Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters March 23 rd edition of our COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict News Capsule, we provide updates to ongoing industry supply chain developments and disruptions of concern to our reading audience. based Kansas City Southern , pending full regulatory approvals which is expected sometime this year.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Planes, Cranes, and Barges: How America Is Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos. s industrial heartland is dotted with examples of how some links in the supply chain have been adapted to keep the wheels of commerce turning while others seized up. Businessweek. Mississippi River cargo traffic near Luling, La. Brendan Murray.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

MARCH 13, 2014

In the context of business planning do you know about the Integrated Business Planning Summit coming up in London on 10, 11 th April ? Whether you are interested in S&OP, IBP or even simple planning on a spreadsheet you should get yourself along so start planning now! So who will be there?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2021

The company also operates store support and distribution centers in California and Kansas. The Wichita, Kansas facility supports the company’s expanding e-commerce business. Supply chain consultants from E2 Solutions established a relationship with Boot Barn through its participation with the WMS go-live at the facility.

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Unleashed

MARCH 19, 2024

In this issue: The latest in global supply chain news 5 secrets you can steal for better cash flow Growth advice from the founder of a healthy soda brand Job opportunities from Fujitsu, Tesla, and more In the supply chain headlines Manufacturing profit margins recovering. Houthi threat softened by pandemic prep.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2022

We’ve all been talking about the looming supply chain talent shortage for quite some time. It is certainly an ambitious plan to close the talent gap; it’s also quite the fast track for recent college grads. The supply chain’s little-known weakest link: railroad workers. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Andrew was the company’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across their end-to-end value chain. The multinational’s goal is to achieve net zero GHG emissions across their value chain by 2040. PepsiCo’s Internal Supply Chain. PepsiCo has an enormous and complex supply chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group, via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog calls reader attention to two recently published research papers that address evidence of ongoing shifts in global supply component and end production sourcing. supply chain activity. imports peaked at 21.6 percent in 2022.

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Logility

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The groups on my most listened to playlists include Boston, REO, Rush, Kansas, Styx, Van Halen, Eagles, Foreigner and The Police, just to name a few. Wholesale distributors have played an important supply chain role for well over 100 years helping to drive the economy and meet ever evolving market needs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 29, 2022

Starting this week, customers across the US will begin to see custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian delivering their Amazon packages , with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities.

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MIT Supply Chain

JUNE 5, 2023

Supply chain management is a people business and will remain that way even amid the rise of AI and automation. Again, the arguments are put forth in more detail in my new book, The Magic Conveyor Belt: Supply Chains, A.I., I use the structure of supply chains to illustrate the point. and the Future of Work.

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

The Toronto-based firms has not announced any operational changes due to their change of ownership from the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board and Sterling Partners to Platinum Equity. As [railroads] get better and in some cases, not as flexible, we want to have control over our entire supply chain," Braunbach said.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 19, 2023

But here, we’ll be talking about supply chain digital twins. A supply chain digital twin is a complete model of your supply chain that allows you to run what-if scenarios and determine the most efficient use of resources for fulfilling demand. Get the insights you need.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Are you attending the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual Conference later this month (September 25-28 in Orlando, FL)? Many products are within the category of optimizers for supply chain needs. in Series A to Bring Real-Time Visibility to the Supply Chain via APIs.

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Elementum

AUGUST 29, 2017

As a center of petro-chemical industry and a conduit of trucking and rail out of Mexico, the key supply chain hub is currently devastated by Hurricane Harvey. Kansas City Southern suspended train operations between Kendleton and Laredo, while Union Pacific reduced the movement of trains along the areas to be hit by the storm.

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Stord

APRIL 7, 2019

For example, Kansas City Southern has accepted trains from other lines that it usually wouldn’t have to accommodate. True Value is investing $150 million in upgrades to its supply chain that will cover a new distribution center in Pennsylvania, ordering software, and more.

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The Network Effect

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

For 17 years he paid his dues as an assistant coach – first at the University of Minnesota, then with the Steelers, followed by the Kansas City Chiefs, and finally back to Minnesota. I think Dungy would make a fantastic supply chain project manager who’s mandated to implement a new planning system, like Flowcasting for example.

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Elementum

MAY 13, 2015

Walmart Explores Mexico’s Supply Chain. Despite these drawbacks, Walmart is continuing to bank on Mexico’s supply chain. After the improvements are finalized, Ruiz de Teresa claimed that Mexico’s intermodal supply chain will feel like “one port with different doors.”. Mexico’s $5 Billion Port Facelift.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 10, 2014

The meeting was opened up by the CEO of the company, who shared his thoughts with the suppliers on some of the issues facing everyone in the oil and gas supply chain in Canada and the US. midcontinent … Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas … as well the Gulf Coast and in B.C. We’re also seeing growth from the U.S.

