ToolsGroup

JULY 5, 2023

Alternative Transportation Mode Updates to existing on-order expedite optimization functions. Customers report a 5-10 percentage point improvement in forecast accuracy and a 3-5 percentage point increase in service levels while simultaneously achieving a 20-30% inventory reduction. Version 8.61

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2022

This past Monday marked the first normal Boston Marathon since 2019, as the 2020 marathon was canceled due to the Covid pandemic, and the 2021 marathon was shifted to October with a smaller field. Currently there are 181 counties in the United States where confirmations of avian flu in commercial and backyard flocks are reported.

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Freight Plus

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

joins the show to discuss the potential issues that could affect transportation in 2020 and what you as a shipper need to communicate to your people. Click here to attend the TransTech2020 forum on October 10, 2019 in Boston, MA. Get your free transportation data report at. Chris can be reached on. Subscribe now on.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In 2004, I joined AMR Research, a Boston Analyst firm. I volunteered to write a report on supply visibility. We never published the report. We are making slow progress on transportation visibility, but not supplier visibility. Until then, join us for our monthly networking calls, books/reports , podcasts, and blog posts.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 17, 2022

As Bloomberg reporters observe, “There is something that the average person can do to slow down climate change, and it can be accomplished without leaving the house. Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) estimate that, by the year 2030, 2.1 All one needs to do to find someone wasting food is look in the mirror.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 17, 2022

As Bloomberg reporters observe, “There is something that the average person can do to slow down climate change, and it can be accomplished without leaving the house. Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) estimate that, by the year 2030, 2.1 All one needs to do to find someone wasting food is look in the mirror.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The invention of the ocean container as a means for inter-modal sea and surface transportation movements have orchestrated the march toward lowest cost global based sourcing of components and materials. The net result was that global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2023

According to analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), supply chain disruptions are likely to outpace resilience.”[1] Jeremy Kay , Managing Director and Partner at the Boston Consulting Group, insists many organizations “struggle to get a handle on how resilient they need to be.” Here’s the rub.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 27, 2021

Journalists Costas Paris ( @CostasParis ), Parmy Olson ( @parmy ), and Sarah McFarlane ( @sarah_mcfarlane ) reported, “Some 19,000 vessels crossed the Suez in 2020.”[2] ” Unfortunately, reports the Economist , the scenario playing out runs counter to the one recommended by the BCG analysts.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

The Boston area is a hub for warehouse robotics companies. A report published by IBM states that the pandemic has powered the shift away from stores to online shopping by close to five years. The issues facing the transportation market are structural—even increasing salaries dramatically has not created a flood of driver applicants.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The founding team is led by seasoned serial entrepreneurs with real-world AI, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Transportation and Operational experience, from the shop-floor to the top-floor, at leading Fortune 500 Industrial Companies & pioneering Enterprise Technology companies. Key Takeaways: Supply Chain: Cash or Trash.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 8, 2023

According to the published report by The Wall Street Journal ( Paid subscription ), the Chinese online commerce giant has lost its lead in terms of market value and capitalization. He further joked that Temu is actually headquartered in Boston. imposed export restrictions of GPU ’s to China based entities.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This action represents a reported 77 percent premium to the company’s closing stock price on November 22, 2022, the last full trading day prior to media reports involving a potential transaction. The announcement further coincides with Coupa Software’s report of fiscal third quarter financial performance.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2016

It’s a story that made the headlines in The Boston Globe this week, but about 10 percent of the newspaper’s subscribers weren’t able to read about it because, well, they were the victims of this story. It’s clear from press reports that all of these fundamental factors for success were missing here. What are the lessons learned? “It

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Freight Plus

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

joins the podcast to share her advice for a transportation operation ready to begin the transition from a manual environment to a digital one. Click here to attend the TransTech2020 forum on October 10, 2019 in Boston, MA. Get your free transportation data report at. Jill Clifford, President at Aborn & Co.,

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 27, 2017

Depending on the industry and size of the company, a business can spend more than 40% of its annual freight budget on inbound shipping, according to the Aberdeen Group, a research firm in Boston. A more efficient inbound freight program can minimize delays, save money and even reduce confusion. The payoff, however, is still substantial.

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Freight Plus

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Click here to attend the TransTech2020 forum on October 10, 2019 in Boston, MA. Get your free transportation data report at. Jill Clifford, President at Aborn & Co., explains how to create a valuable scorecard when measuring carriers. Jill can be reached on. Future proof your supply chain. Subscribe now on. Spotify. ,

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 29, 2017

Although companies expect growth this year and beyond, the surveyed manufacturers also reported a variety of challenges that could threaten this growth. Read more about the 2017 manufacturing outlook and beyond, and how they plan to tackle continued obstacles by downloading KLR’s 2017 Industry Outlook Report. .

