The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Their network of talent spans across all functions (sales/operations/analytics/leadership) and the CS team prides themselves on knowing how to identify and evaluate talent for key positions. We partner with clients across North America to help them identify the most qualified candidates for their niche hiring needs.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Robinson’s historical shipping trends show that this seasonal demand growth creates a “fall season,” similar to floral, produce, and grilling seasons. Temperature controlled shipping has four “seasons” based on demand. Typically, the broader shipping marketplace talks about seasonality in terms of produce season and non-produce season.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 26, 2015

Are you up-to-date with the latest events in freight shipping and logistics? Staying current in the world of shipping and freight also takes strong networking and communication. 7 of the Best Freight Shipping Events to Attend in 2015. As you know, the atmosphere for freight brokers is only getting more competitive.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. Source E2open Shipping Index). The issue was that none of these ex-McKinnsey and Deloitte consultants knew how to model variability, feasibility, and constraints. Data Sharing and Procurement.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. Source E2open Shipping Index). The issue was that none of these ex-McKinnsey and Deloitte consultants knew how to model variability, feasibility, and constraints. Data Sharing and Procurement.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 22, 2021

And for 21 years, Adam has been the Executive Director of the nonprofit he founded to export charitable goods from North America. International and global shipping is complex since it considers vast distances, time zones, parties, language, systems, and different vehicles. How to use visibility to solve business problems?

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 2, 2016

Made between a buyer and seller, a TSA sees that the ‘mother-ship’ provides support to the divested company over a defined period of time, with services such as accounting, IT, procurement and human resources, among others. The post How to Capture Full Divestiture Value with a 3PL appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Global challenges, including port congestion, fuel costs, governmental policies and the ongoing pandemic will be among the factors affecting over-the-road hauling across North America as we look forward through this year and beyond. How to Manage Truckload Macro Trends. How to Become a Shipper of Choice.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

That''s why we ask our experts a very simple question " How to improve the operational efficiency in global supply chain? ". Hence, the fundamental need is to consider a new entity, the supply chain, and how to account for its activities. Work with your broker to see if you can get priority on unloading the ship and inland transport.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Prime Membership: Amazon Prime – Subscription service offering benefits such as free two-day shipping, access to Prime Video, Prime Music, and exclusive deals. billion (net profit) Profit by Region/Country: North America is a major market, followed by Europe and Asia.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Shippers are required to communicate verified weights in a shipping document. The primary challenge is figuring out how to locate and gather the right data, and then delivering it along with existing order documentation. Others have already started planning for the move.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 24, 2022

CaliBaja is a North American manufacturing powerhouse. Located in Mexico but close to the California border, it serves as a vast hub of industrial jobs, making significant contributions to the production of products that ship all over the world. Rebecca Sanchez at the CETYS University Graduate School of Business in Mexico.

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AIMMS

JUNE 1, 2017

The adoption of advanced analytics has moved at a much slower pace in Asia Pacific compared to Europe or North America. They have off-shore platforms and needed to determine an optimal schedule to deploy their ships for maintenance. How to Set Up a Supply Chain Analytics Center of Excellence.

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Zipline Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2022

While salespeople are fantastic at closing deals, their expertise doesn’t usually include understanding each retailer’s delivery expectations or how to meet them logistically. The Columbus, OH-based 3PL has witnessed firsthand how using logistics strategically can lead brands to category domination. Our stats: .

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

Journalist Eamon Barrett ( @Eamonbarrett88 ) reports, “According to shipping analytics firm Windward, 20% of the world’s roughly 9,000 active container ships are currently sitting in traffic jams outside congested ports. ” Consequences of Chinese Lockdowns. Close to 30% of that backlog alone is in China.”[3]

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BlueYonder

JULY 6, 2023

A large department store in North America faced challenges with soaring fulfillment costs and decreasing margins, both placing pressure on the business. The wanted to leverage stores to help fulfill orders but weren’t sure how to balance the inventory needed to satisfy in-store, omni-channel, and ship-from-store customer purchases.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 27, 2015

The West Coast port congestion in North America proved to be a game changer for businesses, with preparation being the winning factor. How do you avoid spending additional millions to cover extra inventory costs and shipping delays? Get your copy and see page 32. Improving demand forecasting.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 20, 2018

It is continually important to be proactive about identifying capacity trends and daily shipping reality. From 2008 until about mid-2017, air cargo had been in a prolonged recession and airlines had taken capacity out of the market – reducing air cargo shipping lanes. Drayage Capacity Issues Remain. Thanks to an increase in ecommerce.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 12, 2018

After a strong finish in 2017, flatbed demand has continued to soar in 2018 resulting in historic supply and demand imbalances across North America. Flatbed shipping is known for its cyclical and seasonal trends, fragmented marketplace and carrier demographics, and variability in demand. 3 Factors driving flatbed demand.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 25, 2023

