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Supply Chains Have Key Role to Play in Global Vaccine Equity Conversation…

Logistics Matter

Yet any number of situations, from macro events like the ongoing pandemic, the 2010 volcanic eruption in Iceland, geopolitical instability, or simply patient misunderstandings, can lead to expensive and often […].

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Editor’s Choice: Tips for Trucking Companies to Decrease Their Insurance Premiums

Logistics Viewpoints

As an example, from data taken from the ATRI report, in 2020 a small fleet of fewer than 20 trucks would have paid about three times as much as a large fleet with more than 1,000 trucks. In 2010, the average-sized verdict for a crash involving a truck was $2.3 Agencies Advocate Tort Reform. By 2018, the average grew to $22.3

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The Weekly Freight Report for June 30th, 2022

FLS Transport

This week’s report covers global events that are impacting US ports, rare earth minerals in the US, increased US exports effect on the trade deficit, counterfeit supply chains, and driverless vehicles getting NHTSA approval. GLOBAL IMPACTS | CNBC heat map statistics show the global events impacting congestion at US ports.

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Savvy Supply Chain Leaders Aren’t Letting a Good Downturn Go to Waste

Logistics Viewpoints

A famous 2010 HBR article, “Roaring Out of Recession,” studied how 4,700 public companies fared during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000. And, once implemented properly, having a collaborative, tech-enabled supply chain network powered by free-flowing, actionable data will unlock measurable business value. Faster order-to-cash.

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Supply Chain Trend Predictions

Logistics Business Magazine

In 2024, we will see more companies looking to obtain greater value and insights from the data being exchanged across their business ecosystem. This will require bringing together various technical capabilities from role-based access and diverse data integration to specialized user interfaces and AI-assisted analytics features.

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Achieving Significant Transportation Savings through Improved Demand Forecasting

Logistics Viewpoints

The implementation also involves leveraging weather data to improve forecasting. Pinnacle Propane was founded in 2010 through the acquisition of several retail propane companies in Central, South and West Texas. This data leads to a better baseline forecast. They then used weather data from 20 regional weather stations.

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Supply Chain Management:Importance of Proactive Master Data.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Cloud & Big Data. News & Events. |. « Collaborative Platform for Enterprise of Future | Main | Key Asset Management trends in Oil & Gas Industry » Importance of Proactive Master Data Maintenance in SAP SCM Support. These 3 master data elements contributed to almost 50-60% of planning issues.