GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Spot market rates might start easing in 2020 but will still be about 15%-20% higher than the previous peak in 2018. Still, the e-commerce boom pushes more freight into trucks as shippers re-think inventory levels to meet omnichannel demands. Contract rates, representing about 70% of the market, will be up about 4%-5% over 2021.

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Logility

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Prior to the pandemic, efficiency meant just-in-time manufacturing, but disruptions exposed the flaw in this approach. COVID-19 didn’t start it all, but it certainly exacerbated serious supply chain disruptions that emerged during the trade wars in 2018 and 2019. The pandemic shut down ports and factories.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

After a year full of more scandals, indictments, political contentiousness, workplace violence, school shootings and natural disasters, maybe it’s time we all took a collective breath and focused on some of the positives that came out of 2018.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Robinson Director of Research and Market Intelligence: The truck driver shortage is top of mind for many as supply chain disruptions continue, port backlogs persist, and the gap between inventory supply and sales demand widens. for Q2 2021, relative to Q2 2018. employed by an establishment that engages in truck transportation.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

According to Nathan Resnick via Shopify , some of the top challenges in implementing an e-commerce shipping strategy include: Poor inventory visibility. Ultimately, a winning e-commerce shipping strategy utilizes technology in all stages of the supply chain, from manufacturing to returns management to ensure freight spend stays within reason.

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PINC

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Coming into 2019, issues like the tariff wars, driver shortage, and rising freight rates were high on transportation managers’ radar screens. A perennial top industry issue, the driver shortage ranked as the industry’s top concern for the second consecutive year in 2018, according to ATRI. economy remains strong in 2019.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2019

With tight capacity and rising rates dominating the headlines, 2018 certainly didn’t go as planned or expected for many shippers. A strong economy in late 2017 through to late 2018 drove demand to outstrip supply for transportation across truckload, LTL and intermodal, with shippers shopping across modes to cover loads.

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Stord

DECEMBER 1, 2022

STORD is a provider of a real-time global warehousing network that connects independent, third-party warehouses via an enterprise software platform to drive inventory efficiency. —- ATLANTA, April 18, 2018 -- STORD INC., a software-enabled network of warehouses & distribution centers, announced today the completion of a $2.4M

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Making the Most of Truckload, LTL, and Intermodal Strategies in 2018 | Transportfolio. Freight migrates from one service to the next in the broad freight economy, seeking where it is served best. Both manufacturing and ecommerce are extremely strong right now and both have close ties to LTL. Inventory management is key.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

The people on the ground–my contacts in the 3PL, freight forwarding and transportation industry–know that the labor strife is only a part of the larger story. I don’t think that the ports are up to the challenge of moving the high-levels of freight with larger ships without rethinking unloading space, equipment and flows.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Founded in 2002 with over 100 consultants and based in Boulder, Colorado , Spinnaker SCA designs and builds agile supply chains for leading brands across Consumer Staples, High Tech, Industrial Manufacturing, Retail & Apparel, Medical Devices, and Distribution Industries.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Rebounding freight volumes and the proximity of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate are set to change the industry in 2017, reports Sean Kilcarr of FleetOwner. Meanwhile, carrier investments into the ELD mandate will provide a safety net for increasing profit margins throughout 2017 and 2018.

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 9, 2023

Carolina Sisters – Since 2018, Carolina Sisters has been sourcing from retailers and selling pallets of wholesale products to the general public. Newmine – In 2018, Newmine shifted its focus towards returns and launched cloud-based software to reduce customer return rates. For more information, please visit the RLA website.

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Stord

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The Port of Los Angeles and trade disruption in 2018: Last year, new tariffs caused direct and indirect problems for shippers. Many retailers tried to move inventory to the United States earlier than normal to avoid impending tariffs, causing a massive influx of shipments. In practice, here are five specific ways to to prepare.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

ThroughPut spent most of Q4 working with production, logistics, and manufacturing operations. Improving Uptime: Throughout 2018, Elon Musk was focused on alleviating his “production bottlenecks” at Tesla. Hitting your targets is everything in operations, manufacturing, drilling, production, logistics, and hands-on blue-collar work.

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Turvo

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Another study by the EPA, titled Fast Facts on Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions , noted that “according to the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks 1990–2018 (the national inventory that the U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2018.”. Turvo Links remove blindspots in the shipment lifecycle.

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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. Source: DHL, Artificial Intelligence in Logistics, 2018 (PDF, 45 pp., no opt-in). no opt-in). no opt-in). no opt-in).

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Improving Uptime: Throughout 2018, Elon Musk was focused on alleviating his “production bottlenecks” at Tesla. Hitting your targets is everything in operations, manufacturing, drilling, production, logistics, and hands-on blue-collar work. Reducing Inventory: Inventory should never sit on a shelf or a closet.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

Founded in 2018 in San Antonio, Skipcart is a delivery platform providing same day and on-demand delivery for a variety of industries including e-commerce, pharmaceutical, retail, food and beverage and more, including convenience-store merchandise, with an average delivery time of 30 minutes, the company says on its website. 7-Eleven Inc.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

by the end of 2018. As diesel prices tick up and the costs of keeping drivers rises, freight companies are taking action to protect their earnings. Companies like XPO Logistics and Old Dominion Freight have implemented a general rate increase of 5.9 manufacturing experienced its highest quarterly growth since 2010.

