Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Every day, retailers and manufacturers are challenged to balance ambitious customer service promises with profit margin protection. Extending visibility of available capacities in the market enables a more effective result, often delivering win-wins for collaborative trading partners. How great can the impact be?

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MPO Multi Party Orchestration

JANUARY 17, 2022

Many factors affect carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions during steel production, including capacity utilization, facility age and upkeep, the electricity grid, and environmental regulations. Secondary steel production, which makes up about 70% of the steel that’s produced in the US, releases significantly less CO2 than primary steel production.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

He has worked with companies like Barneys, the Hearst Corporation, and SDI Systems, a logistics automation manufacturer. He identified a need for a local market logistics network, converting underutilized space in shopping malls into micro-logistics capacity in the middle and final mile.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 31, 2023

The company’s delivery platform offers scheduled or same-day delivery to customers in industries like retail, building material supply, and manufacturing. FRAYT’s customers come from industries like retail, building material supply, and manufacturing.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The more likely explanation is that a combination of prudent capacity management and poor demand visibility led to these prices and the resulting profits. It took carriers months to adjust capacity to the new low-demand reality. Capacity management prevented the expected rate collapse and stemmed carrier losses.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The more likely explanation is that a combination of prudent capacity management and poor demand visibility led to these prices and the resulting profits. . It took carriers months to adjust capacity to the new low-demand reality. Capacity management prevented the expected rate collapse and stemmed carrier losses. It worked. .

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Savi

MARCH 14, 2019

Last year’s conference discussed many similar topics regarding ocean shipments, but now, there was an overarching dialogue about the influence of technology in global shipments. At its core, real-time visibility provides more precise and reliable ETAs, which make it easier to anticipate capacity needs.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

He has managed onshore/offshore/war zone logistics as well as batch, continuous, and discrete manufacturing setups. Demand planning is a supply chain management process that enables a company to project future demand and successfully customize company output — be it toilet paper, laptops or truck capacity — according to those projections.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Looking at this information from the same view helps optimize production capacity, improve value chain efficiency, and accelerate response to emerging patient needs. To further advance supply chain planning capabilities, companies can create a digital copy, or digital twin, of their physical supply chain.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In fact, IDC predicts that manufacturers across Asia who digitally transform and accelerate sustainable innovation to improve supply chain operations, will increase their revenue by 20 percent in 2025. For reasons of climate change and profitability rewards, maintaining a more sustainable approach to the supply chain is obvious.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2021

First and foremost, why have supply chain technologies weathered the Covid storm better than other industries, and what has it meant for parcel shipping? Second, how does the ongoing capacity crunch impact the holiday season? I asked Ken to give me some deeper insights on a few key points. Industry Trends.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 8, 2023

After gaining vital international experience in manufacturing and transpacific shipping, he took on a variety of roles back in the U.S. By connecting the four major stakeholders in drayage, Qualle is helps to the container moving: Exporters gain access to more capacity and equipment.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 28, 2023

The following is a continuation of a supply chain technology thought leadership education series developed in collaboration with Replan. Such an environment requires manufacturing and supply chain processes to be able to more proactively sense, pivot and respond to market changes.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Just when manufacturers and distributors thought some semblance of “normal” might be returning, the possibility of a railroad strike has resurfaced. The scenario of a rail strike sheds light on the unsteadiness that has come to define today’s global supply chain, as QAD’s Stephen Dombroski wrote recently in an article in Food Logistics.

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Logility

DECEMBER 10, 2019

One of the objectives of a digital transformation is the ability to create a digital copy or ‘Digital Twin’ of the physical supply chain that accurately portrays the current state of capacities, capabilities, orders, inventory, assets, etc.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Changing Dimensions of Production Capacity Planning and Scheduling A clear opportunity to be addressed remains the shifting of prior focus on just-in-time driven, end-to-end efficiency flow of materials, inventory and resources, which exposed vulnerabilities with cascading and vulnerable disruption.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

With Russia exporting many critical commodities, Deloitte explained, there are insufficient raw materials for supply and manufacturing use. Would it not be simpler to access capacity that can scale while keeping tabs on the total costs more easily? But back to the overarching point.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

Modern supply chains are complex, and what happens within them reverberates across the worldwide economy. Manufacturers and shipping companies assumed that because of layoffs, demand would drop. Recent Supply Chain Disruptions. Mistaken assumptions were made that only exacerbated the problem.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

In this August 30, 2023 edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Technology we provide capsule highlights of investments announced by supply chain management focused tech providers. In this addition, we highlight announcements involving Redwood Materials and ConverSight.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Our featured guest is Graham Scott, Vice President of Global Procurement for global based manufacturing services provider Jabil. Graham’s teams analyze commodity market trends, pricing, capacity and supply/demand models for Jabil ’s multi-industry customers. He has lived and held leadership roles in Europe , Asia and the U.S.

