The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The circular economy is a cost saver and generally has less carbon emissions, because raw materials are sourced locally and therefore with less transportation. In my compost example, I save on buying fertilizer (along with all the processing, packaging and transportation associated with it). Sure there is.

Manufacturing Procurement 245

Manufacturing Procurement Material Savings Singapore Waste Reduction 245

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Recently, CEVA Logistics joined the Singapore Changi Airport community in a humanitarian aid project to transport 14,000-kilogram of oxygen concentrators from Los Angeles to Jakarta via Singapore. We want to support and enrich these local communities through what we do best: logistics and transportation services. Acting for Planet.

Resource Reduction 242

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Sustainability is definitely coming of age in Asia. In fact, IDC predicts that manufacturers across Asia who digitally transform and accelerate sustainable innovation to improve supply chain operations, will increase their revenue by 20 percent in 2025. It provides capacity where and when organisations need it most.

Supply Chain Planning Software 223

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 21, 2023

When we as individuals are going to and from work, we experience physically, the emitting of greenhouse gasses by our transportation sector. What if technology came into the picture that allowed for far less moving about in fossil fuel burning transport? We can see the exhaust coming out of tailpipes from cars and trucks.

Cost Reduction Strategies 130

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Muslim (majority) countries in Asia (such as Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia) and several countries in the Middle East are moving to stage 3: the halal supply chain. This new standard has three modules: transportation, warehousing, and retailing. The way forward. Brand owners need to close their supply chain gaps urgently.

Pharmaceutical 237

Pharmaceutical Buyer Training Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Strategy 237

Shipsy

APRIL 9, 2020

As a result, existing RFQs are seeing Force Majeure being invoked and shippers are using spot rates to make bookings to transport their goods. . Rate Procurement Through Inquiries In these testing times, shippers are now exploring spot rates in Shipsy’s Inquiry module to transport their goods. April 9, 2020.

Optimal Sourcing 98

Optimal Sourcing Modeling Cost Reduction Strategies Vendor Strategies 98

Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

freight and logistics industry continues to mitigate recessionary conditions including the April 2023 Logistics Manager Index reaching its lowest level lowest level in six years and one-half years. freight, logistics and parcel movement industry. Freight rate reportedly fell 37 percent. The LMI has now declined 6.7

Negotiating Skills 52

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The invention of the ocean container as a means for inter-modal sea and surface transportation movements have orchestrated the march toward lowest cost global based sourcing of components and materials. The net result was that global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022.

Cost Reduction Strategies 59

Cost Reduction Strategies Global Industrial Industry 59

QAD

AUGUST 16, 2022

As the supply chain breaks, manufacturers must find new suppliers and new transport routes and find them rapidly, so that production doesn’t come to a halt. port congestion and unresolved labor issues when imports from Asia return to full strength. Potential U.S.

Optimal Sourcing 94

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This involves a lot of long-haul transportation.” But more than half of their shipments – including a significant portion that begin at factories in Asia – travel across oceans or continents These long-distance shipments go by ocean, air, or rail. There was no air freight possible then into Europe,” added Gerald van den Eijnden.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 196

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. The World Container Index , assessed by Drewy Consultants, is a compilation of eight major shipping routes to and from the United States , Europe and Asia. Global Shipping.

Global Transportation 52

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Shipsy

APRIL 9, 2020

As a result, existing RFQs are seeing Force Majeure being invoked and shippers are using spot rates to make bookings to transport their goods. . Rate Procurement Through Inquiries In these testing times, shippers are now exploring spot rates in Shipsy’s Inquiry module to transport their goods. Amit Walia. April 9, 2020.

Modeling 52

Modeling Optimal Sourcing Cost Reduction Strategies Material Savings 52

Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

The second half of the year has traditionally been the busiest period in material, transportation and logistics flows. Supply chain logistics B2B platform provider project44 produces a series termed Supply Chain Insights by project44 which extracts select data from the provider’s tracking of global transportation and logistics flows.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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SCMDOJO

JULY 24, 2023

It involves outsourcing logistics activities, such as warehousing, transportation, distribution, inventory management, and order fulfillment, to a dedicated logistics service provider. Carriers: Carriers are the transportation companies responsible for physically moving the goods from one location to another.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 93

Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimal Sourcing Negotiating Skills Inventory Management Software 93

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Holds a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and holds a Global MSc. Spanning Global, Regional, Country Operational/Commercial Roles and General Management in Asia Pacific and Europe. De-Carbonising Road Freight Operations: Bridging the Know-Do Gap. Prior to that, I was with TNT for 6 years. Green Skies?

Sourcing Strategies 246

Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design Software 246

American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Inflation set in for fuel and transport costs, increasing logistics costs as a whole over last year. The purpose, as stated on the NY Fed’s website, is to integrate “… transportation cost data and manufacturing indicators to provide a gauge of global supply chain condition.”. 5 The modal shift to air freight from ocean freight.

Russia 52

Russia Inventory Reduction Price Reduction Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

ShipBob

APRIL 26, 2023

It involves all the activities related to the sourcing and transportation of raw materials needed in the manufacturing process. Starting with the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in nationwide lockdowns that put a temporary stop to raw materials transport. Further, the Great Resignation did not leave the logistics industry unscathed.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning 52

Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

Canadian Pacific is the sixth-largest North America freight railway, and in December 2021 completed an agreement to acquire U.S. 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. Canadian and U.S.

Ukraine 52

Ukraine Kansas City Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Strategy 52

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. So much so that it is split into seven topics – aircrafts, airports, capacity and demand, carriers, freight trends, traffic and viewpoints.

