Freightos

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Most recently, the recent disruptions in the Red Sea that saw ocean freight rates from China to Europe by over 190% and saw transit times lengthen, sea-air services offered a strategic advantage for logistics professionals able to remain agile, by watching trends and jumping at opportunities to ensure a resilient supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Empty shipping containers stack up at US port depots. When a package gets mis-sorted and it goes into the wrong package car, that’s not a very good experience for our customer, and it’s actually just a drag on productivity.” At some point, it seems we all have the need for speed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

As physical stores opened, shut down and re-opened again, consumers became more flexible in the way they shop for, and purchase, just about every product. They need to deliver the right product to the right location at the right time, flawlessly, to fulfill ever-more volatile demand patterns and shopping behaviors.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 2, 2023

FourKites CEO, Matt Elenjickal One of the two leaders in the real-time transportation visibility market is FourKites. ARC considers real-time visibility solutions, like the one from FourKites, one type of SCCN solution. ARC considers real-time visibility solutions, like the one from FourKites, one type of SCCN solution.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

The global supply chain is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, availability of reasonably priced logistics, and low variability. As consumer spending fell, the days of escalating ocean freight and extreme shipping variability eased this year. Over four-hundred days of war in Ukraine. Unrest in Sudan.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Matt shifted to logistics sales and became a very successful agent for BlueGrace. Our platform was designed to reduce amount of time and cost associated with sourcing new warehouse and fulfillment space. Just-in-time vs just-in-case. In the podcast interview, Joe and Matt discuss the new world of warehousing.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 2, 2021

On this blog and the one published by our sister company Logistics Bureau, we often receive questions relating to metrics suitable for monitoring procurement performance. To answer some of those inquiries, we decided to release the following brief overview of what we believe to be the most helpful procurement KPIs.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Featuring Our Top 16 Articles on Freight and Logistics! Logistics has been in the news a lot lately, and it will continue to be for some time to come. In March of 2021 we heard about Logistics when a ship blocked passage through the Suez Canal. What is Logistics exactly? Definition of Logistics.

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Freightos

MARCH 17, 2019

The annual fixed-price contract is the current go-to for ocean freight procurement. Just like streaming replaced that iPod as a better way of listening to music, ocean freight procurement now has a better way. Time to go with the stream. Time to go with the stream. Six years later, that number had dropped to zero.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Putting the Planet First: Bringing Sustainability To The Last-Mile With Logistics Technology. A 2021 McKinsey study, that when delivery times are too long, almost half of omnichannel consumers will shop elsewhere. To put this in perspective, coal accounted for 40% of overall CO2 emissions, releasing an all-time high of 15.3

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The output was just not helpful. We have too hard-wired solutions bolted into IT architectures to enable the flexibility needed by business leaders during times of high variability. The Emergence of Logistics as Constraint. Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Supply chain planning is not just for the big boys. In September of 2020, the company hired Jeff Baker to be their Vice President of Procurement and Integrated Supply Chain. Mr. Baker spent over 34 years leading procurement teams at The Dow Chemical Company. Myers Industries Implements John Galt Solutions.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 2, 2021

Shipping container shortage article and permission to publish here provided by Sam White at Argentus. The massive global shipping squeeze. In their story about the shipping shortage, the CBC quoted shipping analyst Alan Murphy, who detailed how this changing demand has massively disrupted the global shipping market.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Mr. Eberle is the vice president of logistics and distribution operations at Molex. Mr. van den Eijnden is the director of global logistics operations planning and systems at Molex. Mr. van den Eijnden is the director of global logistics operations planning and systems at Molex. It is part of Koch Industries.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

In essence, a structured supply chain department as described in the blog can help you deliver the right supply chain strategy and goals which helps cost reduction, improve customer service, on-time delivery, and better working capital. By ensuring on-time deliveries and minimizing stockouts, they can directly improve customer satisfaction.

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Turvo

AUGUST 31, 2021

With all the volatility that still lingers in the modern supply chain, the need for high-quality data analysis, solid procurement planning, good profit margins , and streamlined scheduling systems all remain crucial for shipping and transportation providers. Why Poor Visibility in Grocery Procurement Plans Lead to Big Issues.

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Freightos

JANUARY 3, 2024

More Resources Home Red Sea and Suez Canal Shipping Crisis Update Judah Levine Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Even with an international naval force in place, Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea continue.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

It appears that operational and procurement risks for beneficial cargo owners or shippers, in the short term, are minimal. It appears that operational and procurement risks for beneficial cargo owners or shippers, in the short term, are minimal. For a start, we need to critically assess of our end-to-end ocean processes.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The election is over, but the race is just starting for logistics providers. From Amazon to hyper-local retailers, 2017 will be a year of intense scrutiny and pressure on logistics providers. Fortunately, your organization can get ahead of the learning curve by knowing what trends in logistics to watch for this year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Cooper University Health Care Relies Upon Real-time Alerts to Improve Operations Cooper University Health Care, like most companies, struggled with their supply chain during COVID. The company bought a risk solution that provides real-time alerts to potential supply disruptions. But there was a cost to this.

