Accurate and timely visibility of your orders, shipments, and inventory can create many opportunities for lowering end-to-end supply chain costs. But the value doesn’t end with cost reduction. Supply chain visibility can have significant impact on revenue generation as well. Here are some examples of the benefits your organisation could receive by improving the visibility you get from your logistics providers. Read the Full Article on Forwarder Magazine

West Coast ocean port congestion is crippling freight flows into the USA. Ocean carriers are beginning to announce significant congestion surcharges which can cost $1000 per 40 foot container. If you are sourcing from Asia, it’s time to come up with a strategy to mitigate the impact on your supply chain. Here’s some actions you can take now. Read the Full Article on LinkedIn

When I talk to customers about the technology tools they use to manage their supply chain, Excel is almost always mentioned. Excel is a great tool for presenting and analyzing data so it’s frequently involved in S&OP processes like forecasting and material requirements planning. It’s usually possible to pull ERP, WMS or TMS data into Excel, so the spreadsheet becomes a hack to fill in the gaps for those business systems.