Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… CMA CGM to acquire NOL, reinforcing its position in global shipping. SAP Launches Enhanced Supply Chain Execution Software for Faster Logistics Planning. China Approves Merger of Cosco, China Shipping (WSJ- sub.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Essential Skills for Supply Chain Leaders in Asia during Pandemic The Asian Institute of Management conducted a study across orgainsations in Asia to identify crucial skills and competencies required by supply chain managers and leaders in Asia.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights continued evidence that the U.S. 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.

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Tompkins Blog

JANUARY 15, 2014

Supply Chain Risk in China: Focus on. Supply chain executives in the US and Europe nervously listen to news out of Asia about factory fires, typhoons and labor disputes. impacts on their supply chains, they think through their contingency plans and wish they had more visibility. January 2014.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 9, 2015

The year on year increase in customer dissatisfaction of logistics outsourcing has pushed many players into a defensive corner. The industry is going through a quiet revolution, which makes it an exciting time to be in the logistics outsourcing business. Cautious Optimism Abound in the Logistics Outsourcing Outlook.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In our conversation, Radu provides a unique perspective from the lens of working on C-Suite focused recruitment needs derived from global based organizations for senior leadership needs spanning overall supply chain, manufacturing, transportation, logistics and E-commerce leadership needs.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 3, 2015

But what about the supply chain executive? Charlie Macdonald, Industry Executive for Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics, Telstra. “If Gerald Tan, CEO, Pan Asia Logistics Singapore Pte Ltd. “I What role will they play in the near future? Here’s what they had to say.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights this week’s report of quarterly financial performance by global parcel transportation and logistics services provider United Parcel Service (UPS) along with implications to industry supply chain teams.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Those are the words of Patrick Van De Vyver, EMEA Logistics Operations Manager at 3M. 34 | Dutch Supply Chain Software heroes. The sector continued to grow steadily during the financial crisis and the export level has since doubled thanks to rising demand from Western Europe, Asia and North America.

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DELMIA Quintiq

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Would a multi-user logistics center qualify? While the countries, developers, and the construction companies test the waters and work through the application processes, the shippers and their logistics partners need to consider how to weave those new facilities and links into the fabric of their supply logistics networks.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2023

This week features added evidence specifically in the high tech and consumer electronics supply networks segment. computer maker’s first substantial move to diversify its personal computer supply chain beyond China. ” The PC maker reportedly is planning to shift some laptop production to Vietnaes m next year as well.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 13, 2022

Online commerce platform provider Shopify , often compared to Amazon in the ability to support small and mid-sized businesses create and maintain an online shipping presence, announced thi9s week its intent to acquire end-to-end online logistics San Francisco based fulfillment provider Deliverr for a reported $2.1

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

2020 Supply Chain Redesign: Preparing for the New Normal. Europe’s annual meeting of the leading supply chain executives featuring the biggest names at leading retailers and manufacturers and hard-hitting and distinctly themed sessions exploring new supply chain opportunities, technologies and markets.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides our latest update regarding the Red Sea Transport disruption impacting transport movements to and from European and Asian ports. Our prior published update was on January 19 th. Impact Implications- Maersk’s Financial Performance Last week, shares of A.P.

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 15, 2011

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) released its 22nd “Annual State of Logistics Report®,” presented by Penske Logistics, today at a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The report reveals that business logistics costs rose to 8.3 supply chain since 1988.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 19, 2021

According to Gartner analyst Bart De Muynck , "the transportation management system (TMS) market was already growing, but when the pandemic emerged, logistics, transportation, and supply chain execution suddenly took on an even greater role in the overall supply chain… up until that point many shippers still looked at transportation like the (..)

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BlueYonder

MARCH 10, 2017

The 2017 Retail Vision Study queried close to 1,700 retail executives from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. The relationship between shippers and logistics service providers (LSPs) continues to improve. The really bad news for retailers fighting Amazon.com.

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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. Each of these areas has impacted business in ways that are both good and bad.

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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 BLC was reported as 8.3

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Requis

AUGUST 28, 2020

Currently he is the Practice Head for Global Logistics & Supply Chain at Alcott Global, and leads its team in Asia-Pacific as Managing Director. What are the most important skills for up and coming supply chain leaders? Have you begun to see anything in supply chain investment?

