Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

For more than a year, global supply chains have been buffeted by one major disruption after another. Raw materials are in short supply, many manufacturers have temporarily mothballed production lines, transportation costs are rising, and labor is getting tight on our roadways , railways and ocean vessels. The impact?

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 31, 2022

I interviewed John Sobeck, Vice President Material Management Services and Supply Chain 4.0 at the ZF Group, about their digital supply chain transformation journey. ZF is a Tier 1 supplier to the automotive industry. The ZF supply chain is complex. ZF’s Digital Supply Chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 2, 2023

ARC Advisory Group did a study on the supply chain collaboration network (SCCN) a couple of years ago. FourKites believes they have the largest repository of supply chain data in the world. The post What Do You Mean By Supply Chain Visibility? That is fast growth. But the message is now much bigger.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

The supply chain industry is on a years-long digital transformation journey, and one of the key objectives that industry leaders almost universally aim to achieve is true end-to-end (E2E) visibility across their complex global networks of suppliers, partners and customers. So, what is true E2E supply chain visibility?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

But there is a type of solution known as multi-enterprise supply chain networks (MSCN). Metcalf’s law does not apply to these supply chain networks. Yes, these supply chain networks advantages do improve as more companies and users join. TraceGains’ solution digitizes the food ingredient supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2021

Supply chain sustainability is a higher priority than ever. In MIT’s State of Supply Chain Sustainability 2021 , 80% of executives surveyed said the pandemic either had no impact on their commitment or increased it. We must plan, source, make, and deliver differently for supply chain sustainability.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

For a few years now, supply chain professionals and pundits have been speculating on what the so-called “new normal” will look like. Much of this newfound optimism is attributable to a record jobs report in January – and yet we’ve seen a spate of layoffs in tech and other industries.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

I’ve said it before (right here in Logistics Viewpoints), but it’s worth repeating: the digital transformation of our complex global supply chains is an ongoing journey. The entire supply chain industry was caught flat-footed by the seismic disruptions wrought by the pandemic. Why is this shift such a big deal?

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Envase Technologies

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Envase’s Chief Commercial Officer, Allen Thomas, had a great time recently appearing as a guest on Sarah Barnes-Humphrey’s Let’s Talk Supply Chain podcast. Sarah cares a great deal about the industry, especially about solving the challenges that drivers face every day on the road. Well said, Sarah!

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Supply shortages resulting in empty shelves or parking lots of WIP inventory represent a spectre causing supply chain leaders to reconsider supply chain inventory practices. planning offers an alternative to swinging the pendulum and as the strategy that provides the supply chain resilience leaders seek.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The seven industry bodies dedicated to container safety, collaborating as the Cargo Integrity Group, highlight an independent study carried out by researchers at Italian University Politecnico di Torino into shipper and forwarder application of the CTU Code.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 25, 2023

This description by a Chief Supply Chain Officer of the state of the supply chain he found in his new role stuck with me. Unlike a supply chain, these steps rely on no disruption to their execution. While there is endless speculation, from my reading two supply chain-specific opportunities intrigued me.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2022

A large multinational is undergoing an impressive supply chain transformation that will run through 2023. A Complex Supply Chain. This is a public, multinational providing different types of electronic and machinery products for different industries. Their revenues exceed €25 billion. A Transformation Journey.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2021

The global pandemic has created a watershed moment for global supply chains. Emerging technologies play a role in managing disruption and are driving change in the transportation and logistics industries. Volvo’s POD in Sweden is a great example. So when we talk a lot about Industry 4.0

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In a survey of 150 global manufacturing executives, 47% committed to improving supply chain visibility and tracking. According to the Global Supply Chain Disruption and Future Strategies Survey Report, this goal was the top-ranked planned tool investment. What is supply chain visibility?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

When companies want to digitally transform their supply chain capabilities, moving to an integrated business planning process (IBP) is often at the heart of the transformation. GEON Embarks on a Digital Transformation GEON Performance Solutions is embarking on a supply chain transformation. Mr. Herrin was a good fit.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Mark Morley, Senior Director, Product Marketing at OpenText , provides his supply chain trend forecast for the year ahead. Embracing conversational AI across tomorrow’s supply chains: Companies have been embarking on a journey of digitizing their supply chains for many years.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 14, 2023

In view of the global trend of omni-sourcing, DHL Supply Chain, the world’s leading logistics company and part of DHL Group continues its strategic investments into emerging markets and fast-growing economies. These investments made until 2028 are supposed to strengthen DHL’s operations in Latin America.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2021

In a previous post , I made a case for how the Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) and Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) are smarter together. Accordingly Supply Chain and Procurement will need continuous collaboration. Here are some examples of such use cases.

