Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

I’ve said it before (right here in Logistics Viewpoints), but it’s worth repeating: the digital transformation of our complex global supply chains is an ongoing journey. Instead, they have to wait and hope, only to find out when the order arrives at the warehouse that they are missing 1/3 rd of the order, or there’s a quality issue.

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Elementum

AUGUST 29, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit in Europe, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have further exacerbated current food chain problems, but a solid supply chain should be equipped to withstand this pressure to a certain extent. Below, we’ll summarize the primary factors at hand.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2022

Earlier in 2022, we conducted a survey of 8,000 consumers across North America and Europe to get a better sense of their ecommerce experience and how they were reacting to retailer performance. Source: Descartes & SAPIO Research. Source: Descartes & SAPIO Research. Source: Descartes & SAPIO Research.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Feature Article by Dr. Raymon Krishnan – President at the Logistics and Supply Chain Management Society. Ensuring that any approach is fully compliant in order to avoid having to relocate production or supply sources often takes up a lot of internal resources. This practice is illegal. Relocating production from China.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

History of Alliances in Container Shipping Source: Port Economics, Management and Policy What are Global Shipping Alliances (GSAs) in the shipping industry? The alliance was formed in 2014 and covers major shipping routes between Asia, Europe, and North America. How alliances in the shipping industry might impact shippers?

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BlueYonder

APRIL 9, 2024

For the past 175 years, Carlsberg has continuously reinvented itself from a marketing, innovation and product perspective, while remaining true to its core values of enriching communities while manufacturing quality drinks. This initiative is central to enhancing the management and efficiency of its logistics operations throughout Europe.

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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. The scarcity of skilled professionals in areas such as logistics, procurement, and data analytics can hinder the ability to effectively manage and optimize supply chains.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Diversity of sources (carriers + vendors + customers). That means unifying quality data from disparate systems, layered on top of artificial intelligence, advanced analytics and other state-of-the-art technologies — all in one modern platform. trillion terabytes of new data every day.). He lives in Chicago.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

We are pleased to continue our 2021 fire-side chat series with key people in the supply chain industry, and it is with particular pleasure to catch up with Stuart Whiting, Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Logistics & Planning at Schneider Electric, based in Singapore but with a global functional responsibility.

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QAD

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Suez Canal obstruction, natural disasters, wars, scarcity of semiconductors, the energy crisis in Europe…are all examples showcasing the need to better manage and monitor your supplier base. Am I contributing to society by buying an environmentally sourced and produced product to have a greener planet?

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Likewise, labor can’t do its thing when there are severe equipment shortages, and rectifying those shortages requires difficult-to-source raw materials. It was recently reported that one of the world’s biggest container logistics companies, Maersk, will only handle cargo from direct shippers, cutting out freight forwarders.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Therefore, the challenge to establish ranking method is to find more economical data source and unbiased metric. Quality of Supply Chain Management Programs: to select a graduate program, the publications of professor are one of the indicators that reflect the quality of a program. How about its counterpart in Europe?

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Material Handling & Logistics

JULY 29, 2018

Logistics providers have discovered that sustainability in the supply chain delivers a good ROI. And customers, many of whom are Millennials, want to know the sourcing of the products they buy and will make decisions based on a company’s sustainability record. Consumers won’t trade quality and performance for sustainability.”.

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ivalua

MAY 11, 2021

They have significant experience in working in remote and often environmentally hostile regions of the world, where logistical constraints create myriad challenges. The digital transformation journey has reached the Go-Live of the Sourcing module. The Arkad S.p.A Thanks to it, Arkad S.p.A. strategy and values. strategy and values.

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SCMDOJO

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Whether you’re a seasoned procurement professional or just stepping into the world of sourcing and acquisitions, understanding the nuances of procurement synonyms can make all the difference. It involves assessing factors such as cost, quality, reliability, and location to ensure the best fit for the organization’s needs.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 17, 2023

In all cases, it is about managing Earth’s scarce resources so that in principle, countless future generations can enjoy life on our planet with the same quality as we can. Some suppliers are in Europe, whereas some are in Asia. Suppose that for a specific type of slab, the purchase price from the Asian supplier is lower.

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RFgen

JANUARY 16, 2023

Logistics team. Coca-Cola logistics is a team specifically tasked with visibility into the distribution process, from the warehouse to the store shelves. Quality control. The company has incredibly strict quality control standards across its various products. In Europe, beet sugar is often used.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 14, 2023

Thankfully, outsourcing logistics services to a reliable third-party logistics provider (3PL) can make a significant difference. As a result, businesses can optimize their logistics processes using Orchestration and save time and resources. With the complexity and challenges involved, many businesses find themselves overwhelmed.

