Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

including digital control towers fueled by artificial intelligence (AI), data science and analytics, strategic product segmentation, inventory management, operations intelligence and analysis, strategic sourcing, and effective pricing and promotions management.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Risk permeates supply chains. The best-laid plans to avoid as many risks as possible often fall on deaf ears in supply chain management, but supply chain executives who take the time to understand the greatest threats can successfully position their companies to overcome such risks.

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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. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. How Labor Shortages Have Hurt the Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2013

It combines decisions across sell, deliver, make and source processes to drive value based outcomes. More advanced supply chain leaders model the role of complexity (product and customer), the impact of risk, and opportunity of innovation as well as product shipping and manufacturing locations, and inventory policies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

To achieve these goals, corporate leadership must focus on two key areas: shift from internally focused supply chains to collaborative supply networks and actively design their supply chains. AI Assistants can also help make managing the process of supply chain design easier.

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ShipBob

JANUARY 17, 2022

That’s why good supply chain management is so important for your ecommerce operations. An optimized supply chain execution process can make all the difference. What is supply chain execution? Supply chain execution (SCE) processes & tasks. Supply chain planning.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

by Dr. Madhav Durbha Supply chain risks in the spotlight: Effects of Hanjin Shipping filing bankruptcy protection. A few days ago, the world’s seventh largest container shipping company by volume, Hanjin Shipping, filed for bankruptcy protection. Any such event will cause congestion in the ports.

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Logility

JUNE 30, 2022

Today’s supply chain is challenged by the impact of what would appear to be two disparate challenges: constant supply chain disruptions, and what’s been dubbed “The Great Resignation.” Supply Chain Resiliency in the Face of Labor Shortages: A Two-Pronged Approach. In February alone, 22,000 people in the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Having an agent detect how long it takes to ship from a supplier site to a manufacturing facility, and then doing a running calculation on how the average lead time is changing, is trivial math. At Coupa supplier risk is also flagged for single source or capacity constraints. The agent technology is much more complicated than the math.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 13, 2018

Companies across all industries are dealing with rising transportation costs and a key question many CEOs, CFOs, and supply chain executives are asking is, “What can we do to better manage and control our freight spend in today’s market?” One area that can quickly yield benefits is in parcel shipping.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 25, 2019

In fact, supply chain executives put demand forecasting and supply chain planning at the top of the list of how they initially plan to use AI. Data Variety The more different types of data sources you factor in (e.g. weather, social media).

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

If your company’s supply chain survived 2020 and the disruptions of early 2021, it’s safe to say it has passed the supply chain resiliency test. Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 8, 2019

At last year’s Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference analyst Tom Enright summarized the essence of successful demand forecasting with the following statement: “ Demand forecast accuracy depends on your ability to recreate the environment in which historical demand occurred.”.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Pirate ships would lower their flag when puff roared out his name oh. The promise of mathematical engines to improve business decision making is the basis of the supply chain planning, trade promotion management, revenue optimization, and supply chain execution markets for transportation/logistics.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 1, 2018

Applying blockchain in logistics and supply chain management is about doing more with less, a common concept in business, and shippers need to know a few things about how it could add value to the shipping ecosystem. This is why supply chain executives need to seriously think about how blockchain will impact their operation.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

In this article, we will show you tips from worldwide experts that you can use to streamline your global supply chain operations. Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

For a long time, C-level executives viewed supply chain management, especially the logistics function, as a cost center. As a result, cutting and controlling costs became the top priority for supply chain executives. Source: “Tech in Asia” – https://www.techinasia.com.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 14, 2018

Supply chain analytics can have additional value when used in conjunction with blockchain technology, providing invaluable, accurate insights and refining the supply chain, but supply chain Executives must first understand the limitations of today’s blockchain technology supply chain analytics.

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Kinaxis

JULY 7, 2017

With the number of connected devices estimated to surpass six billion next year and more than 20 billion by 2020, the steady stream of data these devices are providing can easily crowd and clog your supply chain planning processes if you’re not prepared. Real-world examples. Examples of this already exist in the marketspace.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Inspired by McKinsey’s 2020 consultancy report, which emphasizes transforming supply chains rather than temporary fixes, we believe a comprehensive approach to reskilling supply chain professionals is essential to meet future demands.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 9, 2017

Today’s supply chains use closed and proprietary technologies. I believe we need to move to Open Source tech. There are dark holes in the supply chain which I believe will not be closed with the current approaches. The Hyperledger project is an Open Source blockchain platform. What do I mean?

