Container ports congestion and delays in supply chains

Roger OakdenLogistics Management, Logistics Planning, Supply Chains & Supply Networks

Swanston Dock Melbourne Port Australia

Visibility by Logistics Service Providers The wish for visibility through supply chains has risen in surveys over the past twelve months. However, the current congestion and delays at some ports illustrate that whenever the movement of items is controlled by Logistics Services Providers (LSPs), there is a limited range of options for the shipper. Even if you are aware or … Read More

Visibility through Supply Chains is more than IT

Roger OakdenLogistics Management, Procurement, Supply Chains & Supply Networks

Innovation in networks

What is Visibility? Visibility has been a supply chain buzzword over the past twelve months. The better a Logistician can view what is happening through their supply chains, then responses when activities go ‘off plan’ should improve. But what does visibility mean for Logisticians? There are two aspects; one is to ‘see’ the physical movement and storage of goods and … Read More

Climate Change action process for your Supply Chains

Roger OakdenLogistics Management, Procurement, Supply Chains & Supply Networks

Sustainability in energy

Few years remain to make climate change decisions Success and failures in responses by governments and business to the COVID-19 pandemic has been a learning exercise for all. These lessons will be useful concerning the disruptions that are likely to occur due to climate change. In 2019, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ()IPCC) stated in its report “limiting global … Read More

Supply Chains need to measure the accuracy of forecasts

Roger OakdenLogistics Management, Logistics Planning, Procurement, Supply Chains & Supply Networks

Planning and Risk Management

Forecasts are always wrong This statement is true, but forecasting helps to be less wrong. Forecasts of future sales will never be ‘correct’, but they can be made more accurate by using ranges in forecasts and measuring ‘forecast error’. The market demand (and supply) for an item is a ‘continuous variable’ consisting of multiple variables that interact dependently, independently and … Read More

Logisticians able to think ahead about supply chain risk

Roger OakdenGlobal Logistics, Logistics Management, Procurement, Supply Chains & Supply Networks

Climate change warning

Logisticians have a dual role. First, to effectively and efficiently provide availability of items for customers. Second is to think ahead about the potential disruptions to the organisation’s supply chains and how to mitigate the risks. With the second objective, Logisticians are dealing with unknowns, which are difficult to evaluate, both in supply chains and the wider environment. Complex Adaptive … Read More