Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

Closer to home for supply chain professionals, driver shortages continue to plague the industry. Freight rates have plummeted, brokerages are struggling, and the industry is still bloated with excess inventory. With the right data you can reduce your overall transportation costs, both accessorial costs and overall freight spend.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 18, 2024

The causes are myriad, including rising labor costs, geopolitical considerations, rising transportation costs, and increased risks of supply chain disruptions. Going forward, companies will need to continue to navigate supply chain disruptions, China risk, and concerns about capital outlays in a rising interest-rate environment.”[2]

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 6, 2013

The success of the third-party logistics industry is evident in the generally high marks given to 3PLs by respondents to a survey as part of the 2013 17th Annual Third Party Logistics Study, which identifies trends and explores how both 3PLs and shippers are using these relationships to improve and enhance their businesses and supply chains.

Third Party Logistics 60

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

Supply chain disruptions have brought about an age of innovation. Fast forward 5 years, and ARC’s 2019 base-year study estimated the market at $11.9 While demand is high, ongoing product shortages continue to cause supply chain disruptions, create unpredictable shopping behaviors and drive rapid delivery expectations.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

The Green Corridor: Saving Whales in California – A Case Study in Regional Collaboration. Collaboration in supply chains is not just confined to how product, information and funds move; it also includes our approach to tackling environmental issues. by Timothy Foote , Founder of Susymbio.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

It’s challenging for logistics providers to keep up, even in perfect supply chain conditions. But, as we know, supply chain conditions were far from perfect in 2020 and 2021. Just as the world of omni-channel selling is here to stay, supply chain disruptions also seem to have become the norm.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The scale of supply chain disruptions has reached new heights in recent months.”[1] … Examples of supply chain fraud include overbilling from third-party vendors, suppliers not complying with contract terms, and suppliers overstating hours worked or billing for material that was not delivered”[4].

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

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NC State SCRC

MAY 30, 2022

A new study that the SCRC published with GEP examines the increasing pressure that supply chain executives are getting when it comes to responding to supply chain disruptions. In this study, we explore the primary forms of misalignment that exist between supply chain and procurement executives. (We

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BlueYonder

APRIL 2, 2024

Doing so, we enable our customers’ digital journey with new capabilities to help counter increasingly complex challenges and satisfy customer-centric requirements, while managing more frequent supply chain disruptions and rising costs.

Gartner 86

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 18, 2020

Truck, Rail, Freight, Air: While the potential recession will likely be global, it will also have a significant impact on domestic shipping. drop in air, rail, freight, truck volume from the same time the previous year. However, according to the study, container shipping has become less connected to GDP than it was in the past.

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Ware2Go

DECEMBER 2, 2021

These logistics best practices will help businesses of all sizes turn their supply chain into a revenue driver for their business. Prioritizing logistics and supply chain has become a top prior ity for many businesses recovering from recent supply chain disruptions and volatile consumer demand.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 98

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

… Authorities have now imposed restrictions on Beijing, while the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou, a gateway for air freight, also limited the movement of people in May.” Since China is home to seven of the world’s 10 biggest container ports, lockdowns could disrupt supply chains well into the foreseeable future.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 23, 2020

As Supply Chain Canada’s recent survey showed, 72% of organizations are facing some sort of Supply Chain disruption as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. So here’s our take: with COVID-19, if your organization doesn’t have a Chief Supply Chain Officer, now is the time to give it another look.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 19, 2020

Almost 75 percent of US companies are experiencing capacity shortfalls in their supply chains, due to Coronavirus-linked transport disruptions , a new study has shown. With some 5 million companies impacted by China’s supply chain woes, the picture is similar in other parts of the world. The Auto Industry.

Pharmaceutical 52

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QAD

JULY 12, 2022

Over the years, the plant and C-level have rewarded supply chain departments with their ability to firefight and incur costly premium freight to get product to customers on-time. The C-level is now paying for years of neglect in light of all the supply chain disruptions since the pandemic outbreak.

Supply Chain Software 89

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 27, 2014

April 2014 North American Freight Numbers. Several reports have been published in recent years underscoring the growing importance of supply chain risk management. This study confirms what the others have revealed too: that a growing number of companies are recognizing the importance of supply chain risk management.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Supply chain optimization has never been more essential to overall business success than it is today. A study by Bank of America Global Research, cited by Reuters , found that mentions of “supply chain” increased by 412% in third-quarter earnings calls hosted by Fortune 500 companies this year, compared to 2020.

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Unleashed

MARCH 21, 2023

This was largely a response to supply chain disruptions, with firms forced to stockpile in the face of shortages and billowing lead times. A cautious return to Just in Time Pearman’s comments are echoed by businesses included in the study. Managing inventory during Covid was extremely challenging.

