Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A report by Nikkei Asia Technology indicates that Apple contract manufacturing services provider Foxconn is planning to incrementally expand iPhone production capacity within India. billion facility, which is massive and implies more than just smartphone assembly. This facility is further reported to be the equivalent of a $1.54

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

She started her journalism career as a financial reporter in Beirut, Lebanon. They strive to leave you with something valuable every time you finish reading, watching, or listening to our work. They know that we are just one of many publications seeking your attention in an increasingly busy world. About Emma Cosgrove.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In today’s Wall Street Journal , I was interviewed regarding a case that was just filed against Amazon by a large robotics , claiming that the e-commerce giant backed away from promises made early in the Covid-19 pandemic to support the supplier with millions of dollars in new purchases.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 4, 2020

Over recent decades, supply chains have globalized, specialized and become leaner or just-in-time. … The initial China experience with the virus provided some important lessons in supply-chain management — challenging truths and highlighting issues with the just-in-time systems that have come to be the norm.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 25, 2022

The Wall Street Journal Logistics Report recently published a published report that was titled: Retailers Scrambling to Stow Inventories Are Turning to Transport Equipment ( Paid subscription or metered view ). This led to other trailers being placed or staged in temporary storage yards or parking areas, sometime for several days at a time.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 10, 2018

In today’s age, full truckload is in-demand, and rates are rising much faster than this time last year, by 25 percent in some markets, explains the Journal of Commerce. Fortunately, shippers who take the time to understanding such contributing factors and best practices can proactively manage full truckload freight. New Series.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 30, 2015

Jeff Tucker 's guest column in yesterday's Wall Street Journal pointed to the pivotal role of technology, including DAT Load Boards , in freight logistics today. Some of these apps are pretty cool -- DAT has an app just for drivers, and all DAT products are in constant use on all kinds of mobile devices, too.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 8, 2018

The Wall Street Journal recently advised “In the battle for economic supremacy, investors should quickly be realizing it’s increasingly about supply, not demand.” ( The Next Challenge for Global Growth: Keeping Up With Demand , April 24, 2018 ). As the (U.S.) Due to robust demand, the ISM says supply chains are “struggling to keep up.”.

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Stord

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

With multiple logins, slow optimization, limited capacity, and patchy visibility (the list of limitations goes on… but we’ll spare you the time), companies are left in the dark with an inefficient supply chain, missing inventory, disappointed customers, and ultimately a lower bottom line. The system just does not make sense anymore.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Retail journalist Daphne Howland ( @daphnehowland ) observes, “To buy more time, the industry is embarking on the holiday season earlier than ever this year, but, despite the respite evident in September, retailers can’t escape the prevailing challenge of the moment — an unprecedented level of uncertainty.”[1]

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Production within this facility is scheduled to begin in 2025 with a capacity of 30 gigawatts-hours of batteries annually. This week, global automaker Toyota indicated that the company would nearly double its investment in a planned battery production facility being constructed in the state of North Carolina.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Despite supply chain costs increasing and available capacity almost a rarity, retailers are undertaking a variety of ways to make sure they receive their inventory in time for the ever-important holiday season. “We have seen real lumpiness in the global supply chain that has led to some shortages and more so just unevenness.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The COP28 Agreement calls for the “ transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a just and orderly manner.” The deal is cited in global-wide media as being the first time that a U.N. According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal ( Paid subscription ): “ In the run-up to this year’s conference, the U.S.,

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 31, 2024

In that same Supply Chain Matters commentary, we called reader attention to a published report from The Wall Street Journal that specifically concluded with the Akio Toyoda statement: “ Japanese industry strength in the EV era will come from practical car making “over a long period of time and from experiences of failure.”

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Resilinc

JUNE 1, 2021

Just when you thought the semiconductor shortage couldn’t get any worse, more bad news is coming from Taiwan—home to about two-thirds of global chip manufacturing capacity. And the water and power problems come at a time when Taiwan is experiencing a late May surge in COVID cases. Solving them will take many years.

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Ware2Go

JUNE 20, 2023

Due to sustained inflation and higher energy cost, global growth in sea freight shipments turned negative in the second half of 2022 for the first time since the onset of COVID-19. In this age of globalization, using ocean freight to transport goods is increasingly important to emerging brands.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The approach of “ Just in time ” and “ supply chain management ” focused on optimizing efficiency and reducing waste. But at that time, the reduction of waste was mainly due to economic reasons, not environmental.This was because waste means greater economic loss. Bhattacharjee, 2015). Vishal Gupta, 2013).

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Enterra Insights

JULY 23, 2021

Wells said, ‘I thought that maybe if I could just write down a few lines of wintry verse, I could physiologically get an edge over this heat.’ Journalists Kristine Solomon and Rachel Sylvester report, “If you’re an early Christmas shopper, listen up: right now is your time to snag some serious deals. ”[2].

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Our inventory is up substantially over the same time last year, helping us feel prepared to deliver for millions of families this season,” said Target in an Oct. Our inventory is up substantially over the same time last year, helping us feel prepared to deliver for millions of families this season,” said Target in an Oct. 12 statement.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Wall Street Journal reports that logistics hiring contributes a robust 10% to the October 2018 U.S. Companies using enterprise supply chain logistics software save not just on logistics costs, but also on unnecessary headcount. Here’s an area where a lot of time and money is squandered. job growth figures. Here’s how!

