Parade

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

We founded Parade on the premise that freight would undergo rapid digital transformation and that we have to enable those who are at the center of this massive industry: the freight brokers. Freight brokers have been cast into the spotlight with new upstarts like Uber Freight & Convoy entering the freight brokerage market.

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Freightera

AUGUST 11, 2023

The third largest US trucking company Yellow (YRC Freight) and Surge Transportation freight brokerage are closing operations: Here’s what it means for shippers and transporters with the commentary from Freightera CEO, Eric Beckwitt Recent developments have sent ripples through the entire freight industry.

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TMC

JULY 6, 2017

It’s like the universe went through a list of common supply chain challenges and thought, “Let’s see what happens if they all take place at the same time.” Raw material shortages lead to delays in production, which decreases your lead time and makes your freight more critical than usual. The post Supply Chain Disruptions?

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TMC

JULY 6, 2017

It’s like the universe went through a list of common supply chain challenges and thought, “Let’s see what happens if they all take place at the same time.” Raw material shortages lead to delays in production, which decreases your lead time and makes your freight more critical than usual. The post Supply Chain Disruptions?

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 18, 2024

The causes are myriad, including rising labor costs, geopolitical considerations, rising transportation costs, and increased risks of supply chain disruptions. Going forward, companies will need to continue to navigate supply chain disruptions, China risk, and concerns about capital outlays in a rising interest-rate environment.”[2]

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience. 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.

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Zipline Logistics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

If you have an order that needs to get to its destination in a hurry, expedited freight options could be your best choice for delivery. Though often a result of an unexpected need, there is still a way to control costs and ensure quality performance when arranging expedited freight services. What Is Expedited Freight?

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Freight Center

AUGUST 18, 2020

2020 will undoubtedly go down in the history books – and it’s not over yet. It’s a different kind of disruption because we can see when a hurricane is coming as opposed to a pandemic that no one could have predicted. Extreme weather affects every sector of the supply chain but knowing what to expect helps ease the stress.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 30, 2023

Due to the drought, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) updated booking conditions for ships for the Panamax locks (the older locks of the Panama Canal used by smaller ships). Under Condition 3, the total number of booking slots is limited to 14. Then, managers should invest in a 24/7 supply chain monitoring system.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In hindsight, 2020 was only the beginning of major supply chain disruptions. Imbalances in ocean transport, port congestion and equipment shortages, with surging freight rates became the new normal. The semicon crisis reflects what is happening with supply networks, that have reached their limits.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

Managing inventory to ensure optimal volumes while tracking data along the way can be extremely complex and inaccurate demand and supply signals can cause stockouts, supply chain disruptions and inventory build-up like the ‘bullwhip effect’ – which is caused when forecasts yield supply chain inefficiencies.

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QAD

JULY 12, 2022

Over the years, the plant and C-level have rewarded supply chain departments with their ability to firefight and incur costly premium freight to get product to customers on-time. The C-level is now paying for years of neglect in light of all the supply chain disruptions since the pandemic outbreak.

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Savi

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

With a transportation landscape of high demand across most modes of transportation and low supply in the current market, increasing efficiency and productivity is essential for shippers. Diminishing truck supply, high freight demand, and an ongoing driver shortage all contribute to rising rates in intermodal transportation.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Nathan Strang and Joe Lynch discuss the challenging shipping environment and why shippers need an ocean freight survival guide. Key Takeaways: Ocean Freight Survival Guide. In the podcast interview, Joe and Nathan discuss the challenging shipping environment and why shippers need an ocean freight survival guide.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 2, 2017

Not only does the use of a virtual dedicated fleet guarantee capacity, it also minimizes supply chain disruptions, enhances customer service, provides scheduling flexibility and can be designed to meet specific or changing needs. Leverage Insider-Intelligence from the Experts.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 22, 2024

Separate reports further indicate that air travel booking sites are indicating that flyers are paying added attention to the aircraft associated with individual flights. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Bristlecone

JANUARY 19, 2021

based freight forwarder, who moved goods like tiles, he emphasized how important it is for his business to be able to predict delivery of goods from the port to the factory warehouse. Their immediate need in the first phase of the pandemic was proactive insights that would allow them to secure supply.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

There are many ways to measure supply chain performance in terms of resilience, but there is one that’s easily overlooked even though it is gaining in importance: Detection time. In other words, the amount of warning time during which the company can prepare for and mitigate the disruption.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Transportation and Logistics Disruptions. In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solution Marketing team explores innovative solutions to guard against supply chain disruptions. It is the return to reactive mode for most of the supply chain and logistics teams and an unprepared response to these disruptions.

