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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long The end result of the loss of propulsion was the ship crashing into the bridge. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Navigate Shipping Landscape with Proactive Analytics

Talking Logistics

While we live in an age where same-day delivery and free shipping have become customer expectations, we also live in an age where dimensional weighting and quarterly accessorial increases have become a reality from the carrier. Although very informative in their own right, retrospective analytics cannot undo the past.

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Give Analytics A Chance

Supply Chain Shaman

Containers wait at each ship node for the chassis. We cannot change things overnight, but there are some steps that we can take through the use of advanced analytics. Invest in analytics to sense and translate demand. Change internal metrics to a balanced scorecard and force the functions to work better together.

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Give Analytics A Chance

Supply Chain Shaman

Containers wait at each ship node for the chassis. We cannot change things overnight, but there are some steps that we can take through the use of advanced analytics. Invest in analytics to sense and translate demand. Change internal metrics to a balanced scorecard and force the functions to work better together.

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Track the Supply Chain Metrics that Really Matter

Precoro

To monitor supply chain performance, stakeholders of successful companies typically define supply chain metrics that are relevant to the given business and track these KPIs regularly. By setting benchmarks for metrics, analysts can recognize unsettling trends and take preventive measures on time.

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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now for this week’s logistics news: Walmart Adds Truck Powered by Compressed Natural Gas to its Transportation Fleet CMA CGM offers $5.5 billion for Bollore logistics unit Retailers Tackle Cardboard Overload With Made-to-Fit Boxes Robust.AI billion) for the logistics unit of Bollore.

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Supply Chain KPIs & Metrics: Our Top 24 for Manufacturers

Silvon Software

In fact, such KPIs are so crucial right now that the supply chain analytics market is expected to reach nearly $17 billion by 2027 as companies ramp up their supply chain performance management initiatives. Supply chain metrics provide the intelligence needed to make better projections and more informed choices in such a market.

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