The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

In a classic literature on innovation, The Innovator’s Solution (ref 1), Clayton Christensen proposes that it is “the absence of conscious, trustworthy theories of cause and effect” that makes success seem random. What are the innovative products where demand is unsure but which have high margin potential?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

As of January 1, 2022, it was taking a company an average of 73 days to deliver goods to truck or rail carriers after booking with an ocean carrier and completing the cross-ocean journey, according to E2open’s Ocean Shipping Index. Brand loyalty is no longer the driver for consumer purchasing decisions.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

In that spirit, we’ve combed the MH&L archives for the most innovative supply chain developments of the past year, as reported in our print magazine, on our website, in our e-newsletters, or our various social media channels. We hope you enjoy this salute to the best of 2018, and we look forward to even more innovations in 2019.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

As a logistics service provider, focusing on over-the-road surface transportation management solutions via technology and managed transportation services, we find the following information on the history of shipping containers of great significance to the logistics and supply chain community at large. Readers' choice! Significance.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 15, 2023

Indeed, it is these innovative pairings that have seen the company recognised for several awards. There was nothing wrong with the coffee beans themselves or the way they were being shipped. Mike has valuable experience in Blockchain, e-commerce technology, and driving innovative digital capabilities in complex supply chains at scale.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

The History of the Shipping Container. 26 April 2016 marks the 60th anniversary of the maiden voyage of the Ideal X and the birth of modern container shipping, a development that played a critical role in spurring the global economy. But the modern shipping container has changed much more than one industry. Category Key.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Amazon’s purchase of Kiva Robots changed the landscape of robotics in the supply chain. Per IDC Manufacturing Insights , the use of robotics will become more platform based through robot-as-a-service, reducing costs of deployment and maintenance. Technology Will Reshape Procurement Practices. Robotics Will Grow More Versatile.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

But decisions about how many barrels to produce or how many ships to sail have to be made in advance. As ocean carriers were just signing checks to build massive ships, the global financial crises hit and shipment volumes sunk like a Led Zeppelin. More home purchases and home offices meant new home furnishings. Enter COVID-19.

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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. ”[10].

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Inventory is then put on pallets and shipped as freight. Distributors will inbound to a manufacturer the inventory needed and transportation management, especially inbound freight management, efficiency is paramount to an effective vendor managed inventory model. No Purchase Orders were used.

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Logility

APRIL 10, 2017

In many cases you will discover that processes like demand, inventory, replenishment, and manufacturing planning are limited by a lack of software capability. Read the complete Continental Mills story in Food Logistics Magazine at [link]. Expedited shipping is slashed, manufacturing efficiencies soar and purchasing costs fall.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Kristie Syndikus, VP Procurement at Maple Leaf Foods! Logistics Managers, Manufacturing Directors and other Supply Chain leaders often rose from the shop floor, from front-line warehousing and transportation positions. Subscribe Here! Email Address. What’s more?

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Following on from its other two highly popular subway maps of supply chain software vendors and logistics service providers, the quarterly magazine Supply Chain Movement has now published the third edition of the Consulting Subway Map Europe showing the European supply chain consultancy sector. Manufacturers find themselves at a crossroads.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

How Shipping Can Help Save The Planet. But to be honest, the shipping industry is as much of a culprit. Meanwhile, reports estimate that shipping contributes 3%, or a staggering 1 billion tonnes of CO2. Meanwhile, reports estimate that shipping contributes 3%, or a staggering 1 billion tonnes of CO2. Size Matters.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JANUARY 23, 2017

Corporate America Magazine Recognizes UltraShipTMS as the “Best Logistics IT Solution Provider for 2016”. UltraShipTMS was chosen in part for the reputation the growing solution provider continues to develop among high volume shippers in fields such as food/ag production, retail, manufacturing, packaging and others.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Border controls, China’s zero-covid policy and global shipping costs and energy prices is putting increasing pressure on supply chains throughout the Asia Pacific region. Manufacturing Network Diversification. Multi-Sourcing. The Age of Agility: Building Resilience in the Supply Chain. Inventory and Capacity Buffers.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 3, 2018

