Playbook Logistics

Mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on our operations, employees, customers and carriers is crucial to the economy. Here are some tips: 1. Avoid sign on glass Take a picture on your phone, of the goods delivered and the employee who received it, to confirm delivery of goods. ... 2. Go paperless The virus may last on surfaces and paper for many hours. To avoid the spread, generate electronic receipts. 3. Enhance real time visibility To avoid costly disruptions, real time ETA’s can give you insights at critical points in delivery. These insights show where bottlenecks, driver shortages and dock congestion are occurring to make adjustments just in time. 4. Prepare to scale Seek new methods to find available transportation to keep up with demand, such as leveraging capacity matching and sourcing solutions. Creating carrier relationships will enable you to meet your delivery requirements much faster. 5. Get most of what you need Go beyond the traditional IT solution evaluation process. The most crucial measures for procuring the most appropriate solution is flexibility and time to produce the results. Playbook ensures the highest safety standards possible. To learn more about our process, get in touch with our customer support team. #TheSmartPlay #COVID19 #Supplychain #Logistics

What would happen if trucks stopped? In 24 Hours Delivery of medical supplies to the affected area will cease.... Hospitals will run out of basic supplies such as syringes and catheters within hours. Service stations will begin to run out of fuel. Manufacturers using just-in-time manufacturing will develop component shortages. U.S. mail and other package delivery will cease. In 2-3 Days Food shortages will escalate, especially in the face of hoarding and consumer panic. Supplies of essentials, such as bottled water, powdered milk, and canned meat at major retailers will disappear. Service stations will completely run out of fuel for autos and trucks. Garbage will start piling up in urban and suburban areas. Container ships will sit idle in ports and rail transport will be disrupted. In 1 Week Automobile travel will cease due to the lack of fuel. Hospitals will begin to exhaust oxygen supplies. In 4 Weeks The nation will exhaust its clean water supply and water will be safe for drinking only after boiling. Find out what Playbook Logistics is doing to keep trucks on the road: www.playbooklogistics.com #TheSmartPlay #SupplyChain #Logistics #COVID19 #FTL #LTL #Trucking

How to maintain a resilient supply chain? The most successful companies have taken precautions that's allowed them to bounce back from economic and natural disaster crises. First, protect your employees affected, and reconsider work practices to ensure their safety and job security. Second, keep a pulse on situations in the markets you operate in. Stay in touch with local contacts to cross check news reports. In situations when core suppliers are on the front lines, be prepa...red for worst case scenarios. When factories shut down in China, buyers had no options but to wait. When their factories turned back on, China had taken on more orders than they could produce, so there were many cancellations. This reinforces the need to diversify the supply chain, and not put all eggs in one basket. Lastly, having an emergency operation center can provide action plans for communication, coordination and quick decision making. These are just a few things we can learn from these pandemic to be prepared. Playbook Logistics has a well seasoned team and an international network that provides the experience and resources to handle situations like these, with minimal impact to your business. #TheSmartPlay #SupplyChain #Logistics #COVID19

Is it time to revisit your supply chain’s design? We've witnessed the vulnerabilities of reliance on sources of manufacturing, that are located in one spot, far from the site of the consumer. It’s no longer wise to assume that materials flow without interruptions in a highly volatile global supply chain, as we face this global pandemic. Now, companies are reconsidering their supply chain design to combat the decline of Chinese manufacturing plants. Harvard Business Review rec...ommends redesigning your supply chain model to become more agile and responsive in these changing global trade policies. Having a backup capacity for supply, production and distribution outages in a different area is wise. With consideration if the administrative, quality monitoring and unit costs are feasible. Alternatively, consider production facilities in local sources, which can also be more cost efficient for transportation. Dispersing your sources exposes your supply chain to a wider range of economies and lowers overall risk. Here at Playbook Logistics, we have the operational flexibility and access to different sources all over the world, so that we can protect our seamless supply chain even in times of global crisis. #TheSmartPlay #GlobalSupplyChain #SupplyChain #COVID19 #Logistics

Is there really a shortage of essential household goods? Shoppers are preparing for a possible quarantine for months, hoarding all household essentials. But in the age of instant online shopping and same day delivery, the idea that mundane items could be unavailable scares people. While the supply chain is under stress as a result of this pandemic, supply chain experts say store shelves will remain stocked, even if cleared it will be restocked with products again in just a f...ew days. Dr. Sylvian Charlebois who studies food distribution, security and safety, expects food prices to increase, but there shouldn’t be any shortages of essential items. Recently, inventories have actually become backed up at the cost of capital falling and consumer expectations as a result of e-commerce fulfillment. This has required companies to forward position more products. When there's panic buying in the marketplace, here at Playbook Logistics we are well prepared. Our supply chains are resilient and have detected early warning signs of stockpiling or disruptions, to make necessary shifts ahead of time. Our global network gives us deep insights into detailed maps of supply chains, so we make sure our shelves stay stocked. #StockPiling #SupplyChain #TheSmartPlay #Coronavirus

In 2020, we are experiencing new global pressures, as the supply chain demand increases, so does the need to limit our impact on the environment. We've seen this in full effect as of January 1st, 2020, where the International Maritime Organization (IMO) imposed new emission regulations that bans ships using fuel with sulfur contents higher than 0.5 %. This will decrease sulfur dioxide emissions by 77% (approximately 8.5 million tons). Studies have linked sulfur dioxide to aci...d rain, climate change, premature death, respiratory and cardiovascular disease. This may put an upward pressure of ~ $2 per barrel on light, sweet crude oil prices, but likely will moderate in the years to come. Currently, the world’s top refiners are seeking out more lower sulfur concentrated crude oils to adjust to these regulations. Some reports state that the UAE has ratified the IMO 2020 regulations to not punish non compliant ships immediately, to give them the opportunity to make this shift. It’s great to see consensus towards making these changes, even if it means it may be more costly to do so initially. Here at Playbook, we play by the similar values, for we invest in the future for generations to come. #TheSmartPlay #CleanShipping #ReduceEmissions #IMO2020 #CleanSupplyChain