Enterra Insights

JUNE 28, 2023

Just 14 years later, the first air cargo flight took place in 1910. The third-party logistics (3PL) industry — those that help businesses efficiently manage logistics across their supply chains (from 3PLs to truckers to warehouse managers) — represents an $800 billion industry on its own.” Logistics helps to create value.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 27, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is the Digital Supply Chain? Explore some of the trending applications of a web based technology that can be integrated with vendor portals to further improve the efficiency of supply chain management. . As a result, the supply chain wins in development.

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

What is also real is the impact it has on supply chains. In fact, it will not be a stretch to say that climate change is currently the biggest threat that global supply chains are facing today and is responsible for shortages and disruptions in several industries. First things first: Climate change is real.

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Locus

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses in the Middle East fared well in facing supply chain risks compared to those from other regions, despite reportedly facing a high number of logistics shocks as seen in Africa. They have started earmarking their investments for food supply chain networks since the pandemic.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

Aeronautics engineering innovation is sadly only paddling forward in comparison to the ship building industry. MORE FROM THIS EDITION h6 The Green Corridor: Looking for the Green Lining Strategic Priorities for Post Pandemic Supply Chains Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

Security has been an issue since supply chains began. These and other factors have meant a rethink of supply chain security. Basics of Supply Chain Security. This can mean supply chain data, applications, IT systems, and IT account access. Vulnerabilities in the Supply Chain.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JULY 16, 2018

Companies need to come clean and eliminate common supply chain offenses to deliver the greatest value to their customers. Over the last decade, the expectation and focus on completing “perfect orders” has increased in the supply chain industry. In alphabetical order they are: 1. Back Order.

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RFgen

MARCH 19, 2015

Standoff to Affect the Supply Chain? The looming nine-month labor negotiations have given supply chain managers a reason to rethink their routes in lieu of what seemed like an inevitable standoff. cargo has flowed through the country’s West Coast ports until recently. Roughly half of all U.S.

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RFgen

MARCH 19, 2015

Standoff to Affect the Supply Chain? The looming nine-month labor negotiations have given supply chain managers a reason to rethink their routes in lieu of what seemed like an inevitable standoff. cargo has flowed through the country’s West Coast ports until recently. Roughly half of all U.S.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 2, 2021

However, supply chain pains upstream are holding back many of these retailers and last-mile big and bulky carriers’ revenue potential. “From a supply chain perspective in the U.S., “From a supply chain perspective in the U.S., For electronics & appliance stores, sales are up 36.9%

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 26, 2019

So while cost and quality are often viewed as the most important priorities for a company’s supply chain, delivery speed is quickly gaining in prominence. Because consumers use technology to do on-the-spot price comparisons, they can order from any company in the world that has their desired product. The expense?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 26, 2019

So while cost and quality are often viewed as the most important priorities for a company’s supply chain, delivery speed is quickly gaining in prominence. Because consumers use technology to do on-the-spot price comparisons, they can order from any company in the world that has their desired product. The expense?

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 26, 2017

The rapid growth of e-commerce has led major online retailers to re-design their supply chain models, according to Mark Montague, DAT senior pricing analyst. Major e-commerce and "big box" retailers have established multi-tiered supply chain networks. ” superimposed over a photo of a supernova.

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Aera Technology

OCTOBER 31, 2016

No one can sympathize with the unique challenges of the pharmaceutical supply chain like Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks. The Terminal’ Like Tom Hanks, there are countless ways that pharma supply chains can get held up. And what became of the man who was trying to get medicine onto a flight for his father?

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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. Margins are tight for shippers, especially in light of the current economic recovery and ongoing disruptions within many areas of the supply chain network.

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 28, 2021

Delays Delays throughout the supply chain continue to be an issue for shoe retailers. Low inventory levels Despite the domino effect and supply chain issues, shoe retailers are benefiting from lower inventory levels. Caleres CFO, Kenneth Hannah also believes supply chain improvements will likely occur later in the year.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

August is usually a quiet month for supply chain and logistics news, but not this year, especially the past couple of weeks. LevaData to Transform Strategic Sourcing for Global Procurement and Supply Chain Leaders. TSA reviewing cargo screening, concerned about terror vulnerabilities (CNN). Convey Closes $8.25

