Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

When it comes to real-time visibility, the market is becoming more important and more robust than ever before. Billions of venture capital dollars of investment are being poured into companies that can integrate real-time visibility data with transportation to provide a more informed ETA for shippers and carriers. Final Thought.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

When I ask shippers what they look for in a logistics or transportation management partner, technology capabilities — and the data and insights those technologies provide — is always near the top of the list. What impact are these technologies having on transportation managed services?

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ShipBob

JANUARY 6, 2023

That’s where transportation management systems, or TMS, comes in. TMS provides businesses with a clear view of how the supply chain is functioning and enabling them to manage it effectively. What is a transportation management system (TMS)? Transportation management systems can perform a variety of functions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In our recent survey on analytics, today 74% of companies are attempting to improve supply chain visibility (as shown in Figure 1). Projects Being Implemented as Part of a Digital Supply Chain Transformation Project. Visibility means many things to different people. We hope to see you at the event next year.

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In today’s turbulent trading environment, strong global transportation management capabilities deliver exceptional benefits and value. In 2014, a Supply Chain Council survey found that managing global supply chain complexity was among the top 5 major issues. A very recent survey of U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

I consider her the best in the biz for transportation management consulting. My goal was to implement demand and supply planning. Ellen’s was to design and execute the transportation planning logic. Together, we sat on the bed and tried to map the process flows from supply planning. A supply chain visibility demo.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 27, 2015

Supply chain management spans many functions and processes, including demand planning, sourcing, merchandising, supplier relationship management, inventory management, inbound and outbound transportation, distribution management, and store operations. Below is an excerpt from the section on Supply Chain Visibility.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 12, 2023

In breaking supply chain tech news , Cloud based freight booking platform and payments tech provider Freightos has announced plans to reportedly shed upwards of 50 employees, representing 13 percent of current staffing. In prior Supply Chain Matters postings, we have highlighted that a U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

We consistently see that companies focused on functional excellence–a focus within a functional silo like manufacturing, transportation or distribution– or singular metrics– like inventory or costs– underperform against their peer groups. For more on this topic, read the book Supply Chain Metrics That Matter.

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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.

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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.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 15, 2023

Blue Yonder was named a Leader in this inaugural report, based on an evaluation of Blue Yonder’s Transportation Management System (TMS). Transportation modeling that creates very realistic and highly optimized scenarios as customers’ supply chain footprints is changing to fit customer-centric requirements.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Last night, I was sitting with a friend that got transportation updates every hour from the GPS on the truck that he had tendered earlier that day on his cell phone. Figure 1: Gaps in Supply Chain Visibility. (For access to the report on business networks reference this r eport. The gaps are large.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 13, 2023

Peter Drucker wrote in his book “Managing in the Next Society” that “the biggest challenge for the large company and especially for the multinational may be its social legitimacy – its values, its mission, its vision. Everything else can be outsourced.” For example, we provide software capabilities to 65% of Tier 1 3PL organizations.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Supplying this urban population with fresh food is difficult due to the tropical temperatures and the overloaded transport infrastructure with frequent traffic gridlocks. With the logistics software WAMAS ® , ORCA has a close eye on stock and ensures that all goods within the warehouse are booked and tracked in real time.

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In today’s turbulent trading environment, strong global transportation management capabilities deliver exceptional benefits and value. In 2014, a Supply Chain Council survey found that managing global supply chain complexity was among the top 5 major issues. A very recent survey of U.S.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 16, 2022

According to a study by Deloitte , those companies that were best equipped to respond to the disruption driven by the pandemic had robust relationships with their supplier and partners and the required tools in place to offer visibility into their broader supply networks. Enhancing Supply Chain Visibility.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Whether you are shipping one container per month, or 10 containers per day, successful shippers are aware of global challenges such as adhering to international rules and regulations, using suitable shipping methods, considering supply chain visibility, and knowing when to turn to freight forwarding and broker specialists to get the job done.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 13, 2021

It influences demand across sectors like housing, transport and logistics management , and even consumer goods. Accurately anticipating this demand to enhance efficiency across the supply chain can lead to breakthroughs in construction supply chain management and the elimination of problematic bottlenecks.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2018

