Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 31, 2022

Featuring Our Top 16 Articles on Freight and Logistics! A career in logistics may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you’re thinking about your future, but it’s a field that offers plenty of opportunities for those who are looking for a stable and rewarding career. The job market is booming.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

The logistics industry globally is more competitive, volatile, uncertain and interconnected than ever. Advanced algorithms and automatically generated customized reports can equip you with the ability to predict and automate parts of your supply chain. Selecting a Supply Chain Technology Provider is Harder than it Seems.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 13, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our annual 2023 predictions for industry and global supply chains research advisory. In this posting we highlight our fourth prediction. Prediction Background.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

We are pleased to continue our 2021 fire-side chat series with key people in the supply chain industry, and it is with particular pleasure to catch up with Stuart Whiting, Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Logistics & Planning at Schneider Electric, based in Singapore but with a global functional responsibility.

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Supply Chains Rock

MAY 9, 2012

Analytics Powering the Next Evolution of the Supply Chain. The chart, pasted below, focuses on how IBM is using analytics to not only optimize the supply chain, but to actually predict how issues in the world will impact operations. Analytics has got huge scope to get integrated in supply chain in terms of analysing spend data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Mr. Eberle is the vice president of logistics and distribution operations at Molex. 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. Keys to Success.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2022

Amidst ongoing uncertainty caused by COVID-19 lockdowns in Asia, war in Europe, scarce raw materials and steep inflation, companies are stockpiling inventory as never before in the hopes of mitigating future supply chain shocks. It’s Time to Start Managing Them That Way appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. He lives in Chicago.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 21, 2021

Smart Logistics: Operate at peak efficiency when you know about, and can react to, changing events—like weather, traffic and last-minute customer requests. Add predictive analytics to forecast events so you can increase productivity, reduce cost and risk, and satisfy customers.

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Kinaxis

MAY 9, 2016

by CJ Wehlage Two years ago, I made some very bold predictions on the 2014 Top 25 Supply Chains, and about 80% of them were true. Last year, I made the not-so bold predictions, as the Gartner 2015 Top 25 Supply Chain rankings were pretty much unchanged. Which leads me to my first Bold Prediction…. Otherwise, it’s status quo.

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Freightos

JANUARY 16, 2024

Judah Levine January 16, 2024 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) fell 5% to $2,588/FEU. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) climbed 7% to $4,278/FEU.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Menlo Logistics Keen to Build on 2014 Growth in South Asia. DHL Supply Chain commits EUR 218m to develop logistics infrastructure in China. Here are some details from the press release: Airclic’s cloud-based mobile solutions help streamline and automate complex ‘last mile’ logistics processes.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

The Experts’ Choice of the Top Online Logistics Resources. So I went straight to the source and asked consultants, trade reporters, Wall Street Journal reporters and others, what their go-to logistics and supply chain sources were. Experts’ Choice: Supply Chain and Logistics Email Newsletters. Ti Logistics Briefing.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

The acquisition was key to opening doors to expansion in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Today, Seamless is working hand in hand with clients and partners in Asia to help drive digital transformation. Looking at the broader logistics industry, we know that digital transformation remains a key priority.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2023

Visit our Resource Center Weekly highlights FBX Overview Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index : Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) increased 2% to $1,366/FEU. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) climbed 6% to $2,519/FEU. In Asia – N. Air rates – Freightos Air index China – N.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It’s been three months already since we published our first regular roundup of supply chain and logistics news—doesn’t time fly? Technicians monitored real-time data from sensors on the production line using the plant’s digital twin and applied predictive analytics to assess the impact of filling-process adjustments.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 28, 2021

1] Yossi Sheffi ( @YossiSheffi ), Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, asserts big data already is an organization’s most valuable asset. Once enterprises have a better idea of what they want to find out, they can turn to [business intelligence] tools to deliver the insights, and even make predictions.”[4]

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Resilinc

JANUARY 31, 2023

Launched in 2020, CommodityWatch AI uses real-time news and event monitoring and predictive analytics to forecast supply, demand, and pricing trends out to three months for commodities including but not limited: gold, silver, aluminum, copper, caustic soda, cobalt, helium, paper, and tin.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Brief highlights of logistics investments over the last three decades. Those logistics professionals who went through the ‘90s remember the period that warehouse automation was trending at the forefront of capital investment in supply chains. Globally, logistics professionals are navigating their companies through the challenges.

