Talking Logistics

APRIL 4, 2018

From the last half of 2017 through today and beyond, a slew of market forces, some predictable and some unexpected, have combined to create a very real truck capacity shortage in the United States. The past, present and future market forces causing today’s extreme truck capacity shortage include: Strong Economy. Holiday Season.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

More than a year into a freight capacity crisis that shows little sign of weakening, it’s time for all parties involved in logistics and freight transportation to meet this issue head on. Of course, all of this is easier said than done, but new challenges tend to require new strategies and new innovation. There are No Crystal Balls.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 22, 2021

Gain Control Over Your Production With Effective Capacity Planning. Perhaps, a process that matches your production capacity with sales demand can be the solution in this case. Capacity planning is the answer you’re looking for. Now to answer the basic question, what is capacity planning? Of course, it will!

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ThroughPut

JUNE 22, 2021

Gain Control Over Your Production With Effective Capacity Planning. Perhaps, a process that matches your production capacity with sales demand can be the solution in this case. Capacity planning is the answer you’re looking for. Now to answer the basic question, what is capacity planning? Of course, it will!

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Manufacturers and distributors experienced huge supply chain disruptions due to the pandemic which exposed many vulnerabilities and tested the resilience of supply chain leaders globally. Manufacturing KPIs. In fact, SYSPRO research revealed that 60% of businesses were impacted by supply chain disruptions during the pandemic.

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DynaSys

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

If automotive supply chain actors have learned one thing over the course of the past year, it is that they must rapidly respond and plan for disruptions to their supply chains. Automotive suppliers regularly receive Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) demand signals from car manufacturers. appeared first on QAD Dynasys Blog.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

In place of long paper trails and maintenance schedules, machines with the capacity to communicate their needs and issues via the industrial Internet of Things (IoT) are becoming an essential component of effective processes. Fleet or transportation management is another aspect of manufacturing reaping the rewards of the IoT.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 31, 2020

In the current environment, the big push for production and the biggest shortfalls in capacity is for test kits. The next big push, of course, is going to be in vaccines. They rely on large “contract manufacturers” like ThermoFisher and Catalent, among others, to produce and ship products for them.

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Unleashed

JUNE 15, 2021

Contract manufacturing is when a business outsources certain manufacturing requirements to another. It is often used by major companies requiring the mass production of goods that find it more financially viable to outsource the manufacturing. Who uses contract manufacturing? How does contract manufacturing work?

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GlobalTranz

JULY 26, 2016

Part of this drive toward more interest in analytics in distribution and manufacturing comes from the ability of analytics to reduce inefficiencies dramatically and increase productivity in both physical and virtual sales environments. How Are Analytics in Distribution and Manufacturing Being Used?

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

APRIL 9, 2020

By Richard Blatcher, Director of Business Intelligence for Manufacturing at PROS. Of course, Covid-19 is creating unprecedented disruption in many B2B industries, in fact, a new poll of supply chain managers shows over 75% of companies are reporting disruptions in some capacity due to coronavirus related restrictions.

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QAD

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Autumn has arrived here in the US, which means crisp air, the vibrant colors of the fall foliage, and of course, Halloween. Today, almost any business involved in manufacturing and distribution across all vertical segments are experiencing disruptions that are causing issues in their supply chain operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

VF had committed itself to largely selling goods to consumers in the same region they are manufactured in. VF is having conversations with fabric manufacturers to encourage them to produce more fabric in factories outside of Asia. BOMs are critical for sourcing and manufacturing. COVID adversely affected many multinationals.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2021

Dr. Alexandros Skandalakis – the Director Global Manufacturing Capacity, Strategic Assets and Capital Expenditures at Philip Morris Products S.A. This was done at a stock keeping unit level and for the entire manufacturing supply chain. Once the analysis was done for Year One set up, Year Two was pretty much the same.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 9, 2024

For the past 175 years, Carlsberg has continuously reinvented itself from a marketing, innovation and product perspective, while remaining true to its core values of enriching communities while manufacturing quality drinks. Dealing with each area — planning, manufacturing, distribution, fulfilment, etc. —

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

COVID of course taught companies the need for agility. There can be surprises that potentially offer a better upside: demand is higher than expected, it is possible to raise prices without affecting demand based on what is happening with competitor products, technology has allowed manufacturing capacity to ramp up faster than expected, etc.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 18, 2017

What makes or breaks a new technology in manufacturing? Mostly, manufacturers demand technologies that can boost their output without causing an additional strain on resources, and the final five technologies changing manufacturing in 2016 did just that. In other words, some manufacturers continue to resist the trend.

