Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2023

However, sustainability in logistics goes well beyond these initiatives. APQC conducts research on supply chain and logistics to help organizations assess the performance of their own processes and functions compared to their peers. Below are the results from the cross-industry report for environmental sustainability.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Like many superstitions that have evolved over time and across cultures, it is difficult to pinpoint the precise origins of Friday the 13th. And now on to this week’s logistics news. The two main planks of the GSA would seek to tackle non-market excess capacity and carbon emissions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2022

Retailers also took steps to contain costs and preserve margins as they reoriented toward e-commerce like never before, including putting solutions in place to more effectively navigate carrier capacity caps and improve the visibility, accessibility, and mobility of inventory. According to Digital Commerce 360 , U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 25, 2023

And now for this week’s logistics news. ABB has opened a new facility in Alpharetta, Georgia, to serve as the company’s dedicated center for robotic automation in the logistics and packaging industries. Afterall, this was the case for the vast majority of my youth. Also, pool temperatures start to get cooler. in 2022.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 19, 2023

But with alternative routes and plenty of excess capacity available, operations should continue reasonably well, and freight rates are unlikely to spike to extreme highs. 18th, 2023, Source: Marinetraffic Since mid-November multiple ships have been attacked in the Red Sea by Houthi forces in Yemen.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 21, 2023

Why Multi-Carrier Parcel Shipping Strategies Are Winning in 2022 by Lindsay Schuemann , Marketing Manager at Enveyo Two years. But one thing that still needs to take hold with the e-commerce market is this – E-Commerce brands are no longer just product companies. They’re shipping companies. What carriers should I evaluate?

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

People will steal just about anything these days. And now on to this week’s logistics news. FedEx makes progress with AI to sharpen delivery time estimates Amazon to expand grocery delivery Revenue up at Uber as company looks to bolster grocery delivery Trade deficit climbs 5% to $61.5 billion as U.S. billion as U.S.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance The shipping industry continues to evolve. 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.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The capacity crunch has been a core concern of shippers for several years, but as 2018 draws closer to the holiday shopping season, it will become a bigger problem. LTL capacity has routinely been used as a source of added capacity when full truckload becomes unavailable. Get Your Free Copy Here. Download White Paper.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 19, 2024

Grafton Elliott and Joe Lynch discuss big, bulky, and rural shipping. Grafton is the Founder and CEO of Onward, a big and bulky shipping network that helps retailers offer local like delivery service, to their customers located in suburban and rural zip codes. A massive underutilization of capacity that lead him to start Onward!

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 6, 2023

And Logistics Viewpoints has a history of its own supply chain predictions for the year ahead. This volatility has increased public and corporate attention and appreciation for supply chain and logistics. A value above 0 indicates that supply chain capacity is being stretched and supply chain volatility is increasing.

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Freightos

JULY 22, 2021

But it’s not just demand. But as consumer spending shifted from services to goods nearly a year ago, demand for ocean freight has consistently outpaced container ship capacity, pushing freight rates to record highs. . These spikes are not only increasing logistics costs for importers, but also pushing prices up for consumers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2022

And this doesn’t just apply to how long can a vehicle go on a single charge; it also applies to the actual life of a battery, as a new battery can cost upwards of $25,000. Existing technology for EV batteries can only create cells that last up to 20 years or around 200,000 miles before their capacity drops too low to power a vehicle.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

And to buy multiple tickets with the same numbers in the hopes of winning more money just seems so over the top. And now on to this week’s logistics news. The current wait time to cross the canal is now around 21 days. However, for one man in Maryland, none of that matters. 11 release.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 15, 2022

What does this have to do with logistics you ask? Well, the Environmental Protection Agency states that this species “ was introduced into the United States in the mid-1990s, possibly stowing away in a shipping container.” He quickly replied as I moved toward it with a paper towel “ don’t smush it. It’s a stink bug. ” Alphabet Inc.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 19, 2017

The capacity crunch is starting to take hold of the shipping industry. However, this capacity crunch is likely to exceed even the worst capacity crunches in history, says Karen Sage of Talking Logistics With Adrian Gonzalez. Know the Causes Is the Starting Point to Thriving in a Capacity Crunch. Click Here.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 11, 2021

The supply chain is evolving, and the standards used for managed logistics transportation services today are more data- and technology-driven than those of the past. Shippers should consider the following as indicators for when to add an outsourced managed logistics transportation services provider. This can be a confounding issue.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Most recently, the recent disruptions in the Red Sea that saw ocean freight rates from China to Europe by over 190% and saw transit times lengthen, sea-air services offered a strategic advantage for logistics professionals able to remain agile, by watching trends and jumping at opportunities to ensure a resilient supply chain.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 14, 2023

Logistics Procurement – Performance Management by LSCMS Shippers’ Council Shortly after the outset of COVID, in early 2020, supply chains have been disrupted across the globe. Logistics Managers need to address other elements namely: How do we measure ocean freight spending against market levels?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2022

Today’s logistics teams are operating in an environment characterized by uncertainty on three fronts. And their operating conditions are extremely challenging and unpredictable, from skyrocketing fuel costs and tariffs to blocked shipping lanes and ongoing geo-political conflict. Do I have the resources to meet their needs?

