The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Loop’s AI-driven platform removes payment friction in the supply chain to unlock margin and increase liquidity. Matt drew upon his background at Uber Freight to tackle the massive problem of building a new structure for the legacy transportation payment system that supports the global supply chain.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience. Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

For more than a year, global supply chains have been buffeted by one major disruption after another. Raw materials are in short supply, many manufacturers have temporarily mothballed production lines, transportation costs are rising, and labor is getting tight on our roadways , railways and ocean vessels. The impact?

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Bill has experience working on the carrier, shipper, and broker side, as well as in 3PL and freight software, giving him 360-degrees of visibility of the marketplace. Transflo links the entire supply chain together in one digital ecosystem, creating visibility, security, and customization for every freight professional.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 2, 2021

Identifying key strengths in procurement and management in high-impact countries will support a fast improvement that may boost economic growth in the region. Truck transportation comprises 75% of all freight in Latin America. Latin American countries have particular challenges related to truck transport.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 17, 2020

With supply chain planning software you can automate the achievement of service levels, even under changing constraints resulting from major disruptions. As COVID-19 continues its malevolent spread around the world, concerns grow regarding the continued impact on supply chains and business continuity.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our latest news capsule edition follow-up relative to updating our readers to prior industry supply chain management developments that we have shared on this blog. Hyundai Motor America announced this week that the automaker will raise certain U.S.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 30, 2021

CVSA-certified inspectors will commit a blitz of inspections across North America, creating a sudden strain on resources for both domestic and cross-border freight. Consolidate parcel and LTL freight to reduce wasted space and tap additional capacity. Also known as the CVSA roadcheck, it spans three days.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an updated news capsule follow-up relative to major supply chain management and industry developments that we have shared previously on this blog. Companies included in this capsule update are Pratt & Whitney , Flexport , and Volkswagen AG.

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CHAINalytics

MARCH 3, 2022

Because of stellar international growth, one of the world’s largest brewers was working with a complex and costly procurement process that begged for serious efficiency improvements. The beer giant partnered with Chainalytics to harmonise its worldwide logistics sourcing efforts.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

miles of freight is expected to reach 7.67 He is also the Founder and Co-Director of the MIT FreightLab – a research initiative that works on improving the way freight transportation is designed, procured, and managed. Podcast, which focuses on trends and innovations in supply chain and logistics. LogisticsMatter.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 13, 2022

By mid-April, the shipping traffic jam, part of a broader gridlock in supply chains around the world amid disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic, started thinning while record cargo volumes were reported in the U.S. Supply Chain KPI Dashboard.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

Our Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech column has had a brisk start in our 2024 postings, and we have added this supplemental posting. In our initial 2024 posting last week, we highlighted two acquisitions related to supply chain technology providers. governmental agencies to include U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights continued evidence that the U.S. freight and logistics industry continues to mitigate recessionary conditions including the April 2023 Logistics Manager Index reaching its lowest level lowest level in six years and one-half years. freight, logistics and parcel movement industry.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Within a week of the COP26 conference wrapping up, massive floods in British Columbia severed the freight railroad serving the Vancouver, home of Canada’s largest port. We are chasing around North America trying to find other suppliers—at much higher rates,” the CEO of an Edmonton food manufacturer told the CBC.

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Elementum

JUNE 30, 2022

Welcome to Elementum’s Supply Chain Market Report. This monthly newsletter observes one or two important macro trends through the lens of Supply Chain Management. We review how those trends are likely to impact Supply Chain and what leaders can do to adjust. How could Stagflation impact Supply Chain?

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

In addition to the procurement executives, I also got to meet Captain Dick Phillips, the captain of note in the film “Captain Phillips” We had a chance to talk about his experience, and he also presented to the group about the incredible experience he went through. Does procurement add to top line revenue.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 1, 2022

I just returned from the Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Conference in Detroit. This annual event explores supply chain management and how logistics can succeed in a fast-changing environment. I am feeling energized by what I learned and the people I spoke to while there.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Our Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Technology column reflects a number of significant recent announcements that depict an ongoing active cycle of tech developments. Supply Chain Matters will feature more in-depth commentary on this development at in a subsequent update.

