Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 31, 2022
Traditional risk management policy assumes a contraction in growth: the conventional focus is the shutdown and reallocation of supply. A container from Shanghai to Long Beach was 56 days in 2020 and increased to 80 days in 2021. In addition, Lucas used inventory as a slush fund to make quarterly earnings. His response?
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
Traditional risk management policy assumes a contraction in growth: the conventional focus is the shutdown and reallocation of supply. A container from Shanghai to Long Beach was 56 days in 2020 and increased to 80 days in 2021. In addition, Lucas used inventory as a slush fund to make quarterly earnings. His response?
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Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 30, 2021
When the ball drops on Times Square to welcome in 2022, the employees at the Port of Long Beach will celebrate moving 9 M TEUs in imports: a 26% increase year-over-year. In addition, the terminal operators changed policies for chassis ownership which complicated unloading. Get Good at Inventory Management.
Intelligent Audit
AUGUST 20, 2021
With a zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy in place, port closures have been almost expected. In this article, we aid shippers in understanding why these shutdowns are occurring, how they will affect the replenishment of inventory, what other disruptions might occur in tandem, and how a data-rich shipping strategy can help.
Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 30, 2021
When the ball drops on Times Square to welcome in 2022, the employees at the Port of Long Beach will celebrate moving 9 M TEUs in imports: a 26% increase in year-over-year volume. In addition, the terminal operators changed policies for chassis ownership which complicated unloading. Get Good at Inventory Management.
Resilinc
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
In the race to fill distribution centers and store shelves with inventory for the holidays, some of the world’s largest retailers and ecommerce sellers are jumping ahead of smaller competitors by chartering ships, shifting freight to air, re-rerouting inland shipments, and hiring more staff for distribution centers and other supply chain nodes.
Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 7, 2016
Unloading a container in Long Beach varies by the season; yet the planning systems have a fixed value. Cognitive learning is ideal to map customer policies to fulfillment. The dynamic nature of inventory to order matching is difficult. The data parameters of lead times, cycle times, and rates quickly become outdated.
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