GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Many off-shore manufacturers have returned to the U.S., Those changes, along with high costs of transporting materials and finished goods to and from overseas locations, make the value of reshoring likely to become a compelling financial reality for many manufacturers. Transportation and freight costs are reduced.

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JULY 8, 2016

It was a relatively quiet week for supply chain and logistics news, with robots and weak freight demand dominating the headlines. Heavy-Duty Truck Orders Fall to Lowest Since 2010 (WSJ – sub. a solution provider that facilitates the drop-shipping process between manufacturers and retailers. percent from 3 percent.

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JULY 18, 2014

DHL launches new logistics service for life sciences products handled at extremely low temperatures. Penske Logistics Joins CargoNet to Enhance Supply Chain Security. I wrote those words in December 2010 , one of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2011. C-TPAT, Importer Security Filing).

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Outside of the Paris Agreement, the European Union (EU) has a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport by around 60 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. Cost reductions sometimes go hand-in-hand with GHG reductions, but some measures could increase transport costs. Corporate Responsibility.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2021

In DSD, instead of shipping truckload quantities of goods directly to a retailer’s regional distribution center every few weeks, a manufacturer has their own account representatives that sell to and service individual stores. Microsoft purchased Blue Horseshoe’s warehousing and transportation products in 2012. Now that is inverted.”.

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Logility

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Prior to the pandemic, efficiency meant just-in-time manufacturing, but disruptions exposed the flaw in this approach. Production halts, container and transport shortages, and port logjams are just a few of the factors eating away at both efficiency and profits. What’s a supply chain manager to do?

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Talking Logistics

JULY 26, 2013

New Vehicle Routing Activity Tool and Enhanced iPhone Functionality, Highlight Latest Version of Roadnet Transportation Suite. Choice Logistics Named Top 100 Learning Organization. Roadnet Technologies announced the launch of Roadnet Transportation Suite version 3.6.3 ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rose 0.1% Version 3.6.3

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Last week, global online retail platform provider Amazon made yet added moves in reinforcing the online retailer’s intent to be a player in one-day global parcel transport and logistics. In the case of Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) , a leasing deal came with a nearly 10 percent initial equity stake.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

This is especially relevant in the Transport and Logistics sector. Doing so is necessary, but will result in increased transport costs, extensive paperwork, and prolonged delivery times. A shift in obligations and duties between ‘manufacturers’, ‘importers’, and ‘distributors’. 2010, January). 2017, February).

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JULY 16, 2023

These changes can be caused by factors such as natural disasters, political unrest, trade disputes, or disruptions in transportation networks. The scarcity of skilled professionals in areas such as logistics, procurement, and data analytics can hinder the ability to effectively manage and optimize supply chains.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

But then along came the internet in the 1980s, and suddenly distance-related business costs collapsed for transactions, communications, transportation, and search. Transportation costs became lower in two ways. Nevertheless, the globalization of business placed greater emphasis on lead times, transportation costs, and so forth.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 17, 2013

FTR Shippers Condition Index notes pending HOS changes could cut productivity ( Logistics Management ). There is an increasing need to extend these applications beyond the enterprise to improve supply chain and logistics execution. Note: Descartes, HighJump Software, and LeanLogistics are Logistics Viewpoints sponsors.

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 15, 2011

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) released its 22nd “Annual State of Logistics Report®,” presented by Penske Logistics, today at a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The report reveals that business logistics costs rose to 8.3 business logistics system jumped up 10.4

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 28, 2018

How Generac Power Systems Cut Millions from Its Global Transportation Spend | Transportfolio. Generac Power Systems, the number one manufacturer of home backup generators, became an international company in a few short years and developed a global supply chain that is now prepared for the next stage of growth. Here’s how they did it.

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Oracle SCM

JULY 12, 2017

Original version published in APICS Extra , July 2010. They prioritized projects that reduced inventory and logistics expenses. Strategy 3: Optimize product designs and product management for supply, manufacturing, and sustainability to accelerate profitable innovation. By Maha Muzumdar. Agility is the name of the game.

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Supply Chain Network

OCTOBER 3, 2011

At the same time, the report indicates an average of 42 percent of total logistics expenditures being spent on outsourcing, the same as last year’s study. The 2012 Third-Party Logistics Study is based on over 2,250 responses from both shippers and logistics service. world such as the Middle East and Australia. Whilst some.

