Parade

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Parade, the leading intelligence and engagement platform, has been selected to speak at the 2019. On October 15-17th, Armstrong & Associates is hosting the seventh annual 3PL Value Creation North America Summit in Chicago, Illinois. The panel will focus on the role of automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

But in North America, distribution is predominately through their company-owned fleet. There are continuing efforts to reduce the weight of their tractor and trailers in North America. PepsiCo Foods North America introduced tractors with liftable tandem axles which can lift the second axle if the load is not too heavy.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Our 2018- 2019 Network Design Survey showed that the majority of organizations are still relying on spreadsheets (nearly 60%) and gut feel (15%) to make network design decisions. A leading logistics service provider was among the many companies that saw its operations affected by the pandemic.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

In 2019, Will Beery was appointed the vice president and tasked with leading the company’s global digital supply chain transformation. Mr. Beery began by visiting Procter & Gamble, UPS Logistics, the devices division at Microsoft, and other companies with advanced supply chains. But how to do this was very ambiguous.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 25, 2020

Will the trend toward a return to “regional manufacturing” boost volumes in over the road transportation in North America as manufacturers move away from Asian overseas operations? Transportation logistics software solutions play a key role in effectuating this change.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights additional developments, evidence and added signs that reinforce that there will be no peak holiday focused surge in transportation and logistics in the latter half of 2023. A similar acknowledgement came from the CEO of global shipping and logistics services firm A.P. percentage points since March.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

The past 12 months have been a year unlike any other for suppliers and providers in the CPG logistics world. over 2019—a significant leap in the face of much uncertainty during the first quarter of the year. COVID’s Effects on CPG Logistics . Why Does CPG Logistics Performance Matter? cost per case. sequentially in March.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 9, 2015

The year on year increase in customer dissatisfaction of logistics outsourcing has pushed many players into a defensive corner. The industry is going through a quiet revolution, which makes it an exciting time to be in the logistics outsourcing business. Cautious Optimism Abound in the Logistics Outsourcing Outlook.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Last mile logistics are going to be a big story this holiday season. Last-mile logistics are always challenging. ”[4] One reason last-mile logistics are so expensive is because they are inefficient. .”[5] Consumer expectations are also changing rapidly all over North America. like LaserShip Inc.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

“All great enterprises are about logistics. Not genius or inspiration or flights of imagination, skill or cunning, but logistics.” — Tom McCarthy. This was majorly due to their inability to understand and adapt to the changing logistics trends. A decade back these developments in logistics might have seemed impossible.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Our 2018- 2019 Network Design Survey showed that the majority of organizations are still relying on spreadsheets (nearly 60%) and gut feel (15%) to make network design decisions. A leading logistics service provider was among the many companies that saw its operations affected by the pandemic.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 28, 2024

This funding is reportedly contingent on preconditions which include a delayed filing of its 2023 annual report with regulators and continued negotiations with an established auto maker on a joint manufacturing agreement related to North America based production. According to reporting by Axios , factories across the U.S.

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Kinaxis

MAY 6, 2019

by Leah McGuire Leah McGuire, Kerry Currier and Francini Ortiz at the 2019 MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics Women in Supply Chain Summit, where the gender gap in supply chain was the topic of focus.

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 13, 2020

Why You Should Care About a Logistics Provider’s Financial Risk . Shippers can suddenly find themselves receiving collections calls from carriers who were never paid by the shuttered logistics provider. To assess the financial health of your vendors, we recommend asking three key questions of your logistics provider. ? .

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Freight Plus

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Logistics Management. Costello explained his outlook for 2019 in a recent conference call hosted by investment firm Stifel earlier this year. 2018 is shaping up to be the highest level of production since 2007, and 2019 should be the highest on record.” Read our article on smart ways to save on freight in 2019.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Judah Levine November 15, 2023 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) increased 6% to $1,711/FEU. The same was true for Asia – N.

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PLS Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2021

Summer is just around the corner, and so is the most disruptive week in the trucking industry: the International Roadcheck 2019. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) blitz is the largest inspection on the commercial motor vehicles in North America. This year, a 72-hour truck review will take place from June 4 – 6.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2021

They also have 20 sourcing locations across North America from which they can ship make to stock products. They went live in early 2019. The post HWI Unleashes Continuous Innovation appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. Making refractory products is complicated and challenging.

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Zipline Logistics

DECEMBER 17, 2019

As industries and consumer expectations shift, logistics has morphed from a cost of doing business to a competitive advantage. Some the country’s biggest CPG brands are leaving the old strategy of transactional shipping behind in favor of strategic logistics partnerships. Bumble Bee Details Its Shift in Logistics Strategy.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 29, 2018

Unlike most industry conferences, which are crammed like sardines into the month of May, this one is always in January and it spotlights the trends and topics that are top of mind for supply chain and logistics executives heading into the new year. Tighter Trucking Capacity, Higher Rates Until 2019 (or Beyond).