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Supply Chains Rock

JUNE 28, 2011

Honoring excellence and innovation within the supply chain profession, the CHaINA Awards offer organisations across all industries and sectors the opportunity to showcase the best in supply chain, sourcing, procurement and logistics projects, products, applications, services and initiatives in Asia.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 15, 2022

According to published reports from both Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal , the company will now source its hardware customer fulfillment needs to third-party logistics providers in an effort to reduce product delivery costs by up to half. At one point in 2021, containers transiting from East Asia to the U.S.

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Kinaxis

MAY 9, 2016

There’s been some increased supply chain executive movements in 2015, which could alter the Peer votes, but the one factor that drives Peer voting is the conference speaking. The more a company speaks at conferences, the more known their supply chain is. ROA can be impacted by acquisitions and new products.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

How the Supply Chain Crisis is Impacting Businesses and Consumers. 66% of consumers are concerned that supply chain issues will never end ( Chain Store Age ). 82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items.

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

In spite of several acquisitions, the landscape of supply chain consulting firms remains fairly fragmented. On the one hand, the breakthrough of omnichannel business means increasingly complex logistics processes because of smaller order quantities and shorter delivery times. 33 | Seamless Supply Chain Execution.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 26, 2020

I was in the Supply Chain organization and Derek Panchyshyn was the Executive in charge of the EMC Account. Our interactions spanned the full range of Customer-Supply Chain activities: materials costing, planning, materials availability, inventory, delivery performance, and logistics.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

To coordinate, contracts can be made with direct links in the supply chain, but how can organizations coordinate with the suppliers’ suppliers or the customers’ customers? However, commonly used KPIs used by supply chain executives are usually focused on logistics performance (e.g.,

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Shipsy

JUNE 20, 2017

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. Change in revenue from prior year CSR?—?Index

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

I was in the Supply Chain organization and Derek was the Executive in charge of the EMC Account. Our interactions spanned the full range of Customer-Supply Chain activities: materials costing, planning, materials availability, inventory, delivery performance, and logistics.

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Locus Robotics

JULY 5, 2019

As the CEO of Locus Robotics, I often get asked a very simple question by supply chain executives, operators, analysts, press and investors. These changes, of course, can profoundly affect entire industries such as logistics. The SIP for robotics in logistics is now. Rick Faulk, CEO Locus Robotics.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Industry vertical concentration includes Automotive, Manufacturing and Logistics industry sectors. The flexis acquisition follows the announced closing of the acquisition of Doodle in November 2023, a provider of first and last mile logistics support for customer returns processes.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Last month on Talking Logistics , Adrian Gonzalez and I discussed “ Not Your Father’s TMS: Important Questions to Consider When Evaluating and Selecting a Next-Generation TMS.” Typically transportation and logistics impact the cost side of the equation but if done properly, can also drive top line growth and market share.

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Supply Chain Network

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

In the early 1990’s software dubbed Global Trade Management (GTM) and Global Transportation Management Systems (GTMS) began to appear in the marketplace, with the first focused on the regulatory issues surrounding global trade and the second supporting the logistics and equipment execution required to conduct and manage global trade.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Spot prices to ship containers from Asia to the US have seen prices increase 5x in only a week. Last week, I was in Chicago for the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit. For many of the attendees, me included, it was the first time getting together in-person for a supply chain event in nearly two years.

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RELEX Solutions

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Not only has longtail retail meant that a vast selection of goods is on offer but a combination of innovation in the sector and the huge logistical resources available to the biggest players means that shoppers expect more. It’s not that current supply chain veterans aren’t professional – quite the contrary.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

After 12 years as an Air Force logistics officer, Michael got his PhD in a top 5 logistics program, and now teaches supply chain management and marketing. Companies can overcome this challenge by optimizing the supply chain through data, information and using automated processes to make decisions.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As expected, shipping rates are now rising on Asia to Europe routing, reportedly up 62 percent since the end of November. This restriction for Panama Canal transit had already motivated logistics and transportation management teams to begin to re-route Asia to U.S. Reportedly, forty percent of all U.S.

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