The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

In October 2020, DB Schenker hosted a high-profile delegation comprising key government agencies amongst whom, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Manpower, Economic Development Board and Workforce Singapore at the Red Lion facility – Schenker Singapore’s premier integrated freight and logistics facility.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 9, 2021

Commercial and operating teams in manufacturing organizations greater than 5B$ in annual revenue were more aligned in 2007, at the beginning of the recession, than in 2020, the start of the pandemic. Focus on functional metrics without alignment to a balanced scorecard to drive value. Alignment Barriers. Over the decade, the gaps grew.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Talent shortages, especially limited drivers, will exacerbate the capacity crunch and result in shortages across warehousing and transportation simultaneously.? . Pent-up demand of customers and the strong predictions for another above-average peak season has put a unique burden on truckload and parcel transportation. Focusing on the?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Procuring transportation for freight is much different than any other procurement category. Transportation procurement needs to support both customer service and a company’s internal supply chain goals. A 95% on time delivery metric – very high performance – is just not good enough for Simmons. Speed is of the essence.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Outside of the Paris Agreement, the European Union (EU) has a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport by around 60 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. Cost reductions sometimes go hand-in-hand with GHG reductions, but some measures could increase transport costs. Corporate Responsibility.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2022

contraction threshold which is noted as the first time this has occurred since the depths of the global pandemic in 2020. This index compiles 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog. for September. One year later, there is now a 27.1

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2021

More than 30 Q-Commerce companies are currently operating in Europe, and half of them were founded very recently, in 2020. A McKinsey research from July 2020 found that during the pandemic, 75% of shoppers have switched between the brands they frequently shop from.”. How to minimize transportation costs? Inventory Optimization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 27, 2021

If you thought it was difficult to find good drivers before the 2020 pandemic, try finding drivers of any caliber afterwards. You can also build metrics to support your hiring practices, making sure you’re paying drivers what they’re worth to inhibit churn, enhance acceptance rates or stem the tide of driver turnover.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

E-commerce spending will surpass $4 trillion annually by 2020, reports eFulfilmentService, accounting for approximately 15 percent of total global retail spending. Modes of transportation used in terms of costs and delays associated with each. Order picking accuracy. On-time shipments. Label accuracy.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

If your solution meets these criteria, here are the top five important metrics your transportation data can illuminate, providing operations with effective plans for the coming New Year. Review this metric to ensure you can deliver on your ETAs for customers in 2020. On-Time Performance. ETA vs. Actual Delivery Times.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In Malaysia, CEVA Logistics worked closely with L’Oréal , a major producer of luxury and consumer products, to develop a social initiative of providing jobs for the hearing impaired at our warehouse since June 2020. We want to support and enrich these local communities through what we do best: logistics and transportation services.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Companies knew this, which is why 93% of senior supply chain leaders surveyed in May 2020 by consulting firm McKinsey planned to increase inventories of key products and materials while also diversifying their supply base and localizing or regionalizing both supply and production. JIT isn’t the main problem, and JIC isn’t a solution.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 21, 2021

In this new, connected world, the Warehouse of the Future is about achieving key operational metrics and exceeding customer service requirements more profitably while supporting sustainability goals. billion in 2020 and is projected to reach USD $14.18 billion by 2026.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

A container from Shanghai to Long Beach was 56 days in 2020 and increased to 80 days in 2021. As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. Instead, most companies manage based on functional metrics—lowest manufacturing, procurement, or transportation costs.

Procurement Analytics 217

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

The second goal was to work with a fourth party logistics (4PL) partner that had invested in cutting-edge transportation management and visibility solutions. A 4PL is a company that plans and executes transportation on behalf of their customers. The company chose 4Flow to do transportation planning and execution in Europe.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

According to data from the Consumer Brands Association (CBA), CPG sales in 2020 grew by 9.4% As a result, enterprises involved at all stages of getting a product to market faced an interesting 2020. The study analyzed supply chain performance at manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers throughout 2020. cost per case.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

A container from Shanghai to Long Beach was 56 days in 2020 and increased to 80 days in 2021. As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. Instead, most companies manage based on functional metrics—lowest manufacturing, procurement, or transportation costs.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

The peak season definition is a continued evolution of the seasons in transportation. Above-average holiday shipping seasons in 2020 and 2021 led to an above-average returns rate in the usual Quiet Season. They’re usually broken into four seasons: Q1: The Quiet Season. Q2: The Produce Shipping Season. Q3: The Peak Shipping Season.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

Transportation utilization reportedly dipped a hefty 9.5 Consequently, transportation prices reportedly declined 8.9 not only described as a “ significant rate of contraction ,” but also the first time that this particular metric has reached such a low level. Consequently, transportation prices reportedly declined 8.9

