Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2023

But I believe that more efficient packaging is the area with the greatest potential to improve sustainability metrics within the warehouse. Xeneta’s data analysis shows that containerized imports from the far east to the US increased substantially from 2017 to 2022.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Even as the industry is becoming more data driven than ever before and cutting-edge software is increasingly used to manage freight from start to finish, the development of your sales team is still important. According to Supply Chain Quarterly , Quarter 4, 2011 issue: “Supply chain scorecards typically focus on operational metrics.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 11, 2016

It’s hard to believe that 2016 is three quarters over, with many companies (including ourselves) already deep in planning for 2017. Beyond the Basics: Exploring the Value Levers of Freight Audit. So Many Metrics, Which Ones Matter the Most? Leveraging Modeling Technology for Continuous Supply Chain Improvement: The CHEP Story.

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SupplyPike

APRIL 17, 2020

LTL freight carriers normally transport small shipments of freight from many companies. When companies opt for LTL shipping, they are charged for the section of the semi-truck that their freight takes up. This method is ideal for freight shipment ranging from 150 to 20,000 pounds. Freight Class.

Shipping 56

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GlobalTranz

JULY 8, 2016

Today, we wrap up our series on the top 5 blogs in our 4 main categories ( Freight , Manufacturing , Logistics , and Supply Chain ). Yet, all metrics and scorecards are not equal, and you need to know what metrics should be included in your carrier scorecard. Our last post covered the Top 5 Supply Chain blogs of 2016.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 16, 2018

Despite some struggles, retail as a whole had a solid 2017, as total sales reached $3.5 The Growth of Parcel Shipping on the Rise Thanks to the Amazon Effect Overall, parcel shipping is growing at a robust 10-percent clip as all other freight modes are basically flat, growing at a very modest 1 percent. trillion, a 3.8 percent in 2016.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2019

Providers of real-time freight visibility solutions. Back in July 2017, I interviewed Bennett Adelson, the former CEO of MacroPoint (which was later acquired by Descartes Systems Group, a Talking Logistics sponsor) about OTIF and how it is driving demand for visibility solutions. project44 Adds Ocean Visibility to Platform.

Rail Software 101

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Supply Chain Collaborator

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

“Spot Market Freight Indices Continue Surge to Three-Year Highs”. Freight transportation capacity, (particularly truckload capacity) is tight as it has ever been. The bellwether metric – spot rates – are pegging the meter. Truckload Carriers Pitch Rate Hikes Driven by ELDs, Driver Pay, Hot Market”. “The Dry van rates are 4.4%

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 8, 2017

The cloud-based supply chain software can be customized to suit your industry, your transportation , freight-forwarding and warehousing specialty, import-export regulations. The cloud-based logistics has lots of metric tools. Each industry has its peculiarities, among the others, in the logistics, manufacturing, and supply.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 10, 2018

Monthly revenue rose 78% for freight brokers in May on a 41% increase in load volume, to set new records for those two metrics. Brokers achieved 23% net operating profit, a solid outcome that beat May 2017 results but fell short of April's record levels. in May 2017. Gross margins averaged 12.7% in May, down from 13.6%

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Talking Logistics

MAY 22, 2018

The comment caught my attention because later that morning I was going to moderate a discussion with Dan Dershem , General Partner at Supply Chain Ventures, about emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence and machine learning, autonomous trucks, and digital freight. Digital Freight. Blockchain.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

2 percent annually as of 2017, making Belgium the 168 th country in the world for industrial growth rates. In fact, 23 percent of its GDP in 2017 went to investments in fixed capital and inventories. The seven registered air freight carriers in Belgium carried 1.4 billion metric tons of goods in 2015. billion in imports.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

These guides are one of the benefits of TIA membership , as they cover a variety of legal and regulatory topics and are written specifically for freight brokers. TIA Factoring Guidelines - Provides a broad overview of freight factoring and includes guidelines for brokers when working with factoring companies. Cargo Claims Framework.

Resource Reduction 71

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DAT Solutions

MAY 7, 2018

That's my main takeaway from the Dry Van Freight Barometer for April. does not match the extreme levels of capacity tightness (above 65) experienced in late January and early February, the Van Barometer has been well above equilibrium (50) since June 2017, and it is expected to rise further before the end of the quarter.

Capacity 70

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 20, 2018

In all three modes, the DAT ® Trucking Freight Barometers are continuing to demonstrate three basic trends: Demand that exceeds capacity by a wide enough margin to drive spot and contract prices higher. There is less freight to be moved. Seasonally weaker demand, as is normal during July and August. Have no fear.

Freight 70

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 15, 2015

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. Preferred shippers maintain complete, detailed communications about each freight load with carriers.

Resource Reduction 120

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Whatever your Industry you should be able to make comparisons to competitors, do benchmarking, and even compare yourself on key metrics across industries. Raw Materials, Buyers, Planners, Product Data Management, Commodity Managers, Freight and Logistics, Distributors, Suppliers, Systems (eg. © Copyright Mortson Enterprises Inc, 2017.

Negotiating Skills 84

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

We’ve used our transportation management system to make load times a critical metric for us.”. The trucking and railroad titans have been locked in arbitration since January 2017 over revenue J.B. Amazon’s senior vice president of operations posted the following update to twitter: This week in, "Where's my freight?".

