Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2024

million vehicles cross the bridge annually, or about 30,000 per day, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. Retail groups this week are applauding a U.S. Transportation officials are sharing plans in an effort to minimize headache-inducing traffic jams. The Arkansas Department of Transportation expects 1.5

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

Yes, we have achieved greater normalcy in transportation. As consumer spending fell, the days of escalating ocean freight and extreme shipping variability eased this year. For organizations layered in functional metrics and driving a cost agenda, this is a tough nut to crack. The ride is uphill, but the visibility is low.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

As part of the CMA CGM Group, CEVA Logistics has a global reach, which means that we can make a global difference. Photo Credit: Changi Airport Group. We want to support and enrich these local communities through what we do best: logistics and transportation services. The CMA CGM Group aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 17, 2022

Nick is a Senior Account Executive and Team Leader at Lean Solutions Group , and Melanie is the Director of Solutions Consulting at Symtrain. Nick Strober is a Senior Account Executive at Lean Solutions Group , where he is known as a jack of all trades. About Lean Solutions Group. based transportation and logistics providers.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

DB Schenker Singapore has also cemented the position as a key pillar in Singapore’s logistics ecosystem, being the number one air exporter (for freight forwarding) and attaining market leadership in ocean freight as well. DB Group has set ambitious targets to reduce specific CO2 emission by 50% by 2030 compared to 2006.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2023

We are well into the era of real-time transportation visibility, where shippers and their partners can track freight in real-time across every mode of transport. So why are so many still falling short of OTIF targets (and other key metrics)? What does that look like? Let’s go back to OTIF. That covers “on-time.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 27, 2021

State-of-the-art warehouse, labor and transportation management systems are designed to facilitate the kind of real-time data analysis necessary for spotting cost-saving, productivity-enhancing, margin-building opportunities. Byron Davis, Senior Director, Client Services, Open Sky Group. Keep Your Eyes on the Road.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2023

According to the June report summary , the primary driver of the latest decline was the inventory metric, which reportedly contracted 6.5 Consequently, the warehousing capacity metric increased a reported 6.8 Both metrics contributed to the overall contraction in the LMI along with contracting price levels for transportation.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2022

This index compiles 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog. Interestingly, Transportation Utilization is the outlier here, as both utilization metrics in the index were up significantly in September. ”. for September.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 5, 2017

If your vendors do not understand your organization’s policies and procedures regarding inbound freight , how can they adhere to your needs? This means that a near-majority of companies are faced with the pitfalls of internal, low-guidance systems for managing both inbound and outbound freight. Lack of Trading Partner Understanding.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

Transportation utilization reportedly dipped a hefty 9.5 Consequently, transportation prices reportedly declined 8.9 not only described as a “ significant rate of contraction ,” but also the first time that this particular metric has reached such a low level. Consequently, transportation prices reportedly declined 8.9

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In her keynote address, Nadia Abdul Aziz, President, National Association of Air Freight & Logistics (NAFL), who is based in Dubai, spoke about megatrends transforming the MENA region, particularly the impact of COVID-19. Bob Gill - General Manager, Southeast Asia Arc Advisory Group.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 28, 2018

They multiplied three commonly-used metrics for measuring truckload performance to identify the Leaders: First tender acceptance (FTA). Next, researchers looked at freight attributes of shippers. They found 2 Leader groups with nearly identical truckload performance ratings. On time pickup (OTP). On time delivery (OTD).

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 20, 2016

Look for TMS solutions that offer integrated online portals for all users to access order, shipment status and other critical information providing a centralized repository for real-time views into inbound and outbound freight. This makes planning the landed cost of freight movements more predictable and stable over time.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

This index complies 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog. The authors point to the delivery time disruptions occurring in China , an increase in air freight costs from the U.S. Further was a dip in Transportation Price expansion, down 15.8

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SupplyPike

APRIL 17, 2020

Less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping is a system of transporting a smaller shipment than a typical truck filled with one order. LTL freight carriers normally transport small shipments of freight from many companies. This saves a lot of transportation costs for the company. LTL shipping functions from terminal groups.

