Unleashed

JULY 12, 2023

Inventory examples Inventory is used widely across numerous industries and sectors. It can mean different things to different organisations, so let’s look at some common inventory examples in various business models. Inventory is often the largest current asset in a business. What is inventory?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

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. A 95% on time delivery metric – very high performance – is just not good enough for Simmons.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Unlike traditional methods, Dynamic Fulfillment uses a cost-based approach, meaning that it doesn’t just apply a set of rules, one after another, until you narrow down your fulfillment choices. 1 – Ship Cost The first component is ship cost. #1 1 – Ship Cost The first component is ship cost. Class is in session.

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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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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Throughout 2020, disruption took center-stage, leaving companies and shippers scrambling to find resources and strategies that will enable the survival of the coming peak season shipping capacity crunch. For that reason, shippers need to know a few tips to survive and thrive with a data-driven, peak season shipping strategy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

A notable example of greenwashing is when McDonald’s introduced paper straws to reduce plastic pollution. A notable example of greenwashing is when McDonald’s introduced paper straws to reduce plastic pollution. Seasonal workers will have an opportunity to transition to full-time positions, Target said.

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Turvo

JULY 20, 2021

For most shipping managers today, the two most significant challenges involve addressing shipping exceptions and overcoming supply chain disruptions. Identifying, addressing, and overcoming exceptions within the shipping network chain is essential for maintaining effective handling and processing. But what does it mean? .

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 6, 2021

After all, the shortages and disruptions have been persistent over time and widespread across geographies and items. After all, this aggregate number hides the numerous examples of goods that are fully out of stock and cause lost sales to the merchants. Supply chain is once again front-page news in the general business media.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

What’s in this article : A crisis that is affecting the world economy – record-high shipping rates. A problem also linked to shipping companies. Record-high shipping rates are affecting the world economy. Fewer ships in operation . And it wasn’t just about docks and warehouses.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Cooper University Health Care Relies Upon Real-time Alerts to Improve Operations Cooper University Health Care, like most companies, struggled with their supply chain during COVID. The company bought a risk solution that provides real-time alerts to potential supply disruptions. But there was a cost to this.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

For example, if a company had built up safety stock, and the inbound supply of components needed to make a product is disrupted, the company can still respond to customer demand without breaking a sweat. That variability might be in the areas of manufacturing, distribution, or transportation capacity.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Matt and his partner, Derek Loftus started popcapacity in 2021 with the goal of delivering frictionless 3PL warehousing and fulfillment capacity by leveraging marketplace style technology and AI. Our platform was designed to reduce amount of time and cost associated with sourcing new warehouse and fulfillment space. Sustainability.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 17, 2021

Supply chain disruptions that consist of port and terminal congestion, shipping delays due to high cargo volumes, lack of labor due to Covid-19 and limited space have caused a myriad of challenges for shippers. Ocean Shipping. Ocean demand continues to exceed global capacity, with no sign of slowing down. Air Shipping.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The rise of e-commerce has led to higher volumes of smaller orders that need to be fulfilled and shipped individually. But, at the same time, labor shortages represent a crushing obstacle to getting daily work done. It matches labor, equipment, and other resources accurately with order volumes, in real time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 28, 2021

Real-time visibility tools are often thought of as an over-the-road technology. Ocean ETAs, for example, are much different because the macro-factors are a lot different than over the road. These include currents and wind speeds, which play a major role in the overall transit times.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2023

For example, pickleball has been the fastest growing sport in America for 3 years. An example of a branding concept involves the work the company did with Kerri Lee Walsh Jennings. Jennings is an American professional beach volleyball player and three-time Olympic gold medalist. The timing was not great.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2021

Even in the worst of times, a resilient supply chain bends and stretches but never snaps. The coronavirus disruptions highlighted the stressed nature of lean and just-in-time inventories. Utilize a TMS That provides real-time data to remain agile. Tips For Building Supply Chain Resiliency.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 9, 2023

