Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 14, 2022

This past weekend, I decorated my house with my kids with our usual Halloween flare: skeletons, spiders, skulls, gravestones, and the ever-present flying bat. All Mars’ products in Europe to be sourced with 100% sustainable cocoa. While the Halloween season is just getting started, retailers are clearly looking ahead.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

In episode six of Be Ready for Anything, ToolsGroup’s Pre-Sales Manager for Europe, Birger Klinke, talks about what retailers should expect in 2021 and how they can leverage probabilistic forecasting and automation to adjust to a changing marketplace. And digitalization is more than present. Check out the video below. Transcript.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 14, 2020

Adapting to the present and future challenges of COVID-19. And of course, the problem is acute right across Europe. It makes more sense to source from several suppliers with some spare capacity rather than just the one or two who are most cost-efficient. Can the complex global supply network survive the COVID-19 pandemic?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Over the last six years, we studied the connection between business results (growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)) and the link to company characteristics. In our monthly webinar last Wednesday, I presented these results. Recently, I was presenting to a supply chain team in Europe.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The company is present in 38 nations and has more than 40,000 employees. Those shipments can move directly to customers or move to several regional distribution centers (DCs) that serve as forward inventory locations and consolidation hubs servicing customers and channel partners. It is part of Koch Industries. The Molex Supply Chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

The paradigm is shifting from foundational visibility to real-time decision-making, with positive implications for supply chain teams spanning sourcing & procurement, to production, to yard & DC operations and beyond. Why is this shift such a big deal? We don’t have to think back very far. Lesson learned.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

These changes can significantly impact supply chains by affecting sourcing strategies, trade routes, and market access. Past, Present, and Future Examining the evolution of supply chain management provides valuable insights into the changing landscape of resilience and agility.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Yet according to retail advisory firm IHL , “The most significant challenges to inventory distortion are the availability of workers and the disruptions outside of the immediate control of the retailer.” Source: Bloomberg.com. The article states that “presently, there are nearly two open jobs for every unemployed worker.”

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 25, 2024

billion, a reflection of increased price discounting and a building inventory of unsold vehicles. In the latter category, global vehicle inventory expressed in days of supply was reported as 28 days, compared to 15 days in the year-earlier quarter. Financial headlines included quarterly total revenue declining 9 percent to $21.3

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KEPLER Consulting

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Over last decade, sourcing offices became a major piece within globalized footprint of western retailers. After a first era of development and opportunity catch up particularly positive and characterized by consistent purchasing gains , most of these Sourcing Offices are now searching for their second breath.

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TransAudit

JUNE 27, 2023

Benefits of Machine Learning in Supply Chain Management One of the most potent applications of machine learning lies in inventory management. In today’s volatile market, companies often grapple with the issue of maintaining too much or too little inventory. Europe, China, and Singapore.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 7, 2016

Source: Algorithmic Supply Chain Planning: The Future of SCP , Amber Salley, May 2016. The analyst firm says algorithms “are now feasting on the wealth of data becoming available, leveraging the huge computing resources in the cloud and becoming a pivotal source of competitive differentiation.” Key steps toward algorithmic planning?

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

For a company like Amazon, 2021 underscores the importance of owning middle-mile capabilities to ensure resilient inventories. B2C Europe is operationally present in four key European E-commerce countries (Netherlands, France, United Kingdom, and Spain), and has offices in China.

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TransAudit

JULY 6, 2023

Benefits of Machine Learning in Supply Chain Management One of the most potent applications of machine learning lies in inventory management. In today’s volatile market, companies often grapple with the issue of maintaining too much or too little inventory. Europe, China, and Singapore.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

I had the opportunity to sit in on a very thorough presentation by a member of the Economist Intelligence Unit at the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies meeting today. The EU economies will also be hit, especially Germany and Eastern Europe as we go into winter in 2022. The forecast is that the EU GDP growth will be reduced by 1.3

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Accepted inefficient practices and conditions often include: Manual data entry errors Raw material wastage High instances of substandard products Bottlenecks in logistics and production Recurring variances or exceptions Inventory overstocks Businesses must be proactive in resolving these difficulties.

