The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 22, 2021

Adam Compain is the Founder & CEO of ClearMetal, a software company that specializes in international freight visibility, dynamic planning, and customer experience. And for 21 years, Adam has been the Executive Director of the nonprofit he founded to export charitable goods from North America. About Adam Compain. ClearMetal.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

For Mars, digitalization has focused on improved customer service, cost reductions, and making their supply chain associates more productive. 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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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Harry Drajpuch and Joe Lynch discuss leading a logistics biz turnaround. Throughout his long, successful career, Harry has led multiple logistics business turnarounds. Harry Drajpuch is a 30+ year logistics industry executive with a breadth of executive management experience. Europe and Asia. The Greenscreens.ai

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BlueYonder

APRIL 2, 2024

Doing so, we enable our customers’ digital journey with new capabilities to help counter increasingly complex challenges and satisfy customer-centric requirements, while managing more frequent supply chain disruptions and rising costs. We were able to make better decisions via automation, while also eliminating days of manual effort.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 29, 2016

We’ve found we needed to serve our customers at peak; we needed more of our own logistics to supplement partners,” said [Amazon Chief Financial Officer Brian Olsavsky] in a call with analysts. In other supply chain and logistics news… This is How Google’s Project Wing Drone Delivery Service Could Work (Fast Company).

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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. COVID’s Effects on CPG Logistics . It strained production functions and increased the need for trucking services, which led to falling performance metrics that rippled across organizations. cost per case.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

APRIL 21, 2020

The Summer 2020 issue of Food Shippers of America Magazine has dropped. The other discussed advanced TMS strategies engaged by food shippers with evolved logistics IT platforms already in use. TMS automation frees planners to focus on value-added activity like ensuring superior customer service levels.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. In fact, America’s true refund pioneer was born a century before Hsieh, on a farm in Oklahoma. The field is large and growing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2014

. “When I ask my team about customer service, I get high-five reviews. When I meet with my customers, I get thumbs-down feedback. I find the measurement of customer service to be one of the most difficult.” I have come across customer service metrics and fulfillment metrics that overstate performance.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 6, 2016

Another busy week, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention, headlined by a major acquisition in the transportation management systems (TMS) market: Kewill Announces Acquisition of LeanLogistics. Amazon partners with Atlas Air Worldwide for cargo services (MarketWatch).

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 3, 2016

Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Wal-Mart says it is 6-9 months from using drones to check warehouse inventory (Reuters). China’s logistics sector grows steadily in 2015 (Xinhua). DAT Launches Streamlined TMS for New Freight Brokers. Wal-Mart Piloting Delivery with Uber, Lyft and Deliv.

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Gregory (Greg) Lehmkuhl has been named President of Con-way Freight Inc., president and CEO, who has served as interim President of Con-way Freight since August 2010. These strengths will serve him well as he assumes the leadership reins at Con-way Freight.”. the parent company of Con-way Freight. “I Stotlar, Con-way Inc.

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Freight Plus

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Innovative managed transportation provider continues to invest in hiring and developing the best talent within the logistics space. FreightPlus, a data-driven managed transportation solutions provider, announced Brendan Lawler has joined as Senior Manager of Strategic Planning and Customer Service. QUINCY, Mass. 184 on the 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. Inspite of having a loyal customer base, many businesses experienced a downfall in their revenues. A decade back these developments in logistics might have seemed impossible.

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Freight Plus

AUGUST 16, 2022

5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. This award and our ranking reflect the continuous dedication from our team to providing our customers with the people, technology and processes to build best-in-class logistics programs. Ranking No. revealed that FreightPlus is No.

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Freightera

JANUARY 13, 2021

Amazon’s former executives, Director of Software Engineering Jonathan Shakes, and Director of Customer Service Colleen Byrum join Freightera’s executive team. Colleen Byrum, who built the customer service division at Amazon from the ground up, has joined Freightera as Chief of Staff. ” About Freightera.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 11, 2014

We take pride at Cerasis, as a third party logistics company who has developed a proprietary web-based transportation management system , to offer technology solutions to our shippers so they may remain as efficient as possible and have access to information at their fingertips. History of EDI and EDI In Transportation and Logistics.

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 12, 2014

This is simply a reflection of blunt reality, before any firm can even think of accomplishing a full Matrix Commerce implementation, they and their organizations will have to master and implement the basics of Omni-Commerce logistics. Advantages, Disadvantages and Benefits – Ship From Distribution Centres.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

Ideally, IBP adds a stronger financial perspective to the process that in theory optimally balances customer service with profitability and even cash flow. The company has 11 production facilities across North America and China. The company ships directly to customers and also to distributors.

