Cargo Procurement Analytics Shipping 
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Next Steps: Start to model demand based on market data to align the organization on baseline demand. Resist the temptation to place deeper analytics on top of existing data models. Instead, rethink the model and the approach. Out of desperation, they turned to the use of descriptive analytics. Next Steps.
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 12, 2024
According to a report by Accenture, 83% of consumers prefer to buy from companies that are transparent about their supply chain practices, and 72% of consumers are willing to pay a premium for products that are ethically and sustainably sourced. Degree two: Remotely controlled ship with seafarers on board.
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Freight Waves
JUNE 20, 2025
to discuss the evolving landscape of cargo theft that continues to plague the freight industry. While straight theft (the physical taking of trucks, trailers, or cargo from where they’re parked) remains the most common form of cargo theft, criminal tactics have shifted in the last few years.
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. Containerization eventually reduced shipping and loading costs by at least 75%. The myth of the “perfect plan”.
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Amazon achieved its fastest-ever global shipping times last year but isn’t resting on its laurels. In some cases, shoppers can send back different items than the ones they bought, return stolen items or claim a purchase never got delivered when it really did. percent year-on-year decline in cargo revenues in 2023 to $1.5bn.
Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 30, 2021
Global shipping is national news with most stories covering the symptoms. Since 1990, the size of ships increased 3X, but the design of the west coast ports remained largely unchanged. meters, to accommodate ships with 20 rows of containers) and 15.2 meters, to accommodate ships with 20 rows of containers) and 15.2
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 3, 2022
Shipping companies added capacity, but now containers are stuck in port. Cargo losses escalate as thieves target cars, electronics. The Port of Oakland reported cargo in April dropped 7 percent compared to the same period a year ago due to factory and port shutdowns in China. And now on this week’s logistics news.
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