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Ware2Go

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Supply chain disruptions like freight delays may continue well beyond this year’s peak holiday shopping season. Learn how to adapt and succeed in 2022 in spite of continued disruptions. Freight delays have affected consumers and merchants alike. Reports of ships drifting outside the port of L.A.,

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

This incident, coupled with multiple smaller events, prompted a call to action to reduce the likelihood of capsizing, spillage, supply chain disruptions, loss of equipment, environmental harm and other safety hazards. . Ocean trade often prompts visual images of physical containers, vessels and ports.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 1, 2022

Regarding claims that the supply chain would have recovered by now: “ I’ve never seen it so chaotic, honestly, from an execution point of view, whether its construction, sourcing, manufacturing, shifting supply chains or freight. Every game is different, and every challenge requires a different play book.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Supply chain disruptions that started during the Covid-pandemic, are continuing, now fuelled by the Ukraine war. Supply chain disruptions resulted in shortages of consumer products as well as long supply lead times for industrial products. Sea freight and airfreight costs have become very expensive.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

Supply chain disruptions have become the daily business of supply chain professionals all over the globe. Many experts and practitioners believe that higher levels of visibility would help to manage or even resolve the current bottlenecks causing congestions and delays, logistics costs and freight rates.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

In order to compensate a long waiting time, Adidas uses air freight or courier service. Library Prime Storage is the area dedicated for book/magazine. After that, Adidas asks the same key suppliers to produce custom components in order to achieve the economy of scale. In Amazon''s warehouse, there are 5 types of storage areas.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

But for larger shipments, sometimes representing entire cargo vessels full of freight, reconsolidation is not an option, and an unexpected compensatory pay-out could quickly bankrupt a business. Understanding these costs’ benefits can help ocean freight shippers –and shareholders–go into transit contracts worry-free.

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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. Doing so significantly reduces physical paperwork, as well as the number of manual touchpoints in any supply chain resulting. TRAMES is all about International Freight Orchestration (IFO).

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

At the height of the pandemic-linked supply chain disruptions, Amazon set the bar extremely high for other 4PL providers, despite initially experiencing inventory shortages. Two good examples of 4PL companies in Australia are Primary Connect and Coles Collect , both of which have been set up by major supermarket chains.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Resilience for Supply Chain Decarbonisation. by Dr. Shereen Nassar , Global Director of Logistics Studies and Director of MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management Suite at Heriot-Watt University Dubai. For example, base materials, agriculture, and freight transport are needed to move goods around the world.

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Turvo

MAY 11, 2020

Freight brokers face a perilous future of uncertain profitability. According to TruckingInfo , “gross margins and revenues were down for freight brokers in the third quarter of 2019, but cost reductions allowed brokers to stay profitable.” In response, more companies want a freight broker TMS. in the third quarter of 2019.

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Turvo

MARCH 15, 2022

Despite, or perhaps in spite of, the difficulties experienced by 3PLs, supply chain agility has become vital for companies. 3PLs have several challenges in achieving this visibility across dispersed supply chains, resulting in shifting priorities. Supply chain instability will not diminish this year.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Partnering with a 3PL is not a new concept, and many of the world's most successful companies have long recognized their value as the freight market continues to evolve. These three horsemen of the logistics apocalypse are creating havoc in supply chains worldwide. See Drucker’s book, The New Realities , 1990.)

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

James: What we are seeing on the supply side is complexity with increased volatility and uncertainty. As we have observed in the last two years, the magnitude and the frequency of supply chain disruptions are on the rise. The automotive industry is seeing a double whammy with demand and supply issues.

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

The VMI concept is well documented with a real-world example in Michael Hammer’s best-selling book, Reengineering the Corporation. Perform scenario planning , including planning for supply chain disruptions (constrained manufacturing or transportation) and events and promotions (demand volatility).

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 16, 2023

The reasons were obvious, ongoing supply chain supply challenges as again reiterated by company CEO Guillaume Faury to reporters: “ The headwinds of the complexity of the supply chain remains in 2023. Boeing continues to be challenged with ongoing supply chain shortfalls and other logistical and production issues.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 25, 2020

These needs have become more complex than ever as our customers manage global supply chain disruption and changing consumer habits due to the pandemic. Robinson is guided by delivering smarter solutions to our customers for the needs they have today and the coming challenges they will have tomorrow.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Risks and challenges It’s easy to blame stock issues on supply chain disruptions. Often, we end up asking the partner in Germany or Spain or somewhere, ‘Can you air freight this? And you’d be right – they’re certainly a factor. We’re a distributor for a Korean partner. We assemble bespoke solutions on site.

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