Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Your organization’s ability to anticipate disruption, adapt to events, and build resiliency is rooted in how you maintain operational continuity. Capacity constraints and transportation delays.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

More than a year into a freight capacity crisis that shows little sign of weakening, it’s time for all parties involved in logistics and freight transportation to meet this issue head on. Freight Capacity Crisis: How Did We Get Here So Quickly? That all changed with the summer of 2017. There are No Crystal Balls.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 7, 2021

Pinnacle Propane implemented demand management, replenishment, and order promising solutions from John Galt Solutions with the goal of improving service – reducing what they call “out of gases” – while reducing transportation costs. The goal of the project was to make timely deliveries while reducing out of gases.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport. Transportation accounts for 17 percent of global greenhouse gases (GHG) and 20 percent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Transportation accounts for 17 percent of global greenhouse gases (GHG) and 20 percent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

Often times at Logistics Viewpoints, we like to look to the future and highlight the key trends that we see in a given market, or make predictions about what technologies will emerge as game changers in the new year. 2021 was the trough with in-person events severely limited. Some provide what I consider to be the best content.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

And agility is about reacting quickly and hopefully effectively to the actual disruptive event. But the event might not be disruptive at all if you had planned for it. That variability might be in the areas of manufacturing, distribution, or transportation capacity. Something happens in your end-to-end supply chain.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Capacity Constraints Continue to Arise. Capacity constraints continue to come under microscope as shippers look for a better understanding to the state of the market. Capacity constraints continue to come under microscope as shippers look for a better understanding to the state of the market. That’s an astonishing $933.30

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 6, 2021

OTR freight represents a long-standing aspect of supply chain operations and transportation management. M odern transportation networks and supply chains continuously adapt to market volatility and transitions. Just a few years ago, many faced repeated price increases of more than 10-15 percent over .

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Aside from cutting down trees to make the straws, it turned out that the straws were not recyclable, so there was just as much waste. With Apple’s big event last week, the company claimed that the new Apple Watch will be carbon neutral. Over the last few months, I’ve heard the term greenwashing over and over again.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2021

There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. It’s not enough to have a Plan B, just in case. Your organization’s ability to anticipate disruption, adapt to events, and build resiliency is rooted in how you maintain operational continuity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 16, 2023

Energy, industry, transport, buildings, agriculture and land use are among the main sectors causing greenhouse gases. Day in and day out, my newsfeed is full of headlines about companies that are looking to make sustainability an integral part of their business. Clearing land and cutting down forests can also release carbon dioxide.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2021

Whether it’s a pandemic, severe weather events, trade disputes and tariffs, economic upheaval, or even unexpected surges in customer demands, you can’t prepare for every eventuality. Even in the worst of times, a resilient supply chain bends and stretches but never snaps. Tips For Building Supply Chain Resiliency.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

With significant supply chain challenges arising in the aftermath of such events more companies will be planning to mitigate supply chain risks in the wake of a storm. With significant supply chain challenges arising in the aftermath of such events more companies will be planning to mitigate supply chain risks in the wake of a storm.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Because warehousing and transportation represent significant cost centers, intelligent logistics decisions are critical. And, more than ever, these decisions have to be made on the fly, in real-time. Uberization: Exploring On-Demand Transportation, Labor and Warehousing. Five Forces Reshaping Logistics as We Know it.

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Stord

MARCH 24, 2020

How do you prepare your supply chain for events that you can’t forecast? So how do you prevent inventory stockouts when your demand forecasting didn’t allow for an event like COVID-19? Access a flexible supply chain network Emergency events require urgency -- there usually isn’t much lead time to prepare.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Many-to-many can also refer to many participants in a network accessing many, many sources of event data critical to supply chain operations through a public cloud network. But even in more normal times, a supply plan usually can’t be fully executed. Real-time location and IoT data such as condition statuses (e.g.,

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Major businesses have had to completely re-consider previous supply chain strategies that were largely centred around lean manufacturing, just-in-time delivery and reducing operating costs. The Age of Agility: Building Resilience in the Supply Chain. Feature Article by Anthony Beavis, Managing Director APAC at Körber Supply Chain.

