MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 29, 2013

Caterpillar is the subject of one of three case studies that show how supply chain management can support both environmental and financial goals. Here are three case studies that offer clear, irrefutable evidence that sustainability and profitability can be compatible in the supply chain domain.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

If you’ve ever paid $10 for an Uber ride to the cocktail lounge in the evening and then a “surge priced” $50 for the same distance Uber ride back to your home only a few hours later around closing time, you understand the dynamics troubling shippers in today’s capacity constrained transportation market.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Responding to the 2023 IMO GHG Strategy by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Mikael Lind and Robert Ward Illustration: Sandra Haraldson, RISE 7 July 2023 marked a historic day for the shipping sector when the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted its 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (2023 Strategy).

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 29, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic drastically changed both the world and how companies conduct business, especially regarding how pharmacies are shipping pharmaceuticals. Why and How the E-Commerce Explosion Carried Over Into Pharmacies Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, online pharmacies that specialize in shipping pharmaceuticals grew exponentially in 2020.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 29, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic drastically changed both the world and how companies conduct business, especially regarding how pharmacies are shipping pharmaceuticals. The business of shipping pharmaceuticals involves the transportation of high-value medication that requires the most accurate up-to-date data.

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

JULY 21, 2023

Case Study | Company Seeks Creative Solutions from Logistics Partner in BR Williams BR Williams is a 60-year-old company specializing in Trucking , Warehousing , and Logistics Services. The dilemma required the company to partner with year-round, temperature-controlled capacity to transport the product. Download Now »

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

JULY 21, 2023

Case Study | Company Seeks Creative Solutions from Logistics Partner in BR Williams BR Williams is a 60-year-old company specializing in Trucking , Warehousing , and Logistics Services. The dilemma required the company to partner with year-round, temperature-controlled capacity to transport the product. Download Now »

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

The critical decisions to be made about inventory and capacity are where in the chain to position inventory and available production capacity in order to hedge against uncertain demand. How do you react if there is a sudden spike in demand for the new product? How do you reduce excess inventory if the innovative product is not popular?

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Get the PDF of Lull’s case study >> Challenges to Order Fulfillment. Limited Shipping: Dropshipping wasn’t designed for order fulfillment, which impacted Lull’s delivery promise, as well as everyday operations. With FLEXE, they have also reduced shipping costs. 88% of orders met within two business days.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

The availability of capacity in industries like the semiconductor industry is tight. The proliferation of products and capabilities is exponential with over 60% of capacity in Taiwan. But, even then, the relocation of capacity is not a snap of the fingers. ” A chip is not a chip and a foundry is not a foundry.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

I am currently working on a couple of case studies for this blog on how business leaders used digital twin modeling during the pandemic. With the contraction of air capacity and the unprecedented level of imports to the United States from Asia, logistics constraints grew in importance in the pandemic. This has changed.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 28, 2020

The shipping time is 23 days at sea, and depending on customs clearance – the time from PO issued to possession is around 35 days. We have also started to see some governments in southeast Asia begin to nationalize their glove production, as they are seeing demand at capacity for the next six months.

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AIMMS

JULY 19, 2017

The list includes the best of our blog and news items, our latest webinars and most recent case studies. The webinar also features our customer Christian Olsen from Höegh Autoliners, a leading global provider of vehicle shipping services. It’s the perfect companion for an inspiring holiday break! .

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 23, 2020

Case Study Agility: ZARA. Case Study Resilience: CISCO. Case Study Risk management: The All England Club. Optimize global manufacturing capacities : Carry out a structured view of Mfg capacities by each plant, self as well as outsourced.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

The availability of capacity in industries like the semiconductor industry is tight. The proliferation of products and capabilities is exponential with over 60% of capacity in Taiwan. But, even then, the relocation of capacity is not a snap of the fingers. A chip is not a chip and a foundry is not a foundry.

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AIMMS

JULY 19, 2017

The list includes our best supply chain analytics blogs and news items, our latest webinars and most recent case studies. The webinar also features our customer Christian Olsen from Höegh Autoliners, a leading global provider of vehicle shipping services. It’s the perfect companion for an inspiring holiday break! .

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 18, 2022

This includes weather events, port strikes, capacity shortages, and unexpected demand spikes. When it comes to making decisions, whether it is faster shipping or larger orders, it cannot be all about revenues and margins; the impact on the planet needs to be factored into it. Thankfully, Kinaxis is putting its money where its mouth is.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 17, 2014

With the cost of producing these foods on the rise due to climate-related issues and transportation capacity issues, food shippers are hungry (no pun intended) for ways to reduce the time their products spend in transit. Reason #3 – Capacity issues weigh more heavily on food shippers. Reason #5 – Private Fleet usage is up.

