The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

This linear approach requires substantial amounts of new raw materials and capacity in landfills to store waste. Presently, most physical streams of goods consist of large amounts of products being transported over long distances from factories to consumers. Thus, the consumer is now both the destination and the source of products.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

The digitization of commerce created a path for giants like Amazon and Alibaba to dominate their respective storefront/fulfillment and sourcing roles in the market. But this spike put capacity on container ships at a premium, pushing freight rates way up as well. US importers are more dependent on Chinese sourcing than ever.

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EcoVadis

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Nicolas Meilhan is a Scientific Advisor for France Stratégie and works on transport and energy issues. . Companies in the transport sector are the subject of a specific analysis in the Index, with more than 900 companies (including 700 small and medium-sized companies) included in the 2018 sample.

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Savi

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Today’s driver shortage is helping to drive transportation costs higher. To put this in perspective, 2018 is the first year since 2006 in which driver shortage is the primary concern of the industry. Some sources recorded up to a 20 percent annual demand increase for large truckload carriers and fleets.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Peak produce shipping season refers to the time period when the largest volume of fruits and vegetables are harvested and subsequently shipped to markets across the US, impacting truck capacity.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 25, 2023

In a subsequent blog post, we will highlight another breaking development, that being a significant joint announcement from global shipping lines Maersk and MSC that should garner the interest to supply chain management transportation and logistics management teams.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

They know stuff gets made, transported, and sold; but, they have little interest in the details. A supply chain is an end to end process which typically begins with the sourcing of raw materials and concludes with the sale of a good to the final customer.”[1] Most people never think about supply chain operations.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Despite supply chain costs increasing and available capacity almost a rarity, retailers are undertaking a variety of ways to make sure they receive their inventory in time for the ever-important holiday season. The company estimates that China could account for less than 30% of its sales at the end of 2021, down from about 50% in 2018.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 25, 2019

The dictionary defines potential this way: “having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future.” Managing freight transportation. 4] Ron Crabtree, “ Blockchain in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution ,” SCM Now Magazine , 2018. [5] Managing trade documentation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 23, 2020

Let’s celebrate that over the last two years, there were four significant acquisitions by traditional supply chain planning providers to deepen analytics capabilities: 07/2018 JDA purchases Blue Yonder (Purchase price confidential.). Procurement and transportation operated as islands.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Joined Loadsmart in April 2018. Erik has been a guest speaker for multiple companies and conferences, including the Denver Transportation Club, Landstar and most recently the 3PL & Supply Chain Summit: Atlanta. Loadsmart leverages data from public and private sources. download the audio file. [00:21] Where did you grow up?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Oilfield services market, in general, covers manufacturers, repairers, and maintenance companies specializing in oil extraction and transportation. A general description of these oil and gas service companies could be that they manufacture, repair, and maintain equipment that is used in oil extraction and transportation. From USD 135.1

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

economy through the lens of the logistics and transportation sector in terms of costs and implications to the economy during 2021. In the report’s Executive Summary , the authors indicate that as consumers adjusted to new norms of work and social life: “ clogged ports and paltry capacity failed to meet surging and often desperate demand.”

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Even if you’ve optimized your supply chain, uncertainty can cause issues when sourcing raw materials, goods and services, which could ultimately impact on your business, customers, revenue and reputation.”[3] Transportation and distribution risks (such as lack of infrastructure or capacity). ” Footnotes. [1]

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

MercuryGate Announces Dynamic Exchange Offering Faster, Easier Access to Capacity. 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.”

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The value of peer-to-peer learning and networking was evident at last month’s Ryder Innovate conference — “an exclusive gathering of senior leaders in transportation, logistics, and supply chain seeking strategic insight, new ideas, and thought leadership to improve their supply chain and fleet operations.”

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Gone are the days of manual data entry and the need for humans to aggregate and analyze data from multiple sources. 4] He explains, “Once the dream of science fiction authors, autonomous vehicles now look set to be the next ‘great leap’ in transportation.” ” Automation and autonomous vehicles. ” Footnotes. [1]

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 16, 2018

The great transportation spot market inversion has occurred. Then in January, for the first time since I’ve been in the transportation business, those rates actually inverted. The Great Transportation Spot Market Inversion of 2018 (Source: DAT, Kenco Group). What does that mean for shippers?

