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Two Modes, Split Roads

Freightos

Remember that there was zero airline ebooking at the beginning of 2018. That is a huge success story for the air cargo industry and as promised it has brought significant efficiencies. Transport across the ocean takes a long time, and people take out loans against the bills of lading. What has led to these differential outcomes?

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Chainalytics and Drewry partner to create Ocean Buying Group for small and medium sized shippers

CHAINalytics

Atlanta, GA, 02 March 2018 – Chainalytics, a global leader in supply chain consulting, and Drewry, the global shipping consultancy, have partnered to launch an innovative ocean freight procurement solution for shippers.

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Welcome to the Supply Chain where the Risks Never Stop Coming

Enterra Insights

According to the staff at Supply & Demand Chain Executive , “A new report from Resilinc reveals that global risks increased throughout 2018, with geopolitical conflicts posing some of the most potentially costly and disruptive supply chain impacts.”[1] Unfortunately, taking a knee is not an option. 3] Those risks are: 1.

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Omnichannel is another Word for Complexity

Enterra Insights

” Burnson goes to note that e-commerce is having an impact on air freight hubs, maritime cargo, middlemen, and intermodal operations. Re-orienting the company to embrace omnichannel retailing requires integration with IT, sales and marketing, and procurement as well as transportation.”[7] 7] Staff, “ H.O.W. |

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A convincing industry approach: SupplyOn’s Rail Community boosts the efficiency of the railway industry

SupplyOn

SBB relies on RailSupply to significantly improve efficiency in purchasing and procurement logistics. The goal of this changeover was to significantly streamline the SBB’s purchasing and procurement logistics. In the initial step, SBB has connected 15 business partners from the Passenger Transportation Division on the supplier side.

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The Annual State of U.S. Logistics Report – Added Candidness and Need for More Synchronization

Supply Chain Matters

economy through the lens of the logistics and transportation sector in terms of costs and implications to the economy during 2021. Costs to store and finance generally lower inventory levels during the year reportedly rose by nearly 26 percent, while transportation costs rose by nearly 22 percent. Ocean Transport. For 2021, U.S.

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

Their early 2018 competition assessment noted that “companies that provide fulfillment and logistics services for themselves” are competition. Amazon currently lists about 17,700 full-time vacancies on its website, about 920 in the logistics and transportation sector. Amazon Logistics Hiring Plans.