SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A year before, in 2014, a Harvard Business Review article pointed out that supply chains were becoming increasingly global and complex and consequently more at risk than before. Unfortunately, the state of disruption to the current landscape has never been contemplated and very few strategies exist to navigate it.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Redesign the process, then use IT I’ll give you a recent example from my business, which enables real-time supply chain visibility, with AI-powered predictive insights and analytics, for the world’s largest shippers and their partners. I was speaking with the Chief Supply Chain Officer at one of the world’s largest CPG companies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2021

For example, my company relies heavily on “lat-long” data, or data that provides latitude and longitude coordinates for freight. He founded FourKites in 2014 after recognizing pain points in the logistics industry and designing elegant and effective systems to address them.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 27, 2015

UPS now applies dimensional weight pricing, also known as “DIM” Pricing, to ALL packages as of December 29, 2014. This matched a similar announcement made by FedEx last year on May 2, 2014. Here is an example: Let’s say that your package is 15 inches long, 12 inches wide and 10 inches high.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

I thought I understood all the major supply chain implications of the pandemic until I began reading Yossi Sheffi’s new book The New (Ab)Normal: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy beyond Covid-19. shale or Iran, for example. In the US, for example, natural gas accounted for 40% of total utility-scale U.S.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Since 2014, the shipping industry has suffered numerous setbacks. Unlike the all-time highs of 2014, 2017 will reveal an industry on the cusp of restoring order and LTL rates to acceptable, reasonable levels. But, the most significant impacts of 2017 will be felt in these four areas. . Capacity Will Grow Tighter.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

It’s easy to foresee, for example, smaller importers and startups pooling their interests to more effectively compete against larger players, in much the same way ShipBob has empowered smaller ecommerce companies to create leverage together. The ROI will only multiply with visibility into supplies and goods from end to end.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 24, 2015

In his 2013 and 2014 State of the Union Addresses, the President called for the creation of a Nationwide Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) to scale up advanced manufacturing technologies and processes. On December 16, 2014, the President signed the Revitalize American Manufacturing Act, into law. Looking to the Leaders.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79% of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. Supply Chain Strategy In 2014, a survey by Tompkins Consortium delivered a shocking revelation. The Top 7 Supply Chain Points to Address for Business Success 1.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

Already, oil prices have reached their highest levels since 2014 and are expected to continue to rise. Supply chain survival strategies that manufacturers and distributors can leverage. Onshoring and Near shoring comes into play here but be aware that it is a long-term strategy which requires a complete business model shift.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

And modern, API-first data strategies have vastly improved portability, ensuring data can be easily moved and shared between any cloud and any application. Some examples: Procurement and Co-manufacturing : What is the impact of inbound transportation issues on materials?

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 2, 2017

For example, even since 2014 online retail sales have seen good improvement. In 2014, they represented 5.9% of total retail sales furthering the case for shippers to adopt an omnichannel strategy. Even in the last couple of years, the number of people shopping online has continued to rise.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It means making smart investments in everything from network modeling to ocean trade lane analysis, from securing equipment to potentially rebalancing nearshoring and offshoring strategies. If fewer humans are driving the trucks, what does that mean for the insurance industry that used to insure those humans, as just one example?

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 11, 2019

FIFA 2018 World Cup transport planning challenges and strategy. There are a lot of controversy in those events as they involve a high amount of work in extremely dangerous conditions, especially during the organisation of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, where a lot of riots occurred. National Event vs. City Event.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

Data on ocean shipments, for example, is generally available across the globe, due primarily to greater standardization in ocean shipping. He founded FourKites in 2014 after recognizing pain points in the logistics industry and designing elegant and effective systems to address them.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 9, 2016

Despite decades of expanded opportunities for women in the workforce, as late as 2014, the three most common occupations were the more traditional avenues of secretaries and administrative assistants, grade school and middle school teachers, and registered nurses. In 2014, $1.9 Here, affordability meets opportunity. Source: TWS.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2015

In this infographic you will learn, for example, that the global market value for logistics has surpassed $4trillion. Top Logistics Blog Posts from the First Half of 2014. Top Logistics Blog Posts from all of 2014. Today, we bring you yet another infographic. We feel infographics are a great way to explain a big idea.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

For example, imagine your company moves 10,000 containers a year with an average contents value of $75,000. He founded FourKites in 2014 after recognizing pain points in the logistics industry and designing elegant and effective systems to address them. Reduced working capital. Let’s not waste it.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Sales, Inventory, and Production Planning (SIOP) should be used for business planning and strategy in the shipper, 3PL relationship. Consultants have a method which will align the KPI's with the strategy of the organization, while protecting the intent an employee performance. Strategic Business Planning.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

for example, compared to shipping state-to-state. For example, Chinese wages have increased 320% since 2000. Foxconn, for example, announced plans to reshore in Pennsylvania, investing $40 million for a mostly automated plant. from abroad (mostly between 2010 and 2014, per Moser). energy costs have dropped.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Here’s an easy way to think about the regular and potential future disruptions that could impact your ocean shipping strategy, and what you can do to prepare for what comes next. At these times of the year, you should see less risk to your standard ocean shipping strategy. Yellow: Space is getting tighter. Union labor contracts.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 28, 2015

