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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

This means building a cognitive engine to sense, learn, and adapt using market data for innovators. More and more cargo shifted to ocean transport until the container imbalances resulted in issues with “rolling the freight” from ship to ship despite confirmed bookings. What are functional metrics?

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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

CEVA Logistics actively reaches out to support social innovations and engage local communities. In addition, we have taken several steps in the past few years to affect industry change, such as being an active member of the Clean Cargo Group and joining the Sustainable Air Freight Alliance (SAFA). Photo Credit: L’Oréal.

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10 Critical Components for Your Freight RFP Checklist

GlobalTranz

A well-constructed RFP provides enough information for the provider to develop a custom, innovative response and outline how they are uniquely qualified and prepared to serve your needs. Introduce your company and your unique shipping needs. 10 Freight RFP Components for Success. 10 Freight RFP Components for Success.

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Better Ways to Address Trade-Offs with Supply Chain Optimization

Logistics Viewpoints

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. Containerization eventually reduced shipping and loading costs by at least 75%. The problem space has gotten harder, not easier.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

In that spirit, we’ve combed the MH&L archives for the most innovative supply chain developments of the past year, as reported in our print magazine, on our website, in our e-newsletters, or our various social media channels. We hope you enjoy this salute to the best of 2018, and we look forward to even more innovations in 2019.

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The State of the Trucking Market in 2021

GlobalTranz

Port backlogs, cargo limitations on container ships, and a lack of available equipment and port facility staffing.? Such congestion naturally leads to bottlenecks in planning drayage and eventual increases in the total cost of shipping, not to mention an added strain on trucking as the bottlenecks grow.? . As highlighted by?

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Using Freight Auditing and Payment to Improve Working Capital & Cash Flow

Intelligent Audit

With the growing focus on and demand for two-day and even same-day shipping, consumers want fast and reliable shipping services, which always come at a price. Increased cost savings through zone skipping and streamlined shipping services. Tracking cost by mode, lane, and cargo type for better metrics comparison.

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