Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2018

Demand for these solutions, from both shippers and brokers, continues to grow because companies want to identify and implement better ways to plan and execute their transportation and logistics operations, which is what ultimately delivers value. Book a carrier faster and with fewer phone calls.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Green Corridor: Looking for the Green Lining by Timothy Foote, Director Transportation & Network APAC at Asendia and Founder of Susymbio 2023 is soon enough to end, and the transformation to a clean logistics future moves forward. Air transport emissions reduction goals sadly will be hampered by insufficient supplies of SAF.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

That was my opening question to the executives attending last month’s Elemica reveal 2014 Conference in Frankfurt. Moving forward, BASF is working on different projects to improve end-to-end supply chain visibility, like track and trace for products from BASF to end users and transport visibility.

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Parade

MARCH 21, 2022

After a couple of years of not being able to come together in person for one of the 3PL industry’s biggest events of the year, the annual TIA conference is back for 2022. The , TIA 2022 Conference will feature some of the most innovative 3PLs and industry leaders from across the country, and there will even be some familiar faces there.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

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. Just take a look at what’s been happening over the last 3-4 months.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This year the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP26) was held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, United Kingdom, from 31 October to 13 November 2021. In respect to logistics and transport something remarkable happened at COP26. The first Z – Zero emission road transport: Global MOU for ZE-MHDVs .

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Supply Chain Trend

MARCH 6, 2022

This traditional IBP is not set up for a fast-changing world, where speed of decision making confers a competitive advantage. We now have automated production facilities, warehouses, and transport in our physical supply chain. Intelligent automation will change this. Automation has been happening for hundreds of years.

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Tive

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Team Tive is so excited to be showcased in the Supply Chain Management for Dummies - 2nd Edition book. Daniel Stanton's great work on this book (and many others!) Go to Amazon and get the book now! highlights many best practices and content for beginners and beyond. Interested in getting started with supply chain management?

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Parade

OCTOBER 14, 2019

The conference will take place from October 15-17th in Chicago, Illinois. About Parade: Parade, the leading intelligence and engagement platform, empowers modern transportation companies to efficiently manage relationships, analyze capacity, and automate load bookings on a unified, private platform.

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Parade

OCTOBER 14, 2019

The conference will take place from October 15-17th in Chicago, Illinois. About Parade: Parade, the leading intelligence and engagement platform, empowers modern transportation companies to efficiently manage relationships, analyze capacity, and automate load bookings on a unified, private platform.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Common interests My 2014 post noted how the profession has evolved beyond its transportation/ warehousing roots to become a strategic resource. At the time, I started a research project on supply chain sustainability that culminated in my book “Balancing Green: When to Embrace Sustainability in Business (and When Not To)” (MIT Press, 2018).

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

The use of smart technologies like automated warehousing, cloud-based transport management system, and blockchain will continue to propel the growth in the logistics sector. The global and government pressure will continue and the recent COP 27 conference in Sharm El sheikh concluded with a serious action plan. billion by 2026.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 19, 2013

Today, I spoke at the Chief Supply Chain Officer conference in Chicago at the Eye for Transport event on the results of the research. It will be nice to be home and to have time to write on this second book, Metrics that Matter. Cycle Management is Stalled. I asked for questions.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Looking beyond digital waybills to digitalizing business processes, we always like to focus on bookings as the bellwether of digitalization. Instant eBookings on the Freightos platform have enjoyed a staggering compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 272% in the last 3 years, with growth dominated by airline bookings. Time and money.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 18, 2017

The new breed of consumer has been weaned on Amazon-level freight service expectations, spanning pricing, booking, and service To this add the even more demanding expectations of a new breed of entrepreneurs, and these are the shippers that the logistics providers must now learn how to cater to. Changing Customer Expectations.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MARCH 31, 2015

Tried every trick in the book to boost your supply chain but didn’t achieve the results you wanted? At the recent B2B Content2Conversion conference, Quintiq was awarded the Killer Content Award (KCA) for our personalized nurture campaigns. Supply Chain Planning & Optimization Transport & Logistics Workforce Optimization'

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 14, 2021

Logistics service providers set up their portals to more efficiently deal with and manage ad-hoc quotations and bookings. An attendee poll at a recent conference of The European Freight and Logistics Forum hints at some cultural challenges. The book author is FT, Forbes, Fortune, BI and Nikkei contributor. A year of reflection.

