Talking Logistics

MAY 15, 2016

Second, Descartes continues to expand and strengthen its transportation management system (TMS) footprint , as the slide below illustrates: Source: Descartes. Back to the “logistics in motion” theme, the freight forwarding and customs brokerage segment of the industry has experienced significant changes over the past decade.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 28, 2023

It has been around since 2005 and is celebrated every year as a way to thank those who work hard behind the scenes, ensuring that goods are delivered quickly, efficiently and safely.”[3] ”[7] Even back then, food, spices, salt, and other goods had to be sourced and moved. ”[3] In 2019, Logistics Plus Inc.,

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 12, 2015

The only time it was higher was in December 2005, when it had briefly crossed $15. Unless the source of natural gas dries up, which is not likely for many years to come, the price of gas is likely to remain low for the foreseeable future. Since then, it has taken a big tumble and remained below $5 for the most part.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 24, 2015

Only motivation is to save money on freight rates. RFP’s give you the opportunity to negotiate/award freight rates that will have a major impact on your budget for the year. Think outside the box, and look for opportunities to leverage continuous moves or dedicated operations to lower freight expense.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JULY 29, 2018

And customers, many of whom are Millennials, want to know the sourcing of the products they buy and will make decisions based on a company’s sustainability record. The company also set a new goal that by 2025, 40% of all ground fuel will be from sources other than conventional gasoline and diesel, an increase from 19.6%

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 12, 2023

The largest source of emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2, the most common greenhouse gas) in the United States is the transportation sector. According to the CBO, “reducing emissions from transportation has been difficult because of the value that people place on transportation and the dominance of a single fuel source—petroleum.

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The best application of CPFR I’ve encountered was in 2005, when working for a meat manufacturer that received point-of-sale (POS) data four times a day (10am, noon, 2pm, 4pm) from over 600 stores from the largest retailer in the Netherlands. Recently, data-centric businesses like Fourkites and Project44 have been growing at a very fast pace.

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 15, 2011

Further analysis shows that 2010 was about on par with 2005, and still well below the pre-recession years. This research is a key source of information that not only identifies macro trends and how the logistics discipline is impacted, but also details ways that company leaders can capitalize on the recovery as it occurs,” Blasgen said.

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 17, 2021

For example, the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruption in Iceland caused a primary loss of freight transportation capacity, but that loss also robbed many companies of supply capacity. Source: James B. Global fallout not the rule Hurricane Katrina in 2005 did not have a high, global impact. Disruption comparison matrix?—?Source:

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Bed Bath & Beyond @BedBathBeyond Bed Bath & Beyond has discovered a way to save millions of dollars on freight over the next few years, thanks to a new 755,000 square-foot distribution facility slated to open in the fall of 2019. The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S.

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Techgistics

JUNE 4, 2017

Amazon Prime Prime was introduced in 2005 and for $79 (now $99), customers got unlimited free two-day delivery. In 2016, third-party sellers accounted for approximately 50% of Amazon’s unit sales and are also Amazon’s second largest source of revenue - $23 billion in 2016 a 43% gain on 2015. Fast and free shipping raised the stakes.

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Techgistics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

online sales growth, and sales by 3rd party merchants on Amazon continue to grow, illustrating the success of Amazon Marketplace and Fulfillment by Amazon: Source: Statista. Source: Statista. In 2015, Amazon accounted for 60% of all U.S. In the past, customers went to shopping malls; today customers go to Amazon.

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 10, 2013

In my 2005 book The Resilient Enterprise: Overcoming Vulnerability for Competitive Advantage (MIT Press, 2005) I wrote that continuous security, resilience and risk mitigation efforts can be hampered by their own success. I gave the example of Sun Microsystems, which suffered a spate of freight thefts in Europe.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 17, 2015

Cass Freight Index June 2015 Report. It’s crazy to think that freight going all the way from Asia to Eastern and Gulf ports is the best option for some importers, but China is actually the main instigator behind the supply chain shift. And here’s a chart they included in the post: Source: [link]. consumers for a lift (Reuters).

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GlobalTranz

MAY 27, 2015

According to our USMTO data the 2003 recession really started in 2001 and didn’t really end until 2005 or even 2006. Sources: The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) [link]. We can also see that the ‘shape’ of the last two recessions was very different. It was, however, slower in and slower out.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 17, 2025

Gartner acquired Meta in 2005, and Klappich’s career and industry profile took off. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? If you were in the Warehouse Management System (WMS) market in the past 20 years you knew Klappich.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 6, 2025

But in 2005 Gartner acquired Meta, and Klappich’s career and industry profile took off. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? if that pallet occupies that rack spot for 2 months that rent expense might range about $56? Likely I'm off base?

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