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Truck Capacity Shortage: The Past, Present and Future

Talking Logistics

From the last half of 2017 through today and beyond, a slew of market forces, some predictable and some unexpected, have combined to create a very real truck capacity shortage in the United States. Market Review: Past, Present and Future. But it’s no fairy tale; it’s real and it’s here. What are the real causes? Holiday Season.

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Outside-in Process Q&A

Supply Chain Shaman

On Friday, I presented an overview of outside-in planning to a consulting group. I love the questions when I present. Their goal is clear–stabilize the blood supply in the United States. The reason? The dialogue helps me to think more deeply to explain the concepts.

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North American Building Materials Leader Cornerstone Building Brands Chooses ToolsGroup and River Logic’s Technology

ToolsGroup

Christopher Gonzales from Cornerstone will be presenting his story live on Monday afternoon. Unique Partnership Delivers an End-to-End Network Optimization Solution to Seamlessly Integrate Supply Chain Design, Manufacturing Footprint and Probabilistic Planning and Execution for Leading Building Materials Manufacturer. Book a meeting.

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Baby Formula Deficit: Unfortunate Lessons in Demand Forecasting

Logility

When the United States had a massive infant formula shortage, families were under duress, especially those with babies under one. About half the baby formula consumption in the United States is by low-income families. The need for more resilient supply chains and better demand forecasting was becoming more essential.

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Flexibility in the Face of Uncertainty

Freightos

Despite the higher initial sea freight cost to the United States, this combination can ultimately deliver overall savings of 34 cents per kilogram when compared to Dubai…and a two day reduction in transit time. Here’s how the data stacks up, relying on data points from Freightos’ air and ocean data.,

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Aging and Its Impact on Economies and Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

Census Bureau predicted, by 2035, people over 65 years old living in the United States will outnumber children for the first time in U.S. ” Good questions. Challenges Faced by Aging Nations A few years back, the U.S. ”[3] Prabhu explains, “When we are getting older, our health care costs rise. .”

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Supplier Diversity: From Checking the Box to Driving Business Strategy

ivalua

Supplier diversity programs are something many procurement professionals in the United States (U.S.) it is even more encouraging to see how supplier diversity has grown and how it has expanded beyond the United States. Part I: Building Business Cases and Driving Momentum. have accepted as a key element of procurement.