Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2021

Tata Steel Europe Plant in Wales. A pound of apples costs about the same as a pound of steel, yet steel is a complex product produced using high-tech metallurgical and manufacturing processes. Tata Steel Europe, which produced 9.5 Tata Steel Europe has a complex supply chain. Tata Steel Europe has a complex supply chain.

Supply Chain Planning Software 290

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

This shortage and sudden uptick in demand weren’t something that most can manufacturers were prepared for. The deepening power crisis has already taken 900,000 tons of smelting capacity offline in North America and Europe. As the US and Europe enter peak winter season in Q4, issues on the energy front are expected to be more severe.

Packaging 299

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EFT

MAY 26, 2025

Channels: Technology Supply Chain Logistics CEO Focus Freight eCommerce/Retail CSCO Focus Hi-Tech Industrial Logistics 3PL Tags: supply chain logistics freight shipping cargo containers tariffs Trade Manufacturing Event Date: Wed, 2025-10-15 to Thu, 2025-10-16 Event URL: [link] Event Location: Amsterdam Number of attendees: 400 Programme URL: [link] (..)

Europe 44

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2025

The Role of Technology and Strategy in Multi-Tier, Regionalized Supply Networks Multi-Tier and Regionalized Networks To reduce risk exposure, companies are increasingly expanding sourcing and production capabilities across multiple regions, including North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia.

Modeling 169

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) were level at $1,744/FEU. Europe weekly prices increased 5% to $3.05/kg. Europe – N. Europe rates were stable last week, daily rates this week have declined about 7%. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) were level at $3,079/FEU. Air rates – Freightos Air index China – N.

Negotiating Skills 295

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 13, 2024

The three steps in realizing the vision are 1) flexible, reconfigurable plant; 2) global manufacturing networks of flexible, configurable plants; 3) the integration of the previous step with digital, certified, encrypted product definitions. flexible manufacturing in fast-moving products. both in the process and discrete industries.

Supply Chain Network Software 311

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

With Service Optimizer 99+ (SO99+) ToolsGroup’s manufacturing customers commonly achieve a 10-30% reduction in inventory, improve product availability to 96% or better, and reduce overhead (such as overtime and expedited freight) by 50%. ToolsGroup’s manufacturing customers commonly achieve: 10-30% reduction in inventory.

ToolsGroup 156

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 30, 2023

I recently talked to a former executive at a global automotive manufacturer. The project was focused on the spare parts supply chain – the delivery of car parts and aftermarket accessories to automotive dealers and repair shops across Europe from their OEM vendors as well as their own manufacturing facilities in Europe.

Vendor Strategies 316

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 18, 2025

Real-World Impact: How AI Helped Mitsubishi Electric Cut Spare Parts Stock by 30% Mitsubishi Electric Europe, a leading industrial and consumer electronics manufacturer, faced challenges common to aftermarket businesses: high inventory costs, inconsistent service levels, and unpredictable demand patterns.

Supply Chain Planning Software 156

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Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

Embracing the Future: How Manufacturing 4.0 is Transforming Industry What is Manufacturing 4.0? Also known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Manufacturing 4.0 With it, the pace of change in manufacturing is accelerating like never before. Manufacturing 1.0: Manufacturing 1.0: Manufacturing 2.0:

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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Freightos

AUGUST 6, 2024

Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) increased 1% to $8,429/FEU. Europe weekly prices increased 7% to $3.63/kg. Europe – N. kg to Europe in the last two weeks, possibly reflecting easing demand for air as pressure on ocean logistics has started to decrease. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) fell 2% to $9,661/FEU.

Asia 274

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Map of Natural Gas Pipelines into Europe. These rising prices can cut into the profits of manufacturers, distributors, and retailers who are reliant on this form of energy for powering their facilities. This is particularly true in Europe, where Russia is the largest provider of natural gas to Europe, providing about 35% of its supply.

Price Reduction 264

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2022

Radu is the Managing Director Asia Pacific & Europe of Alcott Global and the Global Head of Supply Chain & Logistics Practice. Radu is the Managing Director Asia Pacific & Europe of Alcott Global and the Global Head of Supply Chain & Logistics Practice. About Radu Palamariu.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 246

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Europe’s largest beer-producing nation, Germany, saw most of its 9,700 annual beer-related festivals canceled. Some manufacturers saw a complete devastation of their keg businesses. Beer manufacturers that mainly relied on on-premise consumption are beginning to rethink their business models.

Modeling 296

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 17, 2024

Founded in 1992 in Baltimore, ICAT Logistics has expanded across the United States and Europe, specializing in handling unusual, high-value, and oversized freight that often falls outside the scope of standard containerized shipping. In his off hours, Chris is a sports enthusiast who enjoys cooking. Packaging bulky loads.

Cargo 246

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

for the more advanced economies in Europe and the North America. In contrast, she forecasts growth rates in the emerging economies of Europe and Asia at 4.8%. 3D Printing: Localization of manufacturing through the sharing of digital images using additive manufacturing. Driving a Digital Transformation.

Resource Reduction 247

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Also, warehouse automation excludes similar systems such as airport baggage handling, manufacturing-line automation, and manually driven forklifts. This growth was primarily attributed to the long-term project business, and regionally to North America and western Europe. In 2021, the SCS segment revenues grew an impressive 44.5

Supply Chain Software 334

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Freightos

APRIL 2, 2024

Schedules were quickly disrupted and capacity shifted to China – Europe and North America lanes to accommodate the longer voyages. America and 67% to Europe as Red Sea disruptions pushed demand for air cargo. Ports in India were among those hardest hit by the Red Sea diversions that started in mid-December.

