GlobalTranz

APRIL 16, 2018

trillion in 2016, according to the U.S. percent in 2016. Whether you are a retailer, carrier, cloud services provider, or eCommerce merchant, Amazon not only effected the landscape of e-tail but the landscape of shipping and logistics as a whole. trillion, a 3.8 percent increase compared with $3.37 Commerce Department.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2016

On September 3, 2016 China and the US agreed to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change. Outside of the Paris Agreement, the European Union (EU) has a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport by around 60 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. Corporate Responsibility.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2017

Drones and its future in supply chain and logistics processes. Logistics Excellence: Now & in the eFuture. Before diving into some takeaways from the sessions I attended and participated in, here are some high-level stats about Descartes (a Talking Logistics sponsor): Descartes is now a $200M+ company and continues to grow.

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 8, 2016

17th Annual Logistics CIO Forum. Datum: 16-17 February, 2016. The European Logistics CIO Summit is the place for top IT executives at transport and logistics companies to drill down into the key issues impacting IT departments now and devise strategies for IT innovation that will bring your company into a long term era of success.

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

General warehouse industry statistics Warehousing costs & revenue statistics Warehouse efficiency statistics Labor statistics in the warehousing industry Automation adoption in the warehousing industry Warehouse performance metrics Warehouse automation stats: General warehouse industry statistics 1. feet in 2016.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2021

In the research conducted by Supply Chain Insights , only 35% of the respondents rated their S&OP process as effective or extremely effective in 2019 compared to 65% for the same in 2016. The post 5 Recommendations towards a Resilient S&OP appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. S&OP can serve as a vehicle towards that.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Logistics providers need to know when products will be available, and warehouses must send information back to the manufacturer to ensure supply and demand fluctuations are easily met. This will lead to the creation of more metrics and business-intelligence tools to help improve manufacturing operations.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Yossi Sheffi ( @YossiSheffi ), Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, goes so far as to assert data is an organization’s most valuable asset. Researchers assign various measures of importance to each of the metrics, sometimes treating them equally, sometimes separating one out of the pack.”[2]

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 15, 2015

Transportation capacity problems have been a volatile issue over the past twenty years or so. A thorough analysis provided by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals , (CSCMP) in its “ State of Logistics ” report, indicates that by 2017, shippers in the U.S. Shippers should budget and price accordingly.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2016

As a result, many organizations are turning to third-party logistics providers (3PLs) and enhanced transportation management systems (TMS) to deliver the velocity, visibility, predictability and control they need. 3PL market has grown by roughly 7% annually since 2009 and is expected to reach $170 billion by the end of 2016.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 8, 2022

Doug Estrada and Joe Lynch discuss Walmart transportation. Doug has held various supply chain roles with the Walmart Private Fleet as well as working Internationally for Walmart in Central America in setting up the Retail Transportation Supply Chain Network for Walmart in several Central American Countries. About Doug Estrada.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 27, 2016

For suppliers and mid- to large-sized companies, supply chain visibility serves as the foundation for strategic decisions and tactical improvements across the entire transportation network. Cosmas Hoefnagels is Vice President of CLX Logistics Europe. Improve lead times and performance. Augment and Set Visibility Tools In Place.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 23, 2016

Industry Week, March, 2016). These metrics would, of course, be aligned and are updated every hour. The metrics are also manual as automatic metric systems cannot retrieve the information at an hourly frequency as these metrics are process inputs and not outputs. Flex is eight (8) years into its Lean journey.

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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. Source: Machine Learning – A Giant Leap for Supply Chain Forecasting, Material Handling and Logistics Conference (PDF, 28 pp.,

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 27, 2018

In fact, here at Logistics Bureau, we’ve been using the Beer Game (a supply chain simulation) for years now, as a way to help companies educate their management teams in supply chain dynamics. But is gamification really a responsible approach to improving logistics performance ? Where to Use Gamification in Logistics.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 17, 2016

Live Episode: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 12:00 pm ET. Transportation management is a collection of many elements: many carriers, many modes, many trading partners, many data elements stored in many systems. Click on the “Remind Me” button above or HERE to join the conversation!

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 7, 2016

Such reviews rely on key performance indicators and metrics to determine what step of the distribution center-to-retailer route experienced an unnecessary delay, causing the given item to perish. What About the Driver Shortage and Transportation Rate Hike?

