Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In some sort or another, Punxsutawney Phil has been predicting the weather since 1890, and let’s just say that his record is iffy at best. ” I assume that Phil tries to ignore the pomp and circumstance of how his shadow would determine the upcoming weather pattern, and just wants more sleep (like the rest of us on a cold winter’s day).

Cost Reduction Strategies 234

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Supply Chain Collaborator

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Freight transportation capacity, (particularly truckload capacity) is tight as it has ever been. The bellwether metric – spot rates – are pegging the meter. The module also records time stamped pickup and delivery confirmations. “Truckload Carriers Pitch Rate Hikes Driven by ELDs, Driver Pay, Hot Market”. “The

Just-in-Time 60

Just-in-Time Negotiating Skills Transportation Purchasing Skills 60

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The output was just not helpful. No company interviewed was able to successfully use their current what-if solutions to model pandemic impacts. Companies need an easy-to-use sandbox deployment to visualize supply chain constraints and the impact of variability. Over time, this changed. It will not be over soon.

Supply Chain Planning Software 278

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

We had just recovered from a recession, and my goal was to help supply chain leaders create a better supply chain by the end of the decade. At that time, Supply Chain 2020 seemed so far away. Strangely, in the last decade, while companies had the opportunity to use technology better, supply chain performance declined.

Supply Chain Planning Software 411

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In this regard, the sector that keeps our societies, infrastructure, businesses, and consumption ticking along is in search of capacity clarity in order to keep their promises. Are production facilities running at peak capacity? What Contributes to Capacity? Are there current gaps in the labor force?

Capacity 75

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QAD

JULY 1, 2021

Your total manufacturing costs are essentially an expense analysis that calculates how each of your company’s departments contributed to producing a finalized product. Total manufacturing costs showcase how much your company spent to produce its inventory in a given period of time. What are Direct Materials?

Manufacturing Procurement 89

Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Analytics Cost Reduction Strategies Purchasing Skills 89

Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Transportation procurement needs to support both customer service and a company’s internal supply chain goals. It can move quickly from a situation where there is too much capacity in the market and buyers having the whip hand, to a situation where shippers are begging carriers to take their loads at almost any price.

Procurement Solutions 203

Procurement Solutions Procurement Analytics Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing 203

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

It can also mean “which companies make my stuff,” tracing parts or components all the way back through multiple tiers of suppliers back to raw materials. With this information, are you any closer to knowing what to do about it, or have you just enriched your ability to admire your problem and see it close up?

Supply Chain Visibility 284

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

COVID of course taught companies the need for agility. But even in more normal times, a supply plan usually can’t be fully executed. Descartes is a public company headquartered in Waterloo, Canada. Real-time location and IoT data such as condition statuses (e.g., The company had 3,800 employees in their last fiscal year.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 224

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Opinion of just-in-time (JIT) as a practice has taken a battering and inventory is rising. Calls are increasing for a return to just-in-case (JIC) policies, with some citing this trend as a risk. As MIT professor Yossi Sheffi has argued , less inventory in the system makes a company more flexible, actually building resilience.

Inventory Reduction 290

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2023

Salim: Our automotive customers are increasingly looking at how to counter inflation but at the same time how to enable supply chain resiliency. The visibility will include not just the short-term purchase order or ASN-level visibility, but also the tactical kind of forecast collaboration with the suppliers.

Automotive 85

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 2, 2017

Having available capacity means more than having enough trucks, rail or steamship carrier assets to manage your business. With capacity in a constant state of flux, it’s critical that shippers and 3PLs maximize efficiencies and assist carriers in maximizing the utilization of available assets. Build a Reliable Carrier Network.

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Silvon Software

MARCH 3, 2023

Having a strong Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) strategy ensures that your forecasts, raw materials availability and production capacity all match up and that the factory floor can meet its defined deadlines. Delivery metrics can vary in terminologies, measurement methods, and variables from one company to the next.

S&OP 102

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

The company made a bold decision to implement the Kinaxis Rapid Response advanced supply chain planning (SCP) solution with its AI-based technology platform. 94% of US and Canadian healthcare systems use Cardinal Health in one capacity or another. Company leadership, planners and customers begin to doubt the system.

Supply Chain Planning Software 175

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Finding carriers that meet specific needs and help the company reach supply chain goals provides a competitive advantage within the marketplace. With demand for drivers often exceeding availability, shippers find themselves forced to pay more to secure capacity and drivers across many industries. Enabling Data-Driven Decision-Making .

Prescriptive Analytics Software 216

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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. Capacity constraints continue to come under microscope as shippers look for a better understanding to the state of the market. That’s an astonishing $933.30

Prescriptive Analytics Software 308

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QAD

APRIL 13, 2023

For example, rather than hiring someone with the required skill set, many companies are investing in training and development programs to upskill their workforce, and ensure that their employees are equipped with the skills needed to succeed in their role. is likely to reach 2.1 million and cost the economy $1 trillion in 2030 alone.

Pharmaceutical 94

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BlueYonder

APRIL 9, 2024

And, in recent times, this has made the critical notion of sustainability an equally vast challenge. And they come from shareholders who realize that sustainability doesn’t just implicate the environment — it means complete futureproofing across the business, people and planet. The former deadline isn’t far away.

Optimal Sourcing 100

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Visibility solutions allow real-time asset tracking across the entire distribution network. This enables improved estimated arrival times of goods. The network supports a wide array of messaging types including real-time GPS, EDI, and API-based capacity requests, bookings, statuses, and customs messages.

