Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The Event The Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) recently concluded its ASCM CONNECT 2023 North America Conference. From a global perspective, there were messages related to growing trade tensions, deglobalization, climate imperatives and generally how industry supply chains have been, and continue to be impacted by these trends.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 2, 2023

” Time ‘s Editor-in-Chief Edward Felsenthal wrote, “The process of choosing the Person of the Year — who or what most influenced the events of the past 12 months, for good or for ill — can be agonizing. .” Do we lean into the light, reach into the darkness, or land somewhere in between?

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

Intro Email Newsletters News Sites Social Media Influencers Blogs Unexpected Places. If you’re like me, staying up to date on supply chain news is critical. This is the experts’ selection – but if we had to choose just one, our go-to read is the fast-rising WSJ Daily Logistics Report. Ti Logistics Briefing.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

All ex-AMR analysts on the stage, talking about the ‘Top 15 Supply Chains we Admire’. When we did the Top 25 list at AMR, we mixed a bit of science, art and influence. The panel discussed the Top 15 Supply Chains we Admire, as built off the Supply Chain Index. General Mills. So, drum roll please…. Ralph Lauren.

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Logility

AUGUST 25, 2020

Each of these events was completely devastating to the company concerned. Generally, product companies that offer high value-add fall into this category. These companies are generally focused on commodity goods and delivering the best value at minimal cost. A few of the most infamous are listed below. The common thread?

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Resilinc

JANUARY 31, 2024

Map your supply chain down multiple tiers Do you know who your supplier’s suppliers are? Part-site” mapping adds the most value because it enables manufacturers and companies to know exactly what parts and materials may be delayed by an event affecting a specific site. What practices does your company hang on to that are old hat?

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Demand Solutions

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

If you manufacture or distribute products, it's safe to assume that you have a specified safety stock level— or at least we certainly hope you do. If you're on the fence about whether or not to hold safety stock, we recommend reading up on why it's critical to overcoming variability in your supply chain. and you would be right.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Ultimately, in the midst of announcements made by Toyota ’s global wide competitors regarding a wholesale transformation to battery powered vehicles, along with nervousness among the auto maker’s investors, Mr. Toyoda elected to hand over the reins of day-to-day leadership to a younger generation leader.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 14, 2023

The event hosted 56 women from across India who came together to celebrate the art behind the lens. As we chatted and I got to know her, my uneasiness melted away, and when she shook my hand and hugged me to wish me well, I felt so safe that the bubble I was in had broken in the most beautiful way! and their rights.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 10, 2019

To help shed some light on the situation, you can read our previous blog where we outlined a recent timeline of events and talked about what uncertainty around tariffs means for retailers. But we also wanted to see it from the consumer’s point of view. Most consumers are only “somewhat familiar” with the trade war news.

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MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 1, 2022

In general, the audience felt that the numbers in this summary slide were representative. Generally, participants reported feeling underinformed?—?or Luckily, we had shippers attending the session who heard these concerns, and some even took the opportunity to acknowledge those problems. or worse yet?—?misinformed,

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Resilinc

JULY 21, 2023

Thousands of loyal fans are excited for the new Barbie movie premiering this July 21, featuring the pink-loving character who was an iconic figure in so many childhoods. But who could’ve guessed that Barbie’s love of pink could somehow be tied to a global pink paint shortage?

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

We logically think customer equals user which equals person hitting the keyboard and managing their supply chains with RapidResponse. For example, executives, who reap the benefits of a more profitable supply chain, or members from the IT community who can be more responsive to user requests but are not necessarily users themselves.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 18, 2022

In the face of baby formula shortages, parents who depend on it are currently facing challenges full of anger, frustration, and tears. While stock levels were consistently low, the crisis reached a new level in the spring of 2022, when, in April, almost 30% of the top selling baby formula products were out of stock.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Procurement’s stature has grown during the COVID-19 crisis as costs, cash flow and supply continuity quickly became top boardroom priorities and homepage news. The city of New York adjusting normally cumbersome processes to secure new sources of supply for unprecedented numbers of ventilators. Examples abound.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 10, 2015

I am not sure who is more excited to see this movie, our kids or my wife and me, but there’s something about those little yellow dudes that crack us up every time. Now, for this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: JDA Unleashes Powerful New Capabilities to Enable the Seamless Supply Chain.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon Is Testing Its Own Delivery Service to Rival FedEx and UPS (Bloomberg Technology). Just look at the news this week from Amazon, Walmart, and Target. Who said transportation and logistics is a dull industry?!

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 11, 2021

”[2] United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres described the report as a “code red for humanity.” Repent of your sins all ye who enter here. ” According to Bloomberg reporters, the report also concludes, “Scientists can now link specific weather events to human-made climate change.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The good news is, there are steps you can take to help prepare for any delays or disruptions that result from a vessel accident. As a platform who works with the many different vessel operators to move our customers’ goods, we share some key things to know. We recently had a customer impacted by a vessel accident.

