The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Supply chain data can be challenging to manage due to its unstructured or semi-structured nature and the need to integrate new data sources. Figure 2: A technology adoption roadmap for transportation and logistics companies considering generative AI.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Source: J.P. But cross-border trade is an important part of the global economy and much of this trade is in physical goods that must be stored, shipped, transported, and eventually consumed. The decline in transportation costs reduces the volatility index reading but is surely a positive for shippers.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Travin Singh (creator behind Crust Brewing) realised that if he could find bakery partners, he basically had access to a cheap local source of beer making raw materials. The circular economy is a cost saver and generally has less carbon emissions, because raw materials are sourced locally and therefore with less transportation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 17, 2021

During the first six months of 2021, North America, Asia and Europe saw marked growth in shipment volume, with the highest increase seen in May. In June, shipments were up by 32% and 33% for Asia and North America, respectively, compared to January 2021. Global ramifications of port congestion.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Restoring More Direct Control in Materials Sourcing. Prediction Two of this year predictions indicated the following: Restoring More Direct Control in Strategic and Tactical Direct Material Sourcing Will be the Driving Force for Businesses and their Supply Chain Management Teams in the Coming Year. Mid-Year Assessment.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 17, 2022

For transportation and logistics – the revolution to decarbonize is likewise well underway. Fossil fuel proponents like to claim that oil and coal are the only “rainy day” energy source out there. Electric Transportation. Another nice thing is that they perform better at high temperatures (nice for Southeast Asia).

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

Yes, we have achieved greater normalcy in transportation. In the spring of 2022, Asia/US ocean container rates resumed pre-pandemic levels and congestion eased in November 2022 into California ports. (Yes, Build in-market sourcing. Rationalize global strategies to focus on building markets based on in-market sourcing.

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Jaggaer

AUGUST 12, 2020

For the first three months after Covid-19 hit, virtually every sourcing project , in every sector , was put on hold while companies tried to assess the situation and how best to deal with the epidemic. In recent weeks , all that has changed , and organizations are firing up transportation and mega-bids. .

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

History of Alliances in Container Shipping Source: Port Economics, Management and Policy What are Global Shipping Alliances (GSAs) in the shipping industry? The alliance was formed in 2014 and covers major shipping routes between Asia, Europe, and North America. How alliances in the shipping industry might impact shippers?

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 20, 2021

I’ve worked in the supply chain for 30+ years, working for major retailers including Kmart, Michaels and Five Below, as well as on the 3PL and logistics side with companies including FedEx, where I was Vice President of Global Transportation, and UPS, where I worked as Vice President of Supply Chain Design. Image source: Bloomberg.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 28, 2023

They are: 1) Ensure the rules and assumptions that guide your supply chain decisions are up to date : Durbha explains, “One of the major assumptions supply chain planners make is about lead times between supply sourcing and receiving locations.” Keeping abreast of current affairs can help planners make the right adjustments. .”

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

What does the transportation industry have to do with a global pandemic? Instead, I am referring to the often overlooked — yet very important — role transportation companies can play in preventing global pandemics. With the help of an efficient transportation network that reaches every corner of the world!

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

Ever increasing costs in Asia, geopolitical tensions and trade tariffs are further de-stabilising supply chains. Many companies will reconfigure their supply chains to a much more regional approach, whereby production and sourcing are relocated closer to the final consumption markets, i.e. more local and less global.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Ensuring that any approach is fully compliant in order to avoid having to relocate production or supply sources often takes up a lot of internal resources. Joint tariff payment is a better strategy for both partners when compared with looking for a totally new supplier or sourcing from a different country altogether. Conclusion.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 15, 2021

The impact was across manufacturing plants, transport networks, warehouses, and retail outlets. Source: IDC 2021—Digital Analysis: Manufacturing. Source: IDC Manufacturing Iansights APeJ Industry 4-0 Survey. IDC Insights Asia Pacific. Digitalisation has impacted every part of the business. Driving for Digitalisation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2022

