Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Earlier this week, FedEx announced a partnership with eight historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to build a pipeline of logistics and supply chain professionals. To import products from the region, companies will have to document that they aren’t sourced from forced labor.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

My first focus was on China sourcing. News coverage showcases the differences between logistics and supply chain management. China was the source of over 90% of PPE.) Operation Air Bridge by the US Government was also a welcome relief. Figure 1 shows a market-by-market planning model by a sinus drug manufacturer.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2018

It has been further spurred by the trend of nearshoring over the last decade, as American companies have relocated their manufacturing facilities to Mexico to take advantage of a skilled workforce, improving infrastructure, and proximity to the United States. government has similar restrictions for Mexican carriers. For example, a U.S.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

While Its primary purpose is to manage the entire process, from procurement to delivery, efficiently and cost-effectively, it also coordinates with production to automate processes and planning, etc. Watch What is Marketing Procurement? on our SCMDOJO YouTube Channel! Why do you need a structured Supply Chain Department?

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2023

Spending is growing across several categories, and the top Easter items consumers say they are planning to purchase include candy ($3.3 And now on to this week’s logistics news. The post This Week in Logistics News (April 1 – 7) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. billion), gifts ($3.8 billion) and food ($7.3

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Talking Logistics

MAY 14, 2019

The cost of poor quality is so closely related to supplier quality and compliance that manufacturers must give the proper attention and resources to the optimization of their upstream partnerships. Finished products have high ratios (average 50%) of sourced or procured product content. Traceability & Trade Compliance.

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QAD

APRIL 4, 2023

QAD has bolstered our cloud offerings with new adaptive manufacturing and supply chain capabilities that enhance user productivity and support informed and intelligent decision-making. QAD EQMS (Enterprise Quality Management System) has made document collaboration easier by allowing collaboration in the draft state within Google Workspace.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Many-to-many can also refer to many participants in a network accessing many, many sources of event data critical to supply chain operations through a public cloud network. Descartes provides multi-tenant, cloud-based solutions focused on improving the productivity, performance, and security of logistics-intensive businesses.

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DynaSys

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Years ago, I saw a statistic that many people do not purchase a fire extinguisher for their residences until after they experience an actual incident. The same concept works for business and manufacturing. Executives of CPG manufacturers need to take a new look at crisis management as a matter of social responsibility.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

” I do not believe in big government and I hate politics. The current state of logistics is our malady. I find no agency or entity trying to find a holistic solution to global logistics. Returning containers is an ongoing issue resulting in some manufacturers investigating a return to break-bulk shipping (container free).

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

Halal risk management practices of most companies are passive, meaning it is limited to the compliance of suppliers and their own (manufacturing) operations based on the requirements of the halal certification body and their halal standard(s). On the other hand, halal risks in the entire supply chain are not on their radar screens.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 3, 2018

Multiple manufacturers, multiple relationships, multiple distribution models, multiple contracts. Manifesting this trend is the terminology and concept of Digital Path to Purchase — the omni-channel, tech-focused approach to supporting and acting on a consumer’s purchase.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 29, 2022

For AGCO, a public company with over $11 billion in revenues, a supply chain risk management application helped the agricultural equipment manufacturer stay agile during COVID. Once infections got to 50-60 ppm, then governments begin to act. One of the players in this market, Resilinc, is monitoring 105 million data sources.

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

To understand what’s going on with third-party logistics , we had an extensive discussion with four industry thought leaders at BR Williams. Companies dependent on China for manufacturing shut down, with no other options, for what seemed an eternity in today’s world. First, let’s start with the pain points.

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ivalua

JULY 22, 2015

In last week’s blog , I began discussing telltale signs that you have entered the new age of strategic sourcing. Leading manufacturers have proven that best-in-class strategic sourcing can create measurable and sustainable shareholder value by contributing to top line growth and bottom line profitability. alternatives.

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QAD

MAY 24, 2023

Global supply chains change enough to necessitate comprehensive visibility and shared views across entire manufacturing enterprises and other industries. Supply chain leaders need effective tools to share real-time information across networks of suppliers, customers, carriers, distributors, and government agencies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

For supply chain executives, this is a good time to start contemplating stock keeping unit (SKU) reductions (reducing the number of products and product variations manufactured). It is not just US tool manufacturers that are affected. The goal is to set China’s chip manufacturing industry back by at least a decade.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

As part of our ongoing commitment to keep our blog readers updated on what’s happening in the supply chain and logistics world, we’re launching a regular industry news roundup, which we’ll release periodically. That spells big trouble ahead for food producers and agricultural enterprises reliant on such commodities.