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Especially since many retailers have already purchased and shipped their goods ahead of the looming tariff changes. Having a long-range view provides the sourcing teams with a bigger time margin so they can correct the impending disruption by communicating directly with the factory or taking other reactive measures.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

A Closer Look at Consumer Value Chains and the Value of the EACH. Traditional supply chains ship cases, pallets and trucks; but not the EACH. With the dawn of eCommerce, companies must now ship the EACH. We how have the endless aisle with the need to ship the EACH. What is the EACH? Is it worth it?

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 13, 2018

Blockchain technology builds value in the supply chain through better transparency and process standardization, but it holds additional value through new logistics services and business models. This ensures validation of product, order, and shipping data in real-time. This is a major source of added value through blockchain.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 19, 2018

Perhaps the most overworked word in the supply chain management lexicon is “visibility.” Yet it’s difficult to overstate the importance of a view into what’s going on in the supply chain. After all, you can’t source, make, move, store, deliver, measure or improve what you can’t see. Source: GEODIS.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 25, 2025

Two companies, global parcel and logistics carrier FedEx , and global container shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd recently reported warnings related to 2025 financial performance. Both can be looked upon for barometers of global trade and industry supply chain activity trending.

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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. This year, the U.S. But that’s just the beginning.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

These Giant Drones Could Seriously Disrupt the Shipping Industry (NBC News). Cargo Owners Complain of ‘Total Mess’ Shipping Goods to Asia (WSJ – sub. Automated Truck Firm Raises $60 Million (WSJ – sub. Turnpike travelers will see semi-autonomous trucks on the road this year (Cleveland.com).

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Yes, parcel shipping has its own set of challenges and complexities, but I believe food distribution is further up on the complexity scale and it’s something that Amazon now has to contend with at a much larger scale than it has with Amazon Fresh. We need the ability to make smarter decisions faster,” is what supply chain executives tell me.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

. “These days,” writes journalist Susan Caminiti ( @SusanCaminiti ), “everything from the seemingly random shortages of items in the grocery store to the small-print warnings that your online purchases could experience shipping delays can all be traced back to a woefully out-of-whack supply chain.”[4]

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Bigger Container Ships Pose Bigger Risks (WSJ – sub. Transportation Department pushes tough oil train standards – sources (Reuters). With more than 30 cargo ships anchored offshore, countless supply chains scrambling, and the prospect of a $2 billion per day hit on the U.S.

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Veridian Solutions

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Planning for Christmas e-commerce shipping used to be an annual process. The never-ending peak season planning can become nightmarish for supply chain leaders, who may need to seek better tools for managing the demand. . Driving Forces of the Nightmare Before Christmas E-Commerce Shipping.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 19, 2025

Grown from the concept of the e-commerce supply chain – end-to-end process from product sourcing through delivery, it has become the determining factor in a business advantage. Source: [link] Well, it faces a few challenges: Management. Jared Weitz, Founder & CEO of United Capital Source Inc.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 26, 2020

Recent studies have shown that transportation is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. In 2007, the U.S. Department of Energy calculated that CO2 emissions from transportation surpassed two billion metric tons ; it’s hard to imagine what that number looks like today.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Supply chain logistics and customer fulfillment teams are further involved in the peak period of the Q4 holiday fulfillment season when trucking and surface transportation needs to readily available for dynamic shipping schedules based on consumer regional demand patterns.

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Veridian Solutions

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

While on the surface, a medical health crisis doesn’t intuitively link with supply chain execution. However, with China’s place in the global economy, supply chain leaders must not avoid the meaningful and long-lasting impacts of the coronavirus. a travel ban from Wuhan is already in place).

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2018

Here is a look at how some companies in the supply chain sector are preparing themselves for the months to come. The emergence of IoT is an amazing thing for supply chain executives – and especially exciting as the enabling technology is becoming less expensive and more readily available, meaning that deployments are possible now.

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