Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

To achieve these goals, corporate leadership must focus on two key areas: shift from internally focused supply chains to collaborative supply networks and actively design their supply chains. Examples of disruptive risks are suppliers going out of business or shipwrecks that result in the loss of cargo containers.

Supply Chain Design Software

Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Bigger Container Ships Pose Bigger Risks (WSJ – sub. With more than 30 cargo ships anchored offshore, countless supply chains scrambling, and the prospect of a $2 billion per day hit on the U.S. The larger ships will further test the capacity of ports and canals and the skill of their captains and crews.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

To coordinate, contracts can be made with direct links in the supply chain, but how can organizations coordinate with the suppliers’ suppliers or the customers’ customers? However, commonly used KPIs used by supply chain executives are usually focused on logistics performance (e.g.,

Waste Reduction

Kinaxis

OCTOBER 27, 2017

According to Gartner Research Director Andrew Downard, IoT enabled devices power supply chain planning by letting you continuously sense, communicate, analyze and act. This can be accomplished through an API-based economy. That only helps you know what the conditions are right now.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2017

Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… FedEx says operations at TNT Express disrupted after virus attack (Reuters). Global shipping feels fallout from Maersk cyber attack (Reuters). The cyber attack was among the biggest-ever disruptions to hit global shipping.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

These Giant Drones Could Seriously Disrupt the Shipping Industry (NBC News). Cargo Owners Complain of ‘Total Mess’ Shipping Goods to Asia (WSJ – sub. Automated Truck Firm Raises $60 Million (WSJ – sub. Turnpike travelers will see semi-autonomous trucks on the road this year (Cleveland.com).

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Talking Logistics

APRIL 4, 2018

economy in 2017 and so far in 2018, manufacturers have been producing more goods than usual and requiring more freight to be shipped. Most shippers and supply chain executives have already experienced effects of the shortage in their business and are now seeking long-term strategies for capacity. trillion compared to $14.6

Capacity

Supply Chain Matters

MAY 8, 2024

Termed AutoPilot Central , the application enables supply chain executives to get an aggregated bird’s eye view across multiple warehousing sites and, more importantly, rank them and take corrective action for areas not meeting service requirements to mitigate risk across a supply chain execution network.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

I’d welcome the opportunity to meet with supply chain executives to discuss your research questions and objectives for the coming year, and with technology companies and 3PLs to get an update on your products and services. FedEx to Increase Shipping Rates. Are you attending the CSCMP Annual Global Conference next week?

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Blockchain has the potential to help enable us to manage and track a ‘digital twin’ of shipping containers across the world.”[2] ”[2] Nikki Baird ( @nikkibaird ), Vice President of Retail Innovation at Aptos, agrees blockchain and supply chain are good match. Addressing supply chain complexity.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Intelligent Audit

JUNE 30, 2022

But in the timeframe between 2020 to 2022, a volatile supply chain market showed the weakness in outdated, legacy supply chain execution built on rigid technology or lacking any accurate data that can improve overall decision-making. This has significantly impacted retail value chains across the globe.

Optimal Sourcing

Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

FedEx Introduces Enhancements to Deep Frozen Shipping. New ISF (10+2) Rule May Be Coming in May ( Supply Chain Management Review ). . A strike would have shut down ports along the Eastern seaboard, which together handle 110 million tons of import and export cargo. UPS to Rollout Fleet of Electric Vehicles in California.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 23, 2024

Mirko Woitzik, Global Director of Intelligence for Everstream Analytics shared: Regarding the current situation: “ Despite the lockout of rail workers in Canada, ocean carriers are still likely to continue calling at Canadian ports and hesitate diverting ships too quickly. Regarding a potential risk of solidarity by U.S.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 3, 2020

For example, the National Cargo Security Council estimates the global financial impact of cargo losses exceeds $50 billion annually. With IoT monitoring, you gain business intelligence to identify weak links and opportunities for improvement in your supply chain. Supply chain resiliency. Customer experience.

Gartner

Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

Carriers and providers experienced windfall profit levels in their ability to leverage the constant disruptions and ship deployment imbalances into skyrocketing spot rates, added services fees, surcharges or demurrage penalties. Other shipping lines are likely to anticipate lower volumes.

Predictive Analytics Software

Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The Wall Street Journal reported this week (Paid subscription or metered view) that ocean container freight rates related to the most active global shipping lanes continue to decline amid what is traditionally considered the peak shipping period leading up to the holiday fulfillment season in the November-December period.

