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7 Ways to Strategically Elevate Freight Procurement

Talking Logistics

In the last decade, many companies, especially those with manufacturing operations, have evolved direct materials sourcing from an administrative function to a strategic procurement process. As a strategic process, transportation procurement may still seem very tedious and challenging. Be demand driven.

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Report from Food Marketing Institute Highlights CPG Logistics Challenges

Zipline Logistics

Everything from food and beverage products to home improvement items saw a significant consumption bump as buyers, sidelined by pandemic restrictions, diverted their purchasing habits from experiences to consumer goods. The study analyzed supply chain performance at manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers throughout 2020.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 2.4-2.8

Freight Plus

“We’re not fine, we’re not good,” said Walter Kemmsies, economist at JLL, “Even if a US-China agreement leads to more US exports, the US lacks transportation infrastructure needed to a support a more export oriented economy,”. In addition, the Taiwanese manufacturer pledged $10 billion to the plant and promised it would create 13,000 jobs.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

In April of 2005, just a month after completing my first half marathon (and vowing I would never run a full marathon in my life), I went to the finish line at the Boston Marathon and saw Team Hoyt for the first time. Team Hoyt became a fixture at the Boston Marathon, completing the race 32 times, while running another 40 marathons as well.

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We Are In Trouble. Raise the Red Flag. Be Proactive.

Supply Chain Shaman

The day before I traveled to Boston, I spoke to a client. 70% of global supply chain shipments are by sea, 18% move by road transport, 9% go by rail, 2% by inland waterways and less than 0.25% by air. Labor shortages abound for road freight. The practices of lane bidding and enterprise freight optimization are over.

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Top 10 Logistics Trends That Could Impact Supply Chains in 2022

Locus

Transportation activities (aviation, rail, shipping, heavy and light trucking) are responsible for approximately 17% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. – Boston Consulting Group, Climate Action Pays Off in Transportation and Logistics, July 2020. But things have changed today. – Deloitte, Bringing it back.

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Why Data Sharing is Limited in a Competitive Environment

Supply Chain Trend

The best application of CPFR I’ve encountered was in 2005, when working for a meat manufacturer that received point-of-sale (POS) data four times a day (10am, noon, 2pm, 4pm) from over 600 stores from the largest retailer in the Netherlands. The meat manufacturer could only react on such short notice because of the POS data from the retailer.