Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Mars has been on a journey to transform their digital supply chain. In 2019, Will Beery was appointed the vice president and tasked with leading the company’s global digital supply chain transformation. Mars’s Digital Transformation Mr. Beery started by asking, “what does a digital supply chain mean for us?”

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Freightos

DECEMBER 20, 2022

From lockdown-induced purchasing highs, soaring logistics costs and supply chain snarls to waning demand, soaring inflation, and fears of recession – there has never been a dull moment. . Freight rates as a forward looking indicator of CPI. Let’s start by taking a look at global ocean freight prices.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2020

In the first half of the year, panic buying drove supply and demand imbalance across the supply chain and caused truckload capacity to tighten. To help shippers prepare, we will examine contributing factors that will play a significant role in the 2021 truckload freight market.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

I have long argued that companies need to expand their definition of supply chain visibility. It goes well beyond tracking shipments, orders, inventory, and assets in motion. Read more Who Is Actually Hauling Your Freight? Another Supply Chain Visibility Blind Spot). The post Who Is Actually Hauling Your Freight?

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 7, 2020

You can’t scan the headlines without coming across an article or advertisement about sustainability, but there is precious little information about how supply chain planning software supports green initiatives. Here are four ways smart supply chain planning directly impacts sustainability initiatives.

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Unleashed

MAY 1, 2023

Demand forecasting has gained increasing importance over the last few years. Unprecedented supply chain challenges have meant the risks and consequences of over- or understocking have been felt around the globe. Our experts explain that best-practice demand planning begins with a top-down forecast. near Exeter.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

It’s hard to predict what demand will be like for products like these ahead of time. Just take a look at pricing fluctuations for Suntory’s Yamazaki 12 Year Old. And if not, why have prices been skyrocketing when demand is not? Is ocean freight pricing broken? Was it profiteering? And it can be fixed.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

It’s hard to predict what demand will be like for products like these ahead of time. And the lack of demand visibility is a big contributor to China-US ocean freight rates doubling to the West Coast since June, and passing USD4,000/FEU to the East Coast – which was surprising as most analysts thought that rates and profits would freefall.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Taming Supply Chain Bullwhips with DemandAI+ Bullwhip effect is a common term used in supply chain to describe how a small change in consumer purchasing pattern or a change in any demand pattern that can cause significantly large impacts to supply.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement by LSCMS Shippers’ Council Container shipping procurement faces a multitude of challenges shaped by global events, industry shifts, environmental mandates, and technological advancements. To thrive in this ever-evolving landscape, shippers must embrace a flexible and responsive approach.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Since early 2020, global trade has been buffeted by waves of increased customer demand, supply chain challenges, and constant uncertainty and volatility. It also provides four key insights into how importers and exporters can modify their supply chain planning as a result. But then global freight kicked in. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 25, 2021

The global supply chain is routinely beset by challenges, both large and small, but the past couple of years have delivered a string of significant logistics disruptions that have threatened to upend the tightly choreographed dance of global freight transportation. More and more large U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Supply chain is once again front-page news in the general business media. Meanwhile, supply shortages and price inflation are getting the front page in consumer-focused publications and plenty of airtime on televised news. I believe there are many reasons for the current supply shortages and supply chain disruptions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

“When will the impact of the pandemic on the supply chain be over?” ” I expect the resolution of the pandemic’s impact—with the multiplicity of issues and disruption—to take eighteen months to two years to correct. Shippers pushed cost and waste backward in the supply chain. The question is the same.

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Freightos

JANUARY 15, 2024

It took time for the situation to normalize, especially for complex products like semiconductors that require a lot of moving parts in the global supply chain. Just when it seemed that 2024 would be a very welcome year of “normal” supply chains, the Red Sea crisis proved that for global supply chains, there is no such thing.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Sustainable supply chains are not just beneficial for society and the environment; they’re crucial for a business’s future prosperity. For that, long-term supply chain planning and budgeting needs data to back every decision. A green supply chain boosts brand reputation and can lead to increased sales.

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Freightos

JUNE 6, 2023

The Initial Hurdle: 2021’ Freight Fiasco During the COVID-19 pandemic, Conor from Fort Toys , like many other entrepreneurs, found himself dealing with skyrocketing demand… and skyrocketing freight costs. The Twist: Falling Costs, Falling Demand But what goes up must come down. This trend was a while in coming.

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Logility

JULY 5, 2023

From Lachelle Buchanan , “Revolutionizing Supply Chain Planning: Unleashing the Power of Generative AI” Supply chain planning has become a critical factor for organizations aiming to gain a competitive edge. Generative AI seems will likely transform the way organizations plan their supply chains.

