2021 Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Metrics Shipping 
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. More and more cargo shifted to ocean transport until the container imbalances resulted in issues with “rolling the freight” from ship to ship despite confirmed bookings. Watermelon Metrics Don’t Drive The Right Results.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 31, 2022
The US GDP in 2021 grew at an unexpected rate of 5.7% A container from Shanghai to Long Beach was 56 days in 2020 and increased to 80 days in 2021. Source E2open Shipping Index). As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. in the second year of the pandemic.
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Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
The US GDP in 2021 grew at an unexpected rate of 5.7% A container from Shanghai to Long Beach was 56 days in 2020 and increased to 80 days in 2021. Source E2open Shipping Index). As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. in the second year of the pandemic.
Logistics Viewpoints
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Near the end of 2021, I had the chance to make the early call on Logistics Viewpoints on what 2022 would look like across five major logistics themes. The only bright note is that shipping costs will be a fraction of what they were over the last several years. Figure 1: U.S. Container Import Volume Year-over-Year Comparison.
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
In 2021, more than $25 billion was invested in supply chain companies in just the first three quarters of the year. The company buying his company, EXE Technologies, is now infamous among those who have followed the WMS market. We asked for $2 million to buy more robots and then shortly thereafter another $4m.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
APRIL 26, 2022
As of January 1, 2022, it was taking a company an average of 73 days to deliver goods to truck or rail carriers after booking with an ocean carrier and completing the cross-ocean journey, according to E2open’s Ocean Shipping Index. Brand loyalty is no longer the driver for consumer purchasing decisions.
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
” In August 2021, after a long road trip, this happened. If I do an excellent job at safety stock management, my company will have the right levels of inventory. Today, there are forty-five large ships off of the port of Long Beach. The car ran like a champ (even though the odometer registered at 153,000 miles).
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