Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 23, 2022

I am continuing to work on my latest Transportation Execution and Visibility Systems study, which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2026, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, customer size, and mode. These changes can add significant time to the ETA.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Increasing parcel shipping capacity is more important than ever, thanks to increased pressure brought on by a rise in e-commerce delivery and transportation disruptions. In an ever-changing market, the ability to maximize capacity in a competitive market remains critical to achieving future growth and success. Rethink Your Product Mix.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Trade routes from Asia to the US have become so lucrative that shippers don’t even wait for cargo before shipping containers back to Asia, especially when there is no cargo at the port. Unfortunately, freight rates are also forecast to remain high throughout the year. What happened to the containers?

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ThroughPut

MAY 3, 2024

With the automation of various tasks and several risk forecasting and predicting techniques being used across several areas, logistics management sees a massive shift in the coming few years. which might affect these schedules, there could be a significant reduction of the units produced, impacting the transport capacity.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 27, 2020

This drop in capacity resulted in demand outweighing supply and therefore, air prices multiplying as global trade needed to continue. Airlines have adapted to the changing market by introducing cargo only flights, with minimal schedules to keep global trade moving. The market has been impacted at varying levels. Our role at C.H.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 1, 2022

The planning typically begins at the start of the year as shippers work with carriers to share updated forecasts of capacity requirements throughout the year to ensure parcels are delivered on time during the season. Over the past couple of years, forecasting of any kind was probably thrown out the window by most shippers.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Retail Sales Jump More Than Forecast. retail sales rose more than forecast in November and the previous month was revised higher, indicating a broad strengthening of consumer demand as the holiday shopping season got under way. This week: U.S. Bloomberg reports that U.S. The post U.S.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 31, 2022

But if there was some delay in the sorting and packing of the cargo, their trucks would spend additional waiting and idle time at the warehouse. Warehouse management can give the logistics chain a forecast of the cargo and packages which are going to be shipped out of the warehouse.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Retail Sales Jump More Than Forecast. retail sales rose more than forecast in November and the previous month was revised higher, indicating a broad strengthening of consumer demand as the holiday shopping season got under way. This week: U.S. Bloomberg reports that U.S.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 7, 2015

New Capabilities in JDA Flowcasting Attack the Toughest Retail Forecasting Challenges. Cargo Chief Cracks the Code on Transportation Capacity. For example, there’s Cargo Chief , which issued a press release this week on how it is “cracking the code on transportation capacity.”

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 9, 2024

Benefits include efficient tracking, vehicle and cargo safety, automated logs, route optimization, low operating costs, timely deliveries, fuel savings, reduced carbon footprint, and improved customer service. It will reduce human intervention and benefit significantly from insights derived from AI technologies.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

IDC also forecasts that by 2023, 30 percent of Asian enterprises will ship freight using a SaaS-enabled platform, resulting in improved efficiencies in load matching and reduced shipping costs. It provides capacity where and when organisations need it most. Data is critical to delivering a sustainable supply chain.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Container Freight Costs and Forecasting: Intrinsically Linked & Frustratingly Challenging. 3 Tips for Cargo Theft Prevention. Related articles on this topic have appeared throughout our website, check them out: The Challenge of Freight Container Utilisation and Why it Matters. 12 Smart Ways to Reduce Your Freight Costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2022

They have a fleet of over 250 container ships and a transport capacity of 1.8 Ocean ETAs are focused on when a ship gets into port and begins to unload its cargo. To drive better estimated times of arrival (ETAs), better visibility is needed. Hapag-Lloyd is one of the largest Ocean carriers. million TEUs.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 13, 2023

Coupled with low demand, the industry continues to grapple with overcapacity of containers and vessel capacity. Further indicated is that “ there are now too many ships in the water bidding for cargo, resulting in heavy competition on prices. ” Thus, in global container shipping, a buyers’ market advantage continues

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

With the contraction of air capacity and the unprecedented level of imports to the United States from Asia, logistics constraints grew in importance in the pandemic. Air expediting took on a new meaning in January, with air capacity down 18% and escalating prices. Availability of logistics was always assumed. This has changed.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 13, 2022

The advent of containerization heralded a revolution in cargo handling techniques, the ramifications of which are still influencing maritime trade all over the world today. With AI in forecasting, not only is the number of full containers clearer, but an estimation of available empty containers is also procured.

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Locus Robotics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

However, despite the numerous advantages that robotics brings to the industry, several myths continue to exist that question the revolutionary capacity of this type of innovation. Remember, it is important to face all changes with an open mind.

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SupplyOn

MAY 25, 2020

The Transport Volume Forecast provides remedy. The challenge of general cargo: No short-term transport capacities available The situation is particularly difficult if the transported volumes are not full truckloads but general cargo or partial loads (less than truckload, LTL). So, what to do?

