Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Mars is one of the largest fast moving consumer goods companies in the world. Demand sensing involves the use of the external data sources – particularly the latest sales and market data – to improve short-term forecasting and then be able to use that improved understanding of consumer behavior to improve their supply planning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Meanwhile, supply shortages and price inflation are getting the front page in consumer-focused publications and plenty of airtime on televised news. Many consumers, including myself, become irritated by the sight of empty store shelves where our favorite consumer goods are typically stored. Source: Descartes Datamyne.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

My first focus was on China sourcing. China was the source of over 90% of PPE.) A Sample Demand Pattern for Consumer Goods. Border crossings will be tough, and the infrastructure for the ocean and air freight tumultuous. Explore alternative analytics and data sources to eliminate black holes.

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EMERGE App

JULY 11, 2018

Google a phrase like “sourcing products from China” and you’ll instantly be faced by almost 39 million results! You need to source for products to sell at wholesale prices to your retail customers. And the place to source for most, if not all, of your products is in China. This sounds good so far!

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Consumer Goods Logistics

JUNE 6, 2019

They own their trucks and want to earn a good living, while remaining independent. Some may choose to hunt profitable freight on load boards, while others align with carriers to provide dedicated capacity. In recent months, Kane Freight Lines has had an increasing number of inquiries from drivers seeking owner-operator trucking jobs.

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Proxima

AUGUST 25, 2022

From technology to retail, there is a high chance that many of the consumer goods to be found in the average household have come from or through a Chinese port. China is the world’s largest exporting economy, and second largest importer, holding eight of the top twenty ports globally.

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20Cube Logistics

MAY 23, 2022

Storing domestically consumed goods duty-free at ports can save costs. The transportation costs can also be saved through port-centric logistic setups as the goods do not need to be carried to the inland distribution hubs. Global businesses that need to fulfil just-in-time demands can shorten the long lead-times significantly.

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Competition in the consumer goods space is at an all-time high as venture capital continues to pour into the industry and products hit the market at record speed. Because transportation is a substantial source of late deliveries and, subsequently, out-of-stocks, it is critical to implement urgency into your logistics function.

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Zipline Logistics

AUGUST 4, 2020

Especially those with high volume, frequently run freight lanes. The goal is to secure capacity and stabilize freight pricing for orders throughout the year. This strategy directly contrasts with quoting every order as it becomes ready to ship, which will subject your operation to freight market pricing and capacity fluctuations.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Freight heavyweight J.B. The supply-chain problems are helping drive stronger inflation, the WSJ’s Gwynn Guilford and Anthony DeBarros report , as rising transport and other logistics costs flow through to the cost of consumer goods. Sourcing Journal). Photo: MARIO TAMA/GETTY IMAGES. Advertisement. LEAVE THIS BOX EMPTY.

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Global Trade Management

DECEMBER 11, 2014

En route it passed through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany and France before arriving at the Abroñigal freight terminal in Madrid. Yiwu is the world’s largest wholesale hub for small consumer goods and plays host to a vast 4 sq km (1.5 It is also Spain’s third largest source of imports, after Germany and France.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

We indicated in our commentary that August usually represents the global supply chain ramp-up for supporting Q3 and Q 4 holiday spending on consumer goods, gifts and seasonal merchandise. The second half of the year has traditionally been the busiest period in material, transportation and logistics flows.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

Further, the report indicates that many consumer goods firms reportedly achieved the inventory wind down they strove for throughout 2022. Noted was that one of the busiest times in freight logistics, the seasonal back-to-school retail stocking period, likely did not materialize.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

But the largest source of cost increases for most companies have been driver wages and benefits. Currently, there are more than 500,000 over-the-road drivers delivering goods across the U.S. As diesel prices tick up and the costs of keeping drivers rises, freight companies are taking action to protect their earnings.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 28, 2023

and specifically increased demand for many forms of pandemic related consumer goods. Transportation and materials costs skyrocketed, as did unanticipated costs related to unplanned or uncontrolled ocean container demurrage, premium air freight, or added inventory warehousing costs.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

… Authorities have now imposed restrictions on Beijing, while the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou, a gateway for air freight, also limited the movement of people in May.” Supply chain concerns, however, don’t focus solely on the movement of consumer goods. Innovation and Competition Act of 2021.”

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Silvon Software

JUNE 4, 2019

Pricing and promotions are adding to the volatility, while consumer expectations for speed and immediate product availability are soaring. Because it requires pulling data from several sources to try to determine why a delivery missed its window. Why aren’t they investing in root cause analysis?

