Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 21, 2014
This week, I will speak at Llamasoft’s conference on improving supply chain network design. One of the reports that I am writing is on the state of Supply Chain Planning (SCP). In the recent study of the Voice of the Supply Chain Leader , we find that the gaps are large, and growing.
Freight Plus
AUGUST 10, 2021
The UP stopped moving containers for a week in SoCal for boxes moving to Chicago. Rail dwell time in SoCal is around two weeks, and rail dwell time in Chicago is 2-3 weeks. Due to the UP not moving containers, we are seeing the number of vessels at anchor rise again. .
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Supply Chain View from the Field
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
He was also an important contributor to our understanding of the modern field of procurement and supply chain relationship management. It is true that with the rise of global sourcing, the internet, and globalization of supply chain networks, transaction costs have indeed fallen.
Supply Chain View from the Field
MARCH 13, 2015
Haiti grew all of its own rice, until the World Bank told them to take the tariff off – and once they removed the tariff – they could buy it cheaper from the US and Vietnam than they could grow it in the country. The problem became poverty was increased in Haiti, because they lost the income they had enjoyed from growing rice.
6 River Systems
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. For discount retailers like Burlington, the supply chain is often a competitive advantage — and thus a secret recipe for success.
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