Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The surging Delta virus, devastating floods in China and Germany and cyber attacks on South African ports are amongst the latest in a series of events that continue to send shock waves throughout the system. In light of all of this, I’d posit we can no longer look at the events of the last year as an aberration. The impact?

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 6, 2023

.” – Sir Winston Churchill Having just returned from the 2023 Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Global conference in Detroit, these words are very fitting to encapsulate the essence of the event. These issues are further compounded by heightened customer expectations and increased market volatility.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

Freight rates have plummeted, brokerages are struggling, and the industry is still bloated with excess inventory. While many companies assemble great sourcing and procurement teams when it comes time to renegotiate freight contracts, they often fail to provide good documentation that allows them to negotiate from a position of strength.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 18, 2022

Data also shows that half of US states are experiencing out-of-stock rates between 40% and 50%: Image source: Flipboard. Supply chain shortages, global events, and inflation all make it harder than ever for companies to accurately predict customer demand. Image source: Sturgis Journal. Image source: MTL Blog.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

During a normal Olympics, millions of spectators flock to venues to watch over 300 events unfold over the course of two-plus weeks. Earlier this week, a resurgent coronavirus forced Japan to declare a state of emergency in the capital that will run throughout the event. As a result, the Olympics will take place without spectators.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 3, 2023

Instead, we must build more resilient supply chains that are capable of sensing, and autonomously responding to, disruptive events at the earliest possible opportunity. Sieber and the other executives interviewed by Reuters Events revealed three keys to increasing supply chain resilience. It All Begins with Visibility.

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Logility

MARCH 13, 2020

A retail industry analyst said the clients he is speaking with are scrambling around focused on near-term tactics to find inventory to place on shelves and serve consumer needs. Where will you place that inventory? In early 2015, Continental Mills knew the North American Avian Flu might disrupt its supply of eggs in the coming weeks.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 8, 2024

In this blog, we look at the top 10 supply chain events in disaster movies based on economic impact and general disruption to supply chain operations. Historical events like Pompeii (2014) are omitted, assuming supply chains were relatively less connected way back then. The second rule avoids true stories and classic disaster movies.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

These include Inventory vs. Service; Local vs Global Sourcing; Multiple Depots vs. Single Distribution Centre. Successful PDM, and the efforts to digitise inventory with detailed data, images, videos, and accurate attributes are the unseen, yet much great elements beneath the surface. A Synopsis of the ITAP-LogiSYM event.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

To prepare, stratify your suppliers into strategic, single source and high volume flows. Attempt to find alternate sources from geographical areas that are not projected in the path of Florence. It is now closed at the start of a busy shipping season as companies prepare for holiday inventory builds. This is a seasonal event.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 26, 2018

There is an active group in Europe and North America. 90% of companies are unable to drive improvement at the intersection of inventory management, operating margin and customer service.). The average company has two-to-three material events due to supply chain issues. The reason? Why Should You Care? Companies are busy.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Source Wikipedia. I usually sit in the back of the room, and watch the event with a wry smile on my face. As the bricks and mortar retailer is attacked by eCommerce pure plays—Amazon in North America, Alibaba in China, and Flipcart in India—assortment and excitement in the store become paramount to lure customers.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

While the industry continues to be rocked by world events, uncertainty has become the new normal. Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities. Source: Consultancy.UK. Consultancy UK).

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 18, 2018

Financial reengineering focuses on the optimization of short-term results that are usually based on a functional analysis of source, make, or deliver. Few consultants understand the interrelationships between source, make and deliver. The cash-to-cash definition is: Cash-to-cash= Days of Receivables+ Days of Inventory-Days of Payables.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Why NASCES Gets our Nod Elementum has always made it a point to attend the North America Supply Chain Executive Summit (NASCES). It’s a well-attended event with several hundred supply chain leaders, consultants, and partners all converging at the Westin event center in North Shore Chicago.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Why NASCES Gets our Nod Elementum has always made it a point to attend the North America Supply Chain Executive Summit (NASCES). It’s a well-attended event with several hundred supply chain leaders, consultants, and partners all converging at the Westin event center in North Shore Chicago.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Here we help you answer these questions with an overview of the B2B landscape, including: How B2B marketplaces work The pros and cons of B2B marketplaces The range of types of B2B marketplace The top B2B marketplaces around the world Read more: Try the eCommerce inventory management software that unleashes your growth What are B2B marketplaces?

