Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Well, my big audacious prediction for 2015 did not come true. Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. Making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target. What will happen in 2016?

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 24, 2016

A beautiful woman passed away this morning, my wife’s aunt who we all loved, so I will be brief with my comments about this week’s supply chain and logistics news. Logistics in Transition: U.S. Business Logistics Costs Slow Considerably with 2.6% HighJump Adds Supply Chain Analytics to Enterprise Software Suite.

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Resilinc

JUNE 27, 2023

Resilinc’s 24/7 monitoring system, EventWatch AI , is designed to track over 50 types and 400 sub-types of supply chain disruptions. When receiving EventWatch AI alerts, clients are often surprised to find that Mergers & Acquisitions (M&As) are a frequently occurring disruption in their inboxes.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Last week’s 2015 LogiChem conference was held in Philadelphia, PA, the birthplace of the signing of our Declaration of Independence. I always come back from these conferences inspired and fascinated at how diligent chemical supply chain managers must be to mitigate risk and adverse events. This post is credited to Nate Buelt.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Over the past two years, I’ve addressed those questions in various posts (see links below), but you have to look no further than Chipotle’s Q4 2015 financial results for the answers. The fourth quarter of 2015 was the most challenging period in Chipotle’s history,” said Steve Ells, founder, chairman and co-CEO of Chipotle.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

AUGUST 13, 2015

191 qualified global logistics practitioners were surveyed in 2015 by American Shipper magazine for their seventh annual benchmark study of transportation management. However, here is a distillation of the best practices for approaching transportation and logistics IT initiatives provided at the conclusion of the report.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 11, 2023

We cited Bloomberg reported data indicating that Apple has amassed over $40 billion in China based revenues every year since 2015, and last year recorded $75 billion in China revenues. The latter has been a critical lesson from the past three years of global supply chain disruption. All rights reserved.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2016

It was back in January 2015, after reading an article in the Wall Street Journal about bitcoin, that my eyes were opened to the potential for blockchain technology to transform supply chain management. As I wrote at the time in Bitcoin: A New Supply Chain Operating System? Post a comment and share your perspective!

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Logility

APRIL 10, 2017

These can be used to develop risk mitigation plans for potential supply chain disruptions. When a disruption takes place (e.g. Such scenario capability provides significant value across the entire supply chain, from demand and inventory planning to supply management, capacity planning, and order fulfillment.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 17, 2021

For global freight shippers, managing disruption comes with the job. Supply chain disruptions that consist of port and terminal congestion, shipping delays due to high cargo volumes, lack of labor due to Covid-19 and limited space have caused a myriad of challenges for shippers.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

There are many ways to measure supply chain performance in terms of resilience, but there is one that’s easily overlooked even though it is gaining in importance: Detection time. In other words, the amount of warning time during which the company can prepare for and mitigate the disruption. Watching the weather is one option.

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Vinculum

JANUARY 7, 2022

From $5 billion to $20 billion, the increase in e-commerce profit made by the Gulf States was estimated to be four times between 2015 and 2020. Return Management: Since there are many returns in e-commerce industries, a return management system should be put in place by e-commerce fulfillment partners to handle reverse logistics.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 28, 2015

Contents Supply Chain Movement 17 – 2015 Q2. Publishing date: 15 May 2015. – Launch of Supply Chain Professionals Club in Turkey. – Supply chain disruption reported as the fastest rising threat. 12 | Supply Chain Journey: demand driven on command. .

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Proxima

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

More worrying is that some consumers will have hedged or bought forward and so to some extent are immune from high prices, but face other issues associated with supply chain logistics. According to meat producer Cranswick, they only have ten days of supply left.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 1, 2016

A 2005 study on the impact of supply chain disruptions revealed there is significant damage to a company’s financials and brand when a crisis or stoppage occurs. The report shows, for example, that firms suffering from supply chain disruption experience 33% to 40% lower stock returns compared to their peers.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

As part of our ongoing commitment to keep our blog readers updated on what’s happening in the supply chain and logistics world, we’re launching a regular industry news roundup, which we’ll release periodically. Rapidly rising fuel prices will bring about even more widespread supply chain disruption.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 23, 2015

As noted in the press release, companies are required to use ACE for all electronic import and export manifest filings for all modes by May 1, 2015 and use ACE for all electronic cargo release and related entry summary filings by Nov. Note: Elemica and Kewill are Talking Logistics sponsors. And with that, have a happy weekend!

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RFgen

DECEMBER 3, 2015

A company that does business globally needs flexible supply chain logistics management solutions to avoid the consequences of geopolitical risks. Geopolitical Risks to the Supply Chain. The more companies involved in a supply chain, the greater chance one of those links will be broken by major local events.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 3, 2015

A company that does business globally needs flexible supply chain logistics management solutions to avoid the consequences of geopolitical risks. Geopolitical Risks to the Supply Chain. The more companies involved in a supply chain, the greater chance one of those links will be broken by major local events.

