The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

What does the transportation industry have to do with a global pandemic? Instead, I am referring to the often overlooked — yet very important — role transportation companies can play in preventing global pandemics. With the help of an efficient transportation network that reaches every corner of the world!

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Recently, CEVA Logistics joined the Singapore Changi Airport community in a humanitarian aid project to transport 14,000-kilogram of oxygen concentrators from Los Angeles to Jakarta via Singapore. We want to support and enrich these local communities through what we do best: logistics and transportation services.

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Jaggaer

JULY 10, 2024

SINGAPORE, July 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — JAGGAER, the global leader in Autonomous Commerce, has announced the expansion of their Amplify Partner Program in the APAC region with the addition of BearingPoint to their existing BearingPoint partnerships in EMEA and Americas.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Identifying sources of Carbon emissions. These are classified into sources of emissions as Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3. These are considered “indirect” greenhouse gas sources. Scope 3 emissions are the amount of carbon emitted by vendors and suppliers in your value chain, another indirect source. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The right way” emphasizes that our fundamental relationship with the Earth demands that products be made and transported in ways not harmful to the Earth. To eliminate unneeded transport or unnecessary miles is always something the logistics manager needs to do. The devil is definitely in the details. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

First of all, for cargo owners, international transport and shipping can be complicated operations involving multiple stakeholders and several suppliers and contacts for a single shipment. It is clear that complex, manual payment processes are critical sources of costly mistakes and over billing. Lack of trust. Many options available.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

– How Logistics is Harnessing the Power of the Sun by Timothy Foote , Founder of Susymbio We all know that our sun’s power is the main energy source for life on Earth. Fortunately, great minds are making progress to capture this energy in ways that could change the transportation and logistics industry. Vehicles Also Have Roofs!

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 17, 2022

For transportation and logistics – the revolution to decarbonize is likewise well underway. Fossil fuel proponents like to claim that oil and coal are the only “rainy day” energy source out there. Electric Transportation. That is not to say that one could not see the future coming. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 16, 2021

Visibility into Tier I, II and III suppliers, de-risk by developing alternates, build practical BCPs (business continuity plans) and China + 1 sourcing strategy. Logistics hubs will re-emerge at the local/mega city level, and sub-system suppliers and component suppliers will source, assemble and deliver from their own backyards.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 21, 2023

When we as individuals are going to and from work, we experience physically, the emitting of greenhouse gasses by our transportation sector. What if technology came into the picture that allowed for far less moving about in fossil fuel burning transport? We can see the exhaust coming out of tailpipes from cars and trucks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2024

Walmart announced that it will pilot agriculture technology with crop supply intelligence company Agritaskto get real-time information on crops and improve sourcing decisions around produce. The USDA has estimated that 30 percent of food loss occurs during agricultural production and harvest.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Changing Landscape of Supply Chain Executives Traditionally, supply chain executives excelled in managing functions like transportation, warehousing, inventory, and production planning but supply chain process extends beyond the firm, involving global relationships with suppliers and customers.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 14, 2021

Putting it over simply, there are two ways to achieve carbon neutrality — by removing emissions that have already been generated through carbon offsetting or by eliminating emissions from the source. Until now, the human and financial costs of pollution and climate change have not been accurately attributed to their sources.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Map your entire supply chain, including distribution centres and transportation hubs, and identify the known risks within your supply chain – for example, suppliers, routes, trade regulations, and other similar considerations. These include Inventory vs. Service; Local vs Global Sourcing; Multiple Depots vs. Single Distribution Centre.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 15, 2023

It is even larger than the emissions from our own transportation sector. She provided me with some main emission sources in that sector as well as what some companies are concentrating their reductions work on. Main sources are: Enteric fermentation of ruminant livestock during digestion.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 17, 2024

This strategic step aims to foster innovation and expedite the development of the hydrogen ecosystem, concentrating on four key areas: production, storage, transportation, and utilization. This strategic approach eliminates the necessity for hydrogen transportation and storage.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The Green Corridor: Digitise Wisely to Reduce Emissions by Timothy Foote , Founder of Susymbio Digitisation in the logistics and transportation industry produces efficiency gains for nearly all players in the economy today. Efficiency generally leads to less power being used and therefore less fossil fuels being burned.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 14, 2023

Many multinationals have engineered their global supply chains to minimize taxation by creating subsidiaries in low taxation nations like Switzerland, Ireland, and Singapore. Secondly, one core supply chain application is a transportation management system. That approach to taxation engineering is less potent than it used to be.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This involves a lot of long-haul transportation.” If I if I know the vessel has left Singapore late by a week, I have a couple weeks to find an alternative solution which costs less.”. The data from Infor Nexus also helps the transportation teams do better carrier sourcing.