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

Supply chain planning technology provider ToolsGroup announced the acquisition of Onera , a provider of real-time inventory availability and fulfillment software solutions catering to retail industry needs. Reportedly, ToolsGroup will add Onera ’s inventory availability and fulfillment technology to its retail planning suite.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 29, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights this week’s announcement from athletic footwear designer and manufacturer New Balance of the grand opening of this company’s fifth production facility in North America. Background. The CNBC report notes that it still takes an additional six weeks to move goods to the U.S.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 14, 2020

and globally, staying close to our contract carriers and discussing continuity plans in the event shipping trajectories need to be adjusted due to disruptions or closures at any ports. Given this continued volatility, global importers are eager to restock their inventory. Assessment of inventory levels. Backup sourcing options.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

The July PMI report further pointed to current inventory levels being at their lowest point in the history of this index, and based on July data, is still an ongoing process. Maersk indicated that retailers continue to pare excess inventories in a destocking effort that is expected to continue through the second-half of this year.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 7, 2020

“Spurred in part by the Internet of Things, supply chains are increasingly integrating data from sensors, GPS and weather patterns to see events and witness scenarios as they occur. Supply chains will be able to procure, source, manufacture and handle logistics across a broad array of players including small to medium businesses.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

Data published at the end of March indicates that for movement of ocean container shipping transit from Asia to North America , the average time had declined to 108 days, upwards of 15.4 Trucking disruptions in these areas threaten the flow of inbound and outbound inventory. . Because of this, both Inventory Costs (91.0)

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Toyota Motor has recently shut down production lines due to semiconductor chip shortages in China, GM has closed plants in North America and cut production activities in South Korea, and Volkswagen is anticipating issues in 2021 in its factories located in China, Europe, and the United States. Related Posts. link] [link] [link].

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Gravity Supply Chain

JULY 9, 2020

Leveraging the power of data ensures you not only know where your inventory is but also the status of all the components and products en route from manufacturer to the final destination at any given time. Our products support industry needs, spanning areas such as: Sourcing. Boasting features such as: Rail Tracking (North America).

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

It is worth noting that North America has a much higher emission intensity than sub-Saharan Africa, despite Africa being significantly larger and housing more countries. Source: Statista.com. A series of unfortunate events. Planning : Processes are designed to reduce emissions and meet demand with ethical sourcing.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Major supply chain disruptions due to weather related incidents are on the rise, and one can’t dismiss these as a “once in a century” event any more. This event resulted in damaged to a lot of pipes that were not weatherized for a frozen winter storm. Polyethylene and polypropylene are at the crest of their rollercoaster ride.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 24, 2020

And with less manufacturing output there were fewer container ships leaving Asia full of goods meaning activity in ports in North America and Europe would slow down rather quickly. A natural starting point is the level of single, or sole sourcing, that is put in place. Italy locked down the country.

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Logility

APRIL 27, 2015

The retail information environment has become more dynamic—lively—with daily, often hourly, updates about shoppers and conditions that might affect shopping for the season—or today—such as weather, events, promotions, competition, and so on. It costs a lot of money to ship, store and reship merchandise.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 17, 2021

These topics are highly relevant to a wide range of shippers across North America and may help you make smarter, more informed supply chain decisions. In relation to seasonal events, how does congestion in the ports impact trucking congestion? Once sales rebalance, will inventory follow? The short answer is yes.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Impact: This is resulting in procurement teams scrambling to find new supply sources, while engineers are looking for substitutions alternatives, and other company leaders are figuring out how to bring more in-house for a vertical integrated approach. Investments in Transportation solutions is imperative. Foreign trade policies are weakening.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

Data published at the end of February indicates that for movement of ocean container shipping transit from Asia to North America , the average time had declined to 106 days, upwards of 15.1 Of particular concern was the Inventory level index, which rose 9.1 percentage points to 80.2 to an all-time high.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

Inventory Turns. Better performance in inventory turns than the peer group average for the period of 2006-2015. If you trace the year-over-year pattern, you can see that P&G made progress on inventory turns and operating margin 2006-2007, 2009-2010. Operating Margin. Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). IT Standardization.

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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. Tackling America: ‘Eating the Elephant’ Within a huge market like the US, more granular localisation is key. Three Spirits’ solution? To off-trade or not to off-trade?

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

Containers are piling up in ports, international shipping has been hammered, Western companies are battling to source products from traditional suppliers, and disruptions are being experienced throughout the global supply chain. And, according to some analysts, things could get worse—a whole lot worse! Coping with the Crisis.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

I spent almost 20 years between IBM and Celestica primarily focused on Global Supply Chain, Global Operations and Inventory Management. Over my career I have established supply chains for global leaders like EMC, Cisco, HP and others in China, Europe, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Mexico and across North America.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Video and data analytics provide visibility into the details of an event within minutes, helping fleets discover new techniques that increase both safety and driver retention. In North America the low hanging fruit for long-haul loads is rail.

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