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Elementum

JUNE 7, 2022

Even before the pandemic put supply chain in crisis, disruptions were becoming more and more common. In 2019, the fallout from Brexit was beginning to snarl supply chains. In 2015, the Tianjin port explosion rocked maritime shipping coming out of China.

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Turvo

JUNE 10, 2020

The costs of supply chain disruptions vary based on the severity of the disruption, how quickly companies recover, and numerous other factors. Ultimately, failure to digitize means responding with the most archaic and costly measures when supply chain disruptions occur.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Each interview is a conversation about the most important topics and tasks facing supply chain professionals all over the world. Dr. Yossi Sheffi is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , where he serves as Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL). It’s expectation of a 12.4

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Resilinc

MARCH 5, 2024

As temperatures continue to rise, the intersection of climate change and supply chain resilience demands increased attention from businesses worldwide. From wildfires to hurricanes, the potential for climate-related supply chain disruptions remains a significant concern for supply chains and economies globally.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

From a digitally-transformed shopping experience to global supply chain disruptions and a pandemic that refuses to quit, there’s one thing retailers can count on: People are always going to shop. Retailers found other ways to overcome 2021’s supply challenges , and continue to control what they can in 2022.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 1, 2023

In the years leading up to the Covid-19 pandemic, most people paid little attention to supply chain operations. Supply chain disruptions dominated the headlines. People suddenly understood what had always been true: supply chains shape our lives. Following the outbreak, that all changed.

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 16, 2014

” – Arjen Heeres on supply chain disruptions #GartnerSCC pic.twitter.com/TyDCNW2E9o. We’ve had many challengers competing in multiple rounds on the evening of September 9, but alas, there can only be one champion – Alison Guest from Neovia Logistics. Looking forward to 2015.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

states, obvious disruptions to supply chains and supply chain risk management were a given. Many of the states affected contained key ports and supply destinations, as well as transportation and logistics hubs. In 2015, the Port of Savannah moved 8.2% These ports accounted for 18.3%

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 5, 2017

Yet, despite their focus on this effort and advancements in technology, achieving timely, accurate, and complete supply chain visibility remains an elusive goal for many companies. For related commentary, see my June 2015 post, Time to Survive and Nexus Supplier Index: New Measures of Supply Chain Risk Management.].

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Resilinc

JANUARY 8, 2024

Historical events like Pompeii (2014) are omitted, assuming supply chains were relatively less connected way back then. Logistics-themed disasters ( Poseidon Adventure, Airport, Airplane!, Satellites and communication infrastructure are vital for coordinating supply chain activities globally.

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 9, 2023

Since 2015, PTC has hosted LiveWorx , a global forum that brings together manufacturing executives, engineers, product designers, quality leaders, supply chain partners, and other like-minded individuals who are focused on harnessing disruptive technologies to manage uncertainty and transform their business.

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TMC

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Expect the Unexpected: Planning Supply Chain Contingencies for Unpredictable Events.Connect. In previous posts , we’ve explored ways to prepare for supply chain disruptions that are predictable using the rich functionality of modern transportation management system (TMS) technology.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 19, 2023

It worked so well that as we modernized our supply chain management, introducing technology and automation to help us move faster and smarter, the foundation was still tied to the original linear, siloed, rigid approach. Or even than it did in 2015. You also gain the ability to consume innovation faster and cheaper.

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TMC

APRIL 20, 2017

How have IoT logistics applications evolved since then? But perhaps most exciting of all is how this vast infrastructure of sensors is unlocking extremely powerful analytical capabilities that create more efficient and transparent supply chains. over the 2015-2020 period, reaching $1.29 Monitoring IoT advancements.

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TMC

APRIL 20, 2017

How have IoT logistics applications evolved since then? But perhaps most exciting of all is how this vast infrastructure of sensors is unlocking extremely powerful analytical capabilities that create more efficient and transparent supply chains. over the 2015-2020 period, reaching $1.29 Monitoring IoT advancements.

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TMC

APRIL 20, 2017

How have IoT logistics applications evolved since then? But perhaps most exciting of all is how this vast infrastructure of sensors is unlocking extremely powerful analytical capabilities that create more efficient and transparent supply chains. over the 2015-2020 period, reaching $1.29 Monitoring IoT advancements.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2016

Supply chain optimization is a widespread term, but did you know that an optimized supply chain is not necessarily a resilient one? Seventy-four percent of businesses experienced at least one supply chain disruption in last 12 months, and 38 percent reported a loss in revenue¹.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 31, 2023

In its reporting Bloomberg indicates that Apple has amassed over $40 billion in China based revenues every year since 2015. The second and more obvious motivation is access to global wide markets and specific countries, including China. Last year the company reported $75 billion in China sales.

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