Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2023

And with the new year comes an increasing return to in-person supply chain conferences and trade shows. If you haven’t attended recently, it is an unmatched display of warehouse automation, robotics, and software systems. Welcome 2023! 2021 was the trough with in-person events severely limited. Email creiser@arcweb.com.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As an engineer, former solutions architect and now CEO of a leading supply chain technology company, I have a real affinity and respect for Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and their teams, without whom successful enterprise technology deployments would be impossible. What’s more, today’s supply chains operate at lean levels.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 17, 2022

In 2018, DHL Supply Chain announced its plans to deploy emerging technologies in 350 of its North American facilities. Of course, we subsequently share interesting insights in Logistics Viewpoints articles. DHL Supply Chain has instituted a well-defined process for vetting and adopting warehouse technologies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 21, 2023

In February 2023 I wrote the article What Does 2023 Have In-Store for Global Supply Chains? It introduced the survey we had just launched to determine the perceptions, priorities, and strategic initiatives of today’s supply chain and logistics executives. Meanwhile, labor constraints are as binding as ever.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 14, 2023

Seth Clevenger and Joe Lynch discuss the top 100 logistics companies. He plans, writes and edits news features for Transport Topics’ weekly newspaper, supplemental publications and TTNews.com. About Seth Clevenger Seth Clevenger is Managing Editor of features at Transport Topics. Armada Supply Chain Solutions acquired St.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2023

ARC Advisory Group’s Global Warehouse Automation Research study is now complete and available for purchase. The research process includes an analysis of large amounts of information and interviews with executives from numerous warehouse automation providers; and concludes with the publication of ARC’s research study. Growth Drivers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

I’ve said it before (right here in Logistics Viewpoints), but it’s worth repeating: the digital transformation of our complex global supply chains is an ongoing journey. The entire supply chain industry was caught flat-footed by the seismic disruptions wrought by the pandemic. We don’t have to think back very far.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many risks and uncertainties in supply chain networks. Materials shortages , demand fluctuations and plan t closures have led many organizations to revisit their supplier relationships, as well as distribution and production locations. Read on for common use cases. .

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Ware2Go

JUNE 20, 2023

See the latest insights on ocean freight rates and other trends that fast-growing businesses should know about to plan for 2023 peak season. Manufacturing Costs Manufacturing costs in North America are higher than those in other global areas, such as China. These costs include: labor, energy, and materials.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Anytime you have a chance to talk to an executive vice president in charge of the global supply chain of a nearly $12 billion corporation, you know you will learn some things. Cameron Bailey, EVP of Global Supply Chain at VF Corporation, did not disappoint. Achieving Agility with Regional Supply Chains.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

The supply chain industry is on a years-long digital transformation journey, and one of the key objectives that industry leaders almost universally aim to achieve is true end-to-end (E2E) visibility across their complex global networks of suppliers, partners and customers. So, what is true E2E supply chain visibility?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Mars has been on a journey to transform their digital supply chain. In 2019, Will Beery was appointed the vice president and tasked with leading the company’s global digital supply chain transformation. Mars’s Digital Transformation Mr. Beery started by asking, “what does a digital supply chain mean for us?”

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 31, 2023

Unilever is consistently rated a company with one of the best supply chains in the world. Such a large company, they have over 127,000 employees globally, clearly has a massive supply chain. He went on to explain that there is a significant supply chain component to the transformation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

We have certainly seen more focus on women in supply chain over the last few years, and nearly every conference that I attend has tracks dedicated to women in supply chain. And now on to this week’s logistics news. million square feet of active or planned ground-level space in 30 states.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2022

Amidst ongoing uncertainty caused by COVID-19 lockdowns in Asia, war in Europe, scarce raw materials and steep inflation, companies are stockpiling inventory as never before in the hopes of mitigating future supply chain shocks. The yard is a black hole crying out for visibility. Next-gen yard management solutions bridge the gap.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

For a few years now, supply chain professionals and pundits have been speculating on what the so-called “new normal” will look like. Closer to home for supply chain professionals, driver shortages continue to plague the industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

For more than a year, global supply chains have been buffeted by one major disruption after another. Raw materials are in short supply, many manufacturers have temporarily mothballed production lines, transportation costs are rising, and labor is getting tight on our roadways , railways and ocean vessels. The impact?

