EcoVadis

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Nicolas Meilhan is a Scientific Advisor for France Stratégie and works on transport and energy issues. . Companies in the transport sector are the subject of a specific analysis in the Index, with more than 900 companies (including 700 small and medium-sized companies) included in the 2018 sample.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 30, 2017

It brings to light just how badly disasters can set us back. Transporting hazardous chemicals in the wake of a disaster is also a concern. Food, water, fuel — it all ends up scarce just before and after a major event. This is the time when strong supply chain partnerships and relationships come in handy.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 19, 2017

As I mentioned in an earlier blog about the Gartner conference , customers are demanding you deliver an experience, not just a product. You have to start thinking of your supply chain as providing a service, and you must develop a digital strategy, not just an ecommerce one, to deliver it. That much isn’t new. Global purchasing power.

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Logility

MARCH 21, 2017

Maybe on the autobahn in Germany, this unconstrained view makes sense, but when speed limits or constraints exist, what is feasible is more important to synchronizing and aligning your end-to-end supply chain. This leads to the need to consider many constraints including: Supplier Constraints : capacities and order minimums/maximums.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The report’s authors indicated that five sub-indices, output, new orders, manufacturing employment, purchasing stocks and suppliers’ delivery times were collectively at levels of deterioration. Specifically related the Germany, the HCOB Germany Manufacturing PMI® registered a September value of 39.6

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 24, 2017

Deutsche Post will deliver AmazonFresh goods in Germany (Reuters). Paragon Software Systems Ensures Drivers Follow Optimized Transport Plans with Paragon Waypoint Mapping. LOG-NET announces release of Next Generation Global Transportation Management with its version 8.0. eBay to Roll Out Guaranteed Delivery for 20 Million Items.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 25, 2021

Ikea’s Singapore operations called it a “global transport crisis” and estimates 850 of its 8,500 products are affected by shipment delays. Chinese tech giant Alibaba’s logistic arm Cainiao launched a container booking service last week in response to the global shortage. For the route from Asia to the West Coast of the U.S.,

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Each leaf acted alone, unaware of time and place, like me in the quiet house, watching leaves fall from the trees. TomTom launches toll reporting to help transport companies manage costs. They floated down, one after another, to the dead grass below, where other leaves had fallen, yesterday and the day before. UPS Sets 2014 Rates.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Belgium is bordered by France, Germany, Luxembourg and Netherlands, and has a robust shipping infrastructure including multiple ports, making it a perfect location for trade both within the EU and with other geographic regions. Belgium’s transportation and communication pathways are robust. Manufacturing in Belgium.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 10, 2016

But this time we prevailed, scoring the winning run in the bottom of the 8th inning. iContainers, Expedia for transporting freight internationally, raises $6.7 Freight Rates Push Lower as Truck Capacity Outweighs Demand (WSJ – sub. April 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). It’s why I coach.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

But even if containment has the desired effect, what are the wider consequences of shutting down schools, shopping centers, factories, transportation and supply networks? Technology companies in North America and Europe are especially dependent on contract manufacturing in China and just-in-time shipments.

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QAD

APRIL 11, 2019

With a total area just slightly smaller than the U.S., Both transportation and communication infrastructures are strong in Brazil. Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest country in the world. Brazil would eventually become a republic again in 1985. Manufacturing in Brazil. Other Important Industries.

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Elementum

JUNE 4, 2015

Months after Modi and India introduced their ‘Make in India’ campaign and a full three years after the unveiling of Germany 4.0, With this initiative China hopes to make the full transition from the “world’s factory” to the world’s leading manufacturing powerhouse, both in terms of capacity and innovation. Supply Chain Impact.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 1, 2016

Today, it is becoming more than just an “add-on,” it’s now expected. We have already seen Amazon move in that direction with their purchase of Colis Prive, rumors of acquiring an airport in Germany, buying up a fleet of 747s and more. In fact, they are likely to be indicators of what’s to come soon.

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RELEX Solutions

JANUARY 23, 2019

If anything, the competition will just get tougher. Forbes wrote about this back in 2017, pointing out that Amazon, which accounted for about 45% of all US e-commerce at the time, was piling up cumulative losses in the billions and continues to operate at below average industry margins, even after 20 years in the business.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Particularly affected are routes from Asia to Germany, experiencing a remarkable 55% increase in transit times, resulting in an average delay of 12 days. These disruptions significantly impact just-in-time inventory systems and cause substantial upheaval in the supply chain schedules of numerous organizations.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

A growing global warehouse capacity crunch. Already reeling from the effects of the two-year COVID-19 pandemic, supply chains around the world, encompassing a wide range of industries, are now seeing increasing disruption caused by another massive crisis of our times, Russia’s war on Ukraine. The grain blockaded in Ukraine.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

