GlobalTranz

JANUARY 2, 2018

Today, we conclude our annual year-end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 5 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , Transportation , Freight. We spent the last week exploring each category's top 10 most viewed posts over the course of 2017. These will only contain posts written in 2017.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The best of Q4 2017 focused on data conferences, PR trends and the state of social media. . State Of Social Media, 3Q 2017: Twitter Restates. As the year comes to a close, we like to analyze the SHIFT archives to learn what content performed best. Want to see how to analyze your own blog? Here’s how. Jordyn Danielson.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

You probably have questions about what the 2016-2017 ocean contract season will bring. The Panama Canal expansion, slated for completion this spring, will impact logistics in a big way. In my opinion, there will be more than one way to procure capacity, rates, and services for the 2016-2017 season. Consolidations.

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Supply Chain Network

OCTOBER 27, 2017

BOSTON, MA, October, 27, 2017 – Research recently published by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Global Supply Chain Institute , and sponsored by Maine Pointe , identifies collaboration as one of six key elements of creating competitive advantages through supply chains.

Optimal Sourcing 101

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 17, 2020

Patrick’s Day parade was actually held in Boston in 1737, not in Dublin. 5] Staff, “ Green Beer and Good Cheer ,” Supply Chain X, 16 March 2017. [6] 6] George Reyes, “ The Logistics Of St. 7] Kelli Saunders, “ A Look at Some Fun Logistics Facts & Figures for St. Patty’s Day!

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Talking Logistics

JULY 12, 2017

According to the Geodis 2017 Supply Chain Worldwide Survey , organizations that invest more in supply chain see greater EBIT (earnings before income tax) in their business. #2 He was previously vice president of IT for CEVA Logistics. 2 Real-time Network Inventory Control and Planning.

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IQMS

JUNE 25, 2019

By 2020, Discrete Manufacturing, Transportation & Logistics and Utilities industries are projected to spend $40B each on IoT platforms, systems, and services. in 2017 to $20.4B IoT adoption is flourishing in manufacturing, transportation & logistics and utilities. in 2022, achieving a 10.7%

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Co-founded in 2017 by CEO Kevin Frechette, COO Tarek Alaruri, and CTO Victor Kushch, the company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and has offices in New York and Poland. Other investment participants included GGV Capital , Insight Partners, HighlandX along with a new strategic investment from ServiceNow.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Instead of having conversations about what the detention rates are going to be, I’d rather focus on not having detention at all,” Rob Roberson, director of logistics at steelmaker Nucor, said at the JOC Inland Distribution Conference. The trucking and railroad titans have been locked in arbitration since January 2017 over revenue J.B.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 2, 2020

Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) explain the first three revolutions were driven by steam, electricity, and automation. Predictive analytics will continue to advance and give industries like manufacturing and logistics not only the data they need, but the suggested actions and steps to take as a result.”

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Talking Logistics

MAY 19, 2017

The weather finally warmed up in Boston, although temperatures in the 90s so early in the season is not what I had hoped for. Now, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Descartes Acquires ShipRush. Thank you for listening. UPS Revs Up Customer Experience, Integrates Chatbot With UPS My Choice.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 30, 2018

Logistics have always been data driven. Historically, logistics data can be found on cuneiform tablets, pieces of parchment, and paper. Blockchain will certainly help logistics operations in a number of ways; but, digital data already available can also help. Complexity adds another layer of difficulty to the logistics picture.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 8, 2016

You probably have questions about what the 2016-2017 ocean contract season will bring. The Panama Canal expansion, slated for completion this spring, will impact logistics in a big way. In my opinion, there will be more than one way to procure capacity, rates, and services for the 2016-2017 season. Consolidations.

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Supply Chain Planning Panama Scenario Planning Price Reduction 34

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2022

Most recently, she was the senior director of marketing and communications for DMLogic, a Pittsburgh-based pharmaceutical serialization and warehouse management software and services provider which was purchased by Körber in 2017. She lives in the Boston area.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In early 2000 he entered the world of logistics – mostly implementing large software systems but due to his professional curiosity consistently asked to look at innovations in trucking and warehousing. Covenant Logistics provides transportation and logistics services in the United States. About Covenant.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Do you expect people’s relationship with logistics to change in the long term due to COVID-19? For those who already worked in logistics, there will also be changes. Caroline Proctor is ToolsGroup’s chief marketing officer, leading global marketing and communications from ToolsGroup’s Boston office.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 26, 2019