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Locus

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Here’s what your customers are thinking: Shipping cost : Shipping cost is one of the primary reasons for cart abandonment in the e-commerce business. Retailers need to have economical shipping prices by optimizing fleets and third-party carriers to reduce shipping costs. Download the Case Study 3.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Demand for ocean freight was lower than anticipated, and Hanjin Shipping, another top ten ocean liner, was already teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. The Post-2016 Strategy: End-to-end Shipping. While not outrightly linked to this release, Maersk, now a shipping line and forwarder, terminated its key account status.

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ThroughPut

JULY 7, 2023

Packaging, space allocation, and stock replenishment could be carefully planned to ensure consistent availability of “never-out-of-stock” products while freeing up the capacity to experiment with new products. Check out more case studies on how ThroughPut has been enabling large retail companies across the globe.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 30, 2018

5 Things to Know Before Negotiating Ocean Shipping Contracts This Year. Truck Capacity Shortage: The Past, Present and Future. BASF Video Case Study: The Value of Real-Time Freight Visibility. Delivery is the Product: Takeaways from Transplace’s Shipper Symposium 2018. Realities and Misconceptions of 4PL Relationships.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 11, 2020

Look at this way: 10 orders in a month for a single LED bulb to be shipped to 10 different parts of the country on different days requires a totally different plan than one order of 10 bulbs to be sent to a single location. This company holds 900,000 SKUs in stock ready to ship, and promises to send 99% of orders on the same day.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

But for a small number of fast moving, high volume products the stores would be shipped full case quantities. As I watched, learned, and pondered the operating model I was always happy to see full case order fulfillment. The Case Fulfillment Holy Grail. We have a real life case study with our 4 Minute Click to Ship model.

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ThroughPut

MAY 3, 2024

With the help of the best Logistics Management Software, you can effectively manage the multifaceted process involved right from the production cycle to the delivery of raw materials to shipping the finished products to the consumers. This is across route optimization, traffic management, inventory movement, and predictive maintenance.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Microsoft Dynamics AX is a powerful mid-market ERP platform with the capacity for medium-size companies to expand and transform their businesses. Click here for a copy of the Ratioform case study. But growth poses supply chain planning (SCP) challenges. We completely recouped our investment within just one year.”.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2013

At the end of the chain, this can translate to a supply of goods to the customer 40% faster than your competitor, a 20% rise in sales capacity, and “out of stock” becoming a thing of the past. A long line of case study success. Case study examples to support these statistics aren’t hard to come by either.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 24, 2023

Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Seattle, Flexe brings deep logistics expertise and enterprise-grade technology to deliver innovative eCommerce fulfillment, retail distribution and network capacity programs to the Fortune 500. Tusk save Shippers 40% or more on small parcel shipping.

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Vanguard Software

JULY 20, 2021

Supply planning is based on the forecasts that come from the demand planning process and is affected by capacity limits and material accessibility. Effective planning leads to efficient capacity utilization and smart resource allocation. They can provide advanced information to transportation/shipping partners to avoid shipping delays.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 2, 2022

While the above numbers are staggering, it’s no surprise to supply chain professionals who have to vacillate between opposite shipping methods, such as zone skipping and hub injection, depending on the freight type, carrier capacity, and quoted costs. What Can Shippers Do to Reduce Their Impact on Costs?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

Supply outstripped material and logistics capacities in the pandemic, yet we did not alter traditional practices to sense and drive a better response. Ukraine currently provides nearly 70 percent of the world’s neon gas capacity.) A journey from China to Europe that takes 40 days by ship takes 15 days by rail.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 8, 2023

With 60 commodities, 25 value-added products, and 490 product groups being shipped in 50 million cartons and with 4,400 truck deliveries annually – they had a complex supply chain that urgently required granular visibility and actionable recommendations to optimize everything upstream as per demand.

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Intelligent Audit

APRIL 18, 2022

Even with the best network optimization, the modern supply chain network is still challenging for shipping companies struggling with freight audit systems. For several reasons, outsourcing freight audit and payment services may be the best option for many transportation and shipping companies. What Is Outsourced Freight Auditing?

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FLEXE

JULY 25, 2018

When eCommerce is the sole selling channel, ease of ordering, price, and cost of shipping are as paramount as the quality of products being sold. Having a part-time shipping team fulfilling orders from its office was no longer enough. View the full case study. 100,428 orders fulfilled during peak season demand (Month 7).

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FLEXE

JULY 25, 2018

When eCommerce is the sole selling channel, ease of ordering, price, and cost of shipping are as paramount as the quality of products being sold. Having a part-time shipping team fulfilling orders from its office was no longer enough. View the full case study. 100,428 orders fulfilled during peak season demand (Month 7).

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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. For many years, as we moved to low cost countries, the shipping industry benefited. It may take weeks, by some estimates.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

An example of social listening is the Lenovo Case Study presented at the 2015 Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. I only know of five case studies of cross-functional listening. The use of customer segmentation strategies to define order policies for lead times, discounts, allocation, and shipping priorities.

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