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JUNE 21, 2023

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Negotiating Skills Panama Asia Cargo 156

Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The report additionally cites the reasons for this year’s low levels of traditional hiring as being the NRF’s indications of lowered expected holiday spending on products and that retailers and logistics services providers can meet additional demand with existing part-time employees.

Supply Chain Design Software 52

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Cost Reduction Strategies 52

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 15, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The Suez’s problems are geopolitical and those in Panama are climate-based, but both are roiling global trade. Cargo volumes through the Suez and Panama canals have plunged by more than a third. One source said that the strategy could be announced Tuesday.

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Expense Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Price Reduction Negotiating Skills 230

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The number of vessels waiting to cross the Panama Canal has reached 154, and slots for carriers to book passage are being reduced in an effort to manage congestion caused by ongoing drought conditions that have roiled the major shipping gateway since the spring. That’s all for this week.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 165

Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics Panama Washington 165

MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Since taxes are paid on the value of the product plus freight and other costs, high-value goods such as luxury items are particularly sensitive to these logistics factors. A DSS-based model synthesizes information from a wide range of sources and help managers to make decisions. The model performed two key tasks.

Brazil 84

Brazil Modeling Modeling Software Optimization Modeling 84

Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

James Winebrake, Dean of College of Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology There are a number of important trends happening in the freight industry, spanning all modes of transportation: trucking, shipping, rail, pipeline, and air. Lastly, air freight has been increasing rapidly over the past decade - a trend I suspect will continue.

Rail Software 100

Rail Software Trends Transportation Supply Chain Planning Software 100

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The current state of logistics is our malady. I find no agency or entity trying to find a holistic solution to global logistics. Value networks do not interoperate and the business leader trying to track shipments must manually sync multiple data sources to get to answers. Freight Rates 2019-2021.

Supply Chain Design Software 437

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Software 437

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JULY 21, 2014

  The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are vital to the LA economy, not only because they provide a significant number of jobs in the shipping and logistics industries, but also because they give the city itself a competitive edge with regard to shipping times and transportation costs when it comes to operating a global businesses here.

Los Angeles 60

Los Angeles Nicaragua Long Beach Panama 60

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The current state of logistics is our malady. I find no agency or entity trying to find a holistic solution to global logistics. Value networks do not interoperate and the business leader trying to track shipments must manually sync multiple data sources to get to answers. Freight Rates 2019-2021.

Supply Chain Design Software 195

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Software 195

TMC

DECEMBER 8, 2016

New Panama Canal Options: Running the Numbers with a TMS.Connect by TMC. When the expanded Panama Canal opened this June, a new set of routes became available for shippers and beneficial cargo owners (BCOs). As described in my previous blog post , the enlarged Panama Canal can handle container ships up to 13,000 TEUs in size.

Panama 48

Panama Supply Chain Design Software Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 48

Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 6, 2023

The most significant news in global transportation and logistics circles late last week and this week are U.S. But shipping industry sources now indicate that negotiations deteriorated last week over the scope of expected dockworker wage increases. Labor contract renewal negotiations among the labor unions representing U.S.

Los Angeles 52

Los Angeles South America Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In reality, appointment and price systems must be used to control capacity for interoceanic canals like the Panama and Suez. The four most significant interoceanic passes in the globe are the Strait of Hormuz, the Strait of Malacca, the Suez Canal, and the Strait of Panama. Potential for closure or interruption.

Panama 52

Panama Egypt Asia 52

Precoro

MARCH 22, 2023

Such an interruption can affect any of the supply chain steps, often involving sourcing of raw materials, production, and distribution of goods or services. Adopt multi-sourcing Dependence on one supplier for critical inputs can form a single source of failure. Diversify your suppliers.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Disruption Supply Chain Planning Software Material Savings 52

Resilinc

JULY 19, 2022

At the same time, street blockades and trucker strikes are exacerbating those desabastecimientos in population centers such as Panama City. For supply chain managers, the labor actions of greatest concern are in transport and logistics. They are also disrupting global supply chains. In the spotlight for U.S.

Sri Lanka 62

Sri Lanka Supply Chain Software Global Negotiating Skills 62

Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Related Concern The related concern is the ongoing drought conditions in the areas surrounding the Panama Canal which for weeks have restricted the volume of vessels that can transit this canal because of the low water levels in the staging basin area. container traffic travels through the Panama Canal every year.

Global 52

Global Panama Asia 52

Resilinc

JANUARY 15, 2024

If the attacks continue, this crisis could trigger inflation due to higher global freight and insurance rates, along with supply chain disruptions. #5 based manufacturer and marketer of home appliances, is keeping a vigilant eye on logistics issues in the Red Sea, the Suez Canal, and the broader region.

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Industrial Industry United Arab Emirates Pakistan 117

Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 5, 2024

Business media has further reinforced that at same time, the Panama Canal , which is the globe’s other key transit route, continues to deal with restraining daily transit levels because of low water levels brought about by severe drought. Here are, from our lens are some early evidence points.

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Shipping Panama Los Angeles Cost Reduction Strategies 52

Supply Chain Movement

MAY 11, 2016

10 questions about Freight Spend Management. There are numerous ways a shipper can reduce freight spend. And freight costs are continuing to rise, pushed upward by factors such as globalized distribution and unpredictable fuel prices. This is an important aspect of managing freight spend. Netherlands Antilles.

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Guinea-Bissau Cost Reduction Strategies Virgin Islands Papua New Guinea 60

Resilinc

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In this blog, we will look at the supply chain and logistics impact of the Red Sea ship attacks and discuss what businesses can do now to preserve supply chain resilience. Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC): A global shipping and logistics company. Ocean Network Express (ONE): A shipping and vehicle logistics company.

Supply Chain Planning Software 61

Supply Chain Planning Software Shipping Supply Chain Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 61

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. waters in recent years Ocean freight rates expected to jump after Iran seizes containership Walmart Canada is launching a national pilot program for customers to recycle their reusable shopping bags. Transloading is the process of moving freight from truck to rail or rail to truck.

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Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics Baltimore Canada 214