Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Supply Chain Variability is low and controllable. The lengthening of cycle times of the supply chain is less impactful than the increase in variability to supply chain performance. Labor shortages and shifts in routes reduce the availability of air freight. Increasing variability is a killer.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Supply Chain Management In the ever-evolving world of freight and logistics, volatility has become the new normal. Procurement experts face transportation costs, customer demands, and high pressure on global container and air freight rates. Consider global container shipping rates.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2018

Understand the 3-Legged Freight Movements at the Border. Companies carrying freight across the U.S.-Mexico At a minimum, companies will need to be familiar with these most common documents: Bill of Lading (BOL) – A bill of lading is an essential document for any freight shipment. Bills of lading for U.S.-Mexico Likewise, a U.S.

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 31, 2022

For example, several potential topics can be selected from this definition such as: Supply chain design Supply chain planning Supply chain execution Supply chain monitoring and control Supply chain logistics Supply chain performance and net value.

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Precoro

MAY 19, 2023

A transparent and well-controlled supply chain plays a crucial role in a company’s success. To monitor supply chain performance, stakeholders of successful companies typically define supply chain metrics that are relevant to the given business and track these KPIs regularly.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Supply Chain Variability is low and controllable. The lengthening of cycle times of the supply chain is less impactful than the increase in variability to supply chain performance. Labor shortages and shifts in routes reduce the availability of air freight. Increasing variability is a killer.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Causes of Stock Loss Sources of stock loss can include: Incorrect part movement Scrap with parts being dropped and damaged Shipping inaccuracy from warehouses and suppliers Manual mistakes in the processes Supplier performance Inaccurate forecasting Split shipments can also cause issues.

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Zipline Logistics

JULY 27, 2021

As produce transportation winds down and the freight market loosens slightly for the first time in several months, CPG shippers have the opportunity to prepare for the quickly approaching peak season. Peak season in this context is defined by increased freight volume associated with back-to-school shopping and the coming holiday season.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

With a holiday weekend upon us, let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Retailers Seek U.S. Help With Shipping Crisis (WSJ – sub. GE Acquires Top Supply Chain Software Provider ShipXpress to Expand Digital Rail Offerings. UPS Announces U.S.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Freight volumes (demand) and active supply (trucks, drivers, trains, and containers) seek balance, but often fall somewhere across the balance spectrum. Carriers accepting freight strategically. Transportation teams would do well to have a freight rate based budget and a fuel budget that add up to a total budget.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Freight volumes (demand) and active supply (trucks, drivers, trains, and containers) seek balance, but often fall somewhere across the balance spectrum. Carriers accepting freight strategically. Transportation teams would do well to have a freight rate based budget and a fuel budget that add up to a total budget.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 24, 2023

In fact, 70% of the CEOs believe that supply chain is really critical to their business success. What is top of mind for them is what the impact is going to be after a disruption and can their operations ship the products to their customers on time. Can we get the supplies from an alternate source? Can we expedite?

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ShipBob

APRIL 26, 2023

In an ecommerce business, supply chain performance is one of the key factors affecting the performance of the business as a whole. If the supply chain isn’t moving as seamlessly as it should, it could cause disruptions further down the line, and even result in delivery delays and customer disappointment.

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Communication is a cornerstone of successful supply chain performance. Accurately evaluate and communicate your freight needs with your transportation partners far in advance. This will allow you to lock in capacity and properly schedule freight pickups and deliveries. Retain Supply Chain Visibility and Control.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 14, 2018

Supply chain managers that have access to information to make informed decisions and improve productivity. On the transportation side of things, supply chain analytics and blockchain will increase transparency into freight management and customer service levels.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2015

A strategic approach to transportation management, or a control layer strategy, delivers both planning and execution data across the supply chain, together in one platform. This ensures goods are shipped right the first time. Capturing Freight Spend Visibility. Prioritizing Partner friendliness.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 11, 2022

One of the benchmarks we referenced as part of our prediction was The World Container Index , a measure of container shipping rates among eight major global transshipment lanes, which is published by Drewry Shipping Consultants. That is because so many products and/or services are predicated on global supply network movements.

