Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

The software planning footprints are reminiscent of the work done in the 1990s when we struggled with insufficient memory using 32-bit hardware. The groups of supply planning, procurement and logistics operate within silos. There was little interaction between suppliers and logistics providers or amongst and in between these parties.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Fleet Management Software article and permission to publish here provided by Korey Kashmer. Before going into how to choose the best fleet management software, first let’s talk about what fleet management software is and how it can benefit OTR fleets. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Compliance. Capture Data.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from Freightos , is a SaaS-enabled marketplace for the logistics industry. The Freightos System is SaaS for freight contract management, automatic price quotations, and business intelligence. First use of a modern container for ocean freight. It wasn’t just about freight.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

About Dan Lindsey Dan Lindsey is the Co-founder of Linkage Logistics and the Broker-Carrier Summit. Dan has been in the logistics industry since 2001 when he began working the preload shift for UPS. His commitment to “doing business the right way” led him to launch Linkage Logistics in March of 2020. The Greenscreens.ai

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Freightos

AUGUST 28, 2018

Freight has not been impervious. In many ways though, the regulation of ocean freight in the United States is still playing catch-up, functioning as an obstacle instead of an enabler. It was in this world that, on the cusp of the 1960s intermodal container revolution, the FMC was established to regulate US ocean freight.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 2, 2017

Rather, it’s about winning the ongoing competition between shippers and third party logistics (3PLs) providers to secure those assets in order to maintain supply chain velocity. Next, align your service level expectations by rewarding outstanding performance and standardizing metrics about on-time delivery, invoice accuracy and communication.

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Freightos

APRIL 12, 2016

We’re huge fans of innovation in the logistics space. Check out how you might have booked this shipment as a freight quote on Freightos. NASA awarded the company a commercial orbital transportation services contract in 2006, to design and demonstrate a launch system to resupply cargo to the ISS. Space Delivery As Science Fact.

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 24, 2013

The Zaragoza Logistics Center, Zaragoza, Spain, is based in PLAZA, Europe’s largest logistics park, and both organizations benefit from the relationship. The Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC), Zaragoza, Spain, is celebrating its 10 th anniversary this week. The plan was to transform the region into a logistics hub.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 13, 2013

XPO Logistics Agrees to Acquire NLM. Freight Shipments Fell 0.7% I’m guessing, however, that many supply chain and logistics software vendors (and probably many 3PLs too) rushed to their phones yesterday to call Home Depot’s SVP of Supply Chain Management in hopes of getting a piece of that $300 million pie. Just saying.

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Gregory (Greg) Lehmkuhl has been named President of Con-way Freight Inc., president and CEO, who has served as interim President of Con-way Freight since August 2010. These strengths will serve him well as he assumes the leadership reins at Con-way Freight.”. the parent company of Con-way Freight. “I Stotlar, Con-way Inc.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 5, 2023

But I also found it interesting that Dick Morley , the father of the PLC (programmable logic controllers to you non-geeks), organized geek pride days in New Hampshire as early as 2001. Well, ARC Advisory Group , the owner of Logistics Viewpoints, has been conducting research on the PLC market for decades. Come on – not a chance!

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Developing end-to-end supply chain management software, Gravity optimizes operations, mitigates risk, and controls costs. Spire’s granular AIS data about transport vessels is now seamlessly incorporated into the cloud-based software system used by Gravity’s clients. A major global event challenges a globalized system.

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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. Forward Air expands last mile service with FSA Logistics acquisition.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 23, 2013

LTL Carrier Profile: FedEx Freight. FedEx Freight is the largest less than truckload (LTL) carrier with approximately $5.3B FedEx Freight has a market share of 14.9%. FedEx Freight’s revenue includes FedEx Custom Critical. FedEx Freight is one of 7 operating units owned by FedEx Corporation. in revenues in 2012.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 24, 2013

LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight. YRC Freight is the third largest less than truckload (LTL) carrier with approximately $3.2B YRC Freight has 9.2% YRC Freight is the largest subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. YRC Reimer provides LTL and TL service in Canada. New Penn became a part of YRC Worldwide in 2001.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Transportation and freight costs are reduced. As many as 58% of manufacturers say insufficient legal protection against intellectual property theft (technology pirating, etc.) Overall, from 2001 to 2008 average Asian wages increased 7.1-7.8%, Reverse logistics (returns, warranties) are more manageable closer to market.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Companies need to switch to smart solutions with respect to inventory, warehousing, logistics and distribution management. What you need is a comprehensive platform which solves your inventory problems and provides real time information flow through and beyond the warehouse. Same set of data flows through the chain.

