Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Supply Chain Knowledge and Risk Mitigation: Suppliers have a direct impact on direct spend with raw material and transportation costs as two big drivers of operating margins. This means involving procurement in the highest levels of strategic planning and decision-making.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Direct Procurement : Milk is collected directly from farmers at the village level. Milk Processing : After collection, milk is transported to regional processing plants, where it is pasteurized and packaged. This empowers them to have a stake in the business and share profits. through net-enabled kiosks in the villages.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 29, 2022

Supply Chain Risk Management Solution from riskmethods. If I was asked to vote for the most interesting solution set that has come to the fore over the last few years, my vote would be for supply chain risk management solutions. Supply Chain Risk Management Vendors.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides our latest update regarding the Red Sea Transport disruption impacting transport movements to and from European and Asian ports. Technology tools that can identify risks and likely mitigation options before they become a significant impact. All rights reserved.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Near-sourcing : Placing some operations close to where the products are sold to save time and money typically brought on during the transportation process. What is procurement? This process is known as procurement. Procurement covers everything from placing orders to tracking shipments and auditing deliveries.

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Exiger Perspectives

JUNE 27, 2024

Packaging materials used exclusively for transport are excluded. Integrating EUDR requirements into processes : Incorporate the necessary compliance checkpoints with other ESG and supply chain risk management efforts. See a complete list in Annex I of the regulation.)

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights the increasing realities of declining global trade and freight rates that are occurring in the first-half of 2023. Background Global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022. All rights reserved.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Supply chain risk management (SCRM) is often discussed in terms of prevention, mitigation, and recovery. ” Supply chain risk managers undoubtedly agree with that sentiment. ” The simple fact is: The more global a supply chain the more difficult it is to make it resilient or robust.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Supply Chain Risk Management Provider Avetta Acquired Stockholm based private equity firm EQT has reportedly agreed to acquire supply chain risk management software technology and managed services provider Avetta from existing private equity owners Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe ( WCAS ).

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 22, 2021

Cassidy ( @WillB_Cassidy ), Senior Editor at The Journal of Commerce , writes, “US shippers and transportation providers need to start preparing now for a potentially destructive 2021 hurricane season along the East and Gulf coasts, according to digital freight marketplace Convoy. ”[4].

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 25, 2024

They are an adjunct to our research arm’s recently published research advisory, 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains , which can now be downloaded in our Research Center. Podcast Overview Our invited guest for this latest episode is Bindiya Vakil.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2022

Even air transportation from the east is taking longer time as several carriers are avoiding Russian airspace and the conflict-torn region. 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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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

He has been advisor to companies and governments on halal supply chain design, halal ecosystem development, and halal risk management. He is the author of ‘Halal business management: a guide to achieving halal excellence’.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 25, 2016

If cost reduction is not the only thing to measuring supply chain performance, that begs the questions: "Maybe we should be measuring other Supply Chain Management activities and what would they be?". Inventory measurement is critical and it is money after all in that it took a capital expense to procure.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

How the War in Ukraine is Impacting the Supply Chain and Raw Material Prices. Increased Prices Resulting from Shortages and Supply Chain Issues. Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. How Labor Shortages Have Hurt the Supply Chain. Department of Transportation ).

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

For global supply chain leaders, keeping up with each new rule and regulation can also be as burdensome as the regulations themselves. This requires creating risk-related transparency in the supply network where the weakest link could trigger supply disruptions.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

Supply changes occur when there are fluctuations in the availability or accessibility of raw materials, components, or finished products. These changes can be caused by factors such as natural disasters, political unrest, trade disputes, or disruptions in transportation networks.

