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What is Genuinely New in Supply Chain Management?

Logistics Viewpoints

Surprisingly, most of the goods seized did not originate in China but rather in Malaysia and Vietnam. In the case of goods detained from Malaysia, manufacturers in those countries were producing goods often made with ores that were mined and refined in Xinjiang. Historically, an OOM has access to all the company’s inventory.

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SYNOPSlS: Your Supply Chain Roadmap IDC’s Predictions for 2022 and Beyond

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

IDC’s Predictions for 2022 and Beyond webinar threw a lens on the four key overarching themes that address critical hotspots for today’s supply chains: resiliency, worker productivity, forecasting, and last mile. The event highlighted that future supply chains are essential for ensuring business continuity, growth, and future competitiveness.

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Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Many companies buy forward inventory ahead of tariffs being implemented. This strategy, however, may incur additional warehousing and storage costs, and firms may experience accounting challenges where an inventory is considered an asset, which could affect cash flow. Operational strategies. Buying forward. Conclusion.

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At 20Cube we go that extra mile

20Cube Logistics

20Cube goes the extra mile for our clients using managed services for logistics in Melbourne, Malaysia, China, Germany, and Italy. Supply Chain Forecasting. After you place an order with a vendor, you use the estimated delivery dates to forecast your next order, logistics, and distribution. What if we dove deeper?

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From Triage to Transformation… Building Resiliency with Agile Supply Chains

LevaData

A decades-long lean manufacturing effort focused on minimizing costs, reducing inventories, and driving up asset utilization had removed buffers and flexibility to absorb disruptions. For those organizations who had already reduced their dependency on China, many had moved production to Malaysia. Keeping the lights on.

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From Triage to Transformation… Building Resiliency with Agile Supply Chains

LevaData

A decades-long lean manufacturing effort focused on minimizing costs, reducing inventories, and driving up asset utilization had removed buffers and flexibility to absorb disruptions. For those organizations who had already reduced their dependency on China, many had moved production to Malaysia. Keeping the lights on.

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Probabilistic Forecasting: Right Fit for Your Business?

Supply Chain Shaman

A Closer Look at Forecasting. Traditionally companies forecast using history (shipments or orders) and applying linear regression to understand the patterns of historical demand using these to estimate future requirements in a time-series format. Spairliners: A Case Study in Probabilistic Forecasting. About Spairliners.