The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

This results in incorrect actions and communication The service industry, like logistics service providers, distributors and retailers are not well prepared for halal issue and crisis management, endangering the effectiveness of halal risk mitigation measures by the brand owner.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 13, 2022

The advent of containerization heralded a revolution in cargo handling techniques, the ramifications of which are still influencing maritime trade all over the world today. With AI in forecasting, not only is the number of full containers clearer, but an estimation of available empty containers is also procured.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Investopedia defines it as “the overall process of managing how resources are acquired, stored, and transported to their final destination.” The planning, procurement, ordering, manufacturing, supply and distribution of masks , PPE (personal protective equipment), equipment (eg.

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Turvo

JULY 15, 2021

Even worse, certain parts of the network, like cold chain transport, can have a “run” on capacity during times of high disruption or demand. . Managers have to ensure enough containers exist at any moment to hold cargo and enough trucks become available to transport them. On normal days, this can be challenging enough.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 3, 2021

As noted in Digital Commerce 360 , with HD Supply, Home Depot has a good opportunity to target buyers of maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products with an omnichannel retail approach that enables them to purchase goods online or in-store. For international transportation, there is the additional requirement of clearing customs.

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SupplyPike

MAY 14, 2020

Supply Chain Management (SCM) is a systematic and controlled procurement operation. Procurement usually comprises a diverse range of suppliers chosen according to a conceived ability to supply merchandise at the right price. Why Supply Chain Management is Important. In general, suppliers should try to keep this above the 98.5%

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Factories in China are facing staffing shortages or are electing to remain closed to protect its workforce, airlines have suspended flights to China, and restrictions and regulations designed to control the spread of the virus could have an adverse impact on cargo leaving and entering ports all over the world.

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3PL Insights

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

The company represents almost 8% of trans-Pacific trade shipments for the United States market, and now they have stopped accepting new cargo. However, Nerijus Poskus, director of pricing and procurement for the freight forwarder and customs broker Flexport, predicts that this spike won’t last longer than one or two months.

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Precoro

APRIL 18, 2023

Supply chain visibility is a company's ability to keep track of raw materials, components, and final products – in batches or individually – as they move through the entire supply chain from suppliers through production or assembly to retailers and end customers. How Can Supply Chain Visibility be Achieved?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Moreover, you already know their reputation for handling goods in the safest and securest way to ensure your cargo arrives in your warehouse on time and in good condition. Suppose you’re looking for a company that can move your cargo all over Australia and other points.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

According to the April report commentary , the industry remains hopeful in new signs indicating that retailers and manufacturers are getting closer to working off the overall glut of inventories that resulted in 2022. percent drop in cargo volumes. The LMI has now declined 6.7 percentage points from the January reading of 57.6,

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

Transport Intelligence, the well-respected U.K. Air Cargo World. This American based niche news site specialises in air cargo. Transport Topics. With over 60,000 monthly viewers, Transport Topics is a prime destination for freight buffs, especially those who specialize in trucking. Cargo Business News.com.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Last evening, global parcel, logistics and transportation services provider Fedex Corp. Equity analysts quickly revised their analysis and outlooks for FedEx and other associated transport and logistics focused businesses. Development. As a result, the carrier announced immediate and direct actions in reducing costs.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 5, 2016

Wal-Mart in talks to buy online retailer Jet.com (Reuters). As reported by The Seattle Times , “Amazon will fly its latest Boeing 767 widebody jet freighter, publicly revealing the new ‘Prime Air’ branded livery of its fast-growing fleet of used cargo planes” at today’s Seafair aerial display over Lake Washington near Seattle.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 3, 2018

Omnichannel retail operations are well on their way to becoming the norm. Consumers now take the digital path to purchase more often than not; but, they don’t care what retailers call their shopping journey or what strategies companies use to make the shopping journey a seamless one. ’ They simply just shop.”[1]

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Reduction in costs and hassle associated with cargo insurance claims filing and processing, says CargoX Founder and CEO Stefan Kukman. Use for transparency and traceability for buyers, marketplaces, sellers, and consumers, unifying the history of a product from procurement to end-users, as well as throughout returns, if necessary.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 3, 2017

The bankruptcy of the Hanjin shipping line has thrown ports and retailers around the world into confusion. After this experience, some companies feel they need to consider their carriers’ financials and do all they can to avoid putting their cargo on carriers that they perceive to be at risk. The Hanjin impact.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Amazon Invests $4 Billion in Generative AI Online retail and Cloud services infrastructure platform provider Amazon has announced a $4 billion investment in Anthropic in a reported effort to become a major player in Generative AI. will reportedly be one of the largest fully interoperable chassis pools in the U.S.,