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Cathy Roberson

APRIL 19, 2021

However, manufacturers face increasing raw material prices and supply chain challenges from import through to the last mile. As a result, the company expects "some unfavorable" sales impacts from both its direct supply chain disruptions and production curtailments at some of its customers. up from 55.7 in February.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

By comparison, that’s almost as large as the15th largest US passenger fleet. So while the HBS Amazon (His Bezos’ Service) may be further down the line, this senior role, requiring over 10 years of experience and, ideally, a Masters Degree in Supply Chain, indicates just how important ocean freight is in the long term plan.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 29, 2016

Now, before I spontaneously combust in my house-turned-sauna, let’s go to this week’s supply chain and logistics news: Amazon to step up UK tests of delivery drones (The Telegraph). Booking a flight has been electronic for 50 years, but the cargo on airplanes, trucks, and ships is still booked manually.

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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. What is 3PL?

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2022

For the second consecutive four-quarter period, the freight market faced continual capacity challenges as the global supply chain wrestled with the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. During the peak of issues off the coast of California, as many as 80 vessels waited to unload cargo destined mainly for retailers.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Online retailers in South America have been struggling for years to overcome several obstacles to success, including extensive customs delays, poor transportation infrastructure, and the lack of end-to-end supply chain visibility. In comparison, however, Chilean customs are very similar to the U.S. million TEUs, compared with 3.85

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 19, 2020

Trusting supply chain experts to help can bring experience and expertise to your strategy that you wouldn’t otherwise have access to. The most obvious cost savings for LCL shipping is in comparison to air freight. The right level of LCL shipping expertise. Reduced costs.

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Freightos

JANUARY 25, 2024

This is particularly true on the air cargo side… but certainly not limited to air. Q: Why do you think it took so long for the cargo to catch up to the digital world? However, air cargo may have been ripe to digitize sooner than ocean due to the urgency involved in air cargo shipments.

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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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SupplyOn

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), with around 34,000 employees, a transport network of over 3,000 kilometers and almost a half billion passengers per year, is the national railway company of Switzerland, consisting of the four divisions Passenger Transportation, Cargo, Infrastructure and Real Estate.

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Elementum

APRIL 22, 2015

The emergence of UAS as a commercial asset has the potential to completely alter the way the world transports physical goods as well as services infrastructure within supply chains. Amazon’s public spat with the FAA highlights a supply chain issue that has been gaining more attention in recent years: last mile delivery.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 12, 2015

From monitoring carrier capacity and driver shortages to tracking diesel pricing and government regulations, staying current on the events in transportation means you will be better equipped to make knowledgeable business decisions and drive growth and efficiency into your supply chain. Large Scale Market Indicators .

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2021

We likely will see current conditions as a baseline comparison for the freight market as business and consumption adapt to the “new normal.” Those who heavily rely on air-cargo transport can expect the same. ” Expectations for the Trucking Market in 2021 . Trucking market conditions can change quickly.

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Freightos

JANUARY 28, 2016

Expect drones, robotics, augmented reality to impact lower down the supply chain. Rumors are flying of an Amazon air cargo operation. There’s online rate comparison sites , CargoSmart’s Big Schedules (live ocean schedules) and rate information like the Cass Freight Index and the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index.

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Freightos

JANUARY 28, 2016

Expect drones, robotics, augmented reality to impact lower down the supply chain. Rumors are flying of an Amazon air cargo operation. There’s online rate comparison sites , CargoSmart’s Big Schedules (live ocean schedules) and rate information like the Cass Freight Index and the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

GRIs most often rise in response to demand and supply within the supply chain. They can be based on a variety of factors such as the size of the load, how much a pallet weighs, how far a cargo container has to be carried, and where the final delivery destination location lies. Is DIM weight a continual issue?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2022

This will certainly be an interesting area to watch, especially as electric vehicles become more commonplace and apply to the global supply chain. Cargo losses escalate as thieves target cars, electronics. With the reduction in cargo coming out of Shanghai, some carriers aren’t able to fully load a vessel.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The reports underscore how private air fleets of express delivery companies are coping with a yearlong downturn in parcel volumes amid a broader freight recession that is also hurting airlines that carry general cargo. said Wednesday it has begun offering a service to handle returns.

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Intelligent Audit

APRIL 15, 2021

Having intimate knowledge of available supply chain capacity in every shipping mode continues to be paramount for companies to meet consumer demand as economies recover after recessions felt during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Deploying the Tech Stack is Critical to Overcoming Supply Chain Capacity Constraints.

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