Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. Data published at the end of March indicates that for movement of ocean container shipping transit from Asia to North America , the average time had declined to 108 days, upwards of 15.4

Global Transportation 52

Global Transportation Logistics Network Optimization Software Cost Reduction Strategies Global 52

Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Gregory (Greg) Lehmkuhl has been named President of Con-way Freight Inc., president and CEO, who has served as interim President of Con-way Freight since August 2010. These strengths will serve him well as he assumes the leadership reins at Con-way Freight.”. the parent company of Con-way Freight. “I Stotlar, Con-way Inc.

Freight 74

Freight Oakland North America Material Savings 74

BlueYonder

MAY 14, 2021

One of the factors in that evaluation would also be the freight costs you incurred for that container and any additional costs if you are expediting another shipment. If you were to check the freight invoice, you probably paid four times the cost of the container as compared to last year! Peaking Rates. Chart Source: Freightwaves).

Cost Reduction Strategies 52

Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction Price Reduction Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

The company has 11 production facilities across North America and China. The executive meeting will generate lean six sigma projects where analysts are tasked with going out and discovering more granular costs. GEON, headquartered in Westlake Ohio, has about 1000 employees. These plants, in turn, produce roughly 2000 products.

Supply Chain Planning Software 235

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Transformation Modeling Scenario Planning 235

Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

That said, implementing Lean concepts would undoubtedly be part of that strategy, for example, - Lean Warehousing : Many firms (both retailers and manufacturers) are now aggressively rolling out Lean in their warehouse operations. Work with your broker to see if you can get priority on unloading the ship and inland transport.

Waste Reduction 274

Waste Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Reduction 274

Talking Logistics

MAY 6, 2016

Another busy week, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention, headlined by a major acquisition in the transportation management systems (TMS) market: Kewill Announces Acquisition of LeanLogistics. Study: Biggest trucking firms outsource over 42% of their freight (FleetOwner).

Logistics Network Optimization Software 0

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software 0

GlobalTranz

AUGUST 9, 2016

Lean is a new way of doing business. For shippers, culture and behavior have to change to apply Lean Transportation thinking. Lean thinking focuses on the elimination of all waste (where waste is defined as any non-value added process) and bringing value to the customer , beyond the customer’s expectations.

Waste Reduction 120

Waste Reduction Agile and Lean Supply Chain Cost Reduction Strategies Lean 120

Supply Chain Network

JUNE 14, 2014

And by the way, if you’re not already serving online consumers in Canada, you might want to read ‘ Looking For Growth in Lean Times? Look North to Canada! Over the last twenty plus years, logistics professionals in North America have been consolidating and centralizing their distribution and logistics networks.

Vendor Strategies 87

Vendor Strategies Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Expense Reduction 87

Elementum

JUNE 11, 2018

Transportation can be a significant part of a business’ logistics costs— potentially upwards of 55 percent. Fuel price is driven primarily by five factors: demand, refinery maintenance costs, transportation constraints, crude oil prices, and geopolitical disruptions. Lean Transportation Policies. Nearshoring. Shipability.

Price Reduction 68

Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Material Savings Sourcing Strategies 68

Elementum

JUNE 11, 2018

Transportation can be a significant part of a business’ logistics costs— potentially upwards of 55 percent. Fuel price is driven primarily by five factors: demand, refinery maintenance costs, transportation constraints, crude oil prices, and geopolitical disruptions. Lean Transportation Policies. Nearshoring. Shipability.

Price Reduction 60

Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Material Savings Sourcing Strategies 60

The Lean Supply Chain

JULY 7, 2015

The other software companies that sell YMS below, sell it in conjunction with a Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Transportation Management System (TMS) so there is no way to gauge those YMS sales as they could be with, or without, the YMS system depending on the customer’s needs. YMS vendors : High Jump. They are tailor made for YMS.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Software Demand Planning Software 40

6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Bed Bath & Beyond @BedBathBeyond Bed Bath & Beyond has discovered a way to save millions of dollars on freight over the next few years, thanks to a new 755,000 square-foot distribution facility slated to open in the fall of 2019. In 2016, the company increased its EBIT in the Americas by 40%, with continued growth.

Supply Chain Design Software 45

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies Inventory Reduction 45

Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 24, 2020

And with less manufacturing output there were fewer container ships leaving Asia full of goods meaning activity in ports in North America and Europe would slow down rather quickly. As such we have had decades of philosophy associated with lean inventory management, just in time delivery, and inventory minimization.

Supply Chain Design Software 82

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Design 82