Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The surging Delta virus, devastating floods in China and Germany and cyber attacks on South African ports are amongst the latest in a series of events that continue to send shock waves throughout the system. If you’re Home Depot, you reserve an entire ship for your own exclusive use. The impact? So how do we adjust to this new reality?

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Logility

APRIL 9, 2020

ERP systems do a great job managing transactional data but do not have the capabilities to provide an early warning to a disruption or analyze the situation through advanced analytics like simulations and what-if scenarios. Just look back over the last couple of years.

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Logility

JUNE 30, 2022

Organizations must use every means at their disposal to keep goods moving while at the same time preventing their most important resource – their talent – from jumping ship at an alarming pace. China, which had a worker surplus of 55.2 Roughly 25% of workers plan to change jobs in 2022. In February alone, 22,000 people in the U.S.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

This may be a reaction to the ongoing supply chain crisis, which quantum could help relieve through its potential to solve complex optimization problems common in shipping and logistics.” 2] Samhitha Sharma, “ Quantum Computing in 2022: A Leap Into the Tremendous Future Ahead ,” Analytics Insight, 2 January 2022. [3]

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ShipBob

JULY 14, 2022

While your customers can track their parcels from their smartphones down to the block the delivery truck is on, the best you can hope for is a phone call when the ship leaves port and one when it arrives on the other side of the world. Our ability to ship, store, and trade goods remains fragmented — and key logistics data remains siloed.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

Even before the pandemic, global supply chain were fragile thanks to factors such as the US-China trade war, less efficient shipping routes and a huge drive to cut costs by consolidating loads. Just as manufacturers and distributors were starting to climb out of the ‘COVID hole’, they’ve been knocked back in.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 13, 2022

Each year around 700 million TEUs are shipped across the world keeping global trade and businesses running and more than eighty percent of global goods trade volumes are carried by sea, with about a sixth of that volume in shipping containers. The hardest hit by the increase in rollovers were the Indian subcontinent and China.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

According to this year’s survey by Harvard Business Review Analytics Services, the top business drivers for adopting cloud and hybrid-cloud technology are: Business agility/flexibility – 49%. In 2015, the United States shipped 11.8 Is the cloud in your future? Cost reduction/maximize IT investment – 43%. Improved security – 37%.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods by giving customers more visibility and greater confidence to accurately predict delivery times. Clients can get precise evidence about maritime traffic, including the exact location of a ship carrying what they need and when it will get to where they need it to be.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

According to PLS Logistics , global companies will install procurement managers in China for entire organizations by 2025. Providers will need to focus on predictive analytics to get ahead of tomorrow’s needs by adjusting operations to reflect today’s immediate demand. New markets are emerging in the global economy daily.

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TransAudit

JUNE 27, 2023

Machine learning, at its core, is a technology that allows systems to learn from experience, improve predictions, recommendations, and decisions over time. Europe, China, and Singapore. We offer a breadth and depth of services, expertise, and technical, analytical, and marketing resources to deliver ongoing audits worldwide.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This summer’s record-breaking heat wave in China has led to power shortages, factory shutdowns, dried-up shipping channels and ruined crops that have not only crippled that country’s economy — but also negatively impacted many of the world’s supply chains. Quantifying the Threat With Luminate Risk Manager.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2016

This month China's Chang’an Automobile Engineering & Research Institute conducted a 2,000-kilometer test run of two driverless cars, The Hindu reported. Driverless vehicles are already transforming logistics , which will lead other industries to adopt the technology, predicts German courier company DHL in a comprehensive report.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 30, 2022

Everything from a lack of capacity, manufacturing shortages, cost control difficulties, regional supply delays and disruptions, length and complexity of supply shipping routes, driver and worker shortages, rising costs and expenses, and COVID-related disruptions have contributed to the retail supply chain process today. .

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Kinaxis

JUNE 19, 2017

Buy online, ship direct to consumer, return to brick and mortar store. Buy via mobile, ship to a third party location (like work or a hotel). Emerging economies, those classed as part of the E7 (Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, Turkey), are hitting the leaderboard of the top 10 countries with the most purchasing power.

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TransAudit

JULY 6, 2023

Machine learning, at its core, is a technology that allows systems to learn from experience, improve predictions, recommendations, and decisions over time. Europe, China, and Singapore. We offer a breadth and depth of services, expertise, and technical, analytical, and marketing resources to deliver ongoing audits worldwide.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JANUARY 14, 2016

An automotive brake producer showed how sensors enable better prediction of product wear and tear, simplifying optimization of maintenance. Until today, analysts and many industry pundits talk about extracting device data into some analytical software for the humans to derive some intelligent insights.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

2022 Realities vs 2023 Predictions. The tight capacity and shipping downtime can increase rates and severely disrupt freight flow for months. China trade war, the world is scrambling to make trade moves that will insulate them against uncertainties. 2022 Realities vs 2023 Predictions. Following the U.S.-China

