Cerasis

DECEMBER 29, 2015

We continue our series on the most read articles from the Cerasis blog for 2015 today by featuring any of the blogs in the transportation management or transportation categories. . We've already listed the top 10 manufacturing articles, the top 10 supply chain articles, and yesterday, the top 10 logistics articles. We will then conclude the 5 main categories by featuring the top 10 freight articles of 2015. Read the full article here. .

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Our vision at TRAMES, is to reduce global trade barriers through digitalizing international freight and transportation. a) Across the various actors in any single transport chain. a) Real-time Shipping Milestones. Article October/November 2020What TRAMES Aims to Tackle.

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Cerasis

DECEMBER 18, 2015

As we head into 2016, we are featuring our most read articles of 2015 in our five main categories: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation Management, and Freight. Yesterday we published the top 10 most read manufacturing articles of 2015. . The new year will then bring series on trends and on the state of some of the business functions and technology used in proper transportation and logistics management. Top 10 Supply Chain Articles from 2015.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Freight sourcing team article and permission to publish here provided by Katharine Barrios at xeneta.com. Freight sourcing and procurement is a critical component of the whole supply chain and is crucial to the success of the business. In order to achieve maximum efficiency in freight sourcing and procurement, you need a strong team to handle the requirements. These are the must-haves for any effective freight sourcing team. Freight Shipping Intelligence.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

As reported last month by Jennifer Smith in the Wall Street Journal , “A growing number of retailers are relying on suppliers to ship online orders directly to customers, a strategy they hope will help them compete with e-commerce rivals without spending more on inventory. The practice, known as drop shipping, lets retailers offer more products for sale on their websites—such as multiple colors of the same sweater—without having to keep those items in stock.

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Cerasis

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

If you are a product manufacturer, you know all too well the perils of shipping products from your factory or warehouse to a DC or retailer. Packaging and product damage during shipping is extremely common. In this article, we have highlighted the most common, but often overlooked elements to consider. Many shipping companies will stack pallets on top of one another to maximize their load, so you need to know this important piece of logistical information as well. .

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 27, 2015

I believe transportation is the least complex, yet most critical component of the supply chain. And if that isn’t enough to create a bias, maybe these well-known facts will: transportation costs represent the biggest slice of the supply chain cost pie (nearly 60 percent of every supply chain dollar is spent on transportation), and transportation costs can represent 3-12 percent of revenue or more depending on the product type and industry. that could ship via drone?

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

In this article, leading experts from various sectors in transportation industry will discuss transportation trends you should take a closer look. James Winebrake, Dean of College of Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology There are a number of important trends happening in the freight industry, spanning all modes of transportation: trucking, shipping, rail, pipeline, and air. Are there other transportation trends to watch and why

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Zipline Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2019

One of the most consistent ways to find savings in transportation is through flexibility. But in the world of retail transportation, very few shippers have the ability to be flexible with their deliveries. According to an article published in Retail Dive , “Today’s shoppers experience out-of-stocks during one of three store visits, costing retailers nearly $1 trillion in annual sales as consumers shift to online alternatives. There are many moving parts in retail shipping.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

By contrast, the third-party logistics model is where a manufacturer retains oversight of its supply chain but outsources such processes as warehousing, shipping, packing, and distribution to a 3PL provider. Transport.

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Supply Chain @ MIT

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Distributing product in Brazil involves endless transportation choices. When shipping product into a country as large and complex as Brazil, the choice of transportation routes has a critical impact on supply chain costs. A new decision support system developed for a luxury goods company* helps enterprises to make optimal transportation decisions in these markets. However, the volume of product should be carried in each transportation mode wasn’t obvious. “We

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Acquire the source materials: add a block. Hand them to a carrier to transport to a plant: add another block. And so on, from source to end-customer receipt. Figure 1 illustrates an example of blockchain (click the download button at the end of the article to view the illustration). Always Available: A Shared, Distributed “Source of Truth”. No source vendor means there is no need for a recurring contract or service provider relationship.

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BluJay Solutions

DECEMBER 22, 2014

What if I told you I could help your company save thousands of dollars in parcel shipping costs? In the webcast we covered five of Rob’s top 10 mistakes, which were based on Rob’s recent article in PARCEL Magazine , “Top 10 Mistakes Parcel Shippers Continue to Make in 2014.” In a single carrier environment, you limit your ability to find the best shipping option. Having a multi-carrier shipping solution solves this first mistake.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Why do transportation budgets fail? It’s a thorny topic, even for transportation professionals trying to trace an increase back to its source. Imagine what it’s like for senior executives who have no background in transportation as they try to understand it. At a CSCMP conference session, participants offered case after case of how business decisions—both unintentional and intentional—can wreak havoc on transportation spend.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 22, 2020

Adopt autonomous Logistics planning : Autonomous logistics planning will help making data based intelligent analysis related to cross docking, drop ship, lanes routing which can be used proactively to build capacities, routing optimization. Article July 2020

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 13, 2021

The use of such agreements (let’s for ease of reference call them FTAs for the purpose of this article, as that is the most common colloquial term, although there are many others floating around) has however been continuously disappointing. Article December/January 2021

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 4, 2019

The shortage of workers is causing companies to look at non-traditional sources, including individual with a criminal record. It removes age restrictions on interstate transportation by licensed commercial drivers and strengthens safety-training standards across the industry. One facility has low turnover and one has higher turnover – we see a real difference in slower productivity, more shipping errors, and less continuous improvement going on.”.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

more near-shoring and larger, less frequent shipments to minimize transportation costs). How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? It’s also important to note that shipping and aviation, two industries with significant greenhouse gas emissions, are not included in the COP21 agreement. The Rebirth of Transportation Marketplaces (UberCARGO, Cargomatic, and Freight Friend).

