Talking Logistics

MAY 16, 2014

enVista’s Transportation Solutions Practice Attains Record Revenue in First Quarter 2014. March 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). March 2014 freight shipments were up three percent from March 2013. Transplace and Celtic Expand Intermodal Services in Mexico. Echo Global Logistics, Inc. Be Sociable, Share!

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2013

April 2014. March 2014. February 2014. January 2014. Richard Rumelt/Strategy Land. Ship Mate App Finds Smooth Sailing. The sale was ideal in that it included not only cash, but also the opportunity to continue building Ship Mate,” Mike says. For more on Ship Mate, head to their website.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

XPO Logistics Announces Third Quarter 2014 Results. Free shipping? When asked about delivery, Starbucks Global Chief Strategy Officer Matthew Ryan said it is still “early days” and the chain isn’t ready to tip its hand with more details but that it’s “moving full speed ahead.”

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Menlo Logistics Keen to Build on 2014 Growth in South Asia. The robots keep coming — that was one of my predictions heading into 2014 (and the year before that too). DHL Supply Chain : [The company] announced it will commit a further EUR 113 million in China as its strategy gains traction. A New Traffic Jam Hits L.A.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 1, 2014

Reports 2014 Second-quarter Results. XPO Logistics continues its roll-up strategy with its announced acquisition of New Breed Logistics this week for $615 million. The post This Week in Logistics News (July 28 – August 1, 2014) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Con-way Inc.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Shipping Vendor ABOL Software to Help Retail Customers Drive International Sales. Shipping startup Shyp comes to New York and soon Miami (VentureBeat). UPS, FedEx Want Retailers to Get Real on Holiday Shipping (WSJ – sub. North American Freight Numbers July 2014. The MetaPack Group Acquires U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

When I hear companies discussing the implementation of a customer segmentation strategy, I ask a series of questions: Who is your customer? What are you trying to accomplish through the execution of a customer segmentation strategy? SanDisk’s Journey to Build a Supply Chain Customer Segmentation Strategy. It is systemic.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 15, 2015

will face shortages in trucking resources again , predominatly a trucker shortage, in the near future due to an array of developments that may cause shippers to find loads left on the ground, shipping costs rapidly escalating, and shrinking profit margins that stun stakeholders. The 2014 winter weather triggered a trucking capacity problem.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 6, 2014

– The Netherlands, 5 June 2014 – Jeroen van Weesep from Lego is the new figurehead of Dutch supply chain management. DnA Languages presented the Supply Chain Professional 2014 with a personal prize: a language course of his choice. The 2014 finalists. But there can only be one winner. Today’s theme was connecting people.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Outlines New Developments in Omnichannel Strategy and Technology. FedEx to Increase Shipping Rates. I haven’t been briefed on the solution, but assuming Sanish and the Ariba team are playing a lead role in strategy and product development, this is a big step in the right direction for SAP. Macy’s, Inc.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 18, 2014

UPS Capital – Sponsored Study Shows Supply Chain Risk Mitigation Strategies Lacking. Moving on to 3PL news, FedEx was indicted by the Justice Department for shipping packages from illegal online pharmacies despite being warned from U.S. Kuehne + Nagel to set new standard in airfreight with e-commerce solution.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I also worked with a team of leading thinkers in developing the Future of Procurement Report (published by KPMG) , as well as publish the BVL International Global Logistics Trends and Strategies report with a team of leading academics and executives in Europe, China, North and South America, Russia, and India.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2020

Building and maintaining a strong, consistent brand is fundamental to any marketing strategy. Your marketing strategy should focus on building brand equity because it plays a significant role in your brewery’s long-term sustainability. Beer marketing strategies in 2020. Beer marketing strategies during lockdown.

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 12, 2014

As this post is about the logistics strategies and approaches to support Omni-Commerce I will not deal with the front end ordering or online technologies, but rather the logistics surrounding where product will be stocked, picked and shipped from for either delivery or pick up by your customers. Ship From Distibution Centre.

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 29, 2014

Commercial Strategy Consultant. We are looking for a high performing internal consultant focusing on commercial strategy development across our global port network. Would you like to be part of a high performing team of internal consultants focusing on profit maximisation through commercial strategy development? Your challenge.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

by Dr. Madhav Durbha Supply chain risks in the spotlight: Effects of Hanjin Shipping filing bankruptcy protection. A few days ago, the world’s seventh largest container shipping company by volume, Hanjin Shipping, filed for bankruptcy protection. Any such event will cause congestion in the ports.

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 14, 2014

As this post is about the logistics strategies and approaches to support Omni-Commerce I will not deal with the front end ordering or online technologies, but rather the logistics surrounding where product will be stocked, picked and shipped from for either delivery or pick up by your customers. Ship From Distibution Centre.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Since 2014, the shipping industry has suffered numerous setbacks. Unlike the all-time highs of 2014, 2017 will reveal an industry on the cusp of restoring order and LTL rates to acceptable, reasonable levels. Too Much Inventory Will Make Restoring Shipping Profits Difficult. Shipping LTL Rates Will Improve.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

If you’re Home Depot, you reserve an entire ship for your own exclusive use. He founded FourKites in 2014 after recognizing pain points in the logistics industry and designing elegant and effective systems to address them. In light of all of this, I’d posit we can no longer look at the events of the last year as an aberration.