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ModusLink Corporation

JULY 15, 2022

The event caused strong disruptions, even for the most resilient Supply Chains that were present. in Europe, the rise of e-commerce is pressuring retailers, manufacturers, transport, warehouse and logistics companies to fulfil and deliver fast, in full, and meet high expectations for order status visibility, service and returns.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

With a wide array of products stored in its fulfillment centers, Amazon can consolidate orders and optimize its inventory management systems. Source Amazon Product Range One of the key drivers of Amazon’s success in logistics is the sheer breadth of its product range. Billion US Dollars), followed by Europe and potentially Asia.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

As multi-industry supply chain management teams enter 2023, they will be presented with expected global economic themes, financial outlooks and overriding business sentiment that are likely to influence decision-making. The three largest global economies ( Europe , United States , China ) expected to stall. Prediction Background.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 3, 2021

New Zealand industry sources report that pet food suppliers sold?three?months’ data, which also presented a challenge to some pet food?manufacturers, ethically sourced and eco-friendly.? premium, humanely sourced, sustainable?ingredients: Western Europe.? excellent source of plant-based protein, hemp is?packed

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

Regarding ocean container freight rates, spot rates are noted as dropping across the board on both Asia-Europe and Asia-US The implication is that if spot rates drop way below contract rates, shippers will likely seek to renegotiate contract rates recently consummated earlier this year. and Europe.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 29, 2020

Therefore, the challenge to establish the ranking method is to find a more economical data source and the unbiased metrics. Our personal observation is that scholarly articles cite SCM books because most books present building block concepts and citations usually appear in the literature review section. The links below are #paid links.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

While tracing the origin of a food source and viewing transparent information about its manufacturing process has certainly grown over recent years – there’s no doubt the pandemic has sped up consumer demand for this. UK & Europe. Stuck indoors, many of us are getting adventurous with our home cooking. Uncertainty.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. Reducing lead times from suppliers can help turn inventory faster, freeing up cash and ultimately satisfying customers. These are three examples: Rule 3.1:

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 29, 2023

One solution often considered is having more inventory on hand, or developing dual supply chains that can deliver the same goods via two routes, in case one becomes impeded. and Europe, along with many companies, are pursuing a de-risk rather decouple strategy. Calmer heads have since prevailed and the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

importers are resetting inventory ordering strategies to avoid any contentious contract talks this summer. Noted is that 2022 holiday season orders are being pulled forward to have inventory received at U.S. In 2021, rail links between China and Europe reportedly moved upwards of 1.4 China Silk Road Rail Link Disrupted.

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Locus

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Presently, their major focus lies on local production, warehousing and strategic sourcing. This issue has affected shipping goods from Asia to Europe and the Middle East. The four major supply chain risks areas are: Supply risks : These are risks associated with the sourcing of raw materials. Optimize sourcing decisions.

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American Global Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The energy risks stem from a shortage of natural gas in Europe and a shortage of diesel fuel in the United States. First, we’ll tackle the impacts of the energy crisis affecting Europe. It would hit Europe hard, given the loss of its gas supplies from Russia’s Nord Stream 1 and 2. has been exporting oil to Europe.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

In order to accelerate the learning, this article has gathered 20+ most sought-after supply chain case studies, analyzed/categorized them by industry and the findings are presented. There are two things Boeing and Airbus have in common, utilization of lean manufacturing system and strategic sourcing concept.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 5, 2023

That could signal even more added inventory exposures. Source: S&P Global Monthly PMI Reporting Highlights of Regional Reporting Continued High expansion in India Manufacturing activity levels across India remained at high expansion levels in May, outpacing all other regions. and noted as the lowest value in three years.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

The World Container Index , assessed by Drewy Consultants, is a compilation of eight major shipping routes to and from the United States , Europe and Asia. The index that tracks ocean container movement from Asia to Western Europe increased by four days to 110 days. Of particular concern was the Inventory level index, which rose 9.1

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TMC

MARCH 9, 2017

China’s so-called “One Belt One Road” strategy connects the country via an overland and sea corridor to Central Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. These include a number of TMC customers that have begun moving product from China to Europe by rail where they previously did not. Source: World Economic Forum, [link].

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 2, 2023

In contrast, performance levels related to North America , Europe and South America were noted as remaining weak, on average, compared to Asia. Report authors however, qualified that the domestic market demand was the prime source of activity growth. This upturn reportedly stretched the sequence of production level growth to 20 months.

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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. Expanding in the EU with multiple locations The EU market presents its own challenges as you expand – among which is establishing a reliable supply chain. Three Spirits’ solution?

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 21, 2023

In this section, we present a list of the top 10 TikTokers who have successfully contributed to supply chain knowledge sharing and enhancement. She has tiktok podcast on supply chain insights such as how supply chain touches all parts of business, our global suppluchain aty any given moment, and lets talk inventory.

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Elementum

DECEMBER 2, 2015

The company saw huge inventory and other factory investment losses in the explosion. To mitigate the investment and production loss in Tianjin, JLR has planned new production centers in continental Europe and South America. Other insurers across the United States, Europe, Bermuda and Asia also took a hit close to US $2 billion.

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ShipBob

JULY 30, 2021

Source: HubSpot / Brightpearl. Not only does it support modern retailers in expanding their customer reach, increasing sales, and staying competitive, i t provides an easier way to engage with customers, manage inventory , and fulfill orders faster across platforms. Present on the platforms your customers love. Ali Express.

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