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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. As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. Manufacturing equipment lead times were 19 months. Focus on Cost. A Decline in Innovation. A Zealous Focus on Cost.

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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. As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. Manufacturing equipment lead times were 19 months. Focus on Cost. A Decline in Innovation. A Zealous Focus on Cost.

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Three Tough Headlines: What Can We Learn?

Supply Chain Shaman

The ports of Long Beach and LA, representing 40% of port capacity in the United States, are gridlocked. Jon Slangerup, CEO of the Port of Long Beach , made a public statement that this is a new normal. Three weeks is substantial and may tip the hand to reshore more manufacturing into North America.

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The Story Continues…. Let’s Don’t Sugar Coat the Real Issue

Supply Chain Shaman

Unloading at the western ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have been an issue for many months. The ships stretch across the horizon two and three-layers deep in Long Beach. Getting a port, like Long Beach, with issues since February, to recover following the work slowdown is going to take a LONG TIME.

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Upstream and Downstream Supply Chain Explained: Don’t Get Caught Without a Paddle

ShipBob

It involves all the activities related to the sourcing and transportation of raw materials needed in the manufacturing process. Meanwhile, the downstream supply chain involves activities post the manufacturing process, which would mean getting the finished goods to the end consumer.

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Navigating Turbulent Times with a Supply Chain Control Tower

Logistics Viewpoints

A SCCN allows a company to get data useful for planning, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, returns, supply chain risks, and supply chain finance. For example, how long does this Ocean carrier take to move goods from the port of Tianjin to Long Beach? Infor Nexus is one of the better-known solutions in this market.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

The adjacent Port of Long Beach also saw a significant decline in container volume in March. Long Beach saw a 30 percent decline from 2022 as the port processed 603,878 containers compared with 863,156. The Port of Los Angeles processed 623,233 20-foot-equivalent containers, down 35 percent from last year’s 958,674.