Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2024

In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long mile-long span. The collapse sent vehicles and people plunging into the water. The Arkansas Department of Transportation expects 1.5

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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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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. When we talk about global supply chain visibility we are referring to: .

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Cargo planes could not fly out of or into Russia or Ukraine. As of this year, Ukrainian wheat exports are down 30.7%, drastically affecting Ukrainian and global wheat markets. and global economies factored considerably in supply chain disruptions. and the global economy. In 2019, both countries combined exported 25.4%

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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. And relative to emerging data sources of relevant Big Data on global supply chains, one very interesting new player is Spire Global. Spire Global has worked with Odyn.ai

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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 Walmart ‘Tightens the Vice’ on On-Time In-Full (OTIF) Requirements.

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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. It may take weeks, by some estimates.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 9, 2024

Modern Connectivity and Its Impact on Logistics Advancements in digital technology have connected audiences on a global scale. Benefits include efficient tracking, vehicle and cargo safety, automated logs, route optimization, low operating costs, timely deliveries, fuel savings, reduced carbon footprint, and improved customer service.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 11, 2013

In my previous article on the evolution of transportation management, Driving Value from a Transportation Management Center: Think Global, Act Local , I discussed how transportation best practices were evolving from more rigid, centralized control towers to more flexible and collaborative Transportation Management Centers (TMC).

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 21, 2022

A global chemical manufacturer recently had to replace ships that transported bulk materials to ports. In order to measure the efficiency of your supply chain, companies must track certain metrics. Metrics help to prioritize activities and improve processes. Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 8, 2017

More findings on the cloud cargo transportation and warehouse management systems you may discover on the web. The cloud-based supply chain software can be customized to suit your industry, your transportation , freight-forwarding and warehousing specialty, import-export regulations. The cloud-based logistics has lots of metric tools.

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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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TMC

MARCH 31, 2016

Do you have the right metrics? Metrics show how your supply chain is performing—providing they are the right ones to do the job. Inappropriate metrics can give a false or incomplete picture of supply chain performance. Second, what metrics are the best indictors of performance in terms of these goals?

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Freight Plus

JULY 17, 2020

There was a huge impact on the global supply chain as far as air freight goes. Air freight became super premium and prices tripped because a lot of air freight travels in the belly of passenger air crafts and people were no longer flying. In the future Andrew believes we are going to see more crowd-sourced freight. .

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Freight Plus

JULY 17, 2020

There was a huge impact on the global supply chain as far as air freight goes. Air freight became super premium and prices tripped because a lot of air freight travels in the belly of passenger air crafts and people were no longer flying. In the future Andrew believes we are going to see more crowd-sourced freight. .

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

With every link of the supply chain impacting businesses both large and small, keeping up with the globally disrupted supply chain evolution is a recipe for whiplash. Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. Deloitte Global). Deloitte Global).

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

As a result, nearly every industry has created on-demand metrics to gauge market performance, hedge risks, and to power intelligent decisions. But despite its size, containerized freight’s poor visibility persisted. Prices for everything and anything are subject to change and freight rates for containers are no different.

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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

This was later joined by powerhouse Amadeus in the 1980s, as 1978 airline deregulation morphed reservation management systems into Global Distribution Systems, combining schedule and fare information into pricing management. While the air passenger industry has a solid tech foundation, air cargo does not. Get Air Freight Standardized.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

The country participates in more than 50 global organizations, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC), World Health Organization (WHO) and International Monetary Fund (IMF). Belgium has 41 airports, 26 of which have paved runways and six of which can handle large cargo aircraft. billion metric tons of goods in 2015.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 19, 2022

Anyone who has not been living in a cave for the past two years knows about the supply chain disruptions that continue to plague local and global shippers and transportation service providers. The state of freight payment is healthy and growing with an emphasis on global trends, better data utilization, and micro-logistics.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 25, 2021

For instance, ShipBob’s global fulfillment network makes it easy for brands to allocate inventory based on where their customers are located. Receive and unload stock: meet with the shipper and unload the necessary cargo; double check inventory received against paperwork. Collect the right data.

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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. The biggest and best have scaled it to a global level, and their practices are worth studying for insights. JIT can also fail when it comes up against global supply chain disruptions.

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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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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Zara also works with Air France, KLM Cargo and Emirates Air in order that they can coordinate directly with the airlines to make the outbound shipments to its stores and bring back some raw materials and semi-finished materials with return legs. In order to compensate a long waiting time, Adidas uses air freight or courier service.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

transportation networks alone, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, shippers are reevaluating their shipping strategies in dealing with large-scale shipping to take better advantage of a thriving global logistics marketplace. Setting Up and Measuring KPIs and Other Metrics.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Feature Article by Blume Global. This is a global issue, of course, but if we just take the U.S. greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to the freight transportation sector. The Future Of The Supply Chain Starts With Sustainability. as an example, we see that 7% of the U.S.’ Ensure Your Materials Are Ethically Sourced.

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Freightera

JANUARY 31, 2017

Please share this infographic on you site by copying and pasting the code below: Source: The Green Future of Freight – An infographic by the team at Freightera. FREIGHT SHIPPING EMISSIONS TODAY. Heavy-duty trucks account for the dominant share of all logistics-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissons: Road freight: 57%.

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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. Bailey worked for CH Robinson International for 14 years in all facets of the global operations division. back to Asia).

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 17, 2023

In fact, a recent study suggests that more than a third of global consumers are willing to pay more for sustainable products as demand grows for environmentally friendly alternatives. . Finding Freight Consolidation Opportunities . Freight consolidation offers a multitude of benefits to CPG brands. million cars from U.S.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 17, 2018

project44 Launches Global Parcel Visibility. Blockchain in Global Trade: Maersk, IBM, and CBP. Back in January, IBM and Maersk announced plans to form a joint venture focused on “applying blockchain to improve global trade and digitize supply chains.” CBP launching blockchain testing (American Shipper).

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 13, 2022

With old solutions quickly becoming obsolete, big-time transportation industry players like FedEx, USPS, and Amazon are eyeing new strategies to stay competitive in a difficult time for global logistics. Facing Falling Volumes, FedEx Freight Furloughs Drivers. Facing Falling Volumes, FedEx Freight Furloughs Drivers.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Mobile apps can generate reports and monitor performance metrics. “Tightening capacity requires a more ‘connected’ broker…” While freight growth is forecast to slow in 2019, truckload capacity will remain tight, largely driven by a tight labor market, new regulations and other factors. Christoph Seitz. SupplyPike.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

It’s not too late to get your product to store shelves in time for Black Friday, thanks to the swift performance of air cargo service. With significantly shorter lead times than other modes, air cargo can get your product to market in as little as a day. Understand the metrics of air cargo: time and money.

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