Talking Logistics

MAY 6, 2016

Another busy week, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention, headlined by a major acquisition in the transportation management systems (TMS) market: Kewill Announces Acquisition of LeanLogistics. Amazon expands European logistics role with continent-wide 3PL service (Lloyd’s Loading List).

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

There are some 3PLs who perform niche tasks, like Cerasis does with transportation management for over the road modes like LTL, Truckload, and small package. CEOs from North America and Asia-Pacific forecasted three-year revenue growth averages for their companies of 7.86 percent and 11.50 percent, respectively.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 17, 2015

As the table below shows, back in 2008, the U.S. Logistics complexities in the conventional sector can quickly drive up costs and eat into profit margins, if not well managed. One area where significant waste exists is transportation management. But by 2014, the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2013

Ryder Relaunches Dedicated Transportation Solution. Roadnet Technologies Unveils Roadnet Transportation Suite 3.60 As I wrote last October in “ Why Do Truckers and Brokers Want to be 3PLs? ”, the majority of small and mid-sized shippers still don’t have a transportation management system and they still manage their operations in-house.

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Supply Chain Network

JANUARY 4, 2019

Our evolutionary story today, about the Logistics and Supply Chain conference, begins in 1984 when NMRI held their first Physical Distribution & Transportation Conference. The next evolutionary step for this event is when RILA Logistics became RILA Supply Chain in 2014.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 9, 2015

Since the collapse of the housing market and the economy in 2008, the freight transportation industry has managed to claw its way out of a damaging situation and maintain historically low trucking rates. Unfortunately, this means an already-strained transportation industry will have additional needs. Reshoring Initiative.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from Freightos , is a SaaS-enabled marketplace for the logistics industry. US Army uses the “Transporter” container, developed four years earlier for removals, for Korean War supply movements. First intermodal cargo transportation (containers are stacked on deck). Shipping between Europe, S.E.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Those changes, along with high costs of transporting materials and finished goods to and from overseas locations, make the value of reshoring likely to become a compelling financial reality for many manufacturers. Transportation and freight costs are reduced. Overall, from 2001 to 2008 average Asian wages increased 7.1-7.8%,

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

He joined Con-way Freight in August 2008 from sister company Menlo Worldwide Logistics. Before joining Menlo in 2001, he held logistics and operations management positions with Delphi Automotive Systems and Penske Logistics. billion freight transportation and logistics services company headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Material Handling & Logistics ). Material Handling & Logistics ). As some component lead times push into 2023, the shortage is expected to last 24 months before it recedes – similar to the chip shortage of 2008-2009. Chain Store Age ). Chain Store Age ).

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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. You see, 1.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

Logistics and Distribution. In my current project about a year ago, North America region Supply Chain Planners were having major concerns related with flawed planning resulting from incorrect or no Source of Supply (SoS) for receipt elements such as Purchase requisitions &/or Planned orders. December 2008. November 2008.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Calculating the carbon footprint of a company’s comprehensive logistics framework is tremendously complex. Creating more sustainable logistics is even more important for the trucking industry. Sustainable Logistics | Quantifying Sustainability Measures of Your Logistics. That’s potentially frustrating.

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Global Trade Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

The ability to real time monitor the status of goods requires a combination of container based technology, back-end business applications and an extended network of logistics fulfillment partners. That was the message of a panel of experts on perishables shipping Wednesday at the AirCargo Americas Conference in Miami.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

The experience stems from the ground up as an operator, then assuming global roles spanning Asia, Europe, and North America and the journey has been incredibly exciting and fulfilling. Thereafter I played an integral role in the integration of EGL and TNT Logistics to form Ceva. People make the difference!

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Resilinc

JANUARY 8, 2024

Alien invasions ( Cloverfield , 2008) and apocalyptic films ( Independence Day , 1996) are out. Logistics-themed disasters ( Poseidon Adventure, Airport, Airplane!, Extreme weather like this would damage manufacturing and transportation infrastructure in the U.S. Volcano , 1997) and land sharks ( Sharknado , 2013).

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 11, 2015

Freight transportation is a leading economic indicator, and the latest reports support the trends we see in our industry: factory production is down, new oil and gas drilling is stalled, coal and steel are declining. While that was the highest reading since the start of the recession in Q4 2008, it’s still 11% below 2006 levels.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 15, 2017

Calculating the carbon footprint of a company’s comprehensive logistics framework is tremendously complex. LTL gets even trickier according to a report by the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. . Our folks have spent much of the last 45 years on factory floors across America. That’s potentially frustrating.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

In 2014, Deere & Company was listed 80th in the Fortune 500 America’s ranking and was 307th in the 2013 Fortune Global 500 ranking. 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.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

But in terms of transportation, the impacts won’t just be on fuel prices. FourKites , a provider of real-time transportation visibility solutions, has a big data set around transportation. While rising gas prices drive up the price of transportation, rising natural gas prices also affect global supply chains.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Global Maritime Routes and Chokepoints Maritime routes are a few kilometers wide corridors that connect economic regions and cross land transportation gaps. These routes are typically found connecting important marketplaces with active commercial trade systems, such as Western Europe, North America, and East Asia. meters in 2001.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 13, 2016

In 2014, Deere & Company was listed 80th in the Fortune 500 America’s ranking and in 2013 was 307th in the Fortune Global 500 ranking. 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.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

That means maritime shipping lies at the very heart of the global logistical system. Journalist Andrew Freedman explains, “Geopolitical risks in the Red Sea and extreme weather in Central America are converging, jostling global supply chains fed by the Suez and Panama Canals.”[3] In this article, I want to address the security risks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 28, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The UPS-Teamsters contract is the largest collective-bargaining agreement involving a private employer in North America, and a strike could have harmed the supply chains of many companies. The result was a production initiative with little parallel in corporate America.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 10, 2019

With new supply chain innovations , trends in logistics technology and advancements like automated robots making a big impact on operational efficiency, it seems that supply chain optimization is within reach for more companies than ever before. Logistics 5. How should our transportation network be designed and operated?

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

MARCH 10, 2023

Kiplinger is predicting that “the economy is going to struggle with growth coming in at the weakest in many years outside the sharp downturns of 2020 and 2008-09. Companies like Morgan Stanley, FTR Transportation Intelligence and others do a very good job of forecasting. Do that, and America wins!”

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