QAD

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Not only do they expect items in a timely fashion (like 1-2 or even same-day shipping thanks to the Amazon Effect), but customers also demand visibility. Technology Can Help In high volume shipping environments, technology is crucial to improve smooth long term operations. What carriers are needed? What supporting technology is needed?

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Supply Chains Rock

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Monday, September 12, 2011. Container Shippings Post-9/11 Security Overhaul. 9/11 forced a new security regime on seaports and ocean-going container ships. Still not excited, well visit often and eventually you will be. Subscribe To.

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DECEMBER 29, 2011

» The Real Headline for the 2011 Holiday Buying Season- Need for Balancing Retailer Online and Fulfillment Process Investments. As we approach the latter stages of the 2011 holiday buying season, the uptick in online buying has indeed occurred. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

If you are in Australia, getting a fast refrigerated transport service that ships across Australia is a must for your business productivity. For example, pharmaceutical companies may have to ship refrigerated products from one facility to another at various points in the supply chain. Their supply chain can be a complex process.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 24, 2022

But it was featured on CNN Business and in other business media because it had traveled 6,000 miles from Xian China and represented a growing trend in China-Europe supply chains: shifting a portion of container traffic away from pricey and congested ocean shipping lanes to rail. It’s growing dramatically however.

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Supply Chain Network

OCTOBER 13, 2011

On the outbound side the system automatically creates fully cubed mixed vendor and retailer owned goods to be shipped direct to store. Based on complete product data synchronization this highly automated 110 foot high facility is a shared Supplier / Retailer storage and consolidation facility.

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The Network Effect

JULY 21, 2016

This part 2 of our look at the largest ships in the world. You can read Super Ships Part 1 here on the Emma Maersk container ship. Super Ships Gain Weight In 2011, the Triple-E Class Maersk ships, coming in at 400 meters in length (1,312 ft) and capable of carrying 18,000 20ft containers, nudged […].

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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. The repercussions are profound, with the LTL shipping sector being notably impacted. They then underwent a major restructuring in 2011, aiming to raise fresh capital. The bankruptcy of Yellow Corp.,

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 12, 2014

Then the con artists offer low bids to freight brokers who handle shipping for numerous companies. According to a September 2013 white paper published by CargoNet and the Cargo Security Alliance , 8 percent of cargo thefts in 2013 (as of August 31, 2013) were due to fictitious pick-ups, up from 5 percent in 2011.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 15, 2021

For example, General Motors scrambled to find scarce materials in 2011 after a trifecta of disasters?—?an After the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, many Japanese companies gave every customer the same fraction of their orders. an earthquake, the resulting tsunami, and the related nuclear meltdown?—?hit limit two cartons of eggs”).

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 22, 2015

The other big opportunity, which despite all the talk over the years remains on the table, is reducing the number of trucks required to ship products by eliminating empty miles and backhauls, developing smarter packaging, optimizing trailer loading, collaborative shipping, and other approaches.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 21, 2016

In 2011, eCommerce represented a fraction of overall retail operations. As a result, warehouses can ship more packages. The eCommerce consumer expects free shipping, fast delivery, and hassle-free returns, asserts the E li Broad College of Business at Michigan State University. Warehousing Expansion Is a Must.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

These two graphs explain why Maersk is splitting its shipping business, which is reeling from overcapacity; from it’s energy business, which is reeling from low oil prices: As Tolstoy observed, “each unhappy family is unhappy it its own way.” Twenty such ships were ordered. billion in 2014.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

FedEx Introduces Enhancements to Deep Frozen Shipping. percent in 2012 compared to 2011 (including contribution from acquisitions). percent from 2011. Revenue at Con-way Truckload in Q4 2012 was basically unchanged from Q4 2011, with operating income decreasing 10.5 percent in Q4 2011. percent in Q4 2012.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 15, 2016

billion tons (primary shipment only) moved by truck representing 67% of the total tonnage moved in 2011. One can certainly imagine the time and cost savings this would have to a shipping company. Autonomous shipping is not just a huge deal for commercial shipping companies, it will also make a huge impact in military applications.

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 6, 2021

Even business-to-retail shipping has been streamlined to a science when it comes to parcel delivery. E-commerce shipping has forever changed the way consumers shop and the way shippers schedule deliveries. Supply chains and carriers long ago mastered the business-to-business flow of the transportation network. E-Commerce Growth. ?The

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IQMS

JANUARY 30, 2020

From nutrition labels to warning labels and address labels to shipping labels, those sticky pieces of paper are pervasive in our everyday lives. Handle multiple label types, including product, container, shipping and mix-load labels. Eliminate the repacking of pallets due to mismatched items.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 26, 2018

Steve says that according to research firm FTR Associates, effective truckload utilization since 2011 has been running in the high 90s to 100 percent, with the low points still up in the 90s. The rapid growth of e-commerce is disrupting supply chains, changing shipping patterns, and significantly increasing returns.

