The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Green Corridor: Looking for the Green Lining by Timothy Foote, Director Transportation & Network APAC at Asendia and Founder of Susymbio 2023 is soon enough to end, and the transformation to a clean logistics future moves forward. Since 2021 as the Green Corridor contributor, I’ve focused my roundup on the same basic categories.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

EFFICIENCY IS NO SMALL MATTER – DNV, an international society that conducts research on decarbonization, recently released its energy transition outlook for 2021. Crucially, the system will calculate the carbon emissions spewed out with every transportation move. It can be done via EDI, API or via a web portal.

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 14, 2022

Transportation managers never want to learn that they are paying a higher transportation rate than necessary. The February average was 4 cents shy of the record set in June 2021. Freight invoice audits based on real-time data analysis and insights help transportation and trucking companies stay strategic. ?Data

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Near the end of 2021, I had the chance to make the early call on Logistics Viewpoints on what 2022 would look like across five major logistics themes. 2023 call: Global supply chains will be slightly less busy, congested and chaotic, but cheaper – at least the transportation part. Container Import Volume Year-over-Year Comparison.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

As 2021’s holiday shopping statistics proved, pandemic or not, consumers are willing to spend. (My When looking at global online sales, Salesforce reports 57% digital growth in 2020, and 16% growth in 2021, with eMarketer data predicting a continued increase through 2025. in 2021, compared to 42,000 sq. Data source: eMarketer.

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

billion metric tons—the emissions have rebounded in 2021 and 2022. In 2021, the global atmospheric carbon dioxide levels reached a high of 416.45 parts per million, in comparison to the 1960 levels of 316.91 While the COVID-19 pandemic brought down CO2 emissions by 5 percent —to 34.81 A slow-moving crisis. parts per million.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2022

According to a Heavy Duty Trucking article , analysts from FTR expect spot market rates to remain elevated in 2022 despite decreasing from the estimated 2021 level. This trend was present during much of 2021 as consumption grew or matched 2020’s explosive figures. percent from a month earlier in November 2021 after surging 1.8

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

This index complies 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog. A ccording to the May report , growth is increasing at a higher rate for inventory costs, warehousing utilization, warehousing storage prices, transportation capacity and utilization.

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Cathy Roberson

APRIL 19, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in dramatic shifts in volume characteristics for many transportation providers - first in supplying retailers in inventory restocking and direct to consumer and then, along with retail restocking and direct to consumer, supporting manufacturers as facilities reopened during the second half of the year.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 19, 2022

In particular, it is unusual in that material costs, labor costs, and transportation costs have all gone up, which is leaving producers with few options to avoid passing on those costs to consumers. It is advisable to conduct some research on cost models that can establish the breakdown of labor, materials, and transportation costs.

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 11, 2021

Optimized Carrier Network Modeling: Advanced analytics and business intelligence within Intelligent Audit allow users to conduct true mode cost comparison scenarios to aid in modeling and optimizing your carrier network, whether that’s for regional parcel versus national parcel carrier decisions or other peak season planning strategies.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 1, 2022

Reports indicate that returns are higher when products are sold online, with an average return rate of 30% for ecommerce purchases, in comparison with 10% for brick-and-mortar sales. Another NRF report showed that online sales comprised 23% of all retail sales in 2021.

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 28, 2021

The National Retail Federation (NRF) recently revised its 2021 total retail sales forecast. On a per-dollar basis to 2019, at the end of Q1 2021, 2019 was down 2.7%. As 2021 progresses, volumes will likely swing upward turning the current 2019 and 2018 negatives into positive growth due to anticipated continued strong sales.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 28, 2023

The use of complex technologies in managing inventory, transportation, trade, and other supply chain activities has been evolving for ages. In comparison, a blockchain search only took 2.2 With the advent of the digital age, businesses are constantly seeking innovative solutions to improve their operations. References Nakamoto, S.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 13, 2021

In comparison, the external dimension refers to the outside size. If the sender and receiver live relatively close to each other, it would usually only require land transportation. Right shipping boxes article written for Supply Chain Game Changer and published on August 13, 2021. The post How to Choose the Right Shipping Boxes!

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Unleashed

MAY 4, 2022

Such outreach does raise issues around taxation, Government regulations, transport, language and culture, and other factors. Compared to a bricks and mortar store, eCommerce can reach customers in every corner of the globe. Despite this very clear benefit, only 38% of UK manufacturers in the study were eCommerce enabled.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

In modern freight transportation services, GRI stands for General Rate Increase. GRIs for 2021 and Prospects for 2022. While understanding what a GRI stands for in shipping is great, it’s important to understand how these charges are shaping up for the remainder of 2021 and 2022. per package for large packages or $250.00

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 19, 2021

If, for example, you are concerned about the pick rates in your warehouse, or your transport costs, or your inventory accuracy, benchmarking can help you because it can show you exactly where your performance is compared to others in your industry. It would be impossible to know if you’ll have any chance at all of winning the race.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 13, 2021

13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — ThroughPut Inc., Instant Comparison of Multiple Review Period Volumes. The most advanced demand-driven Logistics Solution to rapidly prioritize and optimize Logistics Spend for amplified Top-line and Bottom-line Impacts. PALO ALTO, Calif., To learn more about ThroughPut Inc, visit www.throughput.ai.

