Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

When companies want to digitally transform their supply chain capabilities, moving to an integrated business planning process (IBP) is often at the heart of the transformation. Overhead refers to the ongoing business expenses not directly attributed to creating a product or service.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Jeff Tucker and Joe Lynch discuss the Breakbulk Americas conference. Jeff is the CEO of Tucker Company Worldwide , the oldest privately-held freight brokerage in North America, specializing in notoriously complicated freight, like temperature-controlled, oversized, and high-value, high-security shipments. About Jeff Tucker.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 17, 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. For reference, the production of 1 ton of ingot takes about fourteen megawatt-hours of energy – typically enough to power a mid-size home for a year.

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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. End-to-end means that this monitoring extends beyond a company’s immediate suppliers to include a supplier’s supplier, and that supplier’s supplier, and on up through the supply chain.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 4, 2016

There has been a lot of news about driverless cars, and at the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit there was also some news about “driverless” supply chain planning when two companies described supply chain planning with almost no human intervention. So what about driverless supply chain planning?

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BlueYonder

JULY 20, 2017

Additionally, Gartner states that to be a 3PL, the logistics service provider (also referred to as an LSP) predominantly operates a business that moves, stores or manages products or materials on behalf of its customer, in some manner, without ever taking ownership of such products or materials. The Key Differentiator: Innovation.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 26, 2022

These developments come five years after Panasonic began production of lithium-ion batteries at Panasonic Energy of North America (PENA) , referred to as Tesla’s Gigafactory , in Sparks, Nevada. . Part of Broader North America Based EV Supply Network Investments. All rights reserved. .

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

How should shippers be prepared to secure their supply chain operations? The alliance was formed in 2014 and covers major shipping routes between Asia, Europe, and North America. The alliance covers shipping routes between Asia, Europe, and North America, as well as routes within Asia.

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BlueYonder

JULY 20, 2017

Additionally, Gartner states that to be a 3PL, the logistics service provider (also referred to as an LSP) predominantly operates a business that moves, stores or manages products or materials on behalf of its customer, in some manner, without ever taking ownership of such products or materials. The Key Differentiator: Innovation.

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Synovos

DECEMBER 5, 2023

RS Integrated Supply, a global provider of outsourced storeroom management and procurement services, was hired to handle all indirect procurement, including storeroom management, on their behalf. In fact, RS Integrated Supply is in active talks with the client about expanding services into additional sites in North America too.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2021

In a prior post , I wrote about the various ways data is transforming global supply chains. I like the simplicity and clarity of Informatica’s definition of data quality: Data quality refers to the overall utility of a dataset(s) as a function of its ability to be easily processed and analyzed for other uses.

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Logility

OCTOBER 7, 2021

a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, has partnered with ArcherGrey to strengthen consulting and technology solutions for its customers. The partnership will support the evolving needs of customers in a rapidly changing supply chain environment. About ArcherGrey.

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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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Synovos

DECEMBER 5, 2023

RS Integrated Supply, a global provider of outsourced storeroom management and procurement services, was hired to handle all indirect procurement, including storeroom management, on their behalf. In fact, RS Integrated Supply is in active talks with the client about expanding services into additional sites in North America too.

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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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SCMDOJO

MAY 13, 2022

By mid-April, the shipping traffic jam, part of a broader gridlock in supply chains around the world amid disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic, started thinning while record cargo volumes were reported in the U.S. Supply Chain KPI Dashboard. Source: project44 Monthly report.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 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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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 1, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights an announcement from the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM ) regarding the launch of its Certified in Transformation for Supply Chain (CTSC) credential. Identify tools and technologies to enable effective supply chain transformation.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 24, 2019

As more and more organizations struggle to deal with the deployment of digital technologies, many are overlooking some of the fundamentals associated with managing supply chains. – almost all of them can apply to supply chains. ” That is, the shorter supply chain is better.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 17, 2022

They write, “The matter is even more urgent when considered alongside another UN analysis that tracks the problem further up the supply chain, and shows 14% of food production is lost before it reaches stores. The supply chain is another part of the problem. They include: • Improved supply chain visibility.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 17, 2022

They write, “The matter is even more urgent when considered alongside another UN analysis that tracks the problem further up the supply chain, and shows 14% of food production is lost before it reaches stores. The supply chain is another part of the problem. They include: • Improved supply chain visibility.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

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. Target’s inventories at the end of the last quarter were 16 percent lower than the same period a year ago and Walmart cut inventories in its U.S.

