ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. 49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market.

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QAD

AUGUST 8, 2019

Although its economy was strong and growing immediately after the country joined the EU in 1986, it entered a severe economic depression in mid-2008. Manufacturing in Spain. Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. Spain has 99 airports with paved runways, most of which can handle freight planes. of gross salaries.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 4, 2018

Today’s truck capacity shortage can be linked to several market forces, some that the transportation industry has dealt with for years and others that are new and unfolding. economy in 2017 and so far in 2018, manufacturers have been producing more goods than usual and requiring more freight to be shipped.

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MIT Supply Chain

JANUARY 19, 2022

Even though companies have their hands full dealing with today’s uncertainties, they are well-advised to start thinking about how to prepare for a downturn that could compare to the 2008 financial crisis. Furthermore, the crisis laid bare the inadequacies of the US freight logistics systems, leading to widespread bottlenecks.

Global 97

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Gregory (Greg) Lehmkuhl has been named President of Con-way Freight Inc., president and CEO, who has served as interim President of Con-way Freight since August 2010. These strengths will serve him well as he assumes the leadership reins at Con-way Freight.”. the parent company of Con-way Freight. “I Stotlar, Con-way Inc.

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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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Arkieva

AUGUST 8, 2016

Sustainable Freight Action Plan for California is estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030. The Sustainable Freight Action plan released by California governor Jerry Brown outlines a long-term 2050 vision and guiding principles for California’s future freight transportation system. Supply Chain News.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

We managed the supply chain for China’s largest manufacturer with close to US$500m in logistics spend. At TVS SCS, I integrated six acquisitions into a single global brand, assembled a talented and dynamic executive and country leadership teams, and created a powerful global freight forwarding platform.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group has annually published a series of supply chain management focused predictions since its inception in 2008. A published Future of Freight study sponsored by Deloitte in September 2022 indicated that U.S. based manufacturing facilities had soared by over 116 percent. Background.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

economy through the lens of the logistics and transportation sector in terms of costs and implications to the economy during 2021. Since the inception of this blog in 2008, Supply Chain Matters has provided perspectives and takeaway thoughts from each annual report. GDP level, and a level not seen since 2008. For 2021, U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 23, 2023

economy through the lens of the logistics and transportation sector in terms of costs and implications to the economy during the past year, in this case 2022. Since the inception of this blog in 2008, Supply Chain Matters has provided perspectives and takeaway thoughts from each annual report. The report includes four thers.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

For centuries the expense, risk, and frustration with ocean freight held back expansion of the international economy, despite the invention of the steam invention. US Army uses the “Transporter” container, developed four years earlier for removals, for Korean War supply movements. Container Regulation. 0 TEUs 0 meters long.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 3, 2020

Have you ever considered changing your traditional mode of transportation? Now is the time to utilize all modes of transportation in the most efficient way possible. As early as 2008, multinational companies began experiencing rising labor costs in China’s coastal provinces. Every mode of transportation comes with pros and cons.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

The Freightos System is SaaS for freight contract management, automatic price quotations, and business intelligence. For centuries, the expense, risk, and frustration with ocean freight held back expansion of the international economy, despite the invention of the steam invention. First use of a modern container for ocean freight.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

1st Party Logistics (1PL) is where the organisation is the manufacturer and distributor of a product and performs all (or some) of its logistics processes in house. This would include the manufacturer operating a warehouse and making deliveries of completed orders to it customers using its own fleet of vehicles. Warehousing services.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 15, 2016

Amazon could be moving into the $350B ocean freight market (USA Today). November 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Federal Maritime Commission to become a licensed ocean freight forwarder. XPO Logistics Trucking Subsidiaries Sued Over Driver Classification (WSJ – sub.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Kewill Expands Partnership with INTTRA to Provide Complete End-to-End Transportation Planning Solution with INTTRA’s Ocean Schedules. Freight Truck Orders Plummeted 48% in January ( WSJ – sub. Finally, there were several news items related to transportation management systems (TMS) this week.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 5, 2016

When the housing market collapsed in 2008 , the US and global economies went into a tailspin. Better use of asset-based and non-asset-based resources, such as dimensional pricing, forecasting, storage, kitting, less-than-truckload (LTL) and truckload usage in freight consolidation.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group has annually published a series of supply chain management focused predictions since its inception in 2008. In this update, we focus on our fifth prediction which is focused on global transportation and logistics services sectors. Background. Prediction Background. Prediction Implications.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

I started my career working in 3PL’s – one of which was the largest freight forwarder in the world in the 1990’s. I then went on to work as a ‘shipper’, for a swiss confectionary manufacturer and then a global IT distributor. Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and The Australian Logistics Academy, an.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Cass Freight Index Report – January 2013. 2013 is off to a slow start for freight shipments, according to the Cass Freight Index Report for January. Here is an excerpt: Both shipment volume and total freight payments declined significantly from December [2012] to January [2013], as the economy slowed to a near stall.