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FLEXE

APRIL 12, 2017

Recently, more of Wal-Mart’s eCommerce strategy has been revealed. To many, Nasty Gal’s demise (it went from generating $85 million in revenue in 2014 to bankrupt in 2016) had everything to do with its distribution strategy and failure to retain customers. But how else can you improve shipping times and costs?

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 1, 2014

2014 is coming to a close and as we herald in the New Year, shippers (manufacturers, retailers, and distribution centers) around the country are busy gearing up for the holiday season and have holiday logistics best practices on the brain. Be it Christmas, the New Year and New Orders, a new budget, Thanksgiving returns, etc.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. In my own defense, things kind of took off after 2014. Concurrent planning offers an alternative to swinging the pendulum and as the strategy that provides the supply chain resilience leaders seek. billion in 2019.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

Data on ocean shipments, for example, is generally available across the globe, due primarily to greater standardization in ocean shipping. He founded FourKites in 2014 after recognizing pain points in the logistics industry and designing elegant and effective systems to address them.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2015

So with all of that said, the most popular freight blog posts written in 2015 and that have received the most views so far echo what we saw with the previous blog posts: trends and changes in the industry we all must be aware of in order to maximize our shipping practices. We hope you enjoy! 29 and Jan. 1, respectively.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Outlines New Developments in Omnichannel Strategy and Technology. The folks at BI Intelligence published a report this week, and they estimate that about $100 million of merchandise will be ordered via same-day delivery in 2014, generating about $20 million in shipping fees (the analysis covers just 20 U.S. Source: [link].

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GlobalTranz

JULY 10, 2015

In 2014, the total cost of logistics rose to a staggering $1.45 percent in 2014. Motor carrier transportation cost for 2014 was approximately $702 billion, and an additional $10 billion was found to exist within costs related to shipping. In the first quarter of 2014 showed national warehouse occupancy stood at 93.3

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 5, 2014

You have a supply chain risk management strategy in place. Supply chain risk management practice advises us to source additional suppliers and plan additional strategic inventories as mitigation strategies. Mitigating Risk – inventory tracking and dual sourcing are considered to be the most effective risk mitigation strategies.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

Even before the pandemic, global supply chain were fragile thanks to factors such as the US-China trade war, less efficient shipping routes and a huge drive to cut costs by consolidating loads. Already, oil prices have reached their highest levels since 2014 and are expected to continue to rise.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 1, 2016

So with all of that said, the most popular freight blog posts written in 2016 and that have received the most views so far echo what we saw with the previous blog posts: trends and changes in the industry we all must be aware of in order to maximize our shipping practices. 13 Small Package Shipping or Parcel Shipping Best Practices.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 30, 2016

percent annually between 2010 and 2014. trillion in 2014. However, less-than-truckload shipping revenue rose 7 percent and small package shipping rose by 8 percent. Regardless of current shipping and logistics practices, you need to understand what the findings of the report mean for the industry. made up only 7.85

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Due to climate change, firms are rethinking their strategies to guarantee environmental initiatives to start environmental actions. Cardwell, 2014). It is done by Logistrap in Mexico, they reduced their space within the warehouses and container ships to transport more within the same number of trips (Logistrap, 2020).

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Computerized Shipping and Tracking. With the aid of modern technologies and web-based software, like a transportation management system (TMS), you can simplify the supply process and dramatically reduce shipping errors. Presented at 6th International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management, Bali, 2014. .

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. Here’s an easy way to think about the regular and potential future disruptions that could impact your ocean shipping strategy, and what you can do to prepare for what comes next. At these times of the year, you should see less risk to your standard ocean shipping strategy.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

Riding a rising five-year trend, retail juggernaut Walmart® grossed $476 billion in the fiscal year that ended in January 2014, up from $408 billion in fiscal 2010, according to The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch. The data is shared with suppliers who know when to ship more products. The Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 for 2014.”

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Vinculum

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Statista revealed that from 2014 until 2020, the eCommerce sector had shown an exponential growth rate of 220%. Before we dwell on the impact of Omnichannel on the eCommerce Supply Chain, let’s explore what makes an excellent omnichannel strategy. Understand Omnichannel Strategy. billion, says Statista.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 13, 2016

The shipping industry saw growth and expansion in 2014 when compared to the state of the industry since 2008. While the driver shortage is a real threat to the state of the shipping industry, more carriers, such as UPS and FedEx, are expanding their fleets to address the capacity crunch. Fleets Are Expanding.

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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. ’s exit from the market could lead to a temporary increase in LTL shipping rates, as there’s less capacity available.

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