Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Still, the requirement is not new and has been under development for a number of years following a milestone vessel collapse in 2007. However, in today’s information-driven supply chain, data often flows in parallel with the passage of freight. A typical ocean cargo dataflow includes the shipper, carrier, terminal and the vessel.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 19, 2015

One area in particular, which both Sean Feeney and Kurt Cavano (Vice Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer at GT Nexus) highlighted in their keynote presentations, is Transportation Management Systems (TMS). Moving forward, GT Nexus plans to extend and enhance its TMS footprint across the full TMS lifecycle: Transportation Sourcing.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 12, 2016

Freight volumes are up a little with lackluster economic growth, which leaves an implied excess capacity of 2-4%. Despite the addition of trucks, the largest TL carriers collectively have 5% fewer trucks on the road today than they did at the end of 2007. Industrial production – the freight economy relevant to GDP.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Speakers are the SCRC meeting yesterday and today continued to speak more on the topic of transportation strategy given increasing challenges in the transportation sector, and the need for an effective transportation management strategy. This is impacting how you think about managing the network, and in procurement.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 20, 2016

As a transportation management 3PL, the United States Infrastructure and the evolution of and investment of our infrastructure is of great importance to us and our carrier partners. In order for our freight economy to stay healthy, it requires a stable infrastructure, specifically in the transportation sector. 2015: $15B.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

In fact, during 2007 and 2008, Starbucks leadership began to have severe doubts about the company’s ability to supply its 16,700 outlets. As a result of the decentralised environment, in which inbound logistics and transport management were separate operational fields, there was insufficient transparency in the supply chain.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

As we see this year, there are more cars on the road (meaning carriers want that attractive freight), and we are also seeing tight capacity. Don't let the bird not be the star of the show, make sure your freight is ready to go! That’s not just good news for consumers; capacity is opening up for freight carriers.

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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. I figured, we pepper in some tips on transportation management, but if we also offer value to manufacturers, they would turn to us as the experts.

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Tailwind

APRIL 26, 2018

The TIA conference brings together ‘Transportation Intermediaries’ – or freight brokers if you will – and suppliers like Tailwind – a cloud based transportation management software company. And worst of all, they appear to be the same age as the kids we were teaching back in 2007! Second of all it was sunny.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 7, 2017

During the Great Recession of 2007-2009, demand decreased rapidly for container shipping, causing a chain reaction for carriers. Over the past ten years, this industry has seen the persistent challenge of an imbalance of global supply and demand throughout the market – and this affects both carriers and shippers. back to Asia).

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Patrick Burnson is the Executive Editor at Logistics Management and Supply Chain Management Review, a role he’s filled since 2007. Bridget McCrea is a Contributing Editor at Logistics Management magazine and expert writer for the technology, business, and supply chain fields. Bridget McCrea. Jennifer Smith (WSJ).

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