Talking Logistics

JANUARY 13, 2017

November 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). If Amazon has serious plans of realizing this idea, there’s already a company in the UK called Mole Solutions that has been working on creating “underground freight pipelines” since 2002. Alphabet Inc.’s s Self-Driving Car Unit Creates Its Own Sensor Package (WSJ – sub.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

freight trains in federal crosshairs after crashes: GAO (Reuters). As reported by the Wall Street Journal : United Parcel Service Inc. The company said on Wednesday “that soaring online purchases have caused delays in its distribution network,” according to Reuters. Growing length of U.S. Just ask UPS and Walmart.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Manhattan Associates Reports Solid Third Quarter Performance. Ryder Reports Third Quarter 2017 Results. DCLI to Purchase TRAC Intermodal’s Domestic Chassis Fleet. As reported by Reuters, “Wal-Mart Stores Inc is rolling out shelf-scanning robots in more than 50 U.S. How will Kuebix make money?

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2018

The real-time freight visibility space was particularly hot in 2017, with two major acquisitions announced last year, including Descartes’s acquisition of MacroPoint in August 2017. is what drove the first wave of demand for real-time freight visibility solutions.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Business reporter Jordyn Holman ( @JordynJournals ) explains, “In 2020, it was pandemic closures and social distancing. They conclude, “This means that, even as the internet and smartphones have revolutionized the way we shop, the seasonal timing of our purchases hasn’t changed much.” Now, the problem is demand.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

In his 2017 annual shareholder letter , Bezos lauded “divinely discontent” customers as innovation drivers. Not even B2B is spared from these changing expectations (which is why we at Freightos launched an online freight marketplace ). That’s not surprising, given that Amazon’s shipping costs grew from $11.5 Source: Amazon.com.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

A new report from the industry association E-commerce Europe found that there was a 15% growth in 2016 and the industry is predicted to be worth €602 billion by the end of 2017. That would represent a further 14% year-over-year growth.” ( Whistl, 2017). Delivery Speed and Accuracy Falling Below Acceptable Levels.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 3, 2018

Consumers now take the digital path to purchase more often than not; but, they don’t care what retailers call their shopping journey or what strategies companies use to make the shopping journey a seamless one. ” Once a consumer completes his or her digital path to purchase (i.e., ’ They simply just shop.”[1]

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Unleashed

JUNE 23, 2021

Inventory analytics goes mainstream. Accurately plotting costs based on live data. Improving efficiencies with data analytics. Connect IoT tech to your cloud software to input critical real-time data to analytics and other business systems. This means faster shipping times, and lower transport costs.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 17, 2018

For over 150 years consumers have been able to purchase goods through catalogs and have them delivered to their homes. ” Because logistics can be a significant differentiator, Mary De Asis reports some retailers are establishing their own logistics fleets.[3] For most of those years, their delivery expectations were modest (i.e.,

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Machine learning is providing the needed algorithms, applications, and frameworks to bring greater predictive accuracy and value to enterprises’ data sets and contributing to diverse strategies succeeding.”[1] Machine learning can prove useful all along the supply chain from procurement to production to marketing to after sales support.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2019

According to Steve Banker via Forbes , Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods positioned the company to corner the omnichannel area , and Amazon went a step further. This the result of more purchases completed online following an in-store promotion, but it proves the value of the brick-and-mortar location in pushing e-commerce sales higher.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

And the reality is that Supply Chain must be cost-effective. Whatever your Industry you should be able to make comparisons to competitors, do benchmarking, and even compare yourself on key metrics across industries. From the inbound perspective he Supply Chain team typically procures raw materials, expedites their delivery.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 4, 2021

Studies have shown that ridesharing services add to traffic congestion in cities and, increasingly, thanks to consumers using the digital path to purchase, delivery vehicles are creating all sorts of problems. Calvert reports some cities, like New York, are trying to encourage the use of cargo bikes. ”[2]. They’re not.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The exceptions were goods purchased from mail-order catalogs. Andrew Chung, CEO of Innovo Property Group, explains, “[The] explosive growth of online purchasing and competition among online retailers has resulted in a race to reach consumers. consumers when making online purchases. ”[2]. miles, respectively.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 23, 2017

The Center for Retail Compliance reports more companies are turning to enhanced operations to reduce transport costs and inefficiencies wherever possible, which include following: Better management systems to reduce overhead, collecting data and identifying unsustainable operations. Load planning reduced redundancies.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

We normally do our Talking Logistics episodes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but we have one today at 12 ET with Alaster Love from Transplace, where we are going to discuss “ Big Data and Analytics in Oil and Gas Transportation.” Teamsters step up union drive at FedEx Freight, Con-way (Reuters). Mexico Customs Management.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

“Spot Market Freight Indices Continue Surge to Three-Year Highs”. Freight transportation capacity, (particularly truckload capacity) is tight as it has ever been. The bellwether metric – spot rates – are pegging the meter. Truckload Carriers Pitch Rate Hikes Driven by ELDs, Driver Pay, Hot Market”. “The Dry van rates are 4.4%

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

According to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), the estimated cost of a nationwide freight railroad shutdown is more than $2 billion a day. This figure also includes the shipment of e-commerce purchases and other small parcel shipments. This will add additional costs to UPS’ bottom line should that happen.

