Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

We had just recovered from a recession, and my goal was to help supply chain leaders create a better supply chain by the end of the decade. At that time, Supply Chain 2020 seemed so far away. When I started my business in 2012, I frequently wrote about the future using the moniker of Supply Chain 2020. My focus was simple.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

LevaData to Transform Strategic Sourcing for Global Procurement and Supply Chain Leaders. Manhattan Transportation Management Enhancements Enable the Acquisition and Supervision of Additional Shipment Capacity. Strong Software Bookings Growth Highlights First Half 2017 Results for JDA. Descartes Acquires MacroPoint.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The fact that most manufacturers struggled to achieve supply chain agility during COVID is not news. Molex has more than 80 manufacturing facilities around the world supported by an 18,000 strong supplier eco-system that provide raw materials, electronic components, and services. It is part of Koch Industries. The Molex Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 23, 2020

This type of response is just not helpful. Let’s celebrate that over the last two years, there were four significant acquisitions by traditional supply chain planning providers to deepen analytics capabilities: 07/2018 JDA purchases Blue Yonder (Purchase price confidential.). ” When this happens, I sigh.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

8 Freight Shipping Trends Shippers Must Know for 2017. With the official deadline for implementing electronic logging devices less than one year away, more freight shipping providers will be upgrading technology and systems in 2017, reports Matt Sullivan. Capacity Demand Will Grow in Importance. Freight Rates Will Increase.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases. More on Maersk’s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 18, 2019

Source: Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals 2017 Survey. Let’s look at them from the perspective of the supply-chain Plan, Make, Source, and Deliver model. Planning is necessary at just about every stage in the supply chain, and if. Before we begin though, it’s worth mentioning one small caveat. Eisenhower.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 21, 2020

This has proved to be a major source of risk. Poor business continuity planning, lack of risk management programs and single source suppliers, have magnified the impact of such risks. A significant paradigm shift in procurement and inventory control is an emerging area of focus.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Jim Hackett, the CEO of Ford at the time, was quoted as saying: “We didn’t realize there was an off switch. Oil prices jumped, with Brent rising above $105 a barrel for the first time since 2014, after Russia’s attack on Ukraine exacerbated concerns about disruptions to global energy supply. The Nord Stream Pipeline.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

Redwood Materials was founded by former Tesla Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel in 2017. Redwood has indicated a commitment to solving the ability to source battery anode and cathode components in the United States and producing them from an increasing amount of recycled content. for the first time.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

Before boarding the plane, I watched a traveler pull a diet Coke from the bin and thought about the struggle to source sweetener with the rise of COV-19. As I poured the dog food into the bowl for my pups, I wondered if I was going to have to switch kibble due to the looming issues of sourcing taurine—a health additive in many pet foods.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 2, 2018

A slew of global purchasing managers indexes all point to deep supply constraints as this year's economy looks to be the strongest since 2011. A slew of purchasing managers indexes published on Jan. A slew of purchasing managers indexes published on Jan. 2 from China, Germany, France, Italy and the U.K.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Just ask UPS and Walmart. The delays show that delivery networks such as UPS, which are critical components of the e-commerce boom, are still struggling to cope with the busiest shopping periods despite heavy investment to build out and automate their operations and capacity. Large Truckload Driver Turnover Rate Rose in Third Quarter.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2017

It’s December 1, the beginning of the end of 2017. Kane Is Able Purchases Vintners Logistics. For the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, October’s total cargo volume broke the all-time record for the month. How did we get here so fast? Shipping Networks (WSJ – sub. cities in 2019 (Reuters). Forget Online Shopping.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It was designed with linearity in mind: a singular focus on minimizing transport costs through building high-capacity, point-to-point distribution infrastructure. And as global trade has accelerated in recent decades, greater levels of investment and manpower have been dedicated to expanding capacity to achieve cost efficiencies.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2017

13 hours of total driving time over two days. On the bright side, this will be the first time in a long time that my daughter and I will spend some one-on-one time together, so I look forward to the laughs and conversations ahead. Ryder Reports Third Quarter 2017 Results. ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 0.9%

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 29, 2022

Building a semiconductor plant takes more than 2 years on average, and often involves painstaking equipment installation, clean room validation, and lots of “copy exactly” procedures, (an Intel “mantra to do things exactly the same as you did it last time, because it works). We will need to be patient. billion in 2020, down from $90.9

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 7, 2021

In 2017, Pinnacle Propane was acquired by a Dutch company, SHV Energy. When it comes to distribution, primary distribution involves getting big bulk deliveries by pipeline and truck to their manufacturing sites. The bulk business also involves filling the tanks of businesses that use propane as an energy source.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2017

Today, Supply Chain Design is becoming more operational and real-time, as companies have to respond more quickly and intelligently to fast-changing forces impacting their business (e.g., At the time, LLamasoft stated the following: The OPTIMIZA business unit will be set up as a new LLamasoft “supply chain planning” business unit.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 5, 2015