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DELMIA Quintiq

APRIL 5, 2016

I want to go straight into the heart of the fully automated container shipping terminal. In 2011, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and PSA Singapore Terminals, operating one of the world’s largest container transhipment ports, pumped in S$50 million each towards R&D in port technologies.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 24, 2016

Other refrigerated transportation modes include airplanes, ships and railcars. Information management systems are transforming the cold chain by providing route optimization, warehousing and shipping documentation, key performance indicators, scanning equipment phone apps and the ability to turn data into actionable insights.

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Elementum

JUNE 23, 2017

In fact, many stakeholders, including trucking and shipping associations, have lauded what is perceived as a right move by the government. Many industry players fear the regulatory changes will worsen the driver shortage , a trend that can translate to lesser number of available trucks and, ultimately, higher shipping costs.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 24, 2016

Other refrigerated transportation modes include airplanes, ships and railcars. Information management systems are transforming the cold chain by providing route optimization, warehousing and shipping documentation, key performance indicators, scanning equipment phone apps and the ability to turn data into actionable insights.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 24, 2016

Other refrigerated transportation modes include airplanes, ships and railcars. Information management systems are transforming the cold chain by providing route optimization, warehousing and shipping documentation, key performance indicators, scanning equipment phone apps and the ability to turn data into actionable insights.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 20, 2022

Such global wide sourcing complexities and vulnerabilities were exposed by the effects of two years of a global pandemic and subsequent cascading global shipping disruptions, service level erosions and subsequent exploding freight rates.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 25, 2018

According to Eric Rice of Supply Chain 24/7, e-commerce growth in 2017 grew faster than it has since 2011. Unfortunately, e-commerce shipping practices, although different from traditional retail shipping, still fall short. E-commerce increased 49 percent, moving from 10 percent of total retail sales to 13 percent.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

When we do these types of analysis, we look back at the data as far as we can reach (Y chart data is available only back to 2006 in a reliable form) and then we look at the period of 2006-2014 and the more recent period of 2011-2014. Traditional supply chains ship cases, pallets and trucks; but not the EACH. The difference?

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Elementum

OCTOBER 17, 2018

e-commerce market has nearly doubled in size since 2011, and is forecast to grow to $737B by 2022. Companies with fast-growing e-commerce sales should have direct fulfillment centers for faster shipping. Managing stock for a variety of commerce channels is becoming more complex, costly, and risky.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2018

For example the The 2016 Hanjin maritime carrier bankruptcy left workers, ships, containers, and product stranded at sea and in ports around the world. Savitsky gives the example of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, where Toyota learned from the event and responded by building information networks covering about 4000 auto parts.

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Logility

APRIL 10, 2017

the earthquake and tsunami of 2011), risk mitigation scenarios can be modified and run to assess the impact and decide what actions to take. Expedited shipping is slashed, manufacturing efficiencies soar and purchasing costs fall. These can be used to develop risk mitigation plans for potential supply chain disruptions.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 16, 2013

lower than 2011, however, it was the first time in 6 years that the company earned a profit. Old Dominion also provides household moving services, white glove services, and trade show shipping as part of their expedited division. YRC Freight is the largest subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. In 2012, the company had revenues of $4.9B.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 7, 2016

My daughter was diagnosed with T1D on October 4, 2011 — five years ago this week at age 11. Wal-Mart’s next move against Amazon: More warehouses, faster shipping (Reuters). “We have doubled our capacity in the last twelve months and that allows us to ship to a majority of the U.S. Why do I do this?

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

While a mature SCRM program can deliver significant topline and bottom-line value, such an investment often doesn’t start in earnest until crises like the 2008-2009 financial crash, the 2011 Fukushima disaster, the Hanjin Shipping bankruptcy in 2016, or Hurricane Maria in 2018 wake top management up to the fragility and the strategic importance of (..)

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2016

“If you have a tsunami and part of your supply chain is knocked out, as happened a few years ago, you have better info about where parts are,” he said, referring to the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Japan in 2011. Toyota temporarily shut two factories in the aftermath.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 22, 2015

  The imbalance of importing and exporting containers forced ocean carriers to charge $4000 for shipping a 40-foot container from China, but only $1000 to China.   billion in sales in 2011.  billion in sales in 2011.  .  With over $35 billion trade deficit, U.S. is the largest U.S.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 7, 2019

Cold Chain Transportation that is sanitary (regardless of mode – air, road, ship, etc.). Balances and manages the supply and demand of food. Talk a little bit about the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Biggest overhaul of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in history. Signed into law Jan. Significant impact to the food supply chain.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 3, 2017

All signs point to the rise of direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipping. What’s evolving is that consumers are going further down the SKU stream to have more shipped to their houses – both regularly and on-demand. Mr. McGuigan joined Transplace during the acquisition of SCO Logistics in April 2011, where he was President and CEO.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

And, investment statistics reveal an increasing trend for more technology to enable multi-modal shipping and the application of big data analytics to increase scalability, flexibility, and demand-driven management decisions.”[7]. 2] Trevor Miles, “ VUCA, a useful acronym for today’s supply chain ,” Kinaxis Blog, 9 June 2011. [3]

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