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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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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 30, 2015

China is not only an attractive market in terms of sourcing and manufacturing but also for the sale of goods due to the rapid growth of its middle class. Companies that have already got a manufacturing base in China are not necessarily at an advantage, as Bugaboo’s story illustrates. Free trade zone.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

more near-shoring and larger, less frequent shipments to minimize transportation costs). How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? The Rebirth of Transportation Marketplaces (UberCARGO, Cargomatic, and Freight Friend).

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RFgen

JANUARY 16, 2019

Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of warehouses in the country has increased exponentially, from 15,203 locations in 2008 to 17,389 establishments in 2017. Manufacturing date. A dedicated license plate can be assigned to a pallet, product carton, truck, ocean freight box and more. According to the U.S. Part numbers.

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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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Zipline Logistics

MAY 4, 2021

Freight rates rose throughout 2020, and we have yet to see the trend reverse with any consistency. Consumer spending during COVID has propelled the freight market to previously unseen highs. Because of increased freight volume, CPG shippers have been subjected to tighter than typical capacity and rising freight rates.

Retail 52

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 11, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. What is Green Supply Chain Management : Green Supply Chain Management is all about delivering products and services from suppliers, manufacturers to end customers through material flow, information flow and cash flow in the context of environment. Hence Lean manufacturing contributes to the Green environment.

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Quantified Freight

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

.” The carriers have been upping their game since 2008 by hanging their “fricking lasers” from the rafters of their barns. No longer does an LTL pricing analyst look over a bid request and utter the words “meh…I see a lot of class 50 on here…that’s probably like 45 PCF freight. ” Nope.

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Requis

JULY 24, 2020

No one’s saying we’re going to replace them any time soon, so the CFO can continue to get his financial and inventory data, but we can better manage execution decisions in transportation or a planning decision around inventory positioning using AI/ML and real-time data.”. There will be more in-country manufacturing and safety stock.

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Quantified Freight

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

.” The carriers have been upping their game since 2008 by hanging their “fricking lasers” from the rafters of their barns. No longer does an LTL pricing analyst look over a bid request and utter the words “meh…I see a lot of class 50 on here…that’s probably like 45 PCF freight. ” Nope.

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FLEXE

AUGUST 31, 2017

Amazon has complete access to your manufacturing and sales data and they have been known to replicate successful products. 2017 is projected to set a record-high for store closures—even beating out 2008—with nearly 9,000 stores closing. Your products show up in an Amazon-branded box which diminishes the strength of your brand.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 9, 2014

percent, the lowest since September 2008. Just as significant as the headline figures, Mr. Maki said, is that June’s hiring was broad-based, as industries as varied as health care, manufacturing, financial services and retailing all added workers. What is the Future of Truckload Transportation? Last week, the U.S.

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Global Trade Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

As manufactures and retailers increasingly depend on extended rosters of sourcing companies, the resulting networked supply chain requires improved visibility. The problem comes in transport. Subscribe To. Sunday, 25 November 2007. Networked Supply Chains Require Better Visibility. • Lack of uniformity in the packaging sizes.

Cargo 40

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 11, 2015

Spot market freight volume is soft, and capacity is loose. There are more freight brokers entering the market than there were last year. Freight availability declined on the spot market in July. Services don't generate as much freight as manufacturing, but they contribute to employment, which seems to be recovering.

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FLEXE

AUGUST 31, 2017

2017 is projected to set a record-high for store closures—even beating out 2008—with nearly 9,000 stores closing. </p> </p> <p>Alternatives in transportation, real-time visibility into freight forwarding, on-demand warehousing networks.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 15, 2017

WorldShipping.org cites data from The Network for Transit and the Environment that shows that measured by grams/kg/km air freight as the largest carbon footprint impact and steamships as the lowest. LTL gets even trickier according to a report by the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. .

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