Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

This was evident in the apparel industry, where brands such as Nike faced delays after tariffs on Chinese textiles prompted a shift to suppliers in Vietnam and Bangladesh. This shift promises resilience but requires significant infrastructure investment — ports, warehouses, and rail networks must expand to handle localized trade.

Price Reduction 97

Price Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction 97

Talking Logistics

JANUARY 9, 2017

But technology won’t solve your supply chain problems or help you improve unless you also address the most common culprits of poor supply chain performance: poor data quality, lack of resources and training, lack of metrics and accountability, and poor communication and collaboration with trading partners (see resolution #3 below).

Negotiate Pricing 154

Negotiate Pricing Supply Chain Planning Software Pricing Training Negotiating Skills 154

Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

People are still worried about having efficiencies in their warehouses, making sure they’re laid out properly, and having the right processes. A lot of companies now will have regional hubs with just smaller satellite warehouses in each country. People are still concerned about outsourcing logistics and doing that right.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Strategies Sourcing 52

NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Other indicators included data pulled from the Federal Reserve economic database, the Producer Price Index, the Purchasing Managers Index, as well as internal metrics such as the size of the company’s own sales force. They discovered that there were several leading indicators of demand, including coal (a 10 month leading indicator).

Predictive Analytics Software 40

Predictive Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Warehousing. A KPI is a metric… but not just any metric. A KPI is a metric focused on a KEY element of business, departmental, or team performance. There is really nothing wrong with capturing a lot of metrics, especially with today’s powerful analytics software solutions to help. Inventory management.

KPI 97

KPI Guinea-Bissau Virgin Islands Papua New Guinea 97

American Global Logistics

JANUARY 30, 2025

Rates that are CFS at origin apply from the carriers CFS warehouse at the place of receipt of the cargo by Carrier. Rates that are CFS at origin apply from the carriers CFS warehouse at the place of receipt of the cargo by Carrier. Rates that are ramp or CY at destination apply to the inland rail carriers ramp at the place of delivery.

Cargo 52

Cargo Negotiating Skills Expense Reduction United States 52