Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Background on Ocean Transport. Value networks do not interoperate and the business leader trying to track shipments must manually sync multiple data sources to get to answers. Logink, funded by the Ministry of Transport of the People’s Republic of China, is designed to provide visibility information.

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 30, 2016

Once again, my recent trip from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore reminded me why congestion is a major enemy in the business of transporting goods and people, whether by air, sea or land. ATFM is in fact optimizing time blocks called slots, short periods of time when take-offs and landings take place. Sorry for the delay.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

That stated, the January report noted that only two of the five PMI sub-segments, output and vendor lead times, were consistent with an outright improvement in operating conditions. The S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI® January report was headlined with the “ Strongest improvement in manufacturing performance since September 2022.”

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 13, 2023

The April report further pointed to some signs of optimism among industry participants for trends to hopefully turn around in the second half of this year. Background In a prior Supply Chain Matters commentary published in May , we highlighted that the U.S. Spot rates are at pre-pandemic levels in most trades, and contract rates are sliding.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

In this article, leading experts from various sectors in transportation industry will discuss transportation trends you should take a closer look. With this technology at hand, the industry is improving its safety records and better protecting its drivers. In the U.S., In the rail sector, the big issue is capacity.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 11, 2016

To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. By consolidating at the source, several shipments can be combined into one, thereby reducing the number of shipments even before the shipments arrive at the Logistics Service Provider (LSP).

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 4, 2014

The 30 th SCRC meeting kicked off today with a theme on “Transportation Strategy in an Infrastructure Constrained Environment”. This is a theme that was discussed a year ago at a conference in DC on Transportation Infrastructure, over coffee with William Lucas from Caterpillar. It is also happening at border crossings such as Mexico.

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Resilinc

JULY 19, 2022

At the same time, street blockades and trucker strikes are exacerbating those desabastecimientos in population centers such as Panama City. Even some of the cheerfully welcoming workers at Starbucks are pushing for unionization to protect workplace rights and improve health and safety conditions. In the spotlight for U.S.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Global Maritime Routes and Chokepoints Maritime routes are a few kilometers wide corridors that connect economic regions and cross land transportation gaps. Major routes also involve the transport of raw commodities, including petroleum, grains, minerals, and food items. They form a continuum. Potential for closure or interruption.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

Morgan indicated in part: “ An improving orders-to-inventory ratio and upward momentum in both new export business and employment all suggest the underlying dynamics of the manufacturing sector are also moving in the right direction. manufacturing activity improving at the fastest pace since July 2022. Contrasting Reporting for U.S.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Speakers are the SCRC meeting yesterday and today continued to speak more on the topic of transportation strategy given increasing challenges in the transportation sector, and the need for an effective transportation management strategy. This is impacting how you think about managing the network, and in procurement.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Leveraging Optimization to Unlock Value from Your Transportation Network (2,768 views). Market Fluctuations in the Oil and Gas Industry: A Catalyst for Supply Chain Improvement (2,327 views). Leading Practices in Transportation Procurement (2,166 views). Find the Money – How a Transportation Spend Diagram Can Help.

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Supply Chain Opz

OCTOBER 24, 2012

While industrial clusters are extensively covered in many economic literature, logistics clusters which focus on various activities in transportation and distribution is the uncharted territory. Why certain locations are more attractive than others ", Dr. Another reason is because of a good transportation network.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JULY 21, 2014

.   The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are vital to the LA economy, not only because they provide a significant number of jobs in the shipping and logistics industries, but also because they give the city itself a competitive edge with regard to shipping times and transportation costs when it comes to operating a global businesses here.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Sourcing from far-flung countries such as China is leading to growing uncertainty about the actual supply of purchase orders. Integration with warehouse mechanisation and production equipment guarantees that the optimal plan will be executed in practice. Netherlands Antilles. New Caledonia. New Zealand. Norfolk Island. Philippines.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 15, 2024

The Suez’s problems are geopolitical and those in Panama are climate-based, but both are roiling global trade. Cargo volumes through the Suez and Panama canals have plunged by more than a third. One source said that the strategy could be announced Tuesday. Whatever you plan to do this weekend, we wish you a Happy St.

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Elementum

AUGUST 22, 2016

The expansion of the Panama Canal, which handles about a third of Asia-to-US trade, is poised to boost trade and shipping services by shortening the one-way journey by sea from Asia to the U.S. While ship transits through the Panama Canal rose 3.7% While ship transits through the Panama Canal rose 3.7% East Coast.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Mr. Elenjickal focused on the three main areas where FourKites is looking to improve connections across supply chains: geos, teams, and ecosystems. Companies are sourcing materials from all over the world, and need to identify those regions which are most important, and which provide the greatest risk for disruptions. According to Ms.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 8, 2016

Supply chains naturally take advantage of efficiency and cost advantages and over the centuries, as transportation methods, technology and global knowledge improved, there has been a drive to take advantage of each and every step. Globalization and supply chains have been tied at the hip over the course of history.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 14, 2019

This shows importers are shifting their sourcing locations to countries other than China. gulf region due to Panama Canal restrictions. In fact, there were some instances where vessels had to unload cargo in Panama to get through the canal. Procure enough capacity. And, total imports on trade were up 1.4%

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Freightos

DECEMBER 16, 2015

4 Longest scheduled air cargo route: Dubai to Panama City (Emirates). Coming up in February 2016, Emirates are starting a regular 8,588 mi (13,821 km) service between Dubai, UAE and Panama City, Panama. Source: Imugr. The airplane, while huge, is tiny compared to the Maersk EEE. Antonov An-225 Mriya. #4

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