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Exiger Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This wealth of data is critical for achieving supply chain resilience , helping organizations navigate larger and more complex supply chains along with challenges that range from procurement risks and global regulations to sustainability demands.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Do you have a contingency plan for transportation emergencies? The Interos solution detects all kinds of risks, across dozens of risk categories, including financial, operational, governance, geographic, cybersecurity, and ESG. The way a company responds to the risks depends upon the category and the severity of the risk.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 22, 2024

If an earthquake were to happen, it would mean the entire computing industry would be affected as their supply chain would be disrupted. Delays Delays happen when ships are involved, or even when a vehicle transport company is involved like A1 Auto Transport.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 3, 2024

In this special Supply Chain Matters supply network risk advisory, we highlight the initial implications of today’s major earthquake that has impacted the island of Taiwan. A further consideration in the days ahead will be the occurrence and magnitude of aftershocks. magnitude event that occurred in November 2013.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Robinson , will discuss the following trends and questions: Economic Growth : How to manage costs in a slow-growth environment? Transportation Market : What are some creative solutions to managing transportation spend and capacity more effectively? Bid Season : How do you plan and execute a successful procurement event?

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Enterra Insights

MAY 6, 2019

The geopolitical conflicts to which Resilinc refers include things like trade conflicts and Brexit, which the company asserts pose some of the most potentially costly and disruptive supply chain impacts. ” Control Risks isn’t the only company predicting which risks could have the greatest impact on supply chains this year.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 22, 2016

Author’s Note: The following is the forward I wrote for a new textbook published by MercuryGate (a Talking Logistics sponsor) on “ Modern Technology for Transportation Optimization ,” which is available for purchase on Amazon.com. The word “optimization” is ubiquitous in the supply chain and logistics industry.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

This comprehensive 38-page report includes the full listing of predictions along with a lot of information, perspectives and added insights.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Taking Advantage of Transportation and Logistics Market Dynamics. As we approach the final month of 2022, the realities of a far different picture of global-wide transportation and logistics demand levels are bringing sober awareness to carriers and services providers.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 22, 2024

While multi-industry logistics, transportation and customer fulfilment teams might have languished with a sigh of relief, they are likely to be aware that this new contract is not a done deal yet. Yet, there is still a reported lag times related to movement of containers to intermodal inland rail or surface trucking transportation.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 13, 2015

Earlier this year in Procuring Logistics Services is Not the Same as Buying Paper Clips , I wrote about an issue that continues to negatively affect 3PL-customer relationships: Procurement organizations looking to shift more and more risk on third-party logistics providers — while, of course, also demanding lower costs.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 23, 2015

With extreme weather—running the gamut from droughts to flooding rains—likely to occur across the globe this winter, we can expect to see the supply chain affected in several areas. El Niño may serve as the ultimate test of supply chain risk management and resiliency. Establish Strong Supplier Relationships.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Shipping lines again managed to extract added spot rates and surcharges which have impacted business transportation budgets. We further reinforced that this would require cross-business and cross functional leadership or influencing role the scope of which was multiple tiers of supply networks.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 11, 2022

In this particular assessment, we reflect on our prediction that cost inflation trends that occurred among global logistics and transportation modes last year, would be unsustainable, and would drive remediation efforts. Mid-Year Global Transportation Assessment. Additional Thoughts and Perspectives.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2018

The reality is that supply chain management is not just about managing orders and transportation and inventory — it’s about doing all those things while also navigating through the many risks that could disrupt your supply chain or bring it to a halt. At what cost?

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2018

.” Aside from national security implications, the main lesson to be learned here is how vulnerable companies are to risks associated with their supply chains. Smith insists, “The business case for supply chain risk management investment needs to be made convincingly and robustly to justify investment.”

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 14, 2023

We have the potential to revolutionize goods transportation and are excited to be working with partners around the world to make this vision a reality. We have the potential to revolutionize goods transportation and are excited to be working with partners around the world to make this vision a reality.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2024

With as much as 90 percent of international trade being transported across ocean waterways, there are important findings for multi-industry supply chain and logistics management teams included in this report. Insurers have pointed out heightened risks of transporting electric powered vehicles ( EV ’s).

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 27, 2024

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators have reportedly recovered the ship’s data recorder and will conduct interviews with crew members and harbor pilots who were onboard the vessel. Then there are the implications for various industry supply chains. Industry Supply Network Implications U.S. East Coast.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 16, 2022

The Logistics Managers Index for May indicated that inventory costs are now one-third higher than they were last year. An added factor to be weighted is continued extended supplier and global transportation lead times, meaning how much of material needs can be managed as just-in-time or augmented by just-in-case considerations.

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