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PINC

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Supply chain experts and software leaders converge to discuss the current transportation environment and provide valuable tips on what companies should be doing now to get ready for what’s coming next. . Increasing demand for transportation. Carrier bankruptcies affecting capacity. Increasing demand for last-mile.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2022

At the same time, many companies have lost access to most of the markets in Ukraine and Russia (owing to sanctions). At the same time, many companies have lost access to most of the markets in Ukraine and Russia (owing to sanctions). For the longest time, supply chain organizations’ major objective was cost optimization.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The global transportation system in 2021 is experiencing a unique and unexpected crisis. The extraordinary cascade of events triggered by the pandemic led to a severe container shortage. The extraordinary cascade of events triggered by the pandemic led to a severe container shortage. A problem also linked to shipping companies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In a report released earlier this year, ATRI (the American Transportation Research Institute) stated that premiums have rocketed up 47% per mile over the last decade. Trucking companies need to manage many layers of safety and compliance, and while insurance is just one of them, it’s also among the most important and expensive.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Opinion of just-in-time (JIT) as a practice has taken a battering and inventory is rising. Calls are increasing for a return to just-in-case (JIC) policies, with some citing this trend as a risk. Change can creep imperceptibly, so sometimes it takes a major event to wake us up.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 20, 2021

I’ve worked in the supply chain for 30+ years, working for major retailers including Kmart, Michaels and Five Below, as well as on the 3PL and logistics side with companies including FedEx, where I was Vice President of Global Transportation, and UPS, where I worked as Vice President of Supply Chain Design. Image source: Bloomberg.

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 5, 2021

not just to focus mainly on managing risk. not just to focus mainly on managing risk. In this article, we introduce the seven core capacities that are the building blocks of resilient supply chains. These are plans to restore lost capacities, independent of HOW the operational capacities were lost.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

With this information, are you any closer to knowing what to do about it, or have you just enriched your ability to admire your problem and see it close up? Not only do you need to be able to know the full impact of events and decisions across your supply chain, you need to be able to shift plans seamlessly to maintain responsiveness.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 21, 2017

Unless your organization has been absent from the takeover of TMS in the conversations of online and print media, you have likely encountered plenty of reasons why a transportation management system (TMS) benefits shippers. Let’s take a closer look at how Transportation Management System ROI actively strengthens supply chains.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Survey results showed, “53% of large companies (250+ employees) said they have been forced to respond to these pressures compared to just 31% of SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises).” ” Resiliency and Geopolitical Risk What constitutes a geopolitical risk? The risks run the gamut from trade wars to actual wars.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Following ICON 2023 in Las Vegas, Blue Yonder’s Chief Product Office Gurdip Singh shared the key product innovation takeaways from the event during a Blue Yonder Live session. If there was ever a time when uncertainty ruled the world, it is now. I will just name three reasons. Supply chain is truly having its zeitgeist moment.

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Freightera

AUGUST 11, 2023

The third largest US trucking company Yellow (YRC Freight) and Surge Transportation freight brokerage are closing operations: Here’s what it means for shippers and transporters with the commentary from Freightera CEO, Eric Beckwitt Recent developments have sent ripples through the entire freight industry.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 5, 2020

However, major disruptions are not just sparked by global crises. To avoid throttling or temporarily shutting down production plants in the event of a massive disruption, manufacturers need to strengthen relationships within their global sub-tier supplier networks. It is not just about having an overview.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 22, 2023

A Supply Chain Design Solution from Coupa Imagine you’ve just received the job offer of your dreams. And what about those jiu-jitsu classes you’ve wanted to take for such a long time? Their time frame was short and resources limited. Should these companies approach relocation as a brand-new problem every time?

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 5, 2018

For example, a black swan event may include both the physical damage and ongoing disruption caused by a hurricane and subsequent bottlenecks, so shippers that know how to isolate the causes of poor visibility and areas that are likely to contribute to worsening of black swan events can effectively reduce their chances of coming to fruition.

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Logility

APRIL 20, 2022

And they’ve had little to no time to recover from raw material and labor shortages, supplier and factory failures, transportation delays, and rising costs while encountering unpredictable demand. They can remove much of the unknown risks, along with those already known, in real time with continuous planning.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Managed transportation service providers work to deliver transportation solutions to maximize service at the lowest cost through people, process, and technology. The process involves investigating the current transportation activities and engaging in new opportunities for cost-savings while optimizing service levels.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The output was just not helpful. We have too hard-wired solutions bolted into IT architectures to enable the flexibility needed by business leaders during times of high variability. Over time, this changed. The focus of the transportation suites was on cost mitigation and price negotiation. It will not be over soon.

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Adexa

JULY 17, 2023

This has been the case since the beginning of time. Tools that are available to day are catalysts to faster ad better business processes and enabling higher productivity that is different in kind and not just in degree. Even real-time decision making is being replaced with before-the-time decision making by predicting events.

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QAD

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Your supply chain can also “wear disguises” from time to time. Manufacturers often have to deal with multiple supply chain issues at the same time. Charlie brought up a very common issue where a manufacturer thinks they do not have enough capacity. The supply chain disguises that issue as a lack of production capacity.

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