Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Fast forward 5 years, and ARC’s 2019 base-year study estimated the market at $11.9 Also, warehouse automation excludes similar systems such as airport baggage handling, manufacturing-line automation, and manually driven forklifts. I will soon be publishing the 2021 base-year study with a five-year forecast through 2026.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Prior to that, Allen served as SVP, North America Sales & Service at CarGurus (NASDAQ: CARG) where he led a team of more than 300 sales, service, and operations professionals during the company’s most expansive growth period. GxP-compliant: Tive’s solution follows the guidelines of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). Tive website.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Many off-shore manufacturers have returned to the U.S., And, according to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study, 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring. manufacturers hurried to produce off-shore, believing significant cost reductions and huge profits would follow.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2021

His primary research stream examines firms’ logistics operations, with an emphasis on studying motor carrier safety, productivity, pricing dynamics, and driver turnover. The department educates students to succeed in careers such as procurement, manufacturing, inventory management, warehousing, transportation, and customer service.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 9, 2016

For shippers, culture and behavior have to change to apply Lean Transportation thinking. The “Them (company leadership) versus Us (shop floor associates)” mentality also needs to change for Lean Transportation to " WE. The 8 Rights To Achieve Lean Transportation Practices. Transportation takes time.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

They were able to take variable costs, fixed costs, transport costs, different transport types and many other options into account. . On top of this, after demand has been adjusted, demand simulations can be run to study the behavior of your resources over time as demand continues to increase or decrease. .

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BlueYonder

APRIL 2, 2024

This blog was co-written by Terence Leung and Jen McQuiston Our customers depend on Blue Yonder Transportation Management to achieve customer-centricity and operational resiliency across the globe. Transportation Optimization microservice: top-tier Blue Yonder planning made available to wider audience via a standalone API.

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Elementum

JUNE 11, 2018

Transportation can be a significant part of a business’ logistics costs— potentially upwards of 55 percent. Fuel price is driven primarily by five factors: demand, refinery maintenance costs, transportation constraints, crude oil prices, and geopolitical disruptions. Lean Transportation Policies. Shipability.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2023

According to GEP, the April numbers show that while global demand for raw materials, commodities, and components remains subdued, it is much improved from the trough in December 2022, indicating some stability in the face of consistently high interest rates and a global manufacturing sector under intense pressure.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 24, 2023

Faced with economic uncertainties, transportation industry leaders are focused on building supply chain resiliency. No matter which way you look at it, 2023 is off to a challenging start for much of the transportation industry. In the industry that’s always moving, here are the 11 headlines you need to know. 19 and Dec.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The goal of the CSCR is to support the enduring resilience of critical supply chains in America as part of a long-term, government-wide strategy to foster supply chain resilience. Healthcare Supply Chains: The Defense Production Act Title III To manufacture more essential medicines within U.S. government.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

The Normalcy Index calculated weekly by the Economist projects that North America is 67% of the way back to normalcy from COVID, but globally, it is lower at 50% with many flare-ups. The Port of Shenzhen –a central manufacturing and export hub including the Yantian terminal that handles 25% of all U.S. The impact was multi-faceted.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 14, 2023

Up until then, collective liner pricing organizations (conferences)— which America was not part of—had gained so much market power that they had the ability to unilaterally raise rates and reduce services. As a result, the U.S. exports to war-torn countries. According to Forbes , U.S. ecommerce sales rose to $870 billion in 2021, up 14.2

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Elementum

JUNE 11, 2018

Transportation can be a significant part of a business’ logistics costs— potentially upwards of 55 percent. Fuel price is driven primarily by five factors: demand, refinery maintenance costs, transportation constraints, crude oil prices, and geopolitical disruptions. Lean Transportation Policies. Shipability.

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IQMS

JULY 11, 2019

Improving semiconductor manufacturing yields up to 30%, reducing scrap rates, and optimizing fab operations is achievable with machine learning. Manufacturers care most about finding new ways to grow, excel at product quality while still being able to take on short lead-time production runs from customers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2024

Here, I share four in advance of the full study. No company in either the household non-durable (consumer goods) or the food manufacturing group beat their peer group on the balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for 2013-2022. Smaller Focused Companies Win.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Each state has a rich manufacturing economy. This data is from a recent study, but we fear that the visibility issues are greater than the research shows.) Transportation will become more variable; and even scarce. Work closely with transportation carriers. Last year transportation price increases were 2-5%.)

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost-reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. In 2014, Deere & Company was listed 80th in the Fortune 500 America’s ranking and was 307th in the 2013 Fortune Global 500 ranking.

