Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 9, 2023

A multi-enterprise supply chain network provides visibility to upstream and downstream events that can affect a company’s supply chain. There are just a few suppliers that offer both solutions – E2open, Infor, Kinaxis, One Network, and SAP. It is just visualized differently. Visibility to Events.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

And agility is about reacting quickly and hopefully effectively to the actual disruptive event. But the event might not be disruptive at all if you had planned for it. That variability might be in the areas of manufacturing, distribution, or transportation capacity. Something happens in your end-to-end supply chain.

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Logility

MAY 26, 2022

25% of inventory surpluses are caused by a lack of transparency and visibility into the supply chain. Effective, strategic demand planning is essential, and that requires implementation of the right supply chain platform with real-time data, reporting, and event automation. Then, there’s the issue of surplus inventory.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2021

Whether it’s a pandemic, severe weather events, trade disputes and tariffs, economic upheaval, or even unexpected surges in customer demands, you can’t prepare for every eventuality. Even in the worst of times, a resilient supply chain bends and stretches but never snaps. Tips For Building Supply Chain Resiliency.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

At its annual event, Apple unveiled the new iPhone 15 lineup. The latest capability for merchants shows that the e-commerce giant is trying to control more inventory deeper in the supply chain before it’s sold. In other Amazon news, the company has adjusted its Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) seller capacity for the peak season.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Aside from cutting down trees to make the straws, it turned out that the straws were not recyclable, so there was just as much waste. With Apple’s big event last week, the company claimed that the new Apple Watch will be carbon neutral. Over the last few months, I’ve heard the term greenwashing over and over again.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

Often times at Logistics Viewpoints, we like to look to the future and highlight the key trends that we see in a given market, or make predictions about what technologies will emerge as game changers in the new year. 2021 was the trough with in-person events severely limited. Some provide what I consider to be the best content.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

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? Not only do you need to be able to know the full impact of events and decisions across your supply chain, you need to be able to shift plans seamlessly to maintain responsiveness.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2021

There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. It’s not enough to have a Plan B, just in case. Your organization’s ability to anticipate disruption, adapt to events, and build resiliency is rooted in how you maintain operational continuity.

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Unleashed

MAY 30, 2023

Anticipation inventory is the solution to this problem. Read on to learn what it is, how it works, and the pros and cons of this inventory strategy. What is anticipation inventory? What is anticipation inventory? In some cases, anticipation inventory may be purchased ahead of expected cost spikes.

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PINC

APRIL 29, 2020

In these uncertain times, companies are turning to technology to help them comply with social distancing rules and to keep their workers and drivers safe in any conditions. As capacity continues to tighten and there are fewer drivers on the road, it’s a requirement to keep them safe,” Gartner’s Carly West said in a press release.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Inventory management is a crucial aspect of supply chain management, and effective strategies can help businesses reduce costs, improve customer service, and increase profits. But what does a great inventory management strategy look like? In other words, it will be different for every enterprise or organisation.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

In fact, the event that we now call Halloween was based on the Celtic festival of Samhain, marking the end of summer. Today, British children dress in costume and carve pumpkins in what many regard as an imported American event. Clearly, events change over time. Same event, but an entirely different effect in each market.

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ShipBob

JANUARY 28, 2022

Proper inventory management can make or break ecommerce brands: Have too much stock and you’ll rack up storage costs and tie up cash flow. That’s why it’s crucial to track inventory management KPIs consistently. . What are KPIs & why are they important for your inventory management? Inventory KPIs.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The Importance of Inventory Management. When it comes to inventory management, new trends are demonstrating that less is more. Having less inventory on-hand increases liquidation, allowing for a more agile response to shifting consumer trends.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 6, 2021

With demand for drivers often exceeding availability, shippers find themselves forced to pay more to secure capacity and drivers across many industries. Just a few years ago, many faced repeated price increases of more than 10-15 percent over . This is especially true as peak season continues to grow volatile.

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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

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Unleashed

MARCH 8, 2023

Choosing the best inventory management software isn’t easy. This guide is designed to inform you which features are most important, the best time to invest in inventory software, and the costs you can expect to pay. Key considerations Manual management of inventory is time-consuming and prone to error.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 22, 2016

Principal Analyst James Cooke of Nucleus Research just published his 2016 Inventory Optimization Value Matrix which highlights this year’s key trends, including functionality and usability. He reiterates why his firm sees inventory optimization (IO) solutions as so important.

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Logility

AUGUST 24, 2023

Your Comprehensive Guide to Production Planning Software The benefits of production planning software vs scheduling are about the granularity of the plan: capacity plans (or master production schedules) are not granular and factor in less granular things, like high level capacity, forecasts, inventory, and transfer times.

