Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Among other things, ZF manufactures electrified powertrains, car chassis technology, active and passive safety systems, and advanced driver assistance systems. ZF offers product and software solutions for established vehicle manufacturers and newly emerging transport and mobility service providers. The ZF supply chain is complex.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

At the time, we were both deployed as consultants for Manugistics to help a manufacturing company to implement end-to-end planning. My goal was to implement demand and supply planning. The groups of supply planning, procurement and logistics operate within silos. Ellen currently works as a consultant at Cap Gemini.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Digital Twin from Infor Nexus Drives Supply Chain Agility for Molex. The fact that most manufacturers struggled to achieve supply chain agility during COVID is not news. The Molex Supply Chain. The Molex global supply chain is complex. The Advantages of Agility. Keys to Success.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Do you currently work primarily with Life Sciences clients at Resilinc? I have nearly 30 years of experience as a global procurement and supply chain leader in High-Tech and Life Sciences. It has to become embedded in the processes of sourcing, strategic category management, purchasing, compliance and supplier development.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

Even before the pandemic, global supply chain were fragile thanks to factors such as the US-China trade war, less efficient shipping routes and a huge drive to cut costs by consolidating loads. Just as manufacturers and distributors were starting to climb out of the ‘COVID hole’, they’ve been knocked back in.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 30, 2019

In business it is not uncommon to hear the words “Logistics Management” and “Freight Management” thrown around interchangeably. What is Freight Management? Freight management combines logistics experience, human resources and knowledge to ensure a smooth coordination between carriers and shippers.”

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GlobalTranz

MAY 21, 2015

In order to avoid incidents of mismatch between supply and demand, establish more efficient manufacturing and lower costs, it is necessary to establish an environment of consistent supply chain visibility. In order to implement this visibility, it is crucial that companies take into consideration many elements.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Raw materials are in short supply, many manufacturers have temporarily mothballed production lines, transportation costs are rising, and labor is getting tight on our roadways , railways and ocean vessels. And for our global supply chains, that transformation cannot happen fast enough. The impact?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Today, 7% of order and purchase order flows move through business networks. Increasingly, companies are evaluating business network solutions to close the gap on inter-enterprise visibility, but as they work on the problem, they find that they need to somehow interconnect business networks. Figure 1: Gaps in Supply Chain Visibility.

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QAD

MAY 26, 2021

Founded in 1979, QAD began as a small startup solution working with local companies to address a large gap in complete, integrated business software for manufacturing companies. As manufacturing businesses took their brands globally, we adapted quickly to keep up and our software has adapted as well. Supply Chain Visibility.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Global supply chains are being affected. ” Richard Wilding ( @SupplyChainProf ), a Professor of Supply Chain Strategy at Cranfield School of Management, notes, “This is a major disruptive event with global implications for supply chains. .”[2] One thing is certain. ”[3]. .”

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

When it comes to executing mode-specific freight moves from origin to destination efficiently, reliably, and cost-effectively, transportation execution and visibility solutions play a critical role. Visibility solutions allow real-time asset tracking across the entire distribution network.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

In going door to door trying to sell a Freight Management service, as well as in my experience working in companies, I have had the opportunity to see a variety of ways in which companies, large and small, were managing their Freight and Logistics spend. Freight and Logistics. You can not get this visibility without a plan.

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DynaSys

JANUARY 21, 2020

Supply chain experts have traditionally focused on efficiency and consequently pursued the lowest unit cost dream. Agile supply chains exist almost as the antithesis of efficient supply chains. Agile supply chains exist almost as the antithesis of efficient supply chains.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 28, 2021

As I mentioned in an earlier post on the growth drivers for the Transportation Management Systems market , transportation visibility tools are one of a number of technologies that are improving performance and helping to reduce freight spend. Visibility solutions are becoming more necessary.

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3rdwave

JUNE 21, 2019

However, since globalization is the driver for broad business growth a company should be equally focused on the global supply/demand networks. Any company that trades globally or depends on products that are sourced globally are going to find out what resiliency means. 6 capabilities of a resilient supply chain.

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ShipBob

APRIL 26, 2023

The upstream supply chain refers to the flow of inventory in the pre-production stage, mostly in relation to the organization’s suppliers. It involves all the activities related to the sourcing and transportation of raw materials needed in the manufacturing process.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2021

This includes port data, social media, news, event and weather (SNEW) data, weather data (to some degree), traffic data, and other available sources to provide an accurate ETA to warehouses, stores, and end consumers. This will be especially important when a COVID-19 vaccine is manufactured and distributed. E-commerce.

