The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Mark spent over 7 years in leadership with the second largest freight brokerage in North America, Total Quality Logistics. About Mark Vickers Mark Vickers is a leading expert in domestic and cross border transportation risk management and insurance. During his tenure, they went from $500M to $3B in sales.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2017

The United States aerospace manufacturing industry is a highly competitive one. These factors make aerospace manufacturing companies highly valued partners, even internationally. These heavy-duty robots play a key role in many manufacturing processes, ensuring uniformity and safety. Fuselage Fabrication. EMI and EMC Testing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 27, 2023

Within supply chains today there is a need to clear today’s hurdles – create stickiness for labor engagement and productivity, increase efficiency and production – but there is also the need to ensure preparation for the inevitable need to change or pivot in the face of Black Swan events.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 26, 2015

Are you up-to-date with the latest events in freight shipping and logistics? 7 of the Best Freight Shipping Events to Attend in 2015. Check out some of the country’s top freight shipping conferences and events for the rest of 2015: Can innovative technology, new business models and eCommerce re-boot the business of logistics?

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BlueYonder

MARCH 21, 2024

MODEX is one of those events and it took place last week in Atlanta. Supply chain is a big polluter (manufacturing activities with lots of finite natural resources, global shipping traffic across all transport modes, packaging boxes, and not to mention utilities). Read more in this article.

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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. A regional supply chain does not mean supply chain operations are not impacted by global events.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 5, 2024

As cars become more connected, autonomous, electric and configured to order, automotive manufacturers are increasingly becoming software companies. Software companies operate much differently than traditional manufacturers. This represents a significant change from their historic approach.

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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. was more expensive, New Balance Chairman , Jim Davis provided a strong commitment to localized manufacturing.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 17, 2020

Manufacturers make toilet paper based on those demand signals in a very predictive manner. The majority of toilet paper sold in North America is manufactured in North America. There is also nothing particularly challenging or unique about the manufacture of toilet paper nor its Supply Chain.

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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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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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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

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 13, 2021

Tompkins is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina and has offices throughout North America. Covid-19 is VUCA, a “black swan” event. It’s not just one event; it’s a combination of many. Key Takeaways: Supply Chains in VUCA Environments. VUCA Environments.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The disruption has cut off a major trade route for Canada’s exports of minerals, wood fiber, food products, and other products to Asia, and it has created a supply chain nightmare for Canadian manufacturers. “We While not all extreme weather events can be blamed on climate change—many can. and/or more intense. If so, when?

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

This exclusive event is designed for the line-of-business leader (Supply Chain Leaders, Chief Financial Officers and Corporate Social Responsibility Leaders) driving supply chain excellence and building value networks. Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. September 10-11. Scottsdale, AZ. Learn More. Schedule Meeting. LogiPharma.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

Companies that viewed the pandemic as another risk management event will struggle the most with Q1 and Q2 earnings reports. Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. Manufacturing equipment lead times were 19 months.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 24, 2022

CaliBaja is a North American manufacturing powerhouse. In addition to making a significant amount of audio and visual supplies, CaliBaja is also a major manufacturer of medical equipment—a status that has kept them as active as ever during the pandemic. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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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.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Companies that viewed the pandemic as another risk management event will struggle the most with Q1 and Q2 earnings reports. Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. Manufacturing equipment lead times were 19 months.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 26, 2018

In attendance are manufacturing representatives from BASF, BerryGlobal, Corning, Covestro, Grace, Evonik, Intel, Monsanto, and Smith’s Detection. Technologists and manufacturers working together to try to define multi-tier processes to redefine B2B. There is an active group in Europe and North America. The reason?

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Logility

MARCH 13, 2020

These are questions everyone from manufacturing to retail must analyze now. We can quickly look at options to ramp up manufacturing and model how changes in our workforce may impact our ability to satisfy demand. 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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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Covering wide ground on manufacturing. The event featured breakout sessions with three different tracks that catered to specific industries and operations challenges. Quintiq World Tour Philadelphia has grown to become a flagship event for supply chain professionals in North America.

