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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2021

GlobalTranz, a logistics service provider, put out a press release on February 23rd where they mentioned that they had achieved 40% growth in revenue, fourth quarter of 2020 compared to the fourth quarter of 2019. Robinson and Echo Global Logistics. Bob Farrell, Chairman and CEO of GlobalTranz. Echo’s revenues increased 41.9%.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2019

[link] pic.twitter.com/d9AjhfPNN1 — Daniel Sinclair (@_DanielSinclair) April 25, 2019. For related commentary, see Drones – The Birth of a New Transportation Mode and Netflix Developing Original Series About Logistics Called “D is for Drones”. Honestly, this depressed the heck out of me. The First Drone Airline.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

The Green Corridor – Logistics’ Role In Preventing The Next Pandemic. I’m not talking about how shipping and logistics are key in keeping the supply chain connected during global health crises so we can keep essential supplies like medicine, food, and toilet paper moving. by Tim Foote, Founder of Susymbio.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2023

Walmart originally set the target in the summer of 2019, a couple months after unveiling plans for a new 350-acre corporate campus. And now on to this week’s logistics news. The post This Week in Logistics News (March 25 – 31) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. That’s all for this week.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Five Year Performance on Business Goals (2019 – 2023) Looking at 2024 Priorities When it comes to organizational priorities across supply chain functions for 2024, APQC finds that supply chain planning remains in the top spot for the fifth year (selected by 90 percent of organizations).

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The following is a 5,000 word exploration of Maersk’s strategic shift to end-to-end logistics services, based on open sources. So three months after an executive meeting on June 23rd , an updated strategy was released, tracking a radical shift into a slimmer Maersk, focused on providing end-to-end logistics services.

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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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Talking Logistics

APRIL 5, 2019

Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Truckers gridlocked at U.S.-Mexico Robinson (a Talking Logistics sponsor), shared some good advice in a blog post this week. The post This Week in Logistics News (April 1-5, 2019) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

I got started just as the dotcom craze was taking off, with new logistics startups coming to market every day (all of them announcing they were “The world’s leading provider of X” even though they were just a few months old). Source: Google. Descartes Systems Group Revenue 2006-2018 (Source: macrotrends).

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

336,500 TEUs were transported from China to the EU by rail in the first six months of 2021, that is 44% more than 2020 and 99% more than in 2019. In terms of trade, these are not critical, single-sourced Tier 1 inputs needed in manufacturing. Because of this, they are predicting rates will skyrocket for Ocean and Air.

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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. In total, the company will source enough renewable energy in Europe to power the equivalent of more than two million homes a year. That’s all for this week.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2024

Then in 2019, the newly reorganized Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency put special emphasis on protecting critical technology. Additionally, they are tracking 5 billion pounds of goods back to their original source to ensure a wide variety of compliance standards are met.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 10, 2018

That’s why I was pleased to discuss some of the most critical trends with industry veteran Doug Surrett, Chief Product Strategist at BluJay Solutions , in a recent episode of Talking Logistics. Last-mile logistics. Shifting gears, I asked Doug about the impact of e-commerce and last-mile logistics. Global trade challenges.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2021

alternate sourcing strategies), while others are potentially negative (e.g. Emerging technologies play a role in managing disruption and are driving change in the transportation and logistics industries. Business logistics costs as a percentage of GDP is currently 7-8% in United States. So when we talk a lot about Industry 4.0

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2021

At the end of 2019 that supply chain covered 38 PMI owned factories, 28 third party manufacturers, and more than 180 markets. The introduction of smoke-free products made the use of spreadsheet tools far less efficient in the capacity and sourcing planning as the new product categories had rapid growth. “We

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2023

In fact, retail and other verticals such as logistics providers (parcel) experienced rapid growth from 2019 – 2021. For example, there is a limited supply of logistics service providers with the desired capabilities in China, compared with a rapidly growing e-commerce market. Growth Inhibitors. Project Cancellations and Delays.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2022

For example, Volkswagen is halting production at two electric vehicle plants in Germany as a result of interruptions of components sourced from Ukraine. According to the Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC), Ukraine’s top exports (2019) are agricultural commodities such as wheat, corn, and seed oils; iron ore, and iron.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The discipline, first defined in 1982, includes source, make, deliver, and planning functions. Kinaxis, with 2019 revenues of $191.5M, is flush with cash and slow to invest. JDA posted revenues of SAS recurring revenues of $222M in 2019. For Llamasoft it is sourcing rationalization and risk management network design.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2021

times a month’s sales, a low for the period since January 2019 included in the chart. These sources, and others, indicate acute supply constraints in certain areas, such as automotive, and other factors that appear to be more widespread, such as labor constraints. Final Word.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

