DAT Solutions

JANUARY 31, 2019

If you're not flexible in making appointments that fit within the driver's hours of service, you're going to have trouble getting capacity. – David Domencic, Senior Manager of Transportation Procurement, Armada Supply Chain Solutions. – Gerald Hahn, Carrier Administration Supervisor, Charter Steel.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 31, 2019

If you're not flexible in making appointments that fit within the driver's hours of service, you're going to have trouble getting capacity. – David Domencic, Senior Manager of Transportation Procurement, Armada Supply Chain Solutions. – Gerald Hahn, Carrier Administration Supervisor, Charter Steel.

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The Network Effect

OCTOBER 26, 2015

So far, we’ve covered order promising and delivery , replenishment planning and distribution services , supply chain benchmarking , orchestration , and harmonization. . The new technology architecture supports the entire procure-to-pay process in a multi-party, multi-echelon network.

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In his current role, he is accountable for several strategic functions, including corporate engineering; capital and infrastructure strategy; corporate real estate; risk management; operations research and global procurement. Number 1 : I was and remain naturally curious – about the industry, emerging trends and sources of value.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 29, 2024

An electronics manufacturer chooses to discontinue older or less fashionable design models, based on market trends and customer preferences. Discontinuing lines will help the manufacturer free up production capacity, and redirect research and development spending to focus on the development and marketing of newer or more innovative products.

Inventory Reduction 52

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Procurement (and Purchasing) Job Interview Questions & Answers. Unless your company is amongst the very largest companies in the world then chances are your Procurement team will, at some point, be dealing with Suppliers that are larger than your company. How are they doing relative to any competitors or benchmarks?

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2015

We've already listed the top 10 manufacturing articles, the top 10 supply chain articles, and yesterday, the top 10 logistics articles. Transportation Industry Braces for a Looming Transportation Capacity Crunch Crisis in 2017. Why Benchmarking Alone Isn’t Enough for Proper Transportation Cost Analysis.

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BlueYonder

JULY 14, 2021

It’s because we’ve been panicked over the past 18 months that our progress may have taken a back seat during the COVID-19 outbreak when manufacturers, distributers and retailers were so focused on simply getting the basics — like toilet paper — to consumers. Sourcing Lanes. Why the sigh, you ask? Waste Reduction.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. Research from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking in procurement shows that organizations without formal SRM programs report 121 percent longer supplier lead times.

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 30, 2021

“Eight of the 15 markets that we monitor as a broad, representative benchmark were positive on a week-over-week basis,” states Seth Holm of Freightwaves. Truck manufacturers also find it challenging to keep up with demand, and waitlists for driver courses continue to increase. ” Here is a look at why. .

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

It touches many departments, from production, procurement, shipping, accounting, and finance to marketing, warehousing, research and development, and sales. For example, a member of the sales team could apply to become a purchasing agent, based on her experience of negotiating sales deals. Why Choose a Job in the Supply Chain Industry?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 25, 2018

Efficiently utilizing capacity. Since around 2011, when the recession started to improve, we’ve gotten used to seeing extremely efficient use of for-hire capacity. What’s not clear is if these strong truck sales forecasts will add capacity or primarily serve as replacement capacity. Labor availability influences capacity.

Trends 34

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ToolsGroup

JULY 26, 2016

The Boston Consulting Group said at the 2015 Grocery Manufacturers Association/Food Marketing Institute (GMA/FMI) supply chain conference that 22% of polled respondents said less accurate forecasts were one of their top hurdles to improving service. Steutermann calls this “ shifting from sell-in to sell-through ”.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 9, 2016

An excerpt from our book “The Procurement Value Proposition” got a nice section of CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly edition this week. As a young assistant professor at Michigan State University, I was part of a group called the Global Procurement Benchmarking Initiative, led by Professor Robert Monczka.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 14, 2021

We had to break them up into a lot of different modules, such as production management, order management, procurement, MRP, etc. It’s much easier to improve your on-time in-full (OTIF) performance, and thus comply with Walmart’s new edict, because you’ve got the OTIF information, so you can benchmark against the perfect order.

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Locus

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Presently, their major focus lies on local production, warehousing and strategic sourcing. Supply chain risk management maturity levels define how well a company has developed the risk management processes in comparison to industry benchmarks. Optimize sourcing decisions. How do businesses enable strategic sourcing?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

For instance, the bankruptcy of South Korea’s 7th largest shipping company (Hanjin Shipping) led to a dramatic reduction in global supply chain shipping capacity. Capacity fell by 3 percent, and up to $14 billion in cargo was unable to dock. Source raw materials from reclamation centers where possible. What to Do About It.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Not so surprisingly, the 2021 MHI Annual Industry Report found that 31% of the respondents were already using predictive analytics in some capacity, and 48% were planning to invest in it in the next 5 years. Capacity Planning Capacity planning is a critical aspect of supply chain management.