Las Vegas 40

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 8, 2019

We have established business metrics and we love to quantify our business strategies. What are the best ways to move freight? 3] Rosemary Coates, “ Lessons from Leonardo da Vinci We Can Apply To Supply Chain ,” Supply Chain Management Review , 14 December 2017. [4] How can resources be procured at the best price?

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The DAT Freight Barometers, and this proprietary method of weighing the balance between demand and capacity, predict both the direction and magnitude of changes in spot pricing. Sustained changes in spot market truckload rates, beyond seasonal adjustments, give advance warning on the direction of contract rates for dry van freight.

Freight 79

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Reducing freight costs, improving supplier delivery performance, and minimizing supplier risk are three of the many benefits machine learning is providing in collaborative supply chain networks. 15th, 2017 (PDF., IDC, Digital Transformation Drives Supply Chain Restructuring Imperative, July 2017. no opt-in). no opt-in).

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Freight rates rose faster and higher than ever before — or at least since deregulation in the 1980s — as demand grew and ELDs throttled capacity. Get weekly updates on national freight trends. 2017 failures led to 2018 capacity shortfall. Sign up for the DAT Trendlines newsletter.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Freight rates rose faster and higher than ever before — or at least since deregulation in the 1980s — as demand grew and ELDs throttled capacity. Get weekly updates on national freight trends. 2017 failures led to 2018 capacity shortfall. Sign up for the DAT Trendlines newsletter.

Negotiating Skills 70

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017 : exoskeletons, autonomous forklifts, flying warehouses, last-mile delivery, and more. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

This was not a trivial transition because the software industry, until relatively recently, was long fixated on measuring its health and success by new license revenue (sales of products) instead of customer-centric metrics, such as realization of ROI and payback objectives. Where is Descartes today? Keegan McCready, Sr.

Supply Chain Design Software 20

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 20, 2017

DAT's customer support team is a finalist in the 2017 ICMI Global Contact Center Awards Program. DAT’s contact center provides phone, email, and live chat support to carriers, owner-operators, freight brokers, third-party logistics companies, and shippers.

Global 70

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2017

The dashboards are a combination of graphs, indicators, and filters used to summarize a set of specific metrics. Integrated Fleet Management : MercuryGate recently announced the launch of MercuryFleet, a new product that combines fleet and freight management for all modes of transportation in one platform.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

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. In 1956, manually loading a ship cost $5.86 per ton; the standardized container cut that cost to just 16 cents a ton … The U.S.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 18, 2018

All three modes of truckload freight are reflecting an environment in which demand exceeds capacity by a wide margin. As seen below, none of the three Freight Barometers has dropped below 50 in well over a year. The trends have matched almost exactly since January 2017. Spot market rates started rising in Q1 2017.

Capacity 70

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DAT Solutions

MAY 25, 2017

Award winners for the best small, medium and large contact centers were judged not only on measurable metrics commonly tracked by contact centers, but on customer satisfaction, low employee turnover rates, and a work culture that fosters employee engagement, motivation and high morale. DAT's Customer Support Team.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Benchmark metrics (eg. © Copyright Mortson Enterprises Inc, 2017. Costs of reduction, closure, and/or transfer. Customer requirements. Strategic value of each location for current and future business. Ability to relocate business to other facilities and retain business. profitability, cost/square foot, capacity utilization).

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

One popular metric – a country’s logistics costs as a percentage of GDP – has China at 18% and the US at only 8.5%. In may not happen in 2016 or 2017… but by 2020, it wouldn’t be surprising if US retail sales began to look at Singles’ Day as the holiday sales kickoff event. This isn’t a pipe dream.

Long Beach 120

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 7, 2017

This is especially true today, as what used to be four primary ocean carrier alliances transformed into three different ocean carrier alliances – taking effect on April 1, 2017. Many carriers are now “rebooting” in 2017, and alliances are collectively designing loop services in order to provide competitive networks. back to Asia).

Pricing Training 101

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Let’s take a tour of a coal terminal moving 150 million metric tons of coal a year through their 10 double-sided berths. In fact, by 2017, you might not find any human driver on dedicated mining freight networks. Smarter planning for coal terminals. Here, you’ll have trouble finding a human.

Cost Reduction Strategies 120

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Freightos

JUNE 9, 2018

In 1995 airlines via online travel marketplaces started selling tickets directly to consumers online and by 2017, 83% of US travellers were using digital channels to book their trips. JOIN OVER 1,000 TOP FORWARDERS AND CARRIERS AUTOMATING AIR FREIGHT. DISCOVER AIR FREIGHT SOLUTIONS. Get Air Freight Standardized.

Cargo 120

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Covered In this Business App Guide: Apps for your clients’ tech stack Accounting apps Lightyear Lightyear is a purchasing and accounts payable automation platform which was established in 2017. Users say: “A premium software solution without the premium price tag.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Transportation management is no longer a tactical approach to simply moving freight and doing it at the lowest possible cost. Working with carriers and all the freight you manage to create continuous movement strategies is a win-win approach. Creating an Effective Transportation Management Program Run by Metrics.

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