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How Volkswagen and Maersk Solved an Export Bottleneck with “Cars in Containers”

Logistics Viewpoints

Capacity shortages, service unreliability, and inventory congestion threatened to disrupt VWs production flow and delivery commitments to U.S. Storage yards reached full capacity with finished vehicles waiting to be moved. and Canadian dealerships. In response, the company turned to Maersk Mexico to co-develop an alternative.

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Autonomous Drones vs. Autonomous Vehicles: Analyzing Logistics Applications of Amazon, UPS, Tesla and More.

Logistics Viewpoints

. • Payload Limitations: Drones have low payload capacities, restricting them to lightweight packages, while autonomous vehicles can transport larger loads. Each technology is therefore confined to a particular subset of logistics needs due to its payload capacity.

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Alleviating the Uncertainty of Peak Season: The Role of Home Delivery in 2024

Logistics Viewpoints

Understanding what consumers want With billions of dollars of orders poised to test the capacity of retailers’ shipping operations this peak season, minimizing fulfillment uncertainty and transforming customer confidence through optimized last mile delivery becomes priority one.

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Introducing Freightos Enterprise: End-to-End Procurement, Benchmarking, and Management

Freightos

billion rate data points monthly to provide the most comprehensive view of the market, helping you identify savings opportunities and make data-driven decisions. million+ transactions annually This network effect means better visibility, more competitive rates, and unparalleled connectivity across the global logistics landscape.

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Ocean Supply Chain Visibility: Adapting and Thriving in a Rapidly Changing Global Economy

Ever-tightening capacity throughout the supply chain (and what companies can do to adapt). Download our latest whitepaper, Beyond Survival, to learn about overcoming the likely challenges and opportunities of the new year, including: Navigating turbulent markets and economies in flux.

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Direct Spend Management: A Checklist for Enabling Shared Value with Direct Suppliers

Logistics Viewpoints

Or they may have expertise in manufacturing processes and have flexible capacity to allow contract manufacturing for new product introduction. An example of this is Vendor Management Inventory and Capacity Collaboration for contract manufacturing.

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Capacity Requirements Planning and Its Use in Manufacturing

QAD

One of those areas is capacity requirements planning. Proper capacity requirements planning is critical to manufacturing success, as this process determines if a company can even deliver on orders. What is Capacity Requirements Planning? What are the Steps for Capacity Requirements Planning?

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Supply Chain Network Design: The Ultimate Use Cases eBook

Dealing with multiple capacity constraints. Creating a strategic digital twin (digital representation) of your supply chain network. Modeling your base case. Optimizing your supply chain based on costs and service levels. Modeling carbon costs. Network design for risk and resilience. Diversifying sourcing and manufacturing.

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How Automation in the Supply Chain Will Make Employees More Strategic & Improve the Overall Supply Chain

Speaker: Adam Robinson, Director of Marketing, Cerasis

Find Freight Capacity & Reduce Freight Costs with Automated, AI, & Blockchain Driven TMS. Improved Picking & Warehouse Efficiency thanks to Picking Autonomous Mobile Robots & Voice Commands. More Efficient Manufacturing as well as ability to fill the skills gap & make more strategic employees.