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Logility

JUNE 28, 2022

Insights can be hard to come by as investors, consumers, and boards of directors are upping their environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria and demanding greater corporate responsibility. Even in the best of times, they can be unwieldy, and keeping track of your suppliers, your suppliers’ suppliers, and… You know the drill.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The company surveyed 225 executives whose jobs included environmental, social, and governance issues. The Japanese pension fund, the Government Investment Pension Fund (GPIF), owns 7% of the Japanese equity market and about 1% of the world’s equity. First, their customers seek to document what their emissions are.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Rob O’Byrne makes an early start with his round-up of supply chain and logistics trends that might make industry headlines in the coming year. His observations include trends in first and last-mile logistics, and the increase in SMEs entering global markets. 2020 Supply Chain and Logistics Trends: What’s Around the Corner?

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Enterra Insights

MAY 7, 2021

The editorial staff at IEEE Innovation at Work notes, “The supply chain industry is filled with obstacles, particularly when it comes to the logistics of getting goods and materials from one place to another. When it comes to paperwork in the supply chain, however, it’s no joke. The links are subsequently the chains.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The UDHR is a milestone document, which proclaims the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being — regardless of race, color, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. ”[3]. Firms that fail to act could face fines as well as compensation claims.

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ShipBob

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Logistics Processes to Plan For. Tips for Logistics Planning. No army should go into battle without a plan for attack; similarly, no ecommerce merchant should go into business without a plan for handling their logistics. What is logistics planning? Why logistics planning is important for ecommerce businesses.

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Savi

MAY 28, 2020

Department of Defense (DoD), and your product is critical logistics technology for the Army National Guard’s first responders and warfighters, however, failing to deliver is simply not an option. How 3 Organizations Worked Together to Get New Logistics Equipment to the Army National Guard – in the Midst of A Pandemic.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Ronan Stephens, the Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Management and External Manufacturing, explained how the company set out on a journey to improve customer service while also reducing costs. First, to launch on government approval of a new drug. Ipsen purchased the RapidResponse supply chain planning product from Kinaxis.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 17, 2023

Significant New Order Received Commercial aircraft designer and manufacturer Boeing announced another significant aircraft deal this week. The Government of Saudi Arabia is funding an order to acquire 78 Boeing 787 wide body Dreamliners. In February, completed aircraft deliveries were halted because of regulatory documentation issues.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group, via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog calls reader attention to two recently published research papers that address evidence of ongoing shifts in global supply component and end production sourcing. The abstract notes that the research paper “ documents that shifts in the pattern of U.S.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Consumers, activists, and investors increasingly want to know the products they buy are sourced sustainably and ethically. Logistics providers market benefits of visibility and transparency, but it has many customers wondering what exactly the difference is between the two terms. sources of raw materials. ”[3].

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Freightos

MAY 31, 2022

I can walk into a local shop and purchase products from all around the globe. This isn’t just about consumerism; it’s inspiring to think that in purchasing an imported product, we are, in a tiny way, helping provide employment for people across our planet, often in developing countries. I started Freightos a decade ago, in 2012.

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Unleashed

APRIL 12, 2023

For wholesalers and manufacturers, the sheer size of customer orders can make B2B fulfillment a serious challenge: Product volumes directly impact storage and management costs, and increase the damage done whenever mistakes are made. B2B procurement contracts can last for prolonged periods and be worth millions of dollars.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 19, 2022

Sanctions make these elements harder to procure elsewhere while preventing many companies from using existing Russian sources. This comes both from a change in sourcing and an availability concern as many alternative suppliers face export restrictions. In many instances, alternative sources are limited.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 15, 2022

It allows document flow automation, pharmaceutical production technology management, and wholesale and retail trade operations. Despite the outlined problems, manufacturers of pharmaceutical products are increasing production volumes and trying to find development opportunities. Pharma software development is relevant and vital today.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2013

Coincidentally, at the Ariba LIVE 2013 conference yesterday, I attended a presentation by Justin Dillon, Founder and CEO of Made in a Free World , a nonprofit group that is “building a coalition of consumers, businesses, and governments to disrupt the system of slavery.” appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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3rdwave

JUNE 13, 2019

Great global supply chains move product from source to destination with minimal friction. Great global supply chain execution eliminates, wherever possible, those controllable points of friction so that the shipment moves with minimized impediments from the time a purchase order is executed until the goods arrive at the final destination.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 17, 2020

These possible disruptions were identified through our own personal discussions with subject matter experts, reviews of current government “Operation Warp Speed” strategy documents, conversations with state procurement officers, as well as discussions with manufacturers in the healthcare sector.

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DynaSys

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Getting your products into the hands of your customer is the ultimate goal of every manufacturing and distribution company. Turning raw materials into products that are manufactured, packed, shipped and delivered on time to the final customer requires coordinated planning and execution of activity across the whole supply chain.

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