American Global Logistics

AUGUST 22, 2023

As we navigate the third quarter of 2023, it's time to examine air cargo's role in global commerce. Air cargo is now essential for global supply chains and offers many benefits for businesses worldwide. Air cargo refers to the transportation of goods via an air carrier, which may be charter or commercial.

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Locus

JULY 24, 2023

Retailers should find ways to optimize truckloads to reap benefits. Think of it as carpooling for cargo – you share the ride, and so you share the costs. How do we optimize these loads? Typically supply chain managers at shipping companies would resort to cost cutting strategies and use of legacy solutions.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 1, 2022

Introduction: The Supply Chain Planning – Truck Load Optimization Disconnect. One such example is the disconnect between supply chain planning and truck load optimization. One such example is the disconnect between supply chain planning and truck load optimization. Source: Data from the Federal Reserve Board of St.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Inventory management : Inventory management focuses on maintaining optimal stock levels, forecasting demand, managing replenishments, and ensuring the availability of products to meet customer demand. They come in various sizes and configurations to accommodate different types of cargo. Bureau of Labor Statistics , 4.4%

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

On the supply side, material shortages, staffing challenges, and shipping capacity constraints are all happening at the same time. Some companies have taken extreme measures such as chartering private cargo ships to sail around port delays. Sustainability initiatives can benefit through optimizing the carbon footprint.

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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 FourKites provides a supply chain visibility platform that can ingest location and status data from trucks, trains, ships, and other transportation assets, and then provide visibility to where a company’s goods are, along with predictive times of arrivals.

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Intelligent Audit

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Freight network optimization and freight auditing services are the key performance areas that shippers want to track and monitor within the supply chain industry. . This is where the idea of network optimization really comes into play.” These fees are among the most important to monitor regarding transportation network optimization.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The following is a 5,000 word exploration of Maersk’s strategic shift to end-to-end logistics services, based on open sources. Oil prices tanked, cancellations increased and Maersk drilling and supply chain services would run up nearly $2 billion dollars in annual losses. The Post-2016 Strategy: End-to-end Shipping.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Supply chain executives must evolve from cost and service as the key objectives for optimal demand-supply balancing towards the “quadfecta” of cost, service, resiliency, and sustainability. Examples of disruptive risks are suppliers going out of business or shipwrecks that result in the loss of cargo containers.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2024

The port handles about 11 million tons of cargo per year, including automobiles, containers, coal, and farm products. A redundant supply chain has spare or backup capacity, such as inventory, equipment, facilities, and suppliers, that can be activated or mobilized in case of disruptions.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

While there has been some easing of capacity constraints, many of these issues are likely to continue well into the second half of the year. Ensure Your Materials Are Ethically Sourced. A lack of education is often responsible for the slow adoption of sustainable practices, so creating internal training programs is essential.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

But one source mentioned the unlucky nature of the number “13” is a Norse myth about 12 gods having a dinner party in Valhalla. The two main planks of the GSA would seek to tackle non-market excess capacity and carbon emissions. Daily market prices to move cargo from Asia to the U.S.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Optimizing your warehouse means examining every corner of your infrastructure and every facet of your workflows and processes to identify and correct inefficiencies. Not only does warehouse optimization result in a healthier bottom line, but it also improves key warehouse metrics like accurate orders and on-time delivery.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Despite supply chain costs increasing and available capacity almost a rarity, retailers are undertaking a variety of ways to make sure they receive their inventory in time for the ever-important holiday season. Ocean freight solutions Ocean rates and capacity have been a big concern for all shippers for quite some time.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2018

Completed by the exporter, the bill of lading provides a list of the contents of the shipment, establishes the value of the cargo, and acts as a legally binding document through the shipping process. Optimize Shipments Northbound and Southbound to Increase Capacity. Most capacity issues occur on the U.S. destination.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Maersk has unabashedly championed vertical integration for years, advocating an “end-to-end” strategy. On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 15, 2023

This entails staying well-informed about industry trends, harnessing technology for improved decision-making and transparency, nurturing strong partnerships with service providers, and continuously evaluating and refining procurement strategies to address the evolving complexities of container shipping.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Transportation capacity declines accelerate in September. The ongoing difficulties that many companies are experiencing when trying to secure ocean cargo transportation has forced companies to rethink their strategies. As the capacity crunch lingers, more and more carriers have raised prices for shippers.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 9, 2024

