Freightos

APRIL 27, 2023

The justifications for executives naturally lean more towards holistic overviews provided to executives, rather than operational updates explaining delays or issues (54%). In fact, 70% of BCOs use market data for internal justifications, outperforming the use of market intelligence platforms for negotiations.

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Freightos

MAY 10, 2015

I threw in a healthy dose of interesting (globalization, shipping trends and the business of logistics), a dash of history (the evolution of longitude), a sprinkle of next generation manufacturing (lean manufacturing) and some great company success stories (FedEx, Walmart. Ever hear of Lean Manufacturing? Got some suggestions?

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

This set the stage for Lean Manufacturing and the Just-In-Time supply chain. At 8:10 on June 26, 1974, Clyde Dawson bought a pack of Juicy Fruit gum, which was scanned with the first ever UPC code. UPC’s meant that everything could be measured and tracked. Everything at the right time and in the right place.

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Freightos

JULY 2, 2019

The big players now realize there is much to gain from having a modern, lean and efficient cargo unit. Since the cargo division typically makes up just 9% of airline revenues , they are often overlooked for much-needed capital investment. But Chris Bohn, Product Owner Quote & Book at Air France KLM Martinair Cargo, sees a change.

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Freightos

JANUARY 25, 2024

But now, the industry is fully aware of the benefits and is leaning in. It’s not obvious that digital is an objective so we had to go beyond teaching everyone what digital meant – we had to prove why it was good for the industry. It was challenging to get the industry onboard.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

The Lean Thinker. Joe provides the basics about nearly every component of logistics, making it an excellent introduction to the field for a newbie or a brushup for someone who’s been around for a while. Lynch is GM at Michigan logistics provider, Rock Solid Business Solutions.

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Freightos

JANUARY 17, 2017

Fast Fashion had its year, borrowing lean methodologies from the startup world to rapidly design, manufacture, ship and sell fashion. The post-Hanjin September spike brought Greater China-US freight shipping prices up to peak season prices, where they stayed until mid-December. Mode a la Mode.

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