The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 24, 2013

LTL Carrier Profile: Con-Way Freight. Con-Way Freight is the second largest less than truckload (LTL) carrier with approximately $3.3B Con-Way Freight has 9.4% Con-Way Freight is the largest of three 3 operating units owned by Con-Way Inc. Menlo Worldwide Logistics is Con-Way’s supply chain division.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

What are areas that are relevant to supply chains where new paradigms are possible? Covid-19 has demonstrated the power of integrated, intelligent and interactive supply chain networks. Companies can create digital supply chains and digital supply chain services, and, hence, advantage.

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Freightos

MAY 10, 2015

There are tens of thousands of books about logistics and supply chains. Amazon has 31,817 books about supply chain and 24,934 about logistics. That’s 56,751 supply chain and logistics books. But we got it down to ten logistics and supply chain books you’ll actually want to read.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 29, 2021

As a local rail service provider, it’s Conrail’s job to make sure that customers’ freight shipments are safely and efficiently moved between their rail sidings and the long-distance freight trains operated by CSX and Norfolk Southern. In 2007, it expanded its operations from Northern New Jersey to Staten Island, New York.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 9, 2019

For many in the supply chain industry, a cyclical pattern of tension and slack is a familiar occurrence. While freight volumes and the supply of trucks and drivers constantly strive for equal balance, they often fall short. Here are the five key freight trends worth watching in late 2019.

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Global Trade Management

APRIL 11, 2016

On this subject, only rail freight can claim to have a low environmental footprint. However, slightly resting on its “CO2” laurels, rail freight has never really brought forward all of its other societal and environmental assets. Rail freight is, in this sense, one of the biggest winners of eco-responsible transport.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

However, one thing that should come to mind is the prowess of the retail giant’s supply chain excellence. million employees without a focus on good supply chain management. ” The Key’s To Walmart’s Supply Chain Management Excellence over the Year. ” Walmart states early on.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 13, 2017

How Carrier Technology Affects Your Supply Chain | Transportfolio. From a shipper’s perspective, new supply chain technology means things like visibility to shipments, proactive notifications before disruptions occur, and better forecasting for future improvements. After all, without carriers, your freight wouldn’t move.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 22, 2015

miles out of its network from 2007-2010 and had increased its CWT per truck from 382 in FY 2007 to 415 in FY 2010, an 8.6 Put differently, in FY 2007, Del Monte left 11.2 Robinson and TMC earned second place in CSCMP’s Supply Chain Innovation Award. percent improvement. percent of the legal maximum was un-utilized.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 10, 2016

Now, on to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Thoma Bravo Announces Acquisition of Elemica. iContainers, Expedia for transporting freight internationally, raises $6.7 Freight Rates Push Lower as Truck Capacity Outweighs Demand (WSJ – sub. It’s why I coach. million (TechCrunch).

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 13, 2016

Shippers are focusing on using dimensional pricing to cut down on wasted space, and consolidation of freight has become the new buzzword. Although capacity is tight, especially considering the number of carriers who are prioritizing freight to boost production, reports Roger W. Automation Is Becoming a Major Part of the Supply Chain.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

We take a closer look into co-opetition as a survival tactic and how it is becoming crucial to managing your supply chain, and inseparably, your business. In 2007, it released the Kindle. Co-opetition can Save the Freight Industry. Keep Your Friends Close…. By the end of that year, it controlled 35% of market shares.

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Techgistics

AUGUST 15, 2016

In 2007, the year the iPhone was released, the iPod was Apple’s pre-existing cash cow with 48% of Apple’s revenue from iPod sales. Walmart was clearly an innovator in the retail supply chain and their supply chain processes played a large role in their expansion. Now, the iPod is a tiny fraction of it’s revenue.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 3, 2023

Gary Nemmers , Martyn Verhaegen and Joe Lynch discuss digital freight forwarding – and the importance of a modern, data-driven logistics software platform to optimize every step of the freight forwarding process. Having joined ECU in 2007, Martyn operated in roles ranging from Operations to Systems and Technology to Sales.

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QAD

MAY 26, 2021

The QAD solution offering has expanded beyond the original QAD MFG/PRO (1984-2007) software to now include a full-featured suite of integrated software solutions to manage manufacturing, financials, operations, customer and supply chain processes. Supply Chain Visibility. Digital Supply Chain Planning.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

The revised Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) container weight verification requirement is a significant change in the ocean cargo supply chain. Still, the requirement is not new and has been under development for a number of years following a milestone vessel collapse in 2007.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JULY 29, 2018

Logistics providers have discovered that sustainability in the supply chain delivers a good ROI. For a long time now, corporations and their supply chains have been required to prove that they are acting in a sustainable, environmentally-friendly way. We are in the middle of everyone’s supply chain.

