Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

Planners in China rely on different data sources and operate with different business practices than those in North America. For example, for a yogurt company, decision of where to ship a short lifecycle product coming out of a factory is done daily because “demand can shift in very short time frames.”

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 26, 2022

This week, in conjunction with General Motors reporting of Q2-2022 financial performance, the auto maker disclosed that it had secured strategic supply agreements to support one million electric powered vehicles in North America by 2025. or North America presence. Some Broader Context. GM’s Latest Financial Performance.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

Journalist Eamon Barrett ( @Eamonbarrett88 ) reports, “According to shipping analytics firm Windward, 20% of the world’s roughly 9,000 active container ships are currently sitting in traffic jams outside congested ports. The pandemic is only the latest example. ” Consequences of Chinese Lockdowns. ”[4].

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In the race to fill distribution centers and store shelves with inventory for the holidays, some of the world’s largest retailers and ecommerce sellers are jumping ahead of smaller competitors by chartering ships, shifting freight to air, re-rerouting inland shipments, and hiring more staff for distribution centers and other supply chain nodes.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 25, 2023

It can happen simply due to ineffective planning, risk management, warehouse use, or sourcing strategies. It’s a form of supply chain digitization that ensures every element, from sourcing raw material inventory to product delivery, is coordinated and managed through a centralized platform. This kind of setup often leads to problems.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 18, 2021

Unlike the Suez Canal incident or other recent port issues, which have impacted a more limited number of regions and trade lanes, the Port of Yantian is a major export hub for multiple large markets like Europe, North America, Latin America and Oceania. Final thoughts.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 17, 2021

For example, prices for polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, have more than doubled since last summer, according to S&P Global Platts. For one of the high grade ethylene required, there is only one manufacturer in North America, who is in Texas (Eastman Chemical). as supplies tighten.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

As an example, retailer Walmart indicated has reportedly cut inventory levels by 9 percent this year while Target reported that inventories were 16 percent lower than the year-ago period. Spot rates for the Shanghai to Los Angeles shipping lane segment reportedly averaged $1823. The two U.S. percent this year. Earlier this month, A.P.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Expanding and shifting sourcing Earlier this year, a number of retailers told analysts that they had expanded their sourcing partners to diversify inventories and mitigate risks. Floor & Decor is one of the latest retailers to diversify its countries of origin by moving a large portion of sourcing out of China.

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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. Backup sourcing options. Robinson continues to monitor the situation in the U.S. Assessment of inventory levels.

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Turvo

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The top trucking influencers will remain a valuable source of information. Automation within the shipping and trucking industry helps empower leadership further and allows for better communication, sharing, networking, and collaboration with trucking influencers and managers throughout the supply chain. billion tons.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal Join Forces to Launch New Intermodal Service for North America. CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. FedEx Helps Small Businesses Streamline Shipping with fedex.com Integration Manager.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

For example, regular regional deliveries may work for small carriers, but large carriers may be required for longer distances and steady lanes. In other words, small carriers own most of the available capacity in North America. And the options aren’t much easier to sort through for ocean and air shipping. Sources: * IANA.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

James Winebrake, Dean of College of Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology There are a number of important trends happening in the freight industry, spanning all modes of transportation: trucking, shipping, rail, pipeline, and air. In North America the low hanging fruit for long-haul loads is rail. In the U.S.,

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Some mornings I would ride my rocket ship, evading asteroids and alien cruisers along the way, and I would barely make it to school on time (I mean, the space station), with just enough fuel to make a safe landing. The sky and what’s beyond, an endless source of creativity and imagination for kids and adults alike.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

So, for example, outsourcing sales activity is not typically a good idea if yours is a retail sales company. For example, US-based companies may be quite fortunate if they have access to manufacturers right on their doorstep in Mexico, a country with far lower labour costs than the rest of North America.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

For example, regular regional deliveries may work for small carriers, but large carriers may be required for longer distances and steady lanes. In other words, small carriers own most of the available capacity in North America. And the options aren’t much easier to sort through for ocean and air shipping. Sources: * IANA.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

For example, regular regional deliveries may work for small carriers, but large carriers may be required for longer distances and steady lanes. In other words, small carriers own most of the available capacity in North America. And the options aren’t much easier to sort through for ocean and air shipping. Sources: * IANA.

