Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights an added admission, this time from a shipping industry senior executive, indicating that the period of windfall profits among global shipping players is coming to an end. . We neglected to mention another observation that came from the CFO of influential global container shipping conglomerate Maersk.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group shares a Part Two commentary addressing our mid-year assessment of previously published 2022 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains published at the beginning of 2022. Restoring More Direct Control in Materials Sourcing. Mid-Year Assessment.

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EC Sourcing Group

APRIL 27, 2021

5 Benefits of Global Sourcing in Supply Chain Management. When the topic of global sourcing comes up, procurement managers often balk at global sourcing in supply chain management because they worry they will have to sacrifice quality or delivery when using global suppliers. Read on to learn about the benefits. Operational.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement by LSCMS Shippers’ Council Container shipping procurement faces a multitude of challenges shaped by global events, industry shifts, environmental mandates, and technological advancements. Shipping Frequency, Service Routing, Delivery Time, Compensation Clause, etc.,)

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 14, 2023

Vizion changes the game by providing multiple data sources that are already connected, offering instant-on capabilities. Their API normalizes data from various sources, including EDI, AIS, port-terminal events, and direct connections to Class I railways. With data refreshed multiple times daily, latency is reduced to 6 hours or less.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Princeton TMX includes the following benefits: TMS for Freight Lanes & Rates Planning: Visualize complex shipping scenarios and optimize lanes, rates, and carriers. Automated Freight Procurement & Sourcing: Efficiently match loads with carriers for the best available rates.

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Synovos

JANUARY 24, 2024

RS Integrated Supply RS Integrated Supply, part of RS Group, is a global MRO supply chain services provider, offering outsourced Procurement & Storeroom Solutions™ to manufacturing, assembly, and process industry clients. With operations in 32 countries, we trade through multiple channels and ship over 60,000 parcels a day.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2022

Empty shipping containers stack up at US port depots. Environmental and labor groups filed separate suits. Well, Amazon workers at a facility in New York voted not to join an upstart union only weeks after the group won a resounding victory at a warehouse across the street. Uber Eats partners with Tesco for UK grocery delivery.

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ShipBob

JULY 28, 2023

But, the fact of the matter is, if you’re transporting products overseas then you need to know how to properly fill out a shipping manifest. Understanding the ins and outs of shipping manifests, and getting them right the first time, can save you a lot of time and stress down the line. What is a shipping manifest? The result?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

ARC Advisory Group engaged in an informative discussion with Derek Gittoes, VP Supply Chain Management Product Strategy at Oracle , as part of ARC’s Digital Supply Chain Forum. Namely, how does machine learning help with predicting shipping transit times? We asked Derek to provide greater detail on a few key points.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 17, 2020

Strategic National Stockpiles and Sourcing for the National Interest! These Rare Earth Elements have long ago been abandoned for mining and processing here in the United States and are part of our reliance on Chinese sources of supply. Rare Earth Elements (REE) are a selection of 17 elements in the third group of the periodic table.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Suppliers are a source of growth, innovation and efficiency, but if they are not managed holistically, they can be a source of risk, poor performance and noncompliance. Establish an onboarding process for new suppliers and use third-party data sources to assess them against requirements and goals.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Identifying sources of Carbon emissions. These are classified into sources of emissions as Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3. These are considered “indirect” greenhouse gas sources. Scope 3 emissions are the amount of carbon emitted by vendors and suppliers in your value chain, another indirect source. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Source: Supply Chain Insights ASCM defines resilience in the SCM Supply Chain Dictionary as the ability of a supply chain to anticipate, create plans to avoid or mitigate, and to recover from disruptions to supply chain functionality. I define supply chain resilience as: Supply chain resilience. Define the mission. Align on definitions.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

As part of the CMA CGM Group, CEVA Logistics has a global reach, which means that we can make a global difference. Photo Credit: Changi Airport Group. We are honored to partner with Changi Airport Group in this humanitarian effort for our friends in Indonesia.’’. The CMA CGM Group aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

As consumer spending fell, the days of escalating ocean freight and extreme shipping variability eased this year. Companies driving digital transformation did not outperform their peer groups during the past three years. Build in-market sourcing. The ride is uphill, but the visibility is low. What is normalcy? The reason?

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

With an unrivaled commitment to delivering margin and sourcing transparency through their proprietary platform, T3, and deploying the first collaborative power only fleet, FreightVana x , they are setting a new standard in the way freight gets moved nationwide.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 11, 2022

It collects and stores data from a variety of sources. These sources may include electronic logging devices, telematics networks, mobile devices, RF devices, and GPS information from automatic identification systems for ship locations and NORAD for aircraft positioning. Are you national and/or international in scope?

