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Top Transportation & Logistics Influencers

The Logistics of Logistics

Original article: Warner’s Top Transportation & Logistics Influencers. In light of the global environment in the past year and a half, we listed the top transportation & logistics influencers. The road hasn’t been easy for the transportation and logistics industries. miles of freight is expected to reach 7.67

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Total Manufacturing Cost Formula: Metrics that Matter

QAD

An Enterprise Resource Planning system is software that can help you manage all of the core supply chain, manufacturing, services, financial and other processes related to your organization. Put simply, ERP software allows you to reduce the use of unnecessary resources without sacrificing quality.

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[PODCAST] How Shippers Can Compete Against Rising Transportation Costs & Competition Using Data

GlobalTranz

In this “The Freight Project Podcast” episode you’ll hear : Hannah address one the biggest issues shippers face today: rising transportation costs. Listen to “How Shippers Can Compete Against Rising Transportation Costs & Competition Using Data” on Spreaker. We hope you enjoy! Download eBook.

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The Most Important Distribution Center Metrics to Track and Understand

GlobalTranz

Throughout the supply chain, the use of metrics to track and understand processes provides an invaluable resource for ensuring increased production and customer satisfaction. What Distribution Center Metrics Need Tracking? However, the most important metrics can be categorized into the following eight areas. Cycle Times.

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The Most Popular 16 Transportation Blog Posts from 2014

GlobalTranz

We trudge on with our top posts from our main blog categories by page view for all of 2014 from the Cerasis blog by featuring another area Cerasis is an expert in: Transportation. These tips include how you yourself can better manage your transportation department and maximize resources. Read the Full Blog Post.

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Transportation Optimization: The Key to Weathering Droughts, Disasters and Other Disruptions

BlueYonder

From Tropical Storm Hilary, which dumped over a foot of rain on California in August, to Hurricane Idalia, which came aground in Florida 10 days later with windspeeds of 125 miles per hour, these disasters wreaked havoc with ports, transportation routes and carefully laid logistics plans. But most companies do end up paying in other ways.

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There is No Planet B: Can Supply Chains Save the World?

Logistics Viewpoints

Resource scarcity. These include: Challenges getting ESG metrics from suppliers, partners, and other third parties. Time-consuming manual processes to report on ESG metrics. Much of the ESG journey is about conserving resources with smart planning and automation—but you can’t do that manually with spreadsheets.