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CHAINalytics

APRIL 29, 2016

By Linsa Godwin Sathiamoses | Consultant, Transportation, Chainalytics | Procuring transportation services is an important activity on the supply chain calendar. It is also one area where every procurement manager thinks he or she is doing a good job, until proven otherwise.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Choice ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. The deepening power crisis has already taken 900,000 tons of smelting capacity offline in North America and Europe.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

We’ve seen how the lockdowns in Shanghai snarled global supply chains. Now, it’s also important to realize that produce grown in North America may not be subject to lockdowns in Shanghai, but there’s another factor at play. Bottlenecks from future COVID-19 variants are possible. Weather events might also be factors.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Companies of all sizes have been capturing the value from Global Supply Chain to increase the economies of scale and scope for years. In this article, we will show you tips from worldwide experts that you can use to streamline your global supply chain operations. However, you may wonder what kind of practices really work.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 9, 2022

In fact, today you can procure freight rates from your transportation providers right in your TMS. Why supply chain connectivity is important. There are many reasons to supplement your spot freight procurement with automated processes sooner rather than later. Freight in new lanes out of bid cycle.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Late 2021 saw Maersk continue to shift towards vertical integrations, with acquisition of Senator, a German freight forwarder for $644 million dollars. While Facebook is looking at virtual reality, Alibaba and Amazon are looking more at freight. More on Maersk’s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 29, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides perspectives on an emerging supply chain management focused lesson occurring at Rivian Automotive. assembly plants and sales operations in North America and Europe.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 2, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights the latest financial performance from bellwether firms in CPG , online retail, high tech and consumer electronics regarding ongoing supply chain related inflationary cost and supply impacts on performance. Supply chain cost inflation remains prominent. Online Retail.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Those logistics professionals who went through the ‘90s remember the period that warehouse automation was trending at the forefront of capital investment in supply chains. Transport costs are soaring to ridiculous levels, especially for those shippers that did not have an organized procurement strategy for freight movement.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Even at some of the world’s best supply chains, redirecting chemicals and other products is a Herculean effort. companies with global operations, one of the most effective global value chain strategies and supply chain strategies is to mitigate risk by shipping smarter. supply chain professional.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

T he cascading logistical problems caused by the pandemic and the war in Eastern Europe have made securing a reliable supply chain a national imperative. In addition, severe cyberattacks – like the highly publicized Colonial pipeline attack – have brought supply chain cybersecurity into the limelight.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 17, 2015

For the past few years I’ve been using that phrase, which you typically find in investment literature, when making the case for innovation in supply chain management. These new participants frequently have less experience executing the development of efficient supply chains. Business Intelligence and Analytics.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 4, 2024

Andy Tomka and Joe Lynch discuss freight-tech for SMB brokers. About Andy Tomka Andy Tomka is the Vice President of Product at MVMNT, a freight-tech company that build transportation managemt systems (TMS) for SMB freight brokers. Andy is a graduate of Iowa State University’s Supply Chain Management program.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters March 23 rd edition of our COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict News Capsule, we provide updates to ongoing industry supply chain developments and disruptions of concern to our reading audience. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2014

” Supply Chain Leader. I loved the quote that I captured today in my interview (see above), and I have enjoyed interviews with supply chain leaders like Peter Gibbons. As background, Peter Gibbons is the Executive Vice President, Global Supply Chain for Mattel, Inc. Interview for Metrics That Matter.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Supply chain visibility and big data are hot topics and everyone is trying to figure out how to extract and analyze the data they have for better visibility and decision making. Let’s start with a basic question: what is financial visibility from a supply chain perspective? What data/information are we talking about?

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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. The July value of 45.4 declined 0.2 percentage points from June’s value of 45.6. So, we have to be very cautious on that.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Here is what I expect to see next year: Global supply chain footprints will continue to expand.

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