Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Costco has reintroduced purchase limits. American Eagle, Walmart invest in direct shipping to avoid congestion. Over 80% of oil output in Gulf of Mexico still offline a week after Ida. US ports see shipping logjams extending through mid-2022. Walmart, meanwhile, has begun chartering its own ships.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The internet, container shipping and international trading arrangements had supposedly shrunk the globe.”[1] you can’t load goods on a ship in Amsterdam and deliver them to Shanghai the next day). Pressure for companies to change their supply chains is also coming from domestic political sources.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2021

The department educates students to succeed in careers such as procurement, manufacturing, inventory management, warehousing, transportation, and customer service. In 1940, the iron skillet was manufactured in Wisconsin from iron ore mined from Michigan and Minnesota. The manufacturing process will be highly automated.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. FedEx Helps Small Businesses Streamline Shipping with fedex.com Integration Manager. Mexico trade. Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal Join Forces to Launch New Intermodal Service for North America.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2013

Con-way Freight Raises the Bar on Mexico Service, Adds Door-to-Door Tracking, 24-Hour Customer Resource Center, Enhanced Web Tools. Source data is a combination of reference and benchmark data from third parties as well as econometric models and formulas. And finally, UPS raised a red flag by lowering its full-year EPS expectations.

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QAD

JULY 18, 2024

For example, it is common to incentivize procurement organizations to lower a product’s purchase price variance. Sourcing Insights – From a buyer’s perspective, understanding landed cost is essential when evaluating competitive offerings and selecting suppliers. It can affect your purchasing and shipping expenses.

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IQMS

MARCH 27, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed manufacturers to rapidly shift gears, from addressing work-from-home policies to managing extreme swings in demand and uncertain supply chains. In the process, it has highlighted an aspect of manufacturing ERP that is not as visible in more normal times— business continuity.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2024

Global Manufacturing Output Levels Strengthen Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® ended March on an optimistic footing. Of further significance was the March report indication that the rate of growth in global manufacturing output has accelerated to a 21-month high.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 29, 2015

Robinson Celebrates 25 Years of Business in Mexico. Last November, JDA Software and IBM announced a “new integrated offering [that] will provide retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers with intelligent sourcing, fulfillment and order management capabilities.” Mexico freight totaled $45.2 Mexico air freight rose 15.7

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QAD

APRIL 4, 2023

QAD has bolstered our cloud offerings with new adaptive manufacturing and supply chain capabilities that enhance user productivity and support informed and intelligent decision-making. QAD Process Intelligence also covers operational scenarios that ultimately improve finances, such as shipping and maintenance.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 27, 2020

The move from China, even if to other more reliable-in-a-crisis countries like India, Mexico or Singapore, will come at considerable cost. Loss of manufacturing know-how is a loss of leverage. originally or made elsewhere and then shipped into the U.S. Not so fast…. Moves back to the U.S. has advantages but also obstacles.

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QAD

JUNE 13, 2023

It’s no secret that putting all of your eggs in one basket probably isn’t the best idea, but that’s exactly what manufacturers around the world have been doing for years in offshoring production to China. That includes front-end forecasting and planning, procurement, manufacturing, logistics and import/export.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 6, 2020

Lucky are the companies that can shift production to other countries like Mexico or Vietnam. But these measures are not sufficient to replace China, the world´s manufacturing powerhouse or the purchasing power of the world’s biggest economy. The third is exports to China.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 28, 2024

That stated, in certain regions such as across Europe and China , the year continues to present economic and manufacturing challenges. That was because global wide ocean container shipping lines had so many new ships entering service this year, that this added capacity was able to buffer more immediate impacts.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 29, 2015

A distributor or manufacturer’s strength is in making product—its focus is procurement and streamlining production, but without the capability to fulfill orders, it is doomed. Due to an increase in wages and manufacturing costs in China, many 3pl companies are “near shoring” — offering increased services in areas closer to the U.S.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

To date, most of our content has covered topics related either to logistics or manufacturing outsourcing. Meanwhile, countries in Southeast Asia, such as Vietnam and Cambodia, are enjoying growth as offshore manufacturing centres.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Four fundamental practices: Based on (Ali Esfahbodi, 2016) research, Chinese and Iranian governments have focused their fight for SSCM based on four fundamental practices: sustainable procurement, sustainable production along with sustainable distribution , and reverse logistics.

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Elementum

MAY 26, 2022

2) Ship to the US and Western Europe. They expanded first into other parts of eastern Asia (Vietnam, Thailand, India), then into eastern Europe (Poland, Ukraine) and Mexico. From 2002 to 2013, the cost of manufacturing in China increased almost 500%, making China significantly more expensive than places like India.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

However, the lessons garnered during the pandemic will likely drive inventory management toward less of a dependency on global-wide sourcing and more toward product postponement sourcing and customer fulfillment strategies. Truck and rail transportation movements across the Mexico and U.S. and the United Kingdom.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 5, 2014

Over the last few months, I’ve spoken with many companies where Mexico is an increasingly important aspect of their supply chain. These companies typically source key components from Mexico, have increased their investments in Mexico manufacturing facilities, or sell a large percentage of their finished goods to consumers in Mexico.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 10, 2019

“It sort of depends upon what we are purchasing from the supplier as to the approach we should take…” Commodity Strategic The first level, for components or typical commodity type products, we will at least want to perform a supplier evaluation of some sort. with a backup plan as part of contingency planning.