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Elementum

JANUARY 23, 2018

In light of this shortage, pressure has been mounting on carriers to reach out to untapped workforce pools in order to close the gap and keep supply chains moving. They’ve since been struggling to meet increasing demand for freight transport. Other efforts have concentrated on creating a healthier work environment for women.

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Freight Plus

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Given the higher price of oil (resulting in higher fuel surcharges), and the strength in rates being experienced in sectors such as flatbed and chemical railroading, it should come as no surprise that the Cass Freight Expenditures Index is reporting such overall strength in transportation spending.”. According to a report by. Intermodal.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 5, 2014

These services will no longer occur in US ports, and this will shift the nature of supply chain designs. The railroads had lost most passenger business, and freight business was regulated and operating at a loss. He notes that this is similar to the 2006-2007 market where capacity was becoming constrained.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 19, 2015

One of my favorite quotes from the conference, which I believe sums up the perspective many customers have about GT Nexus, came from Joe Dixon, SVP of Supply Chain at Brooks Brothers: “SAP is our internal ERP system, GT Nexus is our external [supply chain] ERP system.”. Freight Audit and Pay. In-transit Visibility.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 31, 2017

Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research examined the impact of robots in the workforce between 1990 and 2007. A startup’s plan to cut air freight costs in half with 777-size drones .

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BlueYonder

MARCH 31, 2017

Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research examined the impact of robots in the workforce between 1990 and 2007. A startup’s plan to cut air freight costs in half with 777-size drones .

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 17, 2016

There were subsequent challenges in 2005 and 2007. Today’s Google self-driving car is not far removed from the vehicles that competed in the DARPA Challenge in 2007, according to Sertac Karaman, Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Fast Lane Technology.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 12, 2015

” We have many manufacturing shipper customers, and we love to create content of value for them on such subjects as best practices in logistics or trends around the supply chain. In July 2007, the price of natural gas rose to an astronomical $14 per MMBtu. Fall in the price of natural gas.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 12, 2016

At Transplace’s recent Shipper Symposium, a diverse group of shippers, logistics experts and analysts came together to discuss the latest industry trends and obstacles faced by supply chain and transportation professionals, and identify strategies for addressing these issues and improving operations. It was negative in 2015.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Prior to the last decade the discussion about green logistics has often been segmented from traditional supply chain management. As concerns about environmental impact, fuel cost, and distribution methods have come into the purview of the public eye the way company's operate their supply chains are changing. today for a.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Published with kind permission of MHD Supply Chain Solutions Magazine. When supply chain leaders like Walmart start to test the waters by using Uber and its competitor Lyft to make last-mile deliveries, it’s probably time to take notice – or to start catching up. How close is it to significantly disrupting logistics?

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Global Trade Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

Sunday, 25 November 2007. Networked Supply Chains Require Better Visibility. As manufactures and retailers increasingly depend on extended rosters of sourcing companies, the resulting networked supply chain requires improved visibility. • Poor training for handlers throughout the supply chain.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 23, 2016

As supply chains extend globally, they become more complex. The flow of supplies, finished goods, and information are widely distributed, presenting significant challenges across a manufacturer’s entire supply chain network of customers, suppliers, and logistics providers.

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Freightos

JUNE 9, 2018

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

And it’s about to get hit by a freight train of innovation. How much do we love freight innovation? 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.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 26, 2020

In 2007, the U.S. What If” Analysis: Many of the older transportation solutions planned freight by minimizing miles. Many of the world’s supply chains have acquired a less-than-ideal reputation for their environmental impact, especially in the world of transportation.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

If you were to tell me that your company had never looked at its supply chain costs and sought to deliver reductions, I would be mightily surprised. On the other hand, if you told me your company hasn’t been able to sustain any progress in supply chain cost reduction, I wouldn’t be surprised at all.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The catalyst was fairly simple – there are freight conferences and tech conferences, but few that really mesh both very well. There was also some startling consensus on some core ideas: Freight is complex and transformation won’t happen overnight. Freight used to start with a golf game or a phone call. It already has.

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Global Trade Management

JANUARY 14, 2008

Dows supply chain staff worked with the manufacturing side of the company to identify ways to reduce the inventory of one highly toxic material, improving the overall safety of the operation and also cutting inventory by $160,000. That is over five million fewer lorry miles and 180,000 freight tones off the road each year.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2017

There are countless possibilities, especially when you consider emerging technologies and delivery models like drones, driverless trucks, hyperloop, and the Uber-ization of freight. What role (if any) each of these things will play down the road remains to be seen. It has to be.

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