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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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

As we close the year of 2015, we want to take a look at some manufacturing trends for 2016. We look at 6 core areas that manufacturing companies will take a long look at as they gear up for a successful 2016. E-Commerce for Manufacturing. Manufacturers will seek custom (or specifically tailored) e-commerce solutions.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 29, 2024

Are you interested in understanding how businesses effectively manage their supply chains? Look no further – this guide is here to help you grasp the fundamentals of supply chain management (SCM) and how it can lead to success. It encompasses activities such as procurement, supplier selection, and evaluation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 28, 2021

I am working on my latest Transportation Execution and Visibility Systems study, which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2025, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, customer size, and mode. These changes can add significant time to the ETA.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 20, 2023

Long lead times can hurt sales and customer retention. If a manufacturer has to wait an extra day for raw materials to arrive, they might lose a customer. In this lead time guide: What is lead time? Lead time is the total amount of time it takes to complete a process. Let’s dive in.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2015

We continue our series on the most read articles from the Cerasis blog for 2015 today by featuring any of the blogs in the transportation management or transportation categories. . We've already listed the top 10 manufacturing articles, the top 10 supply chain articles, and yesterday, the top 10 logistics articles.

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Turvo

JANUARY 5, 2021

The supply chain and transportation industries face unprecedented times. Manufacturing and production are still at a fraction of capacity. Supply chains will survive the current crisis, but only if they embrace data-driven transportation management practices. And it must be done sooner rather than later.

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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. Every day, retailers and manufacturers are challenged to balance ambitious customer service promises with profit margin protection.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 10, 2020

From a manufacturing perspective, logistics management software facilitates effective planning of the supply chain itself and implementation of the final delivery to the end consumers. This involved procurement, maintenance, and transportation of military facilities, services, materials, and personnel.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2021

Transportation execution allow shippers to connect to multiple carriers and then tender, track, and pay in the system. Visibility solutions allow real-time asset tracking across the entire distribution network. This enables improved estimated arrival times of goods. Capacity Fluctuations. Return on Investment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2021

As I write this in the fourth quarter of 2021, there’s just no telling what the new year will bring in terms of emerging logistics challenges. How can logistics teams hope to focus on these priorities, when too often they are struggling just to complete daily tasks and deliver on time?

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 18, 2019

Source: Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals 2017 Survey. The scope of supply chain management and operations is very broad , and no two companies necessarily have the same approach to it. Let’s look at them from the perspective of the supply-chain Plan, Make, Source, and Deliver model. Supply Chain Planning.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 16, 2018

E-commerce is growing faster than ever, and more consumers are leveraging online platforms in making purchasing decisions. Unfortunately, failure to use a TMS contributes to higher freight spend by limiting shipping capacity and forcing shippers to continue with spot rates among carriers. Get Your Free White Paper. Click The Button.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 13, 2018

The value in blockchain for logistics is about more than just retaining information. For instance, blockchain enhances freight auditing and invoice management, as well as cybersecurity. reports DHL, and for shippers, this amounts to a possible number of trucking contacts just as high. Capacity monitoring.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 31, 2022

A staggering 75% of organizations say they are dealing with more regional or global high-impact disruptions than they were just five years ago, and 68% are constantly responding to significant unplanned–and unprepared-for–disruptions. With the range of priorities and concerns organizations face, supply chains need every skill imaginable.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2021

Transportation execution allow shippers to connect to multiple carriers and then tender, track, and pay in the system. Visibility solutions allow real-time asset tracking across the entire distribution network. This enables improved estimated arrival times of goods. Capacity Fluctuations. Return on Investment.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 30, 2014

We trudge on with our top posts from our main blog categories by page view for all of 2014 from the Cerasis blog by featuring another area Cerasis is an expert in: Transportation. These tips include how you yourself can better manage your transportation department and maximize resources. Read the Full Blog Post.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

LevaData to Transform Strategic Sourcing for Global Procurement and Supply Chain Leaders. Manhattan Transportation Management Enhancements Enable the Acquisition and Supervision of Additional Shipment Capacity. Freight Companies Scramble to Reroute Goods in Wake of Harvey (WSJ – sub. Convey Closes $8.25

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Today, is day two of our annual year-end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 5 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , Transportation Management , Freight. e-Book] The Digital Supply Chain: The Landscape, Trends, Types, and the Application in Supply Chain Management. [e-Book]

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2018

To meet rising demand, supply chain executives must begin considering new ways to increase the capacity of their existing facilities. When Amazon purchased Kiva robots, distribution center robots became the new “shiny object turned real-world effective object” of e-commerce fulfillment. Download white paper.

