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The Top 6 Use Cases for Network Optimization

Logility

It’s time to evolve your supply chain from one-size-fits-all to purpose-built. It’s time for business leaders to let go of traditional assumptions, processes, and decision-making behaviors and start restructuring their operations to achieve maximum efficiency and flexibility.

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Risk Management in Global Ocean Context

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

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. We can observe this quite clearly in the growth experienced in countries like Vietnam, India as well as Hungary and Mexico.

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As Inventories and Capacity Expansion Grew Too Quickly in 2022, Customers are Forcing Suppliers to Bear the Brunt of Optimistic Forecasts

NC State SCRC

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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September Transportation Market Overview 2021

Freight Plus

On the domestic side capacity remains tight and rates are elevated. Any freight they reject just pushes back into the domestic OTR space-putting further pressure on rates and capacity. On-time performance for July was a whopping 15%. How was June 2021? Lots happening in the Supply Chain space.

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July Transportation Market Overview 2021

Freight Plus

Just incredible. On the domestic side, both dry vans and reefers continue to run tight in terms of capacity with rates remaining elevated. Rail dwell time in SoCal is around two weeks, and rail dwell time in Chicago is 2-3 weeks. The acquisition comes at a time of accelerated transformation in logistics.

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Have you Explored the Business Implications of Import Bans?

Logility

Implication: businesses that bet on this one being just another case of brow-beating run a significant risk in the near term. The Chinese government plans to double manufacturing capacity in the XUAR by 2025, with a focus on apparel and textiles. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel at all U.S. XUAR Facts and Figures.

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New Balance’s Added U.S. Manufacturing Presence

Supply Chain Matters

Just shy of three years ago, athletic and leisure footwear manufacturer New Balance announced plans to build the company’s sixth footwear factory within the United States. In a published Supply Chain Matters at the time , we pointed out that despite knowledge that manufacturing shoes in the U.S. Background. onshore presence.