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Consider the demands placed on retailers, hotels, restaurants, and the stadiums themselves as they attempt to meet the very specific, time-sensitive demands of millions of tired, hungry, thirsty consumers. Soccer and supply chain are both team sports!! Logistics excellence from the first mile to the last.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 23, 2020

They diversify supplier bases to reduce risk, provide massive cost savings, allow companies to quickly offer new products, and find sources of innovation through closer supplier collaboration. Across industries – and in the wider public – leaders are waking up to the fact that Supply Chains are about more than just moving stuff around.

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Bristlecone

JANUARY 19, 2021

New sources of revenue and increased staff productivity await logistics service providers. based freight forwarder, who moved goods like tiles, he emphasized how important it is for his business to be able to predict delivery of goods from the port to the factory warehouse. Recently, in a conversation with a leading U.S.-based

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Through geocoding and location-based services, companies can gain real-time traffic insights, day-to-day freight trends, thus helping them execute coherent internal operations that will lead to optimum vehicle allocation for delivery.”[4] and Robotics Are Coming to Consumer Goods Supply Chains. Footnotes. [1] 5] Robert J.

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Logichain Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

A product might be attractive for customers but drive unnecessary supply chain costs because of the impact the product design has on sourcing, packaging, production, warehousing and transportation. The number of materials in a product and from where these materials are sourced have big impacts on the supply chain costs. Transportation.

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Logichain Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

A product might be attractive for customers but drive unnecessary supply chain costs because of the impact the product design has on sourcing, packaging, production, warehousing and transportation. The number of materials in a product and from where these materials are sourced have big impacts on the supply chain costs. Transportation.

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Logichain Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

A product might be attractive for customers but drive unnecessary supply chain costs because of the impact the product design has on sourcing, packaging, production, warehousing and transportation. Sourcing The number of materials in a product and from where these materials are sourced have big impacts on the supply chain costs.

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Logichain Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

A product might be attractive for customers but drive unnecessary supply chain costs because of the impact the product design has on sourcing, packaging, production, warehousing and transportation. Sourcing The number of materials in a product and from where these materials are sourced have big impacts on the supply chain costs.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 17, 2015

Source: “The Future of Natural Gas: An Interdisciplinary MIT Study,” [link]. Execution (Tendering, Dock Scheduling, Track & Trace, Freight Audit & Pay). Business Intelligence and Analytics. Network Connectivity. I encourage to watch the webcast for all the details.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights the increasing realities of declining global trade and freight rates that are occurring in the first-half of 2023. Additionally, household budgets for many consumers remain stressed given the ongoing high levels of price inflation for essential or discretionary goods.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 5, 2023

The April report indicates that any upturn was mainly driven by expansion in consumer goods production demand with marginal growth noted in investment goods demand. The all-important intermediate goods sector, a reflection of global supply network demands, experienced the tenth consecutive month of downturn.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

Everything from food and beverage products to home improvement items saw a significant consumption bump as buyers, sidelined by pandemic restrictions, diverted their purchasing habits from experiences to consumer goods. As a result, enterprises involved at all stages of getting a product to market faced an interesting 2020.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 10, 2020

Rethinking inventory and origination – Consumer goods companies are questioning the wisdom of maintaining lean inventories and sourcing from suppliers in distant locations.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 10, 2020

Rethinking inventory and origination – Consumer goods companies are questioning the wisdom of maintaining lean inventories and sourcing from suppliers in distant locations.

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Zipline Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Requesting transportation bids through a logistics request for proposal (RFP) is a common and recurring practice for organizations that have high volume orders that ship on recurring freight lanes. As a result, large shippers have begun to include more freight brokerages in their RFPs. But their capacity is limited.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The retaliatory tariffs from Canada, Europe, China and Mexico include not only steel and aluminum but a wide variety of other products including agricultural products and consumer goods. Sourcing, supply, delivery, materials cost, total cost of acquisition … it’s all Supply Chain! Sourcing Analysis.

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Savi

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Supply Chain Challenges: Freight Volume Rising, Driver Shortage Growing The shipping industry plays a critical role in world economics. Most notably, earlier this year when freight volumes hit records levels while at the same time, the number of available drivers fell by more than 50,000.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 2, 2022

Global consumer product goods provider Nestle in its latest report of quarterly financial performance indicated that despite being able to raise prices for a wide variety of marketed products, higher costs for commodities, freight and energy continue eroding profit margins. Higher costs reportedly have resulted in a 2.8

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

According to the press release: Transplace leverages the CombineNet ASAP® advanced e-sourcing technology as part of its expert solutions, helping customers develop and optimize their carrier strategy for procurement events involving truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), and intermodal needs.

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 15, 2011

Manufacturing and business spending were the bright spots during much of 2010, while consumer goods production was almost flat. With operations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, Penske Logistics provides supply chain management and logistics services to major industrial and consumer companies throughout the world.

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