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The New Definition of Supply Chain Agility and Resilience in an Unpredictable World

Logistics Viewpoints

The definition of agility and resilience will continue to evolve. The creation of a new digital ecosystem has enabled these and other changes that will shape the definition of supply chain agility and resilience in the 2020s and beyond. There are Also Commercial Reasons. The Road to Agility and Resilience. A Positive Example.

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Transportation cost analysis: Going beyond benchmarking for improved carrier pricing

FreightWaves SONAR

From a financial standpoint, transportation cost analysis remains focused on determining the value of the resources used to execute a given shipment and goes well beyond benchmarking. Moreover, this kind of analysis does not focus on who ends up paying which expenses in the end. The challenges of limited transportation cost analysis.

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3PL Basics: An Introduction to 3rd Party Logistics with Roberto Cadena

The Logistics of Logistics

The definitions are confusing because the space is so dynamic and ever-changing. Supply Chain Security Analysis. Non-asset based – companies that don’t own assets like brokerages, service providers, etc. these companies tend to invest in technology. Asset light – companies with assets and brokerage capabilities. Direct to Home.

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Analysis: Why Upcoming ILWU Contract Negotiations are Making Importers Uneasy

MTS Logistics

So, there is definitely a valid reason why the ILWU is resisting so much against automation over the last two decades. The post Analysis: Why Upcoming ILWU Contract Negotiations are Making Importers Uneasy appeared first on More Than Shipping. In Sydney, Australia, this amount was 50% and in Qingdao, China this amount was 85%.

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New Study Shows Global Trade Compliance Is Not Slowing Down Any Time Soon

Logistics Viewpoints

I have recently completed the latest ARC Advisory Market Analysis on Global Trade Compliance, available here. It adopts the International Labor Organizations definition of forced labor and mandates the European Commission to release compliance guidelines by June 2026.

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Daily Management for Improvement

The Lean Thinker

We get into semantic arguments about “problem solving” as somehow different from “root cause analysis” and how the Improvement Kata is somehow distinct, again, from those activities. Nevertheless, you have to work diligently to see problems as they occur, respond to them, dig into causes (root cause analysis anyone?)

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The difference between Business Intelligence (BI) and ERP?

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Applying the correct Business Intelligence tools to this data for data analysis, trends and forecasts makes the combination invaluable. Today, Business Intelligence is understood as the gathering, storage and analysis of business data. The ERP software collects, stores and manages data relating to business activities.

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