Rail Software 188

Rail Software Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Network Software Supply Chain Planning Software 188

Locus

APRIL 18, 2023

This presents a lucrative opportunity for logistics companies such as retail, e-commerce, and other logistics providers. Here are the top last-mile logistics software companies in Indonesia to watch out for: Locus Locus is an all-in-one dispatch management platform that assists in making intelligent decisions for your last mile.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2021

Even before the pandemic the global steel industry was navigating significant disruptions that included steep price competition (China has been investigated numerous times for dumping), soft demand, and tariff issues. We don’t spend just to innovate,” Mr. Lassen said, “we need to create business value.”. What does that mean?

Supply Chain Planning Software 264

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The primary payback for demand and supply solutions comes in the form of reducing the amount of raw material, work-in-process, and finished goods inventory a company needs to carry. But it is not just service level and costs that can be traded off. Supply chain planning takes place at various time horizon s.

Supply Chain Planning Software 257

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning Modeling 257

SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Most companies rely on on-time delivery, price reduction, and quality service from suppliers to make more profit. Supplier Approval – Places the company on the approved supplier list following the supplier evaluation process. The questions that are most often asked are: What metrics should I use? How is it possible?

Vendor Strategies 55

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2021

This is not a new problem; but it is exacerbated by volume increases, COVID labor issues, and port infrastructure capacity issues. Create a supply chain planning master database to track variability in lead times, conversion rates, and cycles. As a result, companies make the wrong decisions. Volume is up. What to do? What to do?

Analytics Software 195

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Sales, Inventory, Operations Plan (SIOP) is a process within many successful supply chain organizations that recognizes the integral relationship between all departments in the company, but how do you piece together an SIOP process? Building a puzzle takes time, patience and regardless of its size, takes a great deal of perseverance.

Supply and Demand 246

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2021

This is not a new problem; but it is exacerbated by volume increases, COVID labor issues, and port infrastructure capacity issues. Create a supply chain planning master database to track variability in lead times, conversion rates, and cycles. As a result, companies make the wrong decisions. Volume is up. What to do? What to do?

Analytics Software 195

Analytics Software Analytics Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 195

Turvo

MAY 4, 2021

For many managers at any carrier or trucking company today, profit margins are their most important metric. Here are a few ways that managers at carriers, trucking companies, 3PLs, and shippers alike can increase profitability: Connect the End-to-End Supply Chain to Improve Visibility. Easy sharing and communication options.

Analytics Software 59

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Supplier On-time Delivery : To achieve their supply chain objectives, manufacturers must have suppliers who are at least as efficient as they are, but preferably more efficient. This is usually accomplished by using statistical sampling of all incoming materials that can produce charts to show the quality trends over time.

Manufacturing Procurement 105

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain 105

GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The capacity crunch continues, and the ELD mandate has lowered the number of trucks available. Warehouse Managers and logistics services providers need to have an estimate of the projected demand for all given times. On-time shipments. According to Webgility, these may include: Manual processes and activities. Download Here.

Analysis 151

Analysis Data Forecasting Software Forecasting 151

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Port congestion, capacity constraints, large increases in rates across all modes, labour shortages and long delays in shipments—these are just some of the operating realities supply chain and logistics professionals face today. Will the environment improve in 2022 or get worse? Resilience through technical capability and consistency.

Supply Chain Planning Software 269

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ThroughPut

MARCH 24, 2024

Companies that leveraged the data they collected to enable more accurate demand planning, distinguished themselves from their competitors. Delayed delivery of performance metrics and consumer behavior sets off a chain reaction of excess, wastage, and loss of profits. Why do you Need Modern Demand Sensing to Solve Modern Problems?

Supply and Demand 52

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 14, 2023

With constrained and somewhat erratic demand and supply – not just of products and materials but also capacity with carriers of all modes – rates have been extremely volatile. Paying lower rates is useless if transit time reliability is less than optimum.

Optimal Sourcing 130

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QAD

MARCH 9, 2023

Continual disruption is now the new normal, and it’s weighing on profitability and making it difficult for many companies to maintain lean, agile operations. Only 2% of companies felt completely prepared for the pandemic and 57% reported serious disruption in a recent survey.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 95

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning Modeling 95

Adexa

JULY 17, 2023

Why supply chain digital transformation is essential Companies improve their efficiency and agility to be more competitive. This has been the case since the beginning of time. Even real-time decision making is being replaced with before-the-time decision making by predicting events. This was done within seconds.

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

When it comes to running a company, when things break down executives have traditionally said “we need to improve our forecasting!” Unfortunately, most companies cannot, and will never be able to, consistently rely on highly accurate forecasts. Would better forecasting accuracy be a good thing? Absolutely! When will the recession hit?

Forecasting 189

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In supply chain management, it is widely accepted that holding enough finished goods inventory to fulfill every order is just too costly. Ipsen , a global bio-pharmaceutical company with $3 billion in annual revenues, disproves that. Ipsen , a global bio-pharmaceutical company with $3 billion in annual revenues, disproves that.

Customer Service 192

Customer Service Supply and Demand Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software 192

Logility

OCTOBER 12, 2021

There are enough benefits — economic, social, and environmental — to convince any forward-thinking company to take the route towards sustainable supply chain management. Supply chain sustainability is a company-wide effort that must also include your partners, customers, and other third-party actors.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

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