Tue.Oct 05, 2021

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Three Logistics Imperatives for Managing Uncertainty in 2022

Logistics Viewpoints

After experiencing an incredibly challenging two years in the global logistics industry, I think we can let go of any expectation that the supply chain landscape will ever return to “normal.” By that, I mean that extreme uncertainty on both the demand and the supply sides will continue for the foreseeable future. Raw materials and component shortages, labor shortfalls, port closures, rising fuel costs and other forces will continue to exert enormous pressures on global supply chains in 2022.

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Ready, Set, Go! Getting Ready for a Busy Holiday Shipping Season

Now, That's Logistics

The transportation environment has remained challenging through much of 2021, with everything from ocean container shortages to port congestion to tight trucking capacity making life difficult for companies shipping outbound freight and receiving inbound goods. The situation may not ease much during the fourth quarter of the year, when the biggest selling holidays—Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the holiday season as a whole—all happen.

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What Crisis? Johnson’s Team Says Supply Crunch Is Good for Wages

Supply Chain Brain

Faced with a supply-chain squeeze that’s increased prices across the economy, the U.K. government is seeking to recast the crisis as a good news story for British workers.

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United States Trade Representative Tai offers up position on steps needed to take with China

Logistics Management

In remarks made yesterday at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai provided details regarding the White House’s new approach to the United States-China bilateral trade relationship.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Supply Chain Crisis May Have Caused California Oil Spill

Supply Chain Brain

The gridlock of container ships outside the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach may have been the cause of a major oil spill off the coast of California, according to authorities.

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Container Crisis Gets So Bad Coca-Cola Switches to Bulk Freight

Supply Chain Brain

The cost of shipping stuff in containers has gotten so out of hand that Coca-Cola Co. is switching its cargoes to vessels that are normally only used by industrial commodity traders to help keep its business running.

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October Team Member Spotlight

Envase Technologies

Get to know this month’s Envase Team Member Spotlight: Wes Sousa, Director of DevOps at Envase Technologies. Don’t forget to check out last months team member spotlight and learn more about the interesting people who make up the Envase team! How long have you worked at ENVASE? What is your job & favorite part of it? Wes: I started with Profit Tools in December 2013 and have been working with Envase since it’s inception.

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Blume Global Launches Continuing Education Program with Coursera and Stanford GSB

Supply Chain Brain

Blume Global Inc., a provider of execution and visibility supply chain technology solutions, has launched a Learning and Development initiative to provide continuing education programs through Coursera Inc., an online learning platform, and Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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Decisiv, Cummins Integrate Point of Service Solutions

NGT News

Decisiv Inc. says the Cummins servicing technology suite, Guidanz, is entering beta testing on its service relationship management (SRM) platform. The integrated solution will be available to more than 5,000 service provider locations and 40,000 fleets across North America in the Decisiv SRM Ecosystem in 2022. “The integration of Cummins Guidanz in the Decisiv SRM […].

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Artificial Intelligence and the Transportation Industry

Artificial intelligence has quickly become a feature of everyday life: Using face ID to unlock a phone, communicating with online chatbots, and letting “smart” appliances help manage our homes are just a few of the ways that we interact with AI regularly. Forward-looking businesses are also using AI to transform their operations and gain a competitive edge.

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Raising Cane’s Sends Corporate Staff to Work in Restaurants

Supply Chain Brain

Fast-food chain Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers is sending corporate staff to work in restaurants amid a severe shortage of Americans willing to work hourly jobs.

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Editor’s Pick: What Does “AI” Even Mean?

Talking Logistics

Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Pick” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. In this August 2021 post from E2open’s blog, Daniel Smith unpacks the term “AI” and how it is used in the.

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Reimagining the Electronics Supply Chain in the Era of Intelligent Automation

Supply Chain Brain

Whether you are manufacturing capacitors or circuit boards, a digital supply chain is essential to keeping the shelves stocked for your customers.

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Self-Service Solution for Flexible, On-Demand Warehousing

Food Logistics

This self-service solution enables warehouses and 3PLs to pick and choose the projects they desire while simultaneously marketing their services and facility to a large audience of prospective customers.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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Conquering the Waves of Technological Disruption

Supply Chain Brain

In the ocean of technology, every new wave of disruption can overwhelm logistics companies and turn their businesses upside down.

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Your Warehouse is in the Wrong Place

Logistics Bureau

Why your warehouse is in the wrong spot? As businesses grow, contract, and merge. And as product ranges and customer needs change, so the needs of our distribution network change. But we need to recognize how our customer service offer, in particular, drives the size and shape of our distribution network. That way, we can make better decisions as we adapt our network to meet those changing needs.

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Reimagining the Consumer Goods Supply Chain in the Era of Intelligent Automation

Supply Chain Brain

Whether you are manufacturing toothpaste or t-shirts, a digital supply chain is essential to keeping the shelves stocked for your customers.

