Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Today, more than 1% of the world’s container ships are stuck off major ports. Warehouses are full–often with the wrong stuff resulting in the slowing of the forty million shipping containers around the world. Supply chain shortages abound. Unloading times are double and costs are triple. What Is Visibility?
Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 6, 2023
GEON, headquartered in Westlake Ohio, has about 1000 employees. The company ships directly to customers and also to distributors. For example, while GEON has over 2000 customers, initially they are manually building forecasts for 600 customers and 1200 ship-to locations. These plants, in turn, produce roughly 2000 products.
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Enterra Insights
JUNE 22, 2022
”[3] He continues, “The past two years have been blighted by supply shortages — with just-in-time retailers struggling to ship their goods, electronics manufacturers staring down a shortage of computer chips, and supermarkets struggling to fill their shelves. Excess inventory was also caused by the Bullwhip Effect.
Resilinc
AUGUST 30, 2023
Two weeks ago, 160 ships were stuck waiting to pass through the canal, carrying everything from auto parts, Barbie dolls, and diabetes test kits, according to Reuters. Some ships were delayed by as much as 21 days. 55 to 125 million gallons per ship, depending on size—to move ships through the canal.
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 24, 2021
Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health, Inc. Cardinal picks, packs, and ships orders the next day across the country. We are making significant IT investments to build our data capabilities and using innovative new technologies like artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to monitor trends and develop new solutions.”
Bristlecone
JULY 25, 2019
Here’s a scenario: You, the Chief Supply Chain Officer, just received a call from your flagship store in Ohio saying they are running short of inventory. powered by Bristlecone NEO ® is an operational intelligence and analytical application that delivers visibility, transparency and traceability. based farm equipment company, Trace.ai
TMC
DECEMBER 8, 2016
These enterprises are no longer reliant on the Suez Canal route for shipping freight on Post-Panamax container vessels to the United States. As described in my previous blog post , the enlarged Panama Canal can handle container ships up to 13,000 TEUs in size. Is your supply chain make-to-order, make-to-stock, or both?
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