Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

While the platforms are not necessarily geared for logistics, there are important parallels in logistics to what has made the social media market so successful. Logistics is one of the most dynamic industries in the world, whether you are a service provider or someone who uses the services.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 8, 2022

They're exercising control and making an operational decision throughout the Atlas network." Atlas also has maintained a strong relationship with DHL including joint ownership of Atlas’ subsidiary Polar Air Cargo in which DHL is a minority owner. UPS and FedEx are longtime customers, particularly during the peak holiday season.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

In Part Two of this blog series , we provided highlights our third prediction, that supply chain management teams will continue to exercise more direct control of direct materials sourcing, and these efforts will be a prominent element of business strategy for CSCO ’s and CPO ’s this year. Prediction Background. Prediction Implications.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 1, 2022

Consumers continue to spend but not at the same rate as in 2021 and not on the items they couldn’t get enough of last year – furniture, appliances, exercise equipment, loungewear, etc. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World.

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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. That’s what its costing companies to have their cargo sit there. It may take weeks, by some estimates.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 29, 2021

Nearly a week ago, a cargo ship — which if it stood on its end would be taller than either the Empire State Building or Eiffel Tower — ran aground in the canal completely blocking the waterway. As most adults know, constipation involves the difficult passage of necessary items through the tail end of the body’s supply chain.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 18, 2019

”[4] Because blockchain remains in its growing stage, supply chain professionals need to exercise a little imagination to see beyond the hype to real business benefits of the technology. When used for shipping and logistics, the blockchain can make it easy to track large-scale shipments and individual packages.”

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

This covers security policies, threat awareness, security training, exercises. Cargo diversion, hijacking and piracy are all concerns. Cargo theft is mostly done by hijacking the driver transporting the goods. For example, cargo thieves stop hijacking trucks. Security awareness. Supply chain partners. Transport networks.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 27, 2020

With all movements of produce recorded immutably in a distributed ledger, tracing quality-compromised food or commodities back to the source can be achieved in hours, rather than the days, or even weeks, otherwise required for such an exercise. Shortened release times for cargo offloaded at Shanghai port. Best Regards, Rob O’Byrne.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

For months, retailers have been stockpiling massive amounts of goods to meet surging consumer demand, and compensate for ongoing supply and logistics issues. Just last year many were chartering their own cargo ships to get all these goods to their destinations.) He lives in Chicago.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 28, 2020

Air cargo article and permission to publish here provided by Ed at eleven-tenths.com. Meeting this challenge requires logistical expertise. International travel has been brought to a halt, which has dire implications for the air cargo industry. Certain planes are more suited to certain sorts of cargo. Subscribe Here!

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EMERGE App

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

It is a logistics process that brings products from a supplier or manufacturer directly to a customer or retailer with minimal handling and storage time. There is one partner for trucking and general logistics. Instead, one logistics partner can resolve your warehousing and shipping needs with a cross-docking distribution terminal.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Our prior post discussed the benefits and challenges of visibility in logistics. ” Are you exercising too much control over the load and the driver? GPS shipment trackers can track freight over the globe, helping to avoid cargo theft, understanding where it takes place and seeking advice of areas to avoid.

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BlueYonder

MAY 30, 2014

Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) were the center of the cargo transportation universe and the shippers were fully reliant on them for all their logistics needs. A true cargo pricing bazaar was the result. These conditions create a perfect storm for the carriers to break out of the cargo pricing bazaar.

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Ware2Go

MAY 17, 2022

This guide contains everything you need to know about freight shipping and logistics so you can make informed decisions for your business. Navigating Freight Logistics for Your Business. Freight logistics is an essential part of any merchant’s supply chain. The post Freight Logistics Guide: What is Freight Shipping?

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Material Handling & Logistics

JULY 25, 2018

and China conducting naval exercises. The recent NotPetya malware on harbor logistics causing cargo delays and congestion at nearly 80 ports underlines the emerging risks that the sector faces, in addition to traditional ones. These disputes have resulted in increasing military presence in the South China Sea, with the U.S.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JANUARY 22, 2015

Finding logistics people to follow on Twitter is easy. Simply key in “logistics” and voila: You’re given a long list of individuals whose profiles contain these words. Finding the right logistics people worth following however is a daunting exercise, especially if you don’t know who to look for. Morai Logistics.

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TMC

APRIL 20, 2017

How have IoT logistics applications evolved since then? A key application area I described in my last IoT post was the use of sensors on trucks to track the status of perishable cargos. The end goal is that supply chain modeling exercises will unlock savings opportunities for the entire supply network. Reactive to predictive.

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TMC

APRIL 20, 2017

How have IoT logistics applications evolved since then? A key application area I described in my last IoT post was the use of sensors on trucks to track the status of perishable cargos. The end goal is that supply chain modeling exercises will unlock savings opportunities for the entire supply network. Reactive to predictive.

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TMC

APRIL 20, 2017

How have IoT logistics applications evolved since then? A key application area I described in my last IoT post was the use of sensors on trucks to track the status of perishable cargos. The end goal is that supply chain modeling exercises will unlock savings opportunities for the entire supply network. Reactive to predictive.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 23, 2018

cargo ship Peak Pegasus made its way toward the port of Dalian with a load of soybeans. The Peak Pegasus and its $20 million cargo of soybeans continued to drift off the Chinese coast until mid-August , at a cost of about $12,500 each day it sat idle. Many watched as the U.S. But those costs eventually go up.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

A shipper needs to supply this information to categorise the items to be sent out appropriately and to facilitate easy entry of cargo in the destination country. During or before the arrival of overseas cargo shipments, customs officers will have to fill in a bill of entry (BOE) as part of legal procedures. Final Thoughts.

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Techgistics

JANUARY 3, 2017

Making predictions in technology, even just one year out, are generally an exercise in futility, so this really isn't a forecast for 2017, but more a list of trends that I am interested in and keeping my eye on. foreshadowing the potential of self-driving trucks in logistics. The software and hardware is available now.

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