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 10, 2017

Of course, the human controlling capacity for actual AI is still far from realistic, but the concept of a superior AI did make strides this year. The move to agile supply chain management inherently required more data sources than traditional supply chains, reports GT Nexus. billion by 2018 to grow these relationships.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JULY 29, 2018

And customers, many of whom are Millennials, want to know the sourcing of the products they buy and will make decisions based on a company’s sustainability record. This is where it gets tricky, according to Yossi Sheffi, director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. Alternative energy has long been a goal at UPS.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The organization, tightly capacity-constrained failed to forecast and build capacity ahead of market demand. The two primary buffers in the supply chain are manufacturing capacity and inventory. Average Inventory Levels by Industry over the Period of 2010-2018. The River of Demand. #3 3 More Than a Simple Triangle.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

While the tariffs are meant to create more domestic jobs do the domestic industries even have the capacity to increase their share of market? Even if they have the physical capacity are there really enough people to fill those jobs given the generally low unemployment rates and specialized skills required? Sourcing Analysis.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

by the end of 2018. But the largest source of cost increases for most companies have been driver wages and benefits. However, trucking fleets are still having challenges adding capacity fast enough to respond to the flood of new business. Fuel accounts for about 21 percent of carrier expenses. trucking industry.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2020

Let’s take a look at upcoming food and beverage trends and how they will impact transportation in the year ahead. Source: [link]. Just like their traditional animal protein competitors, these products require refrigerated and frozen transport to get into purveyors’ supply chains. Source: [link].

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

But even if containment has the desired effect, what are the wider consequences of shutting down schools, shopping centers, factories, transportation and supply networks? The consequences on supply networks? ‘…as CNN business bluntly put it , ‘You can’t make a car with 99% of the parts. The most heavily impacted industries.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 15, 2018

Having a tool for accurate demand forecasting and capacity planning allows companies to be more proactive. By knowing what to expect, they can decrease the number of total vehicles needed for transport and direct them to the locations where the demand is expected, which leads to significantly lower operational costs.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 19, 2018

ELD and HOS exceptions apply to certain vehicles and carriers, during planting and harvesting periods, and for the transportation of agricultural commodities within a 150-air mile radius from the source of the commodities. Specifics around ELD HOS and agriculture exemptions are spelled out here. Final thoughts.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

December 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Transportation Department pushes tough oil train standards – sources (Reuters). The larger ships will further test the capacity of ports and canals and the skill of their captains and crews. Chainalytics Introduces FMIQ Monthly Benchmarking Index.

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NC State SCRC

MAY 27, 2021

That means most individuals did not have experience managing warehouse and transportation and acquisition activities, but were rather focused on optimizing the stockpile of goods given very limited funding. Unfortunately, this excellent plan was allowed to languish, and in 2018 was not restarted. Number one on that list was $5.7B

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 3, 2023

Jordan Graft and Joe Lynch discuss freight has an identity crisis, which refers to rampant fraud and double brokering in the transportation business. About Jordan Graft Jordan Graft is a seasoned entrepreneur and business leader with a passion for technology and transportation. Morgan in New York City.

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

A strong year of growth in 2018 has given way to concerns in 2019 regarding trade wars, stock market volatility, and the government shutdown. 2018 was a boom year for intermodal rail shipments as combined traffic were up 3.5% Since trucking capacity has been less of an issue, insiders aren’t optimistic about intermodal growth in 2019.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Smart factories, smart warehouses and smart transportation are becoming a reality as manufacturers invest in technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT), robotics and more. Source: JDA Intelligent Manufacturing Survey. Source: JDA Intelligent Manufacturing Survey.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 2, 2022

Considering that the world’s population is increasing by one billion people every 11 to 12 years, losing any source of food is big problem. As a result, on 24 May 2018, “the United Nations (UN) Security Council unanimously passed a resolution condemning the use of food insecurity and starvation as a tactic of war.

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Zipline Logistics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

However, they are not only an inconvenience to consumers but also a substantial source of lost revenue for both retailers and vendors. That number has again only increased as funding in 2018 doubled that of 2017. Need help with your transportation? Out of stock are three dreaded words that no shopper wants to hear.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

USD back in 2018, is expected to reach $1.5 Source: DHL eCommerce Americas, City Freight 2019. Rising urbanization has changed the rules, with deliveries increasingly made in urban areas that necessitate different methods of transportation and logistics operations. The global 3PL market, valued at $728.6B BILLION by 2025.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

The sky and what’s beyond, an endless source of creativity and imagination for kids and adults alike. Acquires enVista’s Capacity Solutions Brokerage Division. The Colorado Transportation Department and infrastructure developer Aecom Inc. R2 Freight & Logistics, Inc.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 27, 2022

” For example, in the area of transportation, “AI could allow us to better allocate resources to make transportation more reliable and more equitable.” The other five systems are: business; transport; communication; water; and energy. ” He also noted the darker side of AI. ”[6]. Footnotes. [1]

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