Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 24, 2015
When a company is looking to reduce their freight spend, while maintaining or improving service levels, there are two main paths they can take. They can buy and implement a transportation management system (TMS). Or they can outsource transportation planning and execution to a 3PL that provides managed transportation services (MTS). I talked to Wietse […].
Kinaxis
AUGUST 24, 2015
by Lori Smith Can the S&OP process be done without technology? The answer to that question has certainly evolved over the years, and while there are still some holdouts, most will now agree that technology is indeed required. Whether its objective should be to support the process or help define the process remains a healthy debate. Fundamentally, the more complex the organization and the more mature the process, the greater the need for technology.
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Talking Logistics
AUGUST 24, 2015
Although many retailers and other companies are charging ahead with their same-day delivery offerings (see Amazon and Macy’s , for example), others are taking a step back or shutting down their efforts. For example, according to an article in Re/code last week, Google is shutting down its two Google Express delivery hubs in San Francisco and Mountain View, California.
Enterra Insights
AUGUST 24, 2015
Managing day-to-day operations in a global supply chain is no easy task. That’s certainly not news for supply chain professionals. … Continued. The post Risk Management in Global Supply Chains appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller
As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe
Elementum
AUGUST 24, 2015
Monday saw a market panic unlike any in recent years, and it comes down to China's own market problems. We examine the manufacturing and supply chain implications of the Dow's fall. China's Huge Losses are Seeing Global Repercussions. The global supply chain’s future hinges in a large part on Chinese imports and exports, both of which have suffered as the nation sees its markets weakening.
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
RFgen
AUGUST 24, 2015
Utilizing automated data collection helps a warehouse stay green. Modern consumers want to work with green companies. According to a recent Nielsen survey, 55% of online consumers said they would pay more for products provided by businesses with eco-friendly policies. The results came from respondents in more than 60 countries. Participants favored companies invested in making a positive social and environmental impact.
Supply Chain Digest
AUGUST 24, 2015
It is now Possible to Model the Entire Supply Chain, but Many Companies Still Operate in Silos
RFgen
AUGUST 24, 2015
Utilizing automated data collection helps a warehouse stay green. Modern consumers want to work with green companies. According to a recent Nielsen survey, 55% of online consumers said they would pay more for products provided by businesses with eco-friendly policies. The results came from respondents in more than 60 countries. Participants favored companies invested in making a positive social and environmental impact.
Supply Chain Digest
AUGUST 24, 2015
Bindiya Vakil, CEO of Resilic, has Studied Tainjin Event Deeply
Tenney Group, an industry specialized M&A Advisory firm in the T&L space, produced the 2024 Annual M&A Report. The report contains an in depth overview of 2023 notable deals and the market, while also providing the outlook for 2024 M&A.
DAT Solutions
AUGUST 24, 2015
When fuel prices are low, your costs go down. This is good. But all-in spot market rates have gone down, party due to lower fuel surcharges. For example, when the average fuel surcharge for vans was down 21¢ last month compared to July 2014, the national average spot market rate was down 22¢ year-over-year. Let's say you were hauling van loads between Chicago and Atlanta last month.
Supply Chain Digest
AUGUST 24, 2015
Move Actually Make Current Numbers Look a Little Better in Comparison
DAT Solutions
AUGUST 24, 2015
Below is a list of some of the questions I get asked most often about the spot market rates you see when you're searching for loads on DAT load boards. If you have a question that I didn't include, please send it , and I can answer it on the blog. FREIGHT RATES. Along with our standalone freight rates tool DAT RateView, all DAT load board packages include broker spot market rates on the lanes you're searching.
GlobalTranz
AUGUST 24, 2015
Business owners face endless decisions throughout all aspects of the supply chain. Businesses must decide which routes to use, where to manufacture products, and whether to employ the use of a third party logistics provider. However, one of the most important aspects of supply chain strategies is often overlooked: the reverse supply chain (also referred to as reverse logistics ).
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Logistics Middle East
AUGUST 24, 2015
The Jeddah Metro comprises several transportation networks including rail & bus networks, a marine transportation line, a Corniche tram and a suspension bridge.
Tailwind
AUGUST 24, 2015
The "Owe"Dometer of Your Trucking Business There was quip I head in the olden days (for my kids, that means the last millennium – before 2000) that went something like this. “He was a great man. He was born Owen Johnson………and he died Owin’ Nothing” It’s easy to see the speedometer and odometer on the dashboard in the cab of your truck.
Logistics Middle East
AUGUST 24, 2015
Excavation of the canal inside Safa Park is in full swing, which will see the Business Bay Canal connecting with the Arabian Gulf.
Tailwind
AUGUST 24, 2015
Android vs IOS - A Trucking/Freight Broker Software Perspective Over the past few years, Apple has become more popular than it ever has before within the public, including the trucking industry. But when comparing both Android and IOS, which is the better option for users of trucking and freight broker software? Of course this is mostly based on personal opinions and preferences, but I believe Android has many advantages over IOS.
More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.
Logistics Middle East
AUGUST 24, 2015
UASC?s MV Barzan is the first LNG-ready vessel to receive a Gas Ready notation from DNV GL classification society.
CH Robinson Transportfolio
AUGUST 24, 2015
“Now that we are able to clear via eSTBs, our paperwork turnaround time is amazingly fast.”. “We can clear more shipments, earlier.”. These are just a few of the things C.H. Robinson employees are saying about piloting U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) new Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) software. While it’s taken CBP nearly a decade to develop the trade software, ACE is meant to streamline trade facilitation and support President Obama’s executive order mandating that all trade
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