ToolsGroup

MARCH 17, 2020

Macro events like the Coronavirus crisis trigger demand volatility that affects every link in your global supply chain—from the raw materials you procure to setting safety stock levels to planning logistics and promotions. One US-based ToolsGroup manufacturing customer sources parts from several Chinese and Italian suppliers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2021

They also have 20 sourcing locations across North America from which they can ship make to stock products. The sourcing centers are key to just-in-time, same-day, next-day deliveries. The sourcing centers shipped over 130,000,000 pounds of product last year. Making refractory products is complicated and challenging.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Focus on warehouse automation has come full circle since the last big automation movement of the ‘90s, but today with a significantly better set of tools and technological improvements enabling more robust digital transformation and warehouse automation. Brief highlights of logistics investments over the last three decades.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Recent studies have shown that among the challenges frustrating warehouse and distribution centre managers this year, rising energy and labour costs are two of the most often cited. We hope the tips and ideas in this article will help you make inroads into warehouse energy and labour cost reduction.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

While 209,000 workers were added in June, 14,000 freight and parcel carriers were cut and 6,900 warehousing and storage jobs were lost. In the past we would expect to see transportation and warehousing ramping up hiring in late summer ahead of peak season. ” warehouse workers in June of 2022. There were 1.96

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 25, 2023

It can happen simply due to ineffective planning, risk management, warehouse use, or sourcing strategies. It’s a form of supply chain digitization that ensures every element, from sourcing raw material inventory to product delivery, is coordinated and managed through a centralized platform.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This is why supply chain managers are always stressing over demand forecasts — something that tops the list of most critical inventory and warehouse management practices. shipments for the sole reason that they’re coming from America. This isn’t to say you should avoid international sources for goods.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Our prior full edition of this column was published on July 14 and featured news related to global battery manufacturer Panasonic and warehouse services start-up Flexe. Procurement sourcing and tail spend solutions provider Fairmarkit announced the completion of a $35.6 Expands C-Suite Amid Increased Technology Demand.

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RFgen

JANUARY 16, 2023

This includes warehouse technologies , 3D printing, and innovative solutions surrounding production. Coca-Cola logistics is a team specifically tasked with visibility into the distribution process, from the warehouse to the store shelves. There, the concentrate is mixed with water, carbon dioxide, and sugar, which are locally sourced.

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

It is worth noting that North America has a much higher emission intensity than sub-Saharan Africa, despite Africa being significantly larger and housing more countries. Source: Statista.com. Planning : Processes are designed to reduce emissions and meet demand with ethical sourcing. Ethical sourcing of goods.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. It is safe to say that if a warehouse operation is not implementing Lean, it is falling behind its competition. But, it can be overdone.

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Bristlecone

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Recent highlights include: Go-lives across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Procurement solutions for contracts and commerce automation. Sourcing, e-auction and supply chain collaboration rollouts. Digital transformation of warehousing operations on SAP EWM. Get Started. PURCHASE ORDER ACCRUALS.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In the global world of businesses, companies often seek help from sourcing agencies to figure out how to get the things they need. But what’s a sourcing agency or sourcing agent and how does it make buying things easier? Let’s explore this world of sourcing agencies and understand what they do.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Hyundai Motor America To Raise Auto Worker Wages In our prior Supply Chain Matters commentaries reflecting on the UAW labor union’s tentative collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Hyundai Motor America announced this week that the automaker will raise certain U.S. production worker hourly wages starting in January 2024.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

For example, US-based companies may be quite fortunate if they have access to manufacturers right on their doorstep in Mexico, a country with far lower labour costs than the rest of North America. Through collaboration with your procurement partner, you can reduce inventory levels and then potentially downsize your warehouse capacity needs.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Reportedly, Toyota workers within logistics warehouses and spare-parts focused facilities will receive a similar wage hike. In its reporting, The Wall Street Journal cited data from EY for Autos Drive America , a trade group representing BMW , Hyundai , and other foreign brands producing autos in the U.S. per hour, to $34.80

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

Containers are piling up in ports, international shipping has been hammered, Western companies are battling to source products from traditional suppliers, and disruptions are being experienced throughout the global supply chain. COVID-19 Impact on Procurement. And, according to some analysts, things could get worse—a whole lot worse!

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Shippers using Amazon to ship to Amazon warehouses would either have to split shipments prior to exporting, which could create more complexities or pay Amazon to split the shipment after import. Flexport in the US, Beacon in the UK, Forto in Germany, K-Log in Latin America). The difference… and the looming carrier threat.

