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7 Incredible Benefits of Cloud-Based Logistics Management

GlobalTranz

More findings on the cloud cargo transportation and warehouse management systems you may discover on the web. The ability to administer your cloud supply chain in the real time makes your order processing, warehousing, inventory management, transportation and overall pricing more scalable and thus cheaper. A Better Scope Management.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

Yum Brands – parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and The Habit Burger Grill – recently announced a new packaging policy prioritizing more sustainable options. In a blog post, Yum noted it is transitioning away from plastics and developing new packaging solutions as part of that policy. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

The portion of the index tracking ground parcel rates per package in Q1 was 29.5 A steep, across-the-board decline in imported cargo , exports and empty containers during March dropped volumes at several major ports to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic. percent above its January 2018 baseline, up from 25.2

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This Week in Logistics News (July 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

s Wing subsidiary has developed a fleet of new drone prototypes designed to more efficiently deliver packages ranging from small pill bottles to items weighing as much as 7 pounds. percent year on year in June, driven by double-digit surges in New York/New Jersey, Houston, and Savannah, Georgia. Alphabet Inc.’s

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Achieving Seamless Intermodal Operations: Resolving a Persistent Bottleneck

American Global Logistics

Movement of cargo seemed to come to a halt. TRANSLOADING SHIPPING: “With transloading shipping, freight is loaded and unloaded, depending on where the cargo is in the supply chain process and the mode of transportation. Bloated, overstocked retailer inventories. What once worked now fell apart. Reduced transportation costs.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

When FedEx, UPS, US Postal Service packages should be shipped for upcoming holiday season. We believe contractual pricing may increase in the mid- to high-single digits next year because of limited driver availability and the prospects for robust demand created by economic recovery and a prolonged inventory-replenishment cycle.”