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Vinculum

JULY 1, 2022

Singapore is an established eCommerce market with a well-developed infrastructure and a tech-savvy population. Sellers interested in breaking into the Southeast Asian market have various options, including starting in Singapore and expanding to other countries afterward. Singapore’s top ten eCommerce sites include: Lazada.

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TransAudit

JUNE 27, 2023

Moreover, machine learning can identify upstream delays, enabling contingency planning or alternative sourcing, and help lower storage costs. Trans Audit sets itself apart with true global audit capabilities, covering all modes of transportation via multiple locations in the U.S., Europe, China, and Singapore.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 3, 2015

We asked three experts at the Quintiq World Tour event in Singapore. Charlie Macdonald, Industry Executive for Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics, Telstra. “If Gerald Tan, CEO, Pan Asia Logistics Singapore Pte Ltd. “I But what about the supply chain executive? What role will they play in the near future?

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 4, 2024

Other Asian Nations The S&P Global ASEAN Manufacturing PMI ® is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar , the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand , and Vietnam. While supply pressures have reportedly eased slightly, transport capacity related shortages increased in excess of their long-run averages.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 15, 2022

Among the Ferrari Consulting and Research Group’s Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains for the current year, is our firm belief that businesses and their supply management teams taking more direct control in strategic and tactical sourcing of materials sourcing will be a driving force in the coming months.

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TransAudit

JULY 6, 2023

Moreover, machine learning can identify upstream delays, enabling contingency planning or alternative sourcing, and help lower storage costs. Trans Audit sets itself apart with true global audit capabilities, covering all modes of transportation via multiple locations in the U.S., Europe, China, and Singapore.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 23, 2020

Develop methodologies to measure risk for each supply chain node, warehouse, factory, supplier, geography, or transportation node. Diversify supplier base : Supply chain should not be overly dependent on long lead-time or on a small pool of specific suppliers or sourcing regions. CONCLUSION. Standing still is no longer an option.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

Sourcing, manufacturing and consumption models will continue to evolve and the supply chain industry is positioned as a strategic partner to support companies in rationalising future decisions. Today, a dominance of production and sourcing is considered far-sourcing, driven by attractive labour rates in Asia.

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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. The ship was under charter to Maersk Shipping , and is registered in Singapore. Industry Supply Network Implications U.S. East Coast.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 29, 2021

However,lack of coordination between state ,centre and healthcare sector topped with transportation issues resulted in this struggle to cope up with the sudden spike in demand for liquid oxygen. Singapore donated 4 cryogenic oxygen tanks that were airlifted by the Indian Air Force. High capacity oxygen tankers were airlifted from UAE.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 2, 2024

Average input costs were reportedly rising in June driven by rising raw material and transportation costs. With two quarters of PMI reporting, production activity levels have increased but indications of lowest cost sourcing strategies remain an influence in global production in addition to added supply network resiliency.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Last evening, global parcel, logistics and transportation services provider Fedex Corp. Equity analysts quickly revised their analysis and outlooks for FedEx and other associated transport and logistics focused businesses. Development. As a result, the carrier announced immediate and direct actions in reducing costs.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

We are pleased to continue our 2021 fire-side chat series with key people in the supply chain industry, and it is with particular pleasure to catch up with Stuart Whiting, Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Logistics & Planning at Schneider Electric, based in Singapore but with a global functional responsibility.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 13, 2021

Early analysis of options: All too often, value chain decisions are made irrespective of trade considerations, be it on sourcing, location of manufacturing or services centres, ownership structures, shipping routes, storing options, priority consumer markets and so on and so forth. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2024

New order growth reportedly accelerated at the fastest in nearly three plus year, which is a likely indication that this region has become the new go-to for China Plus product sourcing strategies. This index is a compilation of seven termed ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 4, 2016

The same can be true for evaluating different transportation options. Severe weather can cause substantial delays, or even total shutdowns, of certain routes or modes of transportation. The number of heat stress days may rise to as high as 364 in Singapore and Malaysia, with Indonesia looking at 355 days and the Philippines 337.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2019

Source: “Competing on Customer Experience: The Driving Force Behind Supply Chain Innovation,” Adelante SCM & BluJay Solutions, 2018. New in Transportation Management Systems (TMS). In other TMS news, BlueGrace Logistics announced a new release of its BlueShip® Transportation Management System (TMS) software.

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TransAudit

MAY 16, 2022

Your recovery audit company can function as a valuable source of savings and business intelligence. Because of this, it’s imperative the freight audit company you choose has the capability to track multiple shipments and verify carriers using different: Tax laws, Geographies, and Transportation modes.

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