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Trinity Logistics Celebrates 2021 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week With Truck Payment Cash Drawing

Trinity Logistics

This year has continued to be very demanding for our nation’s truck drivers. Supply chains continue to be hit with challenge after challenge. From the height of the pandemic to meeting the current increased demand, truck drivers have had to keep moving forward now more than ever. With that in mind, Trinity Logistics takes honoring our nation’s truck drivers very seriously and was proud to celebrate National Truck Driver Appreciation Week with a truck payment drawing.

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GEP Spend Category Outlook 2024

Your Roadmap to Smarter Spend Management in 2024 Geopolitical, economic and supply chain challenges will stick around in 2024, but don’t despair. There are strategic opportunities to leverage AI-powered technology and digital toolsets to overcome these hurdles more effectively. GEP experts in nearly two dozen critical categories guide you in the right direction in our annual comprehensive resource — GEP Spend Category Outlook 2024.

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Reimagining the Automotive Supply Chain in the Era of Intelligent Automation

Supply Chain Brain

While many manufacturers are making progress towards digitizing their supply chains, challenges remain.

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Diesel average sees another strong increase, for the week of October 4, reports EIA

Logistics Management

The national average came in at $3.477 per gallon, which represents its highest weekly increase since the week of March 8, when it also headed up 7.1 cents. And it marks the highest weekly since the week of December 8, 2014, when it came in at $3.535 per gallon.

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California Trucking Association's AB 5 lawsuit still pending with Supreme Court

Overdrive Online

Despite reports, the U.S. Supreme Court has not yet decided whether it will hear CTA's case to determine if the FAAAA preempts the California law. The state of California still has a week to file a petition in the case before SCOTUS considers hearing it.

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How the Global Pandemic Reinforced the Need for Strong Supply Chain Fundamentals

Logistics Management

Spinnaker SCA's expert panel will highlight key fundamentals used across the Supply Chain Strategy, Planning and Execution layers of our clients’ supply chains to respond and manage to demand and supply challenges in the face of a global pandemic.

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Mastering Order Management: Backorders & Out-of-Stock Inventory

The unfortunate truth is that you will always have low stock and backorder issues with your supply chain. But that doesn’t mean you can’t be prepared to handle them. This brief video explores some of the primary drivers of inventory issues – and how modern technology and best practices can mitigate these issues and ensure a superb customer experience.

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Innocent, Oliver Bonas, Gymshark, DPD & British Retail Consortium Lead Learning Program at IRX

Supply Chain Brain

Experts from Innocent Drinks, Oliver Bonas, Gymshark, Lounge Underwear, DPD and British Retail Consortium are among the speakers at the UK’s number one digital retail show. IRX (InternetRetailing Expo) & eDX takes place on 13 & 14 October 2021 at the NEC, Birmingham.

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Shippers are facing a capacity crisis. The good news is, the solutions are right there in front of us.

Truck News

This is a good news/bad news story. Let’s start with the bad. Chances are good that you’re having a hard time keeping your customers satisfied this year. Business is brisk, but you’ve likely lost some drivers during the pandemic and finding replacements has never been more challenging. Some chose to retire early to protect their […].

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Shared Assessments Introduces 2022 Third-Party Risk Management Toolkit

Supply Chain Brain

Shared Assessments, a third-party risk management company, issued the 2022 Shared Assessments Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Toolkit.

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Tight container market creating capacity issues for shippers

Turvo

What’s in this article : A crisis that is affecting the world economy – record-high shipping rates. A problem also linked to shipping companies. What happened to the containers? Record-high shipping rates are affecting the world economy. The global transportation system in 2021 is experiencing a unique and unexpected crisis. The extraordinary cascade of events triggered by the pandemic led to a severe container shortage.

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Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability

How can businesses gain a competitive edge in an era marked by relentless competition and economic fluctuations? The secret is mastering strategic cost management strategies. This GEP bulletin, "Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability," breaks this down into clear, actionable steps. Discover how these strategies can boost your enterprise's financial health, helping not only to keep up but to excel in today's market.

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Proactive ESG Strategies Go Far Beyond Cutting Carbon

Supply Chain Brain

Companies are being pushed to measure racial and gender equality, human rights compliance, and more.

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IMO and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia sign new partnerships

Shipping and Freight Resource

IMO has signed three partnership agreements with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to support the preparation of a new global project that targets ship-based emissions. Further funding goes to existing projects focused on biofouling and marine plastic litter. The agreements, signed by IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim and His Excellency Mr. Saleh bin Nasser al-Jasser, Minister of Transport and Logistic Services, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (28 September), will see US$509,000 going to the three environmenta

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Fixed Logistics Model vs Flexible Logistics Model

Locus

Today, businesses are at the cusp of new changes in the supply chain that includes evolving customer expectations, omnichannel purchasing, and the shipping of unpredictable volumes. The unexpected disruption in the name of COVID-19 pandemic along with these changes has raised eyebrows. With the supply chains of all businesses going through a transformational shift, it is important for them to make tough decisions concerning logistics models.