We take a look at how new vehicles are changing the manufacturing game. With its new gigafactory centralizing the manufacturing process, Tesla Motors is one of the largest automotive employer in California. Source: SupplyChain247. Source: TheVerge. Electric Vehicles have seen their share of speed bumps.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

According to the CISCO study, “The top five challenges across all stages of an IoT implementation included time to completion, limited internal expertise, quality of data, integration across teams, and budget overruns.” Even worse, 10% of manufacturing executives ‘don’t know’ who leads their company’s IoT strategy.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 26, 2022

The connection between RPA and supply chain functions may not be clear until you realize just how much paperwork is involved in supply chain transactions. With the cons of paper more than outweighing the pros, it’s time the supply chain underwent an industry-wide transformation.” 1] Good question. What is RPA?

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USC Consulting Group

MARCH 3, 2020

By just about every measure, natural resources such as these are significantly more efficient than legacy sources like coal, natural gas and oil. “Which energy source gets you the most power delivery for your investment dollar? “Which energy source gets you the most power delivery for your investment dollar?

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Enterra Insights

JULY 18, 2019

”[1] At the same time, writes SAS’ Rodney Weidemann, “The impact of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and cognitive computing — the latter underpinned by big data and advanced data analytics — is beginning to be felt.”[2] Omnichannel operations and big data. Recommendation Engines.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2018

And this global trip isn’t just for sightseeing – leading companies find that a diversified sourcing base and far-flung manufacturing can help cut production costs, increasing the bottom line. Here are just a few pain points that are increasing transportation costs: Container shipping headaches.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 25, 2019

The dictionary defines potential this way: “having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future.” Tracking payment information, such as purchase orders. It comes at a time when the industry is under intense pressure to deliver improvements in these areas.”

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Unleashed

JUNE 23, 2021

Cloud technology is nothing new anymore, but as the technology continues to grow and becomes increasingly easy to set up and use, its adoption rates keep climbing – global spending on cloud services grew from US$145 billion (2017) to $332 billion (2021), and is expected to reach $397 billion in 2022 ( Statista ).

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QAD

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Manufacturing in Belgium. Typical manufacturing products made in Belgium include engineering and metal products, automobile assemblies, transportation equipment, scientific and precision instruments, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, textiles, glass, petroleum and food and beverages. Manufacturing accounts for about 22 percent of the GDP.

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NC State SCRC

MAY 27, 2020

ii] We observed an intense and immediate response by the Joint Acquisition Task Force to rapidly source supplies and quickly institute a robust vendor risk assessment process. health care system and risks in a supply chain dependent on global sourcing, would buffer the country from unanticipated disruptions.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The following is a 5,000 word exploration of Maersk’s strategic shift to end-to-end logistics services, based on open sources. Other sources reported that DB Schenker was not the only forwarder making this shift. This isn’t just about pricing power that derives from those volumes. million TEUs of capacity it must fill.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 14, 2022

I took these breaks just to get my 10 minutes out of the office as often as I could. But just as people are always dying, they are always getting born. Did we appreciate that at the time? I interviewed Simon Hartley, the cofounder of Wumdrop. Wumdrop is a successful last mile logistics company in South Africa. Absolutely!

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 1, 2019

Like Goldilocks, supply chain professionals are looking for the “just right” solution to their dilemma. ” In the best of times, getting inventory right is a challenge. .” ” In the best of times, getting inventory right is a challenge. These are not the best of times. ”[2].

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Arkieva

JANUARY 27, 2017

While it is nice to envision supply chains in 2020 or 2030 the truth is; for many manufacturing businesses, discussions about future supply chain innovations, often leads to a “yeah.right,” smirk by supply chain executives – this with good reason. This looks at all the businesses’ current manufacturing and supply chain processes.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Digitalization that was expected to span over years and years, has taken place in just a few short months as businesses have started adapting to the current environment. ”[3] The dictionary defines potential this way: “having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future.” ”[2].

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 18, 2020

Manufacturers, paper industry executives say, are raising production to meet demand, but there is only so much capacity that they can or are willing to add. One of the most baffling twists of the current Covid-19 emergency has been the run on toilet paper. Australia has also reported toilet paper hoarding. ‘Run out of loo paper?

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 15, 2022

”[1] He presciently added, “Does it make sense [to ignore the threat of war] at a time when nationalism is clearly and ominously rising everywhere on earth?” Hot risk factors today include data security, logistics disruptions and trade policy uncertainty. Oddly, however, concerns about war remain largely off the radar.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 28, 2015

Unfortunately, this produces a distinct challenge for manufacturers and businesses through 2017 and beyond: how will shippers manage to stay afloat with expected increases in the cost of LTL management while pertinent factors continue to drive the growth of LTL? Afterward, he expects the annual growth to return to the previous 2.5

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