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Freightos

JUNE 15, 2021

Disclaimer: This article is a zoom out for the less freight-inclined. If you have a deeper understanding of freight, you might want to check out our Freightos Baltic Index daily container index instead. Let’s talk freight. . And it’s not just ocean freight. More freight costs, higher consumer costs.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

Truly resilient supply chains can only be built with complete visibility. The COVID-19 pandemic may have been the catalyst for the ongoing supply chain crisis, triggering economic slowdowns, layoffs, and production stoppages, but it is certainly not the whole cause. As you know, demand for some items surged.

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 31, 2022

In this blog series, I’ll take a look at the current state and future evolution that can be expected within the world of supply chain planning software through the lens of Dassault Systèmes DELMIA. What is supply chain planning? Why do manufacturers need an effective supply chain plan?

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Logility

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Why Network Optimization Is the Key to Consumer Packaged Goods Supply Chain Resiliency It has been a few years since the onset of the pandemic exposed the tragic consequences of supply chain fragility within the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. They simply cannot keep pace with business dynamics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2022

Amidst ongoing uncertainty caused by COVID-19 lockdowns in Asia, war in Europe, scarce raw materials and steep inflation, companies are stockpiling inventory as never before in the hopes of mitigating future supply chain shocks. As soon as inventory hits the yard, it gets lost in a shuffle of trailers.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 17, 2016

Bob Ferrari of Supply Chain Matters recently pointed to The Sports Authority bankruptcy as one indication. Industry analysts have pointed out an obvious fit with inventory optimization. Demand planning software can disaggregate the forecast down to the stock keeping unit level.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 25, 2023

More Resources Home October 25, 2023 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. America weekly prices were level at $4.80/kg

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of the March Logistics Manager Index which indicates that U.S. freight rates have reached their lowest levels in nearly six years. In essence, it is confirmation of a freight recession condition. percentage points below the February value of 54.7, Separate U.S. All rights reserved.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Importance of Digitalisation to Improve Supply Chains: Helping Businesses Navigate Through Supply Chain Disruptions. is adopted in more and more industries and companies, the supply chain industry is starting to implement these disruptive technologies to adapt to the ongoing challenges and obstacles. Supply Chain Management.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 14, 2024

Manufacturing inventory management is crucial to the success and profitability of your manufacturing operations. This guide for manufacturers explains how it works and explores the most effective ways to manage inventory in manufacturing. In this manufacturing inventory management guide What is manufacturing inventory management?

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 4, 2021

Any discussion on supply chain risk management and applying managed transportation to help prevent risks from coming to fruition is incomplete without touching on the pandemic to overcome supply chain disruption. A rapid change in demand for PPE also led to significant supply disruptions.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 31, 2022

For decades, the global supply chain has been a wonder. The Economist observes, “Supply chains encompass some of the most sophisticated forms of human endeavor.”[1] 2] Yet, as a result of current supply chain snarls, many pundits believe the global supply chain is completely broken. Supply and Demand are Out of Whack.

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Ware2Go

JUNE 20, 2023

See the latest insights on ocean freight rates and other trends that fast-growing businesses should know about to plan for 2023 peak season. In this age of globalization, using ocean freight to transport goods is increasingly important to emerging brands. In May 2023, shipping rates from Asia suddenly plummeted.

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 26, 2016

Contents Supply Chain Movement 21 – 2016 Q2. Major organisational and cultural changes lie ahead for supply chain management. The supply chain software industry is in a considerable state of flux. These are the key developments that are visualised on the 2016 version of Supply Chain Movement’s SCM IT subway Map.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 27, 2024

The world of supply chain management is fast-paced. Performance for Supply Chain Management Software on Mac Have you ever run sophisticated supply chain management software on Mac? Hence, this section dives into how we select and evaluate each supply chain management software. However, it goes beyond mere listings.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 10 Tips To Be A Successful Freight Broker! The Supply Chain industry provides vast employment opportunities, from procurement to warehouse inventory, management, and shipping. The terms freight broker and freight agent are often confused in the cargo and shipping sector.

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MercuryGate

MARCH 24, 2022

Managing costs and expenses is a never-ending responsibility in the supply chain. So, too, is knowing how to allocate freight costs to inventory. The post How to Allocate Freight Costs to Inventory appeared first on MercuryGate International. Using new technology and proactive, smart transportation is critical.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As an engineer, former solutions architect and now CEO of a leading supply chain technology company, I have a real affinity and respect for Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and their teams, without whom successful enterprise technology deployments would be impossible. That means planning still has its place, but its role is diminishing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

For a few years now, supply chain professionals and pundits have been speculating on what the so-called “new normal” will look like. Closer to home for supply chain professionals, driver shortages continue to plague the industry. These are the companies and leaders that aren’t letting a good downturn go to waste.

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