Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Same-day delivery (or is it shipping?) Japan Impasse Dogs Pan-Pacific Trade Talks ( Wall Street Journal ). German shipping banks face $22 billion in losses: Moody’s ( Reuters ). The WSJ also published an article this week highlighting how Sears and many other retailers are ramping up their “ship from store” capabilities.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 27, 2021

2021 Supply Chain and Inventory Management Trends for the US. Here we are, one year later, trying to determine the 2021 supply chain and inventory management trends to adopt. in May 2020 compared to May 2019, especially affecting exports from the US, Japan and the EU. Consumers are now used to fast and free shipping.

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Logility

JUNE 30, 2022

Organizations must use every means at their disposal to keep goods moving while at the same time preventing their most important resource – their talent – from jumping ship at an alarming pace. The labor supply is shrinking in Germany, Poland, Russia, and Japan, and contraction is expected to quicken. It’s a global problem.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 12, 2018

When most people think of supply chain risk, they often think about the impact of major unforeseen “headline grabbing” events - like the tsunami in Japan impacting automotive supply chains or horse meat making its way into British beef supplies. Previously the company typically dealt with inventory shortfalls with rush orders by air.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities. Material Handling & Logistics ).

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2016

Imagine a bitcoin being a unit of inventory and a digital wallet (“bitcoin address”) being an inventory-keeping location, such as a store, distribution center, or truck trailer. A supply chain blockchain application, therefore, could be used to record the balances and transfers of inventory across a distributed supply chain network.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2014

I also think that Quintiq’s leadership in concurrent planning to solve new problems is promising, especially in the design of transportation and inventory flows. In prestige beauty and nutritional supplements, the cost to ship the product is minuscule. For example, people want prestige beauty from the US, Europe or Japan.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Focal Systems’ solution is integrated with Walmart Canada’s existing inventory systems to automatically detect availability concerns and direct store teams to replenish products. The technology will help the retailer detect low-stock or out-of-stock products in real time.

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Logility

APRIL 9, 2020

Divert inventory on the fly. Just look back over the last couple of years. Just think what that time compression could allow your company to do and how much value that might create. Change purchasing and manufacturing plans days or weeks sooner. Lock up alternative supplier capacity before competitors even now about a disruption.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 9, 2020

To put this in perspective, Australia’s second-largest trading partner is Japan, which accounts for 9.7 The effects include: Severe disruption to shipping, with many Chinese ports operating at drastically reduced capacity and around 200 sailings cancelled. Japan, $14.376 billion – partner share 13.16 Japan, $18.8

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DELMIA Quintiq

JANUARY 14, 2016

Given that it took place in Japan, I imagined quite an animated discussion around making another leap in the manufacturing of things. From the presentations, it was clear that the investment in IoT hardware, from raw material tags, inventory tags, to equipment sensors – is increasing. There are four companies using the terminal.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 12, 2022

Using shop-by-store features to check inventory availability before going to make purchases in-store. Buying products in-store, then having them shipped to their homes. Inventory Visibility. Today’s retailers are embracing inventory visibility to streamline omnichannel operations. Buy online and return in-store (BORIS).

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 20, 2017

Japan to subsidize pickup lockers to reduce parcel deliveries (Nikkei Asian Review). Japan firms shifting to trains to move freight amid dearth of new truckers (The Japan Times). It leverages both existing inventory location technologies and new technologies via the Internet of Things. What’s the common thread here?

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 22, 2024

As recent times have shown us, political matters across the world can have an impact on shipping routes, thus affecting the prices of goods all around the world. Japan and Taiwan have earthquakes often, and they both are some of the leading suppliers of microchips. Consumers dealt with skyrocketing prices and unprecedented shortages.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Moreover, products can be shipped to stores in-time then lost sales is minimal. Jobs told Cook that he visited many manufacturing companies in Japan and he would like Cook to implement the JIT system for Apple. The answer is that they use the multi-echelon inventory model to solve the problem.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. Nippon Express Nippon Express is a Japanese logistics company commonly known in Japan as ‘Nittsu.’ million square feet of warehouse space in Japan and an additional 25.8

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Unleashed

JANUARY 31, 2023

This approach to supply chain management is a child of Lean Thinking – a business methodology that originated in Japan in the late 1980s. Ideal product flow efficiency is achieved by optimising inventory control , minimising supply chain interruptions, and eliminating downtime. But what does that mean when it comes to tangible results?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

For example: Japan earthquake 2016. Near-sourcing should be considered as a material strategy because, as we have seen recently, anything can derail the successful shipping of a product from afar. As an example, the same grade of steel produced in Japan and China responded differently even though the specification is standard.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 17, 2016

In the shipping and manufacturing industries, that same “worldwide web” is now being deployed to encourage more energy-efficient operational and communication strategies for a low-carbon economy, thanks to IoT Tech. The Internet has already transformed the way individuals interact, make choices, and process information.

