The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

History of Shipping Alliances: Since 1990 the shipping market has evolved significantly; container ships operated are larger and more specialised, massive infrastructure developments have been made in ports as well as modernization and automation in order to handle the increase of volume. Where do we stand today?

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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.

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3PL Insights

JUNE 15, 2020

Post-COVID Supply Chain Trends. Already we have experienced many workplace safety improvements and developed new processes and policies aimed at protecting employees. You may be surprised to discover how much manual processing still exists in supply chain today. Automation Gains Speed. Nearshoring.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said it was essential to prevent Tokyo, where the highly infectious Delta COVID-19 variant was spreading, from becoming the source of another wave of infections. Amazon has announced that it plans to develop new technology for its autonomous delivery vehicles in Helsinki, Finland.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

Across our many blog posts, videos, webinars, eBooks, and other shared content, you’ll find a wealth of information about various aspects of outsourcing in the supply chain. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain.

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AIMMS

MARCH 2, 2021

This is a guest entry by Sander van Lokven, General Manager at Districon Solutions North America, an AIMMS implementation partner. Districon is a consulting company that brings the power of optimization and analytics closer to supply chain processes. How can an AIMMS app connect to source systems, like an ERP?

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

New business models are constantly challenging more traditional ones and supply chains need to adapt to these changing conditions. In particular, the supply chain is ripe for innovation. The future of the supply chain. Supply chain transformation is not a new phenomenon. ”[2]. ”[3].

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

The Need For Supply Chain Innovation: Why You Should Watch These Four Trends ? Recent years have placed supply chains into the spotlight and onto many board agendas. In a world of almost continuous disruptions and intense competition high performance supply chains have become the decisive factor.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In North America, according to an IHL research report sponsored by Blue Yonder , retail loss due to out-of-stocks increased by a huge 17.7% Retailers can layer their own eligibility rules, safety-stock policies, selling channel configurations, supply and inventory segmentation strategies, and future supply plans on top of this data.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Logistics industry was experiencing capacity constraints, driver shortages, sudden upticks in e-commerce demand, new technologies, different fulfillment models , delays, port congestions, canal blockage etc. But now we have entered a new era of logistics that requires technological adoption and strategic execution.

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Precoro

MARCH 31, 2023

Thus, prioritizing sustainable procurement has become a critical component of companies' policies; by doing so, organizations promote transparency, fairness, resource efficiency, and ethical practices while enhancing their brand image and competitiveness.

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Requis

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The new technologies that are making renewables more viable. Despite the persistance of some strong fundamentals , 2020 may signal the true turning point in the shift to renewable sources for energy companies. The coronavirus pandemic has given the world a wake-up call about resiliency in supply chain.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In the race to fill distribution centers and store shelves with inventory for the holidays, some of the world’s largest retailers and ecommerce sellers are jumping ahead of smaller competitors by chartering ships, shifting freight to air, re-rerouting inland shipments, and hiring more staff for distribution centers and other supply chain nodes.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights an added dimension to our monthly summary of global supply chain activity trending and implications. Supply Chain Matters Additional Insights. We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. from February’s 80.2

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Like most industries, manufacturers around the world are feeling the pinch of inventory disruption brought on by shortages and other supply chain challenges. Effectively Managing Service Levels: Shortages vs. Intel’s CEO says he expects the chip shortage to last into 2024 due to constrained availability of key manufacturing tools.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 24, 2018

Keeping with my normal Sunday night ritual, I poured myself a cup of tea to pen my weekly post for the Supply Chain Shaman. My passion is helping supply chain leaders. There are two groups: one in North America and one in Europe. To date supply chain processes are enterprise-centric.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In North America, 4 million workers left their jobs in April. In North America, a record 632,000 frontline workers left their retail jobs having been exposed to increased levels of danger while facing low levels of pay, while white collar workers got a taste for remote work and found it made their lives easier to manage.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

JULY 22, 2020

Apple’s new carbon-neutral pledge is likely to reverberate across electronics supply chains. The company says its mostly overseas supply chain will be part of an effort to slash its world-wide carbon footprint, the WSJ’s Sarah E. behind the year-ago level. In Other News. The parent company of Men’s Wearhouse and Jos.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2021

gigawatts of capacity to Amazon’s network of green power supplies. In total, the company will source enough renewable energy in Europe to power the equivalent of more than two million homes a year. As of June 2020, Amazon sourced about 42 percent of its global energy needs from renewables.

