Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

I have a plane to catch this morning, so let’s go straight to the news… 3Gtms Announces the Inaugural Release of 3GTM Transportation Software. This week the company announced the inaugural release of 3GTM, the company’s flagship transportation management software (TMS). Be Sociable, Share!

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

transportation capacity, with Jason Seidl , Managing Director at Cowen and Company, leading the conversation. XPO Logistics Announces Third Quarter 2014 Results. Free shipping? I’m off to a CSCMP New England Roundtable Executive Breakfast to discuss (what else!) Starbucks just announced big news about delivery (CNBC).

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Talking Logistics

MAY 16, 2014

Latest Versions of SAP® Transportation Management and SAP® Extended Warehouse Management Now Available. enVista’s Transportation Solutions Practice Attains Record Revenue in First Quarter 2014. March 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Transplace and Celtic Expand Intermodal Services in Mexico.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2014

It’ll come to me eventually, but in the meantime, here’s the news that caught my attention this week: Kewill Acquires the IBM® Sterling Transportation Management System (TMS). Shipping Vendor ABOL Software to Help Retail Customers Drive International Sales. Shipping startup Shyp comes to New York and soon Miami (VentureBeat).

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

We normally do our Talking Logistics episodes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but we have one today at 12 ET with Alaster Love from Transplace, where we are going to discuss “ Big Data and Analytics in Oil and Gas Transportation.” September 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). And with that, have a happy weekend!

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 1, 2014

Reports 2014 Second-quarter Results. Here are some details from the press release: New Breed had revenue of approximately $597 million and adjusted EBITDA of approximately $77 million for the trailing 12 months ended June 30, 2014. . Zipments Acquires Hobson to Become the Leading Same-Day Delivery Provider for Retailers in NYC.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Next week, I’ll be speaking at the Ryder Innovate Forum in Chicago and the Elemica reveal 2014 conference in Frankfurt. August 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). As I’ve commented before, the line between stores and warehouses is beginning to blur, with more and more retailers enabling ship-from-store operations.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 7, 2014

In some instances, Google packs orders and hands them off to shipping partners for delivery the following day. . Moving on to other news, UPS announced the addition of a Full Container Load (FCL) rail solution to its China-to-Europe transportation lineup. Robinson , will discuss The Latest on Transportation Funding and Regulations.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Menlo Logistics Keen to Build on 2014 Growth in South Asia. The solutions help customers across a number of industry verticals, including third-party logistics (3PL), food and beverage, retail and healthcare, improve transportation efficiency and reduce the cost of delivering goods. A New Traffic Jam Hits L.A. WSJ – sub.

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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

JULY 30, 2024

For retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, the busy shipping season came early. However, over-the-road transportation costs remain low. Companies are also making upstream decisions about which inventory to place on transport and opportunities to pivot to higher-priority items.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Editor's Note: This is our second post in a two part series about how to get your logistics and transportation practices in order in time for holiday shipping or peak season crunches. Holiday shipping time also bring customers that ship primarily for this season. Truckload Holiday Shipping.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Infor Aligns With MercuryGate To Strengthen Transportation Management. Oracle Introduces New Cloud Solutions for Transportation and Global Trade Management. FedEx to Increase Shipping Rates. SAP Ushers in New Era of Collaborative Supply Chain Management. IAS ChassisManager Facilitates Street-Turns.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 6, 2015

We conclude our “Most Popular” Blog posts series, where we have been giving you the most viewed blog posts in 2014 from our main content categories. 2014 was surely a fun year of content on the Cerasis blog. The 12 Most Popular Freight Blog Posts from 2014. Now, why do we blog? Look out for great stuff in 2015!

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Talking Logistics

JULY 18, 2014

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. We are a transportation company – we are not law enforcement. In short, the outcome of this case could have broad implications for the transportation industry.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MARCH 22, 2015

Massive ships. While container terminal operators certainly feel the pressure, freight forwarders and the shipping lines themselves have a few planning puzzles to sort out on their own. Capacity of container ships handled in 2014. Shipping lines alliances. Slow steaming. Alliances and consolidation.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

What does the transportation industry have to do with a global pandemic? I’m not talking about how shipping and logistics are key in keeping the supply chain connected during global health crises so we can keep essential supplies like medicine, food, and toilet paper moving. by Tim Foote, Founder of Susymbio.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 30, 2016

percent annually between 2010 and 2014. Instead, annual transportation costs rose continued to rise by 5.5 trillion in 2014. Transportation and Storage Cost Insights From the 2016 State of Logistics. Changes in transportation and storage of inventory costs made up significant portion of the 2016 SOL.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 1, 2016

We will feature our 5 main categories all week: Logistics , Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Transportation , and Freight. 13 Small Package Shipping or Parcel Shipping Best Practices. According to Jeff Berman of Logistics Management, 71 percent of shippers believe the greatest focus for small package shipping is cutting costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Raw materials are in short supply, many manufacturers have temporarily mothballed production lines, transportation costs are rising, and labor is getting tight on our roadways , railways and ocean vessels. If you’re Home Depot, you reserve an entire ship for your own exclusive use. The impact? So how do we adjust to this new reality?

