The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

Risk Management in Global Ocean Context Feature Article by LSCMS Shippers Council Rates have gone down massively in most trade lanes; congestion has eased, and capacity seems sufficient in most sectors. It appears that operational and procurement risks for beneficial cargo owners or shippers, in the short term, are minimal.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Despite supply chain costs increasing and available capacity almost a rarity, retailers are undertaking a variety of ways to make sure they receive their inventory in time for the ever-important holiday season. “We feel good about the composition of our inventory. .

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 15, 2022

(All photos credited to Depositphotos.com) Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! Many retailers are feeling inventory pains despite assuring analysts that they're quite pleased with their inventory levels. Some retailers may have seen these signs but could not pivot quickly enough because of supply chain delays.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 27, 2021

There has been plenty of bad supply chain news over the past year. At the beginning of the pandemic, some analysts believed the global supply chain was on the verge of breaking. For years, ‘faster, cheaper and more efficient’ has been the supply chain manager’s mantra.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 21, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain’s Moment of Truth Has Arrived! A solid supply chain and logistics strategy is essential for large companies. Logistics plays a critical role in a company’s supply chain. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Ware2Go

JANUARY 7, 2022

Recent supply chain disruptions , including images of cargo ships stuck off the West Coast , have led eCommerce shops to rethink their just-in-time and just-in-case inventory strategies. . However, as we’ve seen during the COVID-19 global pandemic , unexpected disruptions to supply and demand creates major issues.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. These businesses are saving money by leasing their vehicles instead of buying them, and they’re also enjoying improved supply chain management due to their increased mobility and flexibility. You also don’t have to worry about maintaining an inventory of vans on-site.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 28, 2023

Regardless of the location in which you are reading this article, you’re probably surrounded by items that originated from outside your local area. Just 14 years later, the first air cargo flight took place in 1910. ” You don’t have to convince supply chain professionals of the importance of logistics.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 12, 2018

Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. The battle for air cargo space. The growing need to support rapid delivery is driving greater demand for air cargo shipments, reports The Wall Street Journal. The impact of IoT on the supply chain.

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 14, 2022

an article is well, well overdue…my apologies. Lots going on but still no excuse to neglect my weekly articles. So, for this article, I figured I’d write on oil prices and their impact on the supply chain. Thank you for your patience and welcome to the newcomers - you are all appreciated!

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 15, 2023

It serves as the compass guiding shippers toward efficient, economical, and dependable cargo transport. By crafting a well-defined strategy, businesses can mitigate transportation costs, mitigate supply chain disruptions, and uphold customer satisfaction.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

Over the past couple of years, we have published many blog posts and produced several video episodes on supply chain digital transformation (see our archives ). Once complete, P&G said its new supply chain will enable 80% of U.S. production to reach stores within 24 hours.”. so that it can reach 90% of the U.S.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 12, 2018

Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. The battle for air cargo space. The growing need to support rapid delivery is driving greater demand for air cargo shipments, reports The Wall Street Journal. The impact of IoT on the supply chain.

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Cathy Roberson

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Online publication Supply Chain Dive noted in an article on the acquisition, “This acquisition is expected to expand ADS’ brokerage and distribution operations in the western United States,” Ashley Furniture said. Rempell told analysts during the company’s Q3 earnings on Nov 23.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Companies of all sizes have been capturing the value from Global Supply Chain to increase the economies of scale and scope for years. In this article, we will show you tips from worldwide experts that you can use to streamline your global supply chain operations.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Supply Chain industry provides vast employment opportunities, from procurement to warehouse inventory, management, and shipping. The terms freight broker and freight agent are often confused in the cargo and shipping sector. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

In decades past, companies could claim ignorance about much of what went on throughout their supply chains; especially, activities involving second- and third-tier suppliers. Too many articles about how blockchain will rid supply chains of things like slave labor fail to detail the groundwork necessary to make supply chains ethical.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

In the past, articles about blockchain (aka distributed ledger) technology primarily focused on cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin. Increasingly, however, articles about blockchain technology focus on how it can help improve supply chain operations. Addressing supply chain complexity. ”[1]. ”[3].

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Cathy Roberson

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Photo 27846324 | Holiday Retail Season © Jackbluee | Dreamstime.com Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! So, we're taking the necessary steps to position our portfolio for continued share growth, exiting the year with momentum for our brands and ensuring our inventory health is back to historical norms.

