ShipLilly

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The coming months are going to be a real test of the shipping industry in terms of how it can manage capacity and coordinate to meet the needs of customers. Chinese factories are facing challenges of meeting excessive orders that are way beyond their current capacity. The trans-Pacific eastbound space is now sold out because of this.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 25, 2024

With enforcement delayed until December 2025, businesses have time to integrate this tool, which streamlines data collection, geospatial analysis, and compliance verification. Argentina’s Lithium Industry Reacts to a Shift in Global Demand Globally, Argentina is the fourth largest producer of Lithium.

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MTS Logistics

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Industrial material production, food production, retail sales, and manufacturing continue to all be affected by this problem. Products are ready in factories, but there are not enough containers for them. Shipping industry analysts reported that blank sailings during the first nine months of 2021 were 7.7 Shipping rates.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Beagen is often called on for her industry expertise by major media networks, including recent features on CNBC and FreightWaves. While American consumers went shopping, particularly online, the Asian factories and supply chains that produce the goods were broken due to labor and materials shortages. About Lauren Beagen .

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MTS Logistics

JANUARY 3, 2023

A lot can happen throughout the year, but I have listed our biggest predictions for ocean shipping and the broader shipping industry in 2023 below. This is in parallel with overall expectations from other industries, as the status quo will be the same for many different sectors. Lower freight rates.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

Belcorp, like most companies in their industry, has quite a complex supply chain. In Belcorp’s case they have four factories located in Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador. Production flexibility is limited; none of these factories can make all the company’s 1,500 products. What factory should make a new product?

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The Lean Thinker

APRIL 20, 2020

At KataCon 2020, Steve Medland posed a problem that comes up fairly often: The default Toyota Kata process analysis (“grasp the current condition”) involves determining takt times and cycle times for the process, and a lot of processes don’t have an obvious repeating cadence. It is also true in many traditional factories.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 24, 2019

How Will a Supply Chain Analysis Help You? A timely and periodic analysis will work as a preventive health check-up for your supply chain thus ensuring it continues to operate at an optimum level. An end-to-end in-depth analysis will also highlight which processes are redundant or need to be restructured. Call us at 800.MY.SHIPPING

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2025

Limitations of Traditional Supply Chain Planning Traditional supply chain planning relies on retrospective analysis. When unexpected disruptions occura factory shutdown, a shipping delay, or a supply shortagethese models provide little flexibility. Challenges and Constraints AI adoption presents several challenges.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 18, 2024

SICK UK unveiled its trailblazing SICK Augmented Reality Assistant (SARA) at Smart Factory Expo 2024 in Birmingham. The intuitive augmented reality app provides data visualization and error analysis by merging machine, sensor and diagnostic information with the real environment using technology most people carry in their pocket.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Planners spend considerable time preparing scenario planning and not the actual analysis. For impactful scenario planning, planners must spend time on analysis rather than collating data and manually creating scenarios. When evaluating new solutions, look for comprehensive inline or embedded analytics within the planning solution.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

They discuss what it takes to create green industrial and manufacturing facilities from scratch. Creating Green Industrial and Manufacturing Facilities From Scratch. We live in a very well-informed world, so at this point, it’s clear that industrial practices can cause some serious environmental harm. that require attention.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 17, 2017

According to Sundeep Sunghavi, the use of predictive analytics will save approximately $630 billion in the manufacturing industry over the next 15 years. In manufacturing, this means engineers, repair workers and factory employees will be able to use augmented reality to complete tasks faster than ever before. billion by 2021.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 3, 2023

The area of AI that manufacturers need to explore to drive their factories into the future is machine learning (ML). ML systems can identify patterns from the large amounts of structured and unstructured business and industry data that companies increasingly collect, and provide analysis and insights to users to help their decision-making.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 11, 2015

With the release of the May 8, 2015 Jobs Report , many businesses and employees within the manufacturing industry have grown concerned. However, modern technological advancements have changed the landscape of how a factory, or other manufacturing structure, operates.

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MTS Logistics

MAY 3, 2024

Across all industries, women are stepping into leadership roles previously only held by men. What is the history of women in the supply chain industry? Women worked in factories with the most famous one being Rosie the Riveter. during World War II. What does the landscape look like for women in the supply chain workforce today?

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 20, 2016

The manufacturing industry of a country is directly proportional to its gross domestic product (GDP). to the economy, and the industry supports more than 17 million workers, reports the Deloitte University Press. manufacturing industry faces a serious crisis, the skills gap. Manufacturers Can Re-evaluate Factory Processes. .

