Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. These are just a recent indication of the disruption from weather events and natural disasters that your supply chain may encounter. Capacity constraints and transportation delays.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In a survey of 150 global manufacturing executives, 47% committed to improving supply chain visibility and tracking. According to the Global Supply Chain Disruption and Future Strategies Survey Report, this goal was the top-ranked planned tool investment. Agility to act on transparency.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2023

Traditionally, planning processes are designed to serve specific time horizons – sales & operations execution (S&OE) is used for short term horizon, sales & operations planning (S&OP) for the mid-term horizon, and integrated business planning (IBP) for long term strategic horizon. This is known as the “black box” problem.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 28, 2024

Late last year, the staff at Digitate released the results of a survey entitled “AI and Automation: Laying the Foundation for the Autonomous Enterprise.” The survey found, “90% of IT decision-makers plan to deploy more automation, including AI, in the next 12 months.”[1] ”[1] These trends are not new.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 28, 2023

A survey conducted in the United Kingdom by the Institute of Directors (IoD), a 120-year-old British political organization, found that the larger a company is the more likely it is to be adversely affected by geopolitical tensions. The risks run the gamut from trade wars to actual wars.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In support of the new grocery delivery service, Save Mart and Amazon are offering first-time customers 15 percent off orders of more than $50 for a limited time. The ad is trying to create a new image for a “ case of the Mondays ” as the retailers is moving Black Friday to Mondays. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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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. These are just a recent indication of the disruption from weather events and natural disasters that your supply chain may encounter. Cyber threats and attacks.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 17, 2022

And when it comes to transportation, find a partner who can help you traverse the evolving pandemic. With demand forecasting becoming more difficult since the start of the pandemic and many businesses left with a shortage of products, many companies are starting to move from just-in-time to just-in-case inventory management.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

According to the Venture Beat staff, “Sixty-nine percent of global enterprises have already adopted or plan to adopt quantum computing in the near term, according to a new survey of enterprise leaders commissioned by Zapata Computing. ” Greater Computing Capacity. Businesses using quantum will need to address this question.”

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 21, 2017

Unless your organization has been absent from the takeover of TMS in the conversations of online and print media, you have likely encountered plenty of reasons why a transportation management system (TMS) benefits shippers. Let’s take a closer look at how Transportation Management System ROI actively strengthens supply chains.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Port congestion, capacity constraints, large increases in rates across all modes, labour shortages and long delays in shipments—these are just some of the operating realities supply chain and logistics professionals face today. Will the environment improve in 2022 or get worse? Resilience through technical capability and consistency.

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Locus Robotics

JANUARY 29, 2024

The time is now to adopt modern warehouse automation to stay efficient, competitive, and responsive, and there are a number of reasons to do so. With the flexible capacity of solutions like autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), especially with a robots-as-a-service (RaaS) subscription model, seasonal spikes become easier than ever to manage.

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Locus Robotics

JANUARY 29, 2024

The time is now to adopt modern warehouse automation to stay efficient, competitive, and responsive, and there are a number of reasons to do so. With the flexible capacity of solutions like autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), especially with a robots-as-a-service (RaaS) subscription model, seasonal spikes become easier than ever to manage.

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Locus Robotics

JANUARY 29, 2024

The time is now to adopt modern warehouse automation to stay efficient, competitive, and responsive, and there are a number of reasons to do so. With the flexible capacity of solutions like autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), especially with a robots-as-a-service (RaaS) subscription model, seasonal spikes become easier than ever to manage.

Supply Chain Software 52

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 4, 2023

COVID-19 Ernst & Young LLP conducted a survey of 200 senior-level supply chain executives in late 2020 and 2022. COVID-19 Ernst & Young LLP conducted a survey of 200 senior-level supply chain executives in late 2020 and 2022. CNN continues to provide real-time war coverage here. we faced in June of 2022.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Under pressure to quickly identify new sources of supply, due diligence has–at times been reduced, thereby increasing the likelihood of quality issues, unknowingly supporting forced labor, or exposing organizations to fraud. Common Supply Chain strategies, such as just-in-time inventory, exacerbate the impact of shocks.