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Artificial intelligence has been applied to just about every supply chain application imaginable, including transportation management and execution, demand planning, supply chain planning, warehouse management, and order management. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Retailers help decarbonize ocean shipping.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 23, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The fulfillment center is the second of four next-generation facilities that aim to bring the powerful combination of people, technology and machine learning together to achieve faster shipping and delivery, while increasing Walmart.com order fulfillment capacity. in McCordsville.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 28, 2019

In 1966, HEINEKEN became one of the first Dutch companies to adopt container shipping. In 1966, HEINEKEN became one of the first Dutch companies to adopt container shipping. Decades later, they would debut a climate-efficient shipping route between their brewery and the port of Rotterdam. a non-alcoholic beer).

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 17, 2022

GlobalTranz works with manufacturing shippers every day to move their goods and streamline their logistics strategies. Here are the challenges we’re seeing across the industry, and what they mean for your supply chain and your shipping processes. 5 Challenges Facing Supply Chain Managers in Manufacturing.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our readers with a further update on the ongoing Red Sea shipping disruption including added context and implications. Background Just before the Christmas 2023 holiday, Supply Chain Matters alerted our readers to rather troubling signs for another global-wide shipping disruption.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Freight transportation capacity, (particularly truckload capacity) is tight as it has ever been. In a feature that could have just as easily been published in the Supply Chain Collaborator blog, FSA mag highlights the value of what they refer to as “Scheduled Transportation Planning”. There can be no argument.

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

With transloading, you get just that. At a time when cross-border commerce and shipping are booming, using multiple means of transport can complicate your operations and require the implementation of sophisticated shipping processes. In this section, we compare and contrast transloading with other shipping terms.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. World records are such an interesting thing. My kids, for example, are always interested in getting their hands on the newest Guinness Book of World Records, and seeing what kind of crazy things are in there. Well, this week, a new record has been broken. FedEx to pare Sunday deliveries again.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2023

The Bruins were coming off a historic season with an NHL all-time best 65 wins and 135 points. At the same time, the Celtics finished with the second-best record in the Eastern Conference. And now on to this week’s logistics news. This is not just about commutes,” Buttigieg said.

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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. And now on to this week’s logistics news. state of New York. Observances also occur locally around the U.S. state of Maryland. On April 20, 2016, then-U.S.

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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. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Supply disruptions would be problematic as businesses are already facing a shortage of raw materials and longer delivery times.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The simultaneous growth of the economy and trucking indicate actual GDP percentages would be higher if compared to the same time last year. Shipping rates will continue to soar, and demand for more capacity will push the stretched industry to its breaking point, says Michael Angell of Freight Waves. Get Your Free Copy Here.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2022

But are the Jetsons just a few centuries before their time? And now on to this week’s logistics news. And I’m not talking about the future of home delivery with drones or robots (more on that later). Today, July 22, 2022, is George Jetson’s birthday. As in the actual day he was born. Talk about flexibility. Alphabet Inc.’s

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 28, 2023

Topped off by improving time-in-transit and lowering your costs, Maergo is reimagining delivery and changing the way the retailers ship and deliver to their customers. Maergo improves time-in-transit and lowers costs, reimagining delivery for retailers.

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Freightos

JUNE 15, 2021

You’ve seen the Suez Canal memes, you know furniture is taking way longer than usual to get to your door, and you may have even heard about Pelotons shipped by air to reduce delivery times. While the cure for COVID is well on its way, there is no vaccine for what’s afflicting container shipping. And it’s not just ocean freight.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Empty shipping containers stack up at US port depots. When a package gets mis-sorted and it goes into the wrong package car, that’s not a very good experience for our customer, and it’s actually just a drag on productivity.” At some point, it seems we all have the need for speed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Instead, they are printed ahead of time, for both teams. This year, with the LA Rams being Super Bowl champs, Good360 said it will ship thousands of “unsellable” Bengals-branded hats, T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, COVID-19 masks, and scarves to struggling people in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

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