Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2024

According to a widely cited framework by Christopher and Peck from “Building the Resilient Supply Chain” (2004), supply chain resilience consists of four dimensions: robustness, agility, redundancy, and flexibility. These dimensions are briefly defined and illustrated below.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 17, 2017

For example, typical order size, order frequency, geographic location, and brand support. However shocked you may be by the results of a cost-to-serve analysis, avoid the knee-jerk reaction and instead, use your new-found knowledge to turn unprofitable customers and products into profitable ones. Steps to CTS. Group Managing Director.

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AIMMS

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Around 2004 we started a project to migrate an existing tool for planning for the BP Petrochemical Aromatics business over to AIMMS. Take scheduling for example. Another scheduling example comes from a fleet of barges we operate to move liquids. How long have you been using AIMMS?

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 11, 2019

However, the most difficult to prevent and avoid are Rapid onset natural disasters, such as the gigantic Tsunami of 2004, in Japan, that caused many deaths. Finally, a strong analysis of the damages and the execution of this disaster management have to be done, in order to extract information and prevent future cases of disaster.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

While a number of factors are doubtless contributing to the Kmart demise, only a minor amount of analysis is required to identify supply chain misalignment as being one of the primary issues, which the company has never managed to correct. The Failing Kmart Business Strategy. The first Kmart store opened way back in 1962.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2021

However, we saw similar supply chain outages associated with the 2004 Tsunami in Thailand, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and Japan’s earthquake and Tsunami in 2011. Robinson customer, is a great example of a complex, global shipper that found success in navigating the pandemic disruptions by leveraging the above capabilities.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 8, 2016

If net profit on sales is 5%, for example, a reduction in supply chain costs from 9% to 4% (or from 12% to 7%) will double net profits. Running a spend analysis is the first step to understanding what you are spending, and therefore where you might look for savings. Cost savings flow directly to the bottom line.

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