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Ware2Go

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Offering international shipping in your ecommerce shop can open your business up to a world of opportunity. This straightforward guide defines some commonly used terms and outlines your options to ship cross-border and expand your customer base. For DDP shipments, the seller pays the duties upfront before shipping the item.

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EMERGE App

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Shipping costs are also expected to spike upwards. It raised its prowess from running mere factories to one that offered a complete value chain: from research and development to shipping and fulfillment. In the past, Japanese brands moved their manufacturing operations from high-cost Japan to low-cost countries.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

Even before the pandemic, global supply chain were fragile thanks to factors such as the US-China trade war, less efficient shipping routes and a huge drive to cut costs by consolidating loads. Just as manufacturers and distributors were starting to climb out of the ‘COVID hole’, they’ve been knocked back in.

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Stord

MAY 2, 2022

While the rest of the world adopts cloud technologies to help them break down silos and integrate communication, companies continue to use disparate applications and tools for managing orders, evaluating inventory, and shipping goods. In fact, Brazil, Spain, and Japan saw the largest increases in online sales during the COVID pandemic.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 6, 2024

5 S (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain) A workplace organization method originating from Japan. They consider factors like demand forecasts, inventory levels, and production capacities to create efficient production and distribution plans. Each ‘S’ represents a step in the process. Not that common.

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QAD

APRIL 4, 2023

QAD Process Intelligence also covers operational scenarios that ultimately improve finances, such as shipping and maintenance. It provides the production insights needed to rapidly respond to unplanned inventory shortages, equipment failures and productivity slowdowns.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

For example, the China-owned COSCO and China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) have confirmed their merger. What would prevent from the Japan carriers NYK, “K” Line, and MOL to make the next move? Moving and planning inventories on both fixed and spot—or even pegging rates to an index—are options.

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Unleashed

MAY 10, 2020

We’ll take a closer look at: Pull inventory systems. Pull inventory systems. A pull inventory system is a Lean approach to reducing waste in any production process. Just-in-time (JIT) is a lean management strategy that minimises the inventory held in order to reduce costs and increase efficiency. What is JIT?

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Resilinc

AUGUST 30, 2023

Two weeks ago, 160 ships were stuck waiting to pass through the canal, carrying everything from auto parts, Barbie dolls, and diabetes test kits, according to Reuters. Some ships were delayed by as much as 21 days. 55 to 125 million gallons per ship, depending on size—to move ships through the canal.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Compared to the 1,382 containers on average lost per year between 2008-2019 as reported by The World Shipping Council, that’s a big jump. Although vessel accidents are unplanned and usually unpredictable, there are steps you can take before you ship so you’re not scrambling when you get the news your freight was involved in an accident.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

For years, rich companies shipped some of their waste to poorer countries. Japan and Germany, according to Greenpeace. If nothing is done, that figure will grow to 11 million tons by the end of the century, the researchers estimate.”[3] 3] Waste is harming the environment and we are running out of options to deal with it. ” 5.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 9, 2019

this season, an above-average year is anticipated for East Asia that could affect production of consumer electronics sourced from China and Taiwan and more advanced technology products from Japan and nearby regions.”[1] While Resilience360 predicts a slightly below average number of hurricanes will affect the U.S.

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Elementum

APRIL 25, 2016

By redesigning supply chains, companies could prevent mismatches between inventory and demand as well as accurately monitor the movement of goods. Meanwhile, the Indian government recently approved 100% foreign investment in marketplace e-commerce companies, which includes warehousing, inventory and payments processing to merchants.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 3, 2020

Logic would say that a visible American tech startup should be staying put in Silicon Valley, cancelling all international commitments with Italy, Japan and other international contacts, and waiting to let the coronavirus situation play-out. I’ll start with Japan. So I took a red-eye flight from New York City to Tokyo.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 13, 2022

Online commerce platform provider Shopify , often compared to Amazon in the ability to support small and mid-sized businesses create and maintain an online shipping presence, announced thi9s week its intent to acquire end-to-end online logistics San Francisco based fulfillment provider Deliverr for a reported $2.1 billion.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 30, 2015

That leads to extra inventory and extra costs and hence necessitates a substantial level of turnover in order to be financially feasible. From there the pushchairs are shipped to local DCs in China, Japan and South Korea for crossdocking and transport to retailers. Regional DC. Bugaboo opted for that solution. Notion of quality.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 11, 2022

China ranks number one as the country from which companies are reshoring, followed by Mexico, Canada, India, and Japan. are: Germany, China, Japan, Canada, and Korea. Chaturvedi: A major question is: What will happen when China is firing on all cylinders, shipping cost come down and COVID is receding in our rear-view mirror.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A continued subdued product demand environment and added caution reportedly led to a decline in overall purchasing activity, lower levels of inventory and improved supplier delivery times. On a regional basis, Europe reportedly remained a principal drag on global factory output, along with contracting output in Japan and the United Kingdom.

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