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Elementum

AUGUST 19, 2015

What do I need to know about China’s shipping merger? Two Chinese shipping companies, Cosco and CSCL, are merging to form one alliance. Which sounds like a big deal, but it won’t have an effect on Asia-Europe shipping costs. The merger is not going to shake up shipping—but it does point to a downwards trend in shipping capacity. Why is there such low demand for shipping? One reason for the lackluster customer base is the state of the shipping industry.

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Abivin

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

A Transportation Management System (TMS) aids enterprises to move products from one destination to another in a cost-effective, efficient, and reliable manner. If you are looking at your goods and transport section as more than just a price, then you are intellectually in the exact direction on how to positively aid your enterprise to leverage a TMS for the supreme ROI. Let’s explore the 4 Valuable Benefits of a Transportation Management System for enterprises below.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

This article explores 10 possible areas in which can help at each stage of the flow in Supply Chain Management. Procurement can also have RPA do dynamic searches of websites to source or conduct market research for future buys and tenders. Article August 2020

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 30, 2020

Until the Coronavirus began wreaking its havoc, global companies could run their supply chains on the assumption that disruptions would be rare and short-lived, and that products should be sourced, produced, and distributed at the cheapest locations to be found, wherever in the world that may be. The pandemic, however, has exposed the risk, like never before, of concentrating sources in one location—especially when it’s far away from a company’s headquarters and markets.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

GCC chemical industry is not immune to global trade fluctuations, transportation constraints and escalating competition, elevating the importance of supply chains to improve the bottom line. Focussing on lowering logistics costs by coordinating time charters or invest in joint shipping lines to capture ship-owner returns. Supporting localisation – To increase resilience, means to decentralise sourcing. Article September 2020

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Savi

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Intermodal Transportation Landscape In a 2017 American Shipper Report on global sourcing, 58% of shippers indicated that their biggest concern today is rising intermodal transportation costs. percent increase in spending—according to another American Shipper article. These numbers signal a robust year for the transportation sector and the economy in general. With shipping costs at an all-time high, supply chain agility is more important than ever.

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Cerasis

JANUARY 19, 2016

2016 will be a defining year for the logistics industry , and transportation management practices must adapt to these changes. Some of these transportation management trends reflect real worries for the logistics industry. However, logistics providers and shippers are starting to understand how to best combat each of these problems through the application of transportation management technologies. Similarly, the method of determining the rate of shipping will change in 2016.

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Abivin

MARCH 6, 2019

Selecting the correct software system for the business helps to attain process efficiency, gain visibility into the supply chain, and decrease general transport costs. One of such software is transportation management system (TMS) which is a subset of supply chain management regarding transportation operations (Mei & Eliot, 2017). TMS has become an indispensable tool in a growingly competitive and complex transportation landscape.

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Cerasis

MARCH 9, 2018

To combat the problem here’s a way to improve freight labeling for transport and logistics management. Incorrect or missing labels are a source of frustration for packers, handlers, freight forwarders, customs officers, haulers and those receiving the goods. Goods in’ depots are unlikely to receive mislabelled freight, while incorrect shipping details could result in cargo ending up at the wrong delivery address.

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Zipline Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Vendors should be aware of these changes and how they could reshape their shipping operations. A simple NMFC class change could spell issues for your LTL transportation operation if not adequately prepared for. Paper Articles Group.

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Global Trade Management

MAY 22, 2017

The problem is, that most of supply chain and security managers are so busy just keeping dots connected that they tend to forget to consider that every dot and connection represents a source for a new risk itself. Only such a structure will allow to some degree a chain of custody as defined at the beginning of this article. Or, by monitoring shipments while in transit & knowing transportation conditions organizations can better verify the quality of incoming components.

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SCM Research

JULY 18, 2013

This has changed now: An article by Seebens et al. 2013), recently published in Ecology Letters, discusses the risk of marine bioinvasion caused by global shipping. Particularly, they identify “high-risk invasion routes, hot spots of bioinvasion and major source regions from which bioinvasion is likely to occur” In sum, their model reveals a new aspect of ecological responsibility in supply chains. The Risk of Marine Bioinvasion Caused by Global Shipping.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

UPS And Sealed Air Partner To Provide Powerful E-Commerce Packaging And Shipping Solutions. As highlighted in the Wall Street Journal yesterday, the company is enabling Crate & Barrel to “[add] items to its online assortment that it won’t handle or ship. Simply put, it’s a marketplace model, where consumers order products online via a retailer’s e-commerce site, but the order is transmitted to the vendor for drop-shipping. Source: RevCascade website.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 6, 2015

rarely sends Bubble Wrap to customers more than 150 miles from its factories because its bulky size makes it prohibitively expensive to ship long distances.” The new design distributes air across the bubbles, which means they will no longer pop, but by shipping as flat sheets instead of bulky rolls, one truckload of iBubble Wrap contains as much packing material as 47 truckloads of the old product! which highlights how IKEA is designing its packaging with shipping in mind).

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2021

Those goods need truck transport and will continue to add freight to the market, likely flatlining current rate trends. Additionally, we could see another substantial source of added freight volume to the market in the industrial sector.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 22, 2017

Nothing in life is free — and this includes free shipping, which has become an albatross around the necks of most retailers and parcel carriers. Parcel shipping is the fastest-growing logistics sector. According to CSCMP’s Annual State of Logistics Report published this week, “while overall transportation costs fell 0.7 Source: CSCMP’s Annual State of Logistics Report 2017. It will continue to lose money on shipping ($7.2

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 6, 2021

Source: US DoD. This article was written to concisely aggregate and communicate that information from a supply chain perspective. However, the major partners discussed in this article include P fizer – BioNTech , Moderna , McKesson , FedEx , and UPS.

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