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Tompkins Blog

MAY 5, 2014

I thought it would be interesting to see how these lessons learned translate to our world of supply chain. In 2011 Virginia Commonwealth shocked Kansas. In 2010 Butler overthrew Kansas State and Syracuse. How do these apply to the supply chain world? Lesson learned: intimidation works.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

Each group oversees freight that enters their region and plans for specific market trends in their respective states. It is prudent to check with supply chain partners to ensure they are operating as normal in Delaware. If shipping to or from DC, ensure your supply chain partners can handle freight. Status: Open.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 19, 2020

Each group oversees freight that enters their region and plans for specific market trends in their respective states. It is prudent to check with supply chain partners to ensure they are operating as normal in Delaware.??? . If shipping to or from DC, ensure your supply chain partners can handle freight.??

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AIMMS

JULY 10, 2018

Most recently, we encountered Angel Flight West , a non-profit organization that is using AIMMS-based optimization to plan flights for families in need. The tool Willem built with his students allows us to put the data in, click a button and wait a few seconds to get a feasible plan. Angel Flight West route optimization in AIMMS.

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Despite this growth, Resilinc’s half-year data for 2023 shows that Aerospace is one of the top five industries impacted by supply chain disruptions. This isn’t surprising, considering factory fires have been the leading supply chain disruptions across all industries tracked by Resilinc for five consecutive years !

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2021

Amazon plans furniture assembly service to catch Wayfair. billion to one-up rival’s bid for Kansas City Southern railway. TuSimple plans driverless truck tests in Arizona later this year. The company plans to launch a self-driving pilot program in Q4 where it takes the driver completely out of the truck. CN offers $33.7

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 5, 2020

Each group oversees freight that enters their region and plans for specific market trends in their respective states. If shipping to or from DC, ensure your supply chain partners can handle freight. . Idaho plans to gradually reopen all facilities by the end of May. . Zipline Regional Logistics Market Updates .

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Requis

JANUARY 22, 2021

On episode 21 of Supply Chain Next, Philip Black talks with host Richard Donaldson about digital transformation, leveraging the benefits of blockchain, and science fiction. Supply Chain Next · 021 – Philip Black. At that time it seems you were being more operationally focused as opposed to supply chain focused.

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MIT Supply Chain

JUNE 3, 2021

As companies look to restructure their global supply chains in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and other disruptive forces, the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has an opportunity to become the next manufacturing and logistics hub. The plan is to create the first rail network connecting the US, Mexico, and Canada.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

Knowing these timelines is crucial to supply chain planning. But knowing the general breakdown of crop production, state by state, can help your supply chain roll with the punches. The Golden State is an invaluable resource to the domestic food supply chain. Other peaks can extend over 3 months.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2022

We’ve gathered the twelve supply chain headlines you need to know in an industry that’s always moving. Facing a falling net income after lower-than-expected package volumes, FedEx has announced plans to raise rates by 6.9%. The rate increase is part of FedEx’s ambitious plan to save up to $2.3

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Over 75% of respondents said that COVID-19 affected their Halloween plans. But … careless planning and failure to take common-sense precautions could lead to a tragedy that would overshadow any holiday joy.”[6] If older children are going out alone on Halloween, plan and review a route that you find acceptable.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

And as consumers are beginning to think about their Halloween plans, retailers and manufacturers are looking much farther ahead to the holiday season. Walmart plans to hire 40,000 workers for the holiday season. EU proposes supply chain emergency powers, spooking business. Another is getting a product strategy in place.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2021

Postal Service puts parcels at head of line in reform plan. As I mentioned earlier this week, Amazon is continuing its course of supply chain innovation. Amazon plans to have 10,000 of the vehicles operational by next year. British drone delivery network takes flight in testing round.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 21, 2023

This “temporary plan’ has no effect on current operations,” UPS said. Nestle USA , a business unit of Nestle SA, is investing in regenerative agriculture practices across its DiGiorno supply chain to reduce the company’s overall carbon footprint. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Over the coming weeks, many of our U.S.

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DynaSys

MARCH 10, 2020

In the words of Supply Chain Dive’s editor Shefali Kapadia, “if the tariffs are still going the trade war’s still going”, and many of the 2018 tariffs had remained. Sales and Operations Planning No Longer Optional. This is when Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) displays its tremendous value. How to plan for this?

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Mexican regulators have approved Canadian Pacific’s $31 billion plan to acquire Kansas City Southern and create a railroad linking Mexico, Canada, and the United States. billion of Kansas City Southern’s debt. There has been a switch from on-premise dining to consumption at home which has led to an increase in alcohol sales.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 28, 2021

Gorillas plans to make its US grocery delivery debut in New York City. Kansas City Southern agrees to US$30B CN Rail deal. Kansas City Southern agrees to US$30B CN Rail deal. E2open , a provider of cloud-based supply chain management technology, announced that it is acquiring BluJay Solutions.

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