The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Samsung Roundtable Presented by LogiSYM. Held Last January 27, 2022. This roundtable was presented by LogiSYM, in collaboration with Samsung Electronics. Dr Raymon Krishnan - President of the Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society. SYNOPSlS: Your Supply Chain Roadmap IDC’s Predictions for 2022 and Beyond.

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Parade

JANUARY 18, 2022

As we look forward to 2022, we’ve got to wonder how many more extremes the world will throw at the logistics industry. As we roll into 2022, , demand in some sectors has peaked and is likely to begin a descent, albeit slowly, to more normal levels. Crazy Consumer Demand The pandemic changed the way consumers spend their money.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. We have been planning early and leveraging investments in our people, infrastructure, transportation and technology made possible by the Delivering for America plan. The union plans to disclose the locations of new strikes during an online presentation to members that morning.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

In such adverse situations, humanitarian logistics and food supply chains play a crucial role in aiding. Whether it is responding to natural disasters or addressing the impact of conflicts and pandemics, a well-functioning logistics system can significantly impact people’s lives. million, which is over two times the figure in 2020.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 19, 2022

Why do logistics service providers keep moaning about having too much work to do? A director of a transport company recently told me that his post-COVID turnover is the same as before the pandemic. through online logistics platforms). through online logistics platforms). Logistics capacity.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 19, 2022

Why do logistics service providers keep moaning about having too much work to do? A director of a transport company recently told me that his post-COVID turnover is the same as before the pandemic. through online logistics platforms). through online logistics platforms). Logistics capacity.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Here, we cover five more supply chain changes that affected the logistics industry. Also, 2022 wasn’t a breakthrough year. However, 2022 laid out a new path ahead, a New Normal, that made itself more perceptible. At year’s end, the logistics industry grew stronger. This post continues from where we left off last week!

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 1, 2022

I just returned from the Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Conference in Detroit. This annual event explores supply chain management and how logistics can succeed in a fast-changing environment. I am feeling energized by what I learned and the people I spoke to while there. This has a substantial impact on their EBITDA margins.

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E2open

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Clients can optimize transportation spend while managing logistics constraints, leveraging carrier network and insights AUSTIN, Texas – Oct. 20, 2022 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. E2open TMS users are presented with savings opportunities during shipment planning, with the possibility to tender the shipment at a lower cost. “In

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BlueYonder

JUNE 10, 2022

This week, at the 2022 Gartner® Supply Chain Symposium, we learned several key themes, as well as how the Gartner Magic Quadrants are evolving. By show of hands in the session “The 2022 Strategic Supply Chain Technology Themes” presented by Dwight Klappich, attendees responded with a resounding “Yes!” Key Themes.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

The inner workings of logistics at Amazon are a marvel of efficiency, precision, and constant innovation. We’ll explore their logistics empire, from warehouse robots to futuristic visions, and discover how they manage millions of packages daily. Ever wonder how Amazon gets your package to your door so quickly?

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 3, 2022

Are you looking for logistics management books? In this article, we will show you 5 books that'll help you learn logistics faster than any other logistics book. In the United States, the median wage for a Logistics Manager is around $70,000 annually. Best Logistics Book for Beginners: 1. He has an MBA from UCLA.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group shares a Part Two commentary addressing our mid-year assessment of previously published 2022 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains published at the beginning of 2022. Restoring More Direct Control in Materials Sourcing. Geo-Political and Hybrid Government Policy Dimensions.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

As 2022 kicks in, the manufacturing sector is being shaped by technological change and the Covid-19 pandemic. So what are the main trends in manufacturing you need to know for 2022? So what are the main trends in manufacturing you need to know for 2022? We shed some light on current trends – and what’s around the corner.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Indications thus far would indicate that indeed, consumers are being more watchful and concerted in their holiday spending activity, waiting to ascertain where the best bargains will present themselves. Taking Advantage of Transportation and Logistics Market Dynamics. Bob Ferrari. All rights reserved.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2022

Only time will tell, but factors seem to point to similar conditions for shippers in 2022, at least to start the year. According to a Heavy Duty Trucking article , analysts from FTR expect spot market rates to remain elevated in 2022 despite decreasing from the estimated 2021 level. And what could come into play in 2022?

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This action represents a reported 77 percent premium to the company’s closing stock price on November 22, 2022, the last full trading day prior to media reports involving a potential transaction. Trimble to Acquire Transporeon in the Logistics and Transportation Technology Segment. billion in October 2020.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

I was there for the Transporeon Summit to give a keynote presentation (I’ll share my takeaways from the event in a future post). Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (September 23, 2022).

