The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

History of Alliances in Container Shipping Source: Port Economics, Management and Policy What are Global Shipping Alliances (GSAs) in the shipping industry? The alliance was formed in 2014 and covers major shipping routes between Asia, Europe, and North America. How alliances in the shipping industry might impact shippers?

Risk Management 130

Risk Management Negotiating Skills Vendor Strategies Resource Reduction 130

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2022

While conditions have eased in North America, port congestion has gotten much worse in China. For example, current congestion at China ports is based on COVID restrictions on cross-province trucking stoppages and port labor COVID lock downs in China that have prevented workers from off-loading and on-boarding shipping containers.

Rail Software 216

Rail Software Supply Chain Visibility Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Planning Software 216

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 Inhibitors.

Supply Chain Software 257

Supply Chain Software Warehousing Supply Chain Planning Software Purchasing Skills 257

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 244

Quality Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Data 244

AIMMS

MARCH 2, 2021

This is a guest entry by Sander van Lokven, General Manager at Districon Solutions North America, an AIMMS implementation partner. S&OE] deals with all the issues stemming from actual demand and supply (source: Gartner ).”. How many data sources are typically connected to S&OP and S&OE apps?

Modeling 207

Modeling Optimal Sourcing AIMMS S&OP 207

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

The paradigm is shifting from foundational visibility to real-time decision-making, with positive implications for supply chain teams spanning sourcing & procurement, to production, to yard & DC operations and beyond. Some examples: Procurement and Co-manufacturing : What is the impact of inbound transportation issues on materials?

Real-time Visibility 185

Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software 185

Resilinc

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

We are chasing around North America trying to find other suppliers—at much higher rates,” the CEO of an Edmonton food manufacturer told the CBC. The vulnerability of these three regions highlights the complexity of factoring climate change into sourcing decisions. and/or more intense. If so, when?

Supply Chain Design Software 62

Supply Chain Design Software Manufacturing Procurement Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Design 62

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

The Cardinal Health Supply Chain Cardinal Health’s medical segment manufactures, sources and distributes Cardinal Health branded medical, surgical and laboratory products. The medical segment’s supply chain consists of 61 North American distribution centers and 27 global manufacturing plants. Indicators of success are critical.

Supply Chain Planning Software 175

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Predictive Analytics Software Modeling Software 175

Supply Chain Matters

MAY 31, 2022

In this posting we provide two recent examples of turnover among senior supply chain leadership that occurred n days of one another. . Marlo Vitous has been named Senior Vice President of Purchasing and Supply Chain for North America effective June 1. Rivian Automotive.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Analytics Procurement Solutions North America 52

Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

We’ve seen firsthand the many positive effects of collaboration based on real-time transportation visibility data, as partners and even competitors — working off of one source of the truth — find efficiencies that benefit multiple partners. The ROI will only multiply with visibility into supplies and goods from end to end.

Rail Software 188

Rail Software Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 188

BlueYonder

APRIL 2, 2024

This is an example of what one of our valued customers is saying about our solution: “We first implemented Blue Yonder’s transportation management platform in 2006. Sources: 1 Gartner, “Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems,” Brock Johns, Oscar Sanchez Duran, Carly West, Manav Jain, 27 March 2024.

Gartner 86

Gartner Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Optimization Software 86

Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

But in some industries, automotive is a prime example, these solutions enable optimal decision-making with respect to the impact of customs on business operations. Perhaps all the cars are Ford Mustangs, for example. The post Save $100 Million in Sourcing with GTC Software appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

Optimal Sourcing 184

Optimal Sourcing Material Savings Manufacturing Procurement Optimization Software 184

AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Another use case we see for scenario modeling in the current context is evaluating new sourcing locations. A recent Thomas survey found that 64% of manufacturing companies are likely to “bring production and sourcing back to North America” in view of COVID-19. Evaluating Potential for Reshoring .

Modeling 177

Modeling Network Design Software Network Design Scenario Planning 177

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 26, 2018

There is an active group in Europe and North America. The group is working on case studies to test new technologies like blockchain, cognitive computing, supply chain operating networks, and open source analytics. An example is the European pilot outlined in Figure 5. For example: Orders? The reason?

Supply Chain Network Software 186

Supply Chain Network Software Network Optimization Supply Chain Software Optimal Sourcing 186

ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

This is a key reason for the shift towards a core platform for spend/supplier management – collaboration needs to be embedded in Source-to-Pay processes and it does not stop and end with any one process. Some suites have embedded MDM capabilities that can unify data across the enterprise and fix issues at the source.

Optimal Sourcing 130

Optimal Sourcing Study Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2021

For example, the bricks in a pizza oven are refractory bricks. They also have 20 sourcing locations across North America from which they can ship make to stock products. The sourcing centers are key to just-in-time, same-day, next-day deliveries. Making refractory products is complicated and challenging.

Optimal Sourcing 157

Optimal Sourcing Innovation Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software 157

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.”

Supply Chain Planning Software 209

Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software Procurement Solutions Demand Planning Software 209

QAD

AUGUST 23, 2022

Learning supply chain from textbooks is great but hearing real-life examples from industry leaders is even better. Last summer, I worked at Toyota North America as Buying Co-Op in Purchasing Supplier Development, where I had the opportunity to work on several projects, including pre-production sourcing.

Gartner 93

Gartner Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain 93

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.

