Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. Source E2open Shipping Index). As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. Market inflation sits at 7%–the highest since June 1982.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. Source E2open Shipping Index). As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. Market inflation sits at 7%–the highest since June 1982.

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In today’s turbulent trading environment, strong global transportation management capabilities deliver exceptional benefits and value. manufacturers found that 60% of the companies operating in China are considering moving operations to other Southeast Asia countries in the next few years. A very recent survey of U.S.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2015

Transportation has followed the same evolutionary pattern, moving upstream from day-to-day freight transactions to an integral component of top-level corporate planning and procurement strategy. As a strategic process, transportation procurement may still seem very tedious and challenging. Be demand driven. Hire smart data analysts.

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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.

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In today’s turbulent trading environment, strong global transportation management capabilities deliver exceptional benefits and value. manufacturers found that 60% of the companies operating in China are considering moving operations to other Southeast Asia countries in the next few years. A very recent survey of U.S.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 25, 2021

By now many of you have heard about the “Ever Given”, which has been stuck in the Suez Canal since Tuesday, and is blocking all container ships trying to get through with their cargo. For many years, as we moved to low cost countries, the shipping industry benefited. It may take weeks, by some estimates.

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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.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Likewise, ships could not sail into or out of Russia and Ukraine. Inflation set in for fuel and transport costs, increasing logistics costs as a whole over last year. This metric, referred to as a “Frankenstat” due to its grand scope, has many critics. That led to some positive changes as transport prices began to decline.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2013

As I’ve commented in previous postings, if you are a 3PL or transportation company and you’re not involved in cross-border shipping with Mexico, then you are missing out on a growing business opportunity (see Reuters article from December 2012). And finally, UPS raised a red flag by lowering its full-year EPS expectations.

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Locus

APRIL 18, 2023

Being one of the best last-mile logistics software companies based out of India, Locus has been deepening its expertise in Southeast Asia markets with the largest number of e-commerce users in the subcontinent. Mceasy Mceasy is one of the top software companies providing Transportation Management Systems (TMS) with IOT integration.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 4, 2023

This reduces the chances of lost sales and the associated costs of rush orders or expedited shipping. But times are changing, the use of reduce inventory offers more quality and useful performance metrics. This can lead to shorter lead times, reduced transportation costs, and improved overall operational efficiency.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 14, 2023

A 3PL offers a comprehensive range of services, including transportation, warehousing, distribution, and value-added solutions such as inventory management, packaging, and assembly. For instance, a company can define and execute an order processing pipeline with Orchestration, which automates an order’s creation, tracking, and shipping.

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EMERGE App

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

You are wholly dependent on your suppliers, both local and overseas, to produce and ship the goods that you carry. For example, late summer is the tropical typhoon season in North Asia. The damage and closures caused by major storms can close down factories, damage infrastructure and put a stop to air and road transport.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Following a March 2022 surge of Covid-19 in Shanghai, shipping company A.P. Within a week of Russian troops crossing into Ukraine, the benchmark for thermal coal prices reached a record high of $446 per metric ton.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Spire provides real-time information and analytics based on global maritime automatic identification system (AIS) technology—Spire’s constellation of small satellites captures the courses and current status of container ships across the globe. In 1956, manually loading a ship cost $5.86 billion metric tons as of 2017.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

This distinguished gentleman happened to have just retired as President of Global Freight Forwarding, and prior to that, as President of UPS Asia Pacific. In this case, the context was an annual bid and quote negotiation they had to do with electronic manufacturers who wanted to ship products from the factories in Asia to the US.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

It will allow for the automation of more complex warehousing tasks, such as unloading shipping containers and picking packets or individual e-commerce orders. Content Summary: Personal Mover Transports Employees around BMW Plant. Click here to read the full story. Printer-friendly version. Facilities Management. Media Type.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 16, 2023

By maintaining its own trucking fleet, Walmart gains greater control over transportation and delivery schedules, leading to improved efficiency and timely product replenishment. By eliminating unnecessary intermediaries and optimizing production and transportation, overall supply chain costs can be minimized.