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TMC

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

While shippers face the difficult market conditions of tight capacity and increased consumer demands, they are also being challenged to find transportation cost savings and improve customer satisfaction. They found that common attributes of Leader groups include: A rationalized truckload carrier base.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 12, 2017

It manages inbound freight, not unlike the incoming blood supply from the lungs, and pumps it out to the remainder of your supply chain. Identify the Limitations and Provisions for Each Form of Transportation for Each Area. An inbound vendor routing guide is comparable the beating heart of your operation. 151 to 5,000 pounds.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 31, 2013

Transplace Selects New Equity Partner Greenbriar Equity Group. Department of Transportation Releases Policy on Automated Vehicle Development. Trucks Transported 60% of U.S.-NAFTA It was a relatively quiet week for news, but here’s what caught my attention: Descartes Reports Fiscal 2014 First Quarter Financial Results.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2019

Providers of real-time freight visibility solutions. Back in July 2017, I interviewed Bennett Adelson, the former CEO of MacroPoint (which was later acquired by Descartes Systems Group, a Talking Logistics sponsor) about OTIF and how it is driving demand for visibility solutions. project44 Adds Ocean Visibility to Platform.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 8, 2015

New, innovative technology platforms have greatly sped the expansion and evolution of transportation as well as logistic solutions. The transportation management system, or often referred to as TMS, is a great example of how this technology is being used to create a more interconnected space both digitally and physically. Scalability.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 11, 2013

In my previous article on the evolution of transportation management, Driving Value from a Transportation Management Center: Think Global, Act Local , I discussed how transportation best practices were evolving from more rigid, centralized control towers to more flexible and collaborative Transportation Management Centers (TMC).

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TMC

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

While shippers face the difficult market conditions of tight capacity and increased consumer demands, they are also being challenged to find transportation cost savings and improve customer satisfaction. They found that common attributes of Leader groups include: A rationalized truckload carrier base.

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TMC

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

While shippers face the difficult market conditions of tight capacity and increased consumer demands, they are also being challenged to find transportation cost savings and improve customer satisfaction. They found that common attributes of Leader groups include: A rationalized truckload carrier base.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 20, 2022

Regarding the latter, reportedly there are beliefs expressed that bots are better at collecting different types of data without error, making rational decisions and predicting future outcomes based on metrics of performance. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Bob Ferrari. .

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Annually, container ships contribute approximately one billion metric tons of carbon dioxide. Beyond ships, the transportation industry contains many other forms of transportation that contribute to carbon emissions. Broken down, most of the 2020 transportation sector emissions in the U.S. and the top of Virginia.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 27, 2022

What does that mean for a shipper dealing with hundreds or thousands of freight invoices monthly? . Shippers can get a handle on their expenses by tracking freight invoices and improving their logistics strategy. . An organization must hire a group of analysts or train existing team members to oversee or perform data analysis.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

A new report from the Food Marketing Institute and Boston Consulting Group highlights the effects increased demand had on organizations in the CPG marketplace. It strained production functions and increased the need for trucking services, which led to falling performance metrics that rippled across organizations. cost per case.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

Warehouse Management and Transportation Management were in their infancy. The focus in supply chain groups was not on how to design the operations so that they were more effective; instead it was about the use of best practices to maximize the value of what we had. Stage 2: All about Transportation. Let me explain.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2018

From changing regulatory requirements and increasing freight congestion to excessive detention time and driver shortages , shippers and logistics service providers (LSPs) are struggling to balance the multiple issues impacting fleet management today.

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TMC

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Either way, a surfeit of data can gum up the decision-making process and make it more difficult to pinpoint the root causes of problems that are undermining the efficiency of your freight network. The data is not aligned with the specific needs of the functional group. Off-target targets. Lack of understanding.

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Freight Plus

APRIL 16, 2018

Freightwaves reports. , "Freight trucks are the lifeblood of America's consumer economy—they represent 70.9 percent of the nation's freight by tonnage shipped and 81.5 percent of the nation's freight by cost spent, according to data from the American Trucking Association (ATA). Chad Prevost of. Business Insider.

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TMC

JANUARY 14, 2016

Either way, a surfeit of data can gum up the decision-making process and make it more difficult to pinpoint the root causes of problems that are undermining the efficiency of your freight network. The data is not aligned with the specific needs of the functional group. Off-target targets. Lack of understanding.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Given that the study was funded by an Atlanta-based group, the results are hardly authoritative (for instance, a number of major cities, such as Boston, Charlotte, Denver, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, are not included in the study), but they do offer an interesting view on the supply chain capabilities of seven major regions.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Command Alkon organized a Leadership Roundtable with a select group of industry executives from all segments of the HBM ecosystem to discuss “The Data We Have vs. The Information We Need.” Back to the main conference, I gave a keynote presentation titled “Keep Your Breadcrumbs Behind My GeoFence: Why Fleet & Freight Visibility Matters.”.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 1, 2018

And the right technology, specifically a transportation management system (TMS) is the connective thread that makes the highest level of supply chain success possible. Over the past few months, I’ve posted about what you need for transportation success: 1. Pillars to a Successful Transportation Experience: Carrier Management”.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 4, 2015

per gallon than at this same time last year according to Transport Topics. Invest a portion of these fuel savings into logistics IT solutions and you’ll drive cost savings on overall transportation spend through efficiency improvements in the following eight areas: Savings Category. Freight Payment Accuracy. Up to 2% savings.

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