Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

UPS is seeking alternative strategies for its truck brokerage business, which has seen sales plummet amid a freight recession marked by declining rates and over capacity. More than $728 million is on the way to communities around the nation to bolster intermodal freight infrastructure. technology from helping China’s military.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Singapore 12th August 2021: Recognising the heightened focus on overall supply chain performance due to increased disruption and challenges, shippers, manufacturers and beneficial cargo owners (BCO’s), are increasingly faced with soaring freights rates and what they, correctly or otherwise, perceive to be sub-standard or inferior service.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Mark spent over 7 years in leadership with the second largest freight brokerage in North America, Total Quality Logistics. Mark expanded MacroPoint’s visibility technology into Mexico and got MacroPoint into shipper markets which enabled its acquisition by Descartes in 2017 for $107 Million.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * More Resources Home September 6, 2023 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Blue Yonder , a leading supply chain solutions provider, announced its acquisition of flexis AG, a flexible, innovative software technology provider specializing in production optimization and transportation planning and execution. Bank Freight Payment Index. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 11, 2019

Historically, technological advances have made humankind more productive; but, technology has not made life simpler. New York Times ‘ columnist Thomas Friedman once stated, “We were promised a simpler life, and technology has only complicated our lives.” Technology in the supply chain.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A Freightos survey of 300+ companies sheds light on how importers have been navigating supply chain disruptions. You might not think about shipping containers and ocean freight when you click “buy” on your Amazon order, but there’s a direct connection between the two. What’s changed in a year?

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Jeff is the CEO of Tucker Company Worldwide , the oldest privately-held freight brokerage in North America, specializing in notoriously complicated freight, like temperature-controlled, oversized, and high-value, high-security shipments. Jeff Tucker and Joe Lynch discuss the Breakbulk Americas conference. About Jeff Tucker.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The long and unpredictable peak shipping season continues to challenge supply chains. A 2021 Peak Shipping Season survey conducted by Edelman Intelligence found hiring to be a strong concern among supply chain decision makers with 90% having a strong need to increase hiring to account for peak season and beyond.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 28, 2021

As I mentioned in an earlier post on the growth drivers for the Transportation Management Systems market , transportation visibility tools are one of a number of technologies that are improving performance and helping to reduce freight spend. Real-time visibility tools are often thought of as an over-the-road technology.

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Shipsy

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Manufacturers across globe have faced multiple challenges in Supply Chain from time and again that changed (increased / decreased) with. Supply chain is a multi-stage process with different stakeholders & series of operations. Supply chain i.e Meeting Customer Service Standards. Impact on costing.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 26, 2017

When it comes to supply chain excellence, particularly in the retail sector, there is one behemoth dominating the landscape: Amazon. Amazon supply chain management is driving innovation and change at a pace that’s putting the pressure on other businesses to find a way to keep up, or fold.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

In addition to the terrible human cost, the virus is also sending ripples throughout the global supply chain. million freight containers each year. SMBs relying on Chinese suppliers will be impacted as well: small businesses will not only experience the disruption of delays in supply , but will also pay spiking freight costs.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 21, 2017

These podcasts bring the latest news and thought leadership in the supply chain and logistics industries right to your earbuds. If you’re looking to increase your podcast listening , here are five that highlight topics of interest to supply chain and logistics professionals. 5 supply chain and logistics podcasts.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

aims to block from obtaining American high technology. The company plans to invest $140 million in the initiative in 2023 as it implements the technology at its 940 remaining U.S. Some companies expect to cut ocean-freight rates by half or more, which in turn could allow retailers to slow or stop price increases for goods.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Every day has felt like a major squall, from natural disasters closing down manufacturing facilities and ports, to container shortages and labor issues, to rising costs and the ongoing pandemic. When you look back 18 months to the start of the pandemic, the first shock waves to hit global supply chains were all related to demand.

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Gravity Supply Chain

JANUARY 19, 2023

Supply chain efficiency is essential for any business to remain competitive and profitable throughout its timeline. Identifying these barricades can be a challenge, but several key areas should be examined to boost supply chain efficiency.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Very positively, these topics have not only been discussed at COP26 but multiple initiatives were launched with some of them having the potential to significantly contribute to decarbonizing the global supply chain network. came from trucks carrying cargo. Most of this, 45.1