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Freight Plus

DECEMBER 19, 2018

With 11 out of 12 months of the year reported, the Cass report indicates that the realized contract pricing forecast for 2018 of 6 – 12% is “essentially in the books.”. Demand is exceeding capacity in most modes of transportation by a material amount,” Broughton wrote. “In annually in November but was down 0.5% from October’s highs.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 24, 2015

JDA “Writes the Book” on Supply Chain. For related commentary, see Drones – The Birth of a New Transportation Mode. Finally, JDA developed a Supply Chain For Dummies® e-book that “provides basic supply chain definitions and offers an overview of the manufacturing, distribution and retailing functions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 1, 2015

I am speaking this morning at the Terra Technology conference and doing a book signing of my new book, Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. This includes LogicNet Plus, the Inventory and Product Flow Analyst and the Transportation Analyst products, as well as the related technology and support team. The sun is rising.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Imbalances in ocean transport, port congestion and equipment shortages, with surging freight rates became the new normal. An attendee poll taken at a conference of The European Freight and Logistics Forum hints at some cultural challenges. The book author is FT, Forbes, Fortune, BI and Nikkei contributor. Some food for thought.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 16, 2015

You have to work together in the spirit of cooperation and harmony to obtain the best results with your partnerships, be it with a logistics provider, supplier, transportation or warehousing partner. The heart of the book is a theory called Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation (FIRO) and is based on unmet emotional needs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2016

I did not understand warehousing and transportation until reassignment to a logistics role in 1985. I have been speaking at conferences around the world and inviting them all to watch the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit live streaming where we will debate these concepts. I am a product of traditional, silo-based thinking.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

While forecast accuracy, if used well, can reduce safety stock, what I find in the study of the global multi-national is the rise of cycle stock due to increased item complexity, and the increase of in transit inventories due to longer freight lanes and longer cycles in ocean transportation. However, it is worth it.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 16, 2019

Furthermore, a new collective labour agreement means that wages for road transport – which accounts for roughly half of the total operating costs – will rise by 5% this year. According to recent research, for example, labour shortages are standing in the way of growth for a third of the logistics companies in the Netherlands.

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Freightera

JUNE 29, 2017

Transport News INTL has just selected Freightera as “Best Online Freight Marketplace – North America” in their Logistics, Warehouse & Supply Chain Awards 2017! Freightera creates partnerships and systems and promotes new technologies that allow business to find the best price and lowest emission transportation options.

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MIT Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

For example, a Just Transition Declaration was signed by 16 governments in October 2020 at the COP26 conference in Glasgow, Scotland. One example is the transition to green freight transportation, and more specifically, how the adoption of fuel-efficient vehicles and practices could have negative outcomes for labor.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 4, 2016

Second, we just released our second Talking Logistics YOUniversity course, Building a Strong Transportation Management Foundation. As I discussed in a May 2013 Talking Logistics episode, Revisiting Transportation Forecasting , there are many benefits to transportation forecasting, but also some “change management” hurdles to overcome.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

As we discussed this drawing the dialogue flowed in the conference room. These Supply Chain Operating Network Strategies enable multi-tier many-to-many enablement of first and second/third tiers of suppliers of services, materials and transportation. .” I drew the picture shown in Figure 1. Buffer Design. Like the Shaman blog?

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Talking Logistics

JULY 27, 2015

In a conference call with investors in February 2015, Macy’s CFO Karen Hoguet summed up the primary objective of most retailers today : “We are making investments in growth, we want to accelerate growth, but it needs to be profitable growth.”. How can supply chain management enable profitable growth? — Supply Chain Visibility.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

There may be instances where you will have to work more closely with carriers and book further in advance to ensure you can meet critical deliveries. If you fail to book in time, you may miss your delivery deadlines, or will have to use an expedited shipping method to meet them. Booking early is a good idea in certain situations.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

Transport Intelligence, the well-respected U.K. Transport Topics. With over 60,000 monthly viewers, Transport Topics is a prime destination for freight buffs, especially those who specialize in trucking. American Journal of Transportation. Air Transport World. Nieuwsblad Transport (Transport Newspaper).

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Cathy Roberson

APRIL 19, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in dramatic shifts in volume characteristics for many transportation providers - first in supplying retailers in inventory restocking and direct to consumer and then, along with retail restocking and direct to consumer, supporting manufacturers as facilities reopened during the second half of the year.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 4, 2015

COP21, the Paris Climate change conference taking place this week got us thinking what the carbon cost was for shipping the TV. Transportation ’s share of global emissions: 14%. Aviation share of total emissions (EU): 3% (most movements are passenger transport). COP21 LPAA Transport Press Release Forwarders and Climate Change.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

The case studies focus on cold chain safety/alerting for out-of-condition limits for milk transport in India and the use of blockchain for fresh produce monitoring. Read the short book, Blockchain for Dummies and visit the many blockchain demo sites on the web. Yesterday, Bristlecone and IBM presented case studies.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Next year’s conference will be on September 8th-11th in Franklin, TN, south of Nashville, TN. The design of the conference includes tours of several modern warehouses and centers of excellence. To maximize value—price to tangible book, functional metrics need to be reset to focus on reliability.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 9, 2016

This can include demand sensing into Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP), Demand-Driven Materials Requirement Planning (DDMRP), the Internet of Things sensing, and the use of independent demand into transportation planning. The conference will be live-streamed as we discuss five themes: Supply Chains to Admire.

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