The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Early in the pandemic, the company organized an airlift of two flights per week to deliver several hundred million masks from China to France. To help our customers keep track and make informed decisions about their freight transportation options, we have developed “ a logistics eco-calculator” hosted on our website. pandemic response.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 14, 2023

Rates are now starting to stabilise and for ocean freight especially, we are seeing rates closer to pre-COVID levels. Freight procurement is the mainstay of any supply chain professional but price is not the be-all and end-all. What tools we can use to benchmark ocean freight and carriers’ service reliability?

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

High freight volumes across all industries in the trucking market are expected to continue into 2022.? The added strain on resources is on track to force high freight volumes to continue well into the next year. Port backlogs, cargo limitations on container ships, and a lack of available equipment and port facility staffing.?

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

For several reasons, working capital management and freight auditing remain vital for achieving growth and success in the modern supply chain. Freight audit and payment management can help highlight and address these expenses. How Freight Auditing and Payment Boosts Working Capital and Cash Flow.

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Intelligent Audit

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In freight auditing, freight audit advisors work with freight shippers to ensure that all charges are accurate and to prevent wasting money. Shippers can ensure they are getting the best possible rates from their carriers by working with a freight audit consultant. What Freight Auditing Is and Why It’s Important.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Mike Griswold, Vice President Analyst at Gartner , had this to say about the value supply chain KPIs and metrics. Supply chain metrics provide the vehicle to ‘look at the results’ and gauge the effectiveness of an organization’s execution strategy. Damage Rates or Cargo Loss. It also has a direct correlation to cargo loss.

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3rdwave

JULY 20, 2020

Too often – make that almost always – importers and exporters (BCOs – Benefiticcial Cargo Owners) are dependent on their NVOCC, Freight Forwarder or 3PL (3PL) to provide them with visibility into their global supply chains. independent performance metrics and analytics for management decision support.

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SupplyPike

APRIL 17, 2020

LTL freight carriers normally transport small shipments of freight from many companies. In this system, space is shared by all of the cargo on one truck. When companies opt for LTL shipping, they are charged for the section of the semi-truck that their freight takes up. Reduce your warehouse costs.

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Stord

APRIL 7, 2019

Rail freight volumes continued to fall at the end of March alongside service outages due to flooding in the Midwest. The company is transitioning to a new hub-and-spoke model for distribution that sorts and stores product around its network based on how quickly shipments need to reach stores. This number fell by 5.4%

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Cargo planes could not fly out of or into Russia or Ukraine. This metric, referred to as a “Frankenstat” due to its grand scope, has many critics. Putting that aside, the creation of this metric signifies the federal government’s increasing role in supply chain matters. #3 5 The modal shift to air freight from ocean freight.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 25, 2021

By now many of you have heard about the “Ever Given”, which has been stuck in the Suez Canal since Tuesday, and is blocking all container ships trying to get through with their cargo. Well, what about air freight? Can’t we just pay more for premium freight. So what is this costing companies?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 21, 2022

A solid supply chain and logistics strategy is essential for large companies. Using a logistics-oriented strategy helps companies better understand their suppliers, improve customer service, and optimize shipping. Logistics plays a critical role in a company’s supply chain. It enables companies to understand their suppliers.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 9, 2024

Companies that integrate these technologies in their logistics and supply chain processes optimize their operations and set themselves up for long-term success. As digital technology continues to evolve, companies should integrate more and more advanced systems that help them achieve peak logistic performance.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 26, 2021

Here are 5 ways that a company can reduce operational expenses for fleet management. Many companies work on a regular cycle where they invest in new high ticket equipment, whether it’s air conditioning units, vehicles, generators or something else. Companies should consider doing a repair and replace analysis.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

The people on the ground–my contacts in the 3PL, freight forwarding and transportation industry–know that the labor strife is only a part of the larger story. I don’t think that the ports are up to the challenge of moving the high-levels of freight with larger ships without rethinking unloading space, equipment and flows.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2019

Providers of real-time freight visibility solutions. Here’s an excerpt from the post I wrote: “The reason real-time freight visibility is a hot topic now is that with today’s technology it’s no longer accepted as a black hole,” said Adelson. “The Simply put, OTIF spells OPPORTUNITY for transportation technology providers.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 8, 2017

Small and middle-sized companies are pushed by the aggressive competition to be more flexible and adaptive. The transition from an on-site data handling to the cloud one opens the new opportunities in the overall company management. The cloud-based logistics has lots of metric tools. A Better Scope Management.

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2020

In a 2019 survey from Hotwire , 47% of consumers said they had recently switched to a different product or service because the company had violated their values. Companies can gain a competitive advantage by improving their environmental sustainability processes and marketing their efforts to consumers.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2013

Besides providing fast, thorough answers to customers, today’s ERP, cloud-based SaaS, or 3PL-operated systems enable companies to manage the order lifecycle, control information and cargo flows, and reduce the total cost of goods. performance metrics to influence vendor behavior and impact sourcing choices. Sourcing uses P.O.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

These guides are one of the benefits of TIA membership , as they cover a variety of legal and regulatory topics and are written specifically for freight brokers. TIA Factoring Guidelines - Provides a broad overview of freight factoring and includes guidelines for brokers when working with factoring companies. IRS 1099 Guidance.