Companies that integrate these technologies in their logistics and supply chain processes optimize their operations and set themselves up for long-term success. In the world of logistics, this means enhanced operational efficiency for inventory management, route optimization, safety and security of goods, and resource allocation.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 15, 2021

However, with this year’s volatility, I was also given a front-row seat to a new level of hyper collaboration – including individuals going out of their way to help each other, more strategy sessions between shippers and forwarders, and continually leaning into historical data and current market insights to find smarter solutions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 14, 2021

Carrier rates are up and climbing , even at the USPS, and carrier capacity limitations crippled some of the largest merchants who did not prepare for them. Critical cargo to treat COVID-19 rightfully gets prioritized by carriers, with vaccines, treatments and equipment saturating carrier capacity in the United States and abroad.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Carriers responded by canceling capacity, but demand was back by July, and importers found themselves scrambling for equipment. . When capacity was cut, so too was the empty supply of containers back to Asia. Image source: Bloomberg. Labor shortages , impeding the ability to get cargo unloaded, loaded, or moved.

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Locus

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Presently, their major focus lies on local production, warehousing and strategic sourcing. With the pandemic and political instability, businesses in the Middle East have begun to reconsider supply chain strategy to improve their resilience. Oil price fluctuations. Optimize sourcing decisions. Cyber attacks.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

AUGUST 5, 2015

More than a year ago, the Supply Chain Collaborator blog examined the trend toward crowd sourcing and wondered aloud whether an “Uber for commercial shipping” was imminent. Yet, as an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal concludes, we are still nowhere near developing a killer app for crowd sourced commercial shipping.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

In this article, we explore the pros and cons of the alliance model in the shipping industry, compare the solo strategy versus alliance strategy, and provide tips on how shippers can prepare for market swings. When the 2M Alliance is disbanded, it will lead to changes in shipping routes, service frequency, and pricing.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 26, 2023

Thankfully, in our digital age, we have access to an array of mediums for training and communication that can aid us on this journey of honing our negotiation prowess. In this article, we delve into an unconventional yet remarkably effective training tool: movies. However, mastering this art can be tough and perplexing.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Passing Fad or Long Term Strategy? Supply Chain continuity of supply issues persist and this includes constraints and delays related to logistics capacity and delivery integrity. Even as restrictions have been relaxed the capacity issues continue, and this applies to logistics as well. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 14, 2023

With constrained and somewhat erratic demand and supply – not just of products and materials but also capacity with carriers of all modes – rates have been extremely volatile. Freight procurement is the mainstay of any supply chain professional but price is not the be-all and end-all.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 7, 2015

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.” As well, Cargo Chief locates cost-saving empty—or partially empty—available backhaul from in-service carriers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2021

The incubator will provide business training and loans for entrepreneurs to start their own trucking companies. According to sources, the incubator is not about tackling the challenges of today’s capacity crunch. Cargo planes are not the only piece of Amazon’s aerial plans for the future. Amazon Prime Air.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

According to Maritime Executive , Costco announced in late September that it had chartered three ocean vessels with capacity to hold 800 to 1,000 containers—and leased several thousand containers. But the extra capacity gives the retailers flexibility to use less congested ports and prioritize delivery of the items that are most in demand.

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 9, 2023

We have made great strides in mitigating our sales and inventory exposure by sourcing through other vendors, which will fill the majority of the gap by the end of Q2,” Thorn said. Catch my twice-a-week column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo Next.

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 6, 2022

Gone are the days when shippers depend solely on a combination of UPS, FedEx, and perhaps USPS as their last-mile strategy. “We work with TMS providers as well as with shippers by providing such solutions as parcel rate comparison to optimize the last mile” Catania said in a recent interview.

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BlueYonder

MAY 30, 2014

Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) were the center of the cargo transportation universe and the shippers were fully reliant on them for all their logistics needs. Carriers did the best they could, leveraging surcharges in some cases to ensure they had a decent rate on offer, but never had any pricing power.

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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. The machine had been programmed to identify what damaged train wagons looked like.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

However, Walmart announced earlier this week that it has started using fully driverless trucks in its online grocery business, aiming to increase capacity and reduce inefficiencies. The company aims to produce locally sourced fruits and vegetables that cost about the same as produce from conventional farms.

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