The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 14, 2023

Prior to his current venture, Kyle dedicated three years to developing a cutting-edge control tower solution for supply chain management. Traditionally, cargo owners and freight forwarders had to rely on manual methods such as calling carriers or visiting websites to track containers across ocean and rail.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Air Freight Rates Peak, Ocean Rates Slowly Sink: Freight Rate Update Wk 50. Beyond bad weather and peak season, there are several other contributing factors for the air freight increase, including brisker world trade, burgeoning cross-border e-commerce, and air freight growth for several non-retail sectors.

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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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Logility

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Make over your supply chain to get visibility into potential future disruptions. There’s always a lot at stake in supply chain management. Technology leapt to the forefront as visibility into the entire supply chain became essential. What’s a supply chain manager to do?

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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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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 2, 2021

Truck transportation comprises 75% of all freight in Latin America. Mendonça, Villena, and Ruiz interviewed professionals from three distinct areas of the freight world: trade associations, multinational companies, and carriers?—?including including owner-operators. For instance, Brazil and Colombia both come in at 2.4

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

His mission is to help craft the firm’s growth strategy while assisting with deal sourcing, capital raising, and the creation of value within portfolio companies. Larkin became Strategic Advisor at Clarendon, and was named Chair of the firm’s Advisory Board. Previously, Mr. Larkin is a CFA charter holder.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

The Financial Times reporters observe, “[Supply chain woes] are likely to intensify if China digs its heels in and continues to pursue a zero-Covid policy that has left millions of workers across the country confined to their homes. Supply chain concerns, however, don’t focus solely on the movement of consumer goods.

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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. The best way to avoid disruption is to source and have readily available resources to expand capacity at a moment’s notice.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2021

In a prior post , I wrote about the various ways data is transforming global supply chains. For example, my company relies heavily on “lat-long” data, or data that provides latitude and longitude coordinates for freight. Today, I’m going to add a qualifier — it has to be quality data.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 24, 2015

Yesterday we spoke about the top motivations and reasons why reshoring in America from offshored facilities has several benefits and what are the statistics of reshoring since 2013. Future Outlook of Reshoring in America. Reshoring in America Outlook in the News & New Polls. Jobs & The Slow Movement of Reshoring.

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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. If so, when?

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Parade

MARCH 28, 2022

We’re back and shining our spotlight on one of Parade’s supply chain solution partners, Turvo. Turvo’s Collaboration Cloud and modern TMS applications help streamline people, processes, and data for global supply chains. Today Turvo serves Fortune 500 shippers, brokers, and 3PLs across North America.

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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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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. Source: project44 Monthly report.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 25, 2020

Will the trend toward a return to “regional manufacturing” boost volumes in over the road transportation in North America as manufacturers move away from Asian overseas operations? Global supply chains were being disrupted long before Covid-19 emerged,” says Kamala Raman, senior director analyst with the Gartner Supply Chain Practice.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

When you look back 18 months to the start of the pandemic, the first shock waves to hit global supply chains were all related to demand. What wasn’t given due consideration was the impact of the demand shock upstream, through the supply chain, right to the suppliers. Empty grocery store shelves. Toilet paper hoarding.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 18, 2021

Unlike the Suez Canal incident or other recent port issues, which have impacted a more limited number of regions and trade lanes, the Port of Yantian is a major export hub for multiple large markets like Europe, North America, Latin America and Oceania. Prepare to make tough decisions on what freight is most important to move.

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Freightera

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Freightera CEO Eric Beckwitt Shares His Insights on the Current Green Energy Trends in North America. Current global events have shed light on how fragile supply chains are. Here are 9 green trends apparent in the North American industries: 1) Rapid advancement in automation will increase manufacturing within North America.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

How should shippers be prepared to secure their supply chain operations? History of Alliances in Container Shipping Source: Port Economics, Management and Policy What are Global Shipping Alliances (GSAs) in the shipping industry? Where do we stand today? How alliances in the shipping industry might impact shippers?

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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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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In the race to fill distribution centers and store shelves with inventory for the holidays, some of the world’s largest retailers and ecommerce sellers are jumping ahead of smaller competitors by chartering ships, shifting freight to air, re-rerouting inland shipments, and hiring more staff for distribution centers and other supply chain nodes.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 3, 2019

“America is a big place,” writes Mike Pomranz ( @pomranz ). million links connecting 3,142 counties in America’s food supply chain.” million links connecting 3,142 counties in America’s food supply chain.” Challenges facing the food supply chain.

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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. About ClearMetal.

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Parade

JANUARY 27, 2022

San Francisco, CA — January 27, 2022 — Parade, the leader in carrier access and the truckload capacity management platform software for freight brokers, announces an alliance offering brokers more access to additional capacity via AI Fleet’s exceptional technology for over-the-road truckload. “AI Parade connects us with high-quality brokers.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 2, 2024

This fact drives us to innovate when it comes to our Supply Chain Execution solutions. 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.

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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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BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2023

In this Part 2 blog post, we will continue to explore how automotive manufacturers are carrying out effective supply chain initiatives and their innovative solutions. Salim: Our automotive customers are increasingly looking at how to counter inflation but at the same time how to enable supply chain resiliency.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

We salute the year’s top advancements in supply chain technology and processes. Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. Warehouse Automation. Media Type.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 3, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Green Supply Chain: True Sustainability or Just One Big Marketing Stunt? Sustainability is created at the source of our products, services, and consumption. Sustainability is created in the jungles of Latin America. How can you make Responsible Sourcing a Reality?

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Stord

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Last year, the ripple effects from new tariffs on imports from China rocked warehouses and ports in America. With the threat of more trade tensions on the horizon in 2019, shippers should optimize their supply chains now to minimize disruption. But what are the best ways to prepare for an unclear future?

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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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Zipline Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2020

Despite a pandemic that has disrupted many parts of the global supply chain, the freight market has been on a recent tear. But even as demand has outpaced the supply of drivers, many trucking payrolls have not increased to offset the imbalance we are currently seeing. What’s Causing Upward Freight Market Trends?

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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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Parade

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

San Francisco, CA —February 9, 2022— Parade, the leader in carrier access and truckload capacity management platform software for freight brokers, announces securing $12.7M The round includes investment from Greenhawk Capital, Jones Capital, and participation from leaders in supply chain & freight tech leaders.

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