GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Editor's Note: This is a blog post about the state of the freight brokering business in 2015. Cerasis is a freight broker and holds a $250,000 TIA Broker Bond. Many shippers have been burned by freight brokers who work on behalf of the shipper for transportation procurement, accounting services , freight claims management , and more.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Transplace Acquires Yusen Logistics’ Intermodal & Freight Brokerage Group. Freight trucking startup Shipwell gets a $10 million boost (TechCrunch). Back in 2013, in a post titled “Siri Comes to Enterprise Apps,” I wrote the following: Instead of manually executing tasks with a mouse or touch screen, why not speak them?

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 22, 2024

That was up from a reported 10 percent in 2013. Readers, airline customers and individual businesses will be experiencing the impacts of all of these events in the months to come in flight schedule availability, higher airline fares and air freight costs. All rights reserved.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2014

According to the American Trucking Association, this is happening in an industry that already faced an average annual driver turnover rate of 99% in 2013, as well as hiring and training costs that range from $3,500 to $5,000 per driver, depending on experience. On the surface, this sounds like a problem for carriers.

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Freight Plus

JANUARY 15, 2019

of procurement expenditures. Costs in 6 major Texas urban areas skyrocket from $1 billion in 2013 to $6.3 We’re seeing a lot of smaller vehicles,” said Diniece Peters Mendes, director of the New York City Department of Transportation’s Office of Freight Mobility to. Today in: "Where's my freight?". enterprise solutions.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 8, 2019

They need a general understanding of everything from procurement of raw materials to customer service. How can resources be procured at the best price? What are the best ways to move freight? Only for turkeys.” eft , 1 February 2013. [2] 1] The more complex businesses become the more important supply chains are.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

I joined Schneider Electric Schneider Electric in Singapore with Global responsibility for Logistics and Network Design in 2013. De-Carbonising Road Freight Operations: Bridging the Know-Do Gap. • Would you tell our readers a little about your background and experience? “I People and Halal Supply Chains. Green Skies?

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 4, 2016

This self-service 4-session course provides an overview of how to build a strong transportation management foundation, with a focus on strategy development, procurement, the role of technology, and the importance of enabling a continuous improvement culture and processes. DOT Releases 30-Year Freight Projections.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

But as I wrote back in April 2013 , “If you look closely, Amazon’s real advantage comes from its logistics assets — the 89 distribution centers it [had at the time], including 20 opened [in 2012], with more scheduled to open in the months ahead. Shippers and carriers continue to shift away from long-haul trucking and one-way freight.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Those familiar with transportation know that month-end or quarter-end freight surges commonly occur, maybe in your company, or maybe in other organizations, and that your routing guide may not work as well as it usually does at those times. The results suggest that managing carriers and freight during quarter end deserves special attention.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Billal Chouli explains, “A supply chain is a network of suppliers, manufacturers, and retailers, as well as intermediaries including freight companies, warehousing companies, and brokers, who transfer goods, services, money, and information amongst one another. Only for turkeys. ” eft , 1 February 2013. [4]

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Talking Logistics

JULY 12, 2016

Freight volumes are up a little with lackluster economic growth, which leaves an implied excess capacity of 2-4%. However, that changed in 2013, with the largest carriers adding capacity at a significantly faster pace (10.2%) than the second-tier group (3.3%). Industrial production – the freight economy relevant to GDP.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

2013 has certainly been an interesting year! I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Not surprisingly, analytics is at the top of the list.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 11, 2013

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Less use of air freight, increased use of rail and sea transport. Posted by Prem Kumar James on January 11, 2013 9:33 AM | Permalink. Posted by: Praveen | July 10, 2013 5:20 AM. Procurement Blog.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 6, 2017

After all it’s very common, even amongst the so-called biggest and smartest businesses out there… I was watching the CEO’s face as John Cole, one of our outsourcing and freight specialists outlined his first impressions of the client’s freight operations. The freight was all outsourced of course.

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. New knowledge and insights from machine learning are revolutionizing supply chain management as a result. no opt-in).

