Freightos

JANUARY 3, 2024

More Resources Home Red Sea and Suez Canal Shipping Crisis Update Judah Levine Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Even with an international naval force in place, Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea continue. Get Your Custom Report Now!

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EMERGE App

DECEMBER 12, 2019

If you’re that kind of person, then drop shipping is the thing for you. What is Drop Shipping? Drop shipping is a business method where you (store owner/ retailer) ship products directly from manufacturers or wholesalers to the customer. In drop shipping, you are only responsible for marketing and sales of the products.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights an added admission, this time from a shipping industry senior executive, indicating that the period of windfall profits among global shipping players is coming to an end. . We neglected to mention another observation that came from the CFO of influential global container shipping conglomerate Maersk.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

A procurement professional I recently spoke to said “it’s coming at us thick and fast, so we’ve got to be ready for it.” Stephanie has been most recently been conducting economic and supply chain market research as part of consulting in the Middle East. PhD (in progress) from the University of Wollongong, Australia.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2021

His primary research stream examines firms’ logistics operations, with an emphasis on studying motor carrier safety, productivity, pricing dynamics, and driver turnover. Jason has been recognized with multiple awards for research and teaching. Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan.

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Precoro

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

One of the ways that procurement teams improve this figure is by tracking and improving the purchase price variance (PPV) metric. In this article, we'll explain what PPV is, why it matters, and how tracking this metric can benefit your procurement processes. This estimate is then used as a standard price in the PPV formula.

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TMC

AUGUST 23, 2017

As companies expand globally through mergers or organic growth, many are faced with the decision of whether or not to combine logistics teams and apply a universal truckload procurement strategy across multiple regions. To obtain the most effective results, best practice requires adaptations to truckload procurement strategies.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Editor's Note: Today's blog is the second part of Chuck Intrieri's series on how procurement and suppliers can avoid issues with their contracts. Procurement and suppliers often assume that small print is highly complicated legal jargon that is both boring and largely irrelevant. How to Begin Your Terms. Data and Privacy.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of the realities of higher number of vessels among global ocean container shipping lines meeting contracting shipping demand levels that are now leading to headcount and schedule reductions. Background Ocean container shipping and logistics are the lifeblood of global supply chain movements.

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The amount of fuel used is dependent on the speed of the ship. The smaller Panamax ships (~5,000 TEU capacity) will consume ~63,000 gallons of marine fuel per day when operating between 20-25 knots. Fuel consumption can drop by almost a third when ship speeds are reduced by 10% (called slow-steaming). About the author: ?. ?Chris

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The amount of fuel used is dependent on the speed of the ship. The smaller Panamax ships (~5,000 TEU capacity) will consume ~63,000 gallons of marine fuel per day when operating between 20-25 knots. Fuel consumption can drop by almost a third when ship speeds are reduced by 10% (called slow-steaming). About the author: ?. ?Chris

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Supply chain leaders from planning to procurement to logistics face labor shortages and cost concerns, so they want to reduce workforce time spent on manual activities. Something is wrong in this retailer’s process, whether it be materials used, packing, shipping, etc., According to research by the boom!

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2022

He had a load full of cotton bales, and while idling away hours at a shipyard watching stevedores load other cargo onto ships he dreamed up containers that transformed global supply chains. Containerization eventually reduced shipping and loading costs by at least 75%.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 13, 2022

Our research with Iowa State University and MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics have identified the impact of the last 4-days of a quarter to route guide performance, paving the way for applying strategies to mitigate the risk of cost over runs. Using data provided by C.H. The results by region are shown below.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Based on McKinsey research analyzing post-Covid shopping behaviors in 2022, customers did go back to shopping in stores, and retailers have been increasing the inventory levels accordingly. Shipping items back and forth creates needless greenhouse gas emissions, and only 54% of all packaging gets recycled. In 2022 overall, U.S.

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Procurement Academy

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Breaking the skills loss cycle in supply chain and procurement, analyzes data from over 200 supply chain professionals across the UK and US*, to uncover what’s driving employee churn, the implications for supply chain organizations, and how they can stop the trend. About the Research. About Skill Dynamics.

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TMC

AUGUST 23, 2017

As companies expand globally through mergers or organic growth, many are faced with the decision whether to combine logistics teams and apply a universal truckload procurement strategy across multiple regions. To obtain the most effective results, best practice requires adaptations to truckload procurement strategies. In the U.S.,

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

For example, when I used to ship ice cream by reefer container to China from the west coast, the time on the ship was 12-18 days. Today, we have an additional factor with inflation to add to the mix of issues, that changes the requirements for the “buy plan in procurement.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

On a cold Boston winter day, I slipped into my seat on a back row in a packed conference room at AMR Research. The topic of the meeting was the logistics to launch of the AMR Research Top 25. When Gartner purchased AMR Research in December 2009, the methodology became the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. Most companies regressed.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

Source E2open Shipping Index). As an analyst, I conduct primary research. The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. Payable terms grew, and the focus on efficient procurement and functional metrics reduced the development of strong relationships across the value chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

A Wall Street Journal published report on this situation (Paid subscription) indicates that in previous Covid vaccine rollouts, vaccine makers such as Pfizer and Moderna shipped needed doses directly to designated vaccination centers. Moderna reportedly has shipped millions of doses to support vaccine administration needs as wel l.

