Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2021

Three years ago, my colleague Steve Banker wrote an article about the Amazon supply chain , asking if it was the most innovative in the world. And the company’s operations and technology have evolved over the last three years, with a focus on its trucking, warehousing, and air capabilities. Amazon Trucking.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 9, 2024

The early Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans pioneered the principles of logistics and designed trade routes to facilitate their connections with other nations. The Role of Digital Technology in Logistics Digital technology emerged with the first commercial computers in the mid-20th century.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 31, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Warehouse management software article and permission to publish here provided by Claire Glassman. Logistics chain companies are often tied down by the schedules and requirements of their warehouse clients or partners. Integrate Warehouse Operations With Logistics Chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

We have certainly seen more focus on women in supply chain over the last few years, and nearly every conference that I attend has tracks dedicated to women in supply chain. The facilities are a fraction of the size of Amazon’s large fulfillment warehouses and are designed to prepare products for immediate delivery.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

About FRAYT FRAYT is a nationwide, on-demand, last mile delivery solution that offers businesses an automated web, mobile app, and advanced API platform to efficiently and cost-effectively move their products. FRAYT’s Preferred Driver Program is designed to reward and recognize the best drivers in the industry.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Avenues of transport are declining as major cargo airlines, like Cathay Pacific , drastically reduce flights to mainland China and Hong Kong. The virus continues to compromise supply chains and disrupt companies at a troubling rate, but a re businesses prepared from a supply chain planning perspective?

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Global Trade Authority Rob Garrison, CEO and Co-Founder of Mercado Labs, shares insights from over 30 years of supply chain experience working with a variety of Fortune 500 companies. Here, he explains what caused current global supply chain disruptions, and shares the five steps needed to overcome today’s supply chain issues.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Supply chain disruptions have brought about an age of innovation. From a transportation standpoint, this has included major technological advancements. In my presentation, I highlighted five key transportation trends that are changing supply chains from a technology standpoint. The Network Effect.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

About FRAYT FRAYT is a nationwide, on-demand, last mile delivery solution that offers businesses an automated web, mobile app, and advanced API platform to move their products efficiently and cost-effectively. FRAYT’s Preferred Driver Program is designed to reward and recognize the best drivers in the industry.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

From its peak, 97% flight capacity was reduced from Singapore Airlines. Typically, 45% to 50% of cargo is carried in belly holds of aircraft. Keeping Supply Chains Moving. Keep supply chains” moving has been one of Schenker’s guiding principles while navigating through the choppy waters of the pandemic.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, we share some perspectives regarding the announcement that Maersk and IBM are discontinuing their TradeLens blockchain enabled global trade platform efforts. . GSBN was established on a not for profit basis to ensure neutrality of its platform. Background. The Announcement.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

When you look back 18 months to the start of the pandemic, the first shock waves to hit global supply chains were all related to demand. What wasn’t given due consideration was the impact of the demand shock upstream, through the supply chain, right to the suppliers. Take full advantage of modern technology.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Professionals in supply chain management use various methods to identify best practices to improve the operations. In order to accelerate the learning, this article has gathered 20+ most sought-after supply chain case studies, analyzed/categorized them by industry and the findings are presented.

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 12, 2022

Uber revolutionized passenger transportation by providing a third-party platform where consumers “compete” with each other for rides. Now, platforms that enable companies to “compete” for supply chain assets have emerged as a way to lower costs and increase efficiency through Amazon-like economies of scale.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Companies of all sizes have been capturing the value from Global Supply Chain to increase the economies of scale and scope for years. In this article, we will show you tips from worldwide experts that you can use to streamline your global supply chain operations. However, you may wonder what kind of practices really work.

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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. Supply Chain KPI Dashboard. ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach which saw their busiest March on record, handling a combined 898,287 TEU’s.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

SUMMARY: For most people, the shared economy is best illustrated by the Uber and AirBnB concept of crowdsourcing and convenience services based on digital platforms. The World Economic Forum estimates that by 2025, 15 percent of trucking will be via shared transport platforms and shared warehousing will comprise 20 percent of the market.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Unless the new Watch has been designed to suck CO2 directly from the atmosphere, he jokes, it’s not actually carbon neutral. The majority of positions are for in-store workers while others roles are for the company’s supply-chain facilities. At full capacity, the company said, the factory will employ 500 human workers in Salem.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

In this week’s supply chain and logistics news… BluJay Solutions Acquires Leading Mobility Solutions Provider Blackbay. MercuryGate Announces Dynamic Exchange Offering Faster, Easier Access to Capacity. World-Class Logistics Solutions providers MercuryGate and Banyan Technology Announce Integration Partnership.