Infor is one example of a supplier that offers both advanced visibility and supply chain planning. There are just a few suppliers that offer both solutions – E2open, Infor, Kinaxis, One Network, and SAP. It is just visualized differently. And as new information comes in, that plan, across all the time horizons, can change.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2022

I believe many of us are spending an abundance of time reading about the Russia-Ukraine war. For example, the rapid increase in the price of oil to over $100 a barrel for WTI is sure to result in additional inflation in our current inflationary environment. International shipping has faired well so far. Beyond Fossil Fuels.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 31, 2022

According to Mr. Sobeck, the SupplyOn solution means that when you need to “register a supplier or to update their information, you only need to do that once instead of several times.” ZF sends the call-off, along with the forecast, not just to their suppliers, but to their carriers and 3PLs. at the ZF Group. How many parts do we need?

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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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Intelligent Audit

APRIL 22, 2021

Shipping — oversized pallets and small parcels alike — continues to grow in complexity, and managing shipping loads can quickly morph into an expensive endeavor. Achieving that goal comes down to how effective one is with shipping contract negotiations. Therefore, transportation professionals need to get the best rates possible.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Sourcing transportation capacity is vital to the supply chain. Finding available capacity within each mode, including parcel, remains elusive to companies during peak season. A successful rapid deployment of any proven vaccine doesn’t just rely on the amount of vaccine produced. Those are problems throughout any peak season.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruptions in Iceland, for example, caused enormous disruption to air shipments across Western Europe. Molex ended up selecting a product from Infor Nexus – GT Nexus at the time. The fact that most manufacturers struggled to achieve supply chain agility during COVID is not news. The Molex Supply Chain.

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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.

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 5, 2021

not just to focus mainly on managing risk. not just to focus mainly on managing risk. In this article, we introduce the seven core capacities that are the building blocks of resilient supply chains. These are plans to restore lost capacities, independent of HOW the operational capacities were lost.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 11, 2021

During times of high market volatility, freight spend will inevitably grow faster than anticipated. Gradually increasing freight spend that seems out of pace with the current expansion of your network and shipment volume is the defining indicator that it is time to consider outsourcing. Take an example.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

Asset relocation takes time. The availability of capacity in industries like the semiconductor industry is tight. 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. What to do?

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 7, 2018

Whatever the cause, the end result is the same: trucking capacity is tight, really tight. Shippers are paying higher rates, and even with offering higher rates many shippers are seeing rejected loads from the same carriers they relied on for capacity in the past. Clearly detention time is more than an inconvenience.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2021

For example, many supply chain resiliency plans may have considered a health crisis in which organizations and key partners face lower-than-normal staffing levels. The demand caught off-guard those retailers and suppliers who relied on just-in-time inventory practices. 2020 Was A Year Of Supply Chain Disruption.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 21, 2021

Air freight has been in nonstop peak-season mode despite pandemic-induced capacity decline, while other disruptions, such as the Suez Canal blockage, drove even more demand to air. Though vaccine distribution is increasing, and we are seeing a spike in passenger travel, capacity relief is not on the horizon. Flex your creative muscles.

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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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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

Asset relocation takes time. 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. Does this solve the problem?

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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. For example, many shippers have now resorted to seeking fixed rates on a long-term basis even in this deflationary market.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

SCP solutions set target service levels , for example 99% for the most important customers and 95% for the rest, and achieves those service level targets at the lowest cost. But it is not just service level and costs that can be traded off. Supply chain planning takes place at various time horizon s.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2022

We’ve only just entered the second half of the year and people haven’t even taken their summer vacations yet, so why are we talking about holiday supply chains now? Longer lead times make fashion items not so fashionable. Last year, retailers started encouraging holiday shoppers to shop early. I am only saying this in half jest.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Amazon’s patent for anticipatory shipping generated quite the media buzz a decade ago. My first impression at that time was the mental image it provoked – a delivery truck pulling up to my house and placing a package that I hadn’t ordered on my front door, but ultimately decided to keep. And then I didn’t give it another thought.

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