Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2022

Empty shipping containers stack up at US port depots. When a package gets mis-sorted and it goes into the wrong package car, that’s not a very good experience for our customer, and it’s actually just a drag on productivity.” At some point, it seems we all have the need for speed. That being said, would you go over 280 MPH in a car?

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Resilinc

JANUARY 24, 2022

The freight train that arrived in the Parisian rail hub of Valenton in early January wasn’t an especially large one—at 34 containers, it carried just 20% of the load of a typical intermodal freight train. Business media report different estimates of the price differential between rail and ocean shipping for China-Europe supply chains.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 12, 2021

As air cargo rates reduce, indicating a return of freight capacity, but could this also signal a massive carbon emission increase? Not just because it is good for the planet, but also because the infrastructure of logistics has moved undeniably toward a post-fossil fuel future. I think not! The pace needs to quicken.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

Manufacturers and shipping companies assumed that because of layoffs, demand would drop. It is a time of uncertainty that has exposed weaknesses in the supply chain that are both difficult to solve and impossible to predict. Shipping costs have skyrocketed. Shipping costs have skyrocketed. There are labor shortages.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 19, 2017

As I mentioned in an earlier blog about the Gartner conference , customers are demanding you deliver an experience, not just a product. Buy online, ship direct to consumer, return to brick and mortar store. Buy via mobile, ship to a third party location (like work or a hotel). That much isn’t new. Global purchasing power.

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Logility

MARCH 21, 2017

Maybe on the autobahn in Germany, this unconstrained view makes sense, but when speed limits or constraints exist, what is feasible is more important to synchronizing and aligning your end-to-end supply chain. This leads to the need to consider many constraints including: Supplier Constraints : capacities and order minimums/maximums.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 24, 2017

Deutsche Post will deliver AmazonFresh goods in Germany (Reuters). There was a lot of shipping-related news this week. Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Walmart Secures Patent for Drones to Carry Products Inside Stores (Digital Trends). eBay to Roll Out Guaranteed Delivery for 20 Million Items.

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Unleashed

MAY 22, 2022

It may sound simple, but it’s not – and lead times and shortages will need to be tracked and updated constantly. Dairy alternatives haven’t, so they’ve outgrown the capacity globally of manufacturers.” These are their 18 techniques. How you do this will also depend on strategic aims for the period in question. The lesson?

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 1, 2016

Today, it is becoming more than just an “add-on,” it’s now expected. Earlier this year, we wrote about Amazon’s secret plan, dubbed “ Operation Dragon Boat ,” which outlined their goal of becoming a full-fledged shipping company. In fact, they are likely to be indicators of what’s to come soon.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Belgium is bordered by France, Germany, Luxembourg and Netherlands, and has a robust shipping infrastructure including multiple ports, making it a perfect location for trade both within the EU and with other geographic regions. Its climate is temperate, with mild winters and cool summers. Manufacturing in Belgium.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 10, 2016

But this time we prevailed, scoring the winning run in the bottom of the 8th inning. Freight Rates Push Lower as Truck Capacity Outweighs Demand (WSJ – sub. It’s why I coach. It’s why I love baseball. It’s why I can’t wait for our next game on Sunday. April 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI).

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Technology companies in North America and Europe are especially dependent on contract manufacturing in China and just-in-time shipments. The ease with which the virus can be spread, even by people who have never been to China, let alone Wuhan, was highlighted by a case in the United Kingdom. The consequences on supply networks?

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QAD

APRIL 11, 2019

With a total area just slightly smaller than the U.S., As you would expect of a country whose coastline stretches for more than 7,000 km, Brazil excels at ocean shipping, but most inland waterways are remote from populated and industrialized areas. Brazil would eventually become a republic again in 1985. Manufacturing in Brazil.

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Elementum

JUNE 4, 2015

Months after Modi and India introduced their ‘Make in India’ campaign and a full three years after the unveiling of Germany 4.0, With this initiative China hopes to make the full transition from the “world’s factory” to the world’s leading manufacturing powerhouse, both in terms of capacity and innovation. Supply Chain Impact.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 14, 2020

Just-in-time delivery of finished goods and components has been put under tremendous strain. Harvest time is approaching fast in many countries in the northern hemisphere. April marks the start of the asparagus harvest in southern Germany, an event that has a quasi-religious significance in some towns and villages.

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 14, 2014

A new car needs a stunning new look and at the same time the components need to be durable, functional and lightweight. But getting it just right, scaling up production and ensuring that the supply chain will be in place to meet demand for a new car launch can take a couple of years. By Helen Armstong (Supply Chain Movement).

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QAD

JANUARY 12, 2023

Multi Carrier Shipping – An Introduction. UPS, FedEx and other parcel carriers spend large sums of money advertising that all of your parcel shipping needs can be satisfied by one provider. Companies with low volumes, and/or stable shipping patterns, might be best served by opting for such a one-carrier solution. .

