Talking Logistics

JULY 21, 2017

Canada, Mexico agree on fast-paced NAFTA talks (Reuters). ATA Forecasts Continued Growth for Trucking, Freight Economy. FedEx says cyber attack to hurt full-year results (Reuters). CSX Warns of ‘Bumps in the Road’ as It Tightens Rail Schedules (WSJ – sub. ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 4.3% Have a happy weekend!

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 18, 2021

Distribution management includes forecasting, transportation, warehousing, and delivery within the larger universe of logistics and supply chain management. Forecasting tools. Additional variables, such as sales promotions at the retailer or seasonal inventory build by the manufacturer, can make forecasting difficult.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 21, 2019

Successful inbound freight management depends on a strong logistics management program. Shippers need to have a robust set of controls in place, a high-quality inbound freight routing guide , automated tracking technology, reporting capabilities, and much more. Congress Will Affect Successful Inbound Freight Management.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

One of the most pronounced examples of the role of the Supply Chain in serving and protecting your brand is found in the story of Target Canada. Faced with unprecedented plans for expansion in Canada Target had to close its entire operation only two years after beginning operations. The expansion had been a failure.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 17, 2023

Freightos Cuts Revenue Forecast Cloud based freight booking and payments tech provider Freightos slashed its 2023 growth forecast amid continued reductions in global trade volumes and freight rates. million in 2022 is now forecasting a range of $22.3 This tech provider which reported revenues of $19.1

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

When it comes to executing mode-specific freight moves from origin to destination efficiently, reliably, and cost-effectively, transportation execution and visibility solutions play a critical role. Transportation execution solutions allow shippers to connect to multiple carriers and then tender, track, and pay in the system. Final Thought.

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Carrier rates are declining across the board, and Seatrade Maritime News reported an “expected trough of freight rates to mid-2023 from 2024 with a lower demand forecast and a higher than expected effective capacity increase due to the unwinding of congestion. Container shipping to hit bottom in mid-2023, forecasts HSBC.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Many functions are required to complete this, including: Maritime, road freight, digital freight, truck, and/or air delivery services. Freight forwarding. million in funding to operate a logistics network in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, European Union, and Australia. Warehousing and storage. Demand planning.

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Elementum

JULY 18, 2016

The trucking industry, which moves 70% of US freight, has been facing a driver shortage for the past 15 years. Other countries including Australia , Canada , and the UK are facing the same issue. If the shortage persists, it is forecast to increase rapidly to almost 175,000 by 2024. Will the industry turn itself around?

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ShipBob

JULY 2, 2021

Demand forecasting. Tech-enabled demand forecasting has shown to reduce supply chain errors by 30 to 50%. With inaccurate forecasting, it’s easy to lose out on sales due to inaccurate inventory data, which leads to understocking or overstocking issues that result in lost profits. . Forecasting future demand.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

Foxconn Forecasts Challenging Operating Environment This Year. After a three-day stoppage of rail operations impacting transcontinental shipments of key commodities and manufactured goods, the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have reached a settlement calling for final and binding arbitration of differences.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 9, 2023

The World Bank revision of 2023 growth upward but downgrading the 2024 forecast because of concerns related to inflation and added risks for developing economies. Continued data and developments reinforcing recessionary conditions among global freight, logistics and online retail activity levels.

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ShipBob

MARCH 28, 2024

This enhanced visibility allows for better decision-making and more accurate forecasting. Completion of in-bond entry ( CBP form 7512 ): This document outlines the freight’s entry point into the U.S., Canada is our biggest market outside of the US. We were shipping from our Chicago area warehouse to Canada for a long time.

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ShipBob

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

By doing physical inventory counts you can improve demand forecasting, minimize stockouts, maintain inventory shrinkage, and more. This helps you understand trends so you can be better informed during inventory procurement and when you’re forecasting demand. Demand forecasting is predicting future orders by using historical data.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

This causes a misalignment of actions, such as suppliers not making the right item at the right time due to forecast inaccuracy. Aggregate forecasts are more accurate than individual forecasts. That might mean diverting from Los Angeles/Long Beach to Canada or Mexico. These are three examples: Rule 3.1:

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ShipBob

AUGUST 24, 2023

It’s also important for businesses to implement advanced supply chain forecasting methods along with real-time inventory tracking to stay on top of changes and disruptions caused by economic conditions. It’s important to accurately forecast demand and stay on top of trends and market changes that could influence it.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Complex supply chains are the enemy of accurate cost management, as identical components sourced from different suppliers – or front the same supplier at different times – vary in price according to hard-to-track third party costs such as freight and tariffs. When freight charges vary, margin visibility can suffer. Target Canada.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 15, 2022

alone this market is forecast to grow from less than $500 million in 2020 to over $9 billion by 2030. Excessive winds, rain, snow, hail, ice, tornados and storms can all appear suddenly despite the best weather forecasts. Now, 10 years later, the market growth forecast shows enormous potential. In the U.S.

