, increased procurement vendors, agile manufacturing and an on-demand economy.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Deemed “too big to fail” by NASA , the weather event will impact supply chains at every stage. As the event starts to take effect, here are ten things you should know about how different weather systems will impact your supply chain. This El Niño will be as big—or bigger—than the last record-setting event in 1997.

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Potential Sources of Disruption. Transport network disruption. Weather event. Identifying sources of risk and developing a plan are only part of the story. What alternative plants/factories/sources of supply do they have at their disposal? Unplanned IT or telecommunications outage. Cyberattack and data breach.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 18, 2018

Heather’s career spans more than 30 years in the manufacturing and transportation industries, with leadership positions in procurement, logistics and marketing at Danaher, Honeywell, Union Pacific Corporation and NCR Corporation. SCN: Why is advocating for women leaders in supply chain so important to you?

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 11, 2016

Trucks were readily available on the spot market in 2015 , and at bargain prices -- at least when you compare to average rates in 2014. Spot market rates were higher in 2015 than in 2013, the most recent "normal" year. Load volume in 2015 was on par with 2013 , due entirely to heavier demand in the first half of the year.

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Proxima

MARCH 27, 2020

COVID-19 impacted every aspect of Chinese manufacturing and shipping capability. For shippers that imported through 2015, you will recall the massive influx of containers, dray capacity issues, storage shortages, transload constraints, and significant chasis issues. Think about this from a practical perspective.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In a 2015 TED talk, Bill Gates warned about the spread of a potential virus and that organizations and governments were not prepared for it. According to McKinsey , the value of goods traded globally has tripled to more than US$10 trillion since 2000, and because of recent events, they are having to re-evaluate supply chain strategies.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

Source: Google. Descartes Systems Group Revenue 2006-2018 (Source: macrotrends). I’ve spoken at this event in the past, but this year I came mainly to learn and network with the attendees (over 600 this year, a new record). Real-time freight visibility is quickly becoming a “must have” capability for transportation managers.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Specific capabilities include production planning and scheduling, order slotting and sequencing, transportation capacity planning, vehicle routing and scheduling, all on an API-based microservices architecture. Industry vertical concentration includes Automotive, Manufacturing and Logistics industry sectors.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Your friends here at Cerasis already provide you with one of the best sources in the world of the latest in logistics guidance and developments. 3 Tax Issues (of 6) often Overlooked by Transportation Companies and Most Businesses. #1: Uncategorized transportation tax questions' The best we can hope to do, is to learn from them.

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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. A lot of data/information is communicated in batch and serial mode, sometimes hours or days after a transaction or event occurs. Take BMW as the latest example.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 31, 2023

Background In a number of prior Supply Chain Matters blog commentaries, we have highlighted for readers how global smartphone and consumer electronics provider Apple has behind the scenes been influencing key contract manufacturing and component suppliers to begin to establish alternative sourcing of materials and production beyond China.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 8, 2024

In this blog, we look at the top 10 supply chain events in disaster movies based on economic impact and general disruption to supply chain operations. Historical events like Pompeii (2014) are omitted, assuming supply chains were relatively less connected way back then. San Andreas (2015) If California was a country, its $3.1

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

The combination of technology along with the advancements in transportation made it possible. The traditional manufacturing job defined the middle class. Each time, I turn on the channel, manufacturing jobs frame the global debate. Higher percentage of growth than the industry average for the period of 2006-2015.

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E2open

OCTOBER 6, 2022

(NYSE: ETWO), the connected supply chain SaaS platform with the largest multi-enterprise network, has been positioned by Nucleus Research as a leader in the 2022 Control Tower Technology Value Matrix for the eighth consecutive year, building on its history as a leader since the inception of the report in 2015 and scoring highest in functionality.

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