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Creating a Green Marine Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Seventy-one percent of the surface of our “blue planet” is covered by oceans which is also reflected in the fact that 80% of goods are moved via sea transportation within the global supply chain [1]. To see these regulations through, the IMO is aiming to reduce total annual greenhouse emissions by 2050 by at least 50% compared to 2008 [4].

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Getting Inventory Right: Hope with Hype and Recycled Software?

Supply Chain Shaman

Several good friends in consulting roles are sharing information on SAP HANA from SAP Insider; and this morning, LLamasoft announced the acquisition of the LogicTools assets from IBM. In parallel, I have been hard at work on a report on multi-tier inventory optimization for the last two weeks. This inbound news adds to the story.

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A Brief History of WMS in the Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

As the world moved forward, the basic concept of managing warehouse inventory did not change much. The 19 th Century: The Railroad Becomes a Major Player in Transporting Goods. During the 19 th century, the use of railroads to transport goods long distances had increased. Enter the Amazon Elastic Computer Cloud.

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REPOST: Reimagining the Food Supply Chain with Eric Ristow and Luis Pajares

The Logistics of Logistics

This includes identifying discrete business problems within the temperature-controlled logistics space and developing the requisite applications to enable the safe and efficient storage and transportation of food. Lineage has grown its cubic feet by 60% annually since 2008 to 1.9 Key Takeaways: Reimagining the Food Supply Chain.

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Parcel Carrier Fuel Surcharges Expected to Rise, Here’s What Shippers Should Know

Intelligent Audit

As rising parcel carrier fuel surcharges change the dynamics for shipping companies, owners and decision-makers need to stay level-headed and informed to make the best business decisions. With fuel required across all forms of transportation, parcel carrier fuel surcharges are growing. recorded in 2008 by the EIA.

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Reimagining the Food Supply Chain with Eric Ristow and Luis Pajares

The Logistics of Logistics

This includes identifying discrete business problems within the temperature-controlled logistics space and developing the requisite applications to enable the safe and efficient storage and transportation of food. Lineage has grown its cubic feet by 60% annually since 2008 to 1.9 Key Takeaways: Reimagining the Food Supply Chain.

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Is Omnichannel Dead? Of Course Not…However, the Focus Is Now on Customer Experience in Omnichannel

GlobalTranz

Omnichannel has been a go-to plan for retailers since 2008, but it is changing. Algorithms can be used to analyze information gathered from a mobile phone’s MAC address to identify online shopping habits; retailers will be able to provide a better product, experience , and degree of service level.