The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement by LSCMS Shippers’ Council Container shipping procurement faces a multitude of challenges shaped by global events, industry shifts, environmental mandates, and technological advancements. It serves as the compass guiding shippers toward efficient, economical, and dependable cargo transport.

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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. Greener Shopping and Shipping: The Rise of Carbon Neutral e-Commerce Delivery.

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ShipBob

JANUARY 6, 2023

That’s where transportation management systems, or TMS, comes in. In this post, we’ll take a closer look at what a transportation management system is, why it’s important, and how you can choose a provider. What is a transportation management system (TMS)? Transportation management systems can perform a variety of functions.

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In today’s turbulent trading environment, strong global transportation management capabilities deliver exceptional benefits and value. Massive shifts in supply chains are underway because of trade turmoil increasing the complexity in global supply chain management and related transportation management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

The two most significant factors were a rise in time between the booking to gate in at the port, up 43%, and the ocean transit time, up 36%. Source E2open Shipping Index). As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. Focus on Cost. A Decline in Innovation.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 8, 2021

That’s the overview of white glove services evolution and it’s another piece of the transportation terminology puzzle. It’s important to know how white glove services and transportation management go together. They must go beyond the standard delivery in transportation management, and consumers are pushing this trend forward.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 5, 2016

It was also evident that many folks wanted more information around KPIs and Metrics, as our top 5 included two posts from this sub-category. e-Book] The Ultimate Guide to Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation, & Freight Metrics & KPIs. Get Your FREE eBook Here.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The two most significant factors were a rise in time between the booking to gate in at the port, up 43%, and the ocean transit time, up 36%. Source E2open Shipping Index). As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. Focus on Cost. A Decline in Innovation.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

Whether your company is a big or small player in terms of shipping volumes, and regardless of your chosen transportation modes (road, rail, ocean, air), the health of your bottom line depends in no small part on the competitiveness of your freight prices. There’s no dark art to freight benchmarking.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 25, 2021

By now many of you have heard about the “Ever Given”, which has been stuck in the Suez Canal since Tuesday, and is blocking all container ships trying to get through with their cargo. For many years, as we moved to low cost countries, the shipping industry benefited. It may take weeks, by some estimates.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

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. Time Slot Booking/Optimization (aka “Dock Appointment Scheduling”) Delivers Cost and Productivity Savings. Reduced demurrage costs (saved 75K€/Y).

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Mike Griswold, Vice President Analyst at Gartner , had this to say about the value supply chain KPIs and metrics. Supply chain metrics provide the vehicle to ‘look at the results’ and gauge the effectiveness of an organization’s execution strategy. Percent Transportation Spend as Accessorials. Damage Rates or Cargo Loss.

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In today’s turbulent trading environment, strong global transportation management capabilities deliver exceptional benefits and value. Massive shifts in supply chains are underway because of trade turmoil increasing the complexity in global supply chain management and related transportation management.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 20, 2016

Tom Cook has authored nineteen books on global trade and supply chain. Nothing makes transportation managers more unsettled than the unknown. In the end, all participating parties are able to make clear-eyed assessments about the value each brings to a transportation program. So with a hat tip to Mr. Anger causes bad decisions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

For those unaware of the term, shrink is an accounting term used to describe when a store has fewer items in stock than in its recorded book inventory. The goal is to reduce or avoid one billion metric tons (a gigaton) of greenhouse gasses from the global value chain by 2030. percent in the third quarter, down from 3.8

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 24, 2020

Delivering on-time and in-full is essential to success and a metric used by retailers when evaluating partnerships with vendors of all sizes. But first, let’s look at the background of OTIF metrics and why they came to be. OTIF metrics are not universal. Align Production and Transportation Schedules.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

The people on the ground–my contacts in the 3PL, freight forwarding and transportation industry–know that the labor strife is only a part of the larger story. As a country, I think that we need to rethink supply chain flows for chassis, drayage and the unloading of larger ships. It takes 2 to 3 days to unload a ship.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 10, 2020

That’s why shippers need to track shipping data and the supply chain KPI values that affect both throughput and financial stability. The so-called perfect order metric is the ideal supply chain KPI. But the metric shows how well a warehouse operates. On-time pickup and delivery are like the delivery on-time-in-full metric.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

Warehouse Management and Transportation Management were in their infancy. It should not be functional, with a narrow focus on a singular function like manufacturing or transportation. Stage 2: All about Transportation. It is usually driven by the logistics and transportation functions. Let me continue with my story.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

No metric should be measured in isolation, and functional metrics should be replaced with the balanced scorecard metrics shown in Figure 2. To maximize value—price to tangible book, functional metrics need to be reset to focus on reliability. 5 A Focus on Functional Metrics Throws the Supply Chain Out of Balance.

