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Top Suppliers of Transportation Execution and Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

The transportation execution and visibility systems (TES) market has seen significant growth over the last few years due to a variety of factors, including the growth of e-commerce, the strong ROI tied to these solutions, the rise of control towers and visibility requirements, capacity fluctuations, and the expansion of ecommerce.

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Now or Never: Why Supply Chain Sustainability is Non-Negotiable in 2022

Locus

billion metric tons—the emissions have rebounded in 2021 and 2022. The latter was so severe that cargo ships had to run at half their usual capacity. Sustainable warehousing. Although often overlooked, warehouses and storage centers use huge amounts of energy in supply chains.

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Five Advanced Technologies That Are Revolutionizing Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

For logistics teams seeking to manage volatility and deliver more predictable, profitable results, five advanced technologies should be in their toolkits: digital control towers, warehouse task automation, warehouse robotics, dynamic price discovery and digital freight bidding. Warehouse Task Automation. Warehouse Robotics.

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Halal Cluster Network: Connecting regional halal clusters

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As we have seen, such causes are many – natural disasters, pandemics, even local weather turbulences, port congestions, equipment failure, capacity shortages and labor shortages. Analyzing real-time insights and historical performance using AI, delivers key metrics on availability and service levels. The Role of Trading Partners.

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Profitable Agility and Resilience in Supply Chain Execution

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As we have seen, such causes are many – natural disasters, pandemics, even local weather turbulences, port congestions, equipment failure, capacity shortages and labor shortages. Analyzing real-time insights and historical performance using AI, delivers key metrics on availability and service levels. The Role of Trading Partners.

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Billable Weight Explained: How to Reduce Future Shipping Costs

ShipBob

After realizing this cost model didn’t make sense for lightweight packages that took up cargo space and reduced each shipment’s capacity, they transitioned to billable weight for shipments 16oz or greater. Until 2015, carriers used a package’s actual weight and shipping distance to calculate its shipping costs.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

Third-party logistics companies ( 3PLs ) specialize in distribution, warehousing and fulfillment services. Today, there are many top 3PL warehousing companies that handle warehousing, fulfillment, logistics and distribution services for companies of all sizes. Revenue: €63.3 billion/$72.43 Smith 4.