Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

Our 2022 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chain advisory remains available for complimentary downloading at our Research download site. Our annual predictions advisory began with a summary of prevailing global economic, financial and manufacturing outlooks. percent this year, after the global economy grew a reported 5.9

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our March 5, 2022 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based blog readership. Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX).

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 11, 2022

And right now—with leaders of both political parties, economic think tanks, institutional investors, and influential columnists saying we must de-globalize and reshore our supply chains or face economic, environmental, and geopolitical catastrophes—the realists’ perspectives aren’t especially popular. That’s good news.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 13, 2020

Jennifer Smith ( @jensmithWSJ ) reports, “Decisions are taking place across scores of loading docks, warehouses and logistics management offices as companies of all sizes take a new look at technology that can help them adapt their operations to a changing business landscape under coronavirus restrictions. Industry 4.0 And Industry 4.0

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 13, 2013

and global trade dominated the news this week, so let’s take a look. WTO overcomes last minute hitch to reach its first global trade deal ( Reuters ). Japan Impasse Dogs Pan-Pacific Trade Talks ( Wall Street Journal ). Moving on to global trade, there were two important developments this week. UPS and FedEx.

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Elementum

APRIL 25, 2016

One of the main challenges is warehouse space. This need for strategically-located logistics warehouse space has become more apparent as companies compete to provide the best deals for customers. A study from a property consultancy company revealed that the demand for industrial space in the U.K. will exceed supply by 25m sq.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 20, 2017

Japan to subsidize pickup lockers to reduce parcel deliveries (Nikkei Asian Review). Japan firms shifting to trains to move freight amid dearth of new truckers (The Japan Times). On second thought, maybe we’ll see warehouses suspended by blimps before this happens.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2022

As Clint Reiser pointed out earlier this week, the Russian invasion of Ukraine is impacting global supply chains. The invasion is causing major disruptions for the global shipping industry, with hundreds of vessels trapped at ports, cargo being derailed, and freight rates surging. US goods trade deficit hits record high.

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Vinculum

JULY 14, 2022

The E-commerce platform is enhanced in terms of logistics operations and management of warehouses and inventories. The above factors made India stand fourth most prominent in the D2C market, following the US, China, and Japan. The D2C model uses different payment methods, and the brand products are delivered in real-time.

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Unleashed

APRIL 1, 2020

Review existing inventory management systems. When their competitors were hibernating, they explored the global markets by expanding to Asia and increasing sales in Europe. It may involve supporting your warehouse team with a better system. Review existing inventory management systems. Invest in technology.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 6, 2022

Predicting demand was never easy (with or without an astrologer), and, looking ahead, the challenges of global supply chain disruptions continue in 2022. Lesson #1: Global supply chain challenges have businesses turning to local suppliers. Lesson #2: Finding solutions in warehouses and distribution centers. “We

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EMERGE App

DECEMBER 18, 2018

The rise of China in the past decade coincided with a global economic boom after the financial crisis of 2007-2008. In 2019 global supply chains will pivot slowly away from China and make inroads into other nations with a manufacturing base. Product design and marketing generally stayed in Japan. The Rise and Rise of China.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

What would prevent from the Japan carriers NYK, “K” Line, and MOL to make the next move? ports will compete for customers, especially in 2018 and 2019 when the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) contracts will be renegotiated.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of reported February 2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Overall, global activity reportedly showed signs of increased production output for consumer goods production levels but continued muted growth for intermediate supply network and investment goods production levels.

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Ware2Go

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Reliability not only gives the shopper peace of mind but ensures that your valuable inventory doesn’t get lost in transit, requiring you to send a replacement or refund. Keeping your inventory close to home allows for full flexibility with your inventory in case products don’t move as quickly as expected.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Unlike SARS in 2003, the Covid-19 pandemic has spawned an unprecedented Global health pandemic. The enforcements of draconian lockdowns, various economies have experienced severe shocks, adversely affecting global trade, global tourism & travel, International Aviation and Airports as well as International Shipping and Ports.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 29, 2017

Working capital is generally in the form of inventory, which is an asset that doesn’t produce any revenue or cash. A metaphor is that of reducing friction, which increases flow, where friction includes all of the typical delays and problems that slow material flows and increase inventory. These principles are not new.

