Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2025

auto parts are sourced from Mexico, making the tariff impact immediate and severe. agricultural chemicals and machinery, creating additional burdens for American farmers. Approximately 40% of U.S. Vehicle production costs in the U.S. Mexico and Canada have imposed 25% tariffs on U.S. China has tightened export controls on U.S.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 17, 2022

Image source: Cape Analytics. Image Source: Nola. Image Source: USA Today. The fire started at Majestic Industries, before spreading to the Qualco chemical plant located nearby. Image source: CNBC. For those with the luxury, that meant diving right into a chlorine-filled pool. between 2021 and 2026.The The result?

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 3, 2024

Scope 1 emissions include all direct emissions that are generated from sources that are directly owned or controlled by an organization. The structures and design featured in the exhibition are sourced from biodegradable, sustainable materials to minimize carbon footprint. Not all emissions are created equally.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 16, 2025

Edge Hardware: The battle for edge hardware also intensified in 2024, as companies sought to deploy AI capabilities closer to the source of data. ChatGPT Search : This feature gives users a way to get answers from relevant web sources. This approach enhances decision-making processes across various industries.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 11, 2017

The typical distribution process in the chemical industry looks mostly like this: The chemical producer distributes goods from various locations to a large number of customers, using different forwarders depending on the company’s diverse transportation requirements. Even complex tasks in delivery networks can be flexibly realized.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 12, 2024

Ongoing attacks on vessels in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthis continue to disrupt shipping lanes in the chemical industry’s supply chain, according to Al Greenwood, chemicals expert and deputy editor at ICIS. The Houthis are creating significant supply chain disruptions for chemical companies and governments.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2021

Building optionality in the supply chain through collaborative sourcing: Supply chain teams can proactively identify choke points within the existing network by leveraging emerging technologies such as digital twins and advanced analytics, and modeling their end-to-end supply chains. This can in turn benefit Tier 2 suppliers and beyond.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2022

As organizations look for reducing dependencies on concentrated sources of supply, Eastern Europe, Mexico, and South Asian countries will start providing viable alternatives to the current manufacturing powerhouse countries. In the current capacity constrained environment, such technologies will become a significant competitive advantage.

Supply Chain Design Software 312

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2022

This kind of disruption causes major dislocation in the sources of demand and shifts the centers of gravity for demand, forcing organizations to rethink their supply chain design. Switching to alternate sources of supply or modes of transportation should be considered as appropriate, and such alternates should be activated on a short notice.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2023

Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) needed a technology that facilitated fast solutions to pressing problems. The Influence of Culture Chevron Phillips Chemical was established in 2000, as a joint venture between Chevron and Phillips 66. They chose an analytics platform from Seeq. Railey enthused, “folks were drawn in.

Chemicals 32

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Logility

JULY 4, 2018

On a recent road trip to retrieve my daughter from college I drove past a handful for chemical manufacturing plants of various types. Viewing a chemical manufacturing plant from a distance everything seems so peaceful and static. The supply chain that supports these complex facilities are also in continuous motion.

Chemicals 113

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

At the same time, the Chief Purchasing Officer (CPO) has taken on a pivotal role by securing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to protect the workforce and direct materials when primary sources fail. As disruptions become the norm, Supply Chain Planning and Source-to-Pay (S2P) cycles need to be increasingly dynamic and intertwined.

Manufacturing Procurement 304

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PINC

APRIL 14, 2020

is a global chemical company that makes performance chemicals used by the oil refinery, agricultural, automotive, energy, and consumer electronics industries. As a result, it struggled with numerous logistical and supply chain issues, including no single source of truth for data and insights. Based in Wilmington, Del.,

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The GCC chemical industry is second largest manufacturing industry in value add, after refining. 2017 Facts and Figures report by Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA), the chemical industry accounts for 3.1 Following COVID-19 the global chemical supply chain market reported a severe decline in output.

Chemicals 113

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Logility

JULY 5, 2018

On a recent road trip to retrieve my daughter from college I drove past a handful for chemical manufacturing plants of various types. Viewing a chemical manufacturing plant from a distance everything seems so peaceful and static. The supply chain that supports these complex facilities are also in continuous motion.

Chemicals 101

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 31, 2024

What is the role of make, source, and deliver? Define a proactive approach and the value/economies of scale of planning manufacturing/transportation and sourcing together. In small, regional distributors, the goal may be better replenishment. In contrast, for a global manufacturer, the answer is more complex.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

Of the professionals surveyed, 59% saw the gap between procurement/sourcing and supply chain to be a major disconnect, and the most pressing pain point. Both procurement solutions from ERP companies like Oracle or Infor – or business spend management solutions – can help companies enforce these sourcing supplier decisions.

