The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In respect to logistics and transport something remarkable happened at COP26. The first Z – Zero emission road transport: Global MOU for ZE-MHDVs . In 2018, according to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) road transport accounted for three-quarters of transport emissions. Most of this, 45.1

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Where and how manufacturers make products for Americans will change in 2017. Manufacturers must adapt to changing demands, or they will become nothing more than a statistic in history books. The "First Five" Industrial Manufacturing Trends of 2017. The "First Five" Industrial Manufacturing Trends of 2017.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Teresa spends a bulk of her time recruiting the top talent in the transportation technology & solutions world, and as you’ll hear, a whole lot more. Why company culture is something that shippers should ask about when looking to hire a transportation management partner like Cerasis. Download E-Book. Download E-Book.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 27, 2023

Our invited thought leader guest is Doctor Yossi Sheffi, the Elisha Gray Professor of Engineering Systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he also serves as long time Director for the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL). and the Future of Work.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Analysts point to the steep decline in orders for new transportation equipment as evidence that manufacturers are seeing weakness. In reality, it may not be softening demand at the root of manufacturers’ slowdown in the bookings for new trucks, trailers and other equipment. Follow over the fold for details.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 22, 2023

Once again, our invited guest for our upcoming episode will be Professor Yossi Sheffi, Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he also serves as long time Director for the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL). and the Future of Work.

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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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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Common interests My 2014 post noted how the profession has evolved beyond its transportation/ warehousing roots to become a strategic resource. The emergence of just-in-time manufacturing, other business models, and globalization were among the drivers reshaping the business landscape. One example is sustainability.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

The third issue is the lack of understanding that global processes–to maximize the economies of scale in transportation and material buying–need strong governance. When it comes to governance, there is no one-size-fits-all, but in the absence of the definition of governance, nothing works very well.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel. BE READY FOR THE NEW NORMAL.

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Unleashed

MARCH 19, 2024

In this issue: The latest in global supply chain news 5 secrets you can steal for better cash flow Growth advice from the founder of a healthy soda brand Job opportunities from Fujitsu, Tesla, and more In the supply chain headlines Manufacturing profit margins recovering. Learn more in the latest Manufacturing Health Index report.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

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%. Manufacturing equipment lead times were 19 months. Govern by implementing stage-gate processes (analogous to those in the management of product innovation.) What to do? Drive change.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 8, 2024

Global Production Continues to Contract Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® ended 2023 on a noted lackluster footing. Manufacturing production reportedly contracted at a slightly quicker pace in December, dashing hopes for a point of stabilization. The December reading of 49.0

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

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%. Manufacturing equipment lead times were 19 months. Govern by implementing stage-gate processes (analogous to those in the management of product innovation.) What to do? Drive change.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 5, 2013

Manufacturing is designed and planned in isolation. Most often the focus is on transportation or logistics, but does not take into consideration the trade-offs between make, source and deliver. Use of third-party data for transportation lane and drayage times by day/time of week. Local/Global Governance. Manufacturing.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

As the crisis unfolded, in an effort to contain the virus, the government extended the official Chinese New Year holiday first for a few days, then for an additional week. . Tariffs of course have impacted enterprise US businesses in tangible ways including higher costs to purchase imported goods and reductions in US manufacturing.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Although the obvious solution to the truck driver shortage is to increase rates, carriers and transportation providers are holding out in the hopes that autonomous trucking and new technologies may pave the way for a low-cost solution. A truck that is also a manufacturing facility!

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

For those unaware of the term, shrink is an accounting term used to describe when a store has fewer items in stock than in its recorded book inventory. 4), convening suppliers, non-government organization partners and others to discuss successes and ongoing challenges with the retailer’s goal to become a fully regenerative company by 2040.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Keeping the supply chain operation at peak efficiency requires efficient and economic transportation of goods. This all starts with an eye to detail towards the most effective transportation management practices. Sometimes, it’s easier in the mind of the transportation coordinator to just “Get it done” instead of “Get it right.”

