Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal and other industry specific media are reporting that Seattle based digital freight start-up services provider Convoy is preparing for a possible sale or other action. Supply Chain Matters highlights a breaking news development related to Seattle based trucking based Cloud platform provider Convoy.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 3, 2022

Then, we use these criteria to rank the books, - Practicality: we look closely at how each book can provide basic concepts and strategies of the "Integrated Logistics Functions", namely, customer service, purchasing, production planning, warehousing, and transportation in a clear and concise manner. The links below are paid links.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2022

According to Rogers, “Policymakers, innovators and international leaders agree that we must seek different pathways to ensure food security and move beyond the current status quo of prioritizing efficiency over security. Rogers pointed out three sources of food supply chain woes: war, COVID-19, and climate change.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

This has been especially the case over the last two plus years with the onset of the global-wide Covid-19 pandemic and with consequent and unprecedented supply and transportation network disruptions. Production capabilities needed to support advanced design and product innovation. Timing was a further crucial factor.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

So I went straight to the source and asked consultants, trade reporters, Wall Street Journal reporters and others, what their go-to logistics and supply chain sources were. Transport Intelligence, the well-respected U.K. Journal of Commerce (U.S) is one of the industry’s most respected logistics sources.

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Supply Chain Opz

APRIL 1, 2018

Then, we use these criteria to rank the books, - Practicality: we look closely at how each book can provide basic concepts and strategies of the "Integrated Logistics Functions", namely, customer service, purchasing, production planning, warehousing, and transportation in a clear and concise manner. The links below are paid links.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

This is especially relevant in the Transport and Logistics sector. Doing so is necessary, but will result in increased transport costs, extensive paperwork, and prolonged delivery times. Companies must reevaluate their current transport activities and adjust their strategies in accordance with the Brexit effects and regulations.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 26, 2022

Today, an exclusive report published by The Wall Street Journal indicates that Panasonic Holdings , one of the primary electric battery suppliers to EV auto maker Tesla , is in discussions to build a third U.S. The agreement further points to automakers seeking more deemed friendly nations for strategic materials sourcing needs.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Consumers, activists, and investors increasingly want to know the products they buy are sourced sustainably and ethically. Transparency, on the other hand, involves moral and ethical dimensions of activities associated with sourcing and manufacturing. sources of raw materials. They are demanding more supply chain transparency.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Today’s story in the Wall Street Journal discusses how more operators of the largest truck fleets in the US are in the process of converting their fleets over to natural gas powered trucks. Corporate Social Responsibility Oil and Gas Procurement Supply Chain Innovation Sustainability Transportation Planning'

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 8, 2017

Big enterprises might not be that open to innovations but are hypersensitive to cost and resource savings. More findings on the cloud cargo transportation and warehouse management systems you may discover on the web. Journal rated her articles as "chart-topping storytelling" in the field. A Better Scope Management.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 11, 2023

For the planned next generation of R2 vehicles, the sourcing and assembly of batteries will all reside in the U.S. Up to this point, Rivian ’s attraction in EV powered pick-ups has been the styling and innovative technology, thus prospective buyers placed a large number of online reservations for specific models and vehicle options.

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. Source: Machine Learning – A Giant Leap for Supply Chain Forecasting, Material Handling and Logistics Conference (PDF, 28 pp.,

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

. … Digitizing your global supply chains empowers your planning, sourcing and logistics teams to collaborate, automate and effectively leverage analytics.”[6] 1] Irving Wladawsky-Berger, “ Looking Ahead After a Quarter Century Into the Digital Age ,” The Wall Street Journal , 16 August 2019. [2] Footnotes. [1]

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal , that level of worker labor activism was nearly eight times the number of workers involved in 2021. Transportation Industry Labor Contracts Among other labor contracts scheduled for 2024 negotiations are: Canadian railroad workers involving CN Rail and Via Rail S.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2016

It was back in January 2015, after reading an article in the Wall Street Journal about bitcoin, that my eyes were opened to the potential for blockchain technology to transform supply chain management. Source: “Blockchain Technology: Possibilities for the U.S. Overview of Fluent Applications (source: Fluent website).

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 14, 2023

This tech provider was more recently named as the Fast Company World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023. Reportedly, capital raised in this latest round to accelerate product innovation, including insights and tracking related to ESG and sustainability risks across a company’s extended supply chain.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 12, 2023

are sliding, freight rates are falling as a result,” according to an article in The Wall Street Journal and various other sources. In response, logistics professionals seek innovative ways to improve operations efficiency. Challenges with Implementing Transportation Analytics. Analytics and business intelligence can help.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 14, 2022

A press release from the State of Kansas indicated in-part that Panasonic selected the Kansas location due to its business-friendly climate, available talent pool and manufacturing skillsets and its strong transportation infrastructure and central U.S. Toyota has further announced plans to source an EV battery production facility in the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Truck Gets Stuck in Milwaukee Park, Driver Blames GPS (Source: WTMJ). I recalled this incident a few days later when I read a thought-provoking essay in the Wall Street Journal by Nicholas Carr, Automation Makes Us Dumb. Here’s an excerpt from the opening paragraphs: Artificial intelligence has arrived.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

These innovations represent a strong commitment from through strategic environmental plans towards sustainable Supply Chain Management. Ikea is a good example as it has sourced close to 50 percent of its wood from sustainable foresters and hundred percent of its cotton from farms that meet better cotton standards (Ikea, n.d.).

