Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Background on Ocean Transport. Value networks do not interoperate and the business leader trying to track shipments must manually sync multiple data sources to get to answers. Freight Rates 2019-2021. Prior to 2018, when an ocean carrier booked a shipment they had to provide a chassis. Port Back-up In LA Over Two Years.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 24, 2018

Change will flow throughout all supply chains in 2018, regardless of products or services offered. Supply chain managers and executives should be mindful of these additional (read our first post of the top supply chain trends for this year) 2018 supply chain trends as the year progresses if they hope to stay competitive. .

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

In today’s blog post we continue our look at the logistics technology trends that will shape 2018. However, logistics focuses expressly on the movement and storage of products, while the supply chain goes into deeper detail, including manufacturing processes, procurement, and the flow of goods. download ebook.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. 82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020).

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

We expand upon the supply chain technology trends we spoke about in the first part of this blog series, but let’s take a look at 5 more supply chain tech trends that will shape 2018. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Download white paper.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Manufacturers can gather valuable granular data such as the time an item spent in storage, at what temperature, how long it took to sell, the length of time between purchase and fulfillment and how long it spent in transport. For example, companies can track products throughout the entire lifecycle with RFID and GPS sensors.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Background on Ocean Transport. Returning containers is an ongoing issue resulting in some manufacturers investigating a return to break-bulk shipping (container free). Value networks do not interoperate and the business leader trying to track shipments must manually sync multiple data sources to get to answers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

I consider her the best in the biz for transportation management consulting. At the time, we were both deployed as consultants for Manugistics to help a manufacturing company to implement end-to-end planning. Ellen’s was to design and execute the transportation planning logic. Manugistics is now owned by JDA.). Investors moaned.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Apple in talks with miners to secure cobalt supplies: sources (Reuters). Transplace Joins Blockchain in Transport Alliance. Procuring logistics services is not the same as buying paper clips, yet that’s how many procurement organizations approach it. Increased Demand for Real-Time Freight Visibility.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2018

A look at the supply chain trends and technology that will come into play in 2018. These concerns will extend into 2018, as companies work on a regulatory standard – though nothing has emerged yet. The Uberization of Freight. Turney Thompson, vice president, Kenco Transportation Management. Investing in Innovation.

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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. million freight containers each year. That digital reach extended to importing as well.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 3, 2018

[WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Multiple manufacturers, multiple relationships, multiple distribution models, multiple contracts. Supporting an efficient digital path to purchase requires comprehensive digital collaboration. Download white paper.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2015

We continue our series on the most read articles from the Cerasis blog for 2015 today by featuring any of the blogs in the transportation management or transportation categories. . We've already listed the top 10 manufacturing articles, the top 10 supply chain articles, and yesterday, the top 10 logistics articles.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

So, while I count the days and hours and minutes until she gets back, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) Activates For Latest Major Hurricane Of 2018. Transplace Acquires Yusen Logistics’ Intermodal & Freight Brokerage Group.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2018

And this global trip isn’t just for sightseeing – leading companies find that a diversified sourcing base and far-flung manufacturing can help cut production costs, increasing the bottom line. However, the biggest pain point for these global supply chains is the one that seems inescapable – transportation costs.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 5, 2018

Third-party logistics providers (3PLs) are poised to dramatically shape the supply chain landscape in 2018 and beyond. To understand this dramatic toward the use of 3PLs, supply chain managers need to understand some of the top 3PL trends to expect to come to fruition in 2018. Download White Paper. But this is changing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 27, 2023

” The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has mandatory drug tests that any safety-sensitive employee must complete. The intent to test for the deadly drug has been in the planning stages since 2018 but is awaiting approval of a final rule by the U.S. India is the third market where Amazon has launched its freight service.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In respect to logistics and transport something remarkable happened at COP26. The first Z – Zero emission road transport: Global MOU for ZE-MHDVs . In 2018, according to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) road transport accounted for three-quarters of transport emissions. Most of this, 45.1

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

Full-to-bursting warehouses means fewer orders for manufacturers, which translates into lower levels of business activity and, ultimately, weaker growth. The Port of Kahului is fully operational, and interisland freight and transport company Young Brothers noted in an Aug. 11 release. without any extra packaging.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

TBSx3 Launches Consortium With Freight Industry Giants to Fight Trade in Fake Goods with Blockchain (BlockchainNews). Embark Self-Driving Truck Completes Coast-to-Coast Test Run (Transport Topics). Kuebix Tops 5000 Companies Using its Transportation Management System. Manufacturers like P&G are having to do the same too.