Resource Reduction 120

Resource Reduction Resources Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics 120

Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

This index complies 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog. The authors point to the delivery time disruptions occurring in China , an increase in air freight costs from the U.S. Further was a dip in Transportation Price expansion, down 15.8

Supply Chain Optimization 59

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

I started my career working in 3PL’s – one of which was the largest freight forwarder in the world in the 1990’s. Running a cost effective and safe supply chain distribution network across multiple geographies in the Asia Pacific region manufacturing and shipping chemicals where we averaged one delivery every 50 seconds.

Supply Chain Design Software 77

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 12, 2022

However, there were not enough containers in Asia to export goods to the U.S. This, along with container shortages, drove up ocean freight spot rates and caused sporadic export delays. Higher fuel surcharges were added to all modes of transportation to recoup higher prices. How is Inflation affecting freight rates?

Cost Reduction Strategies 52

Cost Reduction Strategies Price Reduction Inventory Reduction Negotiating Skills 52

Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 23, 2023

economy through the lens of the logistics and transportation sector in terms of costs and implications to the economy during the past year, in this case 2022. Highlights by Key Transport Sector This year’s report provided for rather contrasting highlights for major logistics and transport sectors. The report includes four thers.

Procurement Analytics 40

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 25, 2021

Because procurement executives were so focused on cost, they did not worry about shipment velocity. Likewise, the focus became on reducing transportation costs – which led to container ships getting bigger and bigger over time. As a result, containers are stuck in the West when they are really needed in Asia.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Cargo Waste Reduction Material Savings 52

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. Thus process outputs related to documentation must be error free.

Automotive 100

Automotive Optimal Sourcing Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Optimization 100

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 2, 2021

We’ve interviewed executives in Retail , Public Sector , Procurement and other industries and disciplines to get a sense of how the industry is reacting, not only to navigate the immediate challenges, but to future proof themselves from future disruption. The latest major disruption that has the entire supply chain world buzzing?

Shipping 105

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BlueYonder

JUNE 11, 2013

In my previous article on the evolution of transportation management, Driving Value from a Transportation Management Center: Think Global, Act Local , I discussed how transportation best practices were evolving from more rigid, centralized control towers to more flexible and collaborative Transportation Management Centers (TMC).

Supply Chain Network Software 67

Supply Chain Network Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Transportation Management Network Optimization 67

Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

2023 Prediction Three: More Direct Control in Strategic or Tactical Multi-tiered Direct Materials Sourcing will Continue to be a Prominent Element of Business Strategy for Chief Supply Chain or Chief Procurement Officer Efforts. . A published Future of Freight study sponsored by Deloitte in September 2022 indicated that U.S.

Predictive Analytics Software 52

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Coming out of Y2K, more logistics operations focused on improving labor management, transportation management and green initiatives such as advancements in lighting technology, safety features with automated dock ramps with trailer locks and more. Investments in Transportation solutions is imperative.

Supply Chain Planning Software 71

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Predictive Analytics Software Analytics Software 71

Talking Logistics

JULY 31, 2014

When considering your global transportation network, do you have the infrastructure needed to effectively and efficiently optimize it? Typically, this means freight consolidation, mileage reduction, and proper carrier selection. How does expedited freight fit into this? Does the same apply in the global arena?

Optimal Sourcing 164

Optimal Sourcing Global Transportation Optimization Software Modeling 164

Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

This has been especially the case over the last two plus years with the onset of the global-wide Covid-19 pandemic and with consequent and unprecedented supply and transportation network disruptions. Containers of fitness equipment shipped from Asia were delayed by major port and inland logistics disruptions.

Sourcing Strategies 105

Sourcing Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies Expense Reduction Inventory Reduction 105

Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 1, 2022

Friedman went on to articulate that transit times to move inventory from Asia to the U.S. Regarding claims that the supply chain would have recovered by now: “ I’ve never seen it so chaotic, honestly, from an execution point of view, whether its construction, sourcing, manufacturing, shifting supply chains or freight.

Negotiating Skills 52

Negotiating Skills Manufacturing Procurement Sourcing Strategies Material Savings 52

Elementum

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Because of the absence of winter storms in Southeast Asia, offshore mining will become easier. A shorter monsoon season in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia will help miners procure more materials, used heavily in the electronics industry. Typhoons can disrupt air and ship travel in Southeast Asia.

Indonesia 60

Indonesia Philippines Australia Asia 60

Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2018

” Peter Smith adds, “We’ve probably come to a point where pretty much every sentient senior procurement person understands how important supplier and supply chain risk is — to us as professionals, to our organizations, even to the wider economy and society. ”[3]. All of this is extraordinarily cheap.

Supply Chain Risk Management 100

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

The report observes that for Apple ’s supply network, Vietnam and India are the new benefactors in a China Plus sourcing shift along with other supplier hot spots in Asia that are currently playing out. In the latter, the report indicates a fourfold increase in companies assembling Apple hardware products.

Sourcing Strategies 59

Sourcing Strategies Global Price Reduction Vietnam 59

Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Research from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking in procurement shows that organizations without formal SRM programs report 121 percent longer supplier lead times. Work with your broker to see if you can get priority on unloading the ship and inland transport. Hold your imports as long as possible before committing to final delivery.

Waste Reduction 274

Waste Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Reduction 274

Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

On the online retail, logistics and customer fulfillment demand side, declining volumes are taking a toll resulting in precipitous drops in global freight rates and noted as the worst in a decade. Some transportation services executives now open describe a freight rate recession.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Manufacturing Global Purchasing Skills 52