It still takes over 100 days to move a container from Asia to a U.S. At the beginning of June 2022, a 40-foot ocean container cost about $10,000 to ship from southeast Asia to Northern Europe This is compared to about $1,500 for the same route about 2 years ago. There is only so much retailers can do to absorb higher costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks. There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Capacity constraints and transportation delays.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2021

There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Don’t expect to plan for every disruption; instead, develop a strategy to overcome supply chain disruption, regardless of the source. Capacity constraints and transportation delays. Trade disputes and tariffs.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 15, 2023

It is even larger than the emissions from our own transportation sector. She provided me with some main emission sources in that sector as well as what some companies are concentrating their reductions work on. Main sources are: Enteric fermentation of ruminant livestock during digestion.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 27, 2022

Trend #2: Near sourcing and shorter supply chains. Many companies are moving to supply chain partners located in North America to reduce supply chain risk, transportation costs, transportation time, and environmental impact. Ongoing infrastructure and water issues has the potential to disrupt supply chains.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

– How Logistics is Harnessing the Power of the Sun by Timothy Foote , Founder of Susymbio We all know that our sun’s power is the main energy source for life on Earth. Fortunately, great minds are making progress to capture this energy in ways that could change the transportation and logistics industry. Vehicles Also Have Roofs!

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Identifying sources of Carbon emissions. These are classified into sources of emissions as Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3. These are considered “indirect” greenhouse gas sources. Scope 3 emissions are the amount of carbon emitted by vendors and suppliers in your value chain, another indirect source.

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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.

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Logility

MAY 17, 2023

According to Reshoring Initiative , companies seeking to limit their exposure to supply chain uncertainties and global conflict risks are moving operations from East Asia to the United States or as close as possible. They’re also carefully pursuing suppliers, manufacturing, and distribution locations that are sustainable and resilient.

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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. Making Asia a Leader – One Green Initiative at a Time.

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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.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The right way” emphasizes that our fundamental relationship with the Earth demands that products be made and transported in ways not harmful to the Earth. To eliminate unneeded transport or unnecessary miles is always something the logistics manager needs to do. The devil is definitely in the details.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The Green Corridor: Digitise Wisely to Reduce Emissions by Timothy Foote , Founder of Susymbio Digitisation in the logistics and transportation industry produces efficiency gains for nearly all players in the economy today. Asia is not immune to flight delay and cancellation incidents.

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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.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Many-to-many can also refer to many participants in a network accessing many, many sources of event data critical to supply chain operations through a public cloud network. BluJay provides transportation management and managed transportation solutions. COVID of course taught companies the need for agility.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Green Corridor: Looking for the Green Lining by Timothy Foote, Director Transportation & Network APAC at Asendia and Founder of Susymbio 2023 is soon enough to end, and the transformation to a clean logistics future moves forward. Air transport emissions reduction goals sadly will be hampered by insufficient supplies of SAF.

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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. In other words, halal requires an organisation of the supply chain instead of just the factory: from source all the way up to point of consumer purchase. The way forward.

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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). We started the conversation with sourcing. Lucas had a team that dictated sourcing based on excel spreadsheet analysis to reduce cost and improve tax efficiency.

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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.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 17, 2023

Many of Earth’s scarce resources are consumed by industrial processes and transport – which are the building blocks of today’s supply chains. According to the IPCC, about one-third of the global CO2 emissions are linked to industry, and 15% to transport – together this is almost half of the total CO2 emissions.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 22, 2020

As the virus began to spread out from China, Asia, as a region, provided the first lessons to their global peers on how to mitigate the impact of both supply and demand sides. . Sourcing strategies will focus on risk-free, nearshoring supply base with long term partnership with TCO-competitive suppliers, who value sustainability. .

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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). We started the conversation with sourcing. Lucas had a team that dictated sourcing based on excel spreadsheet analysis to reduce cost and improve tax efficiency.

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