Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 13, 2022

Weather delays can affect shipping lanes, manufacturers face product shortages, demand continues to spike for certain products, containers are difficult to acquire, and the trucking industry faces a driver and capacity shortage, just to name a few. When we think of fraud in the supply chains, often we think about organized cargo theft.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Companies of all sizes have been capturing the value from Global Supply Chain to increase the economies of scale and scope for years. Due to the rapid change in global business environment, managers find it difficult to gain the edge over competitors. However, you may wonder what kind of practices really work.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic tested the global supply chain. Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. Procurement became an island–isolated from the demand signal except for MRP. Dwell times grow as more and more ships sit in the ocean waiting to unload.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

It employs 450 million people globally, and contributes $1.45 Image: iStock/JuSun June 18, 2025 Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor “The future is already here; it’s just not evenly distributed,” wrote William Gibson in his 1984 novel Neuromancer. That’s because supply chain itself is huge, Koganti argued. trillion to U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 21, 2024

May air cargo volumes rise amid global disruption Freight market pressured again in May, Cass data shows General Motors (GM) is accelerating sustainability efforts in its supply chain, focusing on logistics, materials, packaging, and supplier engagement. May air cargo volumes continue to rise amid global disruptions.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Shipping freight across the world is a complex matter. But what is even more complicated is freight billing and handling freight payments: what a cargo owner is initially quoted is often different from what he later is asked to pay. A 2021 Cargo Owners and freight forwarders survey, confirms this.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 26, 2025

Developed under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the Convention mandates that ships at the end of their operational lives must be recycled in a safe and environmentally sustainable way.

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Freightos

APRIL 23, 2025

Home Introducing Freightos Enterprise: End-to-End Procurement, Benchmarking, and Management Freightos Enterprise unifies market intelligence, tender management, and shipment operations into one solution, enhancing logistics efficiency for large import-export businesses.

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Freightos

JANUARY 15, 2024

It took time for the situation to normalize, especially for complex products like semiconductors that require a lot of moving parts in the global supply chain. Just when it seemed that 2024 would be a very welcome year of “normal” supply chains, the Red Sea crisis proved that for global supply chains, there is no such thing.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

Many of the world’s largest companies have committed to reaching net zero by 2050, triggering a ripple effect throughout global supply chains. Tesco and Walmart have announced procurement policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions and promoting sustainability throughout their extended supply chains. Retailers are following suit.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

FedEx plans to test autonomous drone cargo delivery with Elroy Air. Air Canada wants more cargo jets 3 months after launching service. Staten Island workers could challenge the company’s current labor model, which is the backbone of its Prime two-day shipping promise. Walgreens to offer Wing drone delivery in suburban Dallas.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2022

He had a load full of cotton bales, and while idling away hours at a shipyard watching stevedores load other cargo onto ships he dreamed up containers that transformed global supply chains. Containerization eventually reduced shipping and loading costs by at least 75%.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The low rates that triggered Hanjin’s bankruptcy in 2017 quickly became a thing of the past, as surging demand, congestion, and a litany of global shipping catastrophes pushed ocean freight rates into the stratosphere. While high, the shipping costs typically paled in comparison to the lost sales due to inventory shortages.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

But Molex, a global electronics and connectivity solutions company, has been investing in their intelligent digital supply chain strategy to improve their supply chain agility and customer experience. The Molex global supply chain is complex. Yes, SAP had inbound ASN’s (advanced ship notices). The Molex Supply Chain.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

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. It appears that operational and procurement risks for beneficial cargo owners or shippers, in the short term, are minimal.

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E2open

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The One Place in the Cloud to Run Your Supply Chain is Now the One Place in the Cloud to Manage Your Global Logistics. This brings together the world leader in ocean shipping logistics covering a majority of ocean shipping container capacity, with the global supply chain and logistics network of E2open.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement by LSCMS Shippers’ Council Container shipping procurement faces a multitude of challenges shaped by global events, industry shifts, environmental mandates, and technological advancements. At the heart of it all, an effective procurement strategy remains paramount.

