The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2024

A former Gartner analyst and current market evangelist and strategy director, Frank Kenney is widely credited as the creator of the term managed file transfer (MFT) and was the first to write about and discuss its modern architecture, platform, and use cases. They have a strong focus on culture, service, technology, and trucks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

In 2023, Amazon experimented with new logistics strategies and technologies to quickly fulfill and deliver orders, and these changes paid off big. The faster delivery times this year specifically may be attributed to changes in Amazon’s logistics strategy. Walmart unleashes ‘largest drone delivery footprint of any U.S.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 31, 2024

Learn the best practices for supply chain risk management in 2024 from Resilinc, the gold standard for supply chain resiliency. As risk managers audit their vendors and programs at the start of the year, it’s also time to clean up old strategies and supply chain practices.

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American Global Logistics

MARCH 5, 2024

Specifically, we covered the threats, impacts, and mitigation strategies disrupting supply chains. Enduring Drought Disrupts Panama Canal Navigation The Panama Canal is a vital shipping route that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The Panama Canal Authority is working to address the congestion.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Elenjickal noted that over the last 36 months, supply chains have become more complex than ever before. This leads supply chains to continue to operate in silos, rather than in a connected manner. As a result, supply chains continue to be wasteful when looking at time, inefficiencies, and emissions.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

That’s the main reason why supply chain experts insist supply chains must become more agile and resilient. Few, if any, analysts are predicting fair winds and following seas for supply chains this year. Supply Chain Risks Geopolitical Risks. How will this impact supply chains?

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This blog was co-written by Chirag Modi , Corporate Vice President, Industry Strategy – Supply Chain Execution and 3PL Global Lead, and Jen McQuiston , Product Marketing Director. Under normal operating conditions, the Panama Canal handles 36 to 38 ships per day. How desperate are shippers becoming?

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares samples of individual prediction snapshots that will be included in our Annual 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory publishing later this month.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 19, 2022

Massive supply chain disruptions are being experienced around the globe, and the causes are many and complex. Factors affecting the supply chain. When China shut down operations in a bid to contain Covid-19, supply chains ran out of material. How can businesses create the supply chain of the future?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 21, 2022

Contrary to general opinion, the causes of the supply chain disruptions currently being experienced worldwide were prevalent long before the Covid-19 pandemic. . The current war in Ukraine will further destabilize the global supply chain. Technology, or a lack of it, also plays a key role.

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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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Resilinc

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Understand how the recent Red Sea ship attacks are impacting global supply chains and how to mitigate potential risks. In this blog, we will look at the supply chain and logistics impact of the Red Sea ship attacks and discuss what businesses can do now to preserve supply chain resilience.

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TMC

JANUARY 12, 2017

From the Panama Canal expansion to the continuous advancement of disruptive technologies, 2016 was another eventful year in the global logistics and supply chain industry. We’re here to help by delivering insights, solutions, and strategies that address your exact needs for today and tomorrow.

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TMC

DECEMBER 8, 2016

New Panama Canal Options: Running the Numbers with a TMS.Connect by TMC. When the expanded Panama Canal opened this June, a new set of routes became available for shippers and beneficial cargo owners (BCOs). As described in my previous blog post , the enlarged Panama Canal can handle container ships up to 13,000 TEUs in size.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 10, 2023

The Ferrari Research and Consulting Group thru its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog, provides a reassessment of our prior prediction related to supply chain ESG strategy and action plans over the next 2-3 years. However, economic and manufacturing recession conditions are now being observed.

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Precoro

MARCH 22, 2023

A smooth-functioning supply chain is vital to meeting buyer expectations. Despite your best supply chain planning, supply chains get disrupted – sometimes moderately and at other times massively. The supply base, no matter how meticulously put together, depends on numerous external factors.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 3, 2015

Guess Who Announced New Transportation Management Software (TMS) Functionality Yesterday. Taking a Holistic View on Inventory May Lead to Change in Strategy. Design Your Business to Thrive: Four Components of a Smart Supply Chain Modeling Platform. Getting to the Core of Supply Chain Execution Convergence (1,240 views).

