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Editor’s Choice: 8 Supply Chain Planning Challenges Retailers Will Face In 2022 And Tips To Overcome Them

Logistics Viewpoints

This article is from Asena Denizeri & Anil Gurbuz at Solvoyo and examines the challenges around supply chain planning for 2022 and beyond. Leading to long lead times, shortages, rising prices, and complications in transportation lines. this experience has changed how we dress and exercise.

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3 Ways to Benchmark to Boost Supply Chain Performance

Logistics Bureau

If you’ve never done a benchmarking exercise before, read on. If, for example, you are concerned about the pick rates in your warehouse, or your transport costs, or your inventory accuracy, benchmarking can help you because it can show you exactly where your performance is compared to others in your industry.

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The Power of Outsourcing for Supply Chain Improvement

Logistics Bureau

In this article, I will redress the balance by exploring outsourcing from a more holistic perspective, focusing on ways to consider outsourcing partnerships for improvement throughout the supply chain. So, for example, outsourcing sales activity is not typically a good idea if yours is a retail sales company.

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Port Congestion Surcharge, is it the New Norm?

ShipLilly

This article explores the implications of the port congestion surcharge and the possibilities of avoiding or minimizing it. Examples include port fires, inclement weather, and labor disputes. The first thing is to consider the discretion exercised by the shipping companies when calculating the congestion surcharge.

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Consumer Packaged Goods: How CPG Shipping Works

GoShip Blog

CPG is common to transport, but there are still conditions that need to be met by the client and their LTL providers to ensure a successful pickup and delivery. Some examples of CPGs are personal hygiene products, food, beverages, and cosmetics. Examples of goods under this category are shoes, dresses, cars, jewelry, and perfumes.

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When Does a Comment to Investors Become an Illegal "Signal" to Competitors?

10xLogistics

At that time I had just read an article about the DOJ investigating the airlines concerning collusion on capacity and ticket pricing (The original article was on Bloomberg News and titled: What Does it Take to Prove Airline Collusion ). The example used in the lawsuit is, according to the article: ".airline

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Port Congestion Surcharge, is it the New Norm?

ShipLilly

This article explores the implications of the port congestion surcharge and the possibilities of avoiding or minimizing it. Examples include port fires, inclement weather, and labor disputes. The first thing is to consider the discretion exercised by the shipping companies when calculating the congestion surcharge.