John is Strategic Advisor of Transportation & Logistics at Clarendon Capital , a private equity sponsor focused on developing investment opportunities and providing strategic advisory services to the transportation, logistics and distribution sectors. John Larkin was named an Operating Partner at Clarendon Capital in May of 2019.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2021

In December of 2019, the global grocery retailer Ahold Delhaize announced it was investing $480 million to transform and expand its US supply chain operations to support a strategy to transition the supply chain network into a fully-integrated, self-distribution model. Sources of Efficiency.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

billion in 2019. Fast forward 5 years, and ARC’s 2019 base-year study estimated the market at $11.9 Vanderlande is a member of Toyota Industries Corporation within the Toyota Advanced Logistics Group. KNAPP offers integrated warehouse systems and logistics software solutions. Well, I am saying it.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In 2018 and 2019 there were two fatal crashes of the 737 Max 8. Instead of developing the aircraft in-house and sourcing parts from suppliers,” Dr. Tang explained, “Boeing decided to outsource 70% of the design, engineering and manufacturing of entire modules to over 50 strategic partners.” There have been other incidents.

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Logility

APRIL 20, 2022

Since 2019, nearly 70% of supply chain leaders have been constantly responding to disruption. Developing Diverse, Resilient Sourcing Strateg ies. Once a responsible sourcing network is established, you can then include product and supply chain strategies to design the supply chain network,” suggests Balte. Feeling overwhelmed?

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 13, 2021

We’ve found our customers are urgently seeking ways to better plan around supply chain demand volatility and improve how they source materials and products from suppliers. Supply chains will get more regional and focus more on alternate sourcing/ substitution options. Companies will also look to shorten and localize supply chains.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 28, 2023

The staff at the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) note, however, that the logistics industry plays an “out-sized — and often underappreciated — role … within the greater transportation ecosystem.”[1] These advancements demonstrate how logistics connect the world — and always have.”[2]

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

This means supply chain and logistics professionals need to distinguish between more frequently purchased products and the slower-moving products customers are willing to wait for. In a study of logistics providers conducted by Fraunhofer IML, only 36% of organizations reported that they had a clear overall plan for digital transformation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

By the end of 2019, Autoliv realized that there were new technologies and supply chain risk management providers that could promote a competitive advantage in their risk management program. They wanted these diverse sources of information pulled together in one central, user-friendly location they call their “garage.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

Mr. Frasquet is the executive director of corporate procurement, although his responsibilities include a much broader set of supply chain responsibilities than just sourcing. Logistics can be a challenge. The cost reduction includes sourcing, customs & duties, transportation, production, and inventory holding costs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The current state of logistics is our malady. I find no agency or entity trying to find a holistic solution to global logistics. 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. Be A Good Shipper.

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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. Source: US Census Bureau.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2023

The February reading in the New York Fed’s Global Supply Chain Pressure Index was -0.26, reaching negative territory for the first time since August 2019. In October of 2019, I wrote about the food supply chain being at risk. But chicken and eggs are not the only protein source that has been facing supply chain shortages.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 29, 2025

See performance for the past week, month and year for each stock and the whole index in the chart below: Source: SCDigest Feedback No Feedback on this article yet. CDC/TradeBeam Cognizant Techn Compliance Netw Cornerstone Sol DiCentral Dow Jones E2Open EnVista Epicor Hempstead Consu IBM/ILOG IHS iSuppli Infor Infosys Inside ERP INSIGHT, Inc.

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Descartes

JUNE 4, 2025

This is a challenging and uncertain economic and trade environment for shippers, carriers and logistics services providers. We remain committed to growing our business with prudent investments and cost discipline to build the premier network and technology for logistics-intensive businesses." Ryan, Descartes' CEO.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Five Forces Reshaping Logistics as We Know it. Because warehousing and transportation represent significant cost centers, intelligent logistics decisions are critical. Forget what you knew about logistics. Supply chain technology investments were once delegated to a specific function such as procurement or logistics.

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