BlueYonder

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This blog was co-written by Chirag Modi , Corporate Vice President, Industry Strategy – Supply Chain Execution and 3PL Global Lead, and Jen McQuiston , Product Marketing Director. Under normal operating conditions, the Panama Canal handles 36 to 38 ships per day. How desperate are shippers becoming?

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Resilinc

JANUARY 31, 2024

Learn the best practices for supply chain risk management in 2024 from Resilinc, the gold standard for supply chain resiliency. As risk managers audit their vendors and programs at the start of the year, it’s also time to clean up old strategies and supply chain practices.

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All Things Supply Chain

JULY 21, 2023

Mercedes-Benz incorporates ChatGPT in Supply Chain Mercedes-Benz plans to integrate OpenAI’s ChatGPT technology into its manufacturing processes and vehicles. In its factories, ChatGPT’s voice-based interface will enable employees without programming…

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TMC

DECEMBER 8, 2016

New Panama Canal Options: Running the Numbers with a TMS.Connect by TMC. When the expanded Panama Canal opened this June, a new set of routes became available for shippers and beneficial cargo owners (BCOs). As described in my previous blog post , the enlarged Panama Canal can handle container ships up to 13,000 TEUs in size.

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Elementum

AUGUST 2, 2022

Welcome to Elementum’s Supply Chain Market Report. This monthly newsletter observes one or two important macro trends through the lens of Supply Chain Management. We review how those trends are likely to impact Supply Chain and what leaders can do to adjust. Cash reserves. Demand variability.

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Precoro

MARCH 22, 2023

A smooth-functioning supply chain is vital to meeting buyer expectations. Despite your best supply chain planning, supply chains get disrupted – sometimes moderately and at other times massively. The supply base, no matter how meticulously put together, depends on numerous external factors.

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ThroughPut

MAY 9, 2024

Supply chains across industries are now more vulnerable to failures than ever before. How can supply chains operate under multiple pressures while still working toward increasingly aggressive goals? Establishing a seamless supply chain is mission-critical for most businesses. They need to respond to it.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares samples of individual prediction snapshots that will be included in our Annual 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory publishing later this month.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

Opinion Editorial by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Operating Partner at Anchor Group and Mikael Lind, Senior Strategic Research Advisor at Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) and Professor at Chalmers University of Technology. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – December-January 2023. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 15, 2015

ports, railroads, roads, information technology); Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments; Competence and quality of logistics services (e.g., ports, railroads, roads, information technology); Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments; Competence and quality of logistics services (e.g., This should put U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our latest news capsule edition follow-up relative to updating our readers to prior industry supply chain management developments that we have shared on this blog. Increased automation of fulfillment services is cited as a further reason.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 5, 2015

Today, global supply chains have to be incredibly agile to stay competitive, which means that companies have become adept at reconfiguring their supply and distribution networks in response to changing market conditions. First, over the next several years, new shipping options will become available to US companies.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights the published November 2023 U.S. What supply chain management and line-of-business teams should take special note of were the stated reasons for November’s significant decline. Logistics Managers Index (LMI) that declined to contractionary level and reflecting rather noteworthy trending.

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Supply Chain Digest

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Walmart Expects OnLine Sales to Soar, Automates Returns. Panama Canal Expansion Seems to be Paying Off. Australian Billionaire Investing Big in US Manufacturing The Marketing World Now Revolves Around Millenials.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 10, 2023

The Ferrari Research and Consulting Group thru its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog, provides a reassessment of our prior prediction related to supply chain ESG strategy and action plans over the next 2-3 years. However, economic and manufacturing recession conditions are now being observed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

However, the subtitle of the report was navigating maritime chokepoints and the topic of chokepoints and supply chain resilience was among the main focuses of the report. The Suez Canal and the Panama Canal are critical, narrow maritime passages that provide shortcuts on lengthy intercontinental maritime journeys.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 22, 2024

could design and manufacture the advanced computer chips that power everything from lawnmowers to supercomputers on its own soil, instead of having to outsource production to Asia. Unspun’s Vega machine makes clothes on-demand, eliminating the traditional cut-and-sew process of textile manufacturing altogether. Intel wins $19.5

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 11, 2022

Supply Chains in VUCA Environments with Jim Tompkins. Jim Tompkins and Joe Lynch talk about Supply Chains in VUCA Environments. Jim Tompkins is an international authority on designing and implementing end-to-end supply chains. Founded by business strategy and supply chain expert Dr. James A.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

store operations by 9 percent over the past year, slashing hundreds of millions of dollars of goods from their balance sheets and suggesting space is opening up in their jammed supply chains. Target’s inventories at the end of the last quarter were 16 percent lower than the same period a year ago and Walmart cut inventories in its U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 31, 2024

It can also connect to Ericsson’s own end-to-end 5G network, with the company saying the project marks a “new milestone” in integrating 5G technology into industrial processes. according to Canadian supply-chain consulting firm MWPVL International. 31, according to company filings.