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Requis

DECEMBER 11, 2020

On episode 20 of Supply Chain Next, Scott and Daniel talk with host Richard Donaldson about fostering the circular economy, sustainability and the pursuit of zero waste in supply chain. Supply Chain Next · 020 – Scott Donachie & Daniel Robin.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 28, 2018

In these wars, it's not only large multinational corporations but smaller businesses with supply chains extending into China and other countries that could incur increased tariffs, losses due to pre-contracted prices and investments overseas. This means investing in international markets and sourcing from international locations.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Logistics can be traced all the way back to the Greek and Roman empires , but it’s undergone several major transformations as new technologies provide opportunities to more efficiently manage the movement and storage of goods. These technologies also contribute to a rise in big data and analytics in the logistics field.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 6, 2017

Every supply chain has a central purpose, regardless of size or industry: getting materials from their point of origin to the place they’re needed as quickly and inexpensively as possible. Designing a supply chain to accomplish that task isn’t as straightforward as it seems, especially when technology is involved.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 17, 2023

IHL attributes this improvement to more accurate inventory management, as retailers move away from “buffer” inventory policies and rely more on advanced inventory forecasting and management solutions. ­ In North America, retail loss due to out-of-stocks actually increased by a staggering 17.7% How Can You Minimize Your Losses?

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Provenance

AUGUST 13, 2018

Provenance has partnered with the Swedish Agency for Growth Policy Analysis Agency (Growth Analysis) , to explore how blockchain technology can help to valorise sustainable practices in the Rare Earth Elements mining sector. Interested in understanding how supply chain transparency could benefit your business?

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2023

Other supply agreements include Canada based Nemaska Lithium for upwards of 13,000 tons of lithium hydroxide annually with Ford reportedly becoming the first customer for this supplier, backed by Livent Corp. Clearly, Ford is not the only EV producer to pursue supply chain vertical integration. powered EV’s. All rights reserved.

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Unleashed

JULY 11, 2021

Across Europe, EPDs are routinely factored into personal and corporate level purchasing and supply chain management decisions. BlueSign certification assesses each step through the supply chain from raw materials, processing, dyeing, and finishing to ensure nothing is missed in sustainable materials and work steps.

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EcoVadis

MAY 9, 2018

It’s no surprise, then, that public buyers are increasingly pondering supply chain transparency and looking for ways to guide them through sustainable purchasing such as sustainability ratings by third-party appraisers. National Procurement Standards. In the U.K. A European Example. A Groundbreaking Act.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2021

A lot of this effort comes down to more sustainable sourcing, which tends to make environmental-conscious consumers happy. Starbucks to improve sustainable coffee sourcing. As I mentioned earlier this week, Amazon is continuing its course of supply chain innovation. Well, I just read about an Irish start-up that can help.

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EcoVadis

JUNE 13, 2019

Now in our sixth year supporting the SPLC, it did not disappoint: This was the strongest and the most diverse gathering of committed and capable practitioners we’ve ever seen in North America — it felt like a real groundswell of action on sustainable purchasing! Strong Focus on Supplier Practices, and Private Sector.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 21, 2023

United Cocao Faces Deforestation Claims There are important changes in trade regulation occurring that supply chain professionals need to be aware of. Environmental, social and governance issues are increasingly finding their way into trade policy. Typically, North America and other regions eventually create similar rules.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

I thought I understood all the major supply chain implications of the pandemic until I began reading Yossi Sheffi’s new book The New (Ab)Normal: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy beyond Covid-19. The potential supply chain impacts of this conflict dwarf any other supply chain news that might be reported.

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 12, 2013

a multibillion-dollar global provider of technology products and services and the largest Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) in the United States, and AGCO, a leading global manufacturer of agricultural equipment. Dedicated representatives to assist in ordering non-catalog items in compliance with corporate policies.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 7, 2017

Today, fewer and fewer supply chain professionals make the event. To make the event profitable, SAP Insider now combines supply chain, customer relationship management, human resource management, and product life cycle management. I remember attendance for the supply chain event was 5,000. It worries me.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 26, 2021

We’ll begin with a look at which of the larger, most well-known companies have already shifted some of their supply chain activity away from China, are in the process currently, or have announced plans to do so. For those SMEs that wait, though, sourcing costs might become an even more significant factor in the pullback from China.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

This was a busy week for supply chain and logistics news, so let’s go straight to it. of Continuous Move Planner (CMP) and Paradox Routing Tool (PART) Now Available. For related commentary, see Do You Have a “Top 25” Supply Chain? Kintetsu to Buy Neptune’s APL Logistics for $1.2 Billion ( BloombergBusiness ).

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QAD

MAY 18, 2023

The automotive industry is undergoing a massive technological transformation toward vehicle electrification and the shift presents huge opportunities for manufacturers that do business in the US, especially since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in August 2022. The maximum MSRP for those products is $80,000.

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