The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

Resilience The first priority is to develop enhanced Supply Chain Resilience, where Resilience is the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from adversity. This entails a multi-faceted approach, reviewing your geographic footprint, supplier base, logistics landscape and distribution networks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 16, 2023

It’s good to see these companies recognizing the impact of climate change, and changing their policies, sourcing, and manufacturing practices to reduce emissions. Agriculture, oil and gas operations are major sources of methane emissions. Such shifts can be natural, due to changes in the sun’s activity or large volcanic eruptions.

Resource Reduction 206

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

For a forwarder, refraining from working with Maersk today is expensive because it removes 17% of global shipping capacity. A direct carrier/shipper relationship introduces more flexibility for how any given carrier manages its own capacity. Enter Big Tech. The difference… and the looming carrier threat.

Price Reduction 177

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Many-to-many can also refer to many participants in a network accessing many, many sources of event data critical to supply chain operations through a public cloud network. The network supports a wide array of messaging types including real-time GPS, EDI, and API-based capacity requests, bookings, statuses, and customs messages.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Since launching in 2017, Uber Freight has built one of the world’s largest digitally-enabled carrier networks and transformed entrenched practices around pricing and booking freight to reduce inefficiencies and increase opportunities for business growth and industry collaboration. Empty miles are about 1.5% of US greenhouse gas emissions.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 2, 2021

So in January, as players across the global freight industry were discussing how to navigate higher freight rates, delays, and capacity shortages , Freightos.com, a global freight booking platform and part of the Freightos Group, reached out to our customers to find out how logistics disruptions are impacting them. Start shipping now.

Price Reduction 177

Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Freight Supply Chain Disruption 177

The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2024

Michael is the Chief Commercial Officer of Highway , a freight-tech company that identifies who’s really hauling your freight to reduce fraud and supercharge your digital bookings. Highway provides brokers with comprehensive data on carrier equipment to supercharge their capacity sourcing and vetting efforts.

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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 Early funding sources include Arena Ventures, BASE Ventures, at.inc/, and other strategic industries leaders. in Series A funding led by Menlo Ventures.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 25, 2023

Tai’s TMS provides freight brokers with an all-in-one platform for quoting, booking, and tracking shipments. Tai automates the LTL shipping process and provides FTL brokers with a centralized platform for sourcing load coverage.

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Unleashed

APRIL 2, 2024

We specialize in creating candles with scents inspired by books and literature – a niche we proudly pioneered.” This approach has not only helped in building a loyal customer base, but also in fostering a strong brand identity centred around the love for books and cosy reading moments.” Shopify powers our website and online store.

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Logility

AUGUST 5, 2021

When multiple packaging resources are managed to absorb the output capacity of the production line, your brand can deliver the appropriate assortment of finished goods and pull forward demand when necessary. Improved customer satisfaction. By optimizing resources, you can minimize total supply costs while meeting consumer demand requirements.

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S&OP Supply and Demand Beverage Optimal Sourcing 130

Freightos

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

The digitization of commerce created a path for giants like Amazon and Alibaba to dominate their respective storefront/fulfillment and sourcing roles in the market. But this spike put capacity on container ships at a premium, pushing freight rates way up as well. US importers are more dependent on Chinese sourcing than ever.

Purchasing Skills 177

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Most sourcing teams and their logistics counterparts plan accordingly. Be aware of capacity and collaborate with suppliers on any changes : Some factories might have issues getting back to optimum staffing and tempo once they return. So be sure to book early. For global manufacturers, the impact of CNY is not a new discussion.

Supply Chain Planning Software 102

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 25, 2023

The first use case is MIT professor Yossi Sheffi’s idea for using generative AI to monitor all possible sources of risk for a given supplier to mitigate any disruptions. While there is endless speculation, from my reading two supply chain-specific opportunities intrigued me. The pace is moving so quickly that no one can possibly keep up.

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 12, 2022

In my book The New (Ab)Normal: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy Beyond Covid-19 (MIT CTL Media 2020), I explain how platform-based retailing gained another boost when the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the growth of online shopping. B2B variations Platform models also encompass business-to-business retailing.

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Parade

JANUARY 10, 2022

Asking the right questions can help make sure your capacity management solution helps you achieve your goals. Choosing the right capacity management vendor can be complicated. However, capacity management is a little more complicated than that. Your capacity management provider should offer you success on your terms.

Vendor Strategies 78

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Parade

JANUARY 10, 2022

Asking the right questions can help make sure your capacity management solution helps you achieve your goals. Choosing the right capacity management vendor can be complicated. However, capacity management is a little more complicated than that. Your capacity management provider should offer you success on your terms.

Vendor Strategies 78

Vendor Strategies Capacity Supply Chain Network Software Price Reduction 78

Parade

JANUARY 13, 2022

Truckload Capacity Management Platform Adds to Partner Capacity Networks with Channel19's Smaller Carriers of All Types. Parade’s capacity management capabilities enable digital matching and automated notifications for a carrier’s preferred loads. About Channel19. Find us at Channel19.io. About Parade.

