Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2022

For example, retail has very specific needs depending on the products and the time for a slot to unload or load, while chemical companies have constraints such as what materials drivers can carry, what materials can be loaded or unloaded near other materials, and other regulations around the equipment that is used.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Outside of the Paris Agreement, the European Union (EU) has a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport by around 60 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. Cost reductions sometimes go hand-in-hand with GHG reductions, but some measures could increase transport costs. Corporate Responsibility.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 18, 2021

There are many carriers and shipping companies specializing in the transportation of different types of cargo in different vehicle types. The industry operation area circulates between the transportation and warehousing sectors. Such include commodities in the chemical, medical and pharmaceutical industries.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 11, 2021

While this is wrong for manufacturing in general it is especially wrong for process manufacturers – companies that produce food and beverages, paints, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. In the chemical industry, certain chemicals can be dangerous if stored or transported close to each other. Variable end-products.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Herman Woltjes, Shell Chemicals – “Logistics Execution”. Specifically, the company deployed a Vendor Interaction Portal (VIP) powered by Elemica to exchange documents like purchase orders and invoices with suppliers (for direct procurement). Bernhard Herzog, Oxea GmbH – “Business Impact of a Supply Chain Operating Network”.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JULY 16, 2014

We are seeing many developments in the chemical industry. At the Chemical Logistics Forum, held by the German Logistics Association (BVL) in the Höchst district of Frankfurt, participants got a first-hand look at current trends in the chemical logistics field. This helps to cut down on transportation time.

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Procurement Academy

MARCH 24, 2022

More broadly, we can expect disruption of logistics networks and increased transport costs. Cyber-attacks will likely increase on both sides of the “new iron curtain”, and there is an increased risk of chemical or nuclear contamination in the region. Almost every supply chain will be affected by shortages in one or more of these areas.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Interconnected global supply chains, heavy dependence on chemical products and the lack of sub-tier visibility are key factors affecting recovery timelines. Even if a supplier’s factory is not flooded, the infrastructure (power, water, transportation, etc.) needed to operate is not going to be there for weeks.”.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Note the elongation of the cash-to-cash cycle in the chemical industry of 38 additional days when comparing the 2014-2019 averages to the pre-recession period of 2004-2006. While touted as a digital procurement provider, it took the Company nine days to onboard me as a vendor, and two weeks to process a Purchase Order.

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AFFLINK

AUGUST 12, 2022

For procurement leaders, this finding indicates marked potential for making an environmental impact. Government policies & regulations — Particularly those in energy and chemical manufacturing. For manufacturing facilities, the pressure is on to become the essential link to a more sustainable value chain. The good news?

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The UBS editorial team notes: “ In the short term, a key factor negatively affecting food security is high energy prices, which are translating into higher production costs in areas like chemicals, fertilizer, and animal feeds. Finance school food and public procurement programs. ” What Can Be Done? Trade Levers.

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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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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2018

The reality is that supply chain management is not just about managing orders and transportation and inventory — it’s about doing all those things while also navigating through the many risks that could disrupt your supply chain or bring it to a halt. Is the mode of transport the most efficient to impact on-time delivery?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 23, 2020

Orbit Chart for Ecolab at the Intersection of Inventory Turns and Operating Margin Versus the Chemical Industry for the Period of 2010-2019. Procurement and transportation operated as islands. For example, the lowest transportation costs can have adverse effects on other distribution costs and inventory levels.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 7, 2019

I’m Tyler Hildebrand and I am an account executive at Reliable Transportation Solutions in Cincinnati, OH. 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.

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Kanban Logistics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The six largest sectors – Computer & Electronic Products; Fabricated Metal Products; Chemical Products ; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; Transportation Equipment; and Petroleum & Coal Products – had moderate-to-strong growth. Third-party procurement. Positive takeaways for August include the following.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

According to a report published by Nikkei Asia ( Paid subscription or metered view ), the chemical and electronics provider signed a memorandum of understanding with the State of Tennessee involving a 420 acre facility to be located in Clarksville, Tennessee. South Korea based LG Chem announced this week a planned $3.2

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

How many more truck drivers are needed to balance demand for truck transportation with the supply of capacity? My answer to this question for shippers procuring long-distance (outside of a given metropolitan area) dry van transportation, for both truckload and less than truckload (LTL), is that approximately 25,000 truck drivers are needed.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

For more than a decade, I have implemented inventory optimization solutions for some of the world’s largest companies in industries ranging from life sciences to chemicals, from consumer goods to high-tech, and more. Advice: Consider potential trade-offs where costs versus lead times/reliabilities are optimally balanced.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Trimble Acquires Brazil-Based Veltec to Expand its Global Portfolio of Transportation Solutions. So if you can provide warehousing, transportation and/or material handling equipment to support disaster relief efforts, I encourage you to contact ALAN. Amazon Patents Drone Chute For Quiet Deliveries (CB Insights).