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

A growing global warehouse capacity crunch. Already reeling from the effects of the two-year COVID-19 pandemic, supply chains around the world, encompassing a wide range of industries, are now seeing increasing disruption caused by another massive crisis of our times, Russia’s war on Ukraine. The grain blockaded in Ukraine.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Particularly affected are routes from Asia to Germany, experiencing a remarkable 55% increase in transit times, resulting in an average delay of 12 days. These disruptions significantly impact just-in-time inventory systems and cause substantial upheaval in the supply chain schedules of numerous organizations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 21, 2022

I just read about a different take on facial recognition software that uses artificial intelligence in a little different way. Supply disruptions would be problematic as businesses are already facing a shortage of raw materials and longer delivery times. Certainly sounds like interesting technology.

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Logility

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The beginning of the year saw us dealing with supply shortages as product was caught up in containers, as suppliers dealt with capacity challenges. A surplus of ships is likely 3. We expect shipping costs to drop in 2023 as we see a rush of new vessels next year. Germany, South Africa, and South Korea were abundant in 2022.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 17, 2018

Here are the ones that caught my attention: Maersk and IBM Introduce TradeLens Blockchain Shipping Solution. Kuebix Announces New Service to Provide Shippers More Truckload Rates and Available Capacity. My family and I spent more than a week in Costa Rica, where everyone greets you with “Pura Vida,” which means “Pure Life” in Spanish.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 12, 2022

Buying products in-store, then having them shipped to their homes. Your digital and brick-and-mortar sales channels aren’t operating in separate vacuums. . In fact, according to Harvard Business Review , 73% of shoppers prefer shopping via multiple channels. . That’s where omnichannel retail trends enter the equation.

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DELMIA Quintiq

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Business leaders are getting nervous as time is very short. The United Kingdom (UK) imports the most goods by far compared to other European countries, not just final products but also parts and components for further production and assembly. The customs controls would therefore be a very time-consuming process.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 10, 2023

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that he would not commit to putting Tubman on the twenty-dollar bill, saying, “People have been on the bills for a long period of time. The February reading in the New York Fed’s Global Supply Chain Pressure Index was -0.26, reaching negative territory for the first time since August 2019.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2021

America’s imports are stuck on ships floating off LA. Specifically, the top countries most impacted by the Suez Canal blockage include the UK, Germany, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, and Austria. And more ships keep arriving, making the congestion worse.

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Jaggaer

AUGUST 18, 2020

In recent years , the sector has become highly dependent on deliveries from the Asia Pacific region and in particular China, where capacities in the transport chain between inland plants and the ports collapsed by 70% at one point. Supplier management is, of course, challenging at the best of times, and for a variety of reasons.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 12, 2020

“This would increase the complexity of route planning and make more difficult the quest to eliminate empty back hauls as the number of shipping points increases and the number of shipments out of more rural locations increases,” explains Skip Berry in an article published by Clarkston Consulting.

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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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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In the UK, there are currently over 1 million job vacancies, while in Europe’s biggest economy, Germany, one third of employers are reporting a scarcity of workers. They also help reduce grab-and-go food waste by making sure items aren’t just made properly, they’re fresh and ready at the right time to meet peak demand.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 2, 2017

tons of airfreight, but also operates as Deutsche Post in Germany. in Germany, and millions of shipments. Each division is about the same size, and a bit more labor intensive in supply chain (150,000 employees). DHL is a global business that manages 3.6M The first trend is around what he called the Amazon Effect. orders on Monday.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Passages, capes, and straits are defined as geographical areas through which international shipping routes must transit. Chokepoints (or bottlenecks) are a term used to describe the most crucial strategic marine routes because they: Capacity limitations. Potential for closure or interruption. Gibraltar and Suez during World War II).

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 30, 2015

Many of the products are shipped to Asia, the USA and Europe, but The Netherlands remains the multinational’s beating heart. Profile of Harold Bol, Director of Supply Chain Planning & Configuration Management, ASML. There is a good chance that the superfast chips in your smartphone or tablet were printed on ASML equipment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 14, 2021

What makes this Congressional recess importance is the fact that it was the last time the US capital was located in Philadelphia. Gas prices jumped just above $3 a gallon Wednesday, and many gas stations in the Southeast were out of fuel as panicking motorists rushed to fill up in the wake of the cyberattack. The cyberattack halted 2.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Jim Hackett, the CEO of Ford at the time, was quoted as saying: “We didn’t realize there was an off switch. Germany Freezes the Nord Stream 2 Project. Germany responded by halting certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. We knew it might go into a recession, more like a dimmer switch, but off?” Russia Attacks Ukraine.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 15, 2024

The latest updates on shipping delays in the Red Sea in January 2024, including which businesses and industries have been impacted. This response is driven by ongoing threats to crew and cargo safety, necessitating the rerouting of ships around the Cape of Good Hope, resulting in substantial delays and escalated shipping costs.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

But first, you may need to remind your customers about the benefits of “Made in USA” and of using domestic manufacturers, including: Cheaper, More Reliable Shipping. offers lower labor, natural gas and electricity costs than some other developed countries in Europe and Asia, including the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Japan.

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