Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2025

auto parts are sourced from Mexico, making the tariff impact immediate and severe. Mitigation Strategies in Agriculture Farmers are exploring new export markets in South America and Europe to compensate for declining North American sales. Approximately 40% of U.S. Vehicle production costs in the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2022

This kind of disruption causes major dislocation in the sources of demand and shifts the centers of gravity for demand, forcing organizations to rethink their supply chain design. Europe relies on Russia for around 35% of its natural gas. Increased input costs: Russia is the second largest crude oil supplier in the world.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Source: J.P. I also looked at changes in exports by the US, Europe, and China. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI compiles data from S&P Global and other sources from countries across the globe and weighs the countries based on annual manufacturing value added. I see that as a positive. I don’t see that as a positive.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 21, 2025

John is CEO of FreightPath, an innovative talent firm that offers both a comprehensive learning management system and a direct candidate sourcing solution. FreightPath addresses multiple industry challenges by offering both a comprehensive learning management system and a direct candidate sourcing solution.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 12, 2024

It’s having an impact mainly in Europe and Asia. But now ships between Europe and Asia are instead going around the Cape of Good Hope on the southern tip of Africa, which can add anywhere from 10 days to a month of travel time compared to the Red Sea/Suez Canal route. shipping containers and stacking them up to six high.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 18, 2025

The unique combination of intermittent demand, multiple supply sources, and variable product lifecycles makes spare parts exceptionally challenging to forecast accurately. Traditional supply chain planning tools fall short for several key reasons: Inability to handle intermittent demand patterns.

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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? Go to the source. The reason? The distribution models were never tested when implemented.

Supply and Demand 431

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ivalua

MAY 10, 2025

This guide breaks down the key procurement technologies in use today and the trends reshaping the future, such as AI-driven sourcing, predictive risk management, and deeper integration across the supply chain. What Is Procurement Technology? Here are some of the most important tools teams are already using.

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Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

We’re talking about solving for the entirety of the procurement lifecycle from strategic sourcing through execution and analysis. The future belongs to connected platforms that can bring together disparate data sources and processes into a coherent whole.

Supply Chain Design Software 227

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 14, 2025

The unique combination of intermittent demand, multiple supply sources, and variable product lifecycles makes spare parts exceptionally challenging to forecast accurately. Traditional supply chain planning tools fall short for several key reasons: Inability to handle intermittent demand patterns.

Optimal Sourcing 156

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2022

As organizations look for reducing dependencies on concentrated sources of supply, Eastern Europe, Mexico, and South Asian countries will start providing viable alternatives to the current manufacturing powerhouse countries. AI plays a significant role in harnessing the power of this.

Supply Chain Design Software 307

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Freightos

DECEMBER 19, 2023

18th, 2023, Source: Marinetraffic Since mid-November multiple ships have been attacked in the Red Sea by Houthi forces in Yemen. The Suez Canal is the shortest route for container traffic from Asia to the Mediterranean and Europe, and is also used for some volumes from the Far East or Southern Asia to North America. Asia – N.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The result has been fast growth year over year with the latest challenge managing the growth and expanding services from China, Hong Kong and the United States to the United Kingdom, Europe, Canada and Australia. His specialty was consulting on domestic and global sourcing strategies and operations with TJM Group in Sydney, Australia.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 14, 2022

All Mars’ products in Europe to be sourced with 100% sustainable cocoa. Mars Wrigley has declared that from 2023, 100 percent of the cocoa purchased for its direct factory operations in Europe will be verified as “responsibly sourced cocoa.” And now, on to this week’s logistics news.

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ivalua

APRIL 25, 2023

Aker BP is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and is one of the largest independent listed oil companies in Europe. Global Media Contact Corporate Communications media@ivalua.com The post Aker BP Goes Live with Ivalua to Digitalize Source-to-Contract (S2C) and Supplier Management appeared first on Ivalua. Learn more at www.ivalua.com.

Optimal Sourcing 130

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Exiger Perspectives

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

China's Production of Impacted Minerals Source: Bloomberg In recent years, China restricted the exports of several other critical minerals. Following the announcement, prices for gallium and germanium surged, with gallium prices increasing by nearly 20% in the United States and Europe. It is not clear whether U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Mr. Bailey has worked most of his career at VF – as an industrial engineer in facilities, in strategic sourcing, running offshore operations, and now as the person in charge of the company’s entire supply chain. VFC’s supply chain sourced over 410 million units of apparel, footwear, and accessories in their last fiscal year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2024

For example, a redundant supply chain may have safety stocks, contingency contracts, multiple sourcing, and diversified networks to ensure the availability and continuity of supply. The port serves as a gateway for exporting coal to Europe, Asia, and South America, as well as importing coal from Canada and Colombia.