New Zealand 52

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 10, 2022

As the logistics industry continues to recover from pandemic-era supply chain disruptions, shippers are adjusting quickly to the expectations of a new normal. Falling ocean rates and volatile fuel costs have logistics professionals across the supply chain searching for innovative efficiency solutions throughout their operations.

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Ware2Go

MARCH 2, 2022

These five supply chain best practices will turn your supply chain into a revenue driver for your business. Improving logistics and supply chain has become a top priority for many businesses recovering from recent supply chain disruptions. Watch the full ECR4Kids case study at [link].

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

I had the opportunity to sit in on a very thorough presentation by a member of the Economist Intelligence Unit at the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies meeting today. Supply chain disruptions have been part of this figure, as disruptions to air, sea and ground links through Russia have continued to impact supply.

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Veridian Solutions

MARCH 18, 2020

Moreover, failures within the inventory management system can worsen the effects of crises brought on by supply chain disruptions. Supply chain leaders need to understand the limits of legacy systems, the characteristics of the best inventory management systems, and a few tips for selecting the best system possible.

Inventory Management Software 52

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Transportation and Logistics Disruptions. In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solution Marketing team explores innovative solutions to guard against supply chain disruptions. It is the return to reactive mode for most of the supply chain and logistics teams and an unprepared response to these disruptions.

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Gravity Supply Chain

JULY 1, 2020

Gravity partners with Vizion to help businesses make data-driven decisions, increase shipping reliability, reduce risks, and supply chain disruptions.

Container Tracking 52

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Supply Chain Collaborator

AUGUST 13, 2015

191 qualified global logistics practitioners were surveyed in 2015 by American Shipper magazine for their seventh annual benchmark study of transportation management. They will be the trigger points for real-time reactions/changes when disruptions occur.

Transportation Management 60

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

In 2021, 87% of Americans were negatively impacted by the supply chain. 75% of companies felt negative or strongly negative impacts on their business due to supply chain disruption ( Accenture ). In Fortune 500 earnings calls for Q3 of 2021, “supply chain” mentions were up 412% from Q3 in 2020.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Terrorism : The recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, coupled with the ongoing instability in Syria and Iraq and the spread of ISIS, have raised the risk for terrorism-related supply chain disruptions in 2016. The Rebirth of Transportation Marketplaces (UberCARGO, Cargomatic, and Freight Friend).

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Turvo

JUNE 10, 2020

The costs of supply chain disruptions vary based on the severity of the disruption, how quickly companies recover, and numerous other factors. Ultimately, failure to digitize means responding with the most archaic and costly measures when supply chain disruptions occur.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2022

While demand is high, ongoing product shortages continue to cause supply chain disruptions, create unpredictable shopping behaviors and drive rapid delivery expectations. And it’s safe to assume that logistics digitization will continue to deliver a significant competitive edge as supply chain complexity and uncertainty grow.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

Business and supply chain focused media reports already point to increased supplier and manufacturing investment in regions such as Mexico, Eastern Europe, India, Vietnam and other regions as responses to added supply network resiliency or agility. firms are expected to reshore upwards of 350,000 jobs in 2022 alone.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 3, 2021

Supply chains are continually disrupted by container shortages, a lack of air freight capacity, and movement restrictions implemented by governments to combat the pandemic. This shift in thinking is evident in any study of the relationship between imports and sales. 63% suffered inventory shortages.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Other items that are heavy or bulky must be shipped via freight , and that requires access to a whole different network of specialists. The biggest and best have scaled it to a global level, and their practices are worth studying for insights. JIT can also fail when it comes up against global supply chain disruptions.

Inventory Reduction 52

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Resilience for Supply Chain Decarbonisation. by Dr. Shereen Nassar , Global Director of Logistics Studies and Director of MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management Suite at Heriot-Watt University Dubai. For example, base materials, agriculture, and freight transport are needed to move goods around the world.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

According to a study by The Insight Partners , the global 4PL market was valued in terms of revenue at $56,472.1 The study cautions that lockdowns and quarantines associated with the Coronavirus are expected to affect the revenues of the global 4PL market players in the short term. Phoenix Freight: 3PL and 4PL Provider.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Using “FLOW” to Map and Monitor the Supply Chain Launched in March 2022, The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Freight Logistics Optimization Works ( FLOW ) program was created to develop a shared picture of supply chain networks.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 9, 2020

These figures indicate the extent of Australia’s exposure to the severe supply chain disruption being experienced in China, following the outbreak of the Coronavirus epidemic in December. This has drastically affected the 260,000+ Chinese students studying in Australia, who account for about 0.6

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Let’s take a closer look at a vendor-managed inventory case study. Perform scenario planning , including planning for supply chain disruptions (constrained manufacturing or transportation) and events and promotions (demand volatility). Walmart and Pampers: A real-world VMI story.

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