Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 22, 2023

A company can choose to maintain a high level of costly inventory to ensure short lead times, and a family can decide to live farther away from work and school but buy a bigger house. Last year multiple companies needed to urgently relocate their employees and their families from Russia and Ukraine. Let’s continue with this analogy.

Supply Chain Design Software 179

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Logility

APRIL 29, 2022

Too much inventory means demand constraints, too little causes supply constraints. But the implications of today’s problems created by a pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, other geopolitical factors, and supply bottlenecks have hindered overall industrial recovery. It’s a balancing act. How do you do this?

Supply Chain Planning Software 195

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Visibility Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Software 195

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Manufacturers and distributors will need to rethink their use of lean manufacturing strategies that minimise their inventory held by optimising the inventory mix required to protect customer service in their global supply chains. In come cases where tier-one suppliers do not have visibility into their supply chains, always.

Manufacturing Procurement 105

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain 105

QAD

AUGUST 16, 2022

Continued fallout, including transport congestion, limited air freight and rail freight transportation in the Asia-Europe lanes, because of the Russia/Ukraine conflict. QAD Auctions tailors auction designs to the specific negotiation and award strategies and improves sourcing results. Potential U.S.

Optimal Sourcing 94

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Design Software 94

Logility

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Clogged ports, a shortage of raw ingredients, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, fires, and floods have all served to challenge the smooth flow of goods. Denbury, an independent energy company, sources CO 2 from Jackson Dome, a natural carbon source field in Mississippi. Supply Chain Disruptions Affecting the Beverage Industry.

Beverage 130

Beverage Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Optimal Sourcing 130

Taulia

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic directly resulted in unpredictable shifts in demand, labor shortages, and bottlenecks in manufacturing and distribution. Streamlining supply chain and distribution processes. Flexible inventory management. Avoiding overproduction. Keeping the supplier base small and avoiding duplication.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 91

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Inventory Reduction Resource Reduction Waste Reduction 91

BlueYonder

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In order for logistics, procurement and distribution to align with the general advancements of the industry itself, these critical areas must give in to a more comprehensive transformation. The automotive industry has shown itself to be brave in recent times, in all areas but one: the supply chain.

Automotive 92

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

The ongoing pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions, along with the Russia-Ukraine war, limited available supplies of cocoa, edible oil, and other food ingredients. With the new partnership, retailers will fulfill orders from inventory in their stores, and a Flex delivery driver will pick them up from the retailer.

Los Angeles 225

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Yes, COVID caused many issues, but other factors, including geopolitical changes, the war in Ukraine, weather events, peak season , and economic instability, have altered the fabric of logistics. With so much disruption fresh in mind, looking toward 2023 feels a bit more stable for every warehouse and distribution channel.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 78

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 16, 2024

Dan Finkenstadt used his Chat GPT programs to analyze the NDIS and compare it to the recommendations developed in our book, Supply Chain Immunity: Overcoming our Nation’s Sourcing Sickness in a Post-Covid World. We will need to establish real-time visibility into inventory and material, and be able to react to unexpected events as they occur.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Our lives became more interesting with the onset pandemic, followed by labor shortages, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, rising oil prices, and the oncoming recession. In the meantime, the inventory data quality has evolved, and the supply planning teams have been reorganized in some countries. Yosun holds B.S.

Supply Chain Planning Software 194

Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning Forecasting Software 194

QAD

MARCH 9, 2023

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparked a major energy crisis in Europe, environmental disasters and pandemic lockdowns have continued to disrupt transport and supply chains, raw material costs and inputs are on the rise in many parts of the world and inflation is creating challenges for end consumers and companies alike.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 95

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Precoro

MARCH 22, 2023

A supply chain disruption is a force majeure event or unexpected situation that significantly interrupts or constrains the free movement and distribution of products, services, inputs, and raw materials. Both Ukraine and Russia are among the most important producers of the abovementioned commodities in the world.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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Elementum

AUGUST 1, 2022

During these times, manufacturers must cover up their investments, imposing bigger prices on the distribution channel. After battling the impacts COVID-19 and while the world was still recovering, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine broke out. Distributors also need to cover their costs, so they push higher prices on retailers.

Supply Chain Strategy 78

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o9 Solutions

JANUARY 5, 2023

From the earlier post-pandemic shocks to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the acceleration of energy transition, these factors have caused further uncertainty for the oil and gas industry. Decisions are taken at different stages within the supply chain (supply, manufacturing, and distribution) and at different levels.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 28, 2022

Bloomberg reported t hat the retailer, operators of the Zara , Bershka, and Massimo Dutti fashion brands, made a conscious decision to increase overall inventory levels by 27 percent among suppliers located across Spain , Turkey and Morocco to provide added business agility. Business Outlook.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 3, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, materials shortages, port closures, inflation and other disruptions have only revealed the underlying fragilities of our modern global supply chains — spanning thousands of miles and involving dozens, or even hundreds, of participants — that were always there.