I got started just as the dotcom craze was taking off, with new logistics startups coming to market every day (all of them announcing they were “The world’s leading provider of X” even though they were just a few months old). I’ve been an industry analyst for over 20 years, which is hard to believe sometimes. Source: Google.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Stuart Large ( @Stuart_Fotech ), Product Line Director & Business Development at Fotech, notes, “Fiber broadband has been the foundation of innovation in modern times, driving communication, knowledge and the sharing of ideas at high speed.”[4] 1] The same truism applies to cities. Fiber and 5G wireless technologies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 21, 2022

I just read about a different take on facial recognition software that uses artificial intelligence in a little different way. Supply disruptions would be problematic as businesses are already facing a shortage of raw materials and longer delivery times. Certainly sounds like interesting technology.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 17, 2018

Kuebix Announces New Service to Provide Shippers More Truckload Rates and Available Capacity. My family and I spent more than a week in Costa Rica, where everyone greets you with “Pura Vida,” which means “Pure Life” in Spanish. I took the saying seriously, leaving my laptop at home and completely unplugging from email and work.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 10, 2023

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that he would not commit to putting Tubman on the twenty-dollar bill, saying, “People have been on the bills for a long period of time. The February reading in the New York Fed’s Global Supply Chain Pressure Index was -0.26, reaching negative territory for the first time since August 2019.

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QAD

JANUARY 12, 2023

Those are just a couple reasons that companies turn to a multi carrier shipping approach. Compare rates, routes and transit times. For example, an exporter based in Germany could use DHL, FedEx, UPS, and DPD as well as regional carriers and postal operators. Multi Carrier Shipping – An Introduction.

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Jaggaer

AUGUST 18, 2020

In recent years , the sector has become highly dependent on deliveries from the Asia Pacific region and in particular China, where capacities in the transport chain between inland plants and the ports collapsed by 70% at one point. Supplier management is, of course, challenging at the best of times, and for a variety of reasons.

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ThroughPut

MAY 2, 2022

What is the significance of real-time supply chain planning? Despite the most meticulous planning, a majority of the major “incidents” in today’s global supply chain occur in the moment – meaning that there’s little scope for advance or even just enough of a heads-up or warning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2021

Specifically, the top countries most impacted by the Suez Canal blockage include the UK, Germany, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, and Austria. On top of that, there is a severe shortage of railcars in Los Angeles-Long Beach is causing rail container dwell times to double.

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Supply Chain Trend

AUGUST 5, 2018

Speeking to and interacting with a little machine in my living room, that has the capacity to both understand and create communication, is a great example of how Artifical Intelligence has infiltrated our lives. Natural language: the capacity to both understand and create communications, both written and spoken.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In the UK, there are currently over 1 million job vacancies, while in Europe’s biggest economy, Germany, one third of employers are reporting a scarcity of workers. They also help reduce grab-and-go food waste by making sure items aren’t just made properly, they’re fresh and ready at the right time to meet peak demand.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 30, 2021

And with customers expecting solid commitments on when their orders will be delivered the need for high order precision in understanding vehicle route times has never been more critical. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Do you have a Freight Management Strategy or are you Spinning your Wheels?

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 12, 2020

trillion on logistics and transportation services in the United States in 2018, an increase of 11.4% billion, while transportation costs increased by 10.4% billion, while transportation costs increased by 10.4% billion, while transportation costs increased by 10.4% transportation network and other logistics challenges.

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ThroughPut

MAY 9, 2023

The companies selected will deploy their technologies over an eight-week “proof of concept” period with one or more of the following agencies: The MTA –including New York City Transit and Metro-North Railroad – the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, NJ TRANSIT, and the NYC Department of Transportation.

New York City 52

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 2, 2017

tons of airfreight, but also operates as Deutsche Post in Germany. in Germany, and millions of shipments. Each division is about the same size, and a bit more labor intensive in supply chain (150,000 employees). DHL is a global business that manages 3.6M The first trend is around what he called the Amazon Effect. orders on Monday.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Maersk would split into two divisions – a Transport & Logistics division, and an energy division. Meanwhile, the golden child – Transport & Logistics – charted three pillars for growth: Product offering and customer experience. This isn’t just about pricing power that derives from those volumes.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Global Maritime Routes and Chokepoints Maritime routes are a few kilometers wide corridors that connect economic regions and cross land transportation gaps. Major routes also involve the transport of raw commodities, including petroleum, grains, minerals, and food items. They form a continuum. Potential for closure or interruption.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 14, 2021

What makes this Congressional recess importance is the fact that it was the last time the US capital was located in Philadelphia. Gas prices jumped just above $3 a gallon Wednesday, and many gas stations in the Southeast were out of fuel as panicking motorists rushed to fill up in the wake of the cyberattack. The cyberattack halted 2.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Jim Hackett, the CEO of Ford at the time, was quoted as saying: “We didn’t realize there was an off switch. Germany Freezes the Nord Stream 2 Project. Germany responded by halting certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. We knew it might go into a recession, more like a dimmer switch, but off?” Russia Attacks Ukraine.

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Techgistics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Mercedes showcased the concept cargo van at the IAA Commercial vehicle show in Hannover, Germany last week. No more time wasted rummaging through the truck to find a package and no more human errors with picking up the wrong package. Source: Mercedes=Benz.

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