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 5, 2018

percent per year, over 90% of the world’s trade is carried by sea for a total of 23 million tonnes of cargo traveling by ship every day. With maritime transport growing at an average rate of over 8.5 When it comes to examples of Predictive Analytics firms focused on supply chains Elementum and ClearMetal are just a couple that come to mind.

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 2, 2021

In a survey from Hotwire , 47% of consumers said they had recently switched to a different product or service because the company had violated their values. Utilizing Freight Consolidation . Freight consolidation occurs when shippers combine multiple small orders on the same truck to deliver to a common receiver.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

In modern freight transportation services, GRI stands for General Rate Increase. As a shipper, it’s impossible to avoid rate increases at times, and while freight invoice audits help to catch errors, not knowing the facts behind GRIs will only open the doors to risk. FedEx Freight shipping rates will increase by an average of 4.9%

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Freightos

JUNE 9, 2018

While the air passenger industry has a solid tech foundation, air cargo does not. And while that’s easy for me to say as a startup, it’s echoed by industry professionals as well: I think, in general, the air cargo industry is still pretty traditional and it’s not really embracing technology. DISCOVER AIR FREIGHT SOLUTIONS.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

75% of companies felt negative or strongly negative impacts on their business due to supply chain disruption ( Accenture ). It is estimated supply chain disruptions and inventory shortages affect 4% of inventory for some large companies, and 40% of inventory for smaller companies. Material Handling & Logistics ). McKinsey ).

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2023

. “Around 0600 Pacific Time Tuesday morning, multiple Waymo vehicles in San Francisco encountered very dense fog and determined they should pull over temporarily,” a company spokesperson said. And now, as the company continues to look at ways to cut costs, it has instituted a new fee for some returns when using a UPS Store.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 19, 2022

Many expenses arise from these disruptions that impact the bottom line profits for shippers today; one of the most volatile and impactful is freight bill financing. Managing freight costs and freight payments , whether per mile, per load, or truckload is vital to overcoming the obstacles and disruptions currently plaguing the industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

The National COSH defines the Dirty Dozen as the companies that “needlessly expose workers to preventable hazards, leading to preventable illnesses, injuries and fatalities.” The company plans to do so, in part, by electrifying 35 percent of its U.S. This event, observed in the U.S. percent above its January 2018 baseline, up from 25.2

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QAD

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Belgium has 41 airports, 26 of which have paved runways and six of which can handle large cargo aircraft. The seven registered air freight carriers in Belgium carried 1.4 billion metric tons of goods in 2015. How would you describe the state of Manufacturing in Belgium?

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

However, the overall implementation of strategic sourcing is a bit different between the two companies. In order to compensate a long waiting time, Adidas uses air freight or courier service. Forecasting and new product introduction has always been the issues for many FMCG companies, P&G is no exception.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more. The retail giant plans to take out 50 million metric tons (MMT) by 2030, which is equivalent to the emissions associated with the average annual electricity consumption of 40 million Chinese households. Media Image.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 11, 2013

The TMC merges technology, organization and processes to establish a set of services leveraging the scale and efficiency of consolidated network planning, procurement and unified metrics with the agility of localized execution. I will pick up that thread here.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Other items that are heavy or bulky must be shipped via freight , and that requires access to a whole different network of specialists. Instead, you will effectively sell another company’s products to your customers via your e-commerce store, while the drop shipping company manages both warehousing and shipping for you.

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 11, 2016

FLEXE , Flexport and Convoy –three technology companies adding flexibility to the supply chain–,recently hosted the first Peak Logistics breakfast in Seattle, Washington. The founders of each company came together to discuss the overlap of technology and logistics and how it can be used to solve every day problems.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

While it’s undeniably important to source products responsibly and produce recyclable or reusable products, companies also need to focus on making the transportation and distribution of products more sustainable. Consumers and investors are statistically more willing to buy products from or invest in companies that follow green practices.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 17, 2023

Companies like Tesla have brought electric semi-trucks into the game. Elon Musk revealed that one of Tesla’s battery powered class 8 semi-trucks completed a 500-mile trip fully loaded with 81,000 pounds of cargo – all off a single charge. . Finding Freight Consolidation Opportunities . Electric Vehicles .

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 7, 2017

While the changing atmosphere of ocean carrier alliances for containerized cargo isn’t something new, it’s certainly top of mind for many shippers and carriers alike thanks to a tumultuous last few years. To understand these partnerships, it’s important to know the three ways that ocean carriers (i.e. back to Asia).

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