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ShipLilly

JANUARY 13, 2022

For example, you may want to consider how your operations have gone over the last 12 months. He suggests that building supply chain resilience is the appropriate response. If the global supply chain was unstable in the past, it will only become more challenging this year. The supply chain must be streamlined.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2022

Brand new for 2022, the IMHX Sustainability Zone will combine physical displays, augmented reality, and virtual reality demonstrations to give visitors a ‘deep dive’ into the many steps that companies operating in the supply chain space can take to make sure they perform as sustainably as possible. sustainability?refers

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Manufacturers and distributors experienced huge supply chain disruptions due to the pandemic which exposed many vulnerabilities and tested the resilience of supply chain leaders globally. In fact, SYSPRO research revealed that 60% of businesses were impacted by supply chain disruptions during the pandemic.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Following the pandemic-related slump in 2020, the luxury goods industry has regained its former strength. Increasing customer demand and current global uncertainties have made supply chain management a strategic core function, which poses major challenges for luxury brands.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 12, 2021

I have written before that 5G for supply chain applications is still at the hype stage. However, the 5G protocol is slowly evolving to add more features for industrial applications. Like many other large industrial manufacturers, Covestro has been very interested in 5G as a key enabler of the Smart Factory.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 24, 2023

John Beckett, Chair of ICHCA, commented: “This unique grouping of industry leaders has the potential to coordinate data, research and best practices across the broad spectrum of the international movement of cargo.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Well, not just for benchmarking, but also for maximum visibility of your supply chain and logistics performance. In answering that question, we’re not going to provide you with a list of possible supply chain KPIs to use in your business—at least, not in this article. How hard can that be?” I hear you ask.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MARCH 10, 2020

To the uninitiated (which included me at one stage), these industries are same or similar and it might come across that there is no difference between Maritime, Shipping, Freight, Logistics, Supply Chain and Trade. Maritime Industry. Trade is the reason all above businesses from 1-5 exist.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

At the turn of the new year, Accolade group completed the development of a industrial new park in Elbląg – the second largest city of the Warmian – Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. The creation of our new industrial park brings with it 200 new jobs. The Accolade park is the first class A industrial park in Elbląg.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2022

2021 saw many major challenges for logistics and supply chain professionals. With capacity constraints, ecommerce growth and driver shortages creating dilemmas for many as well as the increased focus from the industry on environment and machine learning, it was a year that was definitely not without its tests.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Manufacturers need to have the right raw materials and supplies available. Supply chain entities need to know vendors will be held accountable and adhere to the terms within vendor-supply chain partner service level agreements. Supply chain professionals must also know how they will be shipping freight.

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ShipLilly

MAY 19, 2021

There has been a void in logistics labor supply since 2020 and now it is time to think about filling it. Logistics offers employment for those workers that have been displaced in other industries. May 2020 showed that the logistics industry was also facing significant pressure and that people were going to be laid off in the short run.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 13, 2024

Scale drives profitability,” Turner told a group of industry analysts on April 22 nd , the day before the Coupa Inspire user conference began. Coupa also has a supply chain collaboration solution that runs on the platform. Supply chain collaboration data will then be mined over time to provide commodity-level alerts.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Like others in our peer group, we often find ourselves sharing a range based on results typically seen in the market. One in the pharmaceuticals industry and another in consumer hi-tech products. Subscribe to our Supply Chain Digest to get notified when it’s live. ” – Tweet this. Summing up.

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Turvo

JANUARY 26, 2021

Relying on the traditional system set up and design for supply chain management systems is becoming increasingly difficult. That’s where supply chain data analytics comes into play. What Are Supply Chain Data Analytics and Why Are Supply Chain Leaders Looking to Them.

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Stord

JANUARY 11, 2022

If you’re involved in any way in your company’s supply chain and logistics initiatives, the last year certainly put you and your team to the test. While some economic conditions and supply chain bottlenecks may begin to moderate, the challenges facing logistics professionals seem never-ending.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

The success of your business links inextricably to the performance of your supply chain. you have to make your supply chain successful too. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers. Conversely, just 8% of businesses with less capable supply chains report above-average growth.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Top female leaders recognized on annual list of logistics industry’s most influential. “I feel incredibly fortunate to have been recognized alongside many amazing women in supply chain leadership. “I feel incredibly fortunate to have been recognized alongside many amazing women in supply chain leadership.

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