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AFFLINK

MARCH 6, 2017

In the foodservice industry, there are few better examples of great procurement management than McDonald's. Today's food industry supply chain operators would do well to learn from the excellent procurement management example that McDonald's has set. Relationships with Suppliers are Essential. Contingency Planning is Essential.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Other industries that don’t ship physical goods (for example Financial Services or Insurance) have adopted sophisticated Strategic Sourcing methodology for their Procurement. Only 17% of Chief Supply Chain Officers in North America were women. What’s more? We need more Women Supply Chain leaders.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Since the outbreak of SARS in 2003, the last major epidemic to hit China, the country has become even more important as a source of key components and materials as well as finished consumer goods. Technology companies in North America and Europe are especially dependent on contract manufacturing in China and just-in-time shipments.

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Requis

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Examples of the renewable projects underway so far. Despite the persistance of some strong fundamentals , 2020 may signal the true turning point in the shift to renewable sources for energy companies. ” Other sources agree. In this article: Market factors that are prompting investment in renewables by upstream energy.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 29, 2016

Shipping costs are always an item of interest, and as the Wall Street Journal reported : . In the quarter, shipping costs jumped 37% to $4.17 As a percentage of sales, shipping costs rose to 12.5% from 10.9% The facility also features convenient airfreight doors that speed up the process.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

They want not only free shipping but they also may want same day or next day delivery. With all of that considered Freight Management can be a source of competitive differentiation and an enabler of strong financial performance. And you have no ability to improve performance other than by relating anecdotal examples to your carriers.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. These are three examples: Rule 3.1: Work with your broker to see if you can get priority on unloading the ship and inland transport.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 20, 2017

For example, regular regional deliveries may work for small carriers, but large carriers may be required for longer distances and steady lanes. In other words, small carriers own most of the available capacity in North America. And the options aren’t much easier to sort through for ocean and air shipping. Sources: * IANA.

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Logility

APRIL 27, 2015

For example, apparel trends, fit—active, slimming, skinny—style and color; or industry products—made with recycled material, and so on. Temporal data—sources should be developed such as consumer trends, competitive offerings, weather, local events and so on that might affect demand in that location.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

” Corporations serve international markets, and the source of rare minerals (so critical for the evolution of the green supply chain) is primarily Asia. Others argue the demise of global sourcing; might I add caution? For example, catalytic converters use palladium. Another example is medical/surgical supplies.

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Unleashed

MAY 22, 2022

Daniel Bull-Clearie from Mara Seaweed, for example, says they always know “minimum stock levels within each of those locations, forecast sales within each of those areas, understanding what lead times are or the agility of the 3PLs to ensure that we’ve got finished goods within those areas.” To off-trade or not to off-trade?

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Freightera

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Deglobalization will accelerate, and reshoring and localization of manufacturing will continue 2023 has seen a severe freight recession, especially in North America, with significant overcapacity and declining rates for ocean shipping as well.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 11, 2014

Cargill Animal Nutrition (CAN) is clustered around five major regions: North America; Latin America; EMEAR, including Russia; South Asia and East Asia. I split this off from global sourcing because we had plenty of buyers but not enough planning and logistics so service and documentation was failing.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Peak produce shipping season refers to the time period when the largest volume of fruits and vegetables are harvested and subsequently shipped to markets across the US, impacting truck capacity. California.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2021

For example, a vaccine manufacturer increased their order size by a factor of four in one weekend; a video call company wanted to receive ten times as much product as they initially forecast with just a month’s lead-time. For example, planning was still done using spreadsheets. The Pure Storage Supply Chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

Just last year many were chartering their own cargo ships to get all these goods to their destinations.) By integrating order data, load information across modes, yard shipments and the like, internal departments can turn to a single source of the truth and more accurately manage various aspects of the lifecycle.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 28, 2018

This means investing in international markets and sourcing from international locations. As an example, China has imposed tariffs on farm products and seafood, as well as autos; and the companies affected can be small food exporters, agricultural supply companies, or auto parts suppliers. How is this impacting smaller businesses?

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

B2B marketplaces operate within an online portal that is usually managed by a large eCommerce outlet – Alibaba is an example. B2B marketplaces usually offer support beyond purchasing – such as payment and shipping services What are the benefits of B2B marketplaces? There are multiple benefits of B2B marketplaces.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 28, 2022

In contrast, examples of other types of materials that may require specialised inventory management strategies are raw materials and finished products. In 2021, the global demand value in North America for spare parts and consumables relating to maintenance and operations reached over USD 150 billion.

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