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2024

This SaaS software provider has a noted 7,000 customer with a vertical industry presence spanning chemicals and life science , government , manufacturing and metals and mining industry sectors. In 2021, this column highlighted Blackstone’s acquisition of the company for $1.4

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EcoVadis

MARCH 13, 2018

Many processes in electronics manufacturing such as soldering, doping, photolithography and electroplating, among others, typically expose workers to hazardous chemical compounds (e.g. higher than Food & Beverage (43.8), Transport (42.5) lead, chromium) that can lead to both physiological and psychological ailments.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Upon graduating with a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering in 2017, I started my Supply Chain career planning inventory and managing orders on Excel to fulfil online consumer and retail business demand for a haircare product. An Inherent Problem (‘As Is’).

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 18, 2021

Distribution management includes forecasting, transportation, warehousing, and delivery within the larger universe of logistics and supply chain management. To discuss your Distribution , Logistics , or Transportation Services options, please contact us online or call (800) 523-7963. What is Distribution Management?

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EcoVadis

APRIL 14, 2016

What an immense showing of commitment to sustainable procurement we witnessed Tuesday for Sustain16! Over 350 participants and speakers from almost every industry from chemicals to film production to air transportation to FMCG and everything in between. Collaboration is the high-yield Investment.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Step 1: Raw materials procurement One of the first activities of a manufacturing business is to obtain the raw materials needed to produce a finished good. Step 3: Production Transporting the raw materials from their source or storage locations to your production facility is a crucial step in manufacturing.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

One can presume, based on the chemical composition of the cologne, that many of the ingredients originate from different countries. Additional participants in the network need to include logistics service providers across all modes of transportation and payment services, which all use different systems and require different criteria.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

They do not relate to any overall company procurement goals and objectives. Figure 1 shows a sample proposed SPM project structure for a transportation services company. This person can sit on the procurement council or the steering committee. and procurement and supply management operations.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Even at some of the world’s best supply chains, redirecting chemicals and other products is a Herculean effort. On the contrary, you should be exploring all your procurement options globally, nationally, and locally. In fact, activities associated with transportation and logistics account for anywhere between 10% and 12% of global GDP.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 18, 2019

At this event, you will get the opportunity to be part of a huge network of more than 2,500 global supply chain and procurement professionals. The American Supply Chain Summit is a leadership-focused meeting designed around improving supply chain and procurement strategy across the globe. American Supply Chain Summit 2019.

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EcoVadis

JULY 19, 2019

Together for Sustainability , a collaborative initiative in the chemical industry, added 2 new members in 2018, and its 23rd — Wanhua Chemical Group — in February of 2019. Wondering where you stand — and where to start — on sustainable procurement? Assess your maturity in minutes with this diagnostic benchmark.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The year featured continual component shortfalls, explosive inbound materials cost increases and continuous global transportation disruptions. By Q4, major European manufacturers were exploring alternative sources to produce energy-intensive products such as chemicals and fertilizers, with the U.S. Current Year 2022.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 14, 2013

Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) and chemical companies are close behind, but they are having difficulty “taking the hill.” In parallel, when supply chain concepts are well-integrated into the design of trading partner relationships by both sales and procurement, there is an acceleration of value. Aligning metrics matters.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

After selling the business in 2009, I went on to work for a leading US Chemical company and then a global 3PL. Running a cost effective and safe supply chain distribution network across multiple geographies in the Asia Pacific region manufacturing and shipping chemicals where we averaged one delivery every 50 seconds.

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EcoVadis

MARCH 5, 2015

It is the third sector vertical initiative (after Together for Sustainability for the chemical industry, E-Tasc in ICT) powered by EcoVadis to drive sustainability in global supply chains.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. Transplace delivered more than 50 customer solutions in 2012 using the CombineNet sourcing technology, in industries including consumer goods, chemicals, manufacturing, and retail.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 11, 2022

There are a lot of hard-headed realists in the procurement and supply chain profession. Industries that are facing the biggest labor shortages are construction, transportation, warehousing, hospitality and local service businesses like salons and dry cleaners—all staffed by a significant proportion of immigrants.

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