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ivalua

MARCH 31, 2020

A March 11 analysis by trading platform Forex.com claimed that nearly 75% of all companies had already reported supply-chain disruptions, with more than 80% believing that at some point they would experience impacts as a result of COVID-19 disruptions. So, when its supply chain broke, the ripple effects came about quickly.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Freight is changing. Technology is changing. in 2013, rising costs are pushing for more efficiency, whether by cutting operating costs with improved technology. in 2013, rising costs are pushing for more efficiency, whether by cutting operating costs with improved technology. Supply chains are changing.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Marty has worked with Ruan for over 25 years and has held a series of positions with increasing responsibility within sales, supply chain solutions, quality, and logistics. There are 5 different categories of 3PL services: Logistics, Transportation, Warehousing, Special Services, and Technology.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

store operations by 9 percent over the past year, slashing hundreds of millions of dollars of goods from their balance sheets and suggesting space is opening up in their jammed supply chains. Target’s inventories at the end of the last quarter were 16 percent lower than the same period a year ago and Walmart cut inventories in its U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2022

We’ve all been talking about the looming supply chain talent shortage for quite some time. Autonomous cargo ship completes 500-mile voyage. The supply chain’s little-known weakest link: railroad workers. Nations aim to secure supply chains with “friend-shoring”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Port and maritime operations are critical to the stability of the global supply chain and the global economy. When terminals cannot move cargo, the costs can escalate quickly. The line between IT and OT level assets is also blurring with the continued introduction of IoT technologies at the operational level. “IT

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights continued evidence that the U.S. freight and logistics industry continues to mitigate recessionary conditions including the April 2023 Logistics Manager Index reaching its lowest level lowest level in six years and one-half years. freight, logistics and parcel movement industry.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 8, 2016

It was a relatively quiet week for supply chain and logistics news, with robots and weak freight demand dominating the headlines. Air cargo firms feel the pressure from plunge in freight prices (Reuters). Honeywell To Acquire Intelligrated, A Leader In Supply Chain And Warehouse Automation Technologies.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Professionals in supply chain management use various methods to identify best practices to improve the operations. In order to accelerate the learning, this article has gathered 20+ most sought-after supply chain case studies, analyzed/categorized them by industry and the findings are presented.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Companies of all sizes have been capturing the value from Global Supply Chain to increase the economies of scale and scope for years. In this article, we will show you tips from worldwide experts that you can use to streamline your global supply chain operations. However, you may wonder what kind of practices really work.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 30, 2015

Jeff Tucker 's guest column in yesterday's Wall Street Journal pointed to the pivotal role of technology, including DAT Load Boards , in freight logistics today. Jeff also highlighted the contribution of freight brokers to the efficient movement of cargo. Technology is an integral part of U.S.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 3, 2021

Manufacturing is gaining steam not only in the US but around the world as businesses return to a COVID-19 type of redefined normalcy. However, as manufacturing comes roaring back, it is being met with supply chain issues such as delivery delays and higher costs. During W.W.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 30, 2022

Retail supply chain management has always been a complicated and complex process. But in the timeframe between 2020 to 2022, a volatile supply chain market showed the weakness in outdated, legacy supply chain execution built on rigid technology or lacking any accurate data that can improve overall decision-making.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

Wood pallets used for export shipments also contain an unhealthy level of formaldehyde due to fumigation, posing an unnecessary health risk for cargo handlers. As a matter of fact, the smog generated from refineries to extract polymers from crude oil to manufacture plastic is already posing a major health and environment risk to us!

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Late 2021 saw Maersk continue to shift towards vertical integrations, with acquisition of Senator, a German freight forwarder for $644 million dollars. While Facebook is looking at virtual reality, Alibaba and Amazon are looking more at freight. More on Maersk’s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report.

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Savi

MAY 28, 2020

As the CEO of a supply chain visibility technology company, I am well aware of the irony of my own firm becoming a victim of supply chain disruption. But as the world deals with the immense and unprecedented impact of the coronavirus, even Savi was not able to avoid supply chain issues.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 4, 2016

We kick off today a month-long focus on trends in the following categories: Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation Management. We have already covered the top 6 trends for 2016 in manufacturing. 2016 Supply Chain Trends: The First 7 of 12.

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Ware2Go

JANUARY 7, 2022

Recent supply chain disruptions , including images of cargo ships stuck off the West Coast , have led eCommerce shops to rethink their just-in-time and just-in-case inventory strategies. . In a November survey , 87% of merchants shared that they already were affected by increased freight costs. Disadvantages.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2018

It has been further spurred by the trend of nearshoring over the last decade, as American companies have relocated their manufacturing facilities to Mexico to take advantage of a skilled workforce, improving infrastructure, and proximity to the United States. Understand the 3-Legged Freight Movements at the Border. Likewise, a U.S.

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