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When it Comes to Ocean Shipping, We Have to See Beyond Today’s Squalls and Plan for the Long Term

Logistics Viewpoints

Every day has felt like a major squall, from natural disasters closing down manufacturing facilities and ports, to container shortages and labor issues, to rising costs and the ongoing pandemic. Insist on state-of-the art forecasting and decision tools. It’s an apt metaphor for ocean shipping these past many months.

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Seeking Logistics Perfection

Enterra Insights

These tools aid in determining the ‘sweet spot’ solution (number, location, role, and size of facilities — manufacturing, DCs, cross-docks, etc., But with AI and associated tools, supply chain professionals can automate the analysis and narrow their selections to just two or three within a matter of seconds.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 6-10, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Wal-Mart taps manufacturer database to aid U.S. UPS Tests Electric Cargo Bike in Basel. that “is focused on addressing the three biggest challenges facing businesses today: serving multiple channels profitably; making intelligent and profitable fulfillment decisions; and creating an adaptive manufacturing environment.”

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Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking: Networked Supply.

Global Trade Management

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. As manufactures and retailers increasingly depend on extended rosters of sourcing companies, the resulting networked supply chain requires improved visibility. arviem, founded in 2008, has grown organically to become the leading service provider for real-time cargo monitoring.

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Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

Elementum

Give employees the tools they need to transition quickly into recovery mode under shifting circumstances. Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, drug manufacturing plants were faced with production delays, fueling nationwide shortages of basic medicines. Case Studies.

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Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

Elementum

Give employees the tools they need to transition quickly into recovery mode under shifting circumstances. Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, drug manufacturing plants were faced with production delays, fueling nationwide shortages of basic medicines. Case Studies.

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Spot Market Carriers Get Higher Rates Than Contract Fleets

DAT Solutions

Prices on the spot market change quickly, but with freight rate tools like DAT RateView , your business won't be caught off guard. That hasn't happened since 2014, probably because of lower crop yields during the multi-year drought in California, but before then, it was a typical pattern. That simply never happens.

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