Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
In the ever-evolving supply chain industry, transportation spend optimization – or TSO – has assumed greater significance. The need to blend operational efficiency with sustainability and fiscal prudence has organizations exploring innovative ways to help ‘future-proof’ transportation spending challenges.
The Logistics of Logistics
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Mark Vickers and Joe Lynch discuss Mexico transportation risk. About Mark Vickers Mark Vickers is a leading expert in domestic and cross border transportation risk management and insurance. While at TQL, Mark developed a passion to optimize cross border transportation. During his tenure, they went from $500M to $3B in sales.
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The Logistics of Logistics
JUNE 14, 2023
Seth Clevenger and Joe Lynch discuss the top 100 logistics companies. Seth is Managing Editor of features at Transport Topics. He plans, writes and edits news features for Transport Topics’ weekly newspaper, supplemental publications and TTNews.com. In the podcast interview, Seth and Joe discuss the top 100 logistics companies.
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
From a transportation standpoint, this has included major technological advancements. In my presentation, I highlighted five key transportation trends that are changing supply chains from a technology standpoint. The first of the transportation trends is the network effect is at the heart of supply chain transformation.
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CEVA Logistics, a global leader in third-party logistics, was contracted to help a technology company manage its complex supply chain, supporting B2B, B2C, and reverse flows across multi-leg transport.
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 25, 2021
The three traditional methods are the use of a transportation management system (TMS), transportation execution system (TES), and managed transportation services (MTS). A TES is generally mode specific and lack optimization capabilities, but for shippers with simpler transportation requirements, that is often all they need.
GlobalTranz
JULY 28, 2021
Additional opportunities can be reached through transportation optimization whether using a 3PL or 4PL. It's important to understand how transportation optimization can work well with managed transportation service providers to attain that goal. Defining Transportation Optimization.
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DSV is one of the biggest names in transport and logistics, operating in over 90 countries with a global network of over 75,000 employees. The ambitious project would require extensive visibility and seamless coordination across expansive and dynamic networks.
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What’s also clear is that to not merely survive but thrive in the today’s volatile global market, companies need to take a more synchronized approach to their various business processes. The "TMS+" approach is more than a standalone Transportation Management System (TMS).
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This Fortune 500 manufacturer had limited visibility outside the four walls of its factories due to labor shortages, supplier facility shutdowns, and transportation delays.
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Companies will have to report on sustainability in a similarly controlled way as they do their financials. Download VesselBot’s White Paper, and learn all about the requirements of the new regulations regarding Scope 3 transportation emissions and the importance of measuring CO2 transportation emissions with high accuracy.
Speaker: Tony Darnell, Shipping Manager at Lippert Components
To make smart allocations, they need to visualize inventory across multiple warehouses and cater to different customer needs.
Speaker: Adam Robinson, Director of Marketing, Cerasis
In this educational webinar, Adam Robinson from Cerasis, a leading North American Transportation Management Solutions Company, will address how automation in the supply chain is allowing companies to empower their employees with a more strategic work flow aiding in overall collaboration with peers across departments, improved business operations, more (..)
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Congested seaports stalling transportation of much needed materials and goods. Supply chain analytics creates new insights that help improve supply chain decision making from the improvement of front-line operations to strategic choices, such as the selection of the right supply chain operating models.” – McKinsey & Company.
Speaker: Rosemary Coates - Board Member & Founder at Reshoring Institute, Best-selling Author, Host of the Frictionless Supply Chain podcast
Companies can lower the risk of disruptions by shortening the supply chain and moving manufacturing close to the points of sale to reduce the need for expensive and time-consuming transportation. Re-shoring is one solution that is gaining popularity as a result of pandemic-related issues.
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