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Choice ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. As a result, inventory managers have to explore new ways to cope with full warehouses. The COVID-19 pandemic is undoubtedly to blame for the warehouse shortage.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many risks and uncertainties in supply chain networks. Materials shortages , demand fluctuations and plan t closures have led many organizations to revisit their supplier relationships, as well as distribution and production locations. Read on for common use cases. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2022

There have been massive supply chain disruptions since the pandemic began. While conditions have eased in North America, port congestion has gotten much worse in China. China’s stringent COVID lockdown in critical port cities has impacted global supply chains. China accounts for about 12% of global trade.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022. Original Article: What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022. We’ve seen how the lockdowns in Shanghai snarled global supply chains. WRITTEN BY STEFANY MARTIN / POSTED ON JUNE 9, 2022.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Original article: Warner’s Top Transportation & Logistics Influencers. In light of the global environment in the past year and a half, we listed the top transportation & logistics influencers. The road hasn’t been easy for the transportation and logistics industries. miles of freight is expected to reach 7.67

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

The inner workings of logistics at Amazon are a marvel of efficiency, precision, and constant innovation. This system uses giant warehouses, lots of trucks, and even cool robots to move things quickly. We’ll look at their warehouses, their delivery tricks, and even how they use new technology to make things faster.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. store operations by 9 percent over the past year, slashing hundreds of millions of dollars of goods from their balance sheets and suggesting space is opening up in their jammed supply chains. And Rhode Island said last week that it plans to move forward with its own rules.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Amazon plans to build delivery robot tech in Finland. Amazon has announced that it plans to develop new technology for its autonomous delivery vehicles in Helsinki, Finland. Now, furniture makers are seeing a logistics bottleneck create more problems as they try to keep up with demand.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

I recently read a thought-provoking report with several predictions about the future of supply chain technology. Supply chain networks: A big-picture view. But carriers are only one component of a complete supply chain network. Numbers matter when it comes to supply chain data networks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

Cardinal Health’s senior vice president of global logistics, said of their implementation of the Kinaxis’ supply chain planning (SCP) solution, “I was scared! Pete Bennett, and his co-presenter, Mary Byrne, the vice president of supply and demand planning, spoke during a presentation at Kinaxis’ user conference Kinexions.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 31, 2023

Peter is Vice President, Journal of Commerce, the Maritime, Trade & Supply Chain division of S&P Global , a global data, analytics and business intelligence organization serving sectors including maritime, energy, automotive, petrochemical and financial. He has degrees from the University of Maine and Fordham University.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 30, 2021

While the world is ready for a strong return to economic and logistics stability, there’s another risk on the horizon. CVSA-certified inspectors will commit a blitz of inspections across North America, creating a sudden strain on resources for both domestic and cross-border freight.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights additional developments, evidence and added signs that reinforce that there will be no peak holiday focused surge in transportation and logistics in the latter half of 2023. In the past we would expect to see transportation and warehousing ramping up hiring in late summer ahead of peak season. ”

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BlueYonder

APRIL 2, 2024

This fact drives us to innovate when it comes to our Supply Chain Execution solutions. Doing so, we enable our customers’ digital journey with new capabilities to help counter increasingly complex challenges and satisfy customer-centric requirements, while managing more frequent supply chain disruptions and rising costs.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 1, 2022

I just returned from the Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Conference in Detroit. This annual event explores supply chain management and how logistics can succeed in a fast-changing environment. I am feeling energized by what I learned and the people I spoke to while there.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2022

Umar Ausaf head’s Blue Yonder’s partnership program in North America. Meanwhile, Blue Yonder , a company more narrowly focused on providing best-of-breed supply chain applications, had system integration revenues of over 35% of sales in TMS according to the ARC “Supply Chain Planning Global Market Research Study.”.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 14, 2022

In this regular edition of our featured column, Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , we provide highlights of two noteworthy supply chain management focused technology development efforts which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based multi-industry supply chain readership.

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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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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Focus on warehouse automation has come full circle since the last big automation movement of the ‘90s, but today with a significantly better set of tools and technological improvements enabling more robust digital transformation and warehouse automation. Brief highlights of logistics investments over the last three decades.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 25, 2023

When it comes to supply chain management , most ecommerce businesses are prepared for the worst while hoping for the best. Many business owners experienced what a disruptive environment truly feels like when supply chains around the world were challenged during the COVID-19 pandemic. What is supply chain convergence?

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