Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. 2013 has certainly been an interesting year! Not surprisingly, analytics is at the top of the list.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. In my own defense, things kind of took off after 2014. When it comes to the movement of freight, one megatrend driving the need for better technology is the driver shortage. billion in 2019.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Rodriguez ( @OlgaRRod ) reported, “A group of thieves smashed windows at a department store at a luxury mall in Los Angeles, triggering a police pursuit just days after high-end stores throughout the San Francisco Bay Area were targeted. The group stopped the train and blew up its safe. tracks in the middle of Los Angeles.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Editor’s Note: This is a blog by one of our affiliate partners, Global Vision Group , a Federal Maritime Commission licensed Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) and Ocean Freight Forwarder (OFF). Is Full container freight not moving? Try moving your most important freight LCL to the East Coast.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

With peak shipping season just around the corner, the logistics industry is looking forward to a smoother supply chain than previous years have provided. Looks for Savings in Freight Broker Contracts. In 2014, the Postal Service worked with about 4,000 highway contractors. As the U.P.S.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 13, 2017

I’m on borrowed time this morning, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: DAT Freight Index Hits All-Time High in September. Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has invested in Hyperloop One (CNBC). CSX customers demand end to shipping bottlenecks as CEO apologizes (Reuters).

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GlobalTranz

JULY 28, 2015

The transportation mode LTL, or Less Than Truckload, has grown to become the predominant, preferred means of freight transportation across the US. Additionally, industry experts and third-party logistics shipping providers ( 3PLs ) find themselves in the difficult position of ensuring the flow of merchandise continues as LTL use grows.

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 30, 2022

” Logistics experts warn that if the issues surrounding delivery at FedEx aren’t resolved soon, they could have significant effects on the holiday shipping rush. . its main lobbying group signaled the fight would continue.”. food price index to rise more than 14% higher than its average between 2014 and 2016.”

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

International shipping though is a year round occupation and in the case of many coastal areas around the world – this causes conflict between industry and nature. The same Santa Barbara Channel where I went whale watching is also a primary shipping lane for container and other ships from Asia to reach the West Coast of the U.S.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 20, 2021

This sequence of events involves many moving parts, including purchasing, packaging, shipping, and transporting materials to distributors to sell to the end customer. Many functions are required to complete this, including: Maritime, road freight, digital freight, truck, and/or air delivery services. Freight forwarding.

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AFFLINK

JULY 20, 2017

Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate. Another title focusing on supply chain strategy is Ninety Percent of Everything , Rose George's tour de force from 2014.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2022

Wonder Group. Parcel transportation and logistics services provider FedEx and freight-tracking software company FourKites Inc. indicate that both are building a data platform that aims to predict shipping delays and prescribe alternative plans for their customers. Wonder Group Closes $350 Million Funding Round.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2015

Ports See Costly Delays as Cargo Ships, Volumes Grow (WSJ – sub. US Navy to accompany US-flagged ships in Persian Gulf after Iran seizes vessel (Fox News). UPS Freight Adds LNG Tractors. billion USD) in pro-forma trailing 12-month revenue for the year-ended December 31, 2014. Con-way Inc. Talks on EU-U.S.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

The California Citrus Mutual trade group said the slowdown had cut members’ exports by half this season compared to recent years. It said that if it takes two months for the ports to become fully operational, the window for shipping this season’s crop will have closed. economy,” said Kurt Nagle, AAPA’s president and CEO. “To

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

And, according to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study, 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring. Natural gas and oil expenses contribute to extreme cost disparities in shipping from Asia to the U.S., for example, compared to shipping state-to-state. Premium freight capacity improves.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Cosco, China Shipping Group in Advanced Merger Talks (WSJ – sub. SMC³ Acquires Transportation Costing Group. August 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Furthermore, DSV will now be truly global within contract logistics and expand into road freight activities outside Europe. UPS Sets 2016 Rates.

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Elementum

MAY 27, 2015

Increased traffic in shipping, rail, and road will likely mean more congestion and delays in coming years, at least until countries can innovate and mitigate congestion (see our articles on shipping congestion and China’s freight rail ). The auto industry, too, is moving away from overseas manufacturing. Sweet Home Alabama.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more. Media Image.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Inventory is then put on pallets and shipped as freight. Distributors will inbound to a manufacturer the inventory needed and transportation management, especially inbound freight management, efficiency is paramount to an effective vendor managed inventory model. So, I hope the next article explains the evolved VMI model.”

