Long Beach Metrics Procurement 
Supply Chain Shaman
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
Ships continue to hold in the west coast harbors of LA and Long Beach, and the west coast warehouses are full. Especially grievous are the gaps between finance and operations, manufacturing and procurement, and the operations and commercial teams. In parallel, inflation, currently at 6%, is climbing. We are to blame.”
Supply Chain Shaman
JULY 12, 2022
Unresolved labor issues in the Leathermen Terminal in Charleston South Carolina and contract negotiations for 22,000 dock workers in the ports of LA and Long Beach hang heavy. …or long laborious discussions of the differences between Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP).
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Supply Chain Shaman
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
Ships continue to hold in the west coast harbors of LA and Long Beach, and the west coast warehouses are full. Especially grievous are the gaps between finance and operations, manufacturing and procurement, and the operations and commercial teams. In parallel, inflation, currently at 6%, is climbing. We are to blame.”
Supply Chain Shaman
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
Ships continue to hold in the west coast harbors of LA and Long Beach, and the west coast warehouses are full. Especially grievous are the gaps between finance and operations, manufacturing and procurement, and the operations and commercial teams. In parallel, inflation, currently at 6%, is climbing. We are to blame.”
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. Labor and management work out deal at Port of LA/Long Beach ( Logistics Management ). FedEx Helps Small Businesses Streamline Shipping with fedex.com Integration Manager.
ToolsGroup
APRIL 1, 2022
Within a week of Russian troops crossing into Ukraine, the benchmark for thermal coal prices reached a record high of $446 per metric ton. Retailers like Amazon are chartering private cargo ships, making their own containers, and leasing planes to bypass supply chain disruptions like long wait times for dock space and workers.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 31, 2022
A container from Shanghai to Long Beach was 56 days in 2020 and increased to 80 days in 2021. The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. Focus on Cost.
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