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 4, 2022

On top of the damage and power outages affecting production sites in their Florida-based supply chains, many OEMs will face long-shortages and supply chain challenges due to disruptions in logistics capacity in Florida. While ports re-opening is good news for supply chains, not all shippers will share the shipping capacity equally.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

In 2022, we predicted that consecutive multi-year rate and surcharge increases along with capacity restrictions imposed by major parcel carriers in times of high holiday volume periods were equally unsustainable. The open question is where or if excess capacity is deployed in other trade lanes or placed at anchor. Parcel Segment.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 10, 2022

For example, carriers plan to reduce the capacity for the Asia-to-North America West Coast trade lanes by as much as 29% in the weeks following China’s Golden week in early October. Ocean Shipping Giant MSC Announces Air Cargo Service. Wary of Unpredictable Operations Costs, DHL Expands Robotics Partnership.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

One equity investment firm indicated that the shortfall in operating income for Express business was over 75 percent lower than forecasted. A further factor was that air cargo rates are now down upwards of 80 percent because of lower volumes and excess capacity among carriers and commercial airlines.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It was recently reported that one of the world’s biggest container logistics companies, Maersk, will only handle cargo from direct shippers, cutting out freight forwarders. And should a significant number of small freight forwarders go out of business, who are the smaller importers going to work with to secure capacity?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2022

He had a load full of cotton bales, and while idling away hours at a shipyard watching stevedores load other cargo onto ships he dreamed up containers that transformed global supply chains. The best use of fancier math is to automate the obvious and calculate the complexity that is beyond the cognitive capacity of our brains.

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Savi

MARCH 14, 2019

In particular, three key categories­–capacity, trade with China and risk–intersected with technology to explore new paths toward problem-solving in today’s complex supply chain. Beneficial Cargo Owners, or BCOs, openly said shipping price increases are necessary for carriers to stay profitable. appeared first on Savi Technology.

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 28, 2021

The National Retail Federation (NRF) recently revised its 2021 total retail sales forecast. The latest forecast projects that retail sales will grow between 10.5% Global air capacity has not fully rebounded since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic when 50% of the capacity was grounded. to between $4.44 trillion to $4.56

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Talking Logistics

JULY 8, 2016

Air cargo firms feel the pressure from plunge in freight prices (Reuters). More data points this week confirming what we already know: demand for freight transportation is weak, which is leading carriers to cut back on capacity. Heavy-Duty Truck Orders Fall to Lowest Since 2010 (WSJ – sub. percent from 3 percent.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Boeing and Airbus Supply Chain Strategy Boeing wants to encourage more flight frequency and direct route using a smaller capacity aircraft. They want to utilize high capacity airplane to help airlines drive the operating cost down. They have to launch the new products on regular basis but the forecasting of new product is difficult.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

With global cargo lanes clogged, businesses are turning to new ways to deliver goods. Mississippi River cargo traffic near Luling, La. The former wartime airbase handled a record 1,655 international cargo arrivals in 2021, a 73% jump from 2019, and overall tonnage rose 18%. We had a good cargo business before the pandemic.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 20, 2018

Earlier this year, my colleague, Bogen Chi, wrote a blog about the top 3 global market trends to watch this year in the air freight market: capacity shortages, peak season pressures, and the bright spot of consolidation. Over the past few years, we have seen many impacting factors on the air cargo market. Peak seasons have returned.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 15, 2018

Having a tool for accurate demand forecasting and capacity planning allows companies to be more proactive. The power of Big Data is allowing logistics companies to forecast highly accurate outlooks and optimize future performance better than ever before. seconds – and physically move the item to the desired location.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 1, 2022

An AI-enabled port ecosystem can lead to effective communication across all touchpoints in the container supply chain, right from cargo owners to terminal operators, to third-party logistics providers and warehouse workers. Efficient capacity management using traffic optimization at ports and eliminating redundant routes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The planners could choose to switch cargo from a slow-moving ship to air, for example. Because of capacity issues, Molex is working with more logistics partners. That inventory visibility is linked to all pending orders, production orders, all demand forecasts, all carrier sailing schedules and scheduling agreements.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

In other words, small carriers own most of the available capacity in North America. Leveraging the capacity of small carriers requires aggregating their service, which can be a challenge without the right logistics provider to help. And the options aren’t much easier to sort through for ocean and air shipping.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 5, 2018

The key to a great truckload strategy is aligning capacity communities with attribute segments of your freight portfolio. Volume in and of itself isn’t attractive to the capacity community. If you can provide what they seek, you will receive attractive pricing, capacity commitments, and top route guide performance.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 10, 2020

With the automation of various tasks and several risk forecasting and predicting techniques being used across several areas, logistics management sees a massive shift in the coming few years. which might affect these schedules, there could be a significant reduction of the units produced, impacting the transport capacity. Forecasting.

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