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 26, 2014

During Translog Connect, held in Budapest on the 25-26 of November 2014, TEG The Events Group – the organiser of the logistics and supply chain management summit, is going to recognise and promote outstanding logistics and supply chain management solutions in the rapidly growing region of CEE again. My name is Alexander Horak.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Since most Western European capitals are within 1,000 km of Brussels, Belgium’s capital, it is an ideal location for international groups. The seven registered air freight carriers in Belgium carried 1.4 The office of Prime Minister is occupied by Charles Michel, who has served in the role since 2014. Manufacturing in Belgium.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 25, 2024

Some have automated, gateless check-in; some direct the drivers to check in with the shipping office. Case-in-point: my company FourKites will collaborate with 16 other supply chain industry leaders — including BlueYonder, e2open, Oracle, Uber Freight, and JB Hunt, to name a few — as part of the Scheduling Standards Consortium (SSC).

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more. At automaker BMW Group, for instance, plant employees can walk up to seven miles per day.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 30, 2014

We trudge on with our top posts from our main blog categories by page view for all of 2014 from the Cerasis blog by featuring another area Cerasis is an expert in: Transportation. Top 16 Most Popular Transportation Blog Posts of 2014. Read the Full Blog Post. Read the Full Blog Post. Read the Full Blog Post.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Today, we kick off our annual year end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 7 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , 3PL , Business , Transportation , Freight. We will feature over the next 7 business days each category’s top 10 most viewed posts over the course of 2014. Read Full Post.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Freight Brokers See Profits Surge on Shipping Rush (WSJ – sub. DAT Freight Index: Spot Market Truckload Rates Soar in January. Descartes Systems Group, for example, acquired Customs Info in June 2014 and Global Trade Content is one of the company’s fastest growing segments. Amber Road, Inc.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2016

By 2014, it reached $77 trillion dollars. This tremendous growth was driven by freight shipping, which scaled in size but didn’t significantly improve underlying technology, getting bigger, not getting smarter. Four years ago… …we set out to change this by bringing freight shipping online.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 14, 2021

From trade wars and covid-induced interruptions to the more recent pile-up of ships in the Suez Canal, disruption has proven to be the ugly underbelly of today’s globally integrated (just-in-time) supply chains. Dweep Chanana is Managing Partner at Anchor Group. Wolfgang Lehmacher is operating partner at Anchor Group.

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GTG Technology Group

APRIL 27, 2016

A robust economy means an increase in products that need to be shipped around the country, and someone needs to drive the trucks we increasingly use to transport goods long distance. Estimates put the shortage of drivers around 40,000 in 2014 , and it’s only getting worse. The current scarcity is startlingly high.

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Global Trade Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

That was the message of a panel of experts on perishables shipping Wednesday at the AirCargo Americas Conference in Miami. • Disagreements over shipping practices within the industry itself. • Disagreements over shipping practices within the industry itself. . • Lack of uniformity in the packaging sizes.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

CX North America Integrates Its Freight Collaboration Platform With Active Aero Group’s Technology. January 2017 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). I wrote about this topic back in July 2014 (“ Driver Shortage in Trucking: Time for Plan B ”). Department of Transportation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

In 9 days, the host country will take on Ecuador in the first match of the group stage. But all of that is in the past, and the group stages are getting ready to kick off. The US Men’s National Team is in Group B with England, Iran, and Wales, and will play its first game on November 21 against Wales.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

After graduating from the University of Oxford, Hunter Yaw worked as a project manager for several companies, including as the Head of Special Projects, Fuel Logistics for the Sochi 2014 Organizing committee. “One trends we’re pursuing is blockchain technology…” We ship live crickets all across the country.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 29, 2015

With the sirens going, the police car and motorcycle drove around the neighborhood, and then to the school, where a group of kids, parents, and teachers gathered outside the school watched as my kids emerged from the car, all smiles and proud, with their police badge sticker on their shirts. March 2015 North American Freight Numbers.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 30, 2022

Fuller is the Founder & CEO of Freightwaves, a media and intelligence platform sharing up-to-the-minute news, commentary, and data analysis on the freight forwarding industry. . He brings 30 years of experience leading organizations as the founder, president, and CEO of Procurement Pros Group, LLC. . freight agents. .

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 9, 2015

ABF Logistics Acquires Smart Lines Transportation Group. UPS Worldwide Express Freight Expands. October 2014 North American Freight Numbers. Big ships leave ports awash with problems (Financial Times – sub. Penske Appeals to Supreme Court Over Truck Driver Rules.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 5, 2021

It does not, however, take into account certain indirect expenses such as utilities, shipping fees and marketing. A Retailing Industry Perspective ”, published in 2014. Analyse your average days to sell across dimensions including warehouse, products, product groups and the age of your stock. Risks of low inventory turnover.

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