ShipBob

APRIL 26, 2023

Make sure you have an accurate idea of lead times in relation to your production and procurement processes. For instance, you may want to consider multiple transportation modes, like air and ocean freight, to decide which is the best option for the type of inventory you want to transport.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

This metric, referred to as a “Frankenstat” due to its grand scope, has many critics. Putting that aside, the creation of this metric signifies the federal government’s increasing role in supply chain matters. #3 The immediate impact on shippers was to be more flexible in their procurement and shipping strategy.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 25, 2021

This monster ship, which is as long as the Empire State Building and weighs about 200,000 metric tons, became stuck due to high winds, and no one seems to be able to get it out. Because procurement executives were so focused on cost, they did not worry about shipment velocity. Well, what about air freight?

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As we have noted in this thread of updates, to a further extent, shipments from Asia eastward that traverse the Panama Canal are an important added backdrop to ocean transport disruption impacts. Our prior published update was on January 19 th. More real-time visibility to end-to-end material flows and clog points.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 24, 2023

Let’s take a closer look at these stakeholders and their roles: Shippers: Shippers are businesses that produce or procure goods and require them to be transported to their intended destinations. They optimize routes, consolidate shipments, manage freight rates, track shipments, and ensure timely and secure delivery.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

The authors point to the delivery time disruptions occurring in China , an increase in air freight costs from the U.S. to Asia , as well as the European consequences of the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict as now driving added index volatility. is only a half-point lower than the metric’s all-time average of 74.4).

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Impact: This is resulting in procurement teams scrambling to find new supply sources, while engineers are looking for substitutions alternatives, and other company leaders are figuring out how to bring more in-house for a vertical integrated approach. Border policies erode the effectiveness of homeland security.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. Within a week of Russian troops crossing into Ukraine, the benchmark for thermal coal prices reached a record high of $446 per metric ton. Nikkei Asia ). Deloitte ). Wall Street Journal ). Bloomberg).

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BlueYonder

JUNE 11, 2013

The TMC merges technology, organization and processes to establish a set of services leveraging the scale and efficiency of consolidated network planning, procurement and unified metrics with the agility of localized execution.

Supply Chain Network Software 67

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2013

You probably started your TMS project to manage shipping costs for your high-value freight, inbound or outbound. With constantly changing markets and rates, procuring and maintaining the best possible rates can be a nightmare. Have you considered managing the process in-house? Be Sociable, Share!

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Unleashed

JANUARY 16, 2023

Asia-Pacific is by far the largest regional market for 3PL , accounting for over one-third of the world’s 3PL market size. Unleashed also features business intelligence tools that track metrics and build reports so you can make data-driven business decisions. Enquire about shipping times when procuring 3PL providers.

Third Party Logistics 98

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 11, 2016

The speakers cover everything from air and ocean freight to trucking and warehousing. I’m Nerijus Poskus — Director of Pricing and Procurement at Flexport. Basically, responsible for ocean freight carriers, ocean ships that rely on truck companies. Nerijus: Flexport is a technology-enabled freight forwarder.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

Our supply chain involves a contract manufacturer, a third-party testing facility, warehouses to store inventory and a freighting company. For example, if my contract manufacturer is late with an order it can cause me to incur excess costs with the freighting and warehousing companies, respectively.

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