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Kanban Logistics

AUGUST 13, 2020

What is inbound logistics? See, there’s a big difference between handling inbound logistics yourself and outsourcing it to a trusted North Carolina third-party logistics (3PL) provider that knows the manufacturing industry. What is inbound logistics? 3PL inbound logistics services. Third-party procurement.

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Proxima

JUNE 5, 2023

As the supply chain crisis ends, it’s time to pivot to cost. It is now relatively safe to say this period has passed – for months now we have been seeing an increase in manufacturing and logistics capacities, as the strategies firms have deployed to counteract supply chain disruption begin to bear fruit.

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Procurement Academy

JANUARY 5, 2023

Stress was a state of mind for supply chain and procurement professionals during the pandemic. Being responsible for keeping shelves filled and channels open at a time when the world was putting up barriers and closing borders was an unprecedented logistical challenge. I don’t believe this timing is a coincidence.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

With the rise of e-commerce, the value of logistics has grown. Logistics professionals can no longer simply go about standard operations, and the days of peaks and lulls have ended. The Top Logistics Trends that Will Impact Logistics Management in 2018. Variable Logistics Operations Will Become Standard.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 2, 2019

Sun Tzu, the famous Chinese general, military strategist, writer, and philosopher who lived in the 6th century BC, wrote, “The line between disorder and order lies in logistics.” He was hired as a purchasing agent and was directed to obtain some procurement training at a local certificate mill.[1]

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 9, 2023

There are just a few suppliers that offer both solutions – E2open, Infor, Kinaxis, One Network, and SAP. It is just visualized differently. The plans are made at a daily level, and then rolled up into the time horizon a planner wants to see. There is a vintage television commercial for Reese’s Peanut Butter cups.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 27, 2024

In a gist, maintaining your Mac’s health is just as important as choosing the right software. That includes inventory tracking, order management, demand forecasting, and logistics planning. That could include AI-driven analytics, real-time tracking, and integration with loT devices. However, it goes beyond mere listings.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Today, more than 1% of the world’s container ships are stuck off major ports. Unloading times are double and costs are triple. Warehouses are full–often with the wrong stuff resulting in the slowing of the forty million shipping containers around the world. Supply chain shortages abound. Reflection. The reason?

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Without this safety stock, planners need to scramble to try and figure out if there are alternative suppliers that might be able to provide the components they need in a timely well. Historically, companies assumed suppliers would be able to supply raw materials or that the lead time from China to deliver those materials was three weeks.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

In other words, last month’s announcement was a stay of execution, not a reprieve, and it’s only a matter of time before Amazon reveal plans for a comprehensive logistics network. Amazon is at the nexus of ecommerce, data, and logistics, with a drive to constantly improve their logistics network. Subscribe For Free.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2023

Jennings is an American professional beach volleyball player and three-time Olympic gold medalist. The finished products are then ready to be shipped to big box retailers like Target, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Walmart. They also ship to Amazon to support ecommerce sales. They also ship to Amazon to support ecommerce sales.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Feature Article by Dr. Raymon Krishnan – President at the Logistics and Supply Chain Management Society. are reporting that they are being inundated with requests from importers seeking to use provisions such as the “321 de minimis” rule, which allows goods worth less than $800 to be shipped to the U.S. Authorities in the U.S.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

From just being environmentally friendly, it has become a holistic framework that encompasses the environment, social and corporate governance. As part of the CMA CGM Group, CEVA Logistics has a global reach, which means that we can make a global difference. We are committed to preparing the supply chains of the future.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Kevin Nelson, a chief procurement officer and senior vice president at BD, agreed to be interviewed on this topic. BD and its 75,000 employees ship more than 45 billion devices annually to customers in over 190 countries. Becton Dickinson (BD) has been on a journey to improve visibility into their extended supply chain.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Where it can get complicated is if the IMS is also capable of setting inventory targets and executing to reach those targets through tools such forecasting and procurement functionality, which are not usually WMS functions. Inventory Management vs. Warehouse Management. Original article: Inventory Management vs. Warehouse Management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 13, 2022

I brace myself for a late flight for a 2:00 AM arrival as the clock ticks-an echo of time lost. The larger the organizational alignment issues, the longer the decision-making time. Note in Figure 1 the gaps from recent research between supply chain planning and manufacturing, logistics, and sales. The reason?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Digital Procurement article and permission to publish here provided by Katherine Barrios of xeneta.com. The Hackett Group has recently released their analysis of their procurement benchmarking database. It demonstrates the advantages of working with a digital procurement strategy. Important Digital Procurement Trends.

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