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Logility

APRIL 20, 2022

With access to digital data across your enterprise ecosystem and your multi-enterprise partners’ system, you can measure variability in demand, lead time, production capacity, throughput performance, resource availability, and transportation schedules with planning algorithms. Turning a Multi-Tier Supplier Network into a Competitive Edge.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Digital innovation across every node of the supply chain is occurring – and fast. Smart factories, smart warehouses and smart transportation are becoming a reality as manufacturers invest in technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT), robotics and more.

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ThroughPut

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

A capacity-constrained Demand Management System complemented by a strong decentralized Sales and Operations Process offering is the fastest way to achieve organization-wide focus and deliver positive net financial impact. The existing data structures between DCRA & ThroughPut.ai said Ali Raza, CEO and Founder of ThroughPut Inc.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Manufacturing/Auto/Industrials – Raw material and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) supplier networks, along with factory outputs tied to industrial equipment, automotive products, and consumer goods. And, accordingly, each industry procures and manages capacity differently to navigate these challenges and drive positive outcomes.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 27, 2019

Ian is an expert on warehouse automation, and shares his insights on how you need to get started in thinking about technology and robotics in your warehouse or manufacturing operation. Sandwiched between warehouse and distribution center, manufacturing is where the value gets added. Improving Performance in Manufacturing.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Anthony’s clients varied from construction, trucking, industrial, software, manufacturing, and retail industries. Anthony transitioned to a Corporate Economist & Consultant, advising CXO leaders and Fortune 500 companies on economic analysis, industry trends, and internal strategy.

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Locus

MAY 15, 2023

The direct-to-consumer (D2C) model has been gaining popularity among customers for some time now as manufacturers get a lot more room to provide customized brand experiences that bring a lot more delight to consumers, which in turn strengthen brand loyalty.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 12, 2023

The following is a continuation of a supply chain technology thought leadership education series developed in collaboration with Replan. Such an environment requires manufacturing and supply chain processes to be able to more proactively sense, pivot and respond to constant or rapidly changing market conditions.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 22, 2023

In this initial commentary, this Editor will provide summary highlights of the event and Supply Chain Matters will provide some added commentaries, including highlights of our one-on-one interview with John Sicard, Kinaxis CEO. The third product announcement was Kinaxis Sustainable Supply Chain. Stay tuned.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

A China Plus sourcing stance has become ever more important as is longer-term alignment to government induced supply chain policies and legislation initiatives for deemed critical materials. Bloomberg reported in November 2022 that shipments of motor vehicles, computer parts and boats, manufactured in Mexico and destined for U.S.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 1, 2023

According to respondents of the “2022 Gartner Supply Chain Technology User Wants and Needs Survey”, the motivation for automation investments are labor availability (59%) and labor costs (41%). The Lenovo supply chain has over 150 million annual shipments (about 4 to 5 devices per second) and 3,600 Tier-1 suppliers.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 25, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights a breaking news development involving Tesla’s existing Nevada based Gigafactory that will be of interest to Automotive EV manufacturers and their supply networks. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Freightos

APRIL 16, 2015

Optimized trucking capacity : Technology companies like 10-4 are optimizing capacity usage, closing the loop between truckers, shippers and brokers. [ 10-4 Systems , @10_4systems ]. Faster service, great capacity usage and direct connectivity with freight companies means better access to service providers. yellowbox].

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Kinaxis

APRIL 5, 2017

Check out the video below as well as links to other supply chain practitioner and Kinaxis executive interviews. Thomas, director of global capacity planning for Ford Motor Co. Every manufacturer in the automotive vertical has some kind of supply chain management software, Thomas says.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 20, 2022

As developments regarding industry supply chain disruptions continue unabated, businesses now increasingly face the sting of higher supply chain and transportation driven costs impacting the bottom line. Oracle recently aired a Cloud Virtual Summit which was themed- Redefine Best in a World of Change.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 12, 2022

MSC which was recently deemed to be the globe’s largest ocean container line by capacity consisting of 600 vessels serving in excess of 500 ports, joins other shipping lines in an acquisition spree after recording record levels of industry profitability these past two years. Panasonic further sees opportunities in supply-chain software.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It’s been three months already since we published our first regular roundup of supply chain and logistics news—doesn’t time fly? Instead, it is a tale of technology triumphing over supply chain process inefficiency, which we think is a compelling enough story to match the dramatic heading. What is a Digital Twin.

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