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. As in the past, the biggest beneficiaries will likely be parcel and air freight carriers such as FedEx and UPS who will become the last mile fulfillment agents of the holiday sale. Procurement Blog. August 2013.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 15, 2014

The Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations bill, to be signed by President Obama this week, suspends certain HOS rules that went into effect on July 1, 2013. Once signed by the President, the bill will become law and the restart rules from June 30, 2013, will apply immediately. A little background. appeared first on Transportfolio.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

If we take a closer look, we can see that global aviation, including domestic and international; passenger and freight accounts for 2.5% He is a seasoned supply chain expert with 15+ years in the industry spanning Logistics, Procurement, and Contract Manufacturing. But to be honest, the shipping industry is as much of a culprit.

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Supply Chain Network

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a 2014 SmartWay Affiliate Challenge award and SmartWay Excellence Awards in 2014 and 2013. Inbound Logistics magazine has included Ryder in its “Green Partners” listing for eight years in a row. Ryder was also recognized by the U.S. Ryder is also a recipient of the 2011 NGV Achievement Award.

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Listening to him reminded me of the fun we had starting up the first ever company to produce supply market intelligence focused on the procurement space. Today, Beroe is the most successful procurement intelligence company, and continues to lead the pack in this space. We were astounded to discover that the ratio was 1 to 105.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

Ask a person on the street what constitutes supply chain management and my guess is they would say SCM means ensuring the entire supply chain, from procurement of raw materials to product delivery, runs smoothly. Only for turkeys. ” eft , 1 February 2013. [4] Footnotes. [1] 3] Lora Cecere, “ Sage advice?

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Shipchain

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Logistics Risks Lead to Higher Freight Spend. Logistics risks impact freight spend in multiple ways. According to Freight Waves , the threat of employee fraud, counterfeit products, and illegal business practices, forced companies to increase their expenditure on risk analytics by 35 percent in 2017.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Argentus is a boutique recruitment firm focused on Supply Chain and Procurement. He cites data from the American Trucking Association that wages have risen between 15 and 18 percent from 2013-2017, and says this should mean that the shortage will be overblown. Lots of things are happening in Supply Chain Management! Infographic) .

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

But overall most of the list was the same as 2017. In fact if you go back 5 years to 2013 you will find that most of the names are the same as on the 2018 list. SCM #SupplyChain #Logistics #Distribution #Technology #Leadership #Procurement #Purchasing #Freight. Novo Nordisk and Adidas were new additions to the list.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Additionally, synchronized and tightly integrated procurement and manufacturing planning activities gave planners the ability to quickly re-plan globally based on changes in execution. Business Process Outsourcing.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Bed Bath & Beyond @BedBathBeyond Bed Bath & Beyond has discovered a way to save millions of dollars on freight over the next few years, thanks to a new 755,000 square-foot distribution facility slated to open in the fall of 2019. In early 2013, Belk launched a vendor-direct program.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The researchers used 27 months (2013–Q1 2015) of tender and shipment records for dry van truckload shipments from TMC, a division of C.H. This requires taking an informed and collaborative approach to transportation procurement. Robinson (a Talking Logistics sponsor), to control for economic cycles.

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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. Procurement analysis. Supplier communication. Supply and demand planning. Inventory planning. Inbound and outbound logistics planning.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 14, 2020

In fact if you go back 5 years to 2013 you will find that most of the names are the same as on the 2018 list. SCM #SupplyChain #Logistics #Distribution #Technology #Leadership #Procurement #Purchasing #Freight. Novo Nordisk and Adidas were new additions to the list. And Lenovo and Nokia were dropped from the 2017 list.

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 17, 2019

His works remain expansive—from procurement through reverse logistics and even facilities management for the supply chain itself. . He’s also the author of the blog, Critical Cargoes, where he encourages the industry to upgrade systems and leverage new technology to improve supply chain processes and reduce unnecessary freight spend. .

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QAD

JUNE 28, 2022

The collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in 2013 serves as an extreme example of the human toll and other costs resulting from a supply chain failure. The supply chains were identified as food, construction, fashion, fast-moving consumer goods, electronics, automotive, professional services and freight.

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