Supply Chain

Supply chain reinvention What you need to start and stop now

October 26, 2022

Supply chain  reinvention What
The COVID-19 pandemic was a test of supply chain resiliency and most organizations fell short.
Before COVID-19, global supply chains ticked a lot of boxes: lower labor and operating costs, wider
product ranges and greater reach to new markets.
But the vulnerabilities and visible failures of global supply chains during COVID-19 were there for
all to see. Lead times expanded exponentially. Manufacturing capacity stalled. Ports became congested.
Transportation ground to a halt. Excessive reliance on one location or one supplier caused a domino effect
of expensive downtime along the line

Spotlight

V. Alexander & Co., Inc

It's quite fashionable to talk about moving cargo in high-minded terms, and many of those "supply chain"​ ideas are useful tools. However, when it comes to moving your cargo, none of those elevated theories mean much without a rock-solid foundation on the ground. People and technology working in concert to ensure that everything gets where it needs to go, every single time. No matter how complicated the circumstances.

OTHER WHITEPAPERS
news image

TELEMATICS IN THE CANADIAN TRUCKING INDUSTRY

whitePaper | December 31, 2019

This study builds on a previous project in which we examined the potential for telematics systems to streamline the data collection and reporting methods used in the SmartWay program. Here, we delve deeper into various aspects of the telematics industry in the heavy-duty trucking sector in Canada. This study catalogs the products and services available from leading telematics providers for trucking companies and discusses the ways fleets leverage the systems to improve their overall efficiency and safety

Read More
news image

Trust Your Supplier

whitePaper | June 20, 2022

This white paper outlines Chainyard’s vision of the future of supply chain management processes, beginning with supplier qualification and onboarding. Reimagining supplier onboarding from the ground up is necessary to leverage critical trends in technology. Key technologies including Blockchain, AI/ML, AR/VR, and IoT will play a significant role in shaping the transformation of supply chains from centrally controlled to decentralized collaborative business networks.

Read More
news image

The Future of RFPs: The Key to Unlocking Greater Efficiency and Profitability

whitePaper | April 19, 2021

For decades, request for proposal (RFP) processes have served as the cornerstone for freight procurement. Shippers have historically gravitated toward contract freight for its reliability and pricing consistency, but due to the recent onslaught of digital freight partners that promise shorter-term contracts and real-time pricing, many industry constituents wonder whether or when RFPs will evolve. In an effort to dig beneath the surface of RFPs’ stronghold on the industry, Trimble and FreightWaves partnered to survey shippers, carriers and brokerages and identify the relational friction points that often hinge around the challenges presented by the RFP process.

Read More
news image

GE Gas Power Supply Chain Security

whitePaper | October 12, 2022

GE Gas Power has a mature, robust security program for its corporate IT systems and the products we sell to our customers. However, we understand that the security of our systems and products also depends on our supply chain – the companies that provide essential goods and services to operate our business.

Read More
news image

Supply Chain Management White Paper

whitePaper | January 25, 2022

Supply chain management is the management of material and information flow in a supply chain, designed to provide the highest degree of customer satisfaction at the lowest possible cost. It requires the commitment of supply chain partners to work closely to co-ordinate order generation, order taking and order fulfilment.

Read More
news image

BENEFITS AND BARRIERS TO ELECTRIFICATION OF THEFREIGHT SYSTEM IN MINNESOTA

whitePaper | May 18, 2022

in March 2021, the Minnesota Legislature introduced legislation that aims to establish a clean fuels standard. This legislation would entail a 20% reduction in the carbon emissions of the transportation sector within the state by 2035 when compared to a 2018 baseline. Minnesota’s freight transportation system plays a critical role in supporting the region’s economic competitiveness and quality of life (Metropolitan Council 2020). However, concerns over GHGs have led state government authorities to create a plan for electric freight vehicles to replace conventional diesel trucks

Read More

Spotlight

V. Alexander & Co., Inc

It's quite fashionable to talk about moving cargo in high-minded terms, and many of those "supply chain"​ ideas are useful tools. However, when it comes to moving your cargo, none of those elevated theories mean much without a rock-solid foundation on the ground. People and technology working in concert to ensure that everything gets where it needs to go, every single time. No matter how complicated the circumstances.

Events