”[5] He adds, “The logistics industry and its supply chain management are affected by a high number of variables and uncertainties like inadequate area mapping or imbalance between demand and resources availability or vehicle breakdown or even the vagaries of weather. .”[5] Enhancing Last-Mile Delivery Experience.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

2017 Facts and Figures report by Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA), the chemical industry accounts for 3.1 Focussing on lowering logistics costs by coordinating time charters or invest in joint shipping lines to capture ship-owner returns. percent of the GCC’s GDP.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 30, 2019

There’s no question that innovative technologies aid in logistics and supply chain management, but when it comes to the many labor-intensive processes that take place in the warehouse, some fear that robots could make human warehouse workers obsolete. But what does that mean for industry employment?

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Enterra Insights

MAY 22, 2019

Marcia Walker writes, “The industrial internet of things is poised to transform everything from the factory floor to the logistics of shipping, receiving, and maintaining products at the customer site.”[5] And these sensors are producing data at an unprecedented rate.” Advancing digital transformation.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 21, 2020

“Managing supply chain and logistics has never been more significant and challenging since the outbreak of COVID-19 that created a new norm with high uncertainty and enforced an inevitable shift”. Logistics and supply chain management is a rapidly evolving field. However, technology is a means to an end and not the end itself.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2018

89% said, “Yes” with 52% citing “slow decision-making speed and lack of flexibility” – Accenture, 2017. Martin Verwijmeren is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of MP Objects , a leading provider of smart cloud software for supply chain orchestration with offices in Boston, Rotterdam, Tokyo and Hyderabad.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

A combination of the highest level of cough and cold prescriptions since 2017 and reduced interest in receiving flue vaccines is spiking demand for cough and cold medication. Others included GlaxoSmithKline, First Boston Pharma, Bayer, and AccuMed. Brands include Tylenol, Benylin, Vicks, Sudafed, and many more. guanfenesin).

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Manufacturing Procurement Pharmaceutical Supply and Demand Material Savings 98

Requis

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

I published the first edition around Thanksgiving 2017, and I’m delighted to say that it’s done really well. In the last five years, MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics has launched an online program called the MITx MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management. Here’s why.

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GTG Technology Group

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Loads always cost more in the fourth quarter because of the increased holiday demand, but 2017 will not be as profitable as previous years. The Boston Consulting Group points to increasing container capacity and projects the gap between the demand for goods and the oversupply in vessels will be 2 million to 3.3 million TEUs by 2020.

Freight 36

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

It’s hard to believe that after so many years, a legend of Boston has officially called it quits. The Bosstones were a classic Boston band that somehow even featured a member that simply known as the Dancing Bosstone. And now on to this week’s logistics news. So after nearly forty years, I say thanks for the memories.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2018

In an Associated Press-GFK poll in 2017 year found nearly 75% of Americans prefer to purchase American-made goods. Well, according to The Boston Consulting Group companies can only charge about 5% more for products made in the United States. . Americans prefer to purchase a product that was made in the U.S. How much more?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 19, 2016

When I think about what we can take away from this year and what we can expect in 2017, three major themes come to mind. According to our research with the Boston Consulting Group , the expansion has the potential to shift 10% of container traffic to East Coast ports by 2020. What can we expect for 2017? Year of the Customer.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 3, 2017

With corrected vision, here is the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Longshoreman Union Leader Stalls Planned Work Shutdown (WSJ – sub. Boston startup raises $10M for retail software that predicts inventory needs (Boston Business Journal). How did I get here? Mexico Warns U.S.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

Given the swiftly changing logistics environment, those who navigate the new world we live in need a roadmap to guide their actions. The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals' annual State of Logistics report attempts to offer just such a map -- accompanied by some timely warnings. trillion in 2017, up 6.2%

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

But I did manage to keep a pulse on what was happening in the supply chain and logistics industry; here are the items that caught my attention: KFC restaurants could remain closed for ‘remainder of the week’ due to chicken shortage crisis (Independent). Logistics Outsourcing: Another Case of Being “Penny Wise, Pound Foolish”.

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Freight Plus

MARCH 5, 2019

States from Maine to West Virginia experienced heavy snow that dumped over a foot of powder in some Northern areas, including over 16” in Boston. billion from the same month in 2017. Stevedoring, bunker/fuel, feeder, inland, logistics, and employee expenses were all up double-digits for the firm in 2018. million to $68.3

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