Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Ever since COVID hit, supply chain executives have embraced supply chain risk management. Within this discipline, one of the toughest challenges is how to get visibility to problems arising across the extended supply network. Supply Chain Chaos is the New Norm. Chasing N-Tier Visibility.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 9, 2019

this season, an above-average year is anticipated for East Asia that could affect production of consumer electronics sourced from China and Taiwan and more advanced technology products from Japan and nearby regions.”[1] While Resilience360 predicts a slightly below average number of hurricanes will affect the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

In a previous postings, we published Part One of this series which highlighted our first prediction , that supply chain management teams should anticipate a considerable amount on uncertainty and that a significant challenge will be to avoid complacency in strategies and actions. Prediction Implications.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

This week, the company announced a reversal in manufacturing and supply chain strategy, as well as a major turnabout. The company will henceforth outsource the manufacturing of its stationary exercise bikes and treadmills to a Taiwan based contract manufacturer. Sourcing was both a cost as well as landed cost decision factor.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Carriers and logistics services providers experienced windfall profit levels in their ability to leverage the constant disruptions and ship deployment imbalances into skyrocketing spot rates, added services fees, surcharges or demurrage penalties. Barclays in-turn cut 2023 earnings estimates for Maersk and Zim Integrated Shipping Services.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). I use this example to illustrate the challenges (or, perhaps, the futility) of making supply chain and logistics predictions. — Adrian’s Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2014. The Google Robot, Your Future Logistics Worker.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

That will have a direct impact on the dynamics of global container shipping, airfreight and logistics networks. Our overall theme for industry and global supply chains for 2023 is a Year of Adaptation, Realignment and Response to Economic and Geopolitical Forces. Overall Themes for the Year 2023.

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