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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

More and more cargo shifted to ocean transport until the container imbalances resulted in issues with “rolling the freight” from ship to ship despite confirmed bookings. Dwell times grow as more and more ships sit in the ocean waiting to unload. Watermelon Metrics Don’t Drive The Right Results.

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2020 Requires Big Wings and Feet

Supply Chain Shaman

The budget is not sufficient and is often a detrimental input for supply chain forecasting. Why Is the Financial Forecast Not a Good Proxy for a Supply Chain Forecast? There are many reasons why the budget cannot be used as a supply chain forecast. The supply chain forecast is a rolling forecast.

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When The Chickens Come Home To Roost

Supply Chain Shaman

Self-reported projections of the ocean carriers forecast that the industry is posting over $200B in profits. Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, reported its best quarter in 117 years, posting a $5.9B Ships continue to hold in the west coast harbors of LA and Long Beach, and the west coast warehouses are full.

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The Backorder: May 15, 2024

Unleashed

Forecast demand. Not only will forecasting your sales demand improve internal visibility (for example, with the purchasing teams who ensure your best lines remain in stock) but, where appropriate, you can also share forecasts externally to help your suppliers better plan. Get transparent with ecommerce. “Where to begin?

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

The two most significant factors were a rise in time between the booking to gate in at the port, up 43%, and the ocean transit time, up 36%. Source E2open Shipping Index). As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. Focus on Cost. A Decline in Innovation.

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New Year’s Resolution #1 for Supply Chain Planners: Improve Performance Measurement

Demand Solutions

But regardless of whether you plan to read a book every week, go running every day at 6 AM, or finally put some money in your IRA, I believe the New Year is a perfect time to make some resolutions about your supply chain. Relatively few companies have adequate measures of order fill rates or forecast accuracy.

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Top Suppliers of Transportation Execution and Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

The network supports a wide array of messaging types including real-time GPS, EDI, and API-based capacity requests, bookings, statuses, and customs messages. The company is focused on ocean shipping. The company streamlines and standardizes the shipping process worldwide for a network of over 220,000 shipping professionals.