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Global Supply Chains in Flux as U.S. Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China Take Effect

Logistics Viewpoints

Automotive Supply Chain: Production Shifts and Border Congestion The North American auto industry is among the largest impacted, as Mexico occupies a significant role in parts manufacturing and vehicle assembly. are expected to rise by $3,000 to $12,000 per car, forcing manufacturers to either pass costs to consumers or cut production.

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Top Supply Chain Planning Vendors Are Investing to Support Agile Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

The supply chain planning market, which had been growing at double-digit rates during and after COVID-19, has slowed considerably, particularly in Europe. They also cover supplier-managed inventory, quality collaboration, manufacturing line collaboration, and asset collaboration.

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Is Nearshoring the Solution to Rising Transportation Costs?

Logistics Bureau

The explosion in globalisation, and corresponding reduction in transport availability over the last decade or so, have together kiboshed some of the factors which once fueled a steady growth in offshore manufacture and procurement. Let me show you why.

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Decentralizing Supply Chains: How Regional Models Drive Resilience and Flexibility

Logistics Viewpoints

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.

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E2open Ocean Shipping Index Reveals Sharp Increase in Global Ocean Shipment Transit Times Due to Multiple Ongoing Disruptions

E2open

Report data indicates significant year-over-year increases in the average total time for container transport, from booking to receipt, for several major global shipping lanes. 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.

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Mathematical Optimization: Supply Chain Management by the Numbers

Supply Chain Brain

For a retailer, that might take the form of guidance as to where and how much to produce items, how to transport them, and where to position them in a manner that best reflects actual consumer demand. What makes mathematical optimization especially valuable, Yurchisin says, is its prescriptive — as opposed to merely descriptive — nature.

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Unease Remains in U.S. East and Gulf Coast Labor Talks

Supply Chain Matters

While multi-industry logistics, transportation and customer fulfilment teams might have languished with a sigh of relief, they are likely to be aware that this new contract is not a done deal yet. Yet, there is still a reported lag times related to movement of containers to intermodal inland rail or surface trucking transportation.