The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The latest edition of the LogiSYM conference catering to the Middle East/North Africa region, LogiSYM MENA, took place online on August 24. And to the event partners for their role in ensuring another successful LogiSYM event for the Middle East and North Africa region.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

Emerging Supply Chain Trends – A Look at Evolving Finished Vehicle Logistics Amid Market Shifts and Trends Feature Article by Laurent Sik , Head of Operations, CEVA FVL APAC Automobiles, as a form of transportation, are indispensable in today’s world and will remain a crucial part of our lives for a long time to come.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 10, 2023

Aero Africa is launching a new sea-air transport product that will provide transportation from Asia to 70 different African destinations.

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MPO Multi Party Orchestration

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

When a multi-national FMCG Healthcare company approached DSV – a top global transport and logistics company – they had just opened a new warehouse in Johannesburg, South Africa, which was strategically positioned for multi-modal freight shipments and courier services.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. This blog examines the “red” times, like the roughly three-month period we have just entered that is historically one of the regular disruptors in the ocean freight market. All of this will cause a tightening of space for ocean freight shipping. Regular disruptors. Golden Week.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Additionally, the superior speed vs. ground transportation is unquestioned. As a result Zipline’s business and reach in Africa is expanding. He crafted delivery solutions for e-commerce clients and managed supply chains for several chemical and freight forwarding companies. It’s not all about blood either.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 5, 2023

During a recent “Logistics New Tomorrow” Blue Yonder Live, I spoke with Roy Bridgland, Senior Industry Strategy Director, and Brad Revell, VP of Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) Industry for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). For example, freight forwarders are extending their service offerings to include e-commerce fulfillment.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 24, 2019

Global supply chains boomed thanks to bountiful cheap labor, dramatically less expensive communications, and lower-cost transportation. The Economist says that more companies are sourcing with proximity to their major markets – for instance servicing the EU from Eastern Europe and Northern Africa or the US from Mexico.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

This year, with the LA Rams being Super Bowl champs, Good360 said it will ship thousands of “unsellable” Bengals-branded hats, T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, COVID-19 masks, and scarves to struggling people in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. The ongoing freight backups at maritime ports is disrupting global supply chains.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 3, 2021

These platforms allow a multitude of businesses to participate by selling and buying goods and services while the likes of Amazon and Alibaba coordinate the logistics such as warehousing, fulfillment, and transportation in the background. For international transportation, there is the additional requirement of clearing customs.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

For centuries the expense, risk, and frustration with ocean freight held back expansion of the international economy, despite the invention of the steam invention. US Army uses the “Transporter” container, developed four years earlier for removals, for Korean War supply movements. Container Regulation. 0 TEUs 0 meters long.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

The Freightos System is SaaS for freight contract management, automatic price quotations, and business intelligence. For centuries, the expense, risk, and frustration with ocean freight held back expansion of the international economy, despite the invention of the steam invention. First use of a modern container for ocean freight.

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Arkieva

AUGUST 8, 2016

Sustainable Freight Action Plan for California is estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030. The Sustainable Freight Action plan released by California governor Jerry Brown outlines a long-term 2050 vision and guiding principles for California’s future freight transportation system. Supply Chain News.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 31, 2022

Featuring Our Top 16 Articles on Freight and Logistics! There are also opportunities to specialize in a particular area of logistics, such as transportation, warehousing, or customer service. You could find yourself working in Europe, Asia, Africa, or anywhere else in the world. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Conclusion.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 10, 2021

Intelligent Audit, an enterprise leader in freight audit and payment and provider of business intelligence and advanced analytics for optimized transportation spend management and carrier network modeling, is proud to announce two team members are “2021 Pros to Know,” as selected by Supply & Demand Chain Executive.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 11, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. This blog examines the “red” times, like the roughly three-month period we have just entered that is historically one of the regular disruptors in the ocean freight market. All of this will cause a tightening of space for ocean freight shipping. Regular disruptors. Golden Week.

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 28, 2014

Nine pallets of caps, gowns, boots, and masks are sitting at the JFK airport in New York City awaiting the next available flight to West Africa. UPS collected the pallets on August 18 for Air Freight Consolidated service. Let’s hope this is a trend, reconnecting health workers in West Africa with global stocks of critical supplies.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2017

Uber Freight Just Launched and Trucking Will Never Be the Same (Inverse). October 2016 North American Freight Numbers. and South America, collects, cleanses and commercializes logistics trade data from over 50 nations across 5 continents, including key markets in North America, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the European Union.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 16, 2015

SMC³ Acquires Transportation Costing Group. August 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Furthermore, DSV will now be truly global within contract logistics and expand into road freight activities outside Europe. Cosco, China Shipping Group in Advanced Merger Talks (WSJ – sub. UPS Sets 2016 Rates.