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 7, 2014

Dun & Bradstreet studies suggest that Turkish growth will slow down over the period of 2013-2017. The Purchase Managers’ Index in October 2013 was 53.3, The oil price fluctuations are heavily impacting logistics costs in Turkey. Market Monitor: Turkish domestic Freight and Distribution. The year 2013 shows a 2.7%

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

And with that, let’s move on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: ELD mandate upheld in court, compliance date remains December 2017 (Commercial Carrier Journal). As reported in CCJ, “OOIDA was unable to convince the court of its arguments that the rule violates truckers’ Fourth Amendment rights to privacy.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 25, 2017

This involves the combination of data capture, analytic and dashboarding tools to make decisions easier. As a result, companies can realize better control of transportation networks and eliminate redundancies without risking a loss of product availability, while still cutting costs and boosting the bottom line.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

As I reviewed the list it struck me that it looked very close to the list I remember seeing from 2017. And Lenovo and Nokia were dropped from the 2017 list. But overall most of the list was the same as 2017. In fact if you go back 5 years to 2013 you will find that most of the names are the same as on the 2018 list.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Argentus is a boutique recruitment firm focused on Supply Chain and Procurement. He cites data from the American Trucking Association that wages have risen between 15 and 18 percent from 2013-2017, and says this should mean that the shortage will be overblown. This one is a bit of a sacred cow in the world of Supply Chain analytics.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 25, 2019

Tracking payment information, such as purchase orders. Managing freight transportation. 1] Hailey Lynne McKeefry, “ Blockchain & Supply Chain: Early But Promising ,” EBN , 29 May 2017. [2] Sharing information with suppliers. Sharing information with customers. Managing trade documentation. Managing inventory.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 2, 2019

3PL Fulfillment Prices & The Cost to do Business are Rising. Data from 2017 to 2019 polls conducted by FulfillmentCompanies.net shows that the main costs for an outsourced fulfillment company, warehouse leases and employee wages, have both risen from 2017 to 2019. Below are the survey results at a glance.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

There are many other instances of the shared economy within the supply chain domain, including the following: 1) Uber Freight. Launched in 2017, Uber Freight pairs truck drivers with shippers in a similar way that the company’s ride-hailing app connects those looking for a ride with available drivers. million (AUD), up from $11.4

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Freight broker gross margins recovered to 14.6% Truckload rates slipped lower that month, which made it easier for brokers to manage their biggest cost. Revenues rose compared to August 2017, but costs didn't rise as fast. Good cost controls helped the brokers to keep 4.5% Their 2017 average annual revenue of $19.5

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

TBSx3 Launches Consortium With Freight Industry Giants to Fight Trade in Fake Goods with Blockchain (BlockchainNews). Manhattan Associates Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Performance. Amazon to deliver Whole Foods groceries in two hours for Prime users (CNBC). P&G Remaking Supply Chain Network (WSJ – sub.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

DAT’s Accelerated Freight Matching Launches with New Load Board App for Carriers and Paperless Onboarding Service for Brokers. R2 Freight & Logistics, Inc. October Air Freight Demand Up 8.2% – Fastest Growth in 18 Months (IATA). If successful, UPS envisions additional eBike deployment and testing in 2017.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 3, 2018

The study also found that clearing security accounted for 12% of total delivery time, while riding the freight elevator and looking for tenants’ locations accounted for 61% of overall time.” 1] Edwin Jiang, “ In Global E-Commerce, the Race to Solve the ‘Last Mile’ ,” Business of Fashion , 14 August 2017. [2]

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 20, 2017

There are many new transportation modalities that have the potential to revolutionize the freight transportation business, especially parcel delivery. As Michael Sheetz reports for CNBC, Delivery by rocket could change the game for UPS, FedEx. SupplyChainDIVE’s Jennifer McKevitt reports that there may be up to 3.5

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Roberto Torres ( @TorresLuzardo ) reports, “In its 2019 Hype Cycle for Blockchain Technologies, Gartner found most blockchain technologies remain stuck in an ‘experimentation mode.’ ” The firm predicts, “By 2021 the technology will begin to evolve past this phase. Managing freight transportation.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Developing end-to-end supply chain management software, Gravity optimizes operations, mitigates risk, and controls costs. In 1956, manually loading a ship cost $5.86 per ton; the standardized container cut that cost to just 16 cents a ton … The U.S. billion metric tons as of 2017. One joint solution.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 20, 2017

There are many new transportation modalities that have the potential to revolutionize the freight transportation business, especially parcel delivery. As Michael Sheetz reports for CNBC, Delivery by rocket could change the game for UPS, FedEx. SupplyChainDIVE’s Jennifer McKevitt reports that there may be up to 3.5

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

2017 was an important year for delivery logistics. On the other hand, customers are always aware of the status of their purchase and have the ability to interact with their driver directly if need be. Customers are increasingly demanding and worried about the supply chain behind their purchases. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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