Capacity Cargo Metrics Procurement 
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
OCTOBER 15, 2023
The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement by LSCMS Shippers’ Council Container shipping procurement faces a multitude of challenges shaped by global events, industry shifts, environmental mandates, and technological advancements. At the heart of it all, an effective procurement strategy remains paramount.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
MARCH 14, 2023
Logistics Procurement – Performance Management by LSCMS Shippers’ Council Shortly after the outset of COVID, in early 2020, supply chains have been disrupted across the globe. Freight procurement is the mainstay of any supply chain professional but price is not the be-all and end-all.
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Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. Procurement became an island–isolated from the demand signal except for MRP. Air expediting took on a new meaning in January, with air capacity down 18% and escalating prices. Watermelon Metrics Don’t Drive The Right Results.
GlobalTranz
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Capacity Constraints Continue to Arise. Capacity constraints continue to come under microscope as shippers look for a better understanding to the state of the market. Top causes of capacity constraints include: . Capacity constraints within truckload and parcel have led to spillover within the LTL market.?
American Global Logistics
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Cargo planes could not fly out of or into Russia or Ukraine. This metric, referred to as a “Frankenstat” due to its grand scope, has many critics. Putting that aside, the creation of this metric signifies the federal government’s increasing role in supply chain matters. #3
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 19, 2022
He had a load full of cotton bales, and while idling away hours at a shipyard watching stevedores load other cargo onto ships he dreamed up containers that transformed global supply chains. You have a limited procurement budget but want to maximize revenue with a supply-driven production plan that minimizes waste.
NC State SCRC
MARCH 25, 2021
By now many of you have heard about the “Ever Given”, which has been stuck in the Suez Canal since Tuesday, and is blocking all container ships trying to get through with their cargo. Because procurement executives were so focused on cost, they did not worry about shipment velocity. It may take weeks, by some estimates.
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