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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. Production halts, container and transport shortages, and port logjams are just a few of the factors eating away at both efficiency and profits. What’s a supply chain manager to do?

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2018

Air freight capacity concerns prompt new forwarder strategies (Lloyd’s Loading List). Alstom to test automated freight train in the Netherlands (Reuters). It seeks to prohibit UPS from using drones, driverless vehicles and other new technology to transport, deliver or pick up packages, innovations that would curb demand for labor.

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GTG Technology Group

JANUARY 9, 2018

Top Trends in Transportation Management Software Development. As 2018 approaches, leading companies will pioneer new trends in supply chain management. Those that do will transform into innovative companies that offer customers the best in transportation service. Those that don’t will continue down the path to irrelevance.

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The best application of CPFR I’ve encountered was in 2005, when working for a meat manufacturer that received point-of-sale (POS) data four times a day (10am, noon, 2pm, 4pm) from over 600 stores from the largest retailer in the Netherlands. The meat manufacturer could only react on such short notice because of the POS data from the retailer.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 22, 2019

Dropshipping refers to manufacturers sending products directly, but products are purchased through a third-party. As dropshipping increases in use, more organizations will purchase software to manage and control warehouses. The Top Logistics Trends that Will Impact Logistics Management in 2018?. GET YOUR FREE WHITE PAPER.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Cass Truckload Linehaul Index – September 2018. This week, Uber Freight announced a similar solution called Powerloop. The system will initially be focused only on intrastate loads in Texas, but the company plans to expand beyond Texas in the coming months, says Max Pike, strategy lead at Uber Freight.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Robinson’s own technology and data from the largest network in the freight industry, help our customers stay on top of the trends that influence their supply chains. How many more truck drivers are needed to balance demand for truck transportation with the supply of capacity? for Q2 2021, relative to Q2 2018.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 25, 2018

But there are several trends presenting themselves that will help us redefine what “normal” means for truckload in 2018 and 2019. Below, we explore 8 trends that will have an effect on the truckload market in 2018. According to FTR Transportation Intelligence , it’s been common to see truckload utilization over 95%.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Source: Evan, Flikr. “I SophiaTX Open Source Platform to Integrate SAP, Blockchain. What will happen in 2018? Mexico and Canada are heading into 2018 with no clear plan for saving the North American Free Trade Agreement,” states a Bloomberg article published on December 15. Will prices continue to increase in 2018?

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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. Content Summary: Personal Mover Transports Employees around BMW Plant. Warehouse Automation.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Primary Challenges in an E-Commerce Shipping Strategy Developing an e-commerce shipping strategy is about more than just considering e-commerce; e-commerce may include the omnichannel purchases in which customers use a variety of online and in-store devices and experiences to make a final decision and complete a purchase.

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Elementum

JUNE 11, 2018

Transportation can be a significant part of a business’ logistics costs— potentially upwards of 55 percent. Fuel price is driven primarily by five factors: demand, refinery maintenance costs, transportation constraints, crude oil prices, and geopolitical disruptions. Lean Transportation Policies. Nearshoring.

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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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Elementum

JUNE 11, 2018

Transportation can be a significant part of a business’ logistics costs— potentially upwards of 55 percent. Fuel price is driven primarily by five factors: demand, refinery maintenance costs, transportation constraints, crude oil prices, and geopolitical disruptions. Lean Transportation Policies. Nearshoring.

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TMC

JANUARY 10, 2019

As we look back at last year’s top supply chain trends and key topics, many shippers, analysts, and transportation providers remain focused on technology and digitization. Here is a look back at our top posts of 2018: Mega Trends Driving Supply Chain Transformations. can have devastating effects on your bottom line.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 12, 2019

alone, Amazon introduced 208 million new products in 2018 — most of which are slow movers, or ‘long-tail’ items. Despite its extreme complexity and scale, Amazon’s July, 2018 earnings doubled shareholder expectations, turning a quarterly profit of a whopping $2.5bn. In the U.S. percent, etc., Applying A.I.

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