Material Savings 52

Material Savings Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies Modeling 52

Synovos

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

From balancing costs to reliability, sourcing the right PPE to developing maintenance strategies, data on total cost of ownership to evidence of Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG), their concerns represent both longstanding issues and newer ones. I have learned a lot about the challenges they face.” The solution?

Sourcing Strategies 52

Sourcing Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction Price Reduction 52

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

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. For example, imagine your company moves 10,000 containers a year with an average contents value of $75,000.

Waste Reduction 197

Waste Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software 197

ToolsGroup

AUGUST 20, 2019

Now Gartner reports that SCP BPO is gaining traction ( Market Guide for Supply Chain Planning BPO or BPaaS, 29 July 2019 ), particularly in North America and Europe. For example …. Several years ago ToolsGroup pioneered business process outsourcing (BPO) as an alternative to in-house supply chain planning (SCP).

Supply Chain Planning Software 214

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Gartner Supply Chain Software 214

Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Likewise, labor can’t do its thing when there are severe equipment shortages, and rectifying those shortages requires difficult-to-source raw materials. If fewer humans are driving the trucks, what does that mean for the insurance industry that used to insure those humans, as just one example? Take full advantage of modern technology.

Supply Chain Planning Software 185

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Scenario Planning Modeling Software 185

ToolsGroup

AUGUST 20, 2019

Now Gartner reports that SCP BPO is gaining traction ( Market Guide for Supply Chain Planning BPO or BPaaS, 29 July 2019 ), particularly in North America and Europe. For example …. Several years ago ToolsGroup pioneered business process outsourcing (BPO) as an alternative to in-house supply chain planning (SCP).

Supply Chain Planning Software 136

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Gartner Supply Chain Software 136

GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2017

In partnership with KUKA Systems North America, Boeing developed a robotic manufacturing process for its aircrafts’ fuselages. Sources of electromagnetic energy range from solar radiation to mundane electrical systems. Here’s a look at how robots are helping out the industry. Fuselage Fabrication.

Manufacturing Procurement 164

Manufacturing Procurement Aerospace Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design 164

Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2018

Figure 1: Transportation IT Spend Change Next 2 Years (Source: Descartes). Figure 2: Top 4 Regulatory/Industry Changes (Source: Descartes). There are numerous examples of how companies are using delivery to capture new customers and even drive incremental revenue. Figure 4: Primary Obstacle to TMS Investment (Source: Descartes).

Transportation Management 104

Transportation Management Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software 104

QAD

APRIL 21, 2020

We can expect this to drop again significantly in April as a result of the complete halt of North American and European production. If we use North America as an example of what is happening globally, many suppliers in North America were forced to halt production in March due to quarantine measures.

Automotive 111

Automotive Industrial Industry Negotiating Skills 111

Parade

MARCH 28, 2022

For example, with the Turvo driver app, drivers can instantly upload photos from their mobile device of BOLs and PODs, eliminating manual processes in settlement and invoicing, to get paid faster. Today Turvo serves Fortune 500 shippers, brokers, and 3PLs across North America. How Do Parade and Turvo Work Together?

Supply Chain Design Software 78

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Network Software 78

NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

During her 24 years at Honda of America, she helped implement many of the supply chain best practices that have now become renowned, including cost modeling, supplier development, supplier quality assurance, lean manufacturing, and many others, which evolved under the original North America leadership of Dave Nelson.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Design Software Optimal Sourcing 52

QAD

MARCH 3, 2022

And the effects of the use of mobile devices and enabled communications on manufacturing, for example, have been staggering. During his funeral, every phone in North America was silenced for one minute to pay tribute to him. One example of a software solution or system that utilizes on-demand, data-driven communication is ERP.

Manufacturing Procurement 95

Manufacturing Procurement Demand Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software Supply Chain Software 95

BlueYonder

APRIL 3, 2023

This is an example of what our valued customers are saying about our solution: “As the transportation and logistics industry continues to transform, in tandem with sales volume growth in certain regions, we need to make sure we are supporting that growth with improved responsiveness, while remaining efficient.

Gartner 76

Gartner Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 76

Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 15, 2022

In a reported effort to cut additional costs and increase needed cash flows, the provider announced intentions to cut upwards of 800 jobs within its North America support teams and eliminate its company operated warehouses. based manufacturing strategy, with a decision to source manufacturing at a CMS provider located in Taiwan.

Inventory Reduction 52

Inventory Reduction Customer Service Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 52

Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 17, 2022

This survey of a reported 750 CEO’s and other C-Suite executives was conducted in May 2022, among executives based in North America , Latin America , Asia and Europe. Sources indicated to Nikkei that Samsung desires to more closely review its inventory levels to ensure that stocks are manageable. cyberattacks.

Inventory Reduction 52

Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Synovos

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Most things we can source from multiple vendors except for certain technical parts that we get from European suppliers,” notes the site manager. One of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), for example, is an annual unit cost saving target of 3% on MRO stock. For those, we have ample stock on hand in case a machine goes down.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Food Purchasing Skills Supply Chain Software 52

Synovos

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Most things we can source from multiple vendors except for certain technical parts that we get from European suppliers,” notes the site manager. One of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), for example, is an annual unit cost saving target of 3% on MRO stock. For those, we have ample stock on hand in case a machine goes down.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Material Savings Purchasing Skills Optimal Sourcing 52

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.

Texas 52

Texas Chemicals Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design 52

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.

Inventory Reduction 92

Inventory Reduction Inventory Sourcing Strategies Retail 92