Talking Logistics

JULY 5, 2018

The key to a great truckload strategy is aligning capacity communities with attribute segments of your freight portfolio. Your first objective is to segment your freight by some primary attributes. We have been studying truck freight attributes and strategies since 2006. Find the right mix of asset providers.

Price Reduction 101

Price Reduction Expense Reduction Waste Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 101

Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Shipping Vendor ABOL Software to Help Retail Customers Drive International Sales. Con-way Announces Enhancements to Driver Pay Package at Con-way Freight. Shipping startup Shyp comes to New York and soon Miami (VentureBeat). UPS, FedEx Want Retailers to Get Real on Holiday Shipping (WSJ – sub.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 151

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

These two graphs explain why Maersk is splitting its shipping business, which is reeling from overcapacity; from it’s energy business, which is reeling from low oil prices: As Tolstoy observed, “each unhappy family is unhappy it its own way.” Twenty such ships were ordered.

Price Reduction 120

Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Shipping Purchasing Skills 120

Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 5, 2014

For example, the widening of the Panama Canal will change the conditions here in North Carolina, as enormous container ships will be circumnavigating the globe. And in Panama a huge transshipment area will grow where they will will do break bulk, put cargo onto smaller ships and send to North America.

Supply Chain Network Software 68

Supply Chain Network Software Meeting Transportation North Carolina 68

Savi

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Supply Chain Challenges: Freight Volume Rising, Driver Shortage Growing The shipping industry plays a critical role in world economics. Its immense power stems from its ubiquity–in every sector, you will find shipping and a supply chain. With the rising economy, setbacks in trucking have occurred.

Cost Reduction Strategies 56

Cost Reduction Strategies Analytics Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 56

GlobalTranz

JANUARY 23, 2015

In the mid 1950s, this concept was extended to transportation management with the development of intermodal containers together with ships, trains, and trucks to handle these containers. By the 1960s, a clear trend had developed in shifting more time-dependent freight transportation to truck rather than rail.

Supply Chain Planning Software 120

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Optimization 120

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

In the mid 1950s, this concept was extended to transportation management with the development of intermodal containers together with ships, trains, and trucks to handle these containers. By the 1960s, a clear trend had developed in shifting more time-dependent freight transportation to truck rather than rail.

Supply Chain Planning Software 93

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Optimal Sourcing 93

GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Cerasis is by legal definition a freight broker. Although our claim to fame is our web based TMS freight rating technology, the Cerasis Rater , which includes a technology suite of products and integrated managed transportation services , it is in our interest to understand the future of freight and how we as freight brokers fit in.

Freight 120

Freight Price Reduction Predictive Analytics Software Resource Reduction 120

3PL Insights

APRIL 9, 2021

On March 23rd the massive shipping vessel known as Ever Given became wedged in the banks of the Suez Canal blocking passage for six days. An estimated 422 ships were stuck waiting at the entrance of the canal for the Ever Given to be dislodged. Stade, Germany – September 25, 2019: Container ship EVER GIVEN. What Happened.

Global 98

Global Egypt Germany Shipping 98

Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 3, 2022

In comparison, transportation and warehousing PPI increased 17.844 points for the same period, index based on 2006=100 and not seasonally adjusted. This combination resulted in higher shipping costs for retailers. Note in the first chart, Standard Courier Services PPI Index, the sharp jump from December 2020, 373, to January 2021, 394.

Cost Reduction Strategies 98

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Techgistics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

In 2006, Amazon leveraged their expertise in eCommerce fulfillment to create another adjacent business, Fulfillment by Amazon, which provides fulfillment services to small and mid-size merchants. AWS has generated $8.9 billion in revenue over the last 4 quarters.

Innovation 100

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EMERGE App

JULY 16, 2018

When you’re in the e-commerce industry or entrepreneurship space, buzzwords like “drop shipping” and “Amazon FBA” just roll off your tongue. They’ve come into their own in the past decade when Amazon started “Fulfilled by Amazon” back in 2006. Pro Tip #4: Use the Cheapest Shipping Method.

Manufacturing Procurement 71

Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills Just-in-Time Modeling Software 71

Supply Chain Network

MAY 5, 2015

Two early pilots were facilitated by Supply Chain Network and carried out in 2003 and 2006 with both representing successful demonstrations of the potential supply chain benefits available through ‘Internet of Things’ implementations.

Internet of things 60

Internet of things Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Vendor Strategies 60

Supply Chain Digest

MARCH 6, 2009

Parcel Shipping. Content Being Accessed: Supply Chain Question: How to Calculate Discount for Customer Freight Pick-Up? 100 then divide that by the cost to ship the load. © 2006-2014 Supply Chain Digest - All Rights Reserved.' Inventory Management/Optimizat. Labor Management Systems. Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai.

Supply Chain Design Software 32

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Elementum

AUGUST 11, 2016

CEO Elon Musk, whose original “Master Plan” was unveiled ten years ago in 2006, initially mapped out blueprints for autonomous electric cars and energy storage. Trucking is the main means for freight transportation in the United States. Overview of Trucking in the U.S. from 2004 to 2014, with HCVs comprising 67% of market share.

Industrial 60

Industrial Industry Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction 60

Freightera

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Shippers can now get instant freight quotes without creating accounts. 7, 2017 – Just in time for the busy fall shipping season, the Canadian startup serving businesses with instant freight quotes and online bookings unveiled its break-through redesign. Canadian startup Freightera released its breakthrough redesign.

Optimal Sourcing 20

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Passages, capes, and straits are defined as geographical areas through which international shipping routes must transit. Chokepoints commonly have shallow, constricting depths, which hinder navigation and place restrictions on ship capacity. Potential for closure or interruption. It is approximately 190 kilometers long.

Panama 52

Panama Egypt Asia 52

Supply Chain Network

APRIL 3, 2012

“Intelleflex’s new CMR-6100 cellular reader and data services are a remarkable advancement in condition monitoring of fresh, frozen and packaged foods – as well as pharmaceuticals,” said Jack Sparn, CIO of iGPS, a provider of intelligent, cost-efficient pallet-based shipping solutions and an Intelleflex partner. “In Trainer Communications.

Supply Chain Design Software 92

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Freight Center

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

2020 Freight Shipping Outlook Series. The highways and bridges used by families, businesses and freight trucks are parts of the infrastructure, and they need attention. The Importance of Overland Freight Shipping. Trucking accounts for the largest share of freight movement. State of Our Highways and Bridges.

Freight 44

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