Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Outside of the Paris Agreement, the European Union (EU) has a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport by around 60 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. Cost reductions sometimes go hand-in-hand with GHG reductions, but some measures could increase transport costs. Corporate Responsibility.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Along with E-commerce, another rising star of this pandemic-struck world has been quick commerce (Q-Commerce, or Rapid Food Delivery). According to OECD, during the pandemic, brick-and-mortar retail services such as food services saw 7.7% How to minimize transportation costs? increase with their sales in the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Continuing Disruptions in Transportation and Sourcing Materials After the pandemic, retailers are faced with new challenges and disruptions due to global conflicts, trade restrictions, and now recessions. Food waste produces 7% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, mainly methane, an extremely potent gas. billion a year.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Attending the conference was Alexia Howard, Senior Research Analyst – US Foods for Sanford C. The script will be distributed to CFOs of apparel, consumer packaged goods, and food/beverage companies next week. Aligned Metrics. Bernstein & Co., So, I wanted to give you a heads-up on their questions, and my answers.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

The peak season definition is a continued evolution of the seasons in transportation. Even once a vaccine was available, additional breakouts of new variants in Shanghai put the brakes on transportation expectations for the Produce Shipping Season in 2022. When and What Is Peak Season ? Q2: The Produce Shipping Season.

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ShipBob

APRIL 26, 2023

It involves all the activities related to the sourcing and transportation of raw materials needed in the manufacturing process. Starting with the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in nationwide lockdowns that put a temporary stop to raw materials transport. Further, the Great Resignation did not leave the logistics industry unscathed.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Instead, it sends the order directly to a manufacturer or another type of supplier, who then transports the order directly to the customer. In essence, this tells you the most cost-efficient amount to order so your holding and transport costs are in balance. As such, it makes sense to set KPIs for inventory management.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

That exacerbated food shortages with Russia and Ukraine among the top five grain exporters. Inflation set in for fuel and transport costs, increasing logistics costs as a whole over last year. This metric, referred to as a “Frankenstat” due to its grand scope, has many critics. In 2019, both countries combined exported 25.4%

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

Andrew Lynch is President and Co-Founder of Zipline Logistics , an award-winning North American 3PL that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods. He works alongside clients ranging from some of the largest food and beverage businesses in the world to the brightest up-and-coming CPG brands in North America.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 11, 2022

That’s why, with so many possible variables to track, it’s critical to know which metrics matter most. However, tracking 50 irrelevant warehouse metrics is far less valuable than tracking a few hyper-useful ones. How to improve order lead times: Procure reliable carriers and suppliers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

Over the last decade the use of Terra Technology’s DS product improved short-term demand forecasts by 37% at 13 consumer products, and food and beverage companies. In 2007-2014 Terra added inventory management, multi-tier demand sensing, transportation forecasting, and long-term forecasting. The Company has a checkered past.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 14, 2022

Food and beverage manufacturing and distribution companies usually operate on smaller margins than most organizations in other industries. Unfortunately, a significant chunk of food and beverage companies’ raw materials are commodities, whose prices don’t just fluctuate from month to month but can change hour-by-hour.

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DynaSys

APRIL 14, 2021

In food and beverage and many consumer packaged goods sectors, the popularity was really gaining momentum just prior to the Covid-19 outbreak. This caused significant transportation and distribution issues. Long production runs or cycled campaigns are good for manufacturing efficiency metrics but not so much for inventory metrics. .

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. New knowledge and insights from machine learning are revolutionizing supply chain management as a result. 15th, 2017 (PDF.,

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DynaSys

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

In April Smithfield Foods closed a few large US meat processing plants for several weeks due to a COVID-19 outbreak. Some examples may be rules restricting availability of transport stock and routes, laws limiting workforce liberties or effectiveness, short-term working capital guidelines, etc. Global or local supply chain bottlenecks.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Co-location of supply chains will reduce disruptions, complications with transportations, government regulations, etc. My first Monday in, I asked for a full report of all our supply chain metrics, and my analyst told me he could get it to me by Friday. and will operate more efficiently. I told him I needed it NOW, not in a week.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Within a week of Russian troops crossing into Ukraine, the benchmark for thermal coal prices reached a record high of $446 per metric ton. Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Department of Transportation ). Deloitte ). Financial Times ).

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2022

With gasoline prices reaching record highs , transportation managers must make smarter decisions that minimize road miles and associated costs. They enable logistics teams to identify disruptive events such as transportation roadblocks, missed incoming deliveries, asset downtime and labor shortages. Dynamic Price Discovery.

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Taulia

JULY 11, 2023

A 2023 report by Glow and NIQ shows that half of surveyed consumers changed the food and grocery brands they purchase based on ESG considerations, for example. Build an ESG-compliant supplier base To address ESG risks, companies need to put ESG at the forefront of how they do business – and that starts with the procurement process.

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Precoro

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

After all, a clear picture of the company's procurement process is necessary to develop a sustainable future strategy and to avoid pitfalls that hold your business back. Spend analysis involves spend visibility , spending review , and procurement process improvement. The answer is simple: spend analysis. Let's learn more about them.

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

It involves assessing how the overall supply chain performed, analyzing metrics, and how well you managed exceptions. As a result of this improved forecasting precision, you can plan your procurement more accurately. It also lets you manage your orders and transportation all in one place. The post What is CPFR?

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Because one of the major costs in a business, if you take in procurement and cost of goods, is supply chain. If you look back ten years ago, being a good supply chain manager was about understanding the operations, understanding your metrics, keeping a tight grip on the costs—it’s a lot more than that now.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

Consumer demand across many product categories experienced a sudden shift, as well, with demand for essential products like food, cough medicine, disposable gloves and toiletries increasing sharply, while demand for non-essentials like clothing and jewelry declined sharply. “Our methodology has two central elements.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

So the CSR score too is more of a popularity contest than a consistent metric. Content Summary: With Amazon now the owner of Whole Foods and Walmart’s revenues increasingly coming from online sales, it’s hard now for consumers to see where the line is between brick-and-mortar retail and e-tail. Media Image. transactionID.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Other indicators included data pulled from the Federal Reserve economic database, the Producer Price Index, the Purchasing Managers Index, as well as internal metrics such as the size of the company’s own sales force. Talent should be part of building a procurement transformation, and not an after-thought.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

My journey to understand supply chain Metrics That Matter started three years ago. Balance: The ability to balance a portfolio of metrics to maximize market capitalization and free cash flow. My journey of sharing these insights with clients has culminated in the writing of my second manuscript, Metrics that Matter.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

But the single most important Supply Chain is the Food Supply Chain! Our very survival depends on there even being a Food Supply Chain. On one hand there is a horrendously large amount of Food Waste. The Food Supply Chain, the most important Supply Chain in the World, is BROKEN! Food Waste. The Problems.

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 11, 2016

I’m Nerijus Poskus — Director of Pricing and Procurement at Flexport. And, do I have food grade certification? And, again, with the power of the marketplace in scale, you start to get comparative metrics. Well, imagine being able to measure those metrics in an apples-to-apples way across hundreds of providers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 12, 2022

Food instability looms in Africa. Looming transportation shortages in the United States with the adoption of AB5 and the redefinition of the owner-operator are risks. The focus needs to move from functional metrics to balanced scorecard outcomes. For example, a “buy plan” for procurement. Green stagnation? The answer?

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