The Network Effect

AUGUST 21, 2015

Earlier we discussed the fact that the “procure to pay” business transaction cycle includes transportation events such as tendering, pick up, in transit, dock scheduling and deliver along with full track and trace. Today I want to discuss inbound logistics requirements. All supplier shipments must be accompanied by appropriate documentation.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 27, 2022

iDev Partners provides growth and turnaround services to owners and executives of small and medium-sized automotive, industrial, and technology businesses. The port congestion and challenges caused by the pandemic highlighted the problem with suppliers from Asia. He lives with his family in suburban Detroit. About iDev Partners.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 20, 2021

I’ve worked in the supply chain for 30+ years, working for major retailers including Kmart, Michaels and Five Below, as well as on the 3PL and logistics side with companies including FedEx, where I was Vice President of Global Transportation, and UPS, where I worked as Vice President of Supply Chain Design. Let me bring that to life. .

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 22, 2020

As the virus began to spread out from China, Asia, as a region, provided the first lessons to their global peers on how to mitigate the impact of both supply and demand sides. . Extensive experience in Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Retail, Heavy Industries, Pharmaceuticals, Mining, Oil & Gas.

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QAD

MAY 30, 2023

Change is constant in the automotive world and Cathy Fisher of Quistem, Jan Griffiths of Gravitas Detroit and I strongly believe that building a resilient supply chain requires the work of so much more than one company or a few thought leaders. Click here to listen to the full episode.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2021

iDev Partners provides growth and turnaround services to owners and executives of small and medium-sized automotive, industrial, and technology businesses. The port congestion and challenges caused by the pandemic highlighted the problem with suppliers from Asia. He lives with his family in suburban Detroit. About iDev Partners.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

The UAE’s strategic location between East and West, with access to a vast consumer base across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, presents an opportunity to serve as a central hub for food storage and distribution, contingent upon addressing key global food logistics challenges.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2023

Further, some industries are defining more direct control under the notions of supply chain vertical integration, or complete transformations of strategic supply networks in the case of global automotive industry manufacturers. Reportedly, much of this supply output activity is associated with automotive supply and production activity.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In APAC, the concept of innovative-Automation has made OMRON create immense value for the manufacturing segment by solving varied issues in multifarious sectors such as automotive, food & beverage, FMCG, digital and logistics to name just a few. in the Logistics industry in the Asia Pacific region?

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QAD

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Finally, specific organizations, such as public schools and local transportation services, could receive a tax rebate equaling 100% of the vehicle cost. This is the environment where automotive companies with the right strategy can take advantage of the changing tides and rise to a massive, global name seemingly overnight.

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Resilinc

APRIL 19, 2023

Labor and Transportation Disruptions are Up Resilinc data shows labor disruptions were up 107% year-over-year. Faced with inflation, layoffs, and long hours, transportation employees are taking action in the form of strikes and protests. Airport disruptions are up 86% QoQ — largely due to these labor strikes and worker shortages.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

lawmakers had expressed concerns that with supply chains already highly constrained, the CP Rail stoppage would create an added transportation crisis for import as well as export flows. Surface Transportation Board on the merger with Kansas City Southern. . Stated drivers of the changed routings from Asia to U.S. Further, U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Those industries include data communications, medical, industrial, automotive and consumer electronics. This involves a lot of long-haul transportation.” The data from Infor Nexus also helps the transportation teams do better carrier sourcing. Molex LLC offers more than 100,000 products across a variety of industries.

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Resilinc

MARCH 16, 2021

As widely reported in the media, a shortage of semiconductors has led to financially painful production delays in automotive, IT equipment, medical devices and other industries. Now, with spring approaching and the pandemic easing in the U.S., Logistics problems are compounding the supply-demand imbalances. Building Boom 2.0.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 3, 2020

Heydon explains, “COVID-19 has transformed and accelerated these trends, triggered by factory closures, transport restrictions and mounting national security concerns. For other manufacturing sectors, such as the automotive industry, a very different pattern emerged.”[5] ” 4. .” ” Footnotes. [1]

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

We have seen the impact cycle through the toilet paper crisis, lumber prices rising, the computer chip shortage and its impact across the automotive industry, as well as a host of other impacts across nearly every industry. Transportation and Distribution. Container shipping rates from Asia to the U.S.

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NFI Industries

MAY 3, 2016

This past month, countries in Asia experienced twin earthquakes that disrupted many supply chains including those of top automotive manufacturers. In the past twelve months, 75% of companies reported at least one supply chain disruption 1 , which came in the form of strikes, breakdowns, and natural disasters. READ MORE.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Reshoring to the US and Europe Accelerating, Now Also Serving CO2 Emission Reduction Objectives by Luc Kremers , Vice President – Asia Pacific, BCI Global Reshoring is accelerating as American and European companies want to de-risk their supply chains from geopolitical developments and supply chain disruptions.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 17, 2022

Foxconn and Asia Market Forecasters Provide Muted Outlook on High Tech Product Demand. Labor Tensions on Rise Across Global Transportation Networks. Foxconn and Asia Market Forecasters Provide Muted Outlook on High Tech Product Demand. Labor Tensions on Rise Across Global Transportation Networks. Across the U.S. ,

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2024

One of the more important observations from the March S&P Global report was the following: “ Inflows of new work strengthened from both domestic and export markets, the latter reportedly reflecting better sales to Africa, Asia, Europe and the U.S.” U.S. Manufacturing Growth Shows Signs of Rebound The two followed indices of U.S.