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Freightera

MARCH 10, 2023

Introducing our partner, Motherload Transport, and their General Manager, John Bennett Motherload Transportation is a small Vancouver Island freight brokerage with over 20 years of history, unique character, and many accomplishments. The company was founded by Sharon-Anne Tallieu and her daughters, Erin and Jackie in 2001.

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E2open

OCTOBER 22, 2018

E2open to Acquire INTTRA, Adding the World’s Leading Ocean Shipping Network and Software Provider, Creating an Integrated Global Supply Chain and Logistics Operating Network. Combination of E2open and INTTRA forms the Global Logistics and Supply Chain Network with Access to World-Wide Ocean Container Capacity and information.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 27, 2015

The United States Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) data report is compiled monthly by the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). Who is Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT)? If you attended or exhibited at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (aka IMTS – gotta love all these acronyms!),

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 29, 2014

Newegg Launches Same-day Delivery Service. Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corp. Announces the Acquisition of ADS Logistics. FedEx Ground loses new legal round with labor (Logistics Management). FedEx Ground loses new legal round with labor (Logistics Management). June 2014 North American Freight Numbers.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 13, 2013

LTL Carrier Profile: UPS Freight. UPS Freight is the fourth largest less than truckload (LTL) carrier with approximately $2.4B UPS Freight has 6.9% UPS Freight is based in Richmond, Virginia. UPS Freight is a business segment of United Parcel Service, Inc. LTL Carrier Profile: UPS Freight Services.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 30, 2015

Editor’s Note: As an older Millennial who landed in Transportation Management & Logistics marketing, our target audience are manufacturers who ship freight. We also are including a great infographic on attracting millennials to manufacturing from Tooling-U at the bottom of this article. From [link].

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Where were you on September 11, 2001 when the planes hit the towers? Remembering 9/11 seems more important to me, even if it doesn’t directly relate to supply chain and logistics. And despite all the advances in technology, supply chains are still plagued by incomplete, inaccurate, and late information. Some things never change.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2017

It may mean different production methods or logistics partners. The UK water industry found this out in 2001. For example, a flexible transport strategy could use different freight forwarders or use rail and road in parallel. For example, customer demand for a product may suddenly rise. This may mean additional suppliers.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 25, 2017

The recent WannaCry cyber attack exploited a problem that exists at most companies today: the use of outdated software systems. In WannaCry’s case, hackers exploited vulnerabilities in Windows XP — an operating system still in wide use today, even though it was originally released in 2001 and Microsoft stopped supporting it in 2014.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

I have been sitting in on interesting calls the past couple of days, and have also been exchanging emails with my colleague Jason Miller at Michigan State University, and also sat in on a presentation by Bill Villalon, recently retired President of APL Logistics, who presented to the CAPS Board. Freight demand and rates are escalating.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Food Lion expands grocery pickup service to 15 additional locations. Walmart is looking to expand its grocery delivery with the help from smart garage technology developer myQ. According to myQ, one in five households is already equipped with its smart garage technology.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

When UltraShipTMS set out to develop a solution for logistics IT in 2001, leadership imbued its directives to the talented developers, coders and transportation logistics professionals with a specific philosophy. That is why the UltraShipTMS platform provides modules beyond the TMS functions of the UltraShipTMS CORE.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 26, 2019

3PL (third-party logistics) providers deliver outsourced distribution and fulfillment activities to companies that want to supplement or lack the resources to handle these functions in-house. Instead, they handle various business functions on behalf of other companies on a fee-for-service or contractual basis.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This is due in part to the chokepoints they cause in the flow of global freight as well as the fact that they give people access to resources and commercial activity more effectively. Nevertheless, they offer possibilities for routes that may encourage domestic imports and exports as well as the growth of logistical activities.

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