The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Robert Cadena is the Co-Founder and CEO of Lean Solutions Group , which provides operational, marketing, sales, and technology services to the logistics and transportation industry. About Lean Solutions Group. Lean can deliver on this promise because they are the pioneers in helping U.S. Lean Solutions Group. Logistics 3.)

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Trane Technologies is addressing climate change by improving the way the world heats and cools indoor environments, as well as how refrigerated cargo is transported. Our commitment extends to the environmental impact of our operations, products, services, customers, and people. Focus on KPIs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

As part of the company’s overall cost-cutting initiatives, FedEx Express will lean on third-party carriers for less urgent shipments. The air cargo industry has seen softer market rates due to increased capacity and shippers flocking back to ocean freight services. FedEx Express moves an average of 6.3

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DELMIA Quintiq

MARCH 29, 2023

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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Clear Spider

APRIL 18, 2023

Think Lean to Go Green Lean inventory management is a greener approach to managing your inventory. A company that uses a lean inventory approach holds only what is necessary at all stages of production. A company that uses a lean inventory approach holds only what is necessary at all stages of production.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Munters Lean Manager Marcelo Simiao weighed in on how he believes businesses can prepare themselves in the event of an attack: From the point of view of the supply chain, the consequences of a terrorist act on places such as airports, ports, and railroads are not much different from the ones caused by natural disasters.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 13, 2022

The company is leaning on expedited shipping lanes to pull ahead supply and mitigate COVID-19 disruptions in China. The new yard is the centerpiece of four rail projects at the port to move cargo faster, more efficiently and more sustainably as the unprecedented increase of imports from Asia shows no sign of slowing down.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 15, 2021

However, with this year’s volatility, I was also given a front-row seat to a new level of hyper collaboration – including individuals going out of their way to help each other, more strategy sessions between shippers and forwarders, and continually leaning into historical data and current market insights to find smarter solutions.

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American Global Logistics

AUGUST 1, 2023

It's important to note that while there has been a general trend of a shift in transporting cargo from the west coast to the east coast. Bloomberg reported West Coast ports could lose up to 10% of ocean cargo to the East Coast. That has led to a shift of trade from China from Western ports to other U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

While lean manufacturing and just-in-time were game-changing concepts when they were introduced, agility and resilience must be taken to an entirely new level post pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has only confirmed what we already knew: modern supply chains must be built on a foundation of extreme agility and responsiveness.

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Kanban Logistics

APRIL 27, 2022

Keep your cargo moving in adverse conditions: Railroads are far less impacted by weather than their trucking counterparts. Lean on Kanban Logistics for Rail-Sided Warehousing on the East Coast. They are also less likely to experience delays due to vehicle accidents or traffic jams.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 25, 2021

By now many of you have heard about the “Ever Given”, which has been stuck in the Suez Canal since Tuesday, and is blocking all container ships trying to get through with their cargo. Any asset that is not producing value is considered waste, and a fundamental of “lean thinking” is that inventory is waste, and time is money.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 15, 2022

But, the double-digit year-over-year increase in inventories that many retailers report is, in most cases, compared to exceptionally lean inventory levels last year when consumers were consuming anything and everything. This year, we see many retailers trying to unload excess inventory before the year-end holiday inventory arrives.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The number of package flights operated by FedEx Express and UPS significantly declined month over month in July, underscoring how far the overall air cargo market has sunk since the spring of 2022 and the effect of efficiency initiatives the companies have undertaken in response to lower express volumes.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Dynamic routing has empowered logistics providers to consider plans B, C and D, offering alternative options of ocean and air freight cargo. The concept of asset-less state refers to creating a supply chain that is as lean as possible. This switch is offered to consumers when uncertainties like border closures occur.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2022

The two designs, one that looks more like a small plane used by hobbyists and another with a big belly used for additional cargo space, were recently unveiled in a company blog post. Alphabet Inc.’s

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

When shipping FDA approved goods, there are separate regulations and documentation that is required, and leaning on a logistics specialist for assistant is often the best bet. Handle arrangements for loading or take control of the cargo at the agreed upon point. Recognize the importance of supply chain visibility.

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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. . The automotive industry, for example, has famously relied on a JIT manufacturing strategy (or lean manufacturing) since the 1950’s.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JANUARY 25, 2016

Headline: Intermodal Cargo Falls in 4Q for First Time Since 2009. Headline: US Rail Stocks Seen Rising 20% This Year Despite Six-Year Low for Cargo in 2015. Have the foresight to put your program together today so that your organization will be best situated to overcome the looming lean times. Rail and Multimodal.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

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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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 31, 2023

This was especially pronounced in Q4 when brands leaned into promotions even further for holiday shopping. Catch my twice-a-week column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo Next. ThredUp Co-founder and CEO, James Reinhart, told analysts on March 26.

