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Editor’s Choice: What Supply Chains Must Overcome to Deliver on the Consumer Promise

Logistics Viewpoints

The same “If” statement was repeated for a host of financial and operational metrics. The following will delve into some of the intricate farm-to-table challenges that supply chains face across sourcing, demand planning, procurement and inventory management, transportation, and warehousing.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 15-19, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Con-way Freight Raises the Bar on Mexico Service, Adds Door-to-Door Tracking, 24-Hour Customer Resource Center, Enhanced Web Tools. When you have Cuban blood, 99 degrees is nothing to complain about (although I reserve the right to change my mind). In this week’s news, new products and services and a couple of acquisitions top the list.

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The State of the Trucking Market in 2021

GlobalTranz

Hurricane season threatens to disrupt activities across the eastern seaboard and along the Gulf of Mexico. Delays and congestion worsen each year, inventory strains continually affect capacity, and customer needs remain ever-changing. transportation metrics ?that Hurricane season causes an influx of demand for flatbed.

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Hitendra Chaturvedi’s Reality Check

Resilinc

China ranks number one as the country from which companies are reshoring, followed by Mexico, Canada, India, and Japan. As a consumer, let us say, you are given a choice between two identical iPhones—one that was made in China with Just-in-Time inventory management, and the second made in the U.S., What was your response?

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How Automotive Companies Are Transforming Their Supply Chains, Part 2

BlueYonder

One of the large automotive Tier 1 customers that makes wiring harnesses, connectors and electrical distribution systems partnered with Blue Yonder to gain end-to-end visibility during the COVID-19 pandemic because their factories in Latin America and Mexico were starting and stopping. Terence: What about in the medium-term?

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American Software Reports Third Quarterof Fiscal Year 2022 Results

Logility

During the quarter, SaaS subscription and/or software license agreements were signed with customers located in the following 10 countries: Australia, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States. Empresa Siderurgica del Peru SAA, Intertape Polymer Corp., Mustad Netherlands B.V.,

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7 Ways to Create Perfect Agile Supply Chain Machine

Supply Chain Opz

The findings helped them to become more responsive to final customer''s demand and they could reduce the inventory without product shortage (2) Use Flexible Product Design : according to Lee, product designers should be well aware of the market of raw materials, product commonality and product standardization.