Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Artificial intelligence has been applied to just about every supply chain application imaginable, including transportation management and execution, demand planning, supply chain planning, warehouse management, and order management. It has also been embedded in autonomous trucks, robots, and drones for navigation.
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 26, 2022
Recently, I presented at the Informs Analytics Conference in Houston and challenged companies to “ think out of the box” and define outside-in processes in Supply Chain Planning. As a result, it is difficult to connect outputs to rules, policies and strategies. Direct material purchasing starts with quality.
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Supply Chain View from the Field
OCTOBER 14, 2015
There is no question that the oil and gas sector is under a huge amount of pressure to drive cost savings. Some companies are even sending out “blanket” letters to their entire supply base, demanding 10-15% price reductions on all current products and services. This approach is clearly misaligned.
SupplyOn
JULY 10, 2018
By combining real-time asset tracking and condition monitoring of production material during transport, you can initiate appropriate countermeasures to keep your production running long before goods receipt. A materials controller needs up-to-date information at all times for production planning purposes.
Supply Chain Matters
MAY 22, 2023
Transportation prices reportedly contracted for the tenth consecutive month, but authors pointed to a lessened rate in the April data. surveys both indicated that businesses are reluctant to place new orders amid higher material prices and continued economic uncertainty. The two U.S. East Coast ports.
GlobalTranz
NOVEMBER 20, 2017
Now, the shipping and transportation industry faces unprecedented capacity problems, and the upcoming ELD implementation deadline will exacerbate the issue. Although this may not seem like it in impact to shippers, carriers eventually note lost profitability and reduce fleet sizes, enacting leaner processes, explains Lawrence J.
Logistics Viewpoints
DECEMBER 9, 2022
While many retailers are discounting, canceling orders, and otherwise scrambling to get rid of a glut of goods filling their stores and warehouses, some are embracing their higher inventory levels. and BNSF Railway have issued more embargoes—restrictions placed on the amount of cargo that can be transported—than in previous years.
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