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. Source: Machine Learning – A Giant Leap for Supply Chain Forecasting, Material Handling and Logistics Conference (PDF, 28 pp.,

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Supply Chains Rock

JANUARY 26, 2010

Tuesday, January 26, 2010. Vintage IBM Logistics. The funny thing is, 60 years later we are still using air to transport these massive computers, which while being thousands of times more powerful are just as large. Computers and logistics nowadays being a part of each other too. Glasgow Logistics. Subscribe To.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Companies like XPO Logistics and Old Dominion Freight have implemented a general rate increase of 5.9 Logistics providers also investing in new equipment. manufacturing experienced its highest quarterly growth since 2010. Shipping costs hit an all-time high earlier this year. percent and 4.9 percent respectively.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2016

One area that always seems ripe for improvement is the supply chain, and one of the best ways to accomplish that is with a transportation management system (TMS). Just a few years ago sophisticated logistics software was reserved for only the largest and wealthiest companies. For most companies, the opportunity is there.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

This interview is with Raymon Krishnan, President of The Logistics and Supply Chain Management Society. I then went on to work as a ‘shipper’, for a swiss confectionary manufacturer and then a global IT distributor. I then spent 10 years building up my own Logistics consulting business growing it to where we had close to 70 employees.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

In the current era, it is clear that new modes of production are concomitant with new modes of distribution, which advances the field of logistics, the science of physical distribution or even supply chain management. Reminder of Key Definitions – Logistics & Supply Chain Management. What is Logistics and Supply Chain Management?

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JANUARY 7, 2016

2016 will mark the point in time at which agricultural producers, food product manufacturers, restaurant chains and other large volume food shippers come to terms with the acute need for logistics IT solutions. Why are we making this bold prediction? Follow over the jump for our thinking.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 4, 2016

Offshoring is basically when a company moves manufacturing to a foreign country in an attempt to save money. For a time, this model of manufacturing seemed to be the paragon of effective business. This may include research and development, product manufacturing, product packaging, and shipping processes. The short answer is no.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from Freightos , is a SaaS-enabled marketplace for the logistics industry. US Army uses the “Transporter” container, developed four years earlier for removals, for Korean War supply movements. First intermodal cargo transportation (containers are stacked on deck). Did You Know That ….

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Elementum

MAY 15, 2018

He, like a number of supply chain professionals, laments the fact that the term “supply chain” doesn’t do a great job of suggesting the complex work involved in running the manufacturing, movement, and storage of a product. Between 2010 and 2020, the number of available jobs in supply chain will grow by 26 percent.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2022

” Richard Zech, Founder of Avanator LLC , a logistics company an Amazon DSP services contractor indicates that the technology has been a game changer for drivers in saving time and by making navigation safer and easier. Parcel transportation and logistics services provider FedEx and freight-tracking software company FourKites Inc.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In 2015, I worked with a manufacturer of men’s underwear. (My In 2010, Kellogg produced cereal with liners in the box with an odor. The manufacturer had an infestation problem. Coming from the world of manufacturing, I know things happen, but my decision to never buy the product again was emotional, not intellectual.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

This “invisible” part of Walmart’s business is a logistical and supply chain management and the practices they employ should give supply chain managers pause to take a bit out of their day and inspect what Walmart is doing in order to mimic into the supply chain manager’s own practice. restaurant industry made in 2013.

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 17, 2021

For example, the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruption in Iceland caused a primary loss of freight transportation capacity, but that loss also robbed many companies of supply capacity. For example, replacing lost ocean transportation capacity can be time-consuming owing to the dynamics of the ocean market. Source: James B.

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

president and CEO, who has served as interim President of Con-way Freight since August 2010. He joined Con-way Freight in August 2008 from sister company Menlo Worldwide Logistics. Before joining Menlo in 2001, he held logistics and operations management positions with Delphi Automotive Systems and Penske Logistics.

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Supply Chains Rock

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Wednesday, November 03, 2010. DW Morgan is making exactly that possible for 4 talented seniors by sponsoring a scholarship for students interested in supply chain, logistics and transportation management. About.com - Martins Logistics Blog. EU Logistics Hub Blog. Latin American Logistics. Subscribe To.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 14, 2021

Introduction – logistics visibility advanced to early mainstream. The past years have brought with them immense challenges for carriers, logistics operators and supply chain managers. Gartner estimates that “logistics visibility” has already reached “early mainstream” maturity, with up to 20% penetration in industry.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 11, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Logistics and Distribution. What is Green Supply Chain Management : Green Supply Chain Management is all about delivering products and services from suppliers, manufacturers to end customers through material flow, information flow and cash flow in the context of environment. Automotive. Healthcare.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 11, 2017

If you’ve been in transportation or logistics for any length of time, you already know that nothing stays the same for long. Recent less than truckload (LTL) rates and capacity levels have been below the historical levels we saw from 2005-2010. Other aspects of the transportation industry face similar changes and challenges.

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

He, like a number of supply chain professionals I spoke to over the past month, was lamenting the fact that the term “supply chain” doesn’t do a great job of suggesting the complex work involved in running the manufacturing, movement, and storage of a product. It’s not enough for someone to understand logistics. That’s a huge problem.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

For instance, despite patent disputes, Samsung is set to manufacture the new iPhone’s main chip. The Kindle’s popularity was usurped by the iPad release in 2010— but Amazon quickly partnered up with Apple (and later, Android) to release the Kindle App, again widening its market. Learn from Amazon. The Long & Winding Road.

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