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Turvo

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Why is freight pricing reaching historical records? The cost of transporting a container by ship has tripled since extreme confinement was lifted. According to the Shanghai index (SCFI) , freight is around $2,900 for twenty-foot containers (TEUs), almost three times the $1,000 registered in the first week of January 2020 and 3.6

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Freightos

MARCH 3, 2015

So when I asked Cathy Roberson, a senior analyst at Transport Intelligence and a tech-enthusiast who is vox supplychainus on Twitter at cmroberson06 , I was not surprised when she sent me back an analysis that seems to match up perfectly with some of Google’s recent projects: Google Glasses, Android and 3D printing. yellowbox].

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Amazon Buys Thousands of Its Own Truck Trailers as Its Transportation Ambitions Grow (Re/code). October 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… CMA CGM to acquire NOL, reinforcing its position in global shipping. market share of approximately 11.5% (vs 8.8%

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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 simple shipment of refrigerated goods from East Africa to Europe can go through nearly 30 people and organizations, with more than 200 different interactions and communications among these parties.”[2].

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 22, 2019

billion (USD), tying it with the Middle East and Africa as the world’s second-fastest-growing retail ecommerce market. Roads remain the primary means of transportation, but 60% are unpaved, hampering the speed of delivery by truck to inland locations. While surface transportation remains stagnant, ocean freight shows promise.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

The cocoa pods’ journey typically begins on plantations or small family farms in tropical areas , such as South and Central America and West Africa – where over 70% of cocoa production takes place, with the Ivory Coast being the world’s leading producer. SCM #SupplyChain #Chocolate #Logistics #Freight #Transportation.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 23, 2018

The survey of more than 500 global logistics executives is part of the 2018 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index, an annual snapshot of industry sentiment and ranking of the world’s 50 leading emerging markets by size, infrastructure, transport connections and business climate. . Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, tumbled to No.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Data is the enabler that allows companies to meet these changing market dynamics through optimal transportation orchestration. Advances in transportation -related systems and technologies, together with more efficient data orchestration, have the potential to solve even the most complex modern-day operational and sustainability challenges.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 29, 2013

It is also a business opportunity for logistics hubs to be created, to serve different regions (such as central Africa). This is due to the high cost of transferring freight, the cost of cars stuck in traffic, and damage and waste of goods in the channel.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

US homes 8 retailers keeping Earth Day alive through a commitment to sustainability Ground parcel delivery costs reached a record high in Q1, although pricing discounts from carriers softened the blow, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index. The portion of the index tracking ground parcel rates per package in Q1 was 29.5 percent for Q4.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

percent from last year, which includes contributions from the company’s acquisition of Phoenix International Freight Services in October 2012. Robinson Choice Logistics Dubai INXS JDA In-Store Picking JDA Software MENA NAFTA omni-channel fulfillment transportation XPO Logistics' Robinson reported total net revenues of $463.3

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2017

And here’s to hoping that 2018 results in even more significant advancements in the state of warehousing and transportation technology. Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 9, 2015

Other emerging markets include South America (not including Mexico), India, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Mexico. These and other new technologies are expected to cut transportation, storage, labor and other costs significantly. And the future is not very far down the road; it’s just around the corner.

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Supply Chain Network

OCTOBER 24, 2015

The combined company will be one of the world’s strongest transport and logistics networks. The acquisition of UTi is expected to increase DSV’s annual revenue by approximately 50%, creating one of the world’s strongest transport and logistics networks. billion and 21,000 employees in 58 countries. billion and USD 1.4

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

Deaths in Hong Kong are at a record level as COVID outbreaks slow freight at Shenzhen and Qingdao ports in China. Very little freight is moving with prices skyrocketing and many rerouting containers to Ningbo. Yet, transportation optimization products focus on managing price, not constraints. There is a need for an overhaul.

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Freightera

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Deglobalization will accelerate, and reshoring and localization of manufacturing will continue 2023 has seen a severe freight recession, especially in North America, with significant overcapacity and declining rates for ocean shipping as well. He was a speaker at COP22, the UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakesh.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 15, 2018

While some sub-processes will still require human intervention and management teams will still take the bulk of strategic (and some tactical) decisions, many tasks in functions such as procurement, manufacturing, warehousing and freight-transportation will be handled mostly by automated means. Autonomous Trucks, Trains, and Drones.

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MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 24, 2014

The graduates from the Spanish program tend to stay in Spain, while students from the English program are widely dispersed with about 60% gaining employment in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 25% in North America and Central America, and the rest in Asia. Again, supply chain has a central role to play.

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