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TMC

AUGUST 23, 2017

As companies expand globally through mergers or organic growth, many are faced with the decision of whether or not to combine logistics teams and apply a universal truckload procurement strategy across multiple regions. To obtain the most effective results, best practice requires adaptations to truckload procurement strategies.

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HICX Solutions

AUGUST 11, 2021

SXM Webinar Series with Art of Procurement. In the first of a three-part Art of Procurement Live Webinar Series ‘Putting the Supplier Experience at the Forefront of Strategic Procurement’ in partnership with HICX, we focus on how to make the business case for Supplier Experience Management (SXM). .

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Why are orders not shipped on time? Measure schedule adherence in manufacturing, time for purchase order acceptance in procurement, on-time delivery for inbound materials, and first-ass tender in logistics. After you do your research, consider the implementation of layers of supporting architecture to help drive better decisions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Source E2open Shipping Index). As an analyst, I conduct primary research. The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. Payable terms grew, and the focus on efficient procurement and functional metrics reduced the development of strong relationships across the value chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 27, 2024

A day has passed after a container ship lost power and crashed into a support pylon of Baltimore, Maryland’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early morning hours of March 26. Coast Guard authorities are assured that the bridge debris and/or underwater obstacles are sufficiently cleared for cargo ship navigation. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Today, a published Reuters report , citing data from market research firm TrendData , indicates that the production cutback of the iPhone 14 Plus and the increase in output of the more expensive iPhone 14 Pro was due to lukewarm demand for the mid-range model. West Coast Container Ship Backup Has Ended.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

On this Labor Day holiday, the Supply Chain Matters blog extends our salute and recognition to the many supply chain workers who plan, procure, coordinate, and directly support the movement of multi-industry components and finished products to respective markets and to businesses and consumers. All rights reserved.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 26, 2022

He cites a research report by Deloitte that concluded, “About 64% of companies have embarked on the journey to implement Robotic Process Automation in order to automate support tasks.” ” Three specific areas where RPA can improve processes are: • Procurement. 2) RPA provides an ROI of 30-200% in its first year. (3)

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

In our research, we find that 72% of planners primarily depend on Excel and desktop analysis despite the rollout of advanced platforms for planning in 92% of manufacturers with greater than 5B$ in revenue. The supply chain investments of the last decade focused on improving black & white processes–order-to-cash and procure-to-pay.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Four Kites and BuyCo Partner to Provide Ocean Freight Management Supply chain end-to-end visibility Cloud platform provider Four Kites and BuyCo , an ocean container shipping platform have announced a strategic partnership to provide Fortune 500 shippers with broader visibility and control throughout the entire container shipping process.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Rivian Automotive is now free to sell its EV parcel vans to other parcel carriers, and added reinforcement from multiple ocean container shipping carriers that the existing industry volume declines could extend for two to three years. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 15, 2023

In the article My Visit to Energy Observer – A Tour into the Future of Ocean Travel , I wrote how using the sun, the wind and the ocean’s own water was being used to send one research vessel around the world emissions free. Fully using the location and space that the Energy Observer itself took up on the ocean.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Shipping Lines Warn Red Sea Security Continues to Deteriorate Bloomberg reported last week that the CEO’s of two major shipping lines, which being Maersk and Norden, have both of the view that the security threat level of shipping traversing the Red Sea to and from the Suez Canal has continued to escalate. percent to 4.5

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 21, 2023

Researchers at University of Warwick, U.K. MORE FROM THIS EDITION h6 LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – March 2023 The Green Corridor: The Emissions of Work – How to Make a Green Working Culture Why Multi-Carrier Parcel Shipping Strategies Are Winning in 2022 Logistics Procurement – Performance Management

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 11, 2024

The global retailer is able to design, produce and ship products to fashion focused customers in a matter of days. For multi-industry supply chain and strategic procurement supply management teams, this conflict provides added challenges in the coming months. All rights reserved.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

As of January 1, 2022, it was taking a company an average of 73 days to deliver goods to truck or rail carriers after booking with an ocean carrier and completing the cross-ocean journey, according to E2open’s Ocean Shipping Index. Greener Shopping and Shipping: The Rise of Carbon Neutral e-Commerce Delivery. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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