Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
There’s an older term now being applied to supply chains for this capacity: antifragility. Supply chains are systems, and the current retail inventory glut is the classic illustration of the bullwhip effect in action, the consequence of cascaded planning in silos. There’s a new word for this current state: polycrisis.
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Worst January US Intermodal in 10 years Our thoughts and prayers are with those in Turkey and Syria impacted by the recent earthquakes. GM has signed a long-term agreement with GlobalFoundries to establish exclusive production capacity of U.S.-produced produced semiconductor chips. decline in Q4.
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Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 16, 2015
How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? Like oil prices, interest rates impact supply chain policies and decisions, especially with regards to inventory. Will interest rates continue to climb in 2016, and if so, what impact will it have on inventory levels?
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 16, 2016
If they actually follow through on their promise and oil prices continue to rise next year, how will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in response? Like oil prices, interest rates impact supply chain policies and decisions, especially with regards to inventory. Alexa, How Much Inventory Remains at Store X?”
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