Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Forecasting North America Transportation 
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 31, 2022
Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. Today, only 4% of companies are the first to buy new technology—a 40% decline from post Y2K in 2001. Beating the growth forecast and improving margins drove lucrative bonus programs.
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. Today, only 4% of companies are the first to buy new technology—a 40% decline from post Y2K in 2001. Beating the growth forecast and improving margins drove lucrative bonus programs.
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Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 6, 2023
GEON Performance Solutions purchases plastic pellets and add plastic compounders to make products of different strength, resilience, and flexibility. At a high level, what GEON does is purchase plastic pellets and add plastic compounders to make products of different strength, resilience, and flexibility. It’s the narrative.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
APRIL 26, 2022
Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel. Brand loyalty is no longer the driver for consumer purchasing decisions.
BlueYonder
OCTOBER 1, 2022
Strategic relationships, improved collaboration with logistics providers, and the possibility of bringing 3PL/4PL in-house to reduce transportation and warehouse costs and gain more control over logistics operations are all strategies to enable supply chain resiliency. This has a substantial impact on their EBITDA margins.
ShipBob
DECEMBER 20, 2021
Think about your most recent purchase. This sequence of events involves many moving parts, including purchasing, packaging, shipping, and transporting materials to distributors to sell to the end customer. Customer satisfaction and brand loyalty. Returns and exchanges. To help support new customer trends (e.g.
Supply Chain Opz
NOVEMBER 9, 2014
This causes a misalignment of actions, such as suppliers not making the right item at the right time due to forecast inaccuracy. Aggregate forecasts are more accurate than individual forecasts. Work with your broker to see if you can get priority on unloading the ship and inland transport.
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