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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

A container from Shanghai to Long Beach was 56 days in 2020 and increased to 80 days in 2021. The two most significant factors were a rise in time between the booking to gate in at the port, up 43%, and the ocean transit time, up 36%. Source E2open Shipping Index). in the second year of the pandemic.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

A container from Shanghai to Long Beach was 56 days in 2020 and increased to 80 days in 2021. The two most significant factors were a rise in time between the booking to gate in at the port, up 43%, and the ocean transit time, up 36%. Source E2open Shipping Index). in the second year of the pandemic.

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Achieving Maturity in Risk Management Takes Years

Logistics Viewpoints

For AGCO, a public company with over $11 billion in revenues, a supply chain risk management application helped the agricultural equipment manufacturer stay agile during COVID. AGCO’s ability to predict when shutdowns would occur improved over time. They had to spend extra time and money to expedite goods and production took a hit.

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“Why Do I have to Wait?” Supply Chain Disruption Gets Its Day

Logistics Viewpoints

After all, the shortages and disruptions have been persistent over time and widespread across geographies and items. Furthermore, this is the case not just with retailers but also wholesalers and manufacturers. Source: Descartes Datamyne. Supply chain is once again front-page news in the general business media.

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Starting 2022 Right!

Gravity Supply Chain

Gravity, just made better for you. Fuelled by our passion for innovation, Gravity is amid an exciting digital refresh that will deepen our market positioning towards delivering value-added real-time visibility solutions to a growing customer base. TPM22: Let’s catch up at Long Beach! The post Starting 2022 Right!

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Supply Chain Matters COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict News Capsule Update- October 25 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Our most recent update of this series were published on September 27 and on September 9 th. Included in this update is a report indicating further adjustments in Apple iPhone 14 planned production volumes, reporting that the major U.S. Trillion by 2030. . Apple did not immediately respond to a Reuters’ request for comment.

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Navigating Turbulent Times with a Supply Chain Control Tower

Logistics Viewpoints

Covid-19 has served to highlight just how important supply chain agility is. A SCCN allows a company to get data useful for planning, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, returns, supply chain risks, and supply chain finance. The Infor Nexus Solution. Infor Nexus is one of the better-known solutions in this market.