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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. It has also been embedded in autonomous trucks, robots, and drones for navigation.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 8, 2022

Consumer products manufacturers are learning the practical benefits of forming tighter connections via digitalization. At ICON, Rogelio Antillon, Associate Manager of Global Procurement – Transportation, detailed its massive transportation network, which includes over 60 lane owners, 9,000 lanes and 1.2

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 26, 2022

The connection between RPA and supply chain functions may not be clear until you realize just how much paperwork is involved in supply chain transactions. With the cons of paper more than outweighing the pros, it’s time the supply chain underwent an industry-wide transformation.” 1] Good question. What is RPA?

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Businesses can access historical data, market trends, and other external factors and, by plugging in predictive analytics, gain invaluable insights that streamline inventory management, demand forecasting, transportation planning, risk mitigation, and overall decision-making processes. Supply chains used to live in the past.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 1, 2015

Source: “The Case for Less Silos, More Intelligence in Supply Chain Management,” webcast presentation by Adrian Gonzalez, Adelante SCM. Source: “The Case for Less Silos, More Intelligence in Supply Chain Management,” webcast presentation by Adrian Gonzalez, Adelante SCM.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

Katie welcome to another of LogiSYM’s fire-side chats for 2021 & thank you for making the time to speak to us in what can imagine your very busy schedule”. Katie welcome to another of LogiSYM’s fire-side chats for 2021 & thank you for making the time to speak to us in what can imagine your very busy schedule”.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2018

And this global trip isn’t just for sightseeing – leading companies find that a diversified sourcing base and far-flung manufacturing can help cut production costs, increasing the bottom line. Here are just a few pain points that are increasing transportation costs: Container shipping headaches.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Here I am doing my standard Talking Logistics intro through one of my favorite filters: How awesome would it be to discuss blockchain or the capacity crunch in transportation using this filter for an entire episode? Lanehub Adds Backhaul Assist to Collaborative Transportation Network. I joined Snapchat this week.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 1, 2016

Today marks the official halfway point of 2016 and that means it's time for our "Top Posts for the first half of the year" annual event. We will feature our 5 main categories all week: Logistics , Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Transportation , and Freight. 9 KPIs to Track for Proper Freight Management.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 10, 2021

Customer centricity, e-commerce, Direct-to-Consumer (D2C), and the risk of financial peril are propelling shippers (manufacturers and retailers) and logistics service providers (LSPs) to digitally transform. For example, what supply chain risk management processes are they currently investing in ? The rise of D2C is taking shape.

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ThroughPut

JULY 28, 2020

When was the last time you went to your neighborhood Home Depot? Along with experimenting in crowdsourced deliveries in cars, Home Depot succeeded in giving customers a well-defined delivery window of two to four hours thanks to investing in a transport management system. Supply chain optimization and challenges. Sounds simple?

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 31, 2018

You know better than anybody that the layman would probably never believe how complicated distribution center management can be. Order picking and distribution of any kind is a time-sensitive business, but when workers feel rushed, corners get cut —?and Who manufactures the skids you use each day? Ask Your Vendors for Insight.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 28, 2015

As a retailer, or as an executive at a multi-location LTL shipping company, you must understand the facts of this change, what’s driving it, and how a 3PL will become increasingly important in the role of monitoring and mitigating volatility in LTL management. Afterward, he expects the annual growth to return to the previous 2.5

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2016

What defines the small and mid-sized business (SMB) market for transportation management systems (TMS)? Its manufacturing capacity is at the highest level in the company’s history, and just two years ago Carhartt began opening its own retails stores across the country (with stores in 17 states as of the end of September 2016).

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

MercuryGate Offers Easy, Efficient Access to Intermodal Capacity with ShipCSX Integration. JDA Powers the Always-on Supply Chain with Latest JDA Manufacturing Planning Release. With adVANce, Mercedes-Benz Vans is evolving from a mere van manufacturer into a supplier of holistic system solutions.”. I’m rooting for love.

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Locus

JUNE 2, 2023

In the vast, interconnected world of supply chain management, two terms often come into focus—inbound and outbound logistics. Inbound and outbound logistics are two fundamental components of the overall supply chain management process. Focus Procurement, receiving, storage, and inventory management.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

In the past, drivers were subject to fewer restrictions on mandatory breaks and time off the road. However, the newer HOS statutes mean that fewer drivers will be available at any given time to get shipments from point A to point B. Capacity Demand Will Grow in Importance. Capacity Demand Will Grow in Importance.

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