The First Hyperloop Booking App Is Already Here (Fast Co.Design). Moving on to transportation news, Transplace announced that Frank McGuigan has been named chief executive officer, while previous CEO Tom Sanderson has transitioned to the role of executive chairman and will serve on Transplace’s board of directors.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 5, 2018

At the same time, Hurricane Season yet again disrupted freight lanes, and demand on e-commerce is still breaking the record books causing massive shifts in tactics and strategies by shippers. A few key considerations when deciding between LTL and intermodal transportation, include: Intermodal is comparable to FT use. Use technology.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The best way to maintain an advantage over competitors as the holidays draw closer (and the year-end approaches) is to employ a platform that offers full, end-to-end supply chain visibility. The most cost-effective and efficient means is to enable the factory with digital tools to complete the shipment booking.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

To learn more about gaining visibility over supply chains in the time of COVID-19, check out Intelligent Audit’s recent eBook: Shedding Light on Transportation Data in the Time of COVID. Achieving Full Supply Chain Visibility. DOWNLOAD THE E-BOOK! Optimizing Distribution Centers.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 13, 2023

Peter Drucker wrote in his book “Managing in the Next Society” that “the biggest challenge for the large company and especially for the multinational may be its social legitimacy – its values, its mission, its vision. Everything else can be outsourced.” For example, we provide software capabilities to 65% of Tier 1 3PL organizations.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 10, 2023

To find out more, please don’t hesitate to book a free consultation call with one of our outsourcing experts. BOOK NOW Need help with insourcing/outsourcing decisions? Book your free consultation. You can do so quickly and easily by clicking the button below.

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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. The leader of today’s supply chain lives in an inter-connected, tightly woven world. This is not going to be pretty. What do you think?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2015

GT Nexus is one of the strongest providers of transportation visibility for the global ecosystem. Figure 1: Current State of Network Visibility . There is a great market for a holistic solution on supply chain visibility. They need a new and deeper capability for supply chain visibility.

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ThroughPut

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Retail supply chains in particular face a horde of supply chain challenges such as: . Integration of multiple distribution channels Customer satisfaction Inventory and storage management End-to-end supply chain visibility. Amongst these challenges, inventory management impacts all others.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

To learn more about gaining visibility over supply chains in the time of COVID-19, check out Intelligent Audit’s recent eBook: Shedding Light on Transportation Data in the Time of COVID. DOWNLOAD THE E-BOOK! The post FedEx Rolls out Rate Increases and New Fees appeared first on Intelligent Audit.

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ThroughPut

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

To ensure that backflow in the supply chain doesn’t drag all the way back to raw material procurement, it is necessary to monitor intermediate checkpoints such as warehouses, transport operations, and so on. Enhancing Supply Chain Visibility.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2017

JDA Unleashes New Levels of Supply Chain Visibility Across its Portfolio with TransVoyant. MacroPoint Announces Platform Integration with JDA Transportation Management Solution. On the software front, just when you thought “Does the market need another transportation management system (TMS)?” along comes Haven TMS.

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Convey

AUGUST 29, 2017

Convey has already exceeded total bookings from 2016, representing a 340 percent year-over-year increase to-date. The relationship extends Convey’s customer delivery focus beyond retail into new verticals, while providing end-to-end supply chain visibility and management from international points of origin to final mile delivery.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Increased supply chain visibility for optimum output. Demand forecasting in supermarket supply chains permeates down to every link in the supply chain. All channels, from transportation and distribution, benefit from precise, demand-driven information.

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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!) Interested in getting started with supply chain management? Go to Amazon and get the book now!

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EazyStock

JUNE 16, 2022

Having systems and processes in place to reduce the possibility and subsequent impact of supply chain issues is extremely important. Advancing technologies, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, make connectivity and supply chain visibility easier. What is artificial intelligence?

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

This requires bi-directional communication between trading partners in the value chain. The gaps in supply chain visibility as shown in Figure 1, are problematic for most companies. Figure 1: Current Levels of Visibility. Business Leader Confidence in ERP to Deliver on Supply Chain Visibility Requirements.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 29, 2016

After receiving the package, the delivery receptacle transports the package to a secure location, such as into a garage. ” This is another example of a company taking direct control of a logistics process in order reduce lead times and cost, improve supply chain visibility, and enhance customer service.

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