Logistics Viewpoints
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
These facilities produce and ship 150,000 order lines per day. Rather than shipping directly from a factory or a distribution center to a different region, they shipped to a port hub where shipments from a region could be consolidated, allowing them to build fuller ocean containers and ship fewer loads.
Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 21, 2023
Most decisions to outsource manufacturing are based on a spreadsheet analysis of variable costs without considering the impact of in-transit inventory. The opportunity is to manage item complexity and redesign cycles. Elongation and Variability of Lead Times.
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Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 26, 2025
Limitations of Traditional Supply Chain Planning Traditional supply chain planning relies on retrospective analysis. When unexpected disruptions occura factory shutdown, a shipping delay, or a supply shortagethese models provide little flexibility. AI-based demand forecasting minimizes excess inventory while ensuring sufficient supply.
ToolsGroup
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Winning the Supply Chain Wars To thrive amidst these challenges, ToolsGroup recommends five strategic pillars: Conduct What-If Scenario Analysis Simulate potential disruptions to plan and respond proactively. Evolving Customer Expectations Faster delivery, customized solutions, and real-time communication are now essential.
Freightos
DECEMBER 20, 2022
More than 80% of goods – by volume – are moved by ocean freight globally, so shipping costs directly impact the price level of imported goods. Assuming those contracted volumes also shipped at about spot rate levels , the total ocean costs savings in October 2022 could have totalled $9.9B of a percentage point of the 6.2%
Logistics Viewpoints
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
When you can barely see beyond the bow of the ship, when extreme wind and waves threaten to throw you off course – or worse, sink you – it’s understandable that long-term thinking can get chucked overboard like so much extra ballast. It’s an apt metaphor for ocean shipping these past many months. And the list goes on.
Freightos
JULY 22, 2021
But as consumer spending shifted from services to goods nearly a year ago, demand for ocean freight has consistently outpaced container ship capacity, pushing freight rates to record highs. . 6 US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Dep’t of Commerce, Table 2.3.5 6 US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Dep’t of Commerce, Table 2.3.5
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