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Turvo

MARCH 1, 2022

It is a new shipper-carrier collaboration approach to enhance supply chain visibility, reducing transit times, and inventory-carrying costs for retailers and suppliers while improving carrier asset utilization levels. . Higher customer satisfaction leads to repeat purchases. Impact opportunity on the bottom line.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2017

Now, moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon won a patent for an on-demand clothing manufacturing warehouse (Recode). JDA Unleashes New Levels of Supply Chain Visibility Across its Portfolio with TransVoyant. Source: Amazon patent.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 21, 2023

parcel shippers with the threat of a labor strike for parcel carrier UPS and for LTL carrier Yellow Freight. Supply chain risk mitigation services provider Everstream has indicated that a UPS strike would risk disruptions to 40 percent of U.S. Next week is turning out to be a rather challenging week for U.S. courier operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Every day has felt like a major squall, from natural disasters closing down manufacturing facilities and ports, to container shortages and labor issues, to rising costs and the ongoing pandemic. 1 carrier stopping its dealings with even a portion of the world’s freight forwarders? The third new reality: Consolidation is inevitable.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 13, 2018

This connection enables you to communicate with your customers, suppliers, and logistics service providers simply by sending and receiving emails to confirm direct material purchases, invoices, and outbound shipments or by leveraging the more sophisticated methods mentioned above. Invoice payments and freight collections.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2021

This includes port data, social media, news, event and weather (SNEW) data, weather data (to some degree), traffic data, and other available sources to provide an accurate ETA to warehouses, stores, and end consumers. This will be especially important when a COVID-19 vaccine is manufactured and distributed. E-commerce.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Lean for instance is equally applicable in Supply Chain as it is in Manufacturing or anywhere else. Promoting Supply Chain Value. Regardless of what your situation is there is merit in creating and promoting the value that can be delivered by a highly effective Supply Chain organization.

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Savi

MAY 28, 2020

As the CEO of a supply chain visibility technology company, I am well aware of the irony of my own firm becoming a victim of supply chain disruption. But as the world deals with the immense and unprecedented impact of the coronavirus, even Savi was not able to avoid supply chain issues.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

That was the central question Matt Castle, Director of Air Freight Services at C.H. As you might expect, we both agreed that having timely and accurate end-to-end supply chain visibility was a critical factor in enabling flexibility. Robinson , and I addressed in a recent episode of Talking Logistics.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2015

This will be possible through a platform approach to transportation management that delivers a unified control structure, and drives savings by aggregating sourcing volumes and optimizing end-to-end transportation. End-to-end supply chain visibility at the item level leads to a better picture of where inventory is.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 11, 2013

The most important tip: factor in customs and fiscal aspects as soon as you start developing new products or designing your supply chain. 24 | Manufacturing and distribution shift to Eastern Europe. The Balkans are also an emerging manufacturing region for Europe. 26 | Supply chain map of Europe.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

For many growing and established direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands alike, the supply chain is the most critical but also most challenging aspect of their operations. . The process involves complex steps, from procurement, to shipping products to end users, often resulting in a lack of visibility and high operational costs.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2015

We've already listed the top 10 manufacturing articles, the top 10 supply chain articles, and yesterday, the top 10 logistics articles. We will then conclude the 5 main categories by featuring the top 10 freight articles of 2015. WHITE PAPER] The Complete Guide to Freight & Transportation Accounting.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 10, 2015

Flextronics Unveils Flex Pulse™ — A Software-Based, Real Time, Comprehensive Mobile View Into Supply Chain Events. Wal-Mart taps manufacturer database to aid U.S. May 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). reshoring drive (Reuters). UPS Tests Electric Cargo Bike in Basel.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2018

The Uberization of Freight. People are trying to automate as much of the order-to-cash process as possible - however, there are hurdles that make the fully automated “Uberization of Freight” difficult for both buyer and seller. Predictive analytics will alter the future of the supply chain.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

In this article, we will show you tips from worldwide experts that you can use to streamline your global supply chain operations. Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 22, 2022

Fleet and service planners who need to keep costs down work with variable freight rates that rise and fall based on market rates, making it difficult to predict long-term costs. Tackling the domino effect on other supply chain components – The need for supply chain visibility.

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Resilinc

MARCH 30, 2021

The chart below shows five of the top sources of ROI from an SCRM, including event-related savings and ongoing sources of value. Reduction in Freight expediting. Elements of a supply chain visibility program can seem at odds with cost-efficiency strategies such as lean inventory management. Event Related.

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ShipBob

JANUARY 6, 2023

Transportation management systems also enable you to automate your freight tendering process. By automatically dispatching carriers, you can significantly expedite steps such as booking and tendering of freight. You can use it to quickly generate bills of landing, conduct freight auditing, and create invoices.

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