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 14, 2022

Backed by a wealth of transportation industry expertise in niche areas, SwanLeap leverages the power Artificial Intelligence to turn shipping into a profit center. Transportation Insight HoldCo serves customers through logistics provider Transportation Insight, LLC, and freight brokerage Nolan Transportation Group. Combined, the $4.3

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Yesterday, I facilitated a group of business leaders attempting to drive innovation in supply chain practices. The last five years were tough for the group. The group is searching for an answer, but they are out of touch with the market. Sadly, the consultants hired to help the group are out of touch as well. Reflection.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Today, more than 1% of the world’s container ships are stuck off major ports. Warehouses are full–often with the wrong stuff resulting in the slowing of the forty million shipping containers around the world. Too few companies have a holistic approach to embrace the plan, make, source, and deliver together.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Customer expectations for shipping are higher than ever. Why Shipping Costs Matter. In today’s anything, anytime connected world, shipping costs and delivery speed have become make-or-break factors for small-and-medium sized businesses (SMBs) across the business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) spectrum.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 22, 2023

At some companies, these relocations involved moving groups of different sizes from different offices with hundreds of possible destinations. The groups themselves were non-homogeneous with people of different ages and interests. We will consolidate their characteristics to create representative groups.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 31, 2023

This multinational operates 280 factories and 500 warehouses, that source raw materials from 52,000 suppliers in over 150 countries, processes 25 million customer orders annually, that are then shipped to customers in over 190 nations. In the past, Mr. Smith explained different business groups were using different planning solutions.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The incidence of mislabelling was more frequent when fish groups containing protected species were tested. Find an additional certification body (that does the investigating for you) for quality and sourcing that are connected with your supplier’s goods. Test the supplier’s methods.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of the realities of higher number of vessels among global ocean container shipping lines meeting contracting shipping demand levels that are now leading to headcount and schedule reductions. Background Ocean container shipping and logistics are the lifeblood of global supply chain movements.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 31, 2022

at the ZF Group, about their digital supply chain transformation journey. at the ZF Group. When the supplier has produced the goods, they send an advanced ship notice (ASN) to ZF via SupplyOn. Which ship are the components being shipped on. Or do we need to ship this by air?” How many parts do we need?

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Shipping Lines Warn Red Sea Security Continues to Deteriorate Bloomberg reported last week that the CEO’s of two major shipping lines, which being Maersk and Norden, have both of the view that the security threat level of shipping traversing the Red Sea to and from the Suez Canal has continued to escalate. percent to 4.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 15, 2023

Using computer algorithms, the AI program searches various connected inputs from all available sources to generate human-looking content in the form of text, images, audio, and other synthetic (created) data that is of value to the user. Do you want to ship it?” To learn more, visit Open Sky Group today.

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QAD

JANUARY 9, 2024

If you consider your business within this group, a lack of version control, typos and other unwitting mistakes means that critical processes are not met and your business is open to greater risk. One example is parcel and non-production shipping. Done correctly, international trade compliance is a source of competitive advantage.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 2, 2021

You might not think about shipping containers and ocean freight when you click “buy” on your Amazon order, but there’s a direct connection between the two. Understandably, this hasn’t been easy on importers, especially when they’re trying to plan ahead and calculate margins and shipping times. “We’re What’s changed in a year?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Anchor Group & Mikael Lind, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE). The second Z – Zero emission shipping routes: the Clydebank Declaration. Signatories to the so-called Clydebank Declaration have agreed to collaborate to support the creation of green shipping corridors between two or more port pairs.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 14, 2022

For example, if your business is dependent on getting merchandise from point A to point B as quickly as possible, then you’ll want to ensure that employees are spending their time effectively with activities such as shipping. Supply Planning & Sourcing Analytics. Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Managed Inventory.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 27, 2024

A day has passed after a container ship lost power and crashed into a support pylon of Baltimore, Maryland’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early morning hours of March 26. Coast Guard authorities are assured that the bridge debris and/or underwater obstacles are sufficiently cleared for cargo ship navigation.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares samples of individual prediction snapshots that will be included in our Annual 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory publishing later this month. Stay tuned. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog unveils a summarized overview of our annual prediction themes for industry and global supply chains for the year 2023 and beyond. Upwards of over 100 container ships were queued across the Pacific Ocean seeking to be processed by the major U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 27, 2021

As driver pay increases, so does the incidence of drivers jumping ship, switching companies for the next best payday. Capturing it, cleaning it, screening it and analyzing it to determine better routes, better prices, and better sources is foundational to smart logistics operations. In a word, it’s data.

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