Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 31, 2022

ZF offers product and software solutions for established vehicle manufacturers and newly emerging transport and mobility service providers. ZF has been working with a supply chain solutions provider called SupplyOn since 2001. This enables carriers to optimize their transportation capacity to deliver the shipment on time at best price.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 197

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Those changes, along with high costs of transporting materials and finished goods to and from overseas locations, make the value of reshoring likely to become a compelling financial reality for many manufacturers. Transportation and freight costs are reduced. Overall, from 2001 to 2008 average Asian wages increased 7.1-7.8%,

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Freight Plus

MARCH 20, 2019

Carrier earnings begin to feel impact of softening trucking freight market. On Monday, Convenant Transportation became one of the first carriers to show the results of a depressed freight market as their first quarter earnings failed to meet expectations. Meanwhile, in this week's, "Where's my freight?!". Spotify. ,

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Elementum

AUGUST 29, 2017

Harvey is not the first lethal and damaging flood to hit Houston: Tropical Storm Allison in 2001 killed 41 and caused $9 billion in damage, as well as flooding in 2016 that shut down the city for days. According to analysis by freight research firm FTR Transportation Intelligence , Hurricane Harvey will strongly effect over 7% of U.S.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Spire’s granular AIS data about transport vessels is now seamlessly incorporated into the cloud-based software system used by Gravity’s clients. Clients can get precise evidence about maritime traffic, including the exact location of a ship carrying what they need and when it will get to where they need it to be.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Suppose you use “right-sized” cardboard boxes to pack your products and optimise storage and transport. The UK water industry found this out in 2001. Transport problems stopped deliveries from the one chemical plant supplying over 70% of the chlorine for water purification across the nation. Here’s an example. Reduced waste.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 45

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Freight demand and rates are escalating. Freight rates are going crazy…and this is really hard to comprehend: the producer price index for all types of freight transportation arrangement (TL brokerage, LTL brokerage, intermodal marketing companies, ocean freight forwarders, air freight forwarders, etc.)

Warehousing 52

Warehousing Supply Chain Supply and Demand Inventory Reduction 52