Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 9, 2024

Direct materials sourcing strategies will continue to include needs for future growth markets for products and services along with business supply network sustainability needs from either a business resiliency or sustainability commitment lens.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 21, 2017

5 Key Trends Driving Supply Chain Innovation. Global Shipping Trends: What to Expect in 2017. The Trends Shaping Supply Chain and Logistics: Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2017. Supply Chain and Logistics Resolutions for 2017: 4 Things to STOP Doing This Year. Unlearning Supply Chain Management.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

That said, there are several high-level trends and factors that will impact supply chain and logistics strategies and operations in 2016: Oil Prices : Just a few years ago, there was plenty of talk about oil prices potentially reaching $300 per barrel and the impact it would have on supply chain and logistics networks and processes (e.g.,

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2017

Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… FedEx says operations at TNT Express disrupted after virus attack (Reuters). Global shipping feels fallout from Maersk cyber attack (Reuters). The cyber attack was among the biggest-ever disruptions to hit global shipping.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

In this update, we focus on our fifth prediction which is focused on global transportation and logistics services sectors. 2023 Prediction Five: Global Wide Transportation, Logistics and Brokerage Services Sectors Will Face a Challenging Year With Significant Consequences. Prediction Background. Prediction Implications.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Global Supply Chain Pressures Index (GSPI) continued a moderate trending decline and reflected a fifth consecutive easing of monthly pressures. Interestingly, Transportation Utilization is the outlier here, as both utilization metrics in the index were up significantly in September. ”.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2018

Under that strategy, employees take items from a physical store and ship it to customers, which allows Target to ship orders faster and avoid some costs related to distribution and fulfillment centers. I encourage you to watch my conversation with Frank for some great insights on this topic.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 14, 2021

The creation of the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) and an increasing number of startup challenges, incubators etc. A 2020 Gartner survey finds that 70% of supply chain leaders plan to invest into the circular economy. Advisory Board Member, at The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society (LSCMS).

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American Global Logistics

JANUARY 24, 2023

. #8 Logistics Trend: Integrated Supply Chain Management: Employing multi-channel logistics to achieve next-level performance Integrated supply chain management can mean many things. Here, we’re referring to integrating different modes of transportation or multi-channel logistics. Governments want it.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

This has been especially the case over the last two plus years with the onset of the global-wide Covid-19 pandemic and with consequent and unprecedented supply and transportation network disruptions. The attention of the company’s most senior management, as well as its investors became center stage.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Insourcing : Internal employees remain responsible for performing the tasks needed to keep the supply chain up and running. Near-sourcing : Placing some operations close to where the products are sold to save time and money typically brought on during the transportation process. Stronger supply chain risk management.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Transportation and Logistics Disruptions. In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solution Marketing team explores innovative solutions to guard against supply chain disruptions. Terence: How important is sustainability in the equation nowadays? is due to logistics , which includes e-commerce logistics and delivery.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

As 2024 begins, two of the world’s most critical ocean transit corridors, the Suez Canal , and the Panama Canal are facing threats of shipping disruption as global geopolitical tensions and terrorist threats escalate. Truck and rail transportation movements across the Mexico and U.S.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 6, 2017

While civil unrest could slow down production or shipments in a foreign country, natural disasters can accomplish just as much shipping disruption in North America. Even Canada, a country that’s not exactly famous for shipping disasters, was virtually cut in half by a single unexpected bridge collapse in 2016.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

In its reporting, Bloomberg , citing a senior administration official, indicated that the President will urge lawmakers to address the antitrust exemption, which is not currently included in shipping legislation current being considered by Congress. This is when political and supply chain forces collide or come into alignment.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 8, 2016

The people who designed the chainsaws and the axes and the trucks that ship the cedar across country. The men who built the ships that transport the graphite. The harbor pilots who guide those ships in from the sea. The harbor pilots who guide those ships in from the sea. The graphite miners. natural threats), etc.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 4, 2017

” Considering all of the wacky patents Amazon has been issued, such as a shipping label with a built-in parachute , it wouldn’t surprise me if Amazon has already patented ways to operate on the Moon or Mars in case Mother Earth gets vaporized by an asteroid.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

That will have a direct impact on the dynamics of global container shipping, airfreight and logistics networks. Our overall theme for industry and global supply chains for 2023 is a Year of Adaptation, Realignment and Response to Economic and Geopolitical Forces. Global Wide Transportation and Logistics.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 28, 2012

Management Consulting. Sustainability Services. Application Management. Infrastructure Management. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Pharmaceutical and Biotech. Public Sector. Publishing Resources Industries. Business Services. Business Applications.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2016

The answer depends largely on whether OPEC, Russia, and other oil producers adhere to the supply cuts they pledged to on December 10th. If they actually follow through on their promise and oil prices continue to rise next year, how will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in response?

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 13, 2014

Management Consulting. Sustainability Services. Application Management. Infrastructure Management. Todays WMS is a tightly integrated code between the intrinsic WMS functions like receiving, put away, inventory, picking, packing and shipping, which are the primary functionalities. Pharmaceutical and Biotech.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Management Consulting. Sustainability Services. Application Management. Infrastructure Management. They are order sourcing, order scheduling, order release and finally order shipping & delivery. And Delivered Cost = product cost + handling cost + transportation cost + return allowance + X. Public Sector.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 27, 2012

Management Consulting. Sustainability Services. Application Management. Infrastructure Management. Nordstrom was one of the first broad line department store chains to offer no-cost shipping and returns for online orders and is currently testing same-day delivery at a flat rate. Pharmaceutical and Biotech.

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Requis

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

In the first edition I also didn’t write about manufacturing execution systems or manufacturing operations management systems, but I cover them in the second edition. Supply chain risk management is now a much more important subject for us to talk about in 2020.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Management Consulting. Sustainability Services. Application Management. Infrastructure Management. From this authors lens, expect the 2012 holiday buying surge to yet another stress test for managing fulfillment complexity among online, retail and B2C goods providers. Supply Chain Planning & Forecasting (59).

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Management Consulting. Sustainability Services. Application Management. Infrastructure Management. It reported that it last one-day shipping order was placed on 11:52 p.m. PST on December 22, and shipped to Fayetteville Georgia in-time for Christmas opening. Supply Chain Planning & Forecasting (59).

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