The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Working with Dr. John Gattorna to deploy the Dynamic Alignment model in Japan, Taiwan and to DHL’s Strategic Account/Global Account Management Front and Back Office Operations, was a great experience.”. De-Carbonising Road Freight Operations: Bridging the Know-Do Gap. People and Halal Supply Chains. Green Skies?

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Elementum

OCTOBER 15, 2015

A shorter monsoon season in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia will help miners procure more materials, used heavily in the electronics industry. But the typhoons will threaten Taiwan, China, and Japan, leaving countries like Indonesia in need of precipitation. Food prices will likely skyrocket.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. At the end of 2021, ocean freight rates were more than three times what they were throughout 2020. In Fortune 500 earnings calls for Q3 of 2021, “supply chain” mentions were up 412% from Q3 in 2020. Bloomberg).

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 30, 2022

Many businesses use some form of Total Cost of Ownership model to support their Procurement and sourcing decisions. The concept of using Total Cost of Ownership models to inform Procurement sourcing decisions is to take all of these different factors in to account, beyond just price. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 18, 2022

With responsibility for Global Commodity Management and Procurement, and the sourcing of billions of dollars of goods and services, I saw this dynamic play out first hand. The vast majority of semiconductor chips are manufactured in Taiwan. The trend was unrelenting and the drive was irreversible.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

.” Alex Saric, a procurement expert at Ivalua, observes that poor supply chain visibility exposes companies to unwanted risks. Here, a smart approach to procurement will allow companies to improve supplier visibility, put effective measures in place and identify supply chain risks as they appear. . Footnotes. [1]

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

To adapt to these disruptions, OEMs and retail chains are seeking to procure holiday goods earlier than usual—which is contributing to the shipping congestion. and Taiwan and floods in Germany earlier this year underscore the physical risks of a changing climate. The droughts in the U.S. China is also a fast-growing market for U.S.

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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. The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 14, 2019

In fact, JOC.com sites many Southeast Asia countries—including India, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Indonesia—have significantly grown their imports into the United States, anywhere from 13-37% compared to last year. Diversification in your carrier selection lowers your risk of freight delays or cancellations.

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Resilinc

JULY 20, 2021

In the decades since, Linton and his teams at IBM, LG, Flex and other companies have driven billions in annual procurement to China and other Asian countries, helping to create the Asia-centric manufacturing supply chains of today. Now, Linton believes those supply chains must change. Proximity = lower costs and lower carbon.

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