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Cognira

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

How the Supply Chain Stole Christmas. We’re experiencing a supply chain crisis on a global scale. Why are we experiencing a global supply chain crisis? While it may come as no surprise, we primarily have COVID-19 to blame for the current global supply chain crisis. Hold your inventory.

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Roambee

AUGUST 6, 2020

A pharma giant recently overcame its supply chain security and inventory management challenges and optimized their logistics using the power of real-time logistics visibility. This article aims to highlight the importance of a battle-tested pharma inventory management system.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. How Cold Chain Differs Between the Food and Pharmaceutical Industries! Refrigerated transport is a vital component of global supply chains. To further support how refrigerated transport is so valuable in a global supply chain, below are several more reasons: 1.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Professionals in supply chain management use various methods to identify best practices to improve the operations. In order to accelerate the learning, this article has gathered 20+ most sought-after supply chain case studies, analyzed/categorized them by industry and the findings are presented.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 30, 2021

Supply Chain Implications Smaller stores typically mean less inventory. As many of these stores are also serving as online fulfillment locations, positioning the right inventory at the right store will be important. Hence, investing and utilizing a good inventory management system will be critical.

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Ware2Go

JANUARY 7, 2022

Recent supply chain disruptions , including images of cargo ships stuck off the West Coast , have led eCommerce shops to rethink their just-in-time and just-in-case procurement strategies. However, as we’ve seen during the COVID-19 global pandemic , unexpected disruptions to supply and demand creates major issues.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

As I mentioned in a previous article, for over-the-road shipments, getting bumped to the next truck can add a day or two to the overall transit time. For ocean cargo , however, if a shipment gets bumped to the next ship, it can add up to 15 days to the transit time. FourKites Ocean Visibility Platform.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 10, 2022

Supply chains have encountered delivery delays, capacity constraints, and volatile rates since the COVID pandemic began in 2020. While there has been some easement, retailers are taking control of parts of their supply chains to control costs and strengthen networks. We want to optimize our supply chain to its fullest.

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ShipBob

MARCH 28, 2024

In this article, we’ll discover the benefits of in-bond shipments, what challenges might arise, and how ShipBob can help navigate the entire process. This method is key for businesses looking to manage inventory flexibly and save on upfront costs. What are in-bond shipments?

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Those challenges may be exacerbated due to the current sorry state of supply chains. Robinson, explains, “Reverse logistics refers to any portion of the reuse of products and materials in a supply chain. If a consumer returns or exchanges a product, it re-enters the supply chain. ”[2].

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 31, 2023

Retailers and brands are wringing out as much revenue as they can from costly inventories and returned merchandise. Throughout 2022 and into the holiday season, promotions were used to offload as much as possible of the front-end inventory to make way for new seasonal inventory. Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains!

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 1, 2022

Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! Consumers couldn’t get enough of buying goods since the pandemic occurred in 2020, and shippers struggled to keep enough inventory on hand once pre-pandemic inventories were depleted. As a result, many retailers are sitting on excess inventory. Are you ready?

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Talking Logistics

JULY 8, 2016

It was a relatively quiet week for supply chain and logistics news, with robots and weak freight demand dominating the headlines. Air cargo firms feel the pressure from plunge in freight prices (Reuters). Honeywell To Acquire Intelligrated, A Leader In Supply Chain And Warehouse Automation Technologies.

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Cathy Roberson

DECEMBER 17, 2022

(Source: Reddit ) There’s been a lot of supply chain pains over the years, many of which are well documented – port congestion, capacity issues, rising spot rates, plunging spot rates, hidden fees, maxed out warehouses – just to name a few but one that I’m still trying to wrap my head around is access to bathrooms.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! Reverse logistics is a fascinating part of supply chains that tends to get overlooked by many. Tony Sciarrotta, executive managing director of the RLA describes it as “the dark side” of supply chains. by industry and lots more. collecting more than 2.5

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 19, 2020

Almost 75 percent of US companies are experiencing capacity shortfalls in their supply chains, due to Coronavirus-linked transport disruptions , a new study has shown. With some 5 million companies impacted by China’s supply chain woes, the picture is similar in other parts of the world. The Auto Industry.

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Vinculum

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

What do you think happens when there is no proper management of the inventory in the entire process? To maintain e-commerce logistics, one must follow the inventory management, order placement process, storage or warehouse, backend, and front-end management of the e-commerce platform. Enhancing the value chain insight.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases. Image via StarAir.dk). Behind the Maersk shift. One goal, two different motivations.

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