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S&OP – 13 Years On, What Have We Learned and What Has Changed?

AIMMS

In December 2006, I published an article titled “ S&OP or just good supply chain planning ?” The article looked at what Sales and Operations Planning is, what it isn’t, and whether companies were on the right path to implementing it. W ould I still write the same article today? The role of forecasting .

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This Week in Logistics News

Logistics Viewpoints

Work on the project started on March 21, 2006 with the very first tweet sent by Jack Dorsey. We here at Logistics Viewpoints actively use Twitter to let our audience know about our latest research, interesting articles we’ve […]. However, the full public version was not released until four months later.

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Understanding container weight misdeclaration

Shipping and Freight Resource

A selection of articles previously published by Gard AS” : “ Two recent cases which Gard Services has been involved with have certain similarities. January 2006: P & O Nedlloyd Genoa: Overweight containers contributed to this incident. “ Marine Accident Investigation Branch, Report 20/2006, August 2006, pages 19, 30 and 31).

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Ever Given Freed from the Suez Canal but Impact on Global Trade Continues

3PL Insights

This article explores the answers to these questions. In 2006 the Okal King Dor became stuck in the canal due to sandstorms and high winds causing the ship to drift at an angle into the banks. An estimated 422 ships were stuck waiting at the entrance of the canal for the Ever Given to be dislodged. How did this happen?

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The world’s most important freight port

Now, That's Logistics

Now managed by the Shanghai International Port Group, the port’s transshipment volume tripled in just a few short years, going from 186 million metric ton in 1999 to 537 million metric tons in 2006. This move was enough for it to take the crown of the world’s most important sea port from Singapore in 2006. million TEUs).

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Top 5 Free Online Resources for Freight Brokers

GlobalTranz

The same site even has another excellent article with more business plan resources for freight brokers. Author information Eric Halsey Eric Halsey is a historian by training and disposition who’s been interested in US small businesses since working at the House Committee on Small Business in 2006.

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How Do Freight Brokers Find Great Work-Life Balance?

GlobalTranz

It’s an idea praised and discussed in countless articles , meetings, and studies. Author information Eric Halsey Eric Halsey is a historian by training and disposition who’s been interested in US small businesses since working at the House Committee on Small Business in 2006.

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