Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters posting we highlight published September 2022 indices of global supply chain volatility ( GSPI ) and US Logistics Index ( LMI ) activity trends along with our view of the implications. Logistics Managers Index. GSPI Index Continue to Moderate. GSPI Index Continue to Moderate.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Some mornings I would ride my rocket ship, evading asteroids and alien cruisers along the way, and I would barely make it to school on time (I mean, the space station), with just enough fuel to make a safe landing. Back here on Earth, this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Nikola One Hydrogen-Electric Truck Revealed.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights an added dimension to our monthly summary of global supply chain activity trending and implications. We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. Global Shipping.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

For supply chains to work properly, it’s best to form great supply chain management teams. If you want to improve how your supply chain operates, look no further than your supply chain management team. Here are some ways you can make improvements: 1. Separate Labor into Segments.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

For supply chains to work properly, it’s best to form great supply chain management teams. If you want to improve how your supply chain operates, look no further than your supply chain management team. Here are some ways you can make improvements: 1. Separate Labor into Segments.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. RETAILERS TRY TO KEEP UP Returns are expensive for sellers, since shipping alone often costs more than the items can be resold for.

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BlueYonder

MAY 2, 2017

I’d like to bring your attention to the new whitepaper, “ New Supply Chain Technology Best Practices: The Application of New Technology in the Physical Supply Chain ,” released by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Supply Chain Innovation. Below is a summary of what the whitepaper offers.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights February global manufacturing and supply chain indices and challenges relative to product demand and supply network imbalance levels in the first quarter of 2022. Commentary related to January’s PMI and logistics data can be accessed at this web link.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

DECEMBER 4, 2015

December 8, 2015 – Fair Lawn, NJ – Boulder, Colorado-based Aurora Organic Dairy (AOD) selects the UltraShipTMS solution for supply chain logistics management after a rigorous evaluation of the leading TMS solutions serving high volume shippers. That differentiates them from the other solutions we considered.”.

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BlueYonder

MAY 2, 2017

I’d like to bring your attention to the new whitepaper, “ New Supply Chain Technology Best Practices: The Application of New Technology in the Physical Supply Chain ,” released by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Supply Chain Innovation. Below is a summary of what the whitepaper offers.

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IQMS

APRIL 10, 2020

Eldon James is a world-class manufacturer of medical tubing and connection solutions based in Colorado. Today, Eldon James relies on its manufacturing technology investments to help overcome the challenges of operating in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lights-Out Manufacturing Keeps Medical Tubing Production Running.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

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 ). This is also another example of how the lines between 3PLs and technology companies continue to blur. Mexico trade.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

But, while chip demand is receding, it is not enough to spell the end of the shortage as supply challenges will likely remain in place into 2023. And now on to this week’s logistics news: McDonald’s is testing a new drive-thru concept. Some retailers are learning to love bulked-up inventories. The largest U.S.

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

There are several elements in an effective logistics strategy, with the ultimate goal of identifying the most cost-effective service levels and developing plans and processes that enable the company to operate as close to those optimal service levels as possible.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Just as COVID testing stumbled upon several obstacles (still is), similarly vaccine supply chain has started facing issues. Current practice of vaccine logistics is using dry ice and gel packs, however even that has started facing issues, and not just shortage issues! appeared first on Supply Chain Resource Cooperative.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The modern supply chain is a complex beast. Let’s dive into the challenges of the supply chain and learn how to tackle them. According to a report by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), over 40% of eCommerce orders in the US undergo at least one change before reaching the customer.

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