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Vinculum

JUNE 3, 2022

As per the recent study, the COVID-19 pandemic has estimated the market size to be around US$ million in 2021 to manage the global Omnichannel Commerce software and platform and can be readjusted to USD million by 2028 with a CAGR of a certain percentage to review the market in a significant way. The Inventory Turnover. Market share.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Jobs told Cook that he visited many manufacturing companies in Japan and he would like Cook to implement the JIT system for Apple. The answer is that they use the multi-echelon inventory model to solve the problem. They use the global level KPI to ensure that each player in the same supply chain is measured the same way.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 1, 2020

It seems like a long time ago, but the interview is still very relevant, especially as we consider how important it is to understand the disruptions that exist in our global supply chains. But it literally became a “rocket ship”, which required him to move to Japan to source parts.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 5, 2018

Its online channels in Germany, Japan and United Kingdom alone grew by 35 percent in 2016. Everything today is run by data that’s hyper-connected to customers, trucks, warehouses and quality monitoring, just to name a few. Global Workforce Crisis. Macpherson predicted that the figure will easily be 80 percent by 2022.

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EMERGE App

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

We’ll also cover how businesses manage their inventory with other product codes. As you know, you generate SKUs for internal stock control and inventory management. SKUs are also used to help rationalize and reduce your inventory holdings when you purchase far too many products and variants than you need.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

With every link of the supply chain impacting businesses both large and small, keeping up with the globally disrupted supply chain evolution is a recipe for whiplash. It is estimated supply chain disruptions and inventory shortages affect 4% of inventory for some large companies, and 40% of inventory for smaller companies.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 5, 2018

Its online channels in Germany, Japan and United Kingdom alone grew by 35 percent in 2016. Everything today is run by data that’s hyper-connected to customers, trucks, warehouses and quality monitoring, just to name a few. Global Workforce Crisis. Macpherson predicted that the figure will easily be 80 percent by 2022.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Featuring Our 10 Best Inventory Management Articles! But the global pandemic exposed the fragility of the Supply Chain in virtually every industry. That single manufacturing plant had 8 offsite warehouses in addition to the warehouse that was attached to the main manufacturing plant. Get Our EBOOK HERE.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Elenjickal made the point that every year, there are 9 billion hours of wasted time for truck drivers due to planning inefficiencies, especially when it comes to loads not being ready, not being able to be unloaded, or congestion around ports and warehouses. As a result, FourKites has moved from a single product company to a platform company.

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Vinculum

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

An e-commerce exports program, Amazon Global Selling is designed for sellers to sell internationally from any country. Here’s why you should export through Amazon Global Selling? With $2 Billion+ eCommerce Exports Sales, Amazon Global Selling has been helping entrepreneurs to export through eCommerce.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 8, 2016

What would prevent from the Japan carriers NYK, “K” Line, and MOL to make the next move? ports will compete for customers, especially in 2018 and 2019 when the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) contracts will be renegotiated.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A year before, in 2014, a Harvard Business Review article pointed out that supply chains were becoming increasingly global and complex and consequently more at risk than before. For example: Japan earthquake 2016. The pandemic has shown that companies struggle to have the correct distribution of parts in the inventory holding.

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Vinculum

JULY 26, 2022

Qoo 10 is growing more in Japan and Asian countries. The e-commerce sites keep track of the inventory and manage the process vibrantly. Qoo 10 stands second in the list of e-commerce sites in Singapore. The monthly traffic of such an e-commerce website is 7,850,000.

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ShipBob

JANUARY 24, 2022

For some, the dream is often far-fetched because there are so many processes and considerations involved – from shipping and warehousing to customs and tariffs. And for Japan, you can find these codes on the official Japan Customs and Tariff Bureau website. How ShipBob enables Ombraz to sell internationally.

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Stord

MAY 2, 2022

While the rest of the world adopts cloud technologies to help them break down silos and integrate communication, companies continue to use disparate applications and tools for managing orders, evaluating inventory, and shipping goods. In February of 2020, we saw the beginning of a really bad game of global musical chairs.

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Vinculum

MARCH 5, 2020

Apart from the fact that the revenue generated is in the region of $1 trillion, by 2020, China’s e-commerce marketplace will be churning out as much as the United States of America, Japan, United Kingdom, Germany, and France put together. Tmall primarily sells branded goods to customers across China using special warehouses.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

In this regular edition of our featured column, Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Technology , we provide a capsule synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based multi-industry supply chain readership.

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Unleashed

APRIL 20, 2020

Confronted with a pandemic, we’ve seen global supply chains struggle to cope with the consequences of isolation and work-from-home orders. The last global recession was in 2008, leading some economists to believe the next one is overdue. Forecasting a global recession is tricky, but here are three indicators economists look out for.

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Vinculum

MAY 20, 2021

Compared to Japan’s 18%, South Korea’s 25%, and Malaysia’s 40%, this percentage almost doubles. billion, ranking 29th globally. According to Forrester Research, cross-border sales account for approximately 60% of all eCommerce sales in the country.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented global supply chain disruptions, impacting the flow of parts and finished goods around the world. Warehouse managers face numerous challenges, as well, such as the need to keep goods flowing in and out of the facility while enabling associates to practice social distancing measures.

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