Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2021

As shown in the map, the company has 4 distribution centers wherein each location is shipping to several places across the US (for the sake of simplicity we are not showing the manufacturing and sourcing locations here). The post 5 Recommendations towards a Resilient S&OP appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 18, 2021

The trucking industry provides shipping services for goods and products from the manufacturing/production point to the consumers, mainly using trucks. There are many carriers and shipping companies specializing in the transportation of different types of cargo in different vehicle types. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

The VP of Supply Chain and Logistics at our house (aka my wife) has been out of the country this week. So, while I count the days and hours and minutes until she gets back, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) Activates For Latest Major Hurricane Of 2018.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

the biggest challenge supply chain and logistics professionals face today is not change, which is something they have always faced, but keeping up with the rapid pace of change across a variety of dimensions — technology, regulations, economic and political landscapes, demographics, and so on. Improve process quality for vendors and BASF.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2021

Refractories are products that have been chemically engineered to resist high temperatures. They also have 20 sourcing locations across North America from which they can ship make to stock products. The sourcing centers shipped over 130,000,000 pounds of product last year. HarbisonWalker has over 1300 employees.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 3, 2019

You can’t just turn around a giant cargo ship. Even at some of the world’s best supply chains, redirecting chemicals and other products is a Herculean effort. And when shipping to volatile countries, it becomes even harder. companies with global operations, one of the most effective ways to mitigate risk is to ship smarter.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JULY 16, 2014

We are seeing many developments in the chemical industry. New and innovative processes for modularization of production are putting both production and logistics structures to the test. The logistics professionals were eager to hear from Dr. Stephan Kessler, project engineer at Bayer Technology Services, Leverkusen.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Similarly, after the conference, I started working with a chemical company to formulate a supply chain strategy. The supply chain investments of the last decade focused on improving black & white processes–order-to-cash and procure-to-pay. Allyson’s presentation was just that. March 2021-August 2021.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. FedEx Helps Small Businesses Streamline Shipping with fedex.com Integration Manager. Labor and management work out deal at Port of LA/Long Beach ( Logistics Management ). Mexico trade.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

I use this example to illustrate the challenges (or, perhaps, the futility) of making supply chain and logistics predictions. So, here is my invented future for 2015, starting with my most audacious prediction: Google will acquire a logistics service provider (3PL) and/or a logistics software vendor. The Google TMS?

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Ship Smarter: How to Avoid Bottlenecks in Your Global Operations. You can’t just turn around a giant cargo ship. Even at some of the world’s best supply chains, redirecting chemicals and other products is a Herculean effort. And when shipping to volatile countries, it becomes even harder. By Ali Hasan Raza.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

u can’t just turn around a giant cargo ship. Even at some of the world’s best supply chains, redirecting chemicals and other products is a Herculean effort. And when shipping to volatile countries, it becomes even harder. Once the cargo has shipped, there is no “backsies.” goods is more complex than it used to be.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 11, 2014

We take pride at Cerasis, as a third party logistics company who has developed a proprietary web-based transportation management system , to offer technology solutions to our shippers so they may remain as efficient as possible and have access to information at their fingertips. History of EDI and EDI In Transportation and Logistics.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Disruptions were brought about not only by the persistent and recurring spread of Covid -19 infections globally, but also significant storms and natural disasters, a one-week blockage of one of world’s most transited shipping canals, followed by complete disarray among global shipping schedules. seen as a likely alternative.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

2023 Prediction Three: More Direct Control in Strategic or Tactical Multi-tiered Direct Materials Sourcing will Continue to be a Prominent Element of Business Strategy for Chief Supply Chain or Chief Procurement Officer Efforts. . In this Part Two posting, we provide highlights to Prediction Three outlined in our advisory.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

How Shipping Can Help Save The Planet. But to be honest, the shipping industry is as much of a culprit. Meanwhile, reports estimate that shipping contributes 3%, or a staggering 1 billion tonnes of CO2. Meanwhile, reports estimate that shipping contributes 3%, or a staggering 1 billion tonnes of CO2. Size Matters.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 7, 2019

As a freelance marketer, I often worked closely with clients in the transportation and logistics space, so I began to understand the business. Transitioned to transportation and logistics when a recommended me for an opportuniy. Cold Chain Transportation that is sanitary (regardless of mode – air, road, ship, etc.).

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

This interview is with Raymon Krishnan, President of The Logistics and Supply Chain Management Society. I then spent 10 years building up my own Logistics consulting business growing it to where we had close to 70 employees. After selling the business in 2009, I went on to work for a leading US Chemical company and then a global 3PL.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

The topic of the meeting was the logistics to launch of the AMR Research Top 25. The methodology did not include a peer group analysis, and I strongly felt that chemical, retail, and telecommunications companies should not be compared in the same analysis. The AMR Research Top 25 was a rocket ship taking off the launch pad.