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

This index complies 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog. The July reading was noted as the lowest since May of 2020 and consistent with trending reflected in two published U.S. percentage points from the reported reading of 65 in June.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Walmart recently announced upcoming changes to their on time in full (OTIF) compliance program (effective September 15, 2020) and introduced a new initiative, Supplier Quality Excellence Program (SQEP). As of September 15, 2020, the OTIF requirements will increase to 98% for all freight characteristics. Barcode and labeling.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

According to JOC.com , “As the peak pre-holiday shipping season looms over US shippers, businesses are scrambling to secure needed capacity while trying to determine transportation budgets for 2021. That is an increasingly tall order in an uncertain economy and transportation market.” It’s time to face the facts.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The goal is to reduce or avoid one billion metric tons (a gigaton) of greenhouse gasses from the global value chain by 2030. The six areas are energy use, nature, waste, packaging, transportation, and product use and design. The vacancy rate was over 5 percent in the third quarter of 2020. Robots are everywhere these days.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 29, 2021

The detection of the UK variant in September 2020 was a big alert to be in guard, but our system was slow in detecting the mutant variants of concern. Between 27 th December 2020 and March 11 , 2021, Covid cases were around 20,000 per day and it was believed the pattern would continue.

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 15, 2022

The complexity of the transportation and shipping market continues to complicate even the most basic of transport services. According to Grand View Research, “ The global transportation management systems market size was valued at USD 8.78 billion in 2020 and is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.3%

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

.” They add, “AI is expected to be able to progressively make a range of complex decisions, more autonomously (for example; better predict demand, set inventory levels, reroute transportation, redesign the supply and distribution network).” Focus on capabilities ,” Supply Chain Management Review, 9 November 2020. [2]

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Locus Robotics

JANUARY 2, 2024

Automation for Peak and Beyond Since 2020, there has been a significant evolution in the nature of peak periods and bid times. Locus Robotics for example offers the LocusOne solution, with which it is possible to provide operators with relevant and actionable operational and management planning metrics.

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Locus Robotics

JANUARY 2, 2024

Automation for Peak and Beyond Since 2020, there has been a significant evolution in the nature of peak periods and bid times. Locus Robotics for example offers the LocusOne solution, with which it is possible to provide operators with relevant and actionable operational and management planning metrics.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

A recent article in Logistics Viewpoints noted that UPS estimated that post-holiday returns were up 23% in 2020. By integrating the process of managing return logistics with supply chain systems, particularly the transportation management system (TMS), managers can see reverse logistics KPIs and metrics in real-time.

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DiManEx

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Espoo, Finland, Wednesday, November 11, 2020 – DiManEx is proud to share new insights from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd’s “ New Business from Digital Spare Parts ” (DIVALIITO). DiManEx’s end-to-end platform re-invents your supply chain, eliminating unnecessary transport, costs and waste. About DiManEx.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

We crossed $100 billion in eCommerce sales and drove share gains as our customer experience metrics improved, even during our highest volume days leading up to the holidays.” The prior metric of 98 percent OTIF established in 2020 is now reportedly 90 percent on-time and 95 percent in-full.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

A study by Bank of America Global Research, cited by Reuters , found that mentions of “supply chain” increased by 412% in third-quarter earnings calls hosted by Fortune 500 companies this year, compared to 2020. But, even before the chaos of 2020 and 2021, the great majority of supply chain plans proved wrong to some extent.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 23, 2020

This year (2020) when they cancelled the Tournament, they stand to get 144 mil $ from Insurance company. To create flexible and balanced supply chain organisation, it is necessary to integrate strategy, processes, metrics, and technology enterprise wide and across customers, suppliers, and service providers. – LogiSYM July 2020.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 24, 2022

This gives a business constant access to up-to-date data, allowing it to quickly calculate meaningful metrics like inventory turn, value of inventory on-hand or sales per week by item.” 4] Ian McCue, “ Barcodes Defined—How They Work, Benefits & Uses ,” Oracle Netsuite, 17 November 2020. [5] Footnotes. [1]

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Annually, container ships contribute approximately one billion metric tons of carbon dioxide. Beyond ships, the transportation industry contains many other forms of transportation that contribute to carbon emissions. In 2020, it was the top one, contributing 27 percent of emissions in the country. and the top of Virginia.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 3, 2022

In March 2021, the Marshall and Solomon Islands —nations that are already losing land and resources due to sea level rise—asked the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to charge cargo ship owners $100 per metric ton (MT) of carbon-dioxide emitted.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

I believed that we would find a company with the lowest distribution costs (warehousing and transportation), and the lowest manufacturing costs, and this would result in the best overall cost structure. This starts by clearly defining the roles of each function, and then focusing the cross-functional teams on the same metrics.

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