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Increasingly, your supply chain is seen as a value-creating process that differentiates your company from the competition. However, there is a realistic possibility that you are the weakest link in your supply chain. Is your supply chain strategy truly customer focused? Choose country. New Caledonia.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Increasingly, your supply chain is seen as a value-creating process that differentiates your company from the competition. However, there is a realistic possibility that you are the weakest link in your supply chain. Is your supply chain strategy truly customer focused? Choose country. New Caledonia.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Lots of supply chain and logistics news this week, so let’s get started… Transplace Introduces Preferred Shipper Checklist. Rockfarm Supply Chain Solutions Announces Acquisition of Global Distribution & Logistics. Kuebix Announces New Name and Disruptive Technology. UPS Delivers Peak Profits.

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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”. William also talked about the importance of having an integrated transportation strategy that thinking about packaging and planning issues – and the quality concerns are becoming more important.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 13, 2016

The economy was on the road to recovery, and more technology was being developed and deployed to increase the productivity and efficiency of fleets. Expansion of the Panama Canal Will Increase Incoming Ocean Freight. Part of the discussion on the current state of the capacity crunch must include a discussion on the Panama Canal.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

A technology revolution is rapidly changing the way we work, providing threats and opportunities along the way. These developments impact Original Equipment Manufacturers, both at strategic level and at operational level within their supply chains. Mindmap High-Tech Supply Chain 4.0. Choose country. Afghanistan.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Supply Chain KPIs are Essential – The Right Ones! Many people get really confused about KPIs or Key Performance Indicators in Logistics and Supply Chain operations. Supply Chain KPI Tips. All you need to know about Supply Chain KPIs. Supply Chain KPI. Which ones to use?…

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MIT Supply Chain

JUNE 3, 2021

As companies look to restructure their global supply chains in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and other disruptive forces, the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has an opportunity to become the next manufacturing and logistics hub. The region could capitalize on the nearshoring trend given its nearness to US markets.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In reality, appointment and price systems must be used to control capacity for interoceanic canals like the Panama and Suez. In the current global economy, the closure of a maritime chokepoint would have significant economic ramifications due to the disruption of trade flows and even some supply chains (e.g. 1200 feet).

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Not only does this demand a new approach, requiring an organisation and its employees to display more agility and responsiveness, but it also creates the need for a supply chain architect in order to meet the changing needs of customers, both now and in the future. Mindmap Supply Chain Director 2020. Choose country.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 5, 2015

There is some truth to this claim at this time, however, too many companies failed to take precautionary measures and response strategies well ahead of the stoppages. This strategy enables shippers to bypass the Pacific ports altogether. It’s not as if the disruptions were unexpected.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

When shipping product into a country as large and complex as Brazil, the choice of transportation routes has a critical impact on supply chain costs. Prior to the project, Panama as a consolidation center was an obvious choice due to its proximity to Brazil. Pictured is the Port of Santos, Brazil. It is a tough challenge.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JULY 21, 2014

Its proximity to the Port of Long Beach creates a maritime cluster that supports flexible supply chains with ready access to 14 major freight hubs across the US. This included the TraPac Terminal expansion, automation infrastructure, and intermodal facility to provide on-dock rails.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

The event was sponsored by Coupa, one of the leading providers of software, and several of the Coupa executives from the Houston area and from California were present. Business at the Port of Houston is robust, and the volume is growing, based on the hope that the Panama Canal expansion will drive more cargo into the port.

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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. Steamship companies will dedicate vessels that permanently go eastbound and westbound.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 24, 2016

Adequate demand planning and accurate inventory investments are key to successful supply chain management in this fast-moving industry. IT systems need to be tightly integrated to provide the necessary insight into the end-to-end supply chain. Netherlands Antilles. New Caledonia. New Zealand. Norfolk Island. Philippines.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 17, 2015

I don’t have the time, tools, or knowledge to deal with this parasite, which is the latest ailment my car suffers from (the air conditioner crapped out a couple of years ago and I had to get the exhaust pipe repaired after it broke off on my way to the airport some months ago). Well, technically, a “parasitic drain” on the battery.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 22, 2015

The numbers speak for themselves: 34 episodes produced in 2015, totaling more than 56,800 views and 1,360+ minutes of conversations with thought leaders and newsmakers in the supply chain and logistics industry. From Project to Continuous Business Process: The Evolution of Supply Chain Design (4,159 views). 1,689 views).

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 16, 2016

Supply Chain Movement and software vendor Eyefreight have therefore developed this mindmap for Global Logistics Integration, outlining the route to achievement and providing road signs to flag potential hazards along the way. >>Please Goods have to be transported across the globe and across the neighbourhood.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 8, 2016

Globalization and supply chains have been tied at the hip over the course of history. 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.

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