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Elementum

MAY 26, 2022

2) Ship to the US and Western Europe. They expanded first into other parts of eastern Asia (Vietnam, Thailand, India), then into eastern Europe (Poland, Ukraine) and Mexico. Amazon has also uniquely contributed to an increased appetite for like-quality goods. In the 1990s, supply chain operations were relatively simple: .

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

This means we need more agile, flexible, and scalable planning platforms to process and consolidate new data sources, drive insights using advanced analytics such as AI/ML to drive autonomous decisions, and expand collaboration within and outside our organizations. and Europe. We need planning platforms to keep up with all the changes.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 27, 2016

As digitization continues to modify the global supply chain landscape, its unprecedented data sources and solutions will lead to not only the demise of disparate information systems, but to the rise of true, end-to-end, supply chain visibility. Identify shortage and quality problems along the supply chain.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In the global world of businesses, companies often seek help from sourcing agencies to figure out how to get the things they need. But what’s a sourcing agency or sourcing agent and how does it make buying things easier? Let’s explore this world of sourcing agencies and understand what they do.

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 28, 2014

With growing consumer expectations for faster delivery, shippers are expecting value-added logistics services from 3PL operators. This increases the urgency for 3PLs to leverage on the best market trends to increase logistics flexibility. On the other hand, there is always the demand to deliver on the highest level of quality possible.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 21, 2023

It involves outsourcing the entire supply chain function to a third-party provider who manages everything from sourcing raw materials to delivering finished products to customers. According to a paper by Len Prokopets and Ramin Tabibzadeh from Archstone Consulting , initial sourcing transactions can yield a 5% savings.

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 25, 2014

Do you have a University degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, or a related field, between 4 and 8 years of logistics management experience within a pharmaceutical environment? Supply Chain ensures that the Astellas products reach our customer in time, at the appropriate quality and cost. Associate Director European Distribution.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Source: Bloomberg.com. From the United States to Europe, it’s a worldwide challenge for retailers. Others do their holiday shopping in-person to ensure they are picking a present with quality that shows they care. Check out 4 Concrete Tactics to Combat Employee Turnover and Source Staff →.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

The three largest global economies ( Europe , United States , China ) expected to stall. CFO top three concerns focused on inflationary cost implications, labor quality and availability, and ongoing supply chain strategies. Expected 2023 global economic growth in a range from 2 percent to 2.7 percent in 2022 and 9.7 percent on 2021.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 14, 2020

Although this is not the first or the last event to disrupt global supply chains, unpredictable logistics require a proactive approach for importers and exporters to keep business running as usual. and Europe. Backup sourcing options. The latest in air and ocean travel. specifically China.

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Jaggaer

JUNE 23, 2020

From source materials to distribution, the supply network must be carefully streamlined to produce the best results possible. Once the supply and distribution routes are mapped, clients can begin the sourcing process to dig deeper and understand what each third-party logistics provider can offer. RFQ, Contract, and Risk.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2020

Analysts have now been forced to acknowledge that COVID-19, which has whipped through 170 countries and has been declared a pandemic, threatens supply chain disruptions far beyond sourcing and production in China. They are now warning of a looming global recession. How China’s Manufacturing is Recovering.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2022

The company’s integration partners include Element Logic , one of Europe ’s intralogistics companies; and Okamura , a Japan based provider of high-quality products and services for offices, education, commercial facilities and distribution centers.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Instead, vehicles are sold online and then shipped directly to consumers globally, relying on transportation and logistics services networks. As our production volumes continue to grow, it is becoming increasingly challenging to secure vehicle transportation capacity and at a reasonable cost during these peak logistics weeks.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 4, 2023

To accomplish this, supply chain analytics collects, analyzes, and synthesizes data from a wide variety of sources. This involves examining and enhancing processes like sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, inventory management, and delivery.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 17, 2018

There is no technology solution that stretches across industries to automate the processes of source, make and deliver. Collaborative Logistics. Logistics costs increased greatly in 2018; yet, 40% of trucks are empty. Ethical Sourcing. These are all issues in ethical sourcing initiatives. Fair Labor. Congo Metals.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The EU economies will also be hit, especially Germany and Eastern Europe as we go into winter in 2022. Next year will see some positive growth but only 1.7%, reflecting slowing growth in the US in China and recession in Europe. Dual sourcing and longer term contracts – This is always a challenge. growth, and only 3.1%

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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. However, commonly used KPIs used by supply chain executives are usually focused on logistics performance (e.g., What can you do?

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Locus

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Africa-based executives had by far the highest rate of reporting logistics shocks (48%), not a surprising result given the poor state of infrastructure across much of the continent. Presently, their major focus lies on local production, warehousing and strategic sourcing. Executives based in the Middle East mostly cited a demand shock.

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