Supply Chain Planning Software 94

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Taulia

APRIL 13, 2022

In some cases, creating a finished product involves sourcing numerous different items from different locations – all of which have to be aligned if the process is to work smoothly. More recently, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has implications for everything from semiconductor chips to food supplies and energy prices.

Supply Chain Disruption 98

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

COVID and related measures have shown the world the high degree of interdependence of countries for their basic food supply, risks of lean supply chains where inventories in the supply chain have been reduced or eliminated, and the fragility of this global agri-food supply chain architecture to disruptions.

Waste Reduction 130

Waste Reduction Food Resource Reduction Price Reduction 130

ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

What’s more, increasingly frequent disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic to semiconductor shortages, the Suez Canal crisis, and the Ukraine war have bared the fragility of supply chains around the world. Why is Decision Intelligence Important in the Supply Chain? Let’s take the example of an Aerospace sensor company.

Optimal Sourcing 59

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Resilinc

APRIL 5, 2022

“Companies, especially tech companies, are questioning the orthodoxies of the past 50 years [especially] seeking out the lowest-cost manufacturer, no matter how distant, and never carrying surplus inventory or parts.”. With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—and China’s tacit support—the imperative to re-design supply chains has sharpened.

Cost Reduction Strategies 62

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Taulia

MARCH 15, 2023

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine compounded this difficult situation in early 2022. Higher input costs, for example, raw materials and labor, increase the cost of producing and distributing goods and reduce profit margins. However, as we’ve mentioned, lack of inventory and supply chain issues will likely retreat as priorities.

Ukraine 52

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 17, 2022

The factors driving parcel carrier fuel surcharges include: E-commerce growth – When the pandemic brought home millions of Americans in late 2019 and early 2020, e-commerce became the source for every real need. Russia-Ukraine war – The cost of every gallon of fuel covers crude oil, refining, distributing, marketing, and taxes.

Price Reduction 98

Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction Sourcing Strategies 98

ShipBob

APRIL 26, 2023

The upstream supply chain refers to the flow of inventory in the pre-production stage, mostly in relation to the organization’s suppliers. It involves all the activities related to the sourcing and transportation of raw materials needed in the manufacturing process. Let’s get into it. What is the upstream supply chain?

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

A simple example of this would entail considering inventory and stock on hand (internal data) along with changes in weather patterns due to climate change (external data), and how both factors affect a factory’s ability to deliver on its orders. The escalation of the war in Ukraine. A new phase of the pandemic.

Manufacturing Procurement 111

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2023

One of the large automotive Tier 1 customers that makes wiring harnesses, connectors and electrical distribution systems partnered with Blue Yonder to gain end-to-end visibility during the COVID-19 pandemic because their factories in Latin America and Mexico were starting and stopping.

Automotive 86

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

These revolutions span demand, supply, inventory, transportation, and warehouse planning, informed by an ever-growing swathe of connected data from across their digital assets. In the midterm, supply chain resiliency can be enabled through improved scenario planning, simulation capabilities and multi-echelon inventory optimization.

Inventory Reduction 57

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2023

Astoundingly, by the December of 2021, Pfizer was able to secure emergency authorization and approval for its mRNA based vaccine, along with a preliminary plan on how to produce high volumes and distribute this vaccine. Inventory levels in retail channels remain at high levels because of bullwhip excess ordering.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

Reportedly, concerns surrounding inflation and the conflict in Ukraine further clouded the outlook for manufacturers. The report further indicated that Inputs, expressed as supplier deliveries, inventories and imports, continued to constrain production expansion. Panelists reportedly pointed to lengthened del ivery times. Bob Ferrari.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Just-in-time (JIT) inventory management became crucial to the nation’s meteoritic industrial growth, including Toyota’s eclipsing North American and European automakers as the world’s largest automakers for their time. A world transformed. And things haven’t normalized since then.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 11, 2016

And freight costs are continuing to rise, pushed upward by factors such as globalized distribution and unpredictable fuel prices. To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. Tajikistan. Tanzania, United Republic of. Timor-leste. Turkmenistan.

Guinea-Bissau 60

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Unleashed

MAY 22, 2022

Go back to their inventory and stock build and factor in this sort of possibility – alongside all the other supply challenges they’re facing these days. So our business in Australia is much more developed, and we are 100% grocery distribution in the duopoly of Woollies and Coles. “In Three Spirits’ solution?

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Forecasting Software 98

Precoro

AUGUST 31, 2023

Recall how manufacturers had to limit their on-site staff due to coronavirus safety regulations; more recently, food production in Ukraine was disrupted, which in turn affected the sales channels of Ukrainian products and everyone around the world who uses or distributes them. Is your inventory optimized ? Do you overstock ?

Material Savings 105

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