Supply Chain Network Software 315

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Inventories in the chemical industry are at record lows: a forerunner of bad days ahead. The health of all sectors is dependent on the chemical industry.) Build Strong Supply Chain Sourcing Development Practices. Redesign supply chain flows monthly and quarterly across make, source and deliver based on market intelligence.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 18, 2017

Last week, I spent time with large chemical companies engrossed in this discussion. Let’s take a look at the world of the chemical manufacturer. Acquisitions drove DOW Chemical’s wide swings. The chemical company’s performance today is largely based on financial engineering. Fear is a powerful motivator.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2021

As product flows rapidly shifted and hard baked assumptions about lead times and sourcing locations were put to test, users across many organizations bypassed their planning systems and turned to excel sheets, internal data science teams or non-traditional supply chain vendors who could deliver AI based solutions at a faster turn.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 23, 2024

The stoppage is set to “cripple shipments” of grain, potash, and coal while also slowing down the transport of petroleum products, chemicals, and autos. The EU was China’s second-largest source of dairy products with at least 36% of the total value of imports in 2023, behind only New Zealand, according to Chinese customs data.

Supply Chain Planning Software 312

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 29, 2024

For example, in the chemical industry don’t forget the importance of envelopes, material balances, reverse bill of materials, grades, etc. Explore to understand the data sources, the cleanliness and frequency of data, and evaluate the use of machine learning and NoSQL to improve data quality and reduce data latency. Next Steps?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2022

Retailers have been used to long lead times over the last two decades, especially for the categories they source from Asia. in chemical engineering from the University of Florida and his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology at Madras. He received his Ph.D.

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ivalua

JANUARY 8, 2023

Production and use of chemicals under the Persistent Organic Pollutants Convention (POP or Stockholm-Convention) . By implementing effective supply chain management systems and partnering with suppliers who share their values, procurement teams can position their companies as leaders in responsible sourcing and supply chain management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2021

The FDA issued an exposure modification order that allows the claim to be made that “scientific studies show that switching completely from conventional cigarettes to IQOS significantly reduces your body’s exposure to harmful or potentially harmful chemicals.”. By December 2019 the system and model were fully live.

Modeling 280

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Fossil fuel proponents like to claim that oil and coal are the only “rainy day” energy source out there. The real chemical secret to make aluminum and sulfur work together this way seems to be in the type of molten salt they use as an electrolyte. He has also managed the supply chains for both bulk and consumer chemical companies.

Supply Chain Design Software 245

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Logility

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

You can be proactive and use c ausal f orecasting to leverage data you already own, model additional data sources that could help explain demand variability… or do nothing. . Phone * Company * Job Title * Zip Code * Source Asset Source Download ID. What Exactly Is Causal Forecasting? . Featured Download.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Travin Singh (creator behind Crust Brewing) realised that if he could find bakery partners, he basically had access to a cheap local source of beer making raw materials. The circular economy is a cost saver and generally has less carbon emissions, because raw materials are sourced locally and therefore with less transportation.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Identifying sources of Carbon emissions. These are classified into sources of emissions as Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3. These are considered “indirect” greenhouse gas sources. Scope 3 emissions are the amount of carbon emitted by vendors and suppliers in your value chain, another indirect source.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Decisions such as what should be the order minimums and multiples, what should be the replenishment frequency to my downstream locations, what should be the splits between different sources available, and how they should be prioritized, are all the types of policies that need increasingly frequent revision. He received his Ph.D.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 17, 2024

Understand the meaning behind the name “Gnosis” and the company is transforming international logistics Explore the challenges and opportunities in international logistics and how Gnosis Freight tackles these complex problems Gain insights into the importance of accurate data in solving supply chain execution problems and the challenges of data integration (..)

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Supply Chain Opz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

In fact, they segment supply chain into 4 categories, - Sudden Natural Disaster: earthquake, hurricanes, tornadoes - Sudden Man-made Disaster: terrorist attack, chemical leak - Slow Natural Disaster: famine, drought, poverty - Slow Man-made Disaster: political crisis, refugee crisis Then they create the customized strategy for each category.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 5, 2019

While there are many types of visibility (see Figure 1), the most common use case is either sourcing or transportation visibility. I was luck enough to get to take this class twice, and it was one of the most profound courses that I took in chemical engineering school. In this blog post, I give a framework to drive discussions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Inventories in the chemical industry are at record lows: a forerunner of bad days ahead. The health of all sectors is dependent on the chemical industry.) Build Strong Supply Chain Sourcing Development Practices. Redesign supply chain flows monthly and quarterly across make, source and deliver based on market intelligence.

Supply Chain Design Software 195

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Inventories in the chemical industry are at record lows: a forerunner of bad days ahead. The health of all sectors is dependent on the chemical industry.) Build Strong Supply Chain Sourcing Development Practices. Redesign supply chain flows monthly and quarterly across make, source and deliver based on market intelligence.

Supply Chain Design Software 195

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 9, 2017

In a study conducted by Accenture in 2015 of chemical companies, results showed that 94 percent expect to boost their investment in digital capabilities in the next three years to embrace a competitive advantage. Historically, chemical companies buy from and sell to nearly every industry in the world, adding special demands for connectivity.

Supply Chain Network Software 152

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 10, 2021

No network crosses over the source, make, deliver processes. For example, Elemica is focused on the chemical and rubber markets but does not manage upstream (consumer products/food & beverage) or downstream flows (oil/gas). Value Network Focus. Today’s networks are piece parts. The supply chain is serious business.

SAP 225

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