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GlobalTranz

JULY 1, 2016

We will feature our 5 main categories all week: Logistics , Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Transportation , and Freight. In modern manufacturing and transportation, savings are everything. e-Book] The Less-Than-Truckload Guide: From the Basics to Best Practices for Complete Mastery.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

I read earlier this week that pressure on the supply of critical materials will continue to mount as road transport electrification expands to meet net-zero ambitions. percent from a year earlier, marking a record high for the period, as waning coronavirus cases encouraged more people to eat out, government data showed Friday.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

Futuristic road transportation technology with digital data transfer graphic showing concept of traffic big data analytic and internet of things. The transport and logistics industry, has seen several changes in business models in the last few years. Dr. Shereen Nassar.

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3rdwave

JUNE 13, 2019

In this case, we are not talking about unforeseen dramatic disruptions, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, political turmoil, we are referencing those areas where expected normal operations go “off plan” and disrupt the expected flow of product and impact inventory optimization, order fulfillment or manufacturing execution.

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SCM Research

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Wolfgang Lehmacher is Head of Supply Chain and Transport Industries at the World Economic Forum. He is FT, Forbes, Fortune, BI contributor and author of books, including The Global Supply Chain – 2017 and How Logistics Shapes Our Lives – 2013 (German).

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides monthly highlight commentary and perspectives on published January 2023 global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. Our previous posting in this series of global wide manufacturing PMI highlights was in early January summarizing both December and Q4-2022 reported indices data. increased 0.4

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 24, 2015

JDA “Writes the Book” on Supply Chain. For related commentary, see Drones – The Birth of a New Transportation Mode. Finally, JDA developed a Supply Chain For Dummies® e-book that “provides basic supply chain definitions and offers an overview of the manufacturing, distribution and retailing functions.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Manhattan Transportation Management Enhancements Enable the Acquisition and Supervision of Additional Shipment Capacity. Strong Software Bookings Growth Highlights First Half 2017 Results for JDA. UK government announces funding for truck platooning trials (Automotive Logistics). The same is true for supply chains.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

A value network governed and defined by customer segmentation and a clear understanding of what drives value for the customer. Supply chain processes driven and governed by the inside-out signals of demand: orders; marketing and sales input; and financial budgets. Customer-Centric Supply Chain Processes. Building Outside-In Processes.

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20Cube Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

With most of the industries taking advantage of ocean freight, it has become an extremely traditional model for transportation. To avert those disruptions and the capacity crunches that have been induced by ocean freight, manufacturing industries of various kinds seem to be leaning towards air freight. Capacity Crunch of Ocean Freight.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 6, 2023

With the closing of the third quarter, the numbers once again signal added contraction in global manufacturing output as product demand levels weaken. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. This index has now remained below the 50.0

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 27, 2022

In the middle, you’ve got your manufacturers that take those raw materials and turn them into finished goods. Scoops is a manufacturer that makes batch ice cream and pre-packaged ice cream bars and pints. So Scoops acquires its supplier or its retailer but not another manufacturer. Let’s use a hypothetical company to illustrate.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

By its nature, the road freight industry is complex: manufacturers or retailers that need to transport goods are in myriad locations, shipping varying amounts of cargo to many destinations, sometimes relying on multiple carriers to do so. Wiggins, co-founder of transportation management software firm 3GTMS, told CNBC via email. “Is

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 4, 2016

Second, we just released our second Talking Logistics YOUniversity course, Building a Strong Transportation Management Foundation. As I discussed recently with Doug Kimball from JDA Software, omni-channel is also having a significant impact on manufacturers and their supply chain and logistics processes.

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Freightera

JUNE 29, 2017

Transport News INTL has just selected Freightera as “Best Online Freight Marketplace – North America” in their Logistics, Warehouse & Supply Chain Awards 2017! Freightera creates partnerships and systems and promotes new technologies that allow business to find the best price and lowest emission transportation options.

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BlueYonder

JULY 28, 2022

This insight comes from the 2022 State of Supply Chain Sustainability Report , presented by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), sponsored by Avetta, Blue Yonder, C.H. the recent Costco case ), and government regulations (e.g.,

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Locus

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The government, civil societies and businesses all have a vital role to play and must act in alignment to make climate change a part of our everyday lives. Production and transportation activities are energy-intensive, but this also means the potential for implementing greener practices lay here. Book a demo with us! Sources: ??

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 24, 2013

In 2001 the government of Aragón in northern Spain realized that its economy had become overly reliant on a small group of industries, notably auto manufacturing. In the case of PLAZA, the Aragón government partnered with MIT CTL to execute its economic strategy. Logistics clusters are self-reinforcing.

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