The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

In a NASA comparison , if a large power plant generated 1 billion watts of power in a year, it would take 44 million of these power plants to equal the power that our Earth receives from the sun. Fortunately, great minds are making progress to capture this energy in ways that could change the transportation and logistics industry.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

These examples are from retail, but I sense that the same customer empowerment phenomenon is happening broadly across everything we do at Amazon and most other industries as well. Not even B2B is spared from these changing expectations (which is why we at Freightos launched an online freight marketplace ). Customers won’t have it.”.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 2, 2021

As such, my search continues and it may be continuing into 2022 since inventories remain low, shortages in raw materials continue, and overseas delivery delays impact the furniture industry. The company benefited from an increase in customer contracts implemented over the last year. increase from the same period in 2020.

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Freightos

JANUARY 25, 2024

So to put this into context and understand just what it means for Freightos – and for the industry at large – I sat down with Zvi Schreiber, Freightos’ CEO, to understand the significance. A: One million means we have reached real scale, and that we are a force in the industry. What we have built is repeatable.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 12, 2015

Market Update: Transportation Industry News. In the transportation industry, there are many moving parts that can impact your day-to-day operations. West Coast ports can now resume full operation, it will take months for trucks to clear the cargo backlog. Large Scale Market Indicators .

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Turvo

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Reason for the drastic increase in freight prices . Probable events that will lead to a downfall in freight prices. In recent months, businesses and shippers have been plagued with abnormally high freight rates. For comparison, the prices stood at just under $11,000 for a similar container in the last week of July 2021.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 19, 2020

Less than container load (LCL) shipping is rapidly becoming a go-to service option for businesses seeking help in a complex global logistics industry. What freight qualifies for LCL shipping. Only freight that can account for added transport time is a good fit for expedited LCL shipping. Reduced costs.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Third party logistics (3PL) is the function by where the owner of goods outsources numerous components of the supply chain to a 3PL company that can perform the management function of the clients’ customs, inbound freight, distribution, warehousing, order fulfilment and outbound freight to the client’s customers. Order Fulfilment.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 22, 2019

In comparison, however, Chilean customs are very similar to the U.S. exports of consumer and industrial products to enter Chile duty free. consumer and industrial imports into Colombia. While surface transportation remains stagnant, ocean freight shows promise. In 2018, Brazil’s busiest container cargo port handled 4.3

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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

Truth be told, the passenger travel industry actually has an impressive tech track record. While the air passenger industry has a solid tech foundation, air cargo does not. Lufthansa Cargo chief commercial officer Alexis von Hoensbroech. JOIN OVER 1,000 TOP FORWARDERS AND CARRIERS AUTOMATING AIR FREIGHT.

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Elementum

APRIL 22, 2015

Companies all over the world are expanding how we think about drones, from what they’re called (Unmanned Aircraft System, or UAS, is the industry preferred term) to what we use them for. New applications and industries ripe for drone disruption are rapidly being identified but regulatory hurdles and barriers to adoption still remain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

There is good news and bad news for the trucking industry. The good news is that there is more interest from people in joining the industry. The bad news is that truck driver training programs are in need of more resources and instructors to handle an influx of people interested in joining the industry.

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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

OCTOBER 6, 2023

retailers and other delivery customers for the first time in more than four years are easily winning discounts from United Parcel Service and FedEx , according to industry data and interviews with seven professionals who advise shippers in price negotiations. million sq ft of industrial space. or UPS Inc.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 17, 2021

International shipping industry article and permission to publish here provided by Daniel Choi. Even during the epidemic, the shipping industry’s significance in the value chain and the transportation of resources and goods worldwide was emphasized, probably most prominently. The Shipping Industry During Pandemic.

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20Cube Logistics

JULY 24, 2019

Well, the shipping industry is evolving with new technologies and innovations and the most exciting discovery has been the use of autonomous navigation systems. It is the first baby steps but with technology, there is no doubt that it will be successful and will pave the way for many such cargo ships to come and operate in the big sea.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2022

Cargo losses escalate as thieves target cars, electronics. The Port of Oakland reported cargo in April dropped 7 percent compared to the same period a year ago due to factory and port shutdowns in China. With the reduction in cargo coming out of Shanghai, some carriers aren’t able to fully load a vessel. s CargoNet.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2016

This tremendous growth was driven by freight shipping, which scaled in size but didn’t significantly improve underlying technology, getting bigger, not getting smarter. In an era that has embraced data technology for improving everything from entertainment to finance, freight is still manual. Annual Imports.

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20Cube Logistics

MARCH 23, 2021

In simple words, it can be said that it is a way of shipping wherein your cargo is shipped with several other cargos to fill-up a container. LCL shipping is also called groupage, because the cargo of yours is grouped with other cargos in a single container moving to the same destination. . Air freight is quick and safe.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

In this regular edition of our featured column, Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Technology , we provide a capsule synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based multi-industry supply chain readership.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The state of ocean freight continues to evolve in the wake of peak season, approaching holiday shipping deadlines , and ongoing disruptions. But imagine this reality: With ocean freight costs setting records, those same errors are now setting records. It’s also impractical to shift solely to air freight when ocean rates soar.

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Intelligent Audit

APRIL 15, 2021

While the industry did expect a slight lowering of shipping surcharges through the last quarter of 2020, their impacts continue. That includes promoting increased accuracy and accountability within freight bill and payment processes to improve shipping budget management by uncovering charges placed on the invoice in error.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 18, 2021

There are many terms in logistics to consider, such as last mile logistics and last mile delivery , but they end up sounding confusing because all freight has a last mile portion. It’s incredibly complex and subject to the unique view of each person and how they perceive the industry. Dead-Heading: Operating a truck without cargo.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 30, 2021

Commercial trucking in Texas is a huge industry, as these big rigs lug around everything from lawnmowers to sporting equipment. Drivers can’t drive commercial trucks until they have what the industry calls a CDL, or a commercial driver’s license. That’s the question we’ll attempt to answer in this article. The FMCSA Regulations.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MARCH 9, 2016

This will allow them to efficiently unload and load thousands of containers, palletized freight, cars, liquid tanks, and more. Learnings from other industries. Could we reach out to other industries to learn how to do this better? People and machinery have to come together in orchestrated execution. I rest my case.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 12, 2020

An organization will introduce significant structural improvements in an integrated, cost-effective freight and distribution network to deliver exposure, minimize expenses and improve the quality of customer satisfaction. Review haulers and expediters for: Cost comparison — Make sure you know who gives you the best value. billion. .

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 15, 2021

After 96 years of serving the industry, Central Freight Lines has filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy less than two weeks before Christmas, reports Clarissa Hawes of FreightWaves. The move will effectively lay off 2,100 employees and is the industry’s most significant closure since Celadon in 2019.

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QAD

MARCH 21, 2019

For comparison, this makes the country about half the size of Russia or South America, and more than twice the size of the European Union. is known as a world leader in many industries. Industrial production grew at about 2.3 Industrial production grew at about 2.3 Other Important Industries. million sq.

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Zipline Logistics

JUNE 23, 2020

However, the freight market, and the domestic economy, rebounded from April lows much quicker than anticipated over the last month. During the last few weeks, outbound tender volumes, a useful measurement of freight in the market, have soared. But there are a few trends that are currently affecting the freight.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2017

In the meantime, here’s Trump, Amazon, and the rest of this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: Amazon Expands Into Ocean Freight (WSJ – sub. Freight on digital fast track: DHL launches CILLOX. Brings Advanced Freight Collaboration Solutions to the Transportation Industry. in December.

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