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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. Moreover, products can be shipped to stores in-time then lost sales is minimal. Managing transportation at this scale is the absolute challenge.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

” Corporations serve international markets, and the source of rare minerals (so critical for the evolution of the green supply chain) is primarily Asia. Yet, transportation optimization products focus on managing price, not constraints. Expect disruption in transportation cycles. My response is “Hogwash.”

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HICX Solutions

AUGUST 11, 2021

As Ramit describes, “Procurement teams really went out aggressively looking for more available suppliers,” adding, “Another example would be in the warehouse network,” with ramifications of materials being shipped to potentially closed locations needing to be dealt with. The other one is in the area of safety. We are discussing them.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 7, 2017

container carriers) can partner in our industry: Slot Charter Agreements: When a shipping company buys a certain number of slots from another carrier. Partners within a shipping consortium agree to operate liner services along a specified route using a specified number of vessels. back to Asia).

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4WL Consulting

MAY 4, 2020

What we do is we ship that liquid, that conductive material in the liquid state, we ship that to Korea, where it’s coated, almost like a printing press coats a material, this coats it in an atmosphere–versus the vacuum that I had described as our competing material. It’s a liquid form. Mike: Right. Cliff: No, not yet.

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4WL Consulting

MAY 4, 2020

What we do is we ship that liquid, that conductive material in the liquid state, we ship that to Korea, where it’s coated, almost like a printing press coats a material, this coats it in an atmosphere–versus the vacuum that I had described as our competing material. It’s a liquid form. Mike: Right. Cliff: No, not yet.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Suppliers are measured using factual performance indicators covering pricing, quality, innovation, and reliability , to name but a few of the measurement components included in the “McDonalds Supplier Performance Index,” as the suite of metrics is known. The Incredible Value of Crumbs.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Like Santa’s reindeer-powered conveyance, your Transportation Department has options available to get the job done. You probably started your TMS project to manage shipping costs for your high-value freight, inbound or outbound. Every interaction within your transportation management process creates a data trail. Now ship away!

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Feature Article by IDC Insights Asia Pacific. Network slicing allows cellular 5G networks to deliver dedicated virtual networks across a single physical infrastructure, reducing costs, segregating traffic and enabling delivery of quality of service metrics like latency, bandwidth and congestion management.

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Elementum

AUGUST 25, 2015

While the labor strikes are over, fears of continued unrest are leading some shipping companies to avoid West Coast ports. percent increase in total volumes for the two Southern California ports combined—not the surge in profits expected from the peak shipping season. They’re showing mixed recovery: In July, Los Angeles posted a 3.5

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Basically, responsible for ocean freight carriers, ocean ships that rely on truck companies. Shipping a 40-ton container back in July or June used to cost about $700 — a 40-ton container. More than half of Hanjin’s ships were chartered. MSC is interested to charter those ships. Moderator: Who is Flexport?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 7, 2020

According to the oceanconservancy.org “Every year, 8 million metric tons of plastics enter our ocean on top of the estimated 150 million metric tons that currently circulate our marine environments. Rivers are considered a major channel for the transportation of plastics into the ocean. The Problem.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our readers with a further update on the ongoing Red Sea shipping disruption including added context and implications. Background Just before the Christmas 2023 holiday, Supply Chain Matters alerted our readers to rather troubling signs for another global-wide shipping disruption. East Coast.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

For example, a certain product is ready to be shipped from the manufacturing facility. As if this wasn’t enough, transportation costs are rising and forcing companies to constantly adjust and optimize. This is especially costly in today’s real-time world where one-day shipping and instant gratification are the norm.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Many metrics can be used to determine the top 3PL warehousing companies, such as company revenue, the number of warehouses, total warehouse square footage , etc. This compilation is based on the most currently available company revenue data (between 2018 and 2020) without factoring in any other metric. Nippon Express owns more than 31.7

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

And problems in harvesting, quality standards, storage, shipping costs, and handling all create food waste. The hunger problem spans the globe however the highest concentrations of malnutrition are in Asia (510 Million people), Africa (230 Million people) and Latin America (34 Million people). Table Source: [link].

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