For example, a business may order a specific number of items, which would be too minute to warrant transport via rail or traditional truckload. Larkin calculates that LTL revenues are down to just 12% or so of the truckload market, for example. For example, store A ran out of Item B. 3% annual growth after that.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Interview with Lora Cecere, Founder and CEO of Supply Chain Insights and Author of Supply Chain Metrics that Matter ( published December 2014 ). And how do we align the organization to focus on reliability of functions, and at the top level, align with the business strategy? For example, I was interviewing L’Oreal today.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 9, 2015

After a lackluster 2014, optimism is back in the market. Markets clearly change, and as a leader, we must have flexibility to even change our own strategies to meet the demands of customers. Cautious Optimism Abound in the Logistics Outsourcing Outlook. It’s simply our core value to continuously improve.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 25, 2016

In another example, Hong Kong began switching conventional traffic lighting to more energy efficient LED traffic lighting. By 2014, the decrease had risen to 15 percent. As explained in the aforementioned examples, money is one of the most common perceived obstacles to sustainability.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 24, 2018

Capital expenditures also increased by 5.5%, the first increase since 2014, indicating that companies may be shifting towards investing in themselves, rather than continuing to focus on returning cash to shareholders, as they have since the financial crisis. There are simply much better options available.

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Ship Monk

MARCH 15, 2022

With headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (and a new location in Kentucky), ShipMonk is a prime example of Southeast companies killing it on a year-over-year basis. Since ShipMonk’s founding in 2014 as BedaBox LLC, our CEO Jan Bednar and his forward-thinking team have transformed the business into a vital player in the eCommerce space.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 28, 2016

If this statistic is applied to the 225,000 student participants, it represents more than 180,000 future workers in the industry, which includes positions in engineering, business, technology, robotics, business, and even online marketing strategy development (much like those who created this website) in manufacturing.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 3, 2017

For example, if a piece of equipment is using more electricity than other equipment of the same type, it may indicate a problem with its electrical wiring. The following graphic details how this investment has increased since 2014. Rather than waiting for your company to fall behind your competitors, you need to embrace the IIoT now.

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MTS Logistics

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

A 2014 study released by the Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM) found 68 percent of respondents are seeing the growth of paper stabilize, or reduced paper within their organization. For example, in transportation and logistics, the paper form for proof of delivery or a bill of lading still exists.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 9, 2015

I think 2016 and 2017 will make 2014 look like child’s play,” Albrecht said. For example, Major Shipping Company A may have extra room on Truck 1245 and “sell” this space to the 3PL for a fraction of the typical shipping cost. The West Coast ports proved that.” 3PLs Eat Much of Shipping Costs.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 20, 2015

For example, in China alone, where the last decade brought millions of new participants into the workforce, a skills gap is expected to cause a deficit of 23 million sufficiently skilled workers there by 2030. For example, job training grants totaling $450 million were distributed among approximately 270 community colleges in 2014.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 2, 2016

Twin private-sector and public-sector resources and use of the IoT, the value of the IoT platform grew to more than $8 trillion by 2014, reports the Cisco and DHL publication, the Internet of Things in Logistics. Global Logistics Will Evolve With the IoT Platform. This will decrease as these silos crack and become connected through the IoT.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2015

In fact, the introduction of Qualcomm’s OmniTracs™ in 1988 and UPS’ roll-out of the DIAD (Delivery Information Acquisition Device) four years later are prime examples of pioneering companies investing in mobile technology as a means to drive efficiencies and create competitive advantage. Top Transportation Blog Posts from 2014.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

« Key Asset Management trends in Oil & Gas Industry | Main | Knitting Agile with Asset Maintenance - a perspective on Agile Asset Maintenance » Instance Consolidation Strategy. For example, regulatory restrictions on certain data sharing across geographic boundaries may inhibit the use of single instance. January 2014.

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EazyStock

MAY 28, 2019

For example, using Excel to manually calculate buffer stock levels and re-order quantities. For example, when a procurement officer doesn’t have to spend 5 hours fiddling with calculations on Excel, he or she can now spend that much more time negotiating with a supplier or maybe even researching substitute products of better quality.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

A real world example of Vendor Managed Inventory in play is electrical products company Leviton Manufacturing. Suppliers also gain a cost advantage by enabling more effective make-to-order and just-in-time manufacturing strategies, aligning production with the latest real-time market demands and eliminating unnecessary transport delays.

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