Report

6 River Systems

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Where is your picking operation located with respect to shipping and product storage? Products with tight shipping deadlines or time constraints should also be stacked in this manner, thereby streamlining movement and overall travel time even more.” Design a floor plan that meets your needs now and also allows for growth.

Optimal Sourcing

Intelligent Audit

MAY 12, 2022

With a sudden large intake of truck or rail transportation, society moves on with their lives, understanding only a fraction of the supply chain in its entirety. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported that, “Freight shipped across the U.S. billion in February 2022, […] up 17.2% Documentation and Paperwork Errors.

Freight

Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

The latest report is refreshingly more candid in depicting the challenges and ills of the logistics and transportation services sector and the need for new thinking and added emphasis on shipper and cargo holder value and service’s needs. entities as opposed to foreign owned entities such as global shipping and logistics companies.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

Container Shipping Industry The quarterly performance of ocean container shipping lines continue to reflect decreased volumes and significantly reduced profitability levels amid this industry’s reported 30 percent reduction in scheduled route capacity. The firm’s Maersk Line container shipping business unit reported net profit of $2.3

Negotiating Skills

3rdwave

MARCH 28, 2019

For those that are not familiar with the TPM conference, or Trans-Pacific Maritime, it is the premier conference for the container shipping industry. What’s more, that vessel will need to be repositioned twice without cargo, resulting in lost revenue for that asset.

Supply Chain Design Software

3rdwave

MARCH 28, 2019

For those that are not familiar with the TPM conference, or Trans-Pacific Maritime, it is the premier conference for the container shipping industry. What’s more, that vessel will need to be repositioned twice without cargo, resulting in lost revenue for that asset.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 23, 2023

Last year we noted that the out of sync theme was refreshingly more candid in depicting the challenges and ills of the logistics and transportation services sector and the need for new thinking and added emphasis on shipper and cargo holder value and service’s needs.

Procurement Analytics

Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Robinson Strengthens Anti-Cargo Theft Strategy. Retail stores become shipping hubs to battle Amazon ( USA Today ). Neiman Marcus goes to year-round free shipping ( USA Today ). Citi fined $30 million for leaking Apple iPhone supply chain data ( CNNMoney ). Ryder’s Natural Gas Fleet Surpasses 15 Million Miles.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Last September, a jury at Southwark crown court in south London found Amazon guilty of shipping dangerous goods by air. In Amazon’s case, the company stated “We ship millions of products every week and are confident in the sophisticated technologies and processes we have developed to detect potential shipping hazards.”

Supply Chain Network Software

Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Among the top five are vehicle parts (excluding engines), iron and steel articles, rubber articles, plastic articles and medical supplies. The ILA has indicated that during a work stoppage, dock workers will handle cargo related to U.S. The strike will reportedly not impact passenger cruise ship vessels at various U.S.

Pharmaceutical

Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

According to today’s published report by business broadcast network CNBC , The Port of New York/New Jersey has been involved in discussions with ocean carriers and terminal operators about managing cargo leading up to an interruption, ensuring appropriate measures are in place to complete cargo movements off the terminals before any shutdown.

Negotiating Skills

Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 17, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters blog commentary, we highlight both private industry and governmental efforts to address the need for basic supply chain execution information exchange and provide our perspectives as to what specific tenets are actually needed. Multi- Industry Effort.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Among the critical use cases to be served by Qualcomm Aware are cold chain distribution, utility asset monitoring, cargo shipment tracking, warehouse and inventory managemen t.”

Internet of things

Talking Logistics

JULY 6, 2018

cargoes, disrupting trade (Reuters). Logistyx Technologies Acquires Transparix to Support and Enhance Its Industry-Leading Parcel Shipping SaaS Solution. In fact, some companies have started to modify their supply chain networks and investment decisions in response (e.g., What should supply chain executives do now?

Logistics Network Optimization Software

NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 11, 2019

As the global environment is shifting based on political debates, EU/British negotiations, tariffs driven by the Trump administration, as well as the sudden shifts in country-level policies, supply chain executives and planners are working to plan for future uncertainties.

Global

Shipchain

DECEMBER 17, 2019

He is of the pioneers of supply chain execution software and understands the roles of automation and optimization in supply chain efficacy. . Patrick Burnson is the Executive Editor at Logistics Management and Supply Chain Management Review, a role he’s filled since 2007. Russell Goodman.

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