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ThroughPut

MAY 31, 2022

The same buffer capacities can also be created by leveraging contract manufacturers strategically to counter sudden surges in demand. Manufacturing network diversification: The US-China trade war has forced many businesses to consider diversifying their sourcing and manufacturing bases.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 17, 2019

Mexico border, his words seem unusually predictive. Specifically discussing how the internet of things will impact supply chains, he said: The internet of things provides companies the ability to source parts and inputs, and sell, globally. Mexico trade risks. Mexico border are severely delayed? Current U.S.-Mexico

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

The lithium boom signals a shift in manufacturing and energy in the United States—but the popular mineral is facing some obstacles when it comes to heavy air and rail regulation. Its growth—use increases by 11% per year—has ignited a battle among companies to produce the cheapest alternative source: batteries. manufacturing.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 10, 2022

The quarry’s location on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Mexico allows it to ship its product throughout the state and nationwide, as well as internationally. Dolomite is a type of rock that contains magnesium carbonate, which has many uses in both construction materials and chemical manufacturing processes. Conclusion.

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Murano Corporation

DECEMBER 31, 2015

Supply Chain Costs and Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) One of the unintended consequences of the export of US manufacturing jobs is the rise of global supply chains. In the past, many of the suppliers used to be clustered around their customers' manufacturing centers. What type of supply chain visibility do you have compared to days past?

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Tompkins Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2013

A majority of today’s manufacturing companies are sourcing, manufacturing, and/or selling products in the global economy. The requirement to serve global markets is a major issue for companies who seek to manufacture primarily in the U.S. The average cost per hour in China is $1.74, while the direct labor cost is $26.00

Global 40

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RFgen

MARCH 28, 2016

Health is a primary concern for consumers who purchase meal supplements and other nutritional products. Many of these items advertise their all-natural ingredients and simple manufacturing processes to attract the eye of people wanting to live a healthy lifestyle. Consumers want to trust the labeling on supplements. Supplement Recalls.

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RFgen

MARCH 28, 2016

Health is a primary concern for consumers who purchase meal supplements and other nutritional products. Many of these items advertise their all-natural ingredients and simple manufacturing processes to attract the eye of people wanting to live a healthy lifestyle. Consumers want to trust the labeling on supplements. Supplement Recalls.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

That will have a direct impact on the dynamics of global container shipping, airfreight and logistics networks. In line with prevailing economic forecasting, readers should anticipate continued uncertainty of global markets and the actual likelihood of various regional economic and manufacturing recession conditions in the coming year.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

This edition will cover all things related to the Semiconductor Supply Chain: Why semiconductors have been supply constrained What manufacturers are doing to respond What the future of the industry will look like According to Gartner, the semiconductor industry grew a staggering 26.3% in 2021 and is projected to grow another 7.4%

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Elementum

AUGUST 31, 2022

This edition will cover all things related to the Semiconductor Supply Chain: Why semiconductors have been supply constrained What manufacturers are doing to respond What the future of the industry will look like. At Intel we’re trying to keep pace with this demand from a manufacturing perspective. I’ll give you some examples.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 17, 2021

Christoper Matthews points out that a number of critical areas were impacted… “The power outages brought the world’s largest petrochemical complex to a standstill, forcing more plants in the Gulf of Mexico region to shut down than during Hurricane Harvey in 2017. as supplies tighten.

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AB&R

AUGUST 21, 2019

In the most recent announcement, the United States government imposed new tariffs on certain goods imported from China that are either sold or shipped to the U.S. This content is sourced from a Zebra Technologies email sent to partners on 8/16/19 | View Full Statement. The only difference is the manufacturing location.

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Jeff Townley, former Chief Procurement Officer at Nortel Networks, provided some fantastic insights in my MBA class this evening. At the time – it was all in Taiwan, and over time it was moved more to manufacturing locations in China. ” The BAD – “Back in the 90s a lot was going to Mexico.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

“I need you to go down to Mexico right away. Our manufacturing lines are going to stop. And they were dealing with Invoices and issues from every site around the world, not just the one in Mexico. We got on the phone with the Supply Chain team in Mexico to try to get our arms around the problem and develop an action plan.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Before, they might say to purchasing, “You guys have done a brilliant job; you’ve reduced your costs by a million dollars because you’re buying everything from India. Is it because some of the biggest parts are being shipped from another manufacturing location? Yiakoumi: Carmakers are beginning to look at total costs.

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