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QAD

APRIL 11, 2023

They can be physical and natural, like wildfires and tornadoes, or events such as pandemics and economic downturns that are less tangible yet equally, if not more, destructive to our communities and livelihoods. Disasters come in all shapes and sizes.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 10, 2019

It’s been an interesting decade for supply chain: just when you think things can’t get any crazier, a new extreme weather event, political drama or tech start-up pops up, disrupting entire industries. Digital twins can measure the impact of events such as port shutdowns and regulatory changes on the supply chain.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JULY 26, 2018

EDT (GMT -4, New York) Duration: 1 Hour Event Type: Live Webinar Cost: Free. Engineering & Manufacturing (E&M) companies are advancing their business models to focus more on providing services and capability to their customers, a practice known as “servitization.” A September 5 MHL-hosted webinar, sponsored by DHL. Description.

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ivalua

MAY 7, 2020

But the connections between that event and the current Covid-19 crisis are more prominent than most realize. . But few remember the stress the 2011 event placed on global supply chains. . The Japanese Earthquake of 2011 and resulting tsunami are not exactly top of mind these days.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 29, 2023

The essence of this report that cites an informed source, indicates that Rivian is about to initiate a manufacturing reorganization that will include the relocation of portions of the start-up’s manufacturing engineering team to be directly resident at the company’s Normal, Illinois production facility. Having burned through $6.6

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DELMIA Quintiq

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Beef, poultry and pork producers from Europe and North America all share a similar challenge: how to get the most value out of an animal. Just as important is the ability to immediately calculate and understand the impact of events across your entire supply chain. Sharing of data across the chain is minimal, if non-existent.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 22, 2023

Kinexions23 turned out to be the most well attended event in this tech provider’s history, with upwards of 730 attendees in Nashville , and hundreds more streaming online. Overall, this was the usual upbeat event that this event has always been. The third product announcement was Kinaxis Sustainable Supply Chain.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The mention of Groundhog Day conjures up two interrelated references in North America. Oddly enough, I see lessons in both of those references for manufacturing and the supply chain community. . The analogy to supply chain and manufacturing is the legacy bias in the decision-making process.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

Weather events might also be factors. Now, it’s also important to realize that produce grown in North America may not be subject to lockdowns in Shanghai, but there’s another factor at play. Bottlenecks from future COVID-19 variants are possible. We’ve seen how the lockdowns in Shanghai snarled global supply chains.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 4, 2013

Supply chain talent is primarily coming from North America and Europe, but these are the continents that represent the lowest levels of growth for supply chain 2020 (see figure 1). Most global multinational companies have a solid base now in South America and Asia, but the race is on for Africa. SAPICS, be a leader.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 26, 2023

His successor as CEO , Koji Sato, who previously led the auto maker’s Lexus luxury vehicle division, subsequently called for an “ EV-first mindset ” including the accelerated development of supply chain and manufacturing methods optimized for EV vehicle platforms.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The extraordinary cascade of events triggered by the pandemic led to a severe container shortage. The shortage of containers also drives up the cost of new containers, as manufacturers increase their prices in response to strong demand. Chinese container manufacturers extended their regular working hours to eleven hours a day.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 18, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides highlights and perspectives regarding SAP SE’s 2023 annual Sapphire and North America ASUG customer conference held this week both as an in-person and live streamed event. As was the case with last year’s conference, this event was both in-person and live streamed online.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

In some key trading routes, such as Asia–Europe and Asia–North America, the rate spikes are even higher and the delays more frequent.”[4]. ”[9] Regionalization is more in line with Howells’ call for rebalancing manufacturing strategies than it is with national reshoring policies. ”[4].

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Bristlecone

MAY 31, 2020

SAP S/4HANA: Bristlecone S/4NOW for CPG – Enables CPG companies to tap into supply chain expertise, industry best practices, implementation accelerators and value-adds to deploy S/4HANA with speed and simplicity – industry-specific versions are also available for Life Sciences and Discrete Manufacturing. North America.

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