Cargo 291

Cargo Real-time Visibility India Shipping 291

ToolsGroup

MARCH 14, 2025

Real-World Impact: How AI Helped Mitsubishi Electric Cut Spare Parts Stock by 30% Mitsubishi Electric Europe, a leading industrial and consumer electronics manufacturer, faced challenges common to aftermarket businesses: high inventory costs, inconsistent service levels, and unpredictable demand patterns.

Optimal Sourcing 156

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 3, 2022

Regionally, growth in North America and western Europe was most pronounced. Daifuku doesn’t explicitly break out warehouse automation, but it does report on its intralogistics business (including manufacturing material handling). Anecdotally, it appears that customer postponements were more pronounced in Europe than in North America.

Supply Chain Software 229

Supply Chain Software Warehousing Global North America 229

C3 Solutions

DECEMBER 19, 2024

They depend upon their products' fast and reliable movement from cost-efficient manufacturing hubs like China to lucrative markets like the US and Europe. Businesses of today are built on the backbone of worldwide supply chains. The common aim is to keep shelves full, costs low, and consumers happy.

Freight 78

Freight Europe China Supply Chain Optimization 78

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Henkel was recently highlighted for supply chain leadership by Supply Chain Movement in Europe. The first story is about a large regional food manufacturer. The second story is about a regional beverage manufacturer. Now, let’s take consumer products. Henkel is underperforming its peer group. The answer?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 8, 2024

It is commonly believed that Europe leads the US in environmental, social, and governance legislation and enforcement. Brian Carelli, vice president of sustainability and partnerships at Infor Nexus commented that “the US surprisingly leapfrogged Europe very quickly with UFLPA.” Of these, 2,583 were denied entry into the US.

China 300

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 14, 2024

Karl is the CEO and Co-founder of Pull Logic , an AI-enabled tech company focused on reducing lost sales for retailers, brands, and manufacturers due failure points in the supply chain and selling processes. Summary: Solving the $1.8 Key Takeaways: Solving the $1.8 Timestamps (00:00:00) Solving the $1.8T

Inventory Reduction 264

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

For LKQ Europe , as shown in Figure 1, testing on brake pad distribution showed that the bullwhip effect was 48% between channel demand and the customer order. Bullwhip Effect at LKQ Europe Summer 2022 Testing So, why do we not measure it? The reason? The distribution models were never tested when implemented. Go to the source.

Supply and Demand 433

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E2open

JANUARY 31, 2025

.” Key takeaways from the latest e2open Ocean Shipping Index report covering the fourth quarter of 2024 include: Actual transit times contributed heavily to YoY duration increases, with Asia to Europe (+12 days) and South America to North America (+11 days) routes showing the largest impact.

Supply Chain Network Software 78

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Amazon to double Europe EV fleet by 2025. Last year, Amazon delivered more than 100 million packages to customer doorsteps in Europe using electric delivery vans and other zero-emission vehicles, per its sustainability report. That one is probably not a record he was hoping to break. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 264

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E2open

JULY 31, 2024

Asia to Europe container transport averaged 75 days, an increase of two days over last quarter and a 14-day increase from the same period a year ago. Europe to Asia averaged 84 days, the same duration as last quarter but up 11 days from Q2 2023.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 78

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IT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 19, 2023

By Gesa Schneider (pictured) Senior Territory Manager Central Europe The post Predictions for the role of Additive Manufacturing in 2024 appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

Manufacturing 104

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QAD

JULY 16, 2024

Staying on top of global Unique Device Identification (UDI) regulatory compliance can improve outcomes for both patients and medical device manufacturers The U.S. Europe has a similar database called EUDAMED. While UDI in the US and Europe are similar in some ways, there are also stark contrasts.

Manufacturing Procurement 94

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Goods move through 25 ports of entry into North America and 10 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. VF had committed itself to largely selling goods to consumers in the same region they are manufactured in. VF is having conversations with fabric manufacturers to encourage them to produce more fabric in factories outside of Asia.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 278

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Software 278

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Soft demand in Europe and the US led to an overall decline of 7.5 Teradyne , a supplier of semiconductor testing equipment, pulled manufacturing worth about $1 billion out of China last year, a Teradyne spokesperson said on Monday, after U.S. The shares fell as much as 7.6 percent in early U.S. After registering a 9.3

Cost Reduction Strategies 306

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Logility

APRIL 17, 2020

From suits to PPE gowns and masks, from baby wipes to disinfectant wipes, from food service to grocery to food & beverages manufacturers, companies around the world are stepping up to contribute and serve where they can. Rockline Europe. We encourage you to read their inspirational stories and share them with your networks.

Innovation 197

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ivalua

DECEMBER 15, 2022

A top-10 Forbes 500 company, the Volkswagen Group is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe.

Optimal Sourcing 246

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ivalua

JUNE 26, 2023

Ivalua CEO and Founder David Khuat-Duy and Ian Thompson , VP of Northern Europe kicked off the day with an introduction. In our recap, we’ll dive into the key takeaways from the event and what they mean for the industry. Contact Sales The post Procurement on the Thames: Ivalua’s London Summer Symposium appeared first on Ivalua.

Optimal Sourcing 244

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Melitta Sales Europe (MSE) embarked on an initiative to revamp existing planning and forecasting processes to increase efficiency and sustainability. The process brings together all the plans for the business (sales, marketing, development, manufacturing, sourcing, and financial) into one integrated set of plans.”

Forecasting 287

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 8, 2024

Over the years, individual locations—the company has several manufacturing locations in Europe and North America—have behaved increasingly autonomously. While KRONOS (NYSE: KRO) was incorporated in 1989, the company’s roots are over 100 years old.

Cost Reduction Strategies 310

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