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Conquering the high seas: What’s shaking the global liner shipping industry?

DELMIA Quintiq

Massive ships. While container terminal operators certainly feel the pressure, freight forwarders and the shipping lines themselves have a few planning puzzles to sort out on their own. Capacity of container ships handled in 2014. Shipping lines alliances. Slow steaming. Alliances and consolidation. Mass consolidation.

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What Your Company Needs to Succeed in Today’s Retail Landscape

AIMMS

In Europe, V&D , a major Dutch department store, and Brantano , a large footwear retailer operating in the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK, have officially declared bankruptcy. To match demand, retailers will need to adapt their volume and service requirements, boost store delivery frequency and explore new avenues like same-day shipping.

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What Your Company Needs to Succeed in Today’s Retail Landscape

AIMMS

In Europe, V&D , a major Dutch department store, and Brantano , a large footwear retailer operating in the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK, have officially declared bankruptcy. To match demand, retailers will need to adapt their volume and service requirements, boost store delivery frequency and explore new avenues like same-day shipping.

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How Do You Saw a Ship in Half… Underwater?

The Network Effect

The MV Tricolor is perhaps the unluckiest cargo ship in recent memory. Luckily, it was all captured on film so you can see how it unfolded. About 20 miles north of the French coast near Dunkirk, on a foggy night on December 14 2002, The Tricolor was cruising westward on its way to Southampton England from Zeebrugge Belgium.

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The Supply Chain Response to India’s Second Wave of Covid!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Belgium too chipped in to offer 9000 doses of Remdesvir. Saudi Arabia shipped 80 Metric tonnes of liquid oxygen to India and Portugal assured 20,000 litres of oxygen per week to India along with 5503 vials of Remdesvir. Russia sent covid assistance in the form of oxygen concentrators and generators.

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Comparing and Contrasting Mom with QAD Adaptive ERP

QAD

I can reach my mom 24 hours a day by phone (although I can’t leave a message because she doesn’t know how to set up her voicemail). Which leads us into… How They Are Different. Each time I visit, I can count on a hot, nutritious breakfast every morning by 8:30 a.m. QAD Adaptive ERP is super dependable too.

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Top 2016 Supply Chain Strategy Posts from the Supply Chain Link Blog

Arkieva

Arrange your inventory based on how often you need to use it. If you use certain items frequently, keep them closer to the working or shipping area. Eric Wilson, Director of Demand Planning at Berry Plastics discusses the issue of how to prepare for bad economies and uncertain times with a good demand planning strategy.