The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This year the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP26) was held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, United Kingdom, from 31 October to 13 November 2021. In respect to logistics and transport something remarkable happened at COP26. The first Z – Zero emission road transport: Global MOU for ZE-MHDVs .

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights select June and Q2-2022 global manufacturing and supply chain indices, with the data indicating increased headwinds and challenges in the months to come. The average global PMI value for Q2-2022 was 52.3, The June 2022 Manufacturing ISM© Report on Business reported a value of 53.0

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

spoke on best practices on supply chain risk management at ARC Advisory Group’s Digital Transformation in Industry conference. Risk management solutions scrape data from hundreds of thousands of online & social-media sites, but Autoliv also has access to sources of information that they pay for. The implementation was not trivial.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

But one source mentioned the unlucky nature of the number “13” is a Norse myth about 12 gods having a dinner party in Valhalla. His administration did the same in April 2022, prompting protests from business interests on both sides of the border. Daily market prices to move cargo from Asia to the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

After a three-day stoppage of rail operations impacting transcontinental shipments of key commodities and manufactured goods, the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have reached a settlement calling for final and binding arbitration of differences. Canadian and U.S. East Coast Ports the Likely Next Test.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 30, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, Executive Editor Bob Ferrari pens highlights of the 2022 Crossroads Event recently conducted by the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. This Editor had the opportunity to attend the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics ( CTL ) 2022 Crossroads Event. Background.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

However, the lessons garnered during the pandemic will likely drive inventory management toward less of a dependency on global-wide sourcing and more toward product postponement sourcing and customer fulfillment strategies. Truck and rail transportation movements across the Mexico and U.S. percent in 2024.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Today, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) issued its latest forecast update on overall global trade, and the narrative is not encouraging or optimistic. trillion (or five percent) compared to a record high level in 2022. trillion (or five percent) compared to a record high level in 2022.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

” Corporations serve international markets, and the source of rare minerals (so critical for the evolution of the green supply chain) is primarily Asia. Others argue the demise of global sourcing; might I add caution? Yet, transportation optimization products focus on managing price, not constraints.

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BlueYonder

MAY 2, 2022

What excites you most about ICON 2022? We are also excited to hear from the presenters that Blue Yonder has organized for this important conference. Tell us about the solutions and content you’ll be showcasing at the conference this year. EY teams will be demonstrating many digital capabilities at the ICON conference.

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Intelligent Audit

APRIL 6, 2022

On March 31, 2022, President Biden announced initiatives to encourage the domestic production of energy-efficient technology and crude oil supply. In President Biden’s press conference , he shared that the two primary causes of this enormous strategic oil reserves release were COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 17, 2022

Newly Released Conference Board CEO Study. A further data point to these notions can be found in a newly released C-Suite Outlook Mid-Year survey report, published by The Conference Board. Sources indicated to Nikkei that Samsung desires to more closely review its inventory levels to ensure that stocks are manageable.

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BlueYonder

MAY 13, 2022

We’re excited to have you as a sponsor, what excites you most about ICON 2022? We are helping our clients improve supply chain visibility and build customer-centric supply chains that transcend today’s functional silos to create differentiated customer experiences, build loyalty and act as a source for business growth.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 5, 2022

percent in 2022 before contracting to one percent in 2023. percent in 2022 and by 2.3 © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. This latest forecast indicates, in-part: World merchandise trade volume is expected to grow 3.5 percent in 2023 (revised downward from 3.2

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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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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Common interests My 2014 post noted how the profession has evolved beyond its transportation/ warehousing roots to become a strategic resource. My proposal was prescient — the program celebrated its one-millionth enrollment in September 2022 and is still growing. One example is sustainability.

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Resilinc

MARCH 14, 2023

Key goals of the blueprint are to improve raw material sourcing, supply domestic processing of lithium, and encourage recycling lithium. From where will the US source materials? EV batteries are made up of lithium, nickel , cobalt, copper, and graphite which have all faced shortages in 2022 (AZO Materials).

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The last 10 years represent a breakthrough period in AI’s development, spurred by the convergence of factors including the rise of big data, advancements in compute infrastructure, new machine learning techniques, the emergence of cloud computing, and the vibrant open-source ecosystem.”[1] Demand for ethical AI is rising. ”[3].

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MIT Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

For example, a Just Transition Declaration was signed by 16 governments in October 2020 at the COP26 conference in Glasgow, Scotland. One example is the transition to green freight transportation, and more specifically, how the adoption of fuel-efficient vehicles and practices could have negative outcomes for labor.

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Intelligent Audit

APRIL 12, 2022

Although fuel prices will continue to be a primary topic of conversation at the dinner table and in conference rooms for some time, many other intriguing supply chain events are worth following. With the development of TMS and WMS integrations, analytics in transportation no longer needs to be an untapped resource.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The National Railway Labor Conference which represents rail carriers maintains that workers already receive generous time-off benefits and that rail operators need the ability to plan for maximum availability of labor pools. . © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

Federal Maritime Commission Chairma n Daniel Maffei indicated at a Journal of Commerce conference held this week that: “ Many shippers really want us to do something about the rapid inflation of rates and decline in reliability in the ocean freight system.” ” Modified U.S. Additional Perspectives. Bob Ferrari.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 1, 2022

New COVID variant outbreaks occurring across broader areas of China, leading to added restrictions and material movement disruptions, now becoming more concerning both for industry supply chains, and for China ’s stated GDP goals for 2022. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 6, 2022

Bill Catania, Founder, and CEO describes the company as a “delivery operating system” – not quite a transportation management system (TMS) but similar with some overlaps. strategy June 3rd 2022 2 Retweets 1 Like Outlook Last-mile platforms continue to evolve. In June, I’ll be heading to a couple of conferences.

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Cathy Roberson

DECEMBER 17, 2022

(Source: Reddit ) There’s been a lot of supply chain pains over the years, many of which are well documented – port congestion, capacity issues, rising spot rates, plunging spot rates, hidden fees, maxed out warehouses – just to name a few but one that I’m still trying to wrap my head around is access to bathrooms.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The product announcement was made in conjunction with the Amazon AWS reInvent conference. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. This application is described as providing the ability to: “.automatically Bob Ferrari. All rights reserved.

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Unleashed

MAY 24, 2021

Hasbro plans to get rid of all plastic packaging for new product by the end of 2022. 47% of consumers won’t buy products in packaging that’s harmful to the environment Source. Conferences and forums are a great way to learn from industry leaders, connect with peers and network with the rest of the industry.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

During the Oracle Cloud World customer conference held last month, an on-stage and corporate announcement was made referencing Oracle B2B Commerce , aimed at overcoming the disparate application systems, processes and data integration challenges that make B2B transactions and collaborations so complex. Other ERP and Tech Vendor Announcements.

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Requis

JANUARY 9, 2020

Another example from fulfillment might involve things like faster alternate transportation route planning in case of the unexpected, or monitoring cargo temperature for shipments of perishable food or medicines. In business to consumer markets, there has been a rising trend towards sustainable and ethical sourcing.

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Precoro

AUGUST 31, 2023

For instance, they can do so by improving operational processes, making cost-efficient decisions on personnel, initiating work environment changes, upgrading technology, sourcing strategically, and so on. Take your time and ask employees if they can come up with the source of spending inefficiencies.

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