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3rdwave

JANUARY 17, 2020

Global transportation is the nexus through which all related international transportation information flows. Capturing, aggregating, and analyzing all the global supply chain transportation and product/SKU level detail is foundational to having end-to-end supply chain visibility. High transportation visibility is essential.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2014

I also think that Quintiq’s leadership in concurrent planning to solve new problems is promising, especially in the design of transportation and inventory flows. For example, we discovered that transportation and duties are 5x the expense of labor and overhead. Service level is our most important metric. Is it labor?

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 11, 2022

But in his 2021 book “ Sense and Sustainability ,” Chaturvedi shows he’s an idealist as well as a realist. Industries that are facing the biggest labor shortages are construction, transportation, warehousing, hospitality and local service businesses like salons and dry cleaners—all staffed by a significant proportion of immigrants.

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Zipline Logistics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Without effective transportation processes in place, suppliers have a steep hill to climb to adhere to the big box’s retail compliance standards. We will look at what a retail-optimized transportation function looks like and how it can help CPGs meet the challenges of the industry. Sam’s Club OTIF Background.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

Traditional supply chains ship cases, pallets and trucks; but not the EACH. With the dawn of eCommerce, companies must now ship the EACH. We how have the endless aisle with the need to ship the EACH. Their processes cannot ship and track the EACH and the outsourcing to third-party logistics is too expensive. I think yes.

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Locus

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Production and transportation activities are energy-intensive, but this also means the potential for implementing greener practices lay here. An optimum utilization of resources can aid this and reducing the number of empty miles can shrink carbon footprint and capture transportation cost savings. Book a demo with us!

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CargoBarn

JANUARY 23, 2019

Even shipping full truckload isn’t as cost-efficient as it used to be. Here are 10 ways you can save money on FTL shipping: 1. You have the most control over your own internal processes, that’s why streamlining how you and your logistics team works is low hanging fruit for saving money on truckload shipping. Increase Lead Time.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Nowadays, businesses are required to offer same-day shipping to not only meet escalated demand for goods but also fulfill customer’s expectations of faster delivery. From warehouse inventory to transport and shipping, demand is the key driver while determining supply chain operations. Demand-driven Variability.

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Intelligent Audit

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Freight bill auditing service providers help shippers determine the cost of shipping services and what to pay for those services. . Get better deals on shipping rates. Understand data-driven metrics and KPIs within the freight bill auditing services ’ software. Identify potential loss leaders so you can reduce carrier costs.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Ryan Collier is a Principal Designer at Convoy focused on understanding the problem space and designing solutions to meet the needs of transportation professionals. Distrust of transportation providers and a belief that they are paying too much, not getting access to the same rates as larger shippers. About Ryan Collier. Ryan Collier.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Consumers now have higher expectations regarding their purchase experience—convenient pickup and delivery options; an increased demand for accurate, real-time visibility to their order; and easy to use, low cost transportation purchasing options are critical. These heightened demands put greater pressure on shippers.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 20, 2020

If you’re currently shipping less than truckload (LTL) or underutilized truckload freight, a retail consolidation program might be the answer you need. The right shipping strategy is vital to ensure your products are where they need to be when they need to be there, especially in times of disruption.

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

billion metric tons—the emissions have rebounded in 2021 and 2022. Transportation was redirected to be used in providing first aid, leading to supply chain bottlenecks, shortages and price hikes. The latter was so severe that cargo ships had to run at half their usual capacity. Fighting climate change with green logistics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

The use of customer segmentation strategies to define order policies for lead times, discounts, allocation, and shipping priorities. 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. Order Policy.

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Freight Plus

APRIL 16, 2018

percent of the nation's freight by tonnage shipped and 81.5 Wages continue to rise for America's truckers as the trucking industry contends with driver shortages coupled with an increased demand for shipping services.". Freightwaves reports. , "Freight trucks are the lifeblood of America's consumer economy—they represent 70.9

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

transportation networks alone, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, shippers are reevaluating their shipping strategies in dealing with large-scale shipping to take better advantage of a thriving global logistics marketplace. Charter, Outsource, or Vertically Integrate? What is their safety record?

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2017

The quest to identify and achieve transportation cost savings is an ongoing one for transportation and logistics executives. It’s also a focus area for CEOs and CFOs because of transportation’s impact on the bottom line. What is the main roadblock to achieving sustained transportation savings?

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