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Daimler Trucks North America launches 3D printed parts program (Commercial Carrier Journal). Just ask UPS and Walmart. As reported by the Wall Street Journal : United Parcel Service Inc. Large Truckload Driver Turnover Rate Rose in Third Quarter. Trucking Companies Boost Big-Rig Orders on Rising Shipping Demand (WSJ – sub.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 17, 2022

Just as spring signals a time full of blossoms and allergenic sneezes, changing seasons can cause people to reflect on traditions. Although this decreased pricing for shippers at the time, it also let freight bill payment regulations fly out the window. Shippers Can Spend Too Much Time on Processing.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 29, 2018

Tighter Trucking Capacity, Higher Rates Until 2019 (or Beyond). As many companies are experiencing already, stronger economic growth (coupled with other factors) is leading to tighter trucking capacity and higher rates. I gave a keynote presentation on emerging technologies (drones, driverless trucks, 3D printing, blockchain, etc.)

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2014

As highlighted in a Wall Street Journal article last week: Congestion, labor tensions and tax concerns at U.S. billion) over the past decade to improve rail and road access and boost inspection capacity at West Coast ports…Canadian railroad companies have also moved to capitalize on those infrastructure investments.

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Freightos

APRIL 16, 2015

Mobile points of sale…and delivery : It’s not just cash registers. Mobile points of sale…and delivery : It’s not just cash registers. Faster service, great capacity usage and direct connectivity with freight companies means better access to service providers. Barrett Distribution , @barrettdc ].

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

By the fourth quarter, managers at automotive firms “were encouraged by relatively strong sales … as factory work accelerated in the midst of improved parts supply,” wrote the Wall Street Journal on January 4. automotive industry was battered in 2022, with its sales dropping about 8% from 2021 to 13.7 GM was an exception with U.S.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 24, 2017

Cassidy of the Journal of Commerce. Less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping has been amid a capacity crunch. “Unsustainable.”. That is the word being used to describe the state of the logistics industry in 2017, reports William B. Unfortunately, that hopeful decline appears to have stalled. Vendor Management for Inbound Freight Management.

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 14, 2022

Statista reported on how technological advancements have even affected the largest parcel giants, saying, “Although USPS’s total mail revenue has been declining every year, revenue generated from shipping and packages has actually increased in recent times, reaching 32 billion U.S. Trouble can start with just a few mistyped numbers.

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IQMS

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Stanley Black & Decker saw orders for power tools, wrenches, tape measures, and utility knives plummet 40% a week last April from a year earlier, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article, Consumer Demand Snaps Back. Sales of electric sanders so far during the first quarter of 2021 are fourfold higher than the same time last year.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 13, 2020

He writes, “For marketers, maybe the easiest course is to batten down the hatches — cut back, stay low, just hope to survive, not fight a seemingly losing battle at a time when they figure consumers don’t want to hear from them. This is the time to really earn your salary as a marketer. gross domestic product).

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Here I am doing my standard Talking Logistics intro through one of my favorite filters: How awesome would it be to discuss blockchain or the capacity crunch in transportation using this filter for an entire episode? I joined Snapchat this week. I tried calling, texting, and emailing her, but she doesn’t respond via those channels.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 8, 2016

More data points this week confirming what we already know: demand for freight transportation is weak, which is leading carriers to cut back on capacity. Global trade volumes fell for the first time since 2009 by 1.7 Global trade volumes fell for the first time since 2009 by 1.7 percent from 3 percent. percent from 3 percent.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 26, 2016

G6 axes more Asia-North Europe capacity as carriers prepare for a ‘bleak’ October (The Loadstar). Last week, as reported in the Wall Street Journal, Target announced that it was “pulling thousands of items off its shelves and cutting ties with Welspun India Ltd. Are Your Sheets ‘Egyptian Cotton’? WSJ – sub.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Passenger-plane belly capacity has been displaced and airfreight rates are rising on high demand as companies try to fly over severe backups at seaports. Alibaba is still China’s biggest platform, but its market share has fallen to 51% from 78% just six years ago. ?. Trouble viewing this email? View in web browser ›. By Paul Page.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Caila Schwartz ( @CailaSchwartz ) , a senior industry strategist at Salesforce Commerce Cloud, reports, “All the traditional last-mile delivery carriers [like FedEx, UPS and DHL] will run out of capacity at some point in the season. So we anticipate that 700 million packages are actually at risk of being delayed this year.”[1]

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Talking Logistics

JULY 15, 2016

When was the last time you checked your mailbox with excitement and anticipation? Maybe it’s just love. As reported by the Wall Street Journal : . Although it’s been around for a long time, it’s adoption is growing thanks to improved capabilities and lower costs. It’s a trend worth keeping a pulse on.

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SCM Research

MAY 17, 2021

In our new article, Two Perspectives on Supply Chain Resilience (Wieland & Durach, 2021), we provide a new definition of supply chain resilience: Supply chain resilience is the capacity of a supply chain to persist, adapt, or transform in the face of change. Journal of Business Logistics. Wieland, A., & Durach, C.

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