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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling and Logistics

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has implemented a new process to allow shippers to submit original vehicle export documentation electronically in lieu of delivering physical copies to their local CBP trade office. Content Summary: New Electronic Vehicle Export Process Debuts at Port Everglades. To save both time and money, U.S.

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The 3 Pillars of Supply Chain Management (And Why Their Alignment Matters)

Logistics Bureau

We’re going to look at transportation shortly, so for now let’s concentrate on the “distribution nodes.” ” Distribution nodes are the warehouses, distribution centres, and perhaps cross-dock or flow-through facilities that make up the static part of your network. Warehouse Costs.

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Achieving Maturity in Risk Management Takes Years

Logistics Viewpoints

If a supplier’s continued material flow becomes questionable for a wide range of reasons, the way that supplier’s components flow to various factories and nodes in the supply chain is graphically illustrated and the appropriate commodity managers are automatically notified. In riskmethods risks are elevated using heat bubble maps.

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Why is o9 Solutions Growing So Fast?

Logistics Viewpoints

Based on ARC Advisory Group’s recently released study of the market, this puts them in the top 5. A graph database stores nodes and relationships instead of tables, or documents. According to Chakri Gottemukkala, the co-founder and CEO of o9, the company has “subscription revenue in the 200 hundred million plus range now.”

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The Cold Chain is a Top Opportunity for Third-Party Logistics Providers

Logistics Viewpoints

The 26 th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study – sponsored by NTT Data, Penske, and Penn State – was released a week ago. Cold chain logistics is a complex problem because of the multiple nodes and parties involved in moving chilled or frozen goods. In a conversation with Sylvie Thompson, one of the authors of this study, Ms.

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Do You Have a Proactive Supply Chain Design or a Reactive One?

Talking Logistics

What would happen if something catastrophic happened to that node? Planning for unexpected issues like these is a major part of a proactive approach; make sure you always have a well-documented “Plan B” for your supply chain. Is there a point where multiple supply channels pass through a single location in your chain?