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3rdwave

AUGUST 7, 2019

There are 4 fundamental areas where global transportation is challenged. Three of these challenges are variants on traditional transportation challenges and the last is relatively new but growing in importance. Transportation Cost Management. Information is simpler to access than at any other time. Visibility.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

This begs the question: Even if the industry gets more truck drivers, just how much is enough to relieve the strain on trucking capacity? Below, Jason shares his insights and offers recommendations for what shippers can do to obtain capacity and plan for the coming months. for Q2 2021, relative to Q2 2018.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. March and now Q1-2022 data point to continued disruption, added cost inflation and elongated transit times continuing to be manifested in the months ahead. . Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. Global Shipping.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 10, 2018

So, some years back I decided to regularly survey logistics buyers on how to best get and keep their attention. My firm conducts the survey every couple of years and we recently finished up our 2018 survey findings report, which is available here. Learn about my business, but not from me; I don’t have the time.” “Do

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 21, 2021

He writes, “Global supply chains were clearly in trouble before COVID-19 arrived on the scene, but when it did, the weakness of our time-honored strategies for procurement, production and delivery became shockingly evident. ” Robert J. Bowman, Managing Editor of SupplyChainBrain, agrees with Quasney’s assessment.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 8, 2024

A recent Gartner survey confirmed that more than two-thirds of Chief Supply Chain Officers (CSCOs) are still recovering from the last major disruption when the next one comes along – a continuous barrage of challenges that proves that responsive supply chains are going to struggle in a state of constant volatility.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

This index complies 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog. The authors point to the delivery time disruptions occurring in China , an increase in air freight costs from the U.S. after reaching an all-time high of 76.2

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QAD

MARCH 9, 2023

Only 2% of companies felt completely prepared for the pandemic and 57% reported serious disruption in a recent survey. Another survey found that the pandemic prompted many companies to move up their timelines for adopting digital technologies by three to four years. How Have Global Supply Chains Changed Since the Pandemic?

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ThroughPut

JUNE 22, 2023

Building Robust Supply Chains that are Equipped to Overcome Tomorrow’s Business Challenges According to Gartner ’s recent survey, only 21% of organizations are confident of operating with a highly resilient supply chain network. But what should you look for in a marketplace with an endless number of glamorous solutions?

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Freight Plus

JULY 13, 2018

Plenty of ink has been spilled over the truckload capacity crisis but what about less than truckload (LTL) freight? Unfortunately, the reach of the national truck driver shortage and capacity crunch is now at the point where it's touching the entire inland transportation market. Jill Clifford, Vice President of Aborn & Co.,

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Cathy Roberson

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

” Indeed, handling/reusing returned products is increasing as noted in the Reverse Logistics Association’s (RLA) recent survey. During the third-quarter, 45% of survey respondents noted the number of returns increased while a combined 46% said that returns either stayed the same or did not increase during the quarter.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Highway and transportation closures, and mandatory 14-day quarantines for people returning home from strongly affected areas, mean that even in places no longer shut down, the return to normal at factories and ports will be slow. . In addition to the terrible human cost, the virus is also sending ripples throughout the global supply chain.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 20, 2023

Long lead times can hurt sales and customer retention. Here we break down what lead time is, the types of lead times in supply chain management , the factors that affect lead time, and how to shorten lead times to provide a better customer experience. In this lead time guide: What is lead time?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The times of global pandemic will be remembered as the years of mass digitization. During the pandemic digitization was just the only way things could work. During the pandemic digitization was just the only way things could work. That’s what I continue to believe. Few had imagined that the wind could turn that swiftly.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

I’ll share my takeaways from the conference in a future post, but here’s another tidbit I learned when I visited The National World War II Museum during some free time on Tuesday (my way of observing Veterans Day): By D-Day, the Germans had poured 17 million cubic yards of concrete, reinforced by 1.3 Bloomberg).

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The value of peer-to-peer learning and networking was evident at last month’s Ryder Innovate conference — “an exclusive gathering of senior leaders in transportation, logistics, and supply chain seeking strategic insight, new ideas, and thought leadership to improve their supply chain and fleet operations.”

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BlueYonder

MARCH 24, 2022

And at the same time, the pandemic has focused on the need for more resilient supply chains too. The question is whether it is possible to be sustainable and resilient at the same time? The survey also provides clear information on how companies work with sustainability issues. Reduced risk, increased environmental impact.

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GTG Technology Group

JANUARY 17, 2018

Delaying Upgrades Is Holding Back Your Transportation Company. That future is within your grasp if you keep your transportation management software upgraded to take advantage of innovations. That future is within your grasp if you keep your transportation management software upgraded to take advantage of innovations.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

We ordered a fridge last August, paid for it – and just got a notice that delivery has been pushed out to July! As a result, I am also of the opinion that the supply chain pressures will continue for much of 2022, which could further dampen production at Ball, and lead to continued reduced capacity.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The report’s authors indicated that five sub-indices, output, new orders, manufacturing employment, purchasing stocks and suppliers’ delivery times were collectively at levels of deterioration. The report authors especially cited new order declines and: “ at a pace that has rarely been surpassed since the survey began in 1997.”

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Warehouse automation stats show that automation is making a big impact on warehouses and distribution centers. There are many driving forces behind the automation trend, from rising labor costs to rapid growth in ecommerce sales and a growing demand for rapid order fulfillment , such as two-day and even same-day delivery. ” 3. feet in 2016.

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