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights February global manufacturing and supply chain indices and challenges relative to product demand and supply network imbalance levels in the first quarter of 2022. Commentary related to January’s PMI and logistics data can be accessed at this web link. Global Wide Production Activity.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

lawmakers had expressed concerns that with supply chains already highly constrained, the CP Rail stoppage would create an added transportation crisis for import as well as export flows. Surface Transportation Board on the merger with Kansas City Southern. . Canadian and U.S. East Coast Ports the Likely Next Test.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of both December 2022 and full year reported global PMI indices that at the close of 2022 present a far different picture from the start of the year. Morgan Manufacturing PMI® which began 2022 at an expansion value of 54.2, Sources; S&P Global and ISM, 2022.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This interview is with Lorrie Watts, Director of Logistics at Red Stag Fulfillment. Here is our interview with one of our great colleagues at Red Stag Fulfillment, Lorrie Watts , Director of Logistics. It exposed me to new ways of thinking, processing, and presenting materials. in Business Management.

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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.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 15, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides part two of highlights from supply chain concurrent planning technology provider Kinaxis ’s annual Kinexions 2022 customer conference held in May. In a previously published part one commentary , we shared summary highlights of the Kinexions 2022 conference. Bob Ferrari. All rights reserved.

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

billion metric tons—the emissions have rebounded in 2021 and 2022. Decarbonization, which means reducing the amount of carbon in greenhouse gas emissions, can help in improving our present condition. Transportation was redirected to be used in providing first aid, leading to supply chain bottlenecks, shortages and price hikes.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The global pandemic has changed the transportation and shipping industry in many ways, some of which will linger for years to come. Issues with logistics and shipping capacity continue to haunt supply chain management as experts predict that the shipping bottlenecks and backlogs at big U.S. ports will continue well into 2022.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 26, 2022

In essence, they’ve been treated the web as a virtual fitting room, costing retailers billions of dollars’ worth of logistics expense each year. According to Jay Sackos , Vice President at Dolly and a returns expert, “There’s no magic bullet when it comes to conquering reverse logistics.”[7] ”[8]. Footnotes. [1]

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 30, 2022

But in the timeframe between 2020 to 2022, a volatile supply chain market showed the weakness in outdated, legacy supply chain execution built on rigid technology or lacking any accurate data that can improve overall decision-making. the need to do more with less has dominated transportation services for the last two years.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – April 2022. HOW DID WE GET HERE?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The Green Corridor: Digitise Wisely to Reduce Emissions by Timothy Foote , Founder of Susymbio Digitisation in the logistics and transportation industry produces efficiency gains for nearly all players in the economy today. Tim has held various positions with MNCs, gaining a wide knowledge and expertise in logistics operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The main take aways from the presentation earlier this year were the following: The auto industry has made supply chain risk management a priority since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011. Mr. Niebur’s and Thiessen’s presentation was taped in November of 2021 and then played online in February. Steve: Jan, you have not said much.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Switching to alternate sources of supply or modes of transportation should be considered as appropriate, and such alternates should be activated on a short notice. This, of course, presents tremendous opportunity but also risk.”

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 18, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters blog we provide highlights and insights regarding SAP SE’s 2022 Sapphire ASUG Now customer conference held last week in Orlando, Florida. . Enterprise Cloud software provider SAP SE conducted its 2022 North America Sapphire Now customer conference last week. Messaging Dichotomy. Now for the dichotomy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 3, 2022

Similarly, a Honeywell investor presentation stated that its Intelligrated business grew by approximately 50 percent in 2021. Looking at non-manufacturing industries (the combination of commerce, retail and transport), warehousing grew by 35 percent in the year ending in March 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The year featured continual component shortfalls, explosive inbound materials cost increases and continuous global transportation disruptions. Current Year 2022. Morgan Manufacturing PMI® began 2022 at an expansion value of 54.2. Global manufacturing activity as depicted by the J.P. reflecting a 29-month low.

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QAD

JANUARY 17, 2023

For global manufacturers, managing logistics across various locations, countries and regions, as well as carriers, is no easy task. Add to that the fact that disruption has been ever present the past two years and global trade is getting even more complex. Global manufacturers have highly complicated, intertwined transportation needs.

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ModusLink Corporation

JULY 15, 2022

The event caused strong disruptions, even for the most resilient Supply Chains that were present. in Europe, the rise of e-commerce is pressuring retailers, manufacturers, transport, warehouse and logistics companies to fulfil and deliver fast, in full, and meet high expectations for order status visibility, service and returns.

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