Talking Logistics

JUNE 27, 2014

In other news… Supply Chain Risk Management Now a Priority for Most Businesses ( Accenture ). April 2014 North American Freight Numbers. Several reports have been published in recent years underscoring the growing importance of supply chain risk management.

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ivalua

JUNE 1, 2022

In fact, they experienced just two weeks of disruption before they were up and running. But building an agile, resilient supply chain doesn’t happen overnight; it requires forethought and planning. Procurement teams often make decisions based on spend, but risk should also be a factor.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Read on to hear Craig’s expert insights on the current landscape and what companies can do to accelerate supply chain resilience in the midst of increased supply chain disruptions. Tell us a bit about your background in Life Sciences. How is the Life Sciences industry different post-COVID?

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ivalua

MARCH 16, 2021

In fact, they experienced just two weeks of disruption before they were up and running. But building an agile, resilient supply chain doesn’t happen overnight; it requires forethought and planning. Procurement teams often make decisions based on spend, but risk should also be a factor.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

DHL launches next phase Resilience360 risk management tool to help customers avoid global disasters. December 2014 North American Freight Numbers. Among 3PLs, DHL is arguably one of the leaders in providing risk management capabilities and insights to clients. December 2014 North American Freight Numbers : U.S.-NAFTA

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 21, 2016

It’s the latest reminder that weather and other natural events, such as earthquakes, can lead to supply chain disruptions. In light of these risks, developing a flexible supply chain is the best strategy for success, but what does that mean exactly and how can companies get there?

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

Consumer anticipation was thus compounded by a developing global supply chain disruption. However, customer complaints regarding late delivery were surging as well and in a May 2020 letter to shareholders, the company acknowledged supply challenges and high levels of customer complaints.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

El Niño and Jonas are the latest reminders that weather and other natural events, such as earthquakes, can lead to supply chain disruptions. In light of these risks, developing a flexible supply chain is the best strategy for success, but what does that mean exactly and how can companies get there?

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 24, 2016

HighJump Adds Supply Chain Analytics to Enterprise Software Suite. April 2016 North American Freight Numbers. Cass Freight Index Report – May 2016. From a supply chain perspective, Brexit will have a ripple effect on procurement, trade agreements, customs, and other areas. in favor to 48.1%

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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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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 4, 2022

Last week Supply Chain Matters alerted readers to a potentially major cyberattack incident involving a top tier third-party logistics services and global freight forwarding services provider. Expeditors International Begins Recovery Efforts from Cyberattack.

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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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Logility

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Those sources of risk must be considered and planned for, perhaps mitigated by placing costly “just-in-case” raw, component and finished goods inventory at strategic locations to ensure the plant is not shut down and the customer is not effected when (not if) a supply chain disruption occurs.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2014

FedEx Freight Reports Teamsters Withdraw Petition at North Harrisburg Facility. As I’ve written about before, social networking can play an important role in supply chain risk management. Con-way Inc. Reports 2014 Third-quarter Results. UPS Ready for 2014 Peak Season, Forecasting Record Holiday Deliveries.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Reportedly, executives made clear that the Red Sea disruption has affected slightly over one-third of the carrier’s shipping volumes.

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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.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 11, 2022

There has been a growing perception and belief that the current extraordinary high rates of global-wide inflation have been fueled, in-part by excessive freight rates garnered from shipping container lines, as well as passed along in required product or service price increases.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

In order to compensate a long waiting time, Adidas uses air freight or courier service. This section will cover JIT and outsourcing by Apple Inc, Supply Chain Risk Management by Cisco System, Technology Roadmap by Intel, Supply Chain Network Model by HP, Mass Customization by Dell and Quality Management by Sam Sung.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 24, 2023

Vulnerabilities and supply chain disruptions can result in billions of dollars of lost profit. From product quality issues and supplier inconsistencies to security threats and lack of supply chain visibility , there are a number of factors that could pose a risk to your ecommerce supply chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights the increasing realities of declining global trade and freight rates that are occurring in the first-half of 2023. Background Global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2022

There are some positives to consider in the trending of global supply chain pressures, and perhaps continued moderation of spot or contracted transportation freight rates. Takeaway Perspectives.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 1, 2022

Regarding claims that the supply chain would have recovered by now: “ I’ve never seen it so chaotic, honestly, from an execution point of view, whether its construction, sourcing, manufacturing, shifting supply chains or freight. Everything is a little out of sync right now. ”.

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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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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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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

For the industry’s senior executives, the ability of reaping the rewards on the good times will now be put to the test of managing the difficult times or in providing investors with continuing profitability gains or attractive market acquisition moves. Robinson suddenly ousted its CEO.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

Acknowledgement was made that rates are at historically high levels, with trans- Pacific freight costs rising by 200 percent in 2021 and with trans- Atlantic costs rising by 100 percent. This year’s report was far more candid in depicting the threats and challenges stemming from the ocean shipping segment.

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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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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 23, 2015

In other news… Elemica Awarded 2nd Patent on Supply Chain Operating Network. LLamasoft and CHAINalytics Partner to Provide Integrated Access to Freight Market Intelligence. Ryder First in Supply Chain Industry to be Awarded SAFETY Act Certification from U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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American Global Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2024

We expect the ongoing focus on the following: Port infrastructure improvements Nearshoring and onshoring Creative routing options using all transportation modes from ocean to air freight. That would enable the rerouting of goods quickly as country-level disruptions occur. Companies must have comprehensive contingency plans.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 6, 2023

freight and logistics sector in in a condition of contractionary recession , that adds to demands for higher worker compensation. A further backdrop has been the billions of windfall profits that global shipping lines benefitted from during the pandemic induced global transportation disruptions of 2020 through 2022.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Carriers, freight forwarders, and shippers that were dealing with the China to North America trade lanes were already operating in crisis mode. They are predicting Ocean is going to increase 2-3x from $10,000 to container to over $30,000 per container and that Air freight spot rates and lead times are going to increase 3-4 times.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2023

Beyond shipping and rail, employees among airlines, air freight carriers and logistics firms are also seeking recognition for the contributions made. They also fielded complaints from customers and federal officials to improve rail service, which they have associated with worker shortages.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Achieving end-to-end supply chain visibility has always been (and remains) a top priority for companies, but in the past couple of years, the spotlight has been on a particular segment of the process: achieving real-time freight visibility. How Advancements in Technology are Facilitating Supply Chain Visibility.

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