Elementum

DECEMBER 2, 2015

China’s Tianjin port suffered a devastating explosion in August which left many manufacturers, insurers and shipping supply chains crippled. To mitigate the investment and production loss in Tianjin, JLR has planned new production centers in continental Europe and South America. We take a look at the lasting consequences.

Manufacturing Procurement 60

Manufacturing Procurement Cost Reduction Strategies Price Reduction Chemicals 60

Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Small trucker, Malcom McLean, fumes at slow loading of cargo aboard ship – “There has to be a better way.”. McLean purchases a steamship and a railroad terminal company. Significance. Loading costs plummet.

Shipping 120

Shipping Cargo Supply Chain Design Software Asia 120

GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Small trucker, Malcom McLean, fumes at slow loading of cargo aboard ship – “There has to be a better way.”. McLean purchases a steamship and a railroad terminal company. Significance. Loading costs plummet.

Shipping 120

Shipping Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Software 120

Global Trade Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. By having many service providers involved, which among each other are often not connected, the friction in moving goods from source to destination are very high. Importers are using multiple sourcing vendors to improve their ability to respond to market demand and opportunities.

Cargo 40

Cargo Supply Chain Network Software Global Real-time Visibility 40

Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Same-day delivery is at the top of shoppers’ wish lists this holiday season, as Target’s CEO Brian Cornell said more consumers are waiting until the last minute to make purchases. billion “Chips for America” semiconductor manufacturing and research subsidy program approved by Congress in August 2022 to ramp up U.S.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 282

Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics New Hampshire Price Reduction 282

Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

Given that some Asian and South American countries have no compunction about continuing to do business with Russia, and that many companies in the West have trade relationships in Asia and South America, the sanctions have caught many Western companies’ supply chains in a stranglehold. But the problems don’t stop there.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 86

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Ukraine Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Design Software 86

Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 6, 2023

But shipping industry sources now indicate that negotiations deteriorated last week over the scope of expected dockworker wage increases. Reportedly, one terminal at the Port of Los Angeles cancelled cargo movement operations on Monday of this week while two terminals at the Post of Long Beach closed. Gulf or U.S.

Los Angeles 52

Los Angeles South America Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software 52