DynaSys

APRIL 20, 2022

Because here in Michigan, in the Northern United States, we had one more winter storm. Historical forecasting is now, well, historical. It is a waste of time to even consider historical forecasting for seasonal, promotional or static day to day products. . And this for most industries and vertical segments.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Kuebix Announces the First Free Multimodal Transportation Management System (TMS). UPS Forecasts Another Record-Breaking Holiday Shipping Season. Alphabet looks to snowy Michigan to test self-driving cars (Reuters). Latest Use for a Bitcoin Technology: Tracing Turkeys From Farm to Table (WSJ sub. UPS announces U.S.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 22, 2022

It is my pleasure to begin this series of joint blog posts with Jason Miller, Associate Professor of Logistics at Michigan State University. We know that food producers are passing on the increased costs of labor, transportation, food harvesting, food manufacturing, and distribution.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 18, 2022

Like the chicken shortage and other issues surrounding the supply chain crisis , infant formula shortages originated with COVID-19 disrupting the supply chain , triggering the lack of labor , transportation, and raw materials. The Risk of Outdated Forecasting Software. As families used up their stockpiles, sales plummeted.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 14, 2014

Forecasting Truck Driver Shortages and Their Potential Impacts. Gather the facts and assumptions and consider the forecasts and their potential effects. NTBTRK in Michigan “guarantees” drivers 48 hours off/week. Inter-modal transportation offers another means to reduce the impacts of a truck driver shortage. So start now!

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

I was a young buck assistant professor at Michigan State University’s Eli Broad Graduate School of Management at the time, working with Bob Monczka… Steve spoke several times at the Executive Program held at MSU, and did a great job as I recall…). I looked at exposure vs. budget, and most of it was on an annual basis.

Purchasing Skills 60

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Talking Logistics

MAY 7, 2015

You’ve developed a well thought out transportation plan that supports your supply chain. You’ve conducted a transportation procurement event and have agreements in place with carrier partners to provide the type of capacity you need, where and when you need it. Is your transportation engine (“the plan”) on the verge of overheating?

Supply Chain Network Software 100

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 22, 2016

Over the past few months, the media has given a surmountable amount of attention to the water problems of Flint, Michigan. For example, a warehouse management system that is not currently connected to the other warehouses in the network cannot accurately generate a demand forecast for a given time period.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 30, 2022

Prior to this, Paul worked as a transportation reporter where he covered state and federal policies, regional economics, and transportation technology. . During his 23-year tenure at Amazon, Dave and his teams built much of their legendary fulfillment, logistics, and transportation network. Twitter: @ChadBown. Emma Cosgrove.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

Finally, leaders reduce disruption by building buffers throughout the supply network and invest in advanced analytics to improve planning and forecasting accuracy.” These tools can also rapidly model alternate supply and transportation scenarios, such as rerouting around a port strike or going to an alternate source of supply.”

Supply Chain Planning Software 116

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Long-term secular oil futures will continue to grow, and the demand for oil will continue to grow due to the demand for transportation fuel. He also hedge his natural gas prices…but the hedge price is higher at the Henry hub in Michigan, as opposed to the lower price found on the Gulf Coast.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 26, 2024

Jason is a professor of supply chain at Michigan State University, which is ranked as one of the top supply chain schools in the world. Summary: Market Insights In this podcast, Jason Miller, a professor at Michigan State University, shares his expertise on the current state of the supply chain and logistics industry. and Dortha J.

Michigan 186

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 30, 2021

There is no immediate forecast on when this issue will diminish, although there are projections that the truck driver shortages may be relieved in the next year. The LA port productivity is lagging because of the lack of integration between land and sea transportation. This will take years to complete, and is not a short term fix.

Los Angeles 52

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

I have been sitting in on interesting calls the past couple of days, and have also been exchanging emails with my colleague Jason Miller at Michigan State University, and also sat in on a presentation by Bill Villalon, recently retired President of APL Logistics, who presented to the CAPS Board. What is the forecast for 2022?

Warehousing 52

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

A recent set of posts on Linked In initiated by Jason Miller , (one of the country’s best government data analysts (in my opinion) Professor at Michigan State), led to some heated debate by readers. Also, readers pointed out that transportation costs have stabilized in a time when food costs went up – so what gives?

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