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Supply Chain Success Prompts ToolsGroup-Lãberit Partnership to Expand into LATAM

ToolsGroup

The ToolsGroup and Lãberit partnership is already benefiting a large company dedicated to supplying products, services, and solutions to the ceramics and glass sector, supporting them in achieving efficient demand planning and inventory optimization with an end-to-end supply chain solution.

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Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Continue to Stabilize in March and Q1-2023

Supply Chain Matters

However, we discern some added signs excess inventories and of production sourcing shifts. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. From our lens, the latter is evidence of recessionary manufacturing conditions that are now stabilizing. That stated, the reported 49.6

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

Late 2021 saw Maersk continue to shift towards vertical integrations, with acquisition of Senator, a German freight forwarder for $644 million dollars. While Facebook is looking at virtual reality, Alibaba and Amazon are looking more at freight. More on Maersk’s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

US homes 8 retailers keeping Earth Day alive through a commitment to sustainability Ground parcel delivery costs reached a record high in Q1, although pricing discounts from carriers softened the blow, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index. British supermarkets source peppers exclusively from Spain during the winter months.

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Supply Chain Roundtable Series: Optimising the Manufacturing Supply Chain

Unleashed

Supply chain optimisation helps manufacturing businesses drastically reduce operational costs to improve revenue and customer satisfaction. In our latest Supply Chain Roundtable, four experts share their advice and experience around optimising the manufacturing supply chain. And you’d be right – they’re certainly a factor.

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YARD MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Questionnaire

The Lean Supply Chain

Actual Systems has successfully expanded beyond North America and penetrated Australia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Ireland and Spain.  Who are the top vendors ( called “Best of breed” ) on the market? Manufacturing trucking assets that move between buildings are monitored using YMS. YMS vendors : High Jump.

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What Are the 5 Biggest Supply Chain Issues Today?

Stord

While the rest of the world adopts cloud technologies to help them break down silos and integrate communication, companies continue to use disparate applications and tools for managing orders, evaluating inventory, and shipping goods. In fact, Brazil, Spain, and Japan saw the largest increases in online sales during the COVID pandemic.