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Freightos

JULY 11, 2023

Visit our Resource Center Weekly highlights FBX Overview Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index : Asia-US West Coast prices ( FBX01 Weekly ) increased 11% to $1,319/FEU. Asia-US East Coast prices ( FBX03 Weekly ) climbed 8% to $2,376/FEU , and are 76% lower than rates for this week last year. In Asia – N.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

It is a time of uncertainty that has exposed weaknesses in the supply chain that are both difficult to solve and impossible to predict. For example, COVID restrictions in Asia shut down auto production because 70% of chip manufacturing happens in Taiwan and South Korea. Build resilience with Logility .

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2020

It’s the last few weeks of the year which means it is time to look back at the year in logistics. And 2020 was certainly quite the year in logistics. As always, it was a busy year covering the latest supply chain and logistics trends, emerging technologies, mergers and acquisitions, major news announcements, and more.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 3, 2023

This is an example of what our valued customers are saying about our solution: “As the transportation and logistics industry continues to transform, in tandem with sales volume growth in certain regions, we need to make sure we are supporting that growth with improved responsiveness, while remaining efficient.

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Freightos

MARCH 3, 2015

Over the past month, we’ve been posting supply chain predictions, brought to you by some of the most creative thinkers in the industry, including Joel Clum of CarrierDirect , Martijn Graat of LogisticsMatter.com and Steve Brady of Supply Chain Innovations Today. But first, some background. of the total population.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 14, 2023

Thankfully, outsourcing logistics services to a reliable third-party logistics provider (3PL) can make a significant difference. As a result, businesses can optimize their logistics processes using Orchestration and save time and resources. Amazon outsources its logistics services to various 3PLs, such as UPS, FedEx, DHL, etc.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

And now to this week’s logistics news. Pandemic has ‘forever altered’ need for logistics space. The research arm of San Francisco-based real estate investment trust Prologis Inc said in a report issued Wednesday the pandemic has “forever altered” the landscape for logistics real estate. HelloFresh boxes sustainability.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 11, 2021

The Suez canal stretches some 193km, connecting the Red Sea with the Mediterranean making it the shortest route between Asia and Europe, and sees vessels navigating between ports of origin and destination in three weeks. What is event-driven technology? ” With events described as occurrences.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2023

Online retail has become essential as has online customer fulfillment logistics. Multiple pre-pandemic vulnerabilities and added risk areas were exposed, including the disruption of global wide transportation and logistics processes impacting broader industry supply chains.

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ShipBob

APRIL 26, 2023

Further, the Great Resignation did not leave the logistics industry unscathed. Additionally, logistics planning should also be a top priority. ShipBob offers a free analytics reporting tool that will let you track all the crucial supply chain metrics in one place. What’s not to love about that?”

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 23, 2023

This week, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , with sponsors Penske Logistics and consulting firm Kearney , released the 34th Annual State of Logistics Report to organization members and the industry as a whole. Business Logistics Costs (BLC) were reported to be 9.1 All of above stated, U.S.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods by giving customers more visibility and greater confidence to accurately predict delivery times. Most of the container traffic flows across the Pacific Ocean or between Europe and Asia. billion metric tons as of 2017. ” An expected global surprise.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 17, 2018

David shared how UPS has experienced solid growth in the last few years, and is a cornerstone of the logistics and small parcel industry. The team quickly recognized that a central focus needed to be on analytics – how UPS can capture data, derive insights from that data, and partner with other parties to learn from one another.

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ShipBob

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

To ensure regular and thorough inventory management, a third party logistics ( 3PL ) provider like ShipBob can really help. Automated reorder points You can predict when to reorder stock based on how many stocks you have in your inventory and what the demand forecast is. What is ghost inventory?

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

To date, most of our content has covered topics related either to logistics or manufacturing outsourcing. Meanwhile, countries in Southeast Asia, such as Vietnam and Cambodia, are enjoying growth as offshore manufacturing centres.

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Shipsy

JUNE 20, 2017

Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing and advanced analytics have been some of the most disruptive technologies that leaders are adopting. In the last five years there has been a triple-digit growth in the implementation of industrial robots in manufacturing and warehousing especially in North America, Europe and Asia.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Introduction: The Importance of Sustainability in Asia/Pacific Supply Chains. For example, with 35% of Asia/Pacific industrial organisations prioritising “as-a-service” (or servitisation) revenue models by 2024, there is a recognition that additional services can be offered that support efficiency and environmental outcomes.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Our interactions spanned the full range of Customer-Supply Chain activities: materials costing, planning, materials availability, inventory, delivery performance, and logistics. Many of the tactical and logistical challenges are the same from one industry to the next – but the stakes are higher in healthcare.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Management of Ocean Transit Time Reliability and Visibility by LSCMS Shippers’ Council How would Logistics managers explain to their COO and Production group that inbound material will arrive on 23Dec but with 50% probability?

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