Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2016

It currently has no limits on truck emissions, unlike other countries such as the United States, China, Japan and Canada, which already have truck fuel efficiency standards. In 2010, Walmart announced its goal to eliminate 20 million metric tons of GHG emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015.

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Arkieva

AUGUST 8, 2016

In 2011 Japan’s earthquake and tsunami amidst the loss of lives brought many worldwide production plants in Japan to a standstill. and elsewhere was halted when the parts flow from Japan was interrupted. The end result was that when another earthquake struck Japan in April 2016, GM was much better prepared. Source: EBN.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 5, 2014

Natural disasters like the Japan earthquake, product shortages due to quality issues, the impact of currency rates on product costs and demand, and disruptions caused by IT service failures or security breaches are just a few examples of the risks supply chain executives face every day. Ask “What are the risks?”more more often.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 31, 2023

This approach to supply chain management is a child of Lean Thinking – a business methodology that originated in Japan in the late 1980s. Use warehousing metrics and KPIs to evaluate the effectiveness of any changes you make to your processes. This means that manufacturing and replenishment respond to customer demand.

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Elementum

AUGUST 17, 2017

Ideally, implementing the tariff would result in the accomplishment of three main objectives: bolstering the economy via an influx of funding into local production, lowering the price of steel by avoiding fines imposed by foreign manufacturers, and moving jobs “back” to the U.S. by creating on-shore job openings.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 6, 2015

We wanted to see which companies were driving the fastest rate of improvement on the supply chain metrics that matter. The company operates 153 distribution centers and 39 manufacturing locations. For example, the luxury division in Japan does not have the same needs as the customer service division in Brazil.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Manufacturing systems and regulatory compliance are considered to be very complex, coupled with the limited number suppliers due to the high barriers to entry. Moreover, the aircraft manufacturers have to do whatever it takes to win the order long before the commencement of production.

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Material Handling & Logistics

APRIL 11, 2018

million metric tons of greenhouse gases from being emitted in 2017. And the company wants to keep moving its suppliers toward the same goal announcing on April 9, that nine additional manufacturing partners have committed to power all of their Apple production with 100% clean energy, bringing the total number of supplier commitments to 23.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. Within a week of Russian troops crossing into Ukraine, the benchmark for thermal coal prices reached a record high of $446 per metric ton. Consultancy UK). Source: Consultancy.UK. Deloitte Global).

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Why This Matter for US Exporters and Manufacturers. One popular metric – a country’s logistics costs as a percentage of GDP – has China at 18% and the US at only 8.5%. With exporting prices so low for US manufacturers, all they need is the market…. Last week, Alibaba pulled in $17.4 This isn’t a pipe dream.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2021

For example, a vaccine manufacturer increased their order size by a factor of four in one weekend; a video call company wanted to receive ten times as much product as they initially forecast with just a month’s lead-time. Pure Storage’s manufacturing is done at three contract manufacturing sites, two in Texas and one in the Czech Republic.

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QAD

MAY 27, 2021

A recent survey of our galaxy by astronomers with VERA in Japan has shown that Earth is both moving faster and is closer to the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy than previously thought ( EarthSky , December 2020). How Dark is Your Data? . But don’t worry, our planet is safe!

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

JULY 5, 2022

The index draws on over two dozen metrics reflecting global transportation costs and regional manufacturing surveys across 7 regions: the USA, China, the Euro area, Japan, the UK, South Korea, and Taiwan. GSCPI: A Single Index Measuring End to End Supply Chain Stress. For more details about the index, see their GSCPI page.

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

2011: Earthquake/Tsunami in Japan. However, the logic Cisco uses to manage the disruption is very robust and details are summarized into the infographic below, Note: metrics data is for illustrative purpose. Metrics look very simple and its kind of nice to have something like these. 2009: H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico. Discussion.

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Unleashed

APRIL 15, 2020

To help you understand the importance of tracking this metric we’ll illustrate several ways the value of your stock can change. A key metric in inventory revaluation is Net Realisable Value. Net realisable value (NRV) is the expected selling price of inventory goods after taking into account selling costs and manufacturing costs.

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Unleashed

APRIL 3, 2020

To help you understand the importance of tracking this metric we’ll illustrate several ways the value of your stock can change. A key metric in inventory revaluation is Net Realisable Value. Net realisable value (NRV) is the expected selling price of inventory goods after taking into account selling costs and manufacturing costs.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

The next-gen supply chain model is a networked ecosystem – suppliers, partners, manufacturers, distributors and retailers will all have access to relevant cloud-based data to make the best decisions based on real-time signals.” China trade war has already put regionalization of manufacturing back on the table.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Global Production Activity Rise Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® began 2024 with output levels rising for the first time in eight months. Output reportedly rose in China , India and Brazil and fell more slowly in the Eurozone , Japan and the United States. increased 1.1

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Many metrics can be used to determine the top 3PL warehousing companies, such as company revenue, the number of warehouses, total warehouse square footage , etc. This compilation is based on the most currently available company revenue data (between 2018 and 2020) without factoring in any other metric. Nippon Express owns more than 31.7

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QAD

JULY 7, 2020

“It” being the Metric system. . When will I return to Japan? That “dog wouldn’t hunt” in the US – not for anyone that had a Mopar logo, or a Bowtie , or a Blue Oval on their shirt. . We dabbled with it, flirted with it, and dipped our toe in it. When will I head to Germany or to England?

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QAD

JULY 7, 2020

“It” being the Metric system. . When will I return to Japan? That “dog wouldn’t hunt” in the US – not for anyone that had a Mopar logo, or a Bowtie , or a Blue Oval on their shirt. . We dabbled with it, flirted with it, and dipped our toe in it. When will I head to Germany or to England?

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Material Handling & Logistics

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

million metric tons and aluminum imports by 669,000 tons, according to the Commerce Department. South Korea is one of 12 countries, including China, that could be subject to the higher steel tariff, but which excludes Japan and Canada, the top supplier to the U.S. the brokerage said. The aim of the tariffs is to boost U.S. businesses.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Meanwhile, it appears that the Trans-pacific Trade Partnership (TPP) will move forward without the United States ; Japan just completed a trade deal with the European Union ; Brexit negotiations remain contentious ; and the World Trade Organization’s role and relevance are being challenged.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Production/manufacturing. A KPI is a metric… but not just any metric. A KPI is a metric focused on a KEY element of business, departmental, or team performance. There is really nothing wrong with capturing a lot of metrics, especially with today’s powerful analytics software solutions to help.

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