The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 10, 2021

Prior to 3PLex, Benjamin advised transportation and logistics clients at Mercer Management Consulting. Prior to Mercer, Benjamin worked in his family’s transportation business, AMI, where he helped the company expand its logistics operations. Last mile accounts for 41% of the cost of business-to-consumer shipping.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 15, 2015

Transportation capacity problems have been a volatile issue over the past twenty years or so. The American Transportation Research Institute has already identified a problematic decline in trucking capacity over recent years. 2009 was an exception due to the 2008–2009 recession.)

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TransAudit

AUGUST 29, 2023

LTL, or Less-Than-Truckload shipping, represents the transport of freight that doesn’t require an entire truck’s space. formerly known as YRC Freight, sent shockwaves throughout the transportation industry due to its dominant position. The repercussions are profound, with the LTL shipping sector being notably impacted.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

Transportation prices reportedly contracted for the tenth consecutive month, but authors pointed to a lessened rate in the April data. Spot rates for the Shanghai to Los Angeles shipping lane segment reportedly averaged $1823. The firm’s Maersk Line container shipping business unit reported net profit of $2.3 The two U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

In this update, we focus on our fifth prediction which is focused on global transportation and logistics services sectors. 2023 Prediction Five: Global Wide Transportation, Logistics and Brokerage Services Sectors Will Face a Challenging Year With Significant Consequences. Prediction Background. Prediction Implications.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Flexport Raises $65 Million in Venture Capital to Expand Operations (Transport Topics). Blockchain Makes Inroads in Shipping (WSJ – sub. Global Container Volume on Track for Worst Year Since 2009 (WSJ – sub. Moving from trucking to ocean transportation, San Francisco startup Flexport Inc.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JANUARY 25, 2016

These 9 headlines culled from Transport Topics over the first three weeks of 2016, coupled with the emerging economic slowdown should give pause to all shippers. With manufacturing falling at the fastest rate since 2009, it’s no surprise to see truck stocks plunging, and truck builders cutting back on staff. Over the Road Trucking.

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Supply Chains Rock

JANUARY 19, 2009

Monday, January 19, 2009. Transporter 3: Logistics future or Hollywood tricks? This weekend I watched " Transporter 3 " the action movie about an ex-military expert that uses his superior driving skills and an Audi A8 to deliver "packages" for clients in remote areas in record time. Subscribe To. Christopher Sciacca.

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TMC

MARCH 30, 2017

2008-2009) where transactional truckload shipments dropped by almost 80%, spot rates still cost more than contract rates. In your experience as a shipper, you may already have a general sense that combining and redefining some lanes—particularly low volume lanes—could help you find additional transportation cost savings.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 10, 2022

The quarry’s location on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Mexico allows it to ship its product throughout the state and nationwide, as well as internationally. The state has been working to increase the safety of blasting operations since 2009, when a series of blasts in Polk County killed four workers and injured others.

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Since 2009, when ScottsMiracle-Gro began implementing its new distribution model, the Company has reduced the number of miles traveled to ship products to home center customers by approximately one-third. ScottsMiracle-Gro is consolidating the warehousing and distribution of its bagged products that are shipped to home center stores.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JULY 21, 2015

The Port of Rotterdam signed a contract for a system that will enable inland shipping companies to take supply chain collaboration to the next level. The inland shipping community (i.e. the barge, terminal and depot operators) at the Port have agreed to entrust the decisions that affect their operations to an intelligent system.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2017

The global transportation industry was dealt a year full of surprises in 2016, and with that came challenges. While these financial pressures have been ongoing since 2009 due to several factors, overcapacity was certainly one of the most prevalent. This action will continue to accelerate the carrier acquisition activities in 2017.

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TMC

MARCH 30, 2017

2008-2009) where transactional truckload shipments dropped by almost 80%, spot rates still cost more than contract rates. In your experience as a shipper, you may already have a general sense that combining and redefining some lanes—particularly low volume lanes—could help you find additional transportation cost savings.

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TMC

MARCH 30, 2017

2008-2009) where transactional truckload shipments dropped by almost 80%, spot rates still cost more than contract rates. In your experience as a shipper, you may already have a general sense that combining and redefining some lanes—particularly low volume lanes—could help you find additional transportation cost savings.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

December 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Back in June 2009, I wrote the following in a post titled Amazon.com: A Customer-Centric 3PL : “You won’t find Amazon.com on any ‘Top 25 3PLs’ list, but the company is a leading 3PL in my book.” UltrashipTMS Upgrades Driver Payroll Solution.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2016

You get on the M25 and before long you have a front seat view of the biggest transportation challenge facing companies in England and many other countries around the world: traffic congestion. Five years later in 2009, I also predicted that a leading logistics service provider would acquire a leading logistics software company.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

They collectively provide evidence that the prior disruptions still occurring among industry supply chains, compounded by the latest manufacturing, logistics and transportation disruptions occurring in China, will have a longer economic and service level effect in the coming months. Global Manufacturing Output Levels Declined.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 8, 2016

More data points this week confirming what we already know: demand for freight transportation is weak, which is leading carriers to cut back on capacity. Global trade volumes fell for the first time since 2009 by 1.7 a solution provider that facilitates the drop-shipping process between manufacturers and retailers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2014

I also think that Quintiq’s leadership in concurrent planning to solve new problems is promising, especially in the design of transportation and inventory flows. For example, we discovered that transportation and duties are 5x the expense of labor and overhead. Is it duties, or is it transportation? Find out what it is.

