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Management of Ocean Transit Time Reliability and Visibility

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Although 2023 first half reliability has been improving to around 65%, the lead time variability is still high compared to other modes of transportation, and still below pre-pandemic levels. Source: Sea-Intelligence Source: Sea-Intelligence The number of blank sailings are at the lowest we have seen since the pandemic started.

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Demand-Driven Transformation at Shell

Supply Chain Shaman

Nick Lynch is the Global Excellence Manager at Shell Lubricants, a division of Shell Global. At the Supply Chain insights Global Summit , Nick shared his story on driving demand-based improvements. Nick strongly believes that it is insufficient to drive supply chain improvement through incrementalism.

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Yards Are Hard

Logistics Viewpoints

Not only will this help optimize operations, but it will allow for performance to be benchmarked across sites, helping drive continuous improvement and the sharing of best practices. Create a facilities “Center of Excellence.” Digitize the periphery of the yard. The returns on these kinds of efforts will be swift and tangible.

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How to Handle Spare Parts Inventory Management (& Who Benefits from What)

Unleashed

In 2021, the global demand value in North America for spare parts and consumables relating to maintenance and operations reached over USD 150 billion. The most obvious concern is the initial cost of buying a product equivalent roughly to the unit price of a spare. Should you run spare parts inventory management in Excel?