Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2017

It’s December 1, the beginning of the end of 2017. If transportation and logistics are an indicator of economic health, things are looking very good at the moment. And in today’s Wall Street Journal, there’s an article highlighting how “a San Francisco-based automated logistics firm called Zipline International Inc.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2024

I like the quote from the European Journal of Operational Research on JW Forrester’s work: “The trouble with systems thinking, is it allows you to misjudge a system. (Today, we acknowledge the bullwhip concept, but no company manages it or minimizes the impact.)

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 20, 2017

Of all the recent patents, I see this one as the most practical because it falls under the banner of intelligent transportation systems (ITS), a research field with a lot of interest and activity at the moment (for example, see the Department of Transportation’s Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office ).

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

LL4T1DCure Team Jersey 2017. As reported by the Wall Street Journal this week: Trucking costs are surging in the wake of Hurricane Harvey…The cost of hiring a tractor-trailer to move freight from Dallas to Houston was an average 66% more in the week ended Sept. How far is 100 miles? How long will it take me?

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 23, 2017

Cass Truckload Linehaul Index – May 2017. transportation assets) to the equation. According to the Wall Street Journal : Wal-Mart Stores Inc. JD.com chief Richard Liu sees drone delivery as the way to reach China’s rural consumers (CNBC). FedEx forecasts higher profit for FY 2018 (Reuters).

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2021

and is transforming the $800 billion transportation and logistics industry with its digital freight marketplace platform. Michael Leto , CEO of Emerge , has been in the transportation industry for over 21 years and played an active role in creating one of the largest and fastest-growing 3PLs in the country. About Michael Leto.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

It didn’t take long for the recently rebranded BluJay Solutions to make its first acquisition: Blackbay , “a leading provider of mobility-enabled solutions for the transport and logistics industry.” Here are some details from the Wall Street Journal : Peloton initially envisioned platoons of three or four trucks with a driver in each truck.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 24, 2017

That is the word being used to describe the state of the logistics industry in 2017, reports William B. Cassidy of the Journal of Commerce. What Modules Should an LTL Transportation Management System Offer? If you have an existing system, your new LTL Transportation Management System must have integration capabilities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2023

And now for this week’s logistics news: Walmart Adds Truck Powered by Compressed Natural Gas to its Transportation Fleet CMA CGM offers $5.5 The vehicle will make its inaugural trip from Indiana to California, where it will be featured at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo. CMA CGM is offering 5 billion euros ($5.48

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Talking Logistics

JULY 14, 2017

One of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2017 was that traditional software user interfaces would start migrating toward chatbots and virtual assistants. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal : Transfix has raised a total of $78.5 I’ll share some highlights in a future post. million since its founding in 2013.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 1, 2022

In 2017, Flytrex successfully launched the world’s first fully autonomous urban drone delivery system in Reykjavik, Iceland, and we covered that initiative in these pages on June 15, 2018. The cost to transport containerized goods peaked at unprecedented levels in late 2021. That cost has been falling ever since.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 7, 2017

Wolters Kluwer Transport Services is acquired by Castik Capital. As reported by the Wall Street Journal : Mondelez International Inc.’s Caterpillar Faces New Questions in [Export and Tax Violations] Probe (WSJ – sub. France Plans to End Sales of Gas and Diesel Cars by 2040 (New York Times). ACT Research: N.A.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 17, 2017

Back in January, the Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon had begun “handling shipment of goods by ocean to its U.S. warehouses from Chinese merchants selling on its site—taking on a role it previously left to global freight-transportation companies.” Lack of Oxford Comma Could Cost Maine Company Millions in Overtime Dispute (NYT).

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Yossi Sheffi , Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, insists, “The well-worn adage that a company’s most valuable asset is its people needs an update. 5] Beena Ammanath, “ The Pathway to an AI-Fueled Future ,” The Wall Street Journal, 21 October 2021. [6]

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

In other technology news, the Wall Street Journal reports that DB Schenker is taking a $25 million stake in online freight booking platform uShip Inc. Their success or failure will ultimately depend on whether shippers and carriers take them seriously, and whether they provide a better value proposition than the status quo.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 15, 2023

According to a report from The Wall Street Journal , Musk did not elaborate on what was defined as high volume production, but reiterated that such a vehicle ‘ is crucial to accelerating the company’s transition to more sustainable energy.” Volume production for the semitruck was communicated as the 2019 time period.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

More than a year into a freight capacity crisis that shows little sign of weakening, it’s time for all parties involved in logistics and freight transportation to meet this issue head on. That all changed with the summer of 2017. The seeds for this current market were sown in the aftermath of the Great Recession.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Following the 2017 holiday shopping season, retailers grew significantly, and today, e-commerce makes up 17 percent of all retail sales in the U.S. Products that are damaged during transportation. E-commerce is on track to break records for sales around the globe in the 2018 holiday shopping season. Buyer’s remorse.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2018

Well, I could turn to an AI-powered robot to my write my post for me (see Wired article, “ What News-Writing Bots Mean for the Future of Journalism ”). Cloud Logistics Announces Record Revenue, Growth and Innovation for 2017. What can I do if I have writer’s block? I’ll let you guess which option I took this morning.