Money is just one resource that can constrain innovation efforts and force people to think more creatively. Even if an organization is blessed with resources, some pundits believe innovation teams ought to be given constraints under which to work in order to ensure they think more creatively. Innovation and affordability.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Figure 1: Identifying gaps in supply chain competency Overall Findings from three segments of industry were identified namely logistics, manufacturing and trading. Manufacturing Industry: The manufacturing industry faces challenges stemming from material and labour shortages due to pandemic-related lockdowns.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

This evaluation also needs to consider sourcing the technology, implementation and support services necessary to enable the desired outcomes. This becomes increasingly important when we look at the overall digitalization trend, with factory data expected to grow by 400% from 2021 to 2025 (source IDC Manufacturing Insights).

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

The tight capacity and shipping downtime can increase rates and severely disrupt freight flow for months. As it takes time for shipping to reset back to ordinary capacity levels and flows, this change impacts rates, and can also influence other supply chain decisions where transportation rates and on-time performance play a major role.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

Katie describes herself as “ passionate about driving efficiency & innovation in Supply Chain through technology” – a quality that is very relevant to face-up to the many supply chain challenges in our path ! No one vendor, carrier, technology provider or manufacturer has all of the tools available to be successful.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The GCC chemical industry is second largest manufacturing industry in value add, after refining. Overcoming these challenges, regional chemical manufacturers and suppliers are now forced to rethink and readjust their global supply chain model. Supporting localisation – To increase resilience, means to decentralise sourcing.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

By improving coordination and management of suppliers, which includes manufacturers, logistics providers and even customers across vast geographies, resilient supply chains minimised the ripples of shocks and disruptions. These include Inventory vs. Service; Local vs Global Sourcing; Multiple Depots vs. Single Distribution Centre.

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RFgen

JULY 12, 2017

Mobile data collection and integration is critical in today’s manufacturing supply chain landscape. This trend has been somewhat slower to develop in the manufacturing sector, but that’s only if organizations look exclusively at typical mobility solutions, such as smartphones and tablets. Mobility’s Changing Role.

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RFgen

JULY 12, 2017

Mobile data collection and integration is critical in today’s manufacturing supply chain landscape. This trend has been somewhat slower to develop in the manufacturing sector, but that’s only if organizations look exclusively at typical mobility solutions, such as smartphones and tablets. Mobility’s Changing Role.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 14, 2016

Innovations in technology are changing how the world does business, and technology is dramatically changing how entities in the logistics industry function in nearly every aspect. Now, it's easy to think of technology as being a manufacturer-only realm. Then, Amazon purchased Kiva , and they vanished.

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 11, 2016

I’m Nerijus Poskus — Director of Pricing and Procurement at Flexport. Basically, responsible for ocean freight carriers, ocean ships that rely on truck companies. Shipping a 40-ton container back in July or June used to cost about $700 — a 40-ton container. More than half of Hanjin’s ships were chartered.

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

If you can use new technology to enhance communication with suppliers, manufacturers and more, you will have a tighter grasp on everything that is happening around your company. This strategy particularly applies to international shipping, where rates vary wildly. and Design 2 Part.

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 17, 2019

He a sought-after author, having written both best-selling books and timely pieces in Industry Week Manufacturing Network and Supply Chain Management Group. His background includes web journalism, magazine editing and publication, video production, newsletter authorship and more. Steve Banker. Russell Goodman. Abbie Stutzer.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

Shortage of commodities, raw materials, electronic components, computer chips, ships, lorries etc. left manufacturers and producers in limbo while millions of tons of finished goods were left sitting in containers at ports, at sea, in warehouses and in car parks across the world. How Shipping Can Help Save The Planet.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

” Innovation isn’t enough. ” The magazine notes, “[Prescriptive planting] is a system that tells [farmers] with great precision which seeds to plant and how to cultivate them in each patch of land. They explain, “Innovators have been growing crops indoors since Roman times. ” Markets matter.

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6 River Systems

JULY 3, 2020

For instance, conveyor systems are bulky and fixed in place, so warehouses with conveyor systems often must design the warehouse layout around this infrastructure while allocating adequate space for other warehouse functions, such as sortation and packaging and shipping. Plan for the flow from production to packaging to shipping.

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