Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

Sourcing was both a cost as well as landed cost decision factor. Containers of fitness equipment shipped from Asia were delayed by major port and inland logistics disruptions. The move was communicated as a means to boost market share and to gain access to domestic sources of manufacturing capability.

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Potential Sources of Disruption. Identifying sources of risk and developing a plan are only part of the story. What alternative plants/factories/sources of supply do they have at their disposal? West Coast Port Strike Disrupts Shipping Lanes. Unplanned IT or telecommunications outage. Cyberattack and data breach.

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Potential Sources of Disruption. Identifying sources of risk and developing a plan are only part of the story. What alternative plants/factories/sources of supply do they have at their disposal? West Coast Port Strike Disrupts Shipping Lanes. Unplanned IT or telecommunications outage. Cyberattack and data breach.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

Containers are piling up in ports, international shipping has been hammered, Western companies are battling to source products from traditional suppliers, and disruptions are being experienced throughout the global supply chain. COVID-19 Impact on Shipping. COVID-19 Impact on Procurement. A Case in Point: Apple.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

Washington farm exports crimped by cargo-container shortage. With the third vaccine authorized, these manufacturers are pressing for more companies to be authorized to ship the vaccine. One method of last mile deliveries that has seen an uptick in recent years is drop shipping. HelloFresh boxes sustainability.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Revenue data is sourced from the companies’ websites and market research platforms such as Macrotrends. A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. Tsukumo Shokai Shipping company was founded transporting passengers from Yokohama to Shanghai.

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Elementum

JULY 20, 2015

On Sunday afternoon, a bridge along Interstate 10—a key shipping route between Arizona and Southern California— collapsed during a heavy rainstorm , injuring one and leaving countless drivers stuck. The bridge, built in 1967, had been labeled “functionally obsolete” by the National Bridge Inventory in 2014. Image source: USA Today.

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Cathy Roberson

DECEMBER 17, 2022

(Source: Reddit ) There’s been a lot of supply chain pains over the years, many of which are well documented – port congestion, capacity issues, rising spot rates, plunging spot rates, hidden fees, maxed out warehouses – just to name a few but one that I’m still trying to wrap my head around is access to bathrooms.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

Importantly, flexible supply chains cut costs and improve cash flow, in part through a 10% to 40% increase in inventory turns. “Some companies are starting to invest in creating data-backed profiles of their supplier base so they know where and when to look for second sources.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 22, 2023

The volumes shipped by VF are incredible. We work at the intersection of sourcing, logistics, legal, finance, and government affairs, and I spend 25% of my time helping our GA team form trade affairs strategies. Patrick notes that “We woke up one day and asked ourselves how much do we pay in duties globally? This is all very real.

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Unleashed

APRIL 27, 2022

Circular vs linear supply chain The linear supply chain is the traditional method of sourcing raw materials to make a product and sell it to consumers, with its lifecycle ending when it is no longer functioning or fit for purpose anymore – and it becomes waste. So some companies are modifying their product to offer it as a service.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2016

Agile Network LLC Introduces Agile Network TME, Enhances Shipping Solution Offerings. In recent years, Uber has had mixed results when it tried its hand at local logistics, transporting everything from designer suits in New York to toothpaste in Washington, D.C. Personalized Assortment Solution.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

All of the above (and other down-stream KPIs and processes) are heavily influenced by the accuracy of a demand forecast: if the demand forecast is much more accurate, a company is more likely to have the right product, in the right quantities in inventory and will have less of the products in inventory that is not required. Louis, M.S.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

Arrange your inventory based on how often you need to use it. If you use certain items frequently, keep them closer to the working or shipping area. View the full post or view the snippet below: Over the last 5 years, I have seen many companies launching inventory reduction programs. Plan an Efficient Layout for the Warehouse.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Online sales are subject to varying sales tax laws in 45 states and Washington DC, and to complicate the matter further, some states allow cities and counties to create their own sales tax laws (known as Home Rule states). Origin-Based vs. Destination Based Sourcing. This does not affect individual sellers. A State-by-State Breakdown.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

One of my career highlights I’ll share with you: a couple of years ago I had a chance to run the Government affairs organization, and that allowed me to participate in a lot of important meetings back in Washington, Dc. In fact, I even had a few meetings at the White House. We saw container costs skyrocket.

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Elementum

AUGUST 31, 2022

One of my career highlights I’ll share with you: a couple of years ago I had a chance to run the Government affairs organization, and that allowed me to participate in a lot of important meetings back in Washington, Dc. In fact, I even had a few meetings at the White House. We saw container costs skyrocket.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The goal is to create redundant sources based on supplier-specific and country-of-origin, to ensure that each product category has redundancy as a form of insurance on the supply chain. In February 2016, Cheniere became the first company to ship LNG from a commercial facility in the contiguous United States.

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ShipBob

JANUARY 8, 2020

This cannabinoid is a highly sought after derivative of the cannabis plant and its abbreviated version — CBD — is short for ‘cannabidiol’ Source: Statista. Setting up a CBD merchant account is essential because if you cannot accept payments, you won’t be able to ship CBD orders. By 2022, Statista predicts that the U.S.

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Vinculum

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Since 1994, Bezos founded Amazon in Seattle, Washington, USA, companies like PayPal, Alibaba, Taobao, Facebook along with the launching of Google AdWords and Facebook Ads paved the path at each pivotal points of this transformation. One of the biggest is – it’s cheaper when they buy a product directly from their source of origin.

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