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Zipline Logistics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Whether shipping produce or scrap metal, generalized providers could secure reliable capacity for an array of companies. This notion rings especially true with CPG shippers since the freight requires higher service levels than other non-time-sensitive freight to arrive at its destination on time.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 2, 2016

Made between a buyer and seller, a TSA sees that the ‘mother-ship’ provides support to the divested company over a defined period of time, with services such as accounting, IT, procurement and human resources, among others. To learn more on this topic, read “Whitepaper: Divestures and the Threat to Supply Chain Performance.”.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 4, 2016

Now, here’s the rest of this week’s news… Target to invest billions to improve supply chain, ramp up online growth ( Reuters ). GameStop expects fewer price markdowns with ship from store service ( Dallas Business Journal ). DOT Releases 30-Year Freight Projections. Now, we’re shipping from stores.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Often, targets are set and metrics are viewed in functional silos, leading to sub-optimized supply chain performance.” Let’s give you nine more finance supply chain KPIs to measure through shipping analytics applications. Tracking damage rates is a critical factor in supply chain management.

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Zipline Logistics

JULY 13, 2021

Challenges brought on by COVID-related disruption are forcing shippers to adjust supply chain strategies to accommodate fervent demand, rising logistics costs, and scarcer trucking capacity. As we hit the back half of 2021, let’s explore what current retail trends are doing to the freight market and how CPG brands are affected.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2016

The title of my presentation is “A Brave New World: How to Achieve Optimum Supply Chain Performance in a World of Drones, Driverless Trucks, 3D Printing, and Other Emerging Technologies.” Amazon Looking to License or Acquire Freight-Management Technology (WSJ-sub. Orders can be shipped as early as same day.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 9, 2020

From capacity shortages and missed customer requirements to a shift in shipping smaller, more frequent orders—truckload and less than truckload (LTL) shippers need ways to navigate the changing marketplace. No matter the market dynamics, planning and analyzing factors that cause variance in your LTL performance is vital.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Supply Chain Matters once again highlights some positive news for global supply chain management teams, specifically transportation and logistics related teams. We later highlighted a Bloomberg report indicating that blowback directed at the ocean container shipping industry and its windfall profits was on the rise.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 13, 2022

But events like Covid and Net Zero carbon regulation are squeezing maritime shipping. Covid policies in China led to increased blank sailings, taking ships out of operation. Likewise, Net Zero carbon regulation forced many ships in to dry dock for retrofitting. Ocean shipping is now more nuanced, strategic, and customer-focused.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

Regarding ocean container freight rates, spot rates are noted as dropping across the board on both Asia-Europe and Asia-US The implication is that if spot rates drop way below contract rates, shippers will likely seek to renegotiate contract rates recently consummated earlier this year. and Europe.

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 20, 2020

There are a few things that most food ingredient suppliers can do to increase supply chain performance. Analyze Your Supply Chain Network. Enhance Supply Chain Visibility. Although the above suggestions for improving supply chain performance vary, they have one fundamental similarity.

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Freight Center

JULY 9, 2020

There are hundreds of metrics you can use to measure your supply chain performance and creating a carrier performance scorecard should be one of them.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

What does the term “supply chain” encompass? In the context of what we’re talking about today and the kind of freight Zipline Logistics specializes in moving, the term “supply chain” encompasses the process of getting CPG products from their place of final production to their place of distribution and/or final selling location.

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Savi

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

With a transportation landscape of high demand across most modes of transportation and low supply in the current market, increasing efficiency and productivity is essential for shippers. Diminishing truck supply, high freight demand, and an ongoing driver shortage all contribute to rising rates in intermodal transportation.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 8, 2023

Is your company one of the many that take a minimalist approach to freight management? Yes… I did say minimalist, not lean. When I say minimalist, I’m talking about the many companies which, while reliant on freight to keep supplies coming in and products going out, don’t see freight management as a core competency.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 24, 2020

If you have wondered how to improve OTIF and overall supply chain performance, you are not alone. We have a few tips on how to make logistics improvements to increase OTIF performance. Make sure they understand the consequences of not hitting these standards and that absolute ship dates cannot be altered.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 28, 2023

When carriers and services providers report there operational volume and financial performance that spans this year’s holiday period, we will be watchful as to whether added freight and surcharge rates drove additional revenues vs. offsetting shipping volume decreases or idled capacity costs.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

Carriers and providers experienced windfall profit levels in their ability to leverage the constant disruptions and ship deployment imbalances into skyrocketing spot rates, added services fees, surcharges or demurrage penalties. Other shipping lines are likely to anticipate lower volumes.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

entities as opposed to foreign owned entities such as global shipping and logistics companies. E-commerce shipping volumes grew by 10 percent to $871 billion, representing 13 percent of U.S. This year’s report was far more candid in depicting the threats and challenges stemming from the ocean shipping segment. Ocean Transport.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2021

One of the most beneficial ways for shippers to uncover efficiencies is to evaluate their supply chains and make incremental improvements. Effectively tracking KPIs can add additional behind-the-scenes visibility and further your supply chain efficiency goals. Increase Communication with Partners .

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