Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Companies are sourcing materials from all over the world, and need to identify those regions which are most important, and which provide the greatest risk for disruptions. These disruptions occur for myriad reasons, such as factory disruptions in China or ships getting stuck in the Panama Canal.

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TMC

DECEMBER 8, 2016

New Panama Canal Options: Running the Numbers with a TMS.Connect by TMC. When the expanded Panama Canal opened this June, a new set of routes became available for shippers and beneficial cargo owners (BCOs). As described in my previous blog post , the enlarged Panama Canal can handle container ships up to 13,000 TEUs in size.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

The increased cost of working capital and supplemental inventory levels to mitigate fulfillment risk is likely to revert back to just-in-time inventory management. Concurrently, supply chain leaders will be expected to continue efforts directed at instilling added supply network resiliency and tactical based agility.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

Morgan indicated in part: “ An improving orders-to-inventory ratio and upward momentum in both new export business and employment all suggest the underlying dynamics of the manufacturing sector are also moving in the right direction. Noted was a sustained rise in production levels and a further drop in backlogs of work.

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ThroughPut

MAY 9, 2024

A resilient supply chain has great visibility and the agility to shift sourcing, manufacturing and distribution activities around fairly rapidly. You can improve supply chain resilience by reducing redundancy, building flexibility, adopting digitized processes, identifying vulnerabilities and creating a single source of truth.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Quicker declines in finished goods inventories and a softer reduction in pre-production stocks were noted. That followed the December headline of sustained improvement in manufacturing conditions. Transit to and from the Panama Canal further remains constrained by lower basin water levels brought about by climate drought conditions.

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