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

economy through the lens of the logistics and transportation sector in terms of costs and implications to the economy during 2021. Costs to store and finance generally lower inventory levels during the year reportedly rose by nearly 26 percent, while transportation costs rose by nearly 22 percent. For 2021, U.S. percent to $1.85

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

These examples are from retail, but I sense that the same customer empowerment phenomenon is happening broadly across everything we do at Amazon and most other industries as well. Consumer retail may have taken the first hit, but customer expectations are upping the ante in every vertical. Amazon Logistics Hiring Plans.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 23, 2023

economy through the lens of the logistics and transportation sector in terms of costs and implications to the economy during the past year, in this case 2022. Highlights by Key Transport Sector This year’s report provided for rather contrasting highlights for major logistics and transport sectors. The report includes four thers.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

That said, implementing Lean concepts would undoubtedly be part of that strategy, for example, - Lean Warehousing : Many firms (both retailers and manufacturers) are now aggressively rolling out Lean in their warehouse operations. Work with your broker to see if you can get priority on unloading the ship and inland transport.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

Global wide production, transportation and logistics activity levels reported for February, but continued rather concerning data related to global transportation service levels and cost. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. A spillover index of Inventory Costs reached a reported all-time peak of 90.3. .

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

To keep yourself in business, there are plaintiffs attorneys that are finding out what transportation is doing, and trying to find the big deep pockets to pay damages like the $281M damage awarded in Texas – because the smaller carrier won’t be able to pay.” We will go up the chain, and will go big.

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

Transportation was redirected to be used in providing first aid, leading to supply chain bottlenecks, shortages and price hikes. The latter was so severe that cargo ships had to run at half their usual capacity. In the case of manufacturers, it means procuring green and sustainable raw materials. Sustainable warehousing.

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Procurement Academy

AUGUST 10, 2021

Platform keeps all stakeholders connected simultaneously to get reliable visibility to their cargoes. It particularly favours the retail, fashion and pharmaceutical industries due to the infrastructures it uses, such as On-demand warehouse rental and Third Party Logistics to cope with market variabilities.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Consultancy UK). McKinsey ).

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Shipping volumes are already increasing rapidly as retailers stock up for holiday sales. The major impact will be to hazardous cargo (majority of classes), with a hold on Xiamen port from August 1st to September 7th, including imports to Xiamen, exports from Xiamen, and transfers via Xiamen. Traditional peak seasons. BRICS summit.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

Some of the world’s biggest retailers and their partners are once again feeling the sting of “ the bullwhip effect ” – a term of art amongst supply chain professionals that describes how changes in demand at the retail level can reverberate and amplify issues throughout the supply chain. Complete visibility into inventory.

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 25, 2024

Much of the change in response to FedEx and UPS activities during the pandemic as noted in this Bloomberg story : “Since the pandemic hit in 2020, FedEx’s revenue per package soared 33% as retailers leaned on e-commerce to keep their businesses afloat. The B2B market itself is also changing. I wear a number of hats these days.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 1, 2022

Yet in most companies, such plans seldom take into account transportation capacity or availability. Companies may have very capable transportation management systems (TMS), but these are used for execution, after purchase orders have already been placed and shipments planned, rather than during the planning stage, when key decisions are made.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 18, 2015

In this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon in talks to lease 20 jets to launch air-cargo business (The Seattle Times). A cargo-industry source said Amazon expects to make a decision to go beyond the trial run and pull the trigger on a larger air-cargo operation by the end of January. “I Baird & Co.

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Intelligent Audit

APRIL 15, 2021

Across the board, capacity to haul shipments is tight and increasing costs result in many companies spending more on transportation than initially budgeted. However, power is knowledge, and shippers who rely on data and transportation analytics to serve as a decision-making guide can make smarter transportation procurement decisions.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

Supply chain planning technology provider ToolsGroup announced the acquisition of Onera , a provider of real-time inventory availability and fulfillment software solutions catering to retail industry needs. Reportedly, ToolsGroup will add Onera ’s inventory availability and fulfillment technology to its retail planning suite.

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 6, 2022

A Pitney Bowes/Cipher Research survey of 168 US retailers found that the two largest obstacles were technology integrations (42%) and risk of losing volume discounts (39%). Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, as well as a monthly podcast on Air Cargo World.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Infor Aligns With MercuryGate To Strengthen Transportation Management. Oracle Introduces New Cloud Solutions for Transportation and Global Trade Management. Thirteen Years After 9/11, A New Attempt To Screen 100 Percent of Cargo Containers ( Roll Call ). SAP Ushers in New Era of Collaborative Supply Chain Management.

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MIT Supply Chain

JANUARY 11, 2021

Chris Caplice, Executive Director, MIT CTL, Founder & Co-Director, MIT FreightLab Develop and pilot a more dynamic truckload transportation procurement and management process. Better understand how disruptions impact the freight transportation market and how they can be minimized. strategy, finance, sales, and marketing).

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