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Supply Chains Rock

JUNE 17, 2011

Who said supply chains are boring? Whenever I tell a friend, colleague or family member about my job as soon as the words "supply chain" are muttered I immediately see glassy eyes followed by a yawn or two. By the Numbers: IBMs Supply Chain in 2010. billion North America; $12.2 Supply Times.

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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. in the U.K.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Retail theft, including organized retail crime, has been very prevalent in the news lately and “shrink” (a term that refers to merchandise that goes missing due to theft, fraud, damage, and other reasons) has been a significant topic for many retailers reporting their earnings. The group said retailers on average saw a 26.5%

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Locus

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We missed someone very important—the people who delivered numerous products at our doorsteps and filled supplies in our neighbourhood stores. These are the essential workers across the supply chain who worked tirelessly to make sure goods reached customers at the right time. The turkey supply chain.

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o9 Solutions

JANUARY 12, 2022

203 on Deloitte’s 2021 Technology Fast 500 list of fastest-growing companies in North America. o9’s platform enables Vestas to advance its global supply chain management. o9 collaborates with Novelis on supply chain planning for its North American and European operations. o9 ranks No. o9 ranks No.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2013

LLamasoft Launches Data Services to Provide Reference Data for the Supply Chain Design Community. Oracle Delivers Transformational Capabilities with New In-Memory Applications for Oracle Value Chain Planning. XPO Logistics to Acquire 3PD, the Largest Provider of Heavy Goods, Last-Mile Logistics in North America.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2017

This is thanks in part to our unraveled supply chain, linking subsections like maintenance and repair with metalworking and avionics. In partnership with KUKA Systems North America, Boeing developed a robotic manufacturing process for its aircrafts’ fuselages. Here’s a look at how robots are helping out the industry.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The mention of Groundhog Day conjures up two interrelated references in North America. Oddly enough, I see lessons in both of those references for manufacturing and the supply chain community. . The analogy to supply chain and manufacturing is the legacy bias in the decision-making process.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

These three headlines from Transport Topics and Food Shippers of America magazine tell the story of one of the most important challenges facing shippers in North America leading into 2018. higher than contract rates and refer units are commanding a premium of almost 6% higher than contracts. There can be no argument.

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 21, 2022

As more major cities transition to 100% electric fleets, Proterra EVs have become the most popular electric buses on the road in North America. Electrification in mobility is gathering pace, demanding the reinvention of strategies, product design, and supply chains. Will you be driving electric this Earth Day?

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Supply & Demand Chain Executive Celebrates Influential Women in Supply Chain and Their Impact on the Industry. The Women in Supply Chain award honors female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments, mentorship and examples set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network.

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RELEX Solutions

AUGUST 7, 2019

Thrive Market , a membership-based e-commerce retailer, has partnered with RELEX Solutions to integrate and improve its supply chain, including demand forecasting, replenishment, allocations and promotion forecasting. E-tailer Thrive Market Building World-Class Supply Chain with RELEX Solutions appeared first on RELEX Solutions.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Contractor ( @FarokGlobalBiz ), a Distinguished Professor of Management & Global Business at Rutgers University, we can thank the global supply chain for many of the food items we will consume — including the turkey. He’s not just referring to today’s global supply chain, but to historical global supply chains as well.

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Freightera

MARCH 1, 2022

. “This recognition will help us spread the word about Freightera’s solution, which helps businesses significantly reduce shipping costs and CO2 emissions, and in cooperation with Supply Chain Canada, helps locate regional suppliers for key products and materials in increasingly unstable supply chains.”

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2018

For reference, the study found that only 11% of the respondents thought driverless vehicles would have an impact. Lastly, transportation costs have always been a focus, but are increasing due to the constrained capacity, not just in North America, but in Europe as well.

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