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Arkieva

JULY 25, 2016

in 2015, of which 50% to 75% comprised warehouses. industrial and logistics space market finds the availability of industrial warehouse space fell to 8.8% While the gap is narrowing, demand is still outpacing supply by a lot – it’s out of whack,” said David Egan, head of industrial research, Americas at CBRE. Read Full Article.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 15, 2022

The saga of fitness hardware and services provider Peloton Interactive took yet another turn last week with an announcement of the pending closing of the company’s owned North American warehouses and the shedding of field customer support teams, along with other moves. Further announced was an assessment of owned retail operations in the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

Data published at the end of March indicates that for movement of ocean container shipping transit from Asia to North America , the average time had declined to 108 days, upwards of 15.4 and Warehousing Prices (90.5) Warehousing Capacity also hit a record in March, reaching an all-time nadir of 36.1 this month. ’.

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IQMS

JULY 11, 2019

Source: Smartening up with Artificial Intelligence (AI) – What’s in it for Germany and its Industrial Sector? (52 Source: Technology and Innovation for the Future of Production: Accelerating Value Creation (38 pp., Source: Digital Factories 2020: Shaping the future of manufacturing (48 pp.,

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Kristie Syndikus, VP Procurement at Maple Leaf Foods! Logistics Managers, Manufacturing Directors and other Supply Chain leaders often rose from the shop floor, from front-line warehousing and transportation positions. Subscribe Here! Email Address. What’s more?

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 3, 2019

shipments for the sole reason that they’re coming from America. After all, the more you know about an item’s origin — and what it takes to get it to your warehouse — the easier it becomes to identify any middlemen that might be artificially elevating the price of goods. Complicating matters further, some countries will hold U.S.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

McCain has shown impressive leadership as she has lead supply chain and customer experience at Berry Global, and now has moved into a business lead role as vice president, healthcare, North America, for the Consumer Packaging International Division. ATLANTA – Sept. 17, 2021 – Logility, Inc., About Supply & Demand Chain Executive.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 2, 2022

percent in North America. Company executives cited good progress in addressing the previously acknowledged overbuild of customer fulfillment and warehousing capacity while overall number of employees was reduced by 6 percent. The company’s organic sales grew 8.1 percent in the first half of 2022, reportedly driven by price growth of 6.5

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. Source: Machine Learning – A Giant Leap for Supply Chain Forecasting, Material Handling and Logistics Conference (PDF, 28 pp.,

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. This complexity is occurring in many forms. Cost Pressures Will Continue to Escalate.

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 11, 2018

When they were ready to expand into more fulfillment locations, they didn’t have to spend time sourcing new solutions. The FLEXE Supply team sourced additional warehouse providers in the FLEXE network—all of which were already running on the FLEXE software platform. Blog and video: 2018 D3: Future-Proof Your Warehouse Strategy.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

It includes Transporeon Execution Solutions , procurement, and market intelligence offerings along with Sixfold, a real-time visibility capability aggregating live data from supply chains across Europe leveraging AI based technology. The company’s technology aims to provide a holistic approach to transport management.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

Canadian Pacific is the sixth-largest North America freight railway, and in December 2021 completed an agreement to acquire U.S. Upwards of 3,000 rail workers reportedly returned to work yesterday to resume rail operations across North America after a breakdown in labor settlement talks occurred last Saturday.

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Supply Chain Network

MAY 23, 2012

Nasdaq: ARBA) today announced that SAP’s subsidiary, SAP America, Inc., The acquisition will also significantly boost SAP’s cloud applications portfolio with the addition of Ariba’s leading cloud-based procurement solutions. SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) and Ariba, Inc. per share, representing an enterprise value of approximately $4.3

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 28, 2019

shipments for the sole reason that they’re coming from America. After all, the more you know about an item’s origin — and what it takes to get it to your warehouse — the easier it becomes to identify any middlemen that might be artificially elevating the price of goods. Complicating matters further, some countries will hold U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 18, 2022

Enterprise Cloud software provider SAP SE conducted its 2022 North America Sapphire Now customer conference last week. A joint announcement involving partner Apple outlines a new suite of iPhone and iPad apps, the first two being SAP Warehouse Operator and SAP Direct Distribution being made available in the Apple App Store.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 26, 2020

Again this involved EMC but under my leadership (and working with a great team) we transitioned all of their business with Celestica at the time from North America and Europe to Asia; costs got better, availability got better, and quality got better. I learned so much and made a lot of life-long friendships too.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

Is it sitting at the warehouse yard, or has it reached the store? Complete visibility requires us to break down the silos between various critical supply change management systems – e.g., warehouse management systems, order management systems, visibility platforms. What’s in manufacturing? What orders are planned versus in process?

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. Image source: Financial Times. Over 90% of the United States’ semiconductor-grade neon is sourced from Ukraine. Image source: Bloomberg.

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