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Unleashed

MARCH 21, 2023

Some of our ingredients went from four, to six, to eight, to 16, to 20 week lead times – and freight costs were through the roof,” she says. “I’d We can help them see exactly where they can – and can’t – trim back, and peer into the future by forecasting future inventory needs.”

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 13, 2020

We made some estimates based on shipping costs for the oversized items as well as forecasted sales patterns. Instead of shipping everything to central Canada, only to ship half of it back to western Canada (at enormous expense), we would set up a small, temporary operation in Vancouver.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 21, 2013

A very interesting presentation was made by the Jennifer Murray on freight planning in Wisconsin. One of the major game changers in this state is the development of “fracking sands”, that are being used in oil exploration for directional drilling in North Dakota, Western Canada, and the Canadian Maritimes.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 5, 2018

and Canada Reach Nafta Deal (WSJ – sub. Two “on the edge” solutions that are getting the most attention today, and where project44 is focusing its R&D and money on, are real-time freight visibility and carrier connectivity. Any amount is greatly appreciated because every dollar gets us closer to a cure.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Walmart Canada brings ‘click and collect’ online grocery service to Toronto (Financial Post ). Freight Truck Orders Plummeted 48% in January ( WSJ – sub. Ryder Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2015 Results, and Provides 2016 Forecast. DAT Keypoint TMS Interfaces with QuickBooks. UPS Delivers Peak Profits.

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EazyStock

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The system makes forecasting and inventory planning easy. The app dynamically compiles info from a large user base across the US and Canada to help you find the lowest prices of any fuel type across thousands of different stations. Veeqo – Warehouse Management System. Veeqo is a Warehouse Management System (WMS) for retailers.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 23, 2018

Supply chain industry executives are split sharply about how Mexico will fare if it is able to agree with the United States and Canada on terms to update the North American Free Trade Agreement. . In the 50 country rankings, Brazil slips two spots to No. 9, falling below No. 8 Mexico even though the Brazilian economy is roughly 70% larger.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 29, 2020

According to this regulation, the marine sector emissions in international waters will be slashed even outside the emission-controlled area: ECA s (Emission Control Areas; The Baltic Sea Area, The North Sea area, The United States, Canada, and the United States Caribbean Sea area). will also need to update freight tariffs accordingly.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Freight volumes (demand) and active supply (trucks, drivers, trains, and containers) seek balance, but often fall somewhere across the balance spectrum. Carriers accepting freight strategically. With slower growth forecasted for 2019, we could expect a more historically normal level of market balance than we had last year.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Freight volumes (demand) and active supply (trucks, drivers, trains, and containers) seek balance, but often fall somewhere across the balance spectrum. Carriers accepting freight strategically. With slower growth forecasted for 2019, we could expect a more historically normal level of market balance than we had last year.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 16, 2016

Poor forecasting leads to rush orders to meet the delivery requirement demands of customers. Third, it is essential the system generate pre-invoices to reduce carrier invoice uncertainties, eliminate fraud, and manage freight spend. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bouvet Island. British Indian Ocean Territory. Brunei Darussalam. Burkina Faso.

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RELEX Solutions

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Accurately forecasting the right quantities to allocate is all the more critical if you don’t want to compromise sales of other products. I’m sure you have figured this out already, and you may well have an excellent forecasting process , good allocation management, and so forth. Saving money and feeding Canada. Simple, right?

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

Sebastian Jungels @seb_jungels Sebastian is a co-founder at KAPUA , an enterprise SaaS provider, where he helps companies to improve their forecasting accuracy and speed. So, my answer would be the single biggest supply chain problem is forecasting accuracy as part of S&OP. Freight capacity — how long will equilibrium last?

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 27, 2018

If you're covering a load from Buffalo, NY, there's a good chance it actually originated in Canada. Luckily, there's no snow in the forecast this week. on the day after Christmas, for van freight leaving Buffalo, NY. The city is on the border, less than 100 miles from Toronto, our northern neighbor’s largest metro area.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The retaliatory tariffs from Canada, Europe, China and Mexico include not only steel and aluminum but a wide variety of other products including agricultural products and consumer goods. With a solid understanding of your future demand forecasts you need to determine where you truly have a continuity of supply risk or threat.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

However, Technavio’s analysts now forecast the 3PL market in Europe to grow at a CAGR of 2.87% over the period 2014-2019. The Japanese freight mover Kintetsu World Express has expanded recently outside its home market with the acquisition of APL Logistics, which has a strong base in America and Europe. Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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QAD

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Their North American counterparts, on the other hand, have to look at the actual sales trends and predict the expected demand based on inputs from sales data, dealership forecasts and inputs from their own marketing teams. Whilst this may be an oversimplification of the sales process, it’s not too far from reality either.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Given that we are about to enter a new decade, I thought it would be good to give these forecasts a good “think” (as they say in the soon-to-be-ex-EU-member UK), and come up with some predictions that could also be a bit provocative for discussion. They are betting that this continue to grow for sure.

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