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QAD

JANUARY 9, 2020

In addition, manufactured products in Thailand include textiles, beverages, tobacco products, cement, jewelry, appliances, computers automotive parts and agricultural equipment. . Thailand’s transportation and communication pathways are well-developed for manufacturing supply chains. As of 2017, industry makes up 36.2%

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

Transport Intelligence, the well-respected U.K. consultation firm, runs four ‘Logistics Briefing’ newsletters: Global, Americas, Asia/Pacific and Mergers & Acquisitions. Transport Topics. American Journal of Transportation. Air Transport World. Automotive Logistics. Ti Logistics Briefing.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 13, 2018

The manufacturers, key suppliers, and customer industries of semiconductor device makers are global, with a strong Asia presence. All have considerable significance for global supply chain managers: Manufacturing is shifting to North Asia. Working closely together, we help them transport tools to our joint customers.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

This prediction pointed to three specific industry sectors, namely automotive, alternative energy including solar, wind, and battery, high tech including semiconductor production, transitioning to three spheres of global regionalization over a five year horizon.

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Elementum

JUNE 6, 2016

Europe and Asia Follow Suit. Some companies in Europe and Asia are also looking to grow their Mexican presence. A sync between verticals such as automotive, computer hardware, and transportation equipment provides opportunities to integrate the supply chain , which in turn can position the nation for further growth.

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QAD

MARCH 16, 2023

The future of transportation stands on the brink of a revolution – the shift from the internal combustion engine to cleaner, more efficient electric motors. The committee is headed by co-chairmen Andreas Bareid and Fred Lee of KTON – a US advisory firm specializing in such ventures.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

His responsibilities are leadership of Jabil’s global commodity management, quoting, supplier relationship management efforts in the Americas , Europe and Asia. Our conversation topics span how Jabil navigated the various global supply chain and transport disruptions that have occurred these past two years.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Prior long-standing assumptions that mature, foreign based supply networks, low-cost labor and predictable global transportation and logistics costs would remain constant were also blown-up by a series of industry dynamics. Geo-Political and Hybrid Government Policy Dimensions. Kevin Nolan, the president of U.S.

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Elementum

JULY 19, 2017

Logistics companies face hurdles as well, since storage, transport and handling of sensitive batteries are considered crucial. Russia’s Norilsk Nickel’s head of global sales and marketing said in a statement, “The mining industry needs to continue to improve , you can’t rest on laurels. EVs gives us an additional opportunity to improve.”.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

A Lesson from the Automotive Supply Chain. In the US, automotive shortcomings are the poster child for supply chain issues. Many of these suppliers are in Asia which can make shipping subject to delays and transportation issues. I feel compelled to warn you that the first portion is automotive through and through.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2015

I spent most of my career in automotive. I was an engineer, and then I worked as a program manager in Asia. Starting about a year ago, I started working with third-party logistics companies, transportation guys, logistics guys, helping them improve their sales through lead generation and some innovative sales strategies.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

For example, if the supplier has several big name cosmetic industry customers (90% of their business) and you are buying specialty automotive chemicals from them (less than 5% of their business), the supplier will be influenced in the direction of the cosmetic customers and they will get the attention, products and services before you.

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KEPLER Consulting

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

They relate to the “door-to-door” transportation operations, including some players focused on warehousing operations and handling. The analysis of upstream logistics flows and costs incurred helped to highlight existing opportunities especially in terms of rationalization of domestic transportation from local suppliers.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 3, 2020

Have you ever considered changing your traditional mode of transportation? Now is the time to utilize all modes of transportation in the most efficient way possible. Robinson’s average rail transit time between Europe and Asia is 14-18 days, with some routes completing the trip in only 12 days. Reasons to consider rail service.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. 49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. Automotive News Europe ). Nikkei Asia ). Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Consultancy UK).

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

The reason why they can do this is that customized products are sold directly to customers so they have the higher profit margin to compensate the higher transportation cost. Managing transportation at this scale is the absolute challenge. In order to compensate a long waiting time, Adidas uses air freight or courier service.

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RFgen

JULY 11, 2016

Building products on the other side of the planet can rack up transportation costs for materials and finished products, while companies have to rely on distant foreign partners for updates and productive operations. Currently, certain areas in Mexico offer workforces with more talent and lower rates than typical options in Asia.

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