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Logility

MAY 3, 2021

Business planning is, of course, essential, but the real proof is in the execution. S&OP integrates plans for every department , combining the needs and opportunities facing customer support, sales, marketing, development, manufacturing, sourcing, and financial into one tactical strategy. S&OP Defined.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 16, 2021

China fully shutdown its manufacturing output during this phase affecting consumers globally. Manufacturing Planning. Agility and flexibility, capacity planning, shift from Just in Time to agile and resilient operations. Escalating freight rates and severe capacity crunch. Recovery Imperatives: Phase II.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

That’s when you can course correct in any number of ways that make your business more efficient and your customers happier. Some examples: Procurement and Co-manufacturing : What is the impact of inbound transportation issues on materials? In other words, visibility is an enabler.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Every day, retailers and manufacturers are challenged to balance ambitious customer service promises with profit margin protection. Extending visibility of available capacities in the market enables a more effective result, often delivering win-wins for collaborative trading partners. How great can the impact be?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2024

No company in either the household non-durable (consumer goods) or the food manufacturing group beat their peer group on the balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for 2013-2022. The supply chain has two important buffers–inventory and capacity.

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3AG Systems

APRIL 21, 2020

Echoing the WWII war production efforts, the speed with which manufacturers have responded to healthcare equipment shortages is nothing short of heroic. After the crisis has passed, the question for everyone will of course be, “what next?” Clearly, the world has changed in the most dramatic fashion. But why should this be the case?

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2021

Manufacturing and supply chains couldn’t ramp up fast enough. Of course, toilet paper and paper towels were in short supply as well. Orchestrating the efforts of suppliers, manufacturers, truck drivers, warehouses, retail employees, and other critical links in the supply chain was no small feat.

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DELMIA Quintiq

APRIL 11, 2014

He used the example of a joint project with a customer, a leading worldwide manufacturer of plastic packaging, to drive his message across. Work orders were proposed automatically and the due date of the customer order, machinery capacity and inventories available, had to be taken into account. Complex rules and constraints.

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Fully optimized planning across the strategic, tactical and operational horizons is something many manufacturers only dream of. That last one’s an age old dilemma, but top manufacturers have the ability to make these judgments with minimum fuss. For example: Accepting large orders before capacity can be guaranteed.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Our featured guest is Graham Scott, Vice President of Global Procurement for global based manufacturing services provider Jabil. Graham’s teams analyze commodity market trends, pricing, capacity and supply/demand models for Jabil ’s multi-industry customers. over the course of his career.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2023

Many Franklin Sports products carry official sports logos – Major League Baseball, NHL, NFL, Major League Soccer logos, and of course USAPA. The Franklin Sports Supply Chain 75% of Franklin Sports goods products, by revenue, are produced by third party contract manufacturers. Jennings’ name. It improves financial planning.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

We enable them by providing high-quality supply chain on-demand courses, guides, best practices, tools, and mentoring from industry experts. We have Courses like S&OP deployment, Supply Chain Digitalization , , and Negotiation in Procurement. Click here to access the course: How to Start a Career in Supply Chain Management?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Most are capacity constrained. For years Campbells strove to grow the soup category only to lose share in the soup category due to limited manufacturing capacity for the Swanson’s brand. With air capacity limited due to the decline in air travel, companies moving products using cold chain assets will struggle.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Durbha notes, “Organizations need to revisit their supply chain design and dynamically course correct. These scenarios should be able to take alternate views of demand signals and align them with the increasingly constrained supply and capacity sources. This, of course, presents tremendous opportunity but also risk.”

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

Manufacturers and shipping companies assumed that because of layoffs, demand would drop. It’s been a whirlwind, as manufacturers have been left scratching their heads about what’s going to happen next. For example, COVID restrictions in Asia shut down auto production because 70% of chip manufacturing happens in Taiwan and South Korea.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2023

Consequently, the warehousing capacity metric increased a reported 6.8 percentage points In May, noted as an indication that shippers are consuming even less of available capacity than the month earlier. Surge or seasonal capacity is usually pegged to spot rates based on available capacity. percentage points in June.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

But more blatantly than ever, container liners – and especially Maersk – are on a collision course with the tech companies that provide digital infrastructure for selling goods. For a forwarder, refraining from working with Maersk today is expensive because it removes 17% of global shipping capacity. Enter Big Tech.

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Logility

OCTOBER 19, 2023

To gain control over their costs and pricing, supply chain leaders must capitalize on the recent stabilization of production capacity and inventory levels. Suppose a CPG brand decides to shift its manufacturing capacity from Rhode Island to a higher-cost, yet more-sustainable, alternative in Colorado. Get Access!

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ThroughPut

MAY 31, 2023

From roads to buildings and manufacturing, the entire economy can come to a standstill if cement is not available at the right time, in the right quantity and at the right place. And one of the greatest barriers in the supply chain for cement manufacturers is logistics. It is no exaggeration that cement production drives the economy.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 14, 2018

Transportation Management Data Insights Lead to Collaboration, Reduced Shipping Costs, & Beating the Capacity Crunch In this “The Freight Project Podcast” episode you’ll hear : The value to a business to have an executive in charge of driving change and innovation. Transportation Management Data Downloadable Resources.

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