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Airfreight Logistics

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

CLIVE’s first-to-market analysis each month consolidates data shared by a representative group of international airlines operating to all corners of the globe. The impact of the coronavirus on cargo volumes out of China will become clearer in the weeks to come when the factories reopen and their supply chains are brought up to speed again.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2024

However, remember that products or subassemblies that never made it out of the factory may need to travel backwards one or more stages along the supply chain. Some industries experience more returns than others. The impact of returns too, can differ from one industry or organisation to another. Speed will be an important factor.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2021

The tobacco industry is changing. Traditionally, the industry has been stable. At the end of 2019 that supply chain covered 38 PMI owned factories, 28 third party manufacturers, and more than 180 markets. Once the analysis was done for Year One set up, Year Two was pretty much the same. It was predictable.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 2, 2024

ML and DL are mainly used in data analysis, classification, clustering, and ranking. The concept is a development of the Fourth Industrial Revolution , which is the integration of digital technologies into manufacturing processes that can communicate, analyze, and act upon information.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

SYSPRO ’s 2020 survey, The Inflection Point for the Factory of the Future , showed that only about one-third (38%) of manufacturers’ business systems had enabled them to meet the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Similarly, a 2021 study from McKinsey showed that just 19% of companies that had adopted Industry 4.0

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MTS Logistics

MARCH 27, 2023

Shipping giant Maersk is out with a new warning: despite the Chinese economy staying resilient in the wake of the Covid pandemic, other factors such as a Chinese real estate market crash and repeating factory shutdowns in 2021 and 2022 have slowed down the Chinese economic recovery.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 14, 2015

Take a look at how the IoT supply chain is changing the landscape in terms of equipment functionality, shipping processes, invoicing and payments, and analysis of trends. The IoT Supply Chain with Robotics & Other Industries. Analysis of Trends and Recommendations. IoT and Machine Functionality.

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MTS Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2024

During the Chinese New Year, many factories in China shut down or operate at reduced capacity as workers return to their hometowns to celebrate with their families. The heightened demand for shipments, combined with reduced production and factory closures, often leads to congestion at ports and airports.

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Trinity Logistics

JUNE 19, 2019

For example, after the 2011 Thai floods, there was a global shortage of computer hard drives that sent consumer prices skyrocketing until factories were able to get back up and running. When the 2011 tsunami struck, several major car manufacturers were forced to shut down production at factories throughout Europe and the U.S.

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Freightos

AUGUST 14, 2024

Dive deeper into freight data that matters Stay in the know in the now with instant freight data reporting Sign up for Free Analysis A massive container explosion on a vessel docked at the Port of Ningbo on Friday – the most destructive of several recent container fires – closed the port’s Phase III Terminal for 60 hours over the weekend.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2023

A larger share of freight forwarders and supply chain professionals this year in 2023 are expecting disruptions owing to COVID outbreaks in China and the Chinese New Year factory closures as compared to the last year (2022). “We Last year, most industry professionals feared capacity issues and higher rates as the Chinese New Year aftermath.

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MTS Logistics

JANUARY 21, 2022

Considering it will take a while for factories to get back to their regular production schedule, there will be a lack of cargo which could create downward pressure on rates and give importers a break from sky-high rates (rates which aren’t supported by any improved service.) There is no other more global industry than shipping.

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MTS Logistics

MAY 23, 2022

The root causes of the shortage are numerous and stem from factory closures, supplier issues, and disruptions in the supply chain. Interestingly enough, when it comes to the baby formula shortage of 2022, the root cause of the issue is actually the baby formula industry itself, and not shipping carriers.

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MTS Logistics

MAY 9, 2022

The cargo volume at Shanghai port decreased significantly in April, as many factories closed, warehouses closed, and transportation options were limited. Although Shanghai remains largely locked down, some areas of the city may soon reopen as the Chinese government looks to jumpstart factory capacity after a lull.

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MTS Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

This typically means that both freight volumes and tender rejections are low, suggesting overcapacity in the industry. Additionally, we are seeing real weakness in the trucking industry with the bankruptcy of Yellow a few months ago. Convoy was a digital freight broker that was supposed to shake up and disrupt the trucking industry.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The shipping industry reaped substantial profits during the pandemic, which led to an aggressive approach throughout 2023. Traditionally, most manufacturers undergo a period of reduced activity during the summer and September, focusing on factory maintenance and repairs, resulting in decreased resin production to maintain stable prices.

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MTS Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2022

Workers take extended holidays as Chinese factory closures could last anywhere from 10 days to four weeks. According to a Sea-Intelligence Maritime Analysis report, global schedule reliability dropped to a dismal 32%. Traditionally, over 500 million people travel back to their hometowns from the cities they work in.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 21, 2022

The analysis is mostly on point; however, the blame does not lie with Lean. In fact, a fully-integrated ERP solution enables manufacturers to tackle the immense challenges they face by optimizing their business operations, meeting and satisfying customer demands, and increasing factory output. .

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MTS Logistics

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Disease Disease, known in the form of the Covid lockdowns, hit Chinese factories hard. Additionally, due to market share loss to other countries, some industries will never recover. Also, the auto industry accounts for 25 percent of the economic activity between these two countries. and China where the U.S.

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Carter Logistics

DECEMBER 31, 2018

A supply chain is a network of suppliers, factories, warehouses, distribution centers, and retail businesses, through which materials are acquired, manufactured, and distributed to customers. A team of logistics industry professionals plans, executes, and manages the process. Blog Topics. Supply Chain Management Basics.

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