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 3, 2022

Last-mile costs are outpacing overall transportation and warehousing costs, a trend likely to continue through 2022. In comparison, transportation and warehousing PPI increased 17.844 points for the same period, index based on 2006=100 and not seasonally adjusted. This combination resulted in higher shipping costs for retailers.

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Locus

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Transportation: Trade routes blockage – Congestion at ports. – Lloyd’s Report, 2021. This factor would vary with the mode of transportation we choose and also how optimized our routing is. Presently, their major focus lies on local production, warehousing and strategic sourcing. Cyber attacks.

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SCMDOJO

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In this effort, Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) are essential because they provide a variety of supply chain management solutions that simplify warehouse operations, order processing, and transportation. A 2PL company will be based on equity, meaning that they will own the transportation vehicles.

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

JULY 7, 2023

After being in this industry for the past year or so, if you were to ask me to explain what “logistics” truly means, the best comparison I can articulate would be to the sport of parkour. So, you see, logistics is the parkour of the transportation industry. The most important similarity between the two? They’re both REALLY cool!

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 26, 2022

Rivian is encountering a special set of challenges stemming essentially from the legacy of the auto maker that this start-up draws the most comparison to. In December 2021, the company announced plans to invest in a second U.S. production facility to be located east of Atlanta, Georgia.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Compared to the 2021 holiday peak season, the 2022 additional handling peak surcharge is 8% higher, the large package surcharge is 17% higher, and the over-maximum is up a whopping 60%. For example, the peak surcharges will apply to shippers billed for more than 20,000 packages during any week following October 2021.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2022

2021 came with a new set of challenges as global and local supply chains were hit by raw materials shortages, accompanied by longer lead times and higher shipping costs, lack of labor, and the pent-up demand actualizing as record-breaking sales. This is also referred to as “composability.” Can these systems be easily replaced?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 15, 2021

I loved the summary in the Economist article published on July 3, 2021, The Long Goodbye to COVID 19. Economist July 3, 2021. Global Chinese imports soared 61% in the first two months of 2021, and will become worse for the holiday period. The Baltic Index: Comparison In Price. Current state: Vaccinations Drive Normalcy.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 3, 2022

This also speeds up the transaction process by eliminating the need for individual vendors to present a detailed project (Medius, 2021). This generates mental reluctance among vendors to drop costs , as businesses dread dipping within their own margins needlessly (Pattapurati, 2021). 2021, 10 21). 5 Considerations of TCO.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 6, 2023

That’s a sharp reversal from 2021 and the first half of 2022, when UPS and FedEx – awash with volume from the early pandemic’s online shopping surge – rebuffed discount requests and cherry-picked the most profitable customers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2022

During the peak of port congestion in 2021, as many as 30 ships were waiting to enter an Oakland berth. And, in comparison to the previous high-water marks, which were set just three months ago in the fourth quarter of 2021, they show growth of 7 percent and 25 percent respectively. s CargoNet.

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 19, 2021

A fresh round of heightened import volume in 2021 has compounded the situation congesting many of the country’s major West Coast Ports. for the first quarter in year-over-year comparisons. More imports translate to more freight that needs to be hauled via land transport modes, e.g., rail, over-the-road trucking.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 11, 2021

Andrew Ng ( @AndrewYNg ), Co-Founder of Coursera, an adjunct professor at Stanford, and former head of Baidu AI Group and Google Brain, makes that comparison when discussing artificial intelligence (AI). The post Trends 2021: Artificial Intelligence first appeared on. By itself, the term really has little meaning. Footnotes. [1]

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 17, 2021

Even during the epidemic, the shipping industry’s significance in the value chain and the transportation of resources and goods worldwide was emphasized, probably most prominently. It has already wreaked havoc on supply chains, transport networks, and ports, resulting in a sharp drop in cargo volumes.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 9, 2022

With ongoing recovery firmly in progress across multiple industries, one of the most significant challenges facing freight forwarders, supply chain managers, and transportation service providers is the issue of payment and freight bill payment service management. Transportation invoice audit providers can improve payment processes.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 2, 2022

As highlighted by Transport Topics in a January 2022 article discussing freight shipping analytics, “ Data shows total truckload rates year-over-year are holding around 12% higher. That compares with a 29% rate increase in the spot market and a 14% rate increase for contracts in 2021.) Enable Real-Time Transportation Tracking.

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In Pierre Pinson’s article “To Share or Not to Share: The Future of Collaborative Forecasting,” the comparison between data and big oil is striking. share of 57% in 2021. Asymmetry of Data Ownership. Just like oil, data is not evenly distributed among geographies and owners. Google has a 90%+ share in on[1]line search.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

October 2021 - Transportation Market Report. Besides the overall driver shortage, we all know the supply chain has also had many negative influences which have disrupted most modes of transportation over the past 18 months. Click the button above to receive the full transportation market report for October 2021.

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