For instance, a business that doesn’t use supply chain convergence might manually keep track of its inventory, use a third-party platform to source its product, use another platform for shipping, etc. ShipBob’s API lets us build custom logic since we ship personalized products with lots of variations in the kits we send.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

How to deal with growing supply chain complexity. In other words, small carriers own most of the available capacity in North America. And the options aren’t much easier to sort through for ocean and air shipping. There are more than 40 steamship lines* 5,250 NVOCCs**, and 268 airlines to choose from.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Trucking Companies Boost Big-Rig Orders on Rising Shipping Demand (WSJ – sub. Daimler Trucks North America launches 3D printed parts program (Commercial Carrier Journal). Apparently, the new surcharges UPS implemented to help smooth out shipping volume this holiday season haven’t worked too well.

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Locus

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Download our casestudy to learn how to eliminate human dependency for your Retail business. percent in North America in 2022. Steep shipping costs: According to a survey , 2,000 US retail shoppers say that the top cause (58%) for cart abandonment is high shipping costs. Download the Casestudy.

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FLEXE

AUGUST 10, 2017

Roger’s biggest pain point is managing increasing shipping costs for both direct-to-consumer and bulk fulfillment to retail stores, and knows he’s going to hit capacity in Q4 with the impending demand. Using a marketplace solution, you can find warehouse partners around North America that have the excess capacity you need.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Meanwhile, 75% of furniture retailer, Ethan Allen’s products are made in North America. ports we use to take advantage of the shipping availability, Dollar General’s CEO Mike Witynski told analysts. Much of the shift is to the US, which, according to the CEO lowers its merchandising lead times.

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ShipBob

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

To know how to combat this issue, you need to first know what causes it. Is the shipping costs to a particular customer location looking unprofitable? We also offer access to fulfillment centers across the globe, from Asia to Europe, North America, and Australia.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

RETAILERS TRY TO KEEP UP Returns are expensive for sellers, since shipping alone often costs more than the items can be resold for. Easy returns are like free shipping: They can be a deal-maker or a deal-breaker when a consumer is deciding where to shop, even though in both cases the cost is ultimately borne by the consumer.

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I.C.E. Transport

JUNE 27, 2019

As of June 2019, the spot rate for shipping ocean cargo from Europe to North America was $2,044 per 40-foot equivalent unit (FEU). Even on less expensive lanes, you certainly don’t want to pay more for shipping than you need to. So how can you keep ocean freight costs as low as possible?

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TMC

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

How to deal with growing supply chain complexity. In other words, small carriers own most of the available capacity in North America. And the options aren’t much easier to sort through for ocean and air shipping. There are more than 40 steamship lines* 5,250 NVOCCs**, and 268 airlines to choose from.

Transportation 48

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TMC

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

How to deal with growing supply chain complexity. In other words, small carriers own most of the available capacity in North America. And the options aren’t much easier to sort through for ocean and air shipping. There are more than 40 steamship lines* 5,250 NVOCCs**, and 268 airlines to choose from.

Transportation 48

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Unleashed

JUNE 22, 2022

This usually covers tasks from storing stock to shipping, but can also include important processes like order and inventory management (more on this below). 3PLs may, in some cases, be simply focused on the transportation or shipping of items for a business. Is there a difference between eCommerce fulfilment and 3PL services?

Logistics Network Optimization Software 98

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 20, 2017

How to deal with growing supply chain complexity. How to deal with growing supply chain complexity | Transportfolio. In other words, small carriers own most of the available capacity in North America. And the options aren’t much easier to sort through for ocean and air shipping.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

In the “before” diagram below, you’ll see a typical supply chain experience when a manufacturer ships ceramic proppant from China to North America. Find out more by reading our new white paper, “How to Overcome the Top 5 Challenges in the Ceramic Proppant Supply Chain.”. This post is credited to Scott Morem.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 28, 2022

In 2021, the global demand value in North America for spare parts and consumables relating to maintenance and operations reached over USD 150 billion. This valuation paints a picture of how much companies invest in procuring inventory to sustain the functions of their facilities.

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

At the same time, the supply chain specialists are expanding across Europe and even into North America. A decade of internal costsaving measures at Boston Scientific has led to creative, state-of-the-art solutions such as a genetic algorithm that calculates the optimum packaging size to minimise the amount of empty space being shipped.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 26, 2020

Again this involved EMC but under my leadership (and working with a great team) we transitioned all of their business with Celestica at the time from North America and Europe to Asia; costs got better, availability got better, and quality got better.

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Zipline Logistics

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Some the country’s biggest CPG brands are leaving the old strategy of transactional shipping behind in favor of strategic logistics partnerships. How do we know this? The same report from Gartner when detailing how to best enable 3PLs says, “Engage the 3PL at every level within the organization.

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