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Elementum

JUNE 6, 2016

Mexico may become the global manufacturing nerve center if the country plays its cards right. According to Deloitte’s 2016 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index, Mexico ranks number eight out of 40 countries including Canada, Sweden, and Vietnam. Looking Deeper. Mexico has its share of challenges, of course. Branching Out.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

” Just as Blockbuster missed the online movie experience and Kodak failed to monetize digital printing, company boards struggle with the thought “Will their story be framed in the next Harvard Review case study of a company that missed the digital pivot?” for the more advanced economies in Europe and the North America.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2021

We watched as customers adopted new warehousing and transportation processes, new delivery modes, new technology tools and even entirely new network models that helped them succeed in the constantly changing “next normal” state that characterized 2020 and 2021. million employees. More Than Ever, Acting Sustainably Makes Good Business Sense.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

The answer is… transportation. The lithium boom signals a shift in manufacturing and energy in the United States—but the popular mineral is facing some obstacles when it comes to heavy air and rail regulation. But before lithium can meet its full potential, the problem of transportation must be addressed. manufacturing.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JULY 26, 2018

Engineering & Manufacturing (E&M) companies are advancing their business models to focus more on providing services and capability to their customers, a practice known as “servitization.” Service type activities already make up from one-third to more than one-half of manufacturing employment in some industries. Description.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Inverto’s annual raw material study revealed that 89% of respondents were experiencing limited availability of raw materials. 49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

It is estimated that $161 billion worth of food is wasted every year in America, and about 30% to 40% of our food supply goes to waste. Maintaining frozen foods or fresh products within a precise temperature range during storage and transportation is very difficult, however. Avoid Distribution Delays with Better Tracking.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

The goods flow through 2 import centers, 14 strategically located distribution centers in North America, 66 final mile shipping hubs, and nearly 1,700 branch locations. Ferguson does 20 to 30 studies a year using this tool. A single study can drive millions in savings while maintaining or even improving service levels.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Editor's Note: In honor of Mfg Day 2016, we feature two of our friends from The Rodon Group and Manufacturing Stories in a celebration of what already makes America great. A Focus on Plastic Injection Molding and American Manufacturing. Part of our campaign involves a national event called Manufacturing Day.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 24, 2017

Bringing more jobs back to America was spotlighted in the 2016 presidential election. million manufacturing jobs traveled overseas to China between 2001 and 2013, not counting millions of other jobs outsourced overseas through the close of the 20 th century and spurring the demand for change in the political conversation.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 15, 2014

In the transportation industry, there are many moving parts that can impact your day-to-day operations. The Market Update, a new monthly post highlighting key factors that impact the transportation industry in North America, will keep you up to speed on the latest news and topics that matter to your business. Driver Shortage.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

… The Industrial Revolution, with the invention of the steam engine, started manufacturing production, machines, and factories which, combined, ushered the society into the modern era. Those became the main means of transportation.” trillion: study ,” Reuters, 27 June 2019. [7] power sector would cost $4.7

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Supply Chain Network

OCTOBER 3, 2011

At the same time, the report indicates an average of 42 percent of total logistics expenditures being spent on outsourcing, the same as last year’s study. The 2012 Third-Party Logistics Study is based on over 2,250 responses from both shippers and logistics service. and packaging sufficiently to handle long distance transportation.

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Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

A new study, “ The Fight Against Corruption: Insights Into Ethical Performance in Global Supply Chains ” found that the world’s average business ethics score is 42.4, A new study by EcoVadis, based on more than 20,000 company assessments conducted by from January 2017 to June 2018, across 100 countries and 150 industries. industries.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Despite the improvement, the group says it is continuing to develop studies, processes, and regulations to decrease the number further, saying that lost containers affect the safety of container ships and their crew, shore-based workers, and the environment. And Rhode Island said last week that it plans to move forward with its own rules.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Companies like ELIX Polymers and Fresenius Medical Care North America have chosen SC Navigator because it makes powerful prescriptive analytics accessible and allows them to quickly answer very specific questions about their business. Browse case studies to see how leading companies across industries make use of the technology .

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

Meanwhile, turbulence is the norm for manufacturing supply chains. As I sign into the front desk-after-front desk at manufacturers, and open the signature book, I notice a large number of system integrators diligently working on the implementation of traditional enterprise technologies. I watch in amusement. What is cycle stock?

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 11, 2018

They had previously been relying on dropshipping from their manufacturers, but that left them with little flexibility to improve their delivery promise. Get the PDF of Lull’s case study >> Challenges to Order Fulfillment. They turned to FLEXE. By the Numbers: 51% reduction in delivery times—from 3.5 6X increase in SKUs.

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Covering wide ground on manufacturing. At the manufacturing track, the speakers covered various topics on production optimization, from constraint-based planning to analytic adoption to an insightful firsthand account of Quintiq’s business operations-supporting capability. Did you attend Quintiq World Tour Philadelphia?

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