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Parade

JANUARY 13, 2022

Truckload Capacity Management Platform Adds to Partner Capacity Networks with Channel19's Smaller Carriers of All Types. Parade’s capacity management capabilities enable digital matching and automated notifications for a carrier’s preferred loads. About Channel19. Find us at Channel19.io. About Parade.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Despite supply chain costs increasing and available capacity almost a rarity, retailers are undertaking a variety of ways to make sure they receive their inventory in time for the ever-important holiday season. Ocean freight solutions Ocean rates and capacity have been a big concern for all shippers for quite some time.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 15, 2023

This proactive approach not only streamlines the sourcing process but also increases the likelihood of finding the right transportation service providers who can meet specific needs and expectations. Freight Procurement The actual Freight Procurement Stage is the heart of the transportation service sourcing process for shippers.

Optimal Sourcing 130

Optimal Sourcing Procurement Sourcing Strategies Freight 130

Talking Logistics

MARCH 3, 2016

This complexity is certainly evident in global logistics and ocean shipping, where shippers encounter many barriers to enabling a streamlined process, including: Inefficient Processes : A lot of shippers resort to manual processes to procure capacity and communicate shipment details with the many parties involved in ocean movements.

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Parade

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Today we’re shining our spotlight light on aifleet, a tech-savvy trucking company and Parade capacity partner based in Austin, Texas. The ATA says the , driver shortage is worse than ever , and , rates reflect the current capacity constraints. The proprietary technology they’ve developed for their 50 (and growing!)

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Parade

MAY 11, 2021

San Francisco, California – Parade , the leader in Capacity Management, and 123Loadboard , a leading freight marketplace, today announced that Parade 3PL customers will soon be able to post and sell freight on 123Loadboard’s freight marketplace. Parade is the leading capacity management platform. 123Loadboard. Learn more at www.123loadboard.com.

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Parade

MAY 11, 2021

San Francisco, California – Parade , the leader in Capacity Management, and 123Loadboard , a leading freight marketplace, today announced that Parade 3PL customers will soon be able to post and sell freight on 123Loadboard’s freight marketplace. Parade is the leading capacity management platform. 123Loadboard. Learn more at www.123loadboard.com.

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Parade

MAY 11, 2021

San Francisco, California – Parade , the leader in Capacity Management, and 123 Loadboard, Inc , a leading freight marketplace, today announced that Parade 3PL customers will soon be able to post and sell freight on 123Loadboard’s freight marketplace. Parade is the leading capacity management platform. 123Loadboard. Learn more at www.123loadboard.com.

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3PL Capacity San Francisco Freight 78

GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Freight Black Swans Are Increasing Due to Several Factors Managing freight black swans are not about merely ensuring continued access to carriers; it’s about ensuring you have the capacity needed at the best price. As a result, carriers will have less capacity and availability to handle unexpected surges in demand.

Price Reduction 168

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Parade

JANUARY 7, 2022

Parade’s new feature helps brokerages find carrier capacity in every quote, even the ones they don’t use. The New Parade Feature in a Nutshell The new feature focuses on showing customers not only capacity within their current network, but also other potential capacity our system has identified. There’s no shame in it.

Waste Reduction 78

Waste Reduction Capacity Supply Chain Network Software Sourcing Strategies 78

Parade

JANUARY 7, 2022

Parade’s new feature helps brokerages find carrier capacity in every quote, even the ones they don’t use. The New Parade Feature in a Nutshell The new feature focuses on showing customers not only capacity within their current network, but also other potential capacity our system has identified. There’s no shame in it.

Waste Reduction 78

Waste Reduction Capacity Supply Chain Network Software Sourcing Strategies 78

Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

From our lens, the August data further reflects ongoing shifts in production sourcing within specific industry sectors. Output has fallen back into decline after a brief respite in July amid an increasingly steep deterioration in order books. Suppliers continue to have capacity. representing a 1.2 Prices are generally stable.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Current State of Supplier Performance Management Nowadays, the interest in improving supplier performance management methods has increased due to the increase in global sourcing and that of the global economy in particular (Gordon Sherry R, 2008). Are materials obtained, where possible, from sustainable sources, e.g. framework?

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Supplier Relationship Management – time to rewrite the rule-book? In a market where production capacity has suddenly been saturated by exponential demand, these product suppliers, whether strategic or otherwise, preferred or not, are now the ones able to choose which customers to work with.

Negotiating Skills 130

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 14, 2023

With constrained and somewhat erratic demand and supply – not just of products and materials but also capacity with carriers of all modes – rates have been extremely volatile. Rates are now starting to stabilise and for ocean freight especially, we are seeing rates closer to pre-COVID levels.

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BlueYonder

MAY 14, 2021

Chart Source: Freightwaves). If logistics is aware of future flow of goods, then they can estimate container needs in advance and book containers on time to avoid going to the SPOT market. In the digital era, you can book freight through digital brokers reducing the need for contracted capacity.

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Parade

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Today, with a determination to deliver access to the best digital technologies available and an understanding that digital transformation needs to start with capacity management, McLeod has launched an official partnership with Parade , the leading capacity management solution.

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Parade

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Today, with a determination to deliver access to the best digital technologies available and an understanding that digital transformation needs to start with capacity management, McLeod has launched an official partnership with Parade , the leading capacity management solution.

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MIT Supply Chain

JUNE 5, 2023

Again, the arguments are put forth in more detail in my new book, The Magic Conveyor Belt: Supply Chains, A.I., As the book explains, algorithms will not replace the human interactions and communities underpinning global commerce. The Evonik fire destroyed almost half the world’s production capacity for CDT.

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