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Arena Solutions

JUNE 9, 2022

Fulfilling safety and environmental regulations, procuring components with existing supply chain concerns, and meeting quality requirements are all challenges that have electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers turning to digital solutions and processes to help them collaborate across the supply chain.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The GCC chemical industry is second largest manufacturing industry in value add, after refining. 2017 Facts and Figures report by Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA), the chemical industry accounts for 3.1 Following COVID-19 the global chemical supply chain market reported a severe decline in output.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

If there is any delay, GTAT must either use expedited shipping (at its own cost) or purchase substitute goods (at its own cost). So suppliers often try to cut corners, replace expensive chemicals with less costly alternatives, or push their employees to work faster and longer, according to people at those companies.

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Jaggaer

AUGUST 18, 2020

From early on in the Covid-19 pandemic , and for pretty obvious reasons , procurement in healthcare and pharmaceuticals has been in the spotlight like never before. A nd a pproximately 70% of APIs from China are shipped to India to produce generics, of which around 40% are then shipped to the United States.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

However, commonly used KPIs used by supply chain executives are usually focused on logistics performance (e.g., Research from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking in procurement shows that organizations without formal SRM programs report 121 percent longer supplier lead times.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Staten Island workers could challenge the company’s current labor model, which is the backbone of its Prime two-day shipping promise. At the same time, the number of suppliers in China that received procurement bids declined by 9 percent in 2021. That’s all for this week.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Material Handling & Logistics ). Material Handling & Logistics ). Following a March 2022 surge of Covid-19 in Shanghai, shipping company A.P. Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues.

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Unleashed

MARCH 9, 2021

What is procurement? In simple terms business procurement is the process of locating and acquiring goods and services from external sources for the business to use. Procurement activities include planning, sourcing, and negotiation, along with risk management, legal and value analysis. Procurement in 2021 and beyond.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Listed below are some attributes you may be looking for in supplier responses: Total costs including unit cost, shipping cost, and any overhead costs. in chemical engineering from the University of Florida and his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology at Madras. He received his Ph.D.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 17, 2022

Across the United Kingdom , all eyes are on a threatened work stoppage involving dockworkers at the Port of Felixstowe , the country’s largest container shipping port. Bloomberg reported that shipping lines such as Maersk have already announced contingency plans for vessels e=scheduled to call on Felixstowe.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Following are the major areas within Exploration and Drilling where asset management tools can be used to improve overall efficiency of the operations: Ø Rigs and drilling ships.

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o9 Solutions

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The chemical’s industry is no different, as its value chain—from raw material sourcing and shipping to production—has been impacted by disruptions and ripple effects due to the COVID pandemic. An additional factor in the volatility is that many downstream industries rely on chemical companies for their production processes.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 29, 2020

The ships now have to reduce their Sulphur emission by over 80% – 85% by switching to Lower Sulphur Fuel. Due to the high level of pollutants in the exhaust of the bunker currently used to power some 60,000+ ships globally, the IMO is going to implement a new regulation regarding these fuels on January 1, 2020.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 9, 2017

In a study conducted by Accenture in 2015 of chemical companies, results showed that 94 percent expect to boost their investment in digital capabilities in the next three years to embrace a competitive advantage. Historically, chemical companies buy from and sell to nearly every industry in the world, adding special demands for connectivity.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 12, 2017

Inevitably though, a company’s shipping needs change over time and a carrier that once was able to serve those needs adequately, may no longer be able to do so. Significant change in shipping volume or mix (could be growth or decline in sales of certain products). Mergers or acquisitions. Introduction of new products or services.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 1, 2020

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) the role of Supply Chain “is to ensure effective vaccine storage, handling, and stock management; rigorous temperature control in the cold chain; and maintenance of adequate logistics management information systems. Procurement of Vaccines.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

After 12 years as an Air Force logistics officer, Michael got his PhD in a top 5 logistics program, and now teaches supply chain management and marketing. For example, a certain product is ready to be shipped from the manufacturing facility. from Washington University St. Louis, M.S. Air Force Institute of Technology and Ph.D.

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6 River Systems

JANUARY 10, 2019

Supply chain optimization, however, is complex, encompassing everything from warehouse operational performance to logistics planning and more. From choosing the right logistics management software to perfecting the order fulfillment process , there are countless processes, steps and decisions that can have an impact on the supply chain.

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