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BlueYonder

JULY 26, 2022

How can retailers connect the two, so that inventory is optimally located for that final leg of the journey? How can retailers connect the two, so that inventory is optimally located for that final leg of the journey? But these tools and methodologies can only hit their mark if inventory is already close to where demand truly is.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Following ICON 2023 in Las Vegas, Blue Yonder’s Chief Product Office Gurdip Singh shared the key product innovation takeaways from the event during a Blue Yonder Live session. If there was ever a time when uncertainty ruled the world, it is now. I will just name three reasons. Supply chain is truly having its zeitgeist moment.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Carriers responded by canceling capacity, but demand was back by July, and importers found themselves scrambling for equipment. . When capacity was cut, so too was the empty supply of containers back to Asia. A closer look at higher container costs alone reveal just how much container prices have changed. .

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Adexa

JULY 17, 2023

This has been the case since the beginning of time. Tools that are available to day are catalysts to faster ad better business processes and enabling higher productivity that is different in kind and not just in degree. Even real-time decision making is being replaced with before-the-time decision making by predicting events.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

Demand forecasting is the process of making future estimations of how much of a given product will sell by location and time period. As demand forecasting accuracy increases, and the standard deviation associated with the forecast decreases, the need to hold “just in case” inventory also goes down. When will the recession hit?

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ThroughPut

APRIL 20, 2021

Artificial Intelligence In Inventory Management – How To Optimize Your Warehouse Inventory Management. Why is optimizing Warehouse Inventory Management a need of the hour? Inventory management involves creating a balance between demand and supply with the right amount of stock at the right place, at the right time.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

Risk Management in Global Ocean Context Feature Article by LSCMS Shippers Council Rates have gone down massively in most trade lanes; congestion has eased, and capacity seems sufficient in most sectors. All of this despite the ever-prevailing threat of blank sailings and continuous reconfiguration of sailings by carriers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 22, 2023

A Supply Chain Design Solution from Coupa Imagine you’ve just received the job offer of your dreams. And what about those jiu-jitsu classes you’ve wanted to take for such a long time? Their time frame was short and resources limited. Should these companies approach relocation as a brand-new problem every time?

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Logility

APRIL 20, 2022

And they’ve had little to no time to recover from raw material and labor shortages, supplier and factory failures, transportation delays, and rising costs while encountering unpredictable demand. Since 2019, nearly 70% of supply chain leaders have been constantly responding to disruption. Driving a Much-Needed Supply Chain Reorganization.

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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. The thinking goes that at some point, improving service levels means you are not adding inventory in a linear manner but rather exponentially. Ipsen also need to reduce their lead times.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Severe supplier delays and material shortages have been felt on both the consumer and industry level – just ask any teenager still trying to get their hands on a PlayStation 5. Most supply chains just aren’t built to deal with uncertainty, whether from a once-in-a-generation global catastrophe or a run-of-the-mill material shortfall.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 4, 2024

Coupled with the art of trying to balance unpredictable material demand with volatile prices and its effects on the business, with the need to keep raw material to a minimum to free up capital juxtaposed to the need to import raw material with long lead times. Uncertain lead times for acquiring specific materials for customised products.

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QAD

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Your supply chain can also “wear disguises” from time to time. Manufacturers often have to deal with multiple supply chain issues at the same time. Charlie brought up a very common issue where a manufacturer thinks they do not have enough capacity. The supply chain disguises that issue as a lack of production capacity.

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Logility

MARCH 19, 2021

Drilling down, you’ll learn that demand planning, inventory, replenishment, manufacturing and Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) capabilities are the building blocks of supply chain planning excellence. But these aren’t normal times, so let’s change the game, the tone, the degree of urgency. Quickly Changing Tack.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 5, 2018

For example, a black swan event may include both the physical damage and ongoing disruption caused by a hurricane and subsequent bottlenecks, so shippers that know how to isolate the causes of poor visibility and areas that are likely to contribute to worsening of black swan events can effectively reduce their chances of coming to fruition.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The automotive industry has shown itself to be brave in recent times, in all areas but one: the supply chain. Meanwhile, on the horizon, we still have the prospect of autonomous driving becoming a reality and not just a prototype race. Essentially, automotive isn’t now just a manufacturing entity.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 31, 2022

”[4] He went on to explain: “ At its heart, production in the Asia-Pacific region was severely curtailed for a period of time for issues ranging from the COVID impact on worksites to energy shortages, to port capacity limits. So, there was a supply disruption and an increase in demand hitting the market at the same time.

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