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Freightera

JUNE 29, 2017

Transport News INTL has just selected Freightera as “Best Online Freight Marketplace – North America” in their Logistics, Warehouse & Supply Chain Awards 2017! As such the firm needs to offer the very highest standards of service and support, as Eric emphasises.

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 14, 2014

At SCI Logistics in addition to fulfilling millions of e-commerce orders on an annual basis, we also spend a significant amount of time studying the optimal methods of helping our customers serve consumers in Canada.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2021

The response from America was overwhelmingly negative, and the new formula was seen as a major failure. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Amazon plans furniture assembly service to catch Wayfair. It will be on highway and surface streets, hauling actual freight. Retail import surge expected through the summer.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 2, 2016

Today, shippers face increased regulations, unstable market conditions and capacity concerns that make it near impossible for a newly divested company to achieve all of its goals without the expertise and support of a third-party logistics (3PL) provider.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 31, 2014

Today we continue our “Top Blog Posts” series, after covering the top posts in manufacturing , supply chain , logistics , and transportation so far, by bringing you a subject all of us must focus on: Business. We also want to provide some of the best content from us and guest bloggers around general business trends and practices.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2022

Today’s logistics teams are operating in an environment characterized by uncertainty on three fronts. Customers’ needs and expectations are constantly changing. Minute by minute, logistics providers are asking themselves: What do customers want? A North America?n Do I have the resources to meet their needs?

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 9, 2019

Up to 53-feet long and ranging in width from 8-8-1/2 feet (and 12-1/2 to 13-1/2 feet in height), these roomy vessels give companies a portable and reusable way to store their freight pretty much anywhere that it’s allowed. Chief Technology Officer for Embarcadero Systems Corp (a Ports America company). Tariffs and China. No Problem.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 28, 2022

Earlier this week, David Ortiz got the call from the Baseball Writers Association of America that he was the lone candidate elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. And now on to this week’s logistics news. I could not be happier for him. In true David Ortiz fashion, he went out on top. And now, he’s a Hall of Famer.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 22, 2017

For instance, most transportation management system (TMS) users experience 5-10 percent reductions in freight cost, and adoption is growing among small to mid-sized companies. Your customers save money, improve their customer service and increase margins. Integration is really, really important.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 3, 2015

Cerasis Hosted Executives and Staff of Dayton Freight Lines Inc. a North American third party logistics company with a focus on North American over the road transportation management, announces they have presented long time carrier partner, Dayton Freight Lines Inc. Eagan, MN) – Cerasis, Inc.,

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 24, 2021

May 24, 2021 — Intelligent Audit, the renowned leader in global multi-modal freight audit and transportation spend analytics, once again has been recognized among Inbound Logistics magazine’s 2021 Top 100 Logistics IT Providers. Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Africa. ROCHELLE PARK, N.J.,

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Freightera

MARCH 22, 2024

Get The Service You Need at The Level You Deserve and With a Sustainable Road Forward The logistics and freight industry faced a significant shakeup in 2023 with the closure of Convoy’s trucking software company. Something that we at Freightera freight marketplace for small businesses, are happy to continue offering.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

In the current era, it is clear that new modes of production are concomitant with new modes of distribution, which advances the field of logistics, the science of physical distribution or even supply chain management. Reminder of Key Definitions – Logistics & Supply Chain Management. What is Logistics and Supply Chain Management?

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Talking Logistics

MAY 17, 2017

Now, because of the costs involved in transporting freight, companies have a tendency to focus their attention and capital around the actual movement of goods. Chief Technology Officer for Embarcadero Systems Corp (a Ports America company). Simply put, for 80% of the shipment time, the trailer is idling at a facility.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

By now, you’ve probably thought about all the logistical details like: what items are required to bring the meal together; who’s responsible for bringing each dish; what time guests should arrive; and where dinner should be served so there’s enough room for everyone. The same is true for logistics planning. I hope you enjoy! - Adam.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

Fabricio Saraiva Moreira, Operational Excellence Director for Latin America, was willing to discuss their success in reducing carbon emissions in Latin America. Mr. Moreira is in Brazil where he is also in charge of a Center of Excellence (CoE) for Latin America for supply chain and manufacturing, sustainability, EHS, Industry 4.0,

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GlobalTranz

MAY 9, 2016

Behrer of Real Truth magazine , impacting everyday drivers and the logistics industry. https://www.whitehouse.gov/campaign/rebuild-america. By February, FHWA issued guidance on the National Highway Freight Program. What’s Next for America's Infrastructure? Milestones of Implementation in the FAST Act.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

The Normalcy Index calculated weekly by the Economist projects that North America is 67% of the way back to normalcy from COVID, but globally, it is lower at 50% with many flare-ups. Deaths in Hong Kong are at a record level as COVID outbreaks slow freight at Shenzhen and Qingdao ports in China. bound Chinese exports– is open.

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