Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. We hope you enjoy this salute to the best of 2018, and we look forward to even more innovations in 2019. Self-Service Logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2022

He had a load full of cotton bales, and while idling away hours at a shipyard watching stevedores load other cargo onto ships he dreamed up containers that transformed global supply chains. Operational innovations like the invention of containers led to the huge growth in global value chains, and today 95% of manufactured goods move on ships.

Optimal Sourcing 227

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The state of the trucking market in 2021 is uncertain, filled with risk, and continues to evolve, making logistics management challenging.? Port backlogs, cargo limitations on container ships, and a lack of available equipment and port facility staffing.? transportation metrics ?that Capacity Constraints Continue to Arise.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 308

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

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 indicators of performance in terms of these goals?

Supply Chain Software 100

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Talking Logistics

MAY 17, 2013

Chainalytics Creates New Metrics for Demand Planning Consortium. FTR Shippers Condition Index notes pending HOS changes could cut productivity ( Logistics Management ). There is an increasing need to extend these applications beyond the enterprise to improve supply chain and logistics execution.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 142

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20Cube Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

With supply chain visibility, customers can easily know the location of the cargo movement and get full access to information on every factor of the supply chain process, improving process efficiencies. An innovative platform for management by exception should include: Business process enforcement.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

As shippers and logistics managers know all too well, speed-to-market services impact overall costs. At the heart of the growing need for innovative freight auditing services is the problem of limited working capital and cash flow disruption that plagues the supply chain network.

Freight 52

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Technology is such a constant force for change that we tend to look at new technological innovations as almost normal — or at least par for the course. If your business is going to keep pace with its competitors in such a rapidly changing world, it’s going to need to embrace and integrate as much technological innovation as it can.

Inventory Reduction 52

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Logistics can be traced all the way back to the Greek and Roman empires , but it’s undergone several major transformations as new technologies provide opportunities to more efficiently manage the movement and storage of goods. In the digital transformation age, logistics is once again undergoing a major shift. Marc Tuinier.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2022

From contractor controversies to rising fuel costs, logistics professionals across the transportation industry are turning to innovative solutions to persistent problems. As contractors across the logistics industry begin questioning their relationships with carrier networks , the FRONTdoor Collective is taking a new approach.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 17, 2018

Back at work, getting caught up on all of the supply chain and logistics news from the past two weeks. Customer Experience is Driving Supply Chain Innovation, Says Report from BluJay Solutions and Adelante SCM. importers, [CBP Business Transformation and Innovation Division Director Vincent Annunziato] said. But as the U.S.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 101

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Examples of this technology includes GPS sensors that give you the exact location of containers moving through the supply chain and devices attached to refrigerated cargo that monitor internal temperature. 5 Megatrends Shaping Supply Chain Innovations. Megatrends Shaping Supply Chain Innovation. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 20, 2021

As recovery continues and supply chain directors and logistics managers look to the future, they need to keep some critical points regarding logistics for 2022 front and center. ?1. That need will take on even greater importance as the retail logistics market expands. Supply Chain as a Service Will Grow More Invaluable.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Telematics, which provides data to and from vehicles in order to manage vehicle performance, provide delivery and routing information and capture performance metrics, are inching closer to being an OEM part. Prior to Grand Junction, he cofounded Ensenda, a non-asset based third-party logistics (3PL) provider focused on the last mile.

Supply Chain Network Software 148

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 21, 2021

This blog is based on an article that recently ran in the Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics & Procurement, “ Supply chain agility: An imperative in an unpredictable world.”. In addition, 46% of the companies deemed “most innovative” in the study reported having 80-100% electronic connectivity with their trading partners. [4]

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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. USPS Releases On-Time Performance Metrics. Amazon Expands Air Cargo Capacity.

Price Reduction 52

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Not only does warehouse optimization result in a healthier bottom line, but it also improves key warehouse metrics like accurate orders and on-time delivery. There are about 10+ measurements on evaluating the efficiency, but all those get consolidated to a single metric called the ‘LPMH’ (lines per man hour).

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend, Rachel Everly, a freelance writer in business and finance who shows us how digitized trucking will change the game for logistics companies. . The introduction of digitized trucking marks the beginning of a new era and is set to turn the logistics value chain upside down. . Here’s how:

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 11, 2016

FLEXE , Flexport and Convoy –three technology companies adding flexibility to the supply chain–,recently hosted the first Peak Logistics breakfast in Seattle, Washington. The founders of each company came together to discuss the overlap of technology and logistics and how it can be used to solve every day problems.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 18, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Russian forces are cutting off shipping routes, logistics firms are suspending services, and air freight rates are skyrocketing. Cargo movements are also at a standstill as the Ukrainian ports of Odessa and Mariupol are closed, damaged, or under attack.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2023

I saw an article recently about a cargo flight headed to Belgium from New York that had to turn around mid-flight. And now on to this week’s logistics news. beverage industry paid $2.175 billion in Section 232 tariffs on 10.295 million metric tons of aluminum since their implementation. HARBOR Aluminum estimates U.S.

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