Baltimore 328

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Map of Natural Gas Pipelines into Europe. This is particularly true in Europe, where Russia is the largest provider of natural gas to Europe, providing about 35% of its supply. and 200 in Europe have tier-1 suppliers in Ukraine. and 109,000 firms in Europe have Russian or Ukrainian suppliers at tier 3.

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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. They asked, what can organizations do to optimize their strategic sourcing processes? Sustainability and responsible sourcing were also central topics at the symposium. The answer is simple – automation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2022

This includes suppliers, logistics providers, sales, and fulfillment locations/channels supporting autonomous planning decisions that take data flowing from various internal and external sources into account. It provides a single source of truth with visibility and analytics based on the same data. and Europe.

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Freightos

APRIL 2, 2020

Industry news sources like Journal of Commerce , Loadstar and FreightWaves also provide great coverage. Robinson , two other major freight forwarders are also great sources for updates across modes, with DB Schenker maintaining an updates page and C.H. COVID-19 Top Forwarder Supply Chain Resources. Bolloré Logistics. CargoCentric.

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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.

Optimal Sourcing 273

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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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ivalua

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Hundreds of the most admired companies from Europe, the U.S., Sourcing decision center that empowers users to better conduct scenario analysis and make smarter supplier selection and allocation decisions. Many other innovations spanning the Source-to-Pay process.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Recently, I was presenting to a supply chain team in Europe. The advancements in analytics–open-source, cloud, internet-of-things (IOT), and cognitive computing–are very promising. Successful network design strategies are holistic crossing the boundaries of source, make and deliver. Many try to start with technology.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2023

If interested in receiving a full table of contents, please contact Conrad Hanf ( chanf@arcweb.com ) if you are located in North America, Latin America, or Asia; or Ann-Kathrin Blech ( ABlech@ARCweb.com ) if in Europe. Numerous media sources have noted warehouse automation project cancellations. Growth Drivers. Growth Inhibitors.

Supply Chain Software 328

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 26, 2022

Raj Subbiah is Head of Product for Uber Freight , Uber’s logistics business that seamlessly connects shippers and carriers across the US, Canada, and Europe. Raj Subbiah is Head of Product for Uber Freight, Uber’s logistics business that seamlessly connects shippers and carriers across the US, Canada, and Europe. About Raj Subbiah.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

This growth was primarily attributed to the long-term project business, and regionally to North America and western Europe. Fortna’s framework includes consulting, design, planning, sourcing, implementation, and lifecycle services. The company sources subsystem mechatronics from numerous manufacturers, depending upon client needs.

Supply Chain Software 332

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 1, 2024

The German Supply Chain Act is currently setting the benchmark in Europe, but in the United States, the Uighur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) is a significant force. This wave of new legislation is pushing companies to understand and evaluate their supply chain in much greater depth than ever before. What will be required of companies?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2021

When you’re ingesting and synthesizing data from dozens or hundreds or millions of sources (as most sophisticated platforms do nowadays), you will see duplicated records, incomplete fields, formatting inconsistencies, different languages, different units of measurement. And better data science leads to better business outcomes for customers.

Quality 274

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 28, 2024

In late 2023, Descartes conducted a survey of 1,000 supply chain and logistics decision-makers across North America and Europe across three sectors: manufacturing, distribution and retail; carriers; and logistics services providers.

Supply Chain Software 311

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 21, 2023

Procurement managers are now asked to address ESG issues in their sourcing and foreign manufacturing operations. Further, non-EU firms are subject to these regulations if they want to do business in Europe. Meanwhile, trade compliance managers are tasked with ensuring that the procurement department is following the rules.

Government 246

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 28, 2024

That stated, in certain regions such as across Europe and China , the year continues to present economic and manufacturing challenges. sourcing from China, with a correspondingly rise in import share from low-wage locations, chiefly Vietnam, and regional trade areas, particularly Mexico.” In the specific case of Germany , it is both.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. Automotive News Europe ). In response to the Ukraine invasion, Europe’s wholesale gas price surged by 69%. Image source: Financial Times.

Material Savings 207

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

In these times of global turmoil, there are five (5) important megatrends shaping supply chain innovations in the coming years, namely in e-fulfillment, sourcing, food and agriculture, labour intensive operations, and halal supply chain management. From global to local and regional sourcing. Marco Tieman – CEO, LBB International.

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