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 13, 2015

In case you haven’t noticed all the news about the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), it’s a trade agreement involving 12 economies. Who will benefit the most from TPPA? We can already imagine what will happen to the airfreight business due to the TPPA-fueled growth in e-commerce. Challenges for TPPA economies.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

I’m in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico this morning. As you read this, I’ll be doing a short tune-up ride in preparation for tomorrow’s JDRF Ride to Cure cycling event. I’ll share some photos and highlights next week, either of the ride or my new Personal Oxygen Device. Santa Fe is at an elevation of 7,200 feet.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 10, 2019

To help shed some light on the situation, you can read our previous blog where we outlined a recent timeline of events and talked about what uncertainty around tariffs means for retailers. But we also wanted to see it from the consumer’s point of view. Most consumers are only “somewhat familiar” with the trade war news.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 17, 2018

Back at work, getting caught up on all of the supply chain and logistics news from the past two weeks. This change in go-to-market approach could be a way to gain the support of other industry players, including Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM, who haven’t jumped on the Maersk-IBM bandwagon yet. project44 Launches Global Parcel Visibility.

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

MARCH 10, 2023

With the very volatile conditions we were experiencing, few were prepared to weigh in on predictions as I personally, and likely most of you, have been blown away at some of the things we have seen (and continue to take place) in our industry and economy. Heading into the New Year, supply chains seemingly are becoming more reliable.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 17, 2020

As the pandemic spread, spending time with friends and family, water cooler conversations with co-workers, and even dependence on a resilient supply chain turned out to be necessities we had taken for granted. As the New Year approaches, it’s time to look at ways you can make a smart plan for global shipping in 2021.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This column serves as a news capsule of specific developments occurring in the supply chain technology sector. Noted customers include names such as BMW, CNH Industrial, DAF, a Paccar Company , General Motors, Honda , Kenworth and Volkswagen. Our prior full edition of this column was published on January 19 t h.

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USC Consulting Group

OCTOBER 20, 2021

That’s because the public is feeling what we who work with logistics have known for awhile — bottlenecks and supply chain disruptions have led to an unprecedented level of delay transporting goods from point A to point B. In this two-part blog, we’ll highlight some of the strategies we’re recommending to our clients.

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 28, 2014

The general situation for third-party logistics providers (3PLs) is that the requests made by their customers have become more challenging. On a highly strategic level, it helps 3PL providers answer questions such as: How would our existing network handle a new market or a new customer? It is, in fact, supporting them.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 2, 2023

Yet, this company was not immune to disruptive events that occurred across China’s major high tech manufacturing regions in 2022, especially during the last three months. In a posting in late October, we contrasted the financial performance of both manufacturers. Let’s reflect on a few specific examples.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 8, 2016

Editor's Note : At Cerasis, if you have followed our blog, you know we like to give information around best practices in regards to transportation, logistics, and supply chain management. However, from time to time, we also want to give our audience some information that will help their business generally.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 22, 2020

… This could be more bad news for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which is already off to a roaring start with a record three named storms so far. Generally, however, technology can help. According to federal weather forecasters, conditions in the Pacific Ocean aren’t going to help. They are: 1. Assess your risk.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 11, 2024

1] Hawking used the term “full artificial intelligence” to mean artificial general intelligence (AGI) — a system that exceeds human intelligence and is self-aware. ”[2] Interestingly, the RAND experts didn’t express much concern about AGI, but did believe that other forms of AI could risk life as we know it.

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HICX Solutions

DECEMBER 6, 2022

In our recent Voice of the Supplier Survey , we saw that almost one quarter of suppliers said receiving relevant information from their most important customers was one of the top three factors in maintaining a good relationship. Ways of encouraging this behavior include features such as invoice tracking and dashboards,” he adds.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 15, 2021

In this blog, I’ll explain a bit more about the rating criteria we used to assess firms. The assessments involved using a machine based learning algorithm by Yung-Yun Huang, PhD, who completed her dissertation in Operations REsearch at NC State two years ago. The data can be collected in a number of ways.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

In today’s “Ripped from the Headlines” segment, I revisit these trends through the lens of recent news articles. Ralph Lauren to Bring Management of Distribution Site In-House (WSJ- sub. As reported last week in the Wall Street Journal , “Ralph Lauren Corp. It means that outsourcing relationships are becoming more dynamic.

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Kinaxis

MARCH 17, 2015

This unfortunate event kick-started an urgent need for a replacement vehicle that would fit his growing family and replace the car he’d loved for longer than he’d even known his three children. His wife, demonstrating both her love and a generous dose of pity for her grief-stricken husband, agreed to let him upgrade to a brand new Audi Q3.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Seasonal inventory refers to goods associated with specific periods or events that cause demand fluctuation throughout the year. Or perhaps, it’s early summer and the local hardware store just got a new shipment of lawn mowers. Though, apparently, some people prefer their Peeps aged …We won’t go down that rabbit hole. ).

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