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Real Time Container Tracking with Kyle Henderson

The Logistics of Logistics

Faced with the challenge of limited data availability, he co-founded Vizion, an API-first solution empowering cargo owners, freight forwarders, and software providers to achieve true supply chain visibility by tracking ocean freight in near real-time.

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Addressing Challenges in Global Logistics Operations with Technology

DELMIA Quintiq

The industry had a very clear objective for the next decade: Keep costs low Stay lean Remain efficient Due to this slow and steady approach, the logistics industry was able to keep margins stable even when it faced overcapacity in 2016—which is interesting to note as today, challenges revolve around container shortage and port congestions.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 25 – March 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

This July, the company is moving forward with a supply chain services platform for retail partners across North America. As part of the company’s overall cost-cutting initiatives, FedEx Express will lean on third-party carriers for less urgent shipments. The company’s Supply Chain 3.0 FedEx Express moves an average of 6.3

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Retailers and brands get on the resale wagon

Cathy Roberson

market, we're taking the next big step in that direction," Abigail Kammerzell, Head of Sustainability, H&M North America, said in a statement. This was especially pronounced in Q4 when brands leaned into promotions even further for holiday shopping. With the launch of our first resale model in the U.S.

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Experts Discuss How to Streamline Global Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

That said, implementing Lean concepts would undoubtedly be part of that strategy, for example, - Lean Warehousing : Many firms (both retailers and manufacturers) are now aggressively rolling out Lean in their warehouse operations. Keep it Simple : It’s important to not over complicate things.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 2-6, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Amazon partners with Atlas Air Worldwide for cargo services (MarketWatch). Study: Biggest trucking firms outsource over 42% of their freight (FleetOwner). New components, like LeanDex for freight rate indexing, have applicability across many of our 7,500 customers. Truck Orders Fall in April (WSJ – sub.

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Continued Disruption and Added Cost Inflation Reflected in Key Global Transportation and Logistics Indices in March and Q1 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Part of this decrease may be attributed to temporary declining freight volumes as regions in Asia continue to deal with COVID-19 related suspensions of production, shipping or transport operations. In February, a new Stage I Measure was introduced, which tracks that average period from cargo ready to origin port departure.