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Supply Chain Network

JANUARY 4, 2019

Our evolutionary story today, about the Logistics and Supply Chain conference, begins in 1984 when NMRI held their first Physical Distribution & Transportation Conference. The next evolutionary step for this event is when RILA Logistics became RILA Supply Chain in 2014.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 14, 2019

As we look further ahead to late-2019, 2020 and 2021, the need for AI/ML will be essential for businesses to stay competitive and will become the standard process companies will look towards to make intelligent decisions based on quantifiable data rather than traditional industry knowledge and executive instinct.”[2] AI can help.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 10, 2022

As the logistics industry continues to recover from pandemic-era supply chain disruptions, shippers are adjusting quickly to the expectations of a new normal. Falling ocean rates and volatile fuel costs have logistics professionals across the supply chain searching for innovative efficiency solutions throughout their operations.

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Freightera

JANUARY 13, 2021

The 14-year Amazon veteran had a range of executive responsibilities including technology development for warehousing, fulfillment center, supply chain, logistics, and the Amazon marketplace platform. In cooperation with SmartWay and Natural Resource Canada, Freightera created the first Lower Emission Freight Marketplace in North America.

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Turvo

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

According to the American Trucking Associations , “America’s trucking industry is the lifeblood of the U.S. of all freight transported in the United States in 2019, equating to 11.84 Marieke Hemmes | Account Manager and Editor North America for FreshPlaza. Nearly every good consumed in the U.S. billion tons.

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Stord

AUGUST 6, 2019

Wednesday, August 7, 2019 FedEx Won’t Renew Amazon Ground Contract FedEx won’t renew its ground-delivery contract with Amazon when it expires at the end of the month. The delivery company is “reducing its dependency” on Amazon as the fulfillment company builds out its own logistics network. regulators. port locations."

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QAD

AUGUST 18, 2022

Cases of drug counterfeiting doubled in size from 2014 to 2019, reaching an all-time high of 4,405 cases in 2019. The same year, North America saw a record-high number of drug-related seizures stemming from illegitimate pharmaceuticals. What are the Two Parts of the Drug Quality and Security Act?

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Freight Plus

JANUARY 8, 2019

Trucking market could downtrend in 2019 according to some analysts. Fleets got a jump on ordering to reserve 2019 build slots, so orders had to fall off at some point, and December was the start of it.”. 150 high-tech logistics hubs coming to China by 2025. 2018, it indicates that 2019 could be an expensive year for shippers.

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Parade

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Parade, the leading intelligence and engagement platform, has been selected to speak at the 2019 3PL Value Creation North America Summit hosted by Armstrong & Associates. On October 15-17th, Armstrong & Associates is hosting the seventh annual 3PL Value Creation North America Summit in Chicago, Illinois.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Historically, as evidenced by a 2019 poll by the American Transportation Research Institute, turnover rates in the trucking business are substantially greater than in most occupations (ATRI). Keeping an eye on cargo movement, inventory availability, and location are essential parts of logistics service provider management.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 13, 2022

Online commerce platform provider Shopify , often compared to Amazon in the ability to support small and mid-sized businesses create and maintain an online shipping presence, announced thi9s week its intent to acquire end-to-end online logistics San Francisco based fulfillment provider Deliverr for a reported $2.1

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2021

While New Coke would linger for quite some time, it was discontinued in 2002, with a limited re-release in 2019. And now on to this week’s logistics news. The post This Week in Logistics News (April 17 – 23) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. Coca-Cola Classic remains the number one soft drink in the US.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In addition to Target, Amazon, Costco, Home Depot and Wal-Mart are among the large retailers that have chartered container ships to move goods from Asia to North America. And Wal-Mart has been crushing supply chain and logistics challenges for long before the pandemic.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

For instance, Maersk and CMA CGM are building end-to-end logistics capability chains, while over USD 6bn was invested by VC investors in freight marketplaces alone through 2019. Conversely, new players like Amazon and Alibaba have revolutionized not only the retail but also the logistics industry.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

.”[3] As a result of these logjams, McKinsey’s Tom Bartman ( @tom_bartman ) reports, “Global supply chains have been buckling under the strain of unprecedented demand and constricted effective logistics capacity. On average, global container shipping rates have more than quadrupled since 2019, and schedule delays have risen.

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Shipchain

JANUARY 23, 2019

Dear Community, If you care about our company and/or the freight and logistics industry (which we really hope you do!), Our community of passionate freight and logistics leaders is the backbone of our company – and the reason why we are so excited about this news. What’s Ahead in 2019. It’s better. Have a tip or lead?

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ShipBob

JANUARY 23, 2023

Learn More About Last-Mile View Final Mile Carriers How 3PLs Help With Ecommerce Logistics Get a Fulfillment Quote from ShipBob Last-mile logistics has always been a hot topic in the world of fulfillment. Same-day delivery and last-mile logistics in North America is estimated to grow by $62.71

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