Procurement Analytics 120

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

I knew nothing about the world of logistics, inventory management and order optimization. Warehouse Management and Transportation Management were in their infancy. It should not be functional, with a narrow focus on a singular function like manufacturing or transportation. Stage 2: All about Transportation.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 5, 2016

During my trip to England earlier this year , I had the opportunity to explore those questions and more with Brian McCarthy, Logistics Director at Dreams , Britain’s leading bed retailer. Currently [as of the end of May 2016], 20 percent of our customers are receiving deliveries via fleXipod. What does that mean to customers?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

Their processes cannot ship and track the EACH and the outsourcing to third-party logistics is too expensive. As a result, unit picking, shipping and returns is redefining warehouse management and transportation processes. In Figure 1, we share insights from a recent study on the overall focus of 2016 spending.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more. Media Type.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Spire’s granular AIS data about transport vessels is now seamlessly incorporated into the cloud-based software system used by Gravity’s clients. The quantity of goods carried by containers soared from 102 million metric tons in 1980 to about 1.83 billion metric tons as of 2017.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 7, 2016

We continue our series on the top 5 blogs in our 4 main categories ( Freight , Manufacturing , Logistics , and Supply Chain ). Our last post covered the Top 5 Manufacturing blogs of 2016. Today's post will cover the top 5 supply chain blogs from 2016 so far. Top Supply Chain Blogs from the First Half of 2016 So Far.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 11, 2017

The American Transportation Research Institute estimates that of the total cost per mile of driving a rig that drives between 80,000 and 125,000 miles per year, the average cost (including drivers wages and benefits) is $1.593 per mile, or which tire cost are $ 0.043 a mile, and fuel costs are $.403 403 per mile. Cost per engine hour.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

I got started just as the dotcom craze was taking off, with new logistics startups coming to market every day (all of them announcing they were “The world’s leading provider of X” even though they were just a few months old). Descartes has 20,000+ customers on its Global Logistics Network, which experienced 21% growth and processed 18.6+

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2019

Then how about joining our Logistics Leaders for T1D Cure cycling team and help us raise money for JDRF in our quest to create a world without type 1 diabetes! Check out the highlights and photos from our 2016 , 2017 , and 2018 rides. Did you make any New Year’s Resolutions for 2019?

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

On Monday, I would speak in Orlando Florida at the Terra Technology event; and on Wednesday, present the keynote at the Logistic Summit & Expo in Mexico City. Build systems to track inbound logistics and use telematics to better predict and sense estimated time for arrival. This work is important to me. 2) Supply Visibility.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 19, 2016

2016 will be a defining year for the logistics industry , and transportation management practices must adapt to these changes. Some of these transportation management trends reflect real worries for the logistics industry. Take a look at six of the trends to watch for in transportation management this year.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

AUGUST 20, 2015

The Collaborator has been reviewing respected sources of industry analysis to gain perspective on the trends being predicted to materialize in supply chain logistics for 2016. For years supply chain experts have been predicting greater collaboration between logistics providers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

He is an industrial engineer with a diploma in transportation and logistics from the University of Applied Sciences in Bremerhaven. Our goal in writing these case studies is to share insights from the Supply Chains to Admire winners from 2016. Ralf has worked at BASF since 1989 in a variety of jobs across continents.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Many transportation and logistics software companies were launched in the late 1990s and early 2000s, during the height of the dotcom era, but very few of them survive today — they either went bankrupt or were acquired by others. When asked, “How is transportation viewed by upper management at your company?”

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Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

These numbers represent an overall uptick in confidence from 2016’s survey, when only 15% were expecting an increase in revenues for 2017 and 69% expected revenues to remain steady, with 16% predicting a revenue decline. This represents an 8%t increase from 2016. . Employment Outlook on the Rise. Cost Pressures: Procurement Insights.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

If Gartner’s Top 25 Supply Chain rankings are anything to go by, Unilever is THE world leader in supply chain operations, at least in 2016. The measurements however, are just a means to an end , with the KPI-driven conversations being considered more important than the actual metrics. The Incredible Value of Crumbs.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

White House Directs the EPA and the Department of Transportation (DOT) to Set the Next Round of Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles. According to the product sheet , “Oracle Global Trade Intelligence provides a dashboard view into the unique metrics by which your customs and compliance operation measures success.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Other indicators included data pulled from the Federal Reserve economic database, the Producer Price Index, the Purchasing Managers Index, as well as internal metrics such as the size of the company’s own sales force. They discovered that there were several leading indicators of demand, including coal (a 10 month leading indicator).

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

There are several elements in an effective logistics strategy, with the ultimate goal of identifying the most cost-effective service levels and developing plans and processes that enable the company to operate as close to those optimal service levels as possible.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Hint: it involves finding logistics IT providers whose products and services are committed to driving value beyond the confines of their perceived roles. A majority of shippers use transportation logistics automation tools like TMS, route optimizers, YMS, WMS, fleet management and freight payment & audit solutions.

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