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Resilinc

MARCH 5, 2024

Navigate the top climate change issues set to impact the supply chain in 2024. As temperatures continue to rise, the intersection of climate change and supply chain resilience demands increased attention from businesses worldwide. In April, the Panama Canal Authority will reevaluate water levels.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Lots of supply chain and logistics news this week, so let’s get started… Transplace Introduces Preferred Shipper Checklist. Rockfarm Supply Chain Solutions Announces Acquisition of Global Distribution & Logistics. Kuebix Announces New Name and Disruptive Technology. UPS Delivers Peak Profits.

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American Global Logistics

MARCH 5, 2024

Specifically, we covered the threats, impacts, and mitigation strategies disrupting supply chains. Enduring Drought Disrupts Panama Canal Navigation The Panama Canal is a vital shipping route that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Drought and congestion at the Panama Canal have significantly impacted shippers.

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MIT Supply Chain

JUNE 3, 2021

As companies look to restructure their global supply chains in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and other disruptive forces, the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has an opportunity to become the next manufacturing and logistics hub. Mexico is particularly strong in heavy manufacturing industries, notably, automotive.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights the occurrence of multi-day disruptions occurring among key U.S. Business media reports had indicated in early May that progress was made on issues related to health benefits and other items including areas of automation, with a labor agreement in view for this month. So, what else is new?

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

That’s the main reason why supply chain experts insist supply chains must become more agile and resilient. Few, if any, analysts are predicting fair winds and following seas for supply chains this year. Supply Chain Risks Geopolitical Risks. A weak dollar will support U.S.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Over the past few years, the distributions of the pandemic and the Suez and Panama canals have highlighted the shortcomings of the traditional ways of running a supply chain. What’s driving these new supply chain networks? And today, that urgency continues.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 12, 2024

Retailers and manufacturers are flying more goods around the shipping crisis in the Red Sea , industry experts say, helping boost international airfreight operators after a long period of sagging cargo volumes. Now 27 ships navigate the Panama Canal each day, compared with 39 previously.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog provides both perspectives and self-rating observations regarding our January 2024 published Research Advisory- 2024 Predictions for Industry Global Supply Chains. Supply chain teams benefitted from such actions.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 13, 2025

In this Supply Chain Matters market education commentary, we make the case that traditional supply chain planning approaches are struggling in todays far more uncertain and ever-changing business environment. Events related to the threat of increased U.S. Thus, simplified definitions are called for.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Understand how the recent Red Sea ship attacks are impacting global supply chains and how to mitigate potential risks. In this blog, we will look at the supply chain and logistics impact of the Red Sea ship attacks and discuss what businesses can do now to preserve supply chain resilience.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Such huge pressure on sales is also dragging the supply chain department(s) towards an ever-higher service level. Mindmap Supply Chain Execution 24/7. Technological advancements such as RFID, GPS and 3D printing are opening up new opportunities. Please fill in the following fields to activate the download button.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

A technology revolution is rapidly changing the way we work, providing threats and opportunities along the way. These developments impact Original Equipment Manufacturers, both at strategic level and at operational level within their supply chains. Mindmap High-Tech Supply Chain 4.0. Choose country.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. they want logistics service providers to offer full service on a global scale and are demanding more technological innovation. These mergers and acquisitions are reflected on the Supply Chain Movement 3PL Subway Map Europe.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. they want logistics service providers to offer full service on a global scale and are demanding more technological innovation. These mergers and acquisitions are reflected on the Supply Chain Movement 3PL Subway Map Europe.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 24, 2016

Adequate demand planning and accurate inventory investments are key to successful supply chain management in this fast-moving industry. Fashion and luxury goods manufacturers are defining their own seasons, which is making the planning of campaigns more complex. Netherlands Antilles. New Caledonia. New Zealand. Norfolk Island.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Supply chains in Europe are facing a wide variety of changes. To arrive at optimal European supply chains it is crucial to consider shifts in economic growth, currency fluctuations and tax reductions in addition to production and distribution costs. By Martijn Lofvers. Key sales market. Production and distribution.

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