Freight Plus

DECEMBER 19, 2018

As has been the trend throughout the year, November truck and intermodal pricing continues to favor the carriers as limited capacity and a volume rush to beat trade war tariffs keep growth strong, according to the most recent data from the. Demand is exceeding capacity in most modes of transportation by a material amount,” Broughton wrote. “In

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EcoVadis

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

But it is important to note that the most significant aspects of this event are not just about money, but about the new resources, partnerships, technologies, initiatives, team members, and collaboration that it will bring to accelerate EcoVadis’ growth. Quicker turnaround times. Bigger capacity and easier on-boarding and sharing.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2014

I was trying to come up with something witty to say, but then I came across this article by Rebecca Burns, deputy editor of Atlanta Magazine , with a title that says it all: The Day We Lost Atlanta: How 2 lousy inches of snow paralyzed a metro area of 6 million. In other news…. Trucking Leaders React to the State of the Union. Now it’s 2014.

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EMERGE App

DECEMBER 18, 2018

The rise of China in the past decade coincided with a global economic boom after the financial crisis of 2007-2008. At the same time, the United States grew further in size as the world’s largest contiguous market. At the same time, the United States grew further in size as the world’s largest contiguous market.

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Arkieva

APRIL 7, 2016

Examples could be: Shorter lead times. In fact, as is illustrated in Figure 2, companies that are not yet on the best practice frontier, can still improve on both dimensions at the same time; i.e. both reduce inventory (increase turns) and improve service. Sales tries to increase service to sustain top-line. Higher fill rate.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Insufficient warehouse capacity and a lack of containers while supply chain shortages make headline news. We started the pandemic with an average of twenty-one more days of inventory on average across industries than at the start of the 2007 recession. The assumption is the reliability of the first mile and constant lead times.

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Techgistics

JUNE 4, 2017

Amazon Fresh A grocery delivery service that started in Seattle in 2007 and now operates in 16 cities. Fresh is not just about making money in the razor-thin margin grocery business. It’s likely a strategic play to build even more scale and give them further capacity to offer convenient same-day delivery.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Insufficient warehouse capacity and a lack of containers while supply chain shortages make headline news. We started the pandemic with an average of twenty-one more days of inventory on average across industries than at the start of the 2007 recession. The assumption is the reliability of the first mile and constant lead times.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Insufficient warehouse capacity and a lack of containers while supply chain shortages make headline news. We started the pandemic with an average of twenty-one more days of inventory on average across industries than at the start of the 2007 recession. The assumption is the reliability of the first mile and constant lead times.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

By now, you’ve probably thought about all the logistical details like: what items are required to bring the meal together; who’s responsible for bringing each dish; what time guests should arrive; and where dinner should be served so there’s enough room for everyone. It must have contingency, as you sometimes aren't prepared for the unseen.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

Just in case you missed some of our supply chain strategy posts , we’ve compiled a list of our popular supply chain posts from 2016 below (ranked based on shares and views). At the time I was still in grad school rounding up my degree in a non-related field. The ability to forecast in different time buckets. Read More ».

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Freightos

JUNE 9, 2018

It was made possible by a foundation of pricing and capacity automation dating back to Sabre’s reservation system in the ‘60s. It was made possible by a foundation of pricing and capacity automation dating back to Sabre’s reservation system in the ‘60s. This article first appeared in The Loadstar on June 8th, 2018.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 7, 2017

Carrier Alliances: Alliances cover multiple VSAs and carrier members jointly operate and decide on major service routes, new services being introduced, transit/service levels and capacity controls. During the Great Recession of 2007-2009, demand decreased rapidly for container shipping, causing a chain reaction for carriers.

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Techgistics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Reading these words, my mind can't help but track back to to this statement by Research in Motion Co-CEO Jim Balsillie in 2007 following the release of the first iPhone: It's kind of one more entrant into an already very busy space with lots of choice for consumers," Jim Balsillie said of Apple. Postal Service and FedEx.

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

Enough to go through every single article published in the top tech blogs – Techcrunch, Verge, Mashable and Recode – since 2007 to count how often articles about logistics startups, freight or cargo were published. Improved cargo capacity by innovative 40 foot container design (fold). Really hot. The email subject? “Is

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 13, 2016

The company also increased its use of third party logistics providers and effectively created a network which could be tactically optimized at any given point in time. The only way Intel could find to make supply chain cost reductions was to try and get this cycle time down and therefore reduce inventory.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The company also increased its use of third-party logistics providers and effectively created a network that could be optimized tactically at any given point in time. The only way Intel could find to make supply chain cost reductions was to bring this cycle time down and therefore reduce inventory.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 28, 2023

Until Tuesday evening, that username belonged to Gene Hwang, a San Francisco photographer who has held it since 2007. Hwang said he received an email from the company he had suspected might be coming: X had taken the handle and offered little in return (just a trip to corporate headquarters).

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

It’s one of those nagging dilemmas that just doesn’t seem to have an answer. MH&L’s Editorial Advisory Board tackles some of the toughest topics facing the supply chain today. Participating in the 2018 roundtable (in alphabetical order) are: ? Tan Miller, director of the Global Supply Chain Management Program, Rider University. ?

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