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C3 Solutions

JULY 22, 2020

At the turn of the century the first WMS supplier achieved revenues of US$100 million and offerings were enhanced for the first time with add-ons like transportation management systems (TMS). WMS helps to manage the four main tasks of a warehouse: receiving, storing, picking and shipping.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

For December 2015, retail sales were the lowest since 2009. Traditional supply chains ship cases, pallets and trucks; but not the EACH. With the dawn of eCommerce, companies must now ship the EACH. We how have the endless aisle with the need to ship the EACH. What does this mean? Customers are buying less. I think yes.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Oz’s solutions address a number of pain points for e-commerce shippers by automating logistics and supply chain processes, including order fulfilment, inventory management/scanning, and shipping. Pigs flew over a frozen hell this week, which means Congress actually passed a multi-year transportation bill.

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Logility

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Optimization driven by algorithmic planning is an early form of machine learning that relies on a set of provided information (supply chain facilities and capacities, transportation lanes and capacities, customer service requirements, profit requirements, etc.) to automatically make optimal decisions.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

That will have a direct impact on the dynamics of global container shipping, airfreight and logistics networks. The S&P Global Taiwan Manufacturing PMI® i ndex was reported as its lowest level since 2009 by the end of October 2022 while the S&P global Eurozone Manufacturing PMI® fell to a 29-month low.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 14, 2023

He indicated that if the company had not significantly invested in this unit in 2008-2009, Amazon would be a far different and likely less profitable company. Each of these regions has a broad, relevant selection to operate in a largely self-sufficient way, while still being able to ship nationally when necessary.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

As supply chain and transportation visibility is a hot topic for Logistics Managers and Directors, 3rd party logistics providers , who adopt this type of technology, are surely to reap the rewards of highly satisfied customers. ” Ashton added that IoT had grown a lot since 2009, but he claimed it has still has much further to go.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Since 2009, ocean carriers have faced many uncertainties—and they’re expected to continue for the foreseeable future. For example, the China-owned COSCO and China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) have confirmed their merger. Sri is responsible for the global strategy, volumes and revenue for the ocean transportation.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Logistics providers must transport them quickly, under controlled conditions, to ensure your significant other doesn’t receive a wilted surprise. Cocoa needs to be turned into all kinds of chocolates, get boxed, shipped, and placed on shelves. Much of the cocoa used to make Valentine chocolates comes from growers in West Africa.

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Freightos

JANUARY 12, 2016

For forwarders, just as the 2009 financial crisis ended, another crisis began. Shippers are getting better visibility into freight forwarding right across the value chain of Quoting > Booking > Transporting > Delivery > Billing. Today even small shippers won’t ship unless they can check the status of their shipment.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 16, 2017

2008-2009) where transactional truckload shipments dropped by almost 80%, spot rates still cost more than contract rates. Provide shipping history. For more details about how to make bid aggregation work for your supply chain, download and read our white paper, Aggregate Low Volume Lanes, Lower Transportation Costs.

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TMC

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Transportation management system (TMS) technology is playing a key role. since 2009. Multichannel shippers can ship directly from their suppliers and contract manufacturers to end customers, to standard retail distribution channels, or to brick-and-mortar stores. to reach $655.8 Retail analyst RetailNext Inc. expects a 3.2%

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Elementum

JULY 14, 2015

I Know What You Shipped Last Summer. Summer is supposed to be the busiest time of year for freight and air shipping, but given slow demand and overcapacity in recent months, expectations for the third quarter have changed, and not for the better. This year, shipping companies are not seeing the rise in demand they desperately need.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

After selling the business in 2009, I went on to work for a leading US Chemical company and then a global 3PL. Running a cost effective and safe supply chain distribution network across multiple geographies in the Asia Pacific region manufacturing and shipping chemicals where we averaged one delivery every 50 seconds.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 13, 2014

Todays WMS is a tightly integrated code between the intrinsic WMS functions like receiving, put away, inventory, picking, packing and shipping, which are the primary functionalities. Slotting, Yard Management, Labor management, transportation management, Returns Management, Reporting, Enhanced Task Interleaving, etc. December 2009.

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Supply Chain Network

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Since 2009 I have been writing and presenting on the same, in fact Social is one of The Seven S’s of Supply Chain Management which highlights seven key trends emerging to support future state SCM. On the outbound side the system automatically creates fully cubed mixed vendor and retailer owned goods to be shipped direct to store.

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TMC

MAY 26, 2016

Where are you likely to encounter the worst bottlenecks when shipping product between the U.S. Since 2009, U.S. supplier ships more product than a buyer in Mexico can handle. Five Ways to Drive a High-Performance, Cross-Border Automotive Supply Chain.Connect. and Mexico? According to the U.S. Common pitfalls. Level cargo flows.

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