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

12 | Profile Hans Willems, Vice President Supply Chain Europe, Boston Scientific. A Boston Scientific medical device is used somewhere in the world every two seconds, but the company is much more than a medical device manufacturer. Goods have to be transported across the globe and across the neighbourhood. 26 | Global Trade Map.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 17, 2015

Now, this week’s supply chain and logistics news, which was dominated by transportation-related items: Are Imports Moving to the East Coast? Cass Freight Index June 2015 Report. Well, the global trade data firm Zepol published a report this week that shows this shift is already happening. North American railroads bet on U.S.

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Freight Plus

MARCH 15, 2019

Work/life at John Deere in a developing nation.and the brutality of Boston winters. Get your free transportation data report at. We'll discuss studying abroad in India, Malaysia, and the USA. Future proof your supply chain. Subscribe now on. Spotify. , or simply search your favorite podcast player for Consulting Logistics!

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 23, 2022

Last week, Boston based home goods and furniture online platform provider Wayfair announced it will shed nearly 5 percent of its global workforce and upwards of 10 percent of this provider’s corporate level staffing, amounting to upwards of 900 people. The company’s latest report of Q2 financial performance was headlined with a 14.9

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American Global Logistics

AUGUST 1, 2023

As the primary mode of transportation for goods across continents, it transports raw materials, finished products, and everything in between. The vast majority of goods, from automobiles to consumer electronics, are transported via container ships, making ocean shipping a critical enabler of international trade.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 26, 2016

Boston Consulting Group talks about how the “endless aisles” of the internet and omni-channel sales increase product assortment. Add in capacity constraints, transportation bottlenecks, and promotional uplift and there is a need for better inventory planning and optimization across the supply chain network.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 15, 2022

Labor shortages and the escalating cost of transporting materials exacerbated needs for filling customer orders, leading to a significant backlog of orders. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts , this electronics distributor operates 22 locations across four continents.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

Rapid temperature cycling due to crazy Boston weather. It didn’t take long for the recently rebranded BluJay Solutions to make its first acquisition: Blackbay , “a leading provider of mobility-enabled solutions for the transport and logistics industry.” My garage door is crumpled. How did it happen?

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EHS Sustainability Knowledge at Work

OCTOBER 10, 2018

According to Boston Consulting Group , those asset managers likely to take advantage of data, machine learning, and AI are will more likely thrive in the future. Beyond keeping investors happy, there are plenty of good reasons why managing datasets, and monitoring and reporting against sustainability-based metrics makes good business sense.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Roadnet Transportation Suite 3.6.7 July 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Cass Freight Index Report for August 2014. Last month, when Uber announced its API, I wondered aloud if Uber would become a value-added feature of a transportation management system (TMS). Robinson Opens New German Office.

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Savi

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The pivot point has moved from production to customer delivery, and the primary constraint has moved from manufacturing to transportation. This shift is hard to handle because the CPG industry spends at least 5% of revenue on transportation. Given that most freight is transported over the road, this is a serious concern.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 19, 2015

As reported in the Wall Street Journal this week: [Amazon] is developing a mobile application that would, in some cases, pay ordinary people, rather than carriers such as United Parcel Service Inc., A sophisticated new Carrier Key Performance Indicator (KPI) report to facilitate improved carrier relationship management for shippers.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 17, 2016

and China, with the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology planning to invest $313 million in 3-D printing over the next three years, reports 3Ders.org. from overseas, says Boston Consulting Group. 3-D printing will play an increasing role in manufacturing competition between the U.S Click for larger image.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

And, according to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study, 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring. Transportation and freight costs are reduced. Excessive time-to-market delays due to overseas transportation issues are eliminated. Motivations and Stats on the State of Reshoring in 2015.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 18, 2017

This past April 1st, it snowed over 6 inches here in Boston. BluJay’s solution footprint is relatively broad, comprised of warehousing, transportation, commerce, and compliance applications, and following its acquisition of Blackbay last month , the company now has a suite of mobile applications (and a mobile development platform) too.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

We’ve used our transportation management system to make load times a critical metric for us.”. Hospitals overpaying by $25 billion on their supply chains according to report. Boston Herald. In a study conducted by Navigant, it was found that hospitals could reduce their supply chain costs by an average of 17.7%.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 31, 2015

I’m taking the day off from work today, heading to Boston with my mom and my wife and kids, and we’re just going to pass the day in the city. Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Descartes Signs Agreement With SAP to Enhance Transportation Management Connectivity, Collaboration and Regulatory Compliance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

In April of 2005, just a month after completing my first half marathon (and vowing I would never run a full marathon in my life), I went to the finish line at the Boston Marathon and saw Team Hoyt for the first time. Team Hoyt became a fixture at the Boston Marathon, completing the race 32 times, while running another 40 marathons as well.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2022

Founded in 2014, this Boston based robotics technology firm leverages capabilities that are described as mimicking human hand-eye coordination, leveraging machine-learning to a vision system on a gripper and allowing mechanical fingers to bend and twist around objects to perform piece-picking tasks.

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