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Unleashed

JULY 23, 2023

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) help manufacturers determine operational strengths and flaws. By tracking the right manufacturing KPIs in your production operations you can accurately monitor performance to ensure the consistent and timely delivery of quality products. In this manufacturing KPIs guide What are KPIs in manufacturing?

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

companies started adopting lean manufacturing and just-in-time principles in the 1980s, most business people have been trained to understand that excess inventory ties up capital and erodes profitability. Inventory metrics are less intuitive, but ever since U.S. The link between forecast accuracy and corporate goals is less clear.

Forecasting 52

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Logility

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Planting the Seeds of Resilience Most companies understand that accurate forecasts are critical to minimizing inventory, maximizing production efficiency, streamlining purchasing, optimizing distribution, minimizing waste, and projecting future performance confidently.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 13, 2015

Many of the following distribution center metrics to track closely mirror those found within transportation and manufacturing, but this listing will focus on those involved in distribution centers. Monitor Warehouse Capacity. The 26 th State of Logistics Report found that many warehouses are operating at, or near, capacity.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Potts also pointed to the growing economy and growing manufacturing activity as other factors leading to tighter trucking capacity. But the part I found most interesting was his comments about tapping into the long tail of carrier capacity, citing Uber Freight as an example. What’s new and different today? “I

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune.

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Freight Plus

APRIL 1, 2020

Week 2: Capacity Crunch. As more and more warehouses and manufacturing plants are implementing rules around receiving freight, we are increasingly seeing trucks denied entry into facilities. In the intermodal mode, capacity remains loose and rates/volume are low. Themes of the Weeks of COVID-19. Week 1: Shock.

Price Reduction 52

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Freight Plus

APRIL 1, 2020

Week 2: Capacity Crunch. As more and more warehouses and manufacturing plants are implementing rules around receiving freight, we are increasingly seeing trucks denied entry into facilities. In the intermodal mode, capacity remains loose and rates/volume are low. Themes of the Weeks of COVID-19. Week 1: Shock.

Price Reduction 52

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

JULY 15, 2022

companies started adopting lean manufacturing and just-in-time principles in the 1980s, most business people have been trained to understand that excess inventory ties up capital and erodes profitability. Inventory metrics are less intuitive, but ever since U.S. The link between forecast accuracy and corporate goals is less clear. Contact Us.

Forecasting 52

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 11, 2014

It consolidated Cargill’s global animal feed production and strengthened its internal supply chain capacity for food production and processing. I split this off from global sourcing because we had plenty of buyers but not enough planning and logistics so service and documentation was failing. With a price tag of $2.1

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Tompkins Blog

MARCH 13, 2014

Tightening capacity. Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium is the premier source for supply chain benchmarking and best practices knowledge. “Shippers and carriers both need to understand the larger consequences of transportation trends and act decisively to survive in today’s evolving climate.”. Trucking industry consolidation.

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AFFLINK

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Benchmark oil prices have been experiencing a downward trajectory in the last couple of years, thanks to the shale gas revolution in the United States as well as the OPEC-initiated strategy to maintain a certain production level in order to force out high-cost supplies.

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Shipsy

MAY 28, 2021

The outbreak has also made it clear that digitization of the last-mile processes and the overall logistics and transportation system will be the key to shape the future of e-commerce, manufacturing, food & grocery, courier & express delivery, and other industries. Let’s check out the other last mile delivery trends for 2021.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

The network senses, translates, and orchestrates market changes (buy- and sell-side markets) bidirectionally with near real-time data to align sell, deliver, make and sourcing organizations outside-in. The design of buffer strategies–capacity, inventory, and supplier relationships–to absorb demand and supply variability.

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BlueYonder

JULY 25, 2017

The shifts in manufacturing and retail business models, enhanced delivery models, such as last mile and click and collect, along with the innovative advances in technologies, have created significant opportunities for 3PL companies. 3PLs are Facing Capacity and Cost Pressures. Learn more by contacting JDA today.

Third Party Logistics 42

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2023

Most recently, the APQC has conducted best practice and benchmarking research on environmental sustainability. One area of concern for the long-term health of the world is the use of packaging in both the manufacturing and shipping of products.

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BlueYonder

JULY 25, 2017

The shifts in manufacturing and retail business models, enhanced delivery models, such as last mile and click and collect, along with the innovative advances in technologies, have created significant opportunities for 3PL companies. 3PLs are Facing Capacity and Cost Pressures. Learn more by contacting JDA today.

Third Party Logistics 40

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

2019 is going to perform above benchmark,” said Donald Ratajczak as reported by the JOC. In addition, the Taiwanese manufacturer pledged $10 billion to the plant and promised it would create 13,000 jobs. Since trucking capacity has been less of an issue, insiders aren’t optimistic about intermodal growth in 2019.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

The most interesting thing that Blue Yonder is doing from an OMS standpoint is driving promising and pre-sourcing to retailers. Joule can analyze the sustainability practices of suppliers and manufacturers that a retailer partners with. And if they are not, the retailer can look at alternative sources that aligns to their goals.

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