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The notions of an unanticipated global-wide pandemic, unprecedented disruptions in supplier lead times, global transportation, and the burden of a sevenfold increase in ocean container shipping rates have tested prior product business strategies and supply chain practices. Thus, the stakes grow higher with each passing quarter.

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MIT Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Joel Makower, Chairman and Co-Founder of the sustainability journal GreenBiz , lays out the evolutionary path of buzz phrases and the prospects for just transition in a recent opinion piece. Also, what supply chain skills will be needed to support the transition to circular supply chains and sustainable sourcing and procurement?

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The current set of supply chain disruptions is being set off by a combination of COVID cases and energy disruptions in manufacturing hubs around the world, labor shortages, lack of capital infrastructure investment, misaligned transportation resources ( a lack of containers, ships, and trucks), and surges in consumer demand.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The Wall Street Journal indicated last week that company CEO Doug McMillan indicated at a supplier conference that the retailer will be continue to aggressively resist supplier price increase attempts, touted as once again flexing its market buying power. The company additionally announced a $20 billion stock buyback program for investors.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 2, 2019

“The logistics function has evolved to what it is today,” he writes, “because most current sourcing practices do not result in optimizing supply and demand.” What products are sourced? He writes, “Logistics presents an ideal hothouse for innovation using 5G and IoT devices.”[5]

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Talking Logistics

JULY 1, 2016

Trucker Path Joins AscendTMS™ to Offer Free Transportation Management Software (TMS) to Carriers and Freight Brokers. In the third-party logistics (3PL) realm, as reported by Erica Phillips in the Wall Street Journal , “DB Schenker…has hired uShip Inc. Companies like XPO Logistics Inc. The platform currently facilitates about 2.1M

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 14, 2016

August 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). One of my predictions for 2016 was that we would see increased innovation to simplify and expedite trading partner (B2B) connectivity, which is at the heart of what Appterra does, a company Descartes acquired this week for $5.8 Looming digital regulation has U.S.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 3, 2020

Heydon explains, “COVID-19 has transformed and accelerated these trends, triggered by factory closures, transport restrictions and mounting national security concerns. Thinking out of the box : Yildiz and Yan write, “The value of innovations at a time of crisis could never be overestimated! They are: 1. ” Footnotes.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

more near-shoring and larger, less frequent shipments to minimize transportation costs). How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? The Rebirth of Transportation Marketplaces (UberCARGO, Cargomatic, and Freight Friend). Abercrombie & Fitch Inc.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2015

But I read an article in this weekend’s Wall Street Journal – The Revolutionary Power of Digital Currency by Michael J. The WSJ article and other sources, such as this Khan Academy video series , explain how bitcoin works, so I won’t go into it here. Source: [link].

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Seasonal Holiday Hiring At Its Lowest Levels Following up on our Supply Chain Matters posting highlighting the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) November 2023 holiday spending forecast , The Wall Street Journal reported this week ( Paid subscription ) that the number of U.S. Delivery of these innovative vans began in July 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2022

Traverse City, Michigan based provider Starboard provides an innovative and interactive digital twin of a physical supply chain network leveraging gaming technology to allow users to explore what-if supply chain and business scenarios. billion, according to reporting from The Wall Street Journal.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2015

New Capabilities from JDA Create Transportation Resiliency – Enabling Shippers to Balance Service and Cost Pressures. Latest Versions of SAP® Transportation Management, SAP Extended Warehouse Management and SAP Event Management Now Available. Uber Is Quietly Testing A Massive Merchant Delivery Program (TechCrunch).

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TMC

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

It also shed light on the key role that transportation management system (TMS) solutions play in helping retailers respond and adapt to the emerging industry landscape. Total eCommerce sales in November and December 2015 are expected to be around $69 billion, a 13% increase on the previous year, reports the Wall Street Journal [1].

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Early IoT adopters in the transportation, retail, energy, agriculture, healthcare, and city management sectors are proving the IoT’s value every day. ” Transportation optimization. The IoT ecosystem can be used to optimize transportation routes and increase both efficiency and effectiveness. Footnotes. [1]

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 4, 2016

We kick off today a month-long focus on trends in the following categories: Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation Management. However, what is refreshing to see is that although technology and innovation are a focus, that also we must understand the fundamentals in order to make it all work.

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