Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Founded in 2002 with over 100 consultants and based in Boulder, Colorado , Spinnaker SCA designs and builds agile supply chains for leading brands across Consumer Staples, High Tech, Industrial Manufacturing, Retail & Apparel, Medical Devices, and Distribution Industries.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights the increasing realities of declining global trade and freight rates that are occurring in the first-half of 2023. During 2022, as consumers shifted their physical goods buying patterns away from products and into travel and services, global shipping volumes steadily declined and so did spot rates.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

When shipping product into a country as large and complex as Brazil, the choice of transportation routes has a critical impact on supply chain costs. The items fall into four classes of product: apparel, accessories ranging from eyewear to luggage, home products such as bedding, and fragrances. Spoilt for choice.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 14, 2020

Yet with the autobahns, motorways and highways largely free of traffic apart from freight, goods are generally getting through and we are yet to see long-term shortages of food and other essential items. Countries such as the UK and Ireland, which are highly reliant on air freight, are especially exposed to this kind of supply chain risk.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Global shipping is national news with most stories covering the symptoms. jump in apparel costs and 5.5% Value networks do not interoperate and the business leader trying to track shipments must manually sync multiple data sources to get to answers. Freight Rates 2019-2021. So, I write this blog with this bias.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 3, 2021

Supply chains are continually disrupted by container shortages, a lack of air freight capacity, and movement restrictions implemented by governments to combat the pandemic. Customers can shop online and have their orders shipped from a local Target store to their homes in as little as one hour.

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ShipBob

MAY 21, 2020

The data is aggregated from over 3,000 ecommerce merchants who collectively ship out millions of items every month through ShipBob’s fulfillment centers. Ecommerce brands that offer food and beverage items can store food products in a temperature-controlled warehouse to keep items safe before shipping to customers. .

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Zipline Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

High value load (HVL) shippers usually include manufacturers of electronics , healthcare products , high end apparel , or other luxury goods. Not meeting OTIF or getting your product on the shelf is even more costly when shipping products with such high value. Are you an HVL shipper?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Global shipping is national news with most stories covering the symptoms. Returning containers is an ongoing issue resulting in some manufacturers investigating a return to break-bulk shipping (container free). jump in apparel costs and 5.5% Freight Rates 2019-2021. So, I write this blog with this bias.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 23, 2020

Zara has become Europe’s most profitable apparel brands by building agility end to end in their supply chains. Diversify supplier base : Supply chain should not be overly dependent on long lead-time or on a small pool of specific suppliers or sourcing regions. Create a culture of flexibility in manufacturing/ sourcing strategy.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2019

Finds a Faulty Shipping Safety Net for Brexit (WSJ – sub. Source: “Competing on Customer Experience: The Driving Force Behind Supply Chain Innovation,” Adelante SCM & BluJay Solutions, 2018. Moreover, logistics service providers (LSPs) can give their shipper customers a clear view of the location of their freight.

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PINC

MARCH 24, 2020

Whether they’ve sent their workforces home to work remotely, scaled back their operations, or scrambled to find alternative supply sources, organizations across all industries are implementing new measures to offset the impacts of COVID-19. Now here we are, dealing with the impacts of COVID-19 around the world.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 20, 2022

where the various parts were sourced, what are they made of, etc.) As a result, they have reduced their spend on air freight, a costly remedy for shipping delays, by almost 90%. The importance of sustainable practices rose year-over-year in ALL segments, including investors, consumers, private equity, employees, etc.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Bed Bath & Beyond @BedBathBeyond Bed Bath & Beyond has discovered a way to save millions of dollars on freight over the next few years, thanks to a new 755,000 square-foot distribution facility slated to open in the fall of 2019. The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S.

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ShipBob

JUNE 7, 2021

All aspects of ecommerce can negatively impact the planet — from the product itself to how it is packaged and shipped. Here are the facts: Each year in the US alone, enough cardboard is used in shipped packages that equates to over 1 billion trees (excludes plastic and other forms of packaging). Offer carbon offsets for shipping.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Purchasing and supplier management, International Commerce Codes functionality, and advanced shipping. Any expanding business is today likely to receive sales orders from a range of sources, from over the phone, to email, via a presence on online platforms such as Shopify or Amazon, via channel partnerships and from salespeople on the road.

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Requis

JULY 24, 2020

Supply chains are going to need to be more flexible and resilient in the face of unexpected change, and able to shift sourcing and distribution in days or weeks, instead of in months or years. Waste from plastics is a big issue for the circular economy, as is waste in fashion and apparel.”.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Shipping by land can be less costly and more efficient than the ocean shipping from Asian countries on which the U.S. In the apparel sector, U.S. Onshoring and nearshoring [apparel supply chains] is essential,” agreed Kim Glas, spokesperson for the National Council of Textile Organizations. supply chains. now depends.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 8, 2022

The growth comes despite increased US regulatory scrutiny of such charges, highlighted by the June passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA), a U.S. The congestion, which has shrunk the availability of containers, is not only a source of concern for importers, but the perceived lack of containers can push up rates.

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