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The Impact of SOLAS on Ocean Shipping and Data Management

Talking Logistics

The Regulation’s Impact on Ocean Shipping and Data Management. The revised Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) container weight verification requirement is a significant change in the ocean cargo supply chain. The Regulation and Data Management. Carriers – Many carriers are raising awareness of the pending regulation.

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How Warehouse Management Software Impacts Logistics!

Supply Chain Game Changer

But if there was some delay in the sorting and packing of the cargo, their trucks would spend additional waiting and idle time at the warehouse. Warehouse management can give the logistics chain a forecast of the cargo and packages which are going to be shipped out of the warehouse. Increase Efficiency Of Logistics Chain.

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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

The focus of the transportation suites was on cost mitigation and price negotiation. More and more cargo shifted to ocean transport until the container imbalances resulted in issues with “rolling the freight” from ship to ship despite confirmed bookings. In addition, build a planning master data management system.

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The Annual State of U.S.Logistics Report- Even More Candidness and Reality

Supply Chain Matters

This week, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , with sponsors Penske Logistics and consulting firm Kearney , released the 34th Annual State of Logistics Report to organization members and the industry as a whole. logistics costs in 2022, domestic, import and export water transport costs for customers grew 18.4

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The 10 Considerations for Peak Season Shipping 2021?

Intelligent Audit

Disruption in delivery times due to ongoing delays in every method of transportation will continue through the season. The list of disruptions faced by supply chain managers is vast. By working backward, leaders contend with old and sometimes expired data to solve issues without real-time visibility.

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Air Cargo Tech Is Falling Behind. It Doesn’t Have to.

Freightos

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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Supply Chain Can Teach Us Much About the Future of Professional  Education

MIT Supply Chain

Also, soft skills such as communication, the ability to collaborate effectively, change management, and creativity are gaining in currency. A good example is the increasing importance of data engineers and data scientists; specialists who hardly featured in operational teams a couple of decades ago.