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Savi

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

In response, China could incorporate tariffs onto $60 billion worth of American goods. placed tariffs on adversarial countries like China, but allies such as Canada have also incurred new tariffs. Companies using analytics to identify supply chain optimization areas, find it easier to pivot more quickly. Not only has the U.S.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

With so much data at hand, it becomes easier for businesses to implement some data analytics in e-commerce, which will have a more significant impact on business decisions. ”[3] Bhagat lists fourteen ways big data analytics and cognitive technologies can help retailers and brands. .”[3] Predicting Trends.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 15, 2016

Pitney Bowes Expands Shipping Logistics Portfolio with Acquisition of Enroute Systems Corporation. And yesterday, news emerged that the company’s Chinese affiliate, Amazon China, has registered with the U.S. The solution also facilitates inbound shipping processes from vendors/manufacturers to retail stores and warehouses.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 15, 2020

”[1] He adds, “Dependence on China for their manufacturing has put small and midsize businesses in jeopardy. China tariff fight.” From shipping companies that can pick up packages to warehouses that can sort and process returned items. A shift in that direction had already started during the U.S.-China

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ShipBob

APRIL 26, 2023

Since the majority of raw materials were imported from China, which was the first to be impacted by the pandemic, there was a long and massive disruption in transportation links and raw materials supply. The 2021 Suez Canal blockage , for example, put a temporary stop to a major portion of the global shipping industry.

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Manufacturing sites have been rationalized in terms of, “we don’t need five factories in this country, we only need three, then two, then we don’t need them at all, we’ll move them to China”. It comes down to understanding of technologies, systems, and analytics. They’re loading programs and using analytical tools in house.

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Freightos

JULY 11, 2023

Container ship backlogs have now developed, with more than 10 vessels anchored near Vancouver and several off Prince Rupert port. Though not everyone is convinced , these projections predict a return to pretty typical seasonality and growth relative to pre-pandemic. kg last week, and China – N. Europe prices at $3.12/kg

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2023

Ocean container transport costs as reflected by The World Container Index increased in excess of 134 percent from 2020 to 2021, with the cost of shipping a standard container from Asia to the U.S. and China supply networks for deemed essential products to fuel future economic growth.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 3, 2021

One of the biggest benefits of having an agile supply chain is that it enables you to consistently meet customer demand around fast, affordable shipping, despite fluctuations in order volume. Customers expect fast, consistent, and reliable shipping. Here is an overview of why supply chain agility is important for ecommerce.

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Locus

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Revenge buying’—a trend that had grown popular in China earlier in the year was cropping up in the US too, with a renewed focus on luxury, return-to-work and occasion styles. Staff unavailability, material and component shortages, roadblocks, bottlenecks in transportation and high shipping costs, all contributed to this situation.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

DHL Supply Chain commits EUR 218m to develop logistics infrastructure in China. I’ve also written and spoken about the convergence of technologies in the fleet management space, namely the coming together of routing and scheduling, telematics, mobile, and business intelligence and analytics (see Fleet Management Technology Trends ).

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

When looking at global online sales, Salesforce reports 57% digital growth in 2020, and 16% growth in 2021, with eMarketer data predicting a continued increase through 2025. ” It’s a trend that has already seen success in China, where McKinsey & Co estimates that live commerce sales will reach $423 billion next year.

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Requis

MAY 22, 2020

As you have increased visibility, you can start to see the flow and even predict what is going to happen and react more quickly. Almost all the student projects were related to analytics. Analytics is key. For example, if we’re manufacturing something in China there are labour costs, the costs to ship, plus tariffs.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

And the threat of “rain” is a complex one, ranging from port closures and materials shortages to tariffs, natural disasters, and blocked shipping lanes. You can’t simply look up at the sky, assessing the cloud cover. Unfortunately, supply-side risk is a fact of life in 2022.

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Unleashed

APRIL 18, 2022

Supply chain issues initially arose in China, an important source of labour and materials, and ground zero for the virus. Much of this related to shipping and trucking delays, along with the breakdown of steps in the manufacturing of products due to borders being closed. How are businesses responding to supply chain disruptions?

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Port congestion, shipping delays, and other supply chain disruptions are affecting industries across all economic sectors, and that includes beverages of all types. Port congestion, shipping delays, and other supply chain disruptions are affecting industries across all economic sectors, and that includes beverages of all types.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

According to data from Freightos , the average shipping transit time from China to U.S. We submit that sales and operational as well as integrated business planning teams should consider investing, and they have not done so, in advanced information technology and analytics based decision-making tools.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Amazon has taught us that everyone who has Amazon Prime account now expects two day shipping! Prasad notes that “we had four offices in China and we met up with the Ministry of Transportation, and went into their war room. If you go through Atlanta, it could take you five hours to go five miles.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Since we promised to update you regularly, we’ve collated some of the latest stories from the world of freight shipping, warehousing, logistics services, and supply chain technology, so that you can keep your finger on the pulse of the fast-changing logistics landscape. The drop in demand is reflected in ocean freight rates too.

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