Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
I was on the phone with Australia, China, Indonesia – really everywhere – trying to negotiate directly with suppliers. For example, when a UPS strike was looming last year, the Interos solution automatically highlighted Cooper’s strategic suppliers that relied on UPS for shipping. Of course it would! Dr. Runkle averred.
DELMIA Quintiq
APRIL 5, 2016
drones), proponents of self-landing planes, enthusiasts of autonomous driving vehicles, and whatever other sorts of unmanned flying, sailing and flying things of the future – it’s time to pause your joysticks for a refresher course on mathematics. I want to go straight into the heart of the fully automated container shipping terminal.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Kinaxis
JANUARY 4, 2016
Supply chain managers need to have backup routes and options available and at the ready, and need to be able to quickly and effectively run scenario simulations to determine which course of action will allow for the smallest overall impact. What kind of toll will that take on businesses who rely on workers in those countries?
Logistics Bureau
JUNE 15, 2020
At the beginning of this year, all expectations were for rates to remain flat, perhaps even making air freight a viable alternative to ocean shipping for companies that wouldn’t ordinarily consider the option. Of course, this is pure speculation, and in this time of total uncertainty, any number of other scenarios might unfold.
Supply Chain Game Changer
JUNE 25, 2020
With less transportation capacity, carriers are forced to hike shipping costs, and airfreight rates from China to Europe were already up 253% YOY in April. It’s a matter of time before many China-based supply chains shift into Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand, or come home.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
AUGUST 14, 2023
According to Chilibeli’s from Indonesia, Mr. Damon Yue, the company is responding swiftly to disruptions by establishing a flexible ecosystem of suppliers and partners capable of handling sudden shortfalls and adapting to produce new products.
Gravity Supply Chain
MAY 20, 2022
Spire provides real-time information and analytics based on global maritime automatic identification system (AIS) technology—Spire’s constellation of small satellites captures the courses and current status of container ships across the globe. In 1956, manually loading a ship cost $5.86
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
248 
Let's personalize your content