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Cathy Roberson

DECEMBER 6, 2021

While many retailers will likely continue to lean on their 3PLs and freight forwarders for international supply chain needs, some retailers may be getting a slight upper hand in managing supply chain needs within their middle and last miles, particularly as many move deeper into omnichannel strategies. I wear a number of hats these days.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 27, 2021

Quick delivery, lean operations and a widely distributed footprint have been the top priorities. ”[4] The Value of the Global Supply Chain Journalist Jennifer Smith ( @jensmithWSJ ) writes, “Maritime tracking data shows the cargo snared by last month’s blockage as a snapshot of global trade that is usually in constant motion.

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USC Consulting Group

OCTOBER 25, 2021

If product is manufactured and loaded onto a cargo ship, there’s every chance that ship will be floating offshore, not allowed to enter a port because of pandemic travel restrictions and complex testing requirements. The perfect logistics storm. He said touchpoints at all levels of the process need to be in sync to solve the problem.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

There are two things Boeing and Airbus have in common, utilization of lean manufacturing system and strategic sourcing concept. Lean manufacturing concept has been implemented widely in the automotive industry so the case studies about lean manufacturing is very readily available.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

Air Cargo World. This American based niche news site specialises in air cargo. Cargo Business News.com. based niche site, covering air, sea, rail and road cargo news. But within that, it has a very broad scope covering, not just air cargo, but all aviation, aerospace and space news. ACWmagazine. CargoBusiness.

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Roambee

MAY 20, 2021

The ultimate goal of any pharma company is patient well-being, which it cannot achieve without a tight, lean, and reliable pharma cold chain. When dealing with vaccines for epidemics like the Coronavirus, the pharma cold chain logistics must be planned to maintain a balance between the vaccine reaching safely and on time.

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Roambee

AUGUST 6, 2020

It achieved lean resilience by building an On-Time, In-Full (OTIF) delivery process across 10,000 shipments serviced by more than 11 transport partners using door-to-door shipment monitoring.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Prior to the container, general cargo was a general mess, requiring a veritable Tetris game every time a ship was loaded. This set the stage for Lean Manufacturing and the Just-In-Time supply chain. The shipping container changed shipping forever. By 2013, over 33.7 million TEUs were moved per year (TI).

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Roambee

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Let’s explore how real-time data can help keep the fresh produce supply chain lean and reduce financial losses.

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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 procurement strategies. The automotive industry, for example, has famously relied on a JIT manufacturing strategy (or lean manufacturing) since the 1950’s.

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Global Trade Management

MAY 22, 2017

The logistics industry is slowly being transformed to the point when the utilization of the electronic data environment will become the norm in the industry and the additional technological advancements in IoT technology will enable the integration of complete cargo supply. This article originally appeared on the website of Arviem.

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Roambee

AUGUST 6, 2020

It achieved lean resilience by building an On-Time, In-Full (OTIF) delivery process across 10,000 shipments serviced by more than 11 transport partners using door-to-door shipment monitoring.

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Freightos

JANUARY 25, 2024

This is particularly true on the air cargo side… but certainly not limited to air. But now, the industry is fully aware of the benefits and is leaning in. Q: Why do you think it took so long for the cargo to catch up to the digital world? Freight is digitizing itself now at real scale.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 8, 2019

Airlines that operate both passenger and cargo aircraft are keen to leverage passenger flights—with high yield passengers on the main deck and cargo in the belly—and limit exposure on freighters. Generally speaking, there are more aircraft in the air with less cargo capacity per flight. Explore air freight consolidation.

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Freightos

MAY 10, 2015

All those books would weigh 49,000 kilograms – half the cargo mass of a Boeing 747-200F. Ever hear of Lean Manufacturing? Amazon has 31,817 books about supply chain and 24,934 about logistics. That’s 56,751 supply chain and logistics books. Stacked, those books would be as tall as 10.7 Empire State Buildings. That’s Toyota.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 10, 2014

Cargo will continue to move and operations will carry on at the port until an agreement can be reached through these disruptions. For retailers, already lean inventory levels could lead to empty shelves. It’s after June 30, and yet no deal has been reached. The current contract has been extended briefly, until July 11 2014.

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