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Logility

MAY 25, 2022

Supply chain organizations are now caught in the clutches of a global economy creaking beneath the weight of cargo embargoes, labor shortages, jammed ports and shipping lanes, and a pandemic that continues to evolve. A digital supply chain platform enables these interactions between planning, sourcing, and procurement ?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 14, 2023

Logistics Procurement – Performance Management by LSCMS Shippers’ Council Shortly after the outset of COVID, in early 2020, supply chains have been disrupted across the globe. Freight procurement is the mainstay of any supply chain professional but price is not the be-all and end-all.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 10, 2025

Twenty twenty-five is starkly different: the next global war has already begun, and it’s unfolding not on distant battlefields, but right through the supply chains that you rely on. Who pays the crew of the ship that blocked your shipping lane? Your supply chain is already directly in the line of fire. But take a closer look.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

With every link of the supply chain impacting businesses both large and small, keeping up with the globally disrupted supply chain evolution is a recipe for whiplash. Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Deloitte Global). Deloitte Global).

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Last Mile Delivery Logistics HR & Labor Management Related Articles Airbus Reaches Deal With Canada Workers, Averting Lockout Threat Postal Workers Strike in Canada, Disrupting Holiday Shipments DHL Express Canada Offers Flat-Fee International Shipping SupplyChainBrain J.B.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

Just last year many were chartering their own cargo ships to get all these goods to their destinations.) Inbound/procurement teams could view SKUs at facilities with low days of supply, and drill into orders in the yard with low SKUs. All aboard. International suppliers, we are talking to you.)

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Management practices such as lean manufacturing and just-in-time inventory management, along with globalization, have made tremendous impact on cost and service, but have accentuated risk. Globalization, nearshoring and friendshoring trends are amplifying the supply chain risks. These risks are low probability and high impact.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The job of procurement is to ensure performance is as promised, risk is low and business objectives are being met through collaboration. Secure executive buy-in from procurement, supply chain and IT leadership. For example, there are shortages of active piers, forcing ships to anchor for days or weeks before they can unload.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

Fulfillment and global logistics is increasingly a goal in and of itself. In other words, if your shipping your own goods, you’re competition. But two other angles spell out Amazon’s broader logistics play even clearer: Amazon’s global logistics footprint. The Global Logistics Footprint. Amazon’s logistics hiring plans.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 22, 2015

In this infographic you will learn, for example, that the global market value for logistics has surpassed $4trillion. You will also learn: Interesting global logistics facts. Underneath, you will then see the full infographic explaining the Global Logistics Marketplace. Both are integral parts of globalization today.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 21, 2025

Two recently published studies identify the top disruptions that impacted industry, business and global supply chains during 2024 and our expected to be present in 2025. According to the releas e , overall disruptions to global supply chains increased 38 percent on a year-over-year basis.

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QAD

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The global supply chain is facing a perfect storm of challenges, and dealing with it, according to GE CEO Larry Culp , “really is akin to playing Whac-A-Mole.” And the current global supply chain disruptions may be sticking around longer than we might think. A lack of railcars to move cargo from the ports is adding more delays.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 15, 2025

Webinars Container Ship Explodes, Catches Fire Off Coast of India Global Gateways Europe’s Steel Industry in Jeopardy, Says ThyssenKrupp Exec Global Trade & Economics Watch: An Alternative to Traditional Battery-Making Technology for EVs Sourcing/Procurement/SRM Digital Edition SupplyChainBrain 2025 ESG Guide: Is ESG Still Relevant?

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 9, 2025

transport and shipping sector. Featured Product Popular Stories End to De Minimis Slows Flow of Air Cargo from China to U.S. Global Supply Chain Management Argentina: A New Opportunity in Latin America’s Industrial Sector Global Supply Chain Management U.S.-Swiss surveyed 521 professionals in the U.S. Some 56% of U.S.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 19, 2025

Featured Product Popular Stories Starmer, Carney Reboot U.K.-Canada

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3PL Insights

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Global Shipping Effects of the Hanjin Bankruptcy. Hanjin Shipping, a South Korean company and the seventh largest container shipper in the world, filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday, August 31, 2016, which has prompted significant questions and confusion around the world as to how this will affect global shipping.

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Resilinc

MARCH 12, 2024

Discover the top geopolitical risks set to affect the global supply chain this year. In 2023—if it wasn’t already—geopolitics became top of mind for every procurement professional. This year, managers and procurement professionals must stay incredibly diligent when it comes to the latest news.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

In today’s market, it is imperative for process businesses to pursue digital transformations to meet changing customer expectations, global market demands, and increased competition. The process industry has been burdened by effects from global economic strength, tariffs and trade balances, and infrastructure bottlenecks.

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Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

What’s become increasingly clear is that there are no more black swans in global logistics. The days of quarterly reviews and annual procurement cycles are giving way to a much more dynamic, responsive approach to supply chain management. Everything should be expected and planned for. This insight wasn’t merely theoretical.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases. On the tech aggregator side, this is not the first time Amazon would provide global freight services.

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