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

As 2013 comes to a close, here are some of my thoughts regarding the supply chain trends we are likely to see emerge in 2014. Such providers understand domestic transportation issues, and can plan to develop long-term solutions to complex local distribution challenges. Not surprisingly, analytics is at the top of the list.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

Top Five Transportation Trends ; Chris Cunnane. From a transportation standpoint, this has included major technological advancements. In my presentation, I highlighted five key transportation trends that are changing supply chains from a technology standpoint. In my own defense, things kind of took off after 2014.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2015

We don't know which category we love more than the Transportation Category. Naturally, talking about transportation and transportation management is the Cerasis wheel house. The transportation blog posts focus on trends, trucking, and technology. 5 Most Popular Transportation Blog Posts of 2015.So So Far" series!

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 25, 2024

Managing yard and warehouse operations has long been one of the thornier aspects of transportation logistics. Yards are a choke point between transportation and warehousing — and wherever you have choke points, you have a higher risk of inefficiencies that drive up labor costs, detention fees and delivery commitments.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance The shipping industry continues to evolve. In this article, we explore the pros and cons of the alliance model in the shipping industry, compare the solo strategy versus alliance strategy, and provide tips on how shippers can prepare for market swings.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

Just last year many were chartering their own cargo ships to get all these goods to their destinations.) Transportation teams could drill into their top bottlenecks by facility, carrier performance, dwell time and volume. So, what is it going to take to enable better inventory management?

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 7, 2013

We’re quickly approaching the midpoint of the year, which means it’s time to start planning for 2014 — at least that’s what I heard at my sister’s surprise birthday party last weekend, where some of her co-workers in finance were talking about getting started with 2014 budgets. The cloud builds up steam ( Financial Times ).

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2014

i-parcel also provides low-cost deferred international transportation facilitating higher shopper conversion for merchants on lower-value goods. The combined software and transportation solutions allow merchants in the U.S. And here are a couple Twitter posts: Anyone use i-parcel before for shipping?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

This is the portion of E2E that is most commonly referred to as “real-time transportation visibility”. Trane ’s Tom France, Vice President, Global Distribution, Logistics and Transportation, recently stressed the need for E2E insight: “Extend visibility as much as you can throughout your supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Oil prices jumped, with Brent rising above $105 a barrel for the first time since 2014, after Russia’s attack on Ukraine exacerbated concerns about disruptions to global energy supply. But in terms of transportation, the impacts won’t just be on fuel prices. Brent Rises Above $100. Map of Natural Gas Pipelines into Europe.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 31, 2015

This is in part due to the fact that as a third party logistics company, focused on efficient and strategic transportation management solutions through technology and services, it is vital for us to educate our shipper customers and our team in order to continually improve and always provide value. .

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 3, 2018

A simple example is that of a cold chain using blockchain within the supply chain to hold a transport node accountable for mishandling: Tracking provenance, traceability, and historical procurement for materials, assets, and products as they move downstream to retailer with blockchain finality.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2023

Warehouse management systems didn’t share data with the transportation management systems, which in turn didn’t share data with the yard management systems. Because the transportation system, order system and fulfillment system are disconnected. Step 1: Unlock the full value of your data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

This will be the team’s first World Cup game since 2014, as it failed to qualify in 2018. Retailers turning to specific-day delivery over speediest shipping. Shipping industry officials had hoped the talks, which began in May, would have concluded around now. UPS, Overstock to launch returns pilot program.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 16, 2017

The freight capacity crunch has dominated supply chain and logistics since 2014, and many shippers fear it will arrive sooner than many experts believe. Thus, the volume of existing shipping containers did not change much. Consequently, the additional spending has not had a true impact on the number of packages being shipped.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). For related commentary, see Insights from Ryder Innovate 2014. Big Data and Analytics for Oil and Gas Transportation. — Adrian’s Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2014. as of this morning — a lower price than 5 years ago!

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

As reported last month by Jennifer Smith in the Wall Street Journal , “A growing number of retailers are relying on suppliers to ship online orders directly to customers, a strategy they hope will help them compete with e-commerce rivals without spending more on inventory. Instead, merchandise ships directly from the supplier’s warehouse.”.

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