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Freightos

MARCH 3, 2015

Marketplaces such as Alibaba’s Tmall, caters to suppliers and manufacturers. Inventory management and replenishment as well as reverse logistics can now be managed by mobile as well as payments. yellowbox]Check out where the future of online sales for the freight industry is heading with this free white paper.[/yellowbox].

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Billal Chouli explains, “A supply chain is a network of suppliers, manufacturers, and retailers, as well as intermediaries including freight companies, warehousing companies, and brokers, who transfer goods, services, money, and information amongst one another. ” Supply Chain Digest , 13 September 2018. [5]

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2019

Providers of real-time freight visibility solutions. Here’s an excerpt from the post I wrote: “The reason real-time freight visibility is a hot topic now is that with today’s technology it’s no longer accepted as a black hole,” said Adelson. “The Walmart ‘Tightens the Vice’ on On-Time In-Full (OTIF) Requirements.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 25, 2018

I look at freight transportation statistics all day long, and I am astonished by the rapid growth of the past few months, especially in the truckload spot market. Anticipate Freight Rate Changes. Prices on the spot market change quickly, but with freight rate tools like DAT RateView , your business won't be caught off guard.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Clearly, the benign environment of 2018 is gone, and geopolitics are playing a central role in the global economy. The good news is that ocean freight rates will start trending down somewhat. For 2022, the prediction is now a global growth of 2.6%, down from a predicted value of 3.9%. Risks are Increasing.

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QAD

OCTOBER 22, 2019

JITS is the acronym for “just-in-time-sequence,” a common supply chain practice in the automotive industry that eliminates or significantly reduces the need to maintain parts inventory at the assembly plant. Needing to carry only a few hours worth of inventory, thereby savings on inventory carrying costs and working capital.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

According to FIFA, a staggering 3.572 billon people watched the 2018 World Cup Russia, with 1.12 Companies first need to have the right formation, or logistics network, in place —including physically and financially optimized suppliers, manufacturing sites, and regional warehouses. billion viewers for the final match.

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 5, 2022

There is a massive push to increase inventory in advance, and everyone starts thinking about how they will survive the holiday rush, from food supply chains to other goods. While data remained elusive in recent years, UPS found a unique fact in 2018. Why Peak Season and Returns Go Hand-in-Hand. But data is a tricky subject.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 25, 2019

Managing inventory. Managing freight transportation. Raw materials and products in supply chains increasingly travel through multiple suppliers, manufacturers, geographical locations and stakeholders. 4] Ron Crabtree, “ Blockchain in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution ,” SCM Now Magazine , 2018. [5]

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

So, what must manufacturers and policymakers do to ensure that we have secure and resilient supply chains? The brands that emerged unscathed from 2018 supply chain conditions, the pandemic, and recent natural disasters all had one thing in common: control and visibility into their supply chains.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Yet all of the functions that we now associate with Supply Chain have been around for a very long time: Planning, Inventory Management, Logistics, Procurement and Purchasing, Warehousing and many more. The goal of this process is to reduce inventory, increase transaction speed and improve work flow with profit in mind.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Flatbed shipping is an important contributor to the overall economy as several key industries leverage this solution for the movement of their critical freight. However, flatbed freight can be an often-overlooked element to the success of key industries , including: Energy – Oil, gas, and power generation (e.g.,

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

From optimizing freight movements and controlling freight costs, to supply chain SKU transparency and optimal inventory management, the value proposition for global transportation management is substantial and significant. Complexity in the global supply chain has increased dramatically since that time.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

As inventory-to-sales ratios dropped to near record lows, inter-modal logistics networks were forced to try to manage and synchronize essentially just-in-time material movements which were out of sync in many important dimensions. business logistics costs for 2021. . Specific Highlights. Rising Costs of Warehousing. percent in 2020 to 3.7

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Freight Rates 2019-2021. As a result, companies plug along planning based on historic lead times and freight rates which as you can imagine is doomed for failure. The need for data synchronization increases with the growth of nodes, the increase of the number of parties handling the freight, and the use of multiple modes of transport.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

Walmart would not have the ability to provide such low prices and have consistent inventory in the over 5,000 stores in the United States and over 1.3 The company expects to open four such giant facilities this quarter, as it aims to triple online sales by 2018, to $35 billion from $12 billion last year. Decades in the Making.

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Savi

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Supply Chain Challenges: Freight Volume Rising, Driver Shortage Growing The shipping industry plays a critical role in world economics. Most notably, earlier this year when freight volumes hit records levels while at the same time, the number of available drivers fell by more than 50,000.

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