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Supply Chain Opz

MAY 1, 2018

Transportation: A Global Supply Chain Perspective Transportation is sometimes referred to as "Outbound Logistics". When it comes to transportation, people often think about trucking or land transportation. However, there is so much more about modern transportation. Journal of Business Logistics, 38(1), 35-54.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 5, 2018

Amazon shipped over 5 billion items with Prime in 2017 (TechCrunch). By the end of last week, just one truck was available for every 12 loads needing to be shipped, according to online freight marketplace DAT Solutions LLC,” reported the Wall Street Journal this week. per mile, including a fuel surcharge, in the week ended Dec.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 16, 2017

In the 2017 State of the North American Supply Chain Survey , only 11 percent, one in nine respondents, expressed issues with capacity over the past year. As explained by the Journal of Commerce (JOC), consumers are indeed spending more, but they are spending money on travel, health care and data plans. Meanwhile, the U.S.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 3, 2022

Then, we use these criteria to rank the books, - Practicality: we look closely at how each book can provide basic concepts and strategies of the "Integrated Logistics Functions", namely, customer service, purchasing, production planning, warehousing, and transportation in a clear and concise manner. Our Rating: 5/5 2. Our Rating: 4.9/5

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The shipping capacity crunch is not a new topic, but the end of 2017 is shaping up to reveal an unprecedented crunch, reports Chris Brady of Logistics Viewpoints. Moreover, according to Dustin Braden of the Journal of Commerce (JOC) , the driver shortage is worsening in tandem. becomes more of the fact. Cassidy of JOC. Meanwhile, J.B.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2023

According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal , Kirkhorn not only delivered 16 consecutive quarters of company profitability, but functioned as the automaker’s de facto chief operating officer. Redwood Materials was founded by Tesla Board member JB Straubel in 2017 while he was Tesla’s CTO.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

In April 2017, William B. Cassidy of the Journal of commerce (JOC) noted shippers were expecting a forthcoming slight capacity pinch, but that was before hurricane season arrived. Politics aside, mother nature can throw a wrench into the transportation industry as well. Fewer Drivers Reduce Available Capacity.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

This is especially relevant in the Transport and Logistics sector. Doing so is necessary, but will result in increased transport costs, extensive paperwork, and prolonged delivery times. Companies must reevaluate their current transport activities and adjust their strategies in accordance with the Brexit effects and regulations.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 9, 2015

Since the collapse of the housing market and the economy in 2008, the freight transportation industry has managed to claw its way out of a damaging situation and maintain historically low trucking rates. Furthermore, you can prepare for the change by understanding what 3PLs can do to help attempt to maintain lower prices of transportation.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

During a 2017 conference, Tricia Wang ( @triciawang ), a self-described Tech Ethnographer & Sociologist, writes, “A lot of companies treat digital as if they are ‘doing digital’ — this is ‘digitization’ at its worst — as if it’s some checklist of things to do. ” Banker is correct. Footnotes. [1]

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Supply Chain Opz

APRIL 1, 2018

Then, we use these criteria to rank the books, - Practicality: we look closely at how each book can provide basic concepts and strategies of the "Integrated Logistics Functions", namely, customer service, purchasing, production planning, warehousing, and transportation in a clear and concise manner. Our Rating: 4.9 Who is it for?:

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Embark Self-Driving Truck Completes Coast-to-Coast Test Run (Transport Topics). Kuebix Tops 5000 Companies Using its Transportation Management System. Dubai and HERE Technologies to develop data infrastructure for driverless transportation. Manhattan Associates Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Performance.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 8, 2017

More findings on the cloud cargo transportation and warehouse management systems you may discover on the web. The cloud-based supply chain software can be customized to suit your industry, your transportation , freight-forwarding and warehousing specialty, import-export regulations. A Better Scope Management. A Better Cost Mainframe.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Cassidy of the Journal of Commerce (JOC), and the continued climb of the stock market alludes to an imminent, modern-day Industrial Revolution. percent by the end of the third-quarter in 2017. The 2017 Hurricane Season Hit Top Driver Recruitment Areas. Over the last four years, trucker wages and benefits have risen 7.6

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 24, 2022

Since 2017, Apple’s product management teams and contract manufacturer’s Foxconn Technology and Wistron have been sourcing production of the company’s older and lower cost iPhone models to production facilities within India to support domestic and regional smartphone product demand needs. Added Supply Chain Matters Perspectives. Bob Ferrari.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 10, 2018

In today’s age, full truckload is in-demand, and rates are rising much faster than this time last year, by 25 percent in some markets, explains the Journal of Commerce. This is a fundamental concept in the transportation industry, explains Chris Brady, as seen with the 2017 hurricane season, and shippers can use it to their advantage.

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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. 15th, 2017 (PDF., Journal Of Business Logistics , 37 (1), 6-17. Journal Of Management Information Systems , 32 (4), 4-39.

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

This growth, combined with the impact digital commerce has on consumer behavior, has what the Wall Street Journal called “an outsize impact” on the supply chain. Commerce Department reported e-commerce sales grew at 4.2 percent (compared to 1.6 percent for overall retail sales). The rapidly changing demands of consumers (e.g.,

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