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Locus

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses in the Middle East fared well in facing supply chain risks compared to those from other regions, despite reportedly facing a high number of logistics shocks as seen in Africa. They have started earmarking their investments for food supply chain networks since the pandemic.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

Risk Management in Global Ocean Context Feature Article by LSCMS Shippers Council Rates have gone down massively in most trade lanes; congestion has eased, and capacity seems sufficient in most sectors. It appears that operational and procurement risks for beneficial cargo owners or shippers, in the short term, are minimal.

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

MAY 21, 2024

To be successful in today’s dynamic business world, creating an effective supply chain that supports your business and customers is essential. At the heart of supply chain management lies transportation, and choosing the right partner can make all the difference.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Supply chain resiliency and sustainability are top priorities for CEOs today. To achieve these goals, corporate leadership must focus on two key areas: shift from internally focused supply chains to collaborative supply networks and actively design their supply chains.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

The term “supply chain” was coined because it denoted key linkages from raw resources to finished products. Connecting those links has been the essence of supply chain operations since trading first began. Through the centuries there has also been a focus on making supply chains more efficient.

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TransAudit

AUGUST 1, 2023

Over the years, the capacity within the freight industry has tightened, bringing the role of the bulk freight truck driver under the spotlight. Bulk drivers specialize in transporting large quantities of goods, often in the form of liquid or granulated materials, using specially designed tankers.

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Freightos

APRIL 12, 2016

Which is why we’re taking our hats off to SpaceX for delivering 7,000 lbs of cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) this week using a reusable rocket – the Falcon 9. Well SpaceX may well have, if that unusual cargo had been in transit for more than the scheduled two days. A Space cargo ship sounds like science fiction.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

Opinion Editorial by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Operating Partner at Anchor Group and Mikael Lind, Senior Strategic Research Advisor at Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) and Professor at Chalmers University of Technology. Since COP26, a series of deep dive webinars have been conducted on how to design policies for ZE-MHDVs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Ex-SpaceX engineers create autonomous rail system that may solve supply crisis. What Berglund is referring to is the advantage that shipping lines hold for negotiations with cargo shippers for 2022 and beyond. The company’s World Without Waste initiative remains focused on its three core pillars: Design , Collect , and Partner.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 22, 2022

Fo rd is committing to an all-electric vehicle platform with zero emissions by 2035. But nobody is talking about the supply chain for these vehicles, and the capacity required to build them. And is there enough capacity to produce the new types of vehicles? GM has committed to 30 new electric vehicles by 2025.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Since time is everything in the capacity crunch, those that refine processes by advising of expectations in the RFP and defining the review process can streamline carrier expansion. Integrate LTL and e-commerce freight management platforms, explains Deborah Lockridge of Trucking Info. Expand LTL transportation networks.

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Locus

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Many retailers try to adhere to customer preference in attempting to commit to faster delivery times but fail in the long term due to capacity and cost constraints, leading to subpar delivery experiences for customers. Retailers need a robust logistics solution that helps them align their capacity with customers’ delivery preferences.

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American Global Logistics

AUGUST 1, 2023

The sheer scale and efficiency of ocean shipping have made it an indispensable component of the global supply chain. It's important to note that while there has been a general trend of a shift in transporting cargo from the west coast to the east coast. Technology is transforming the transport of goods across the seas.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 24, 2017

So, how does a company ensure that its supply chain is environmentally responsible? One of the easiest ways to get started is by investing in a Transportation Management System (TMS). Here are the top 5 ways a TMS can help your supply chain “go green.”. Automate processes to reduce reliance on paper.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

So, without further delay, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: UPS, Overwhelmed by Online Orders, Warns of Delivery Delays (WSJ – sub. Ford to test new self-driving vehicle technology in 2018 (Reuters). Fetch Robotics raises $25 million to automate warehouses (VentureBeat).

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

I seethed as the news stations celebrated supply chain success for the December holidays. The health of the supply chain underpins our economy. When the supply chain is sick, all industries suffer. The supply chain can handle cost increases more easily than variability. I am worried.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

Amazon has announced that it plans to develop new technology for its autonomous delivery vehicles in Helsinki, Finland. The engineers will begin by developing 3D software to emulate the “complexities of real life.” Restaurants, bars find suppliers’ inventories are running dry. Furniture makers are seeing increasing backlogs.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 17, 2013

HighJump Software Announces New Partnership With NetSuite. UPS App For iPad Advances Suite Of Customer Technology Offerings. Last May, for example, LeanLogistics announced that it had partnered with NetSuite to build the LeanTMS™ SuiteApp on the NetSuite SuiteCloud computing platform.

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