Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

As businesses struggle to find efficient return strategies for the growing e-commerce sector, delivery giant UPS and online furniture retailer Overstock.com are working toward a solution. sustainability strategies. Freight Rail Labor Action Could Occur by Late November. Freight Rail Labor Action Could Occur by Late November.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. Here’s an easy way to think about the regular and potential future disruptions that could impact your ocean shipping strategy, and what you can do to prepare for what comes next. At these times of the year, you should see less risk to your standard ocean shipping strategy.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

In the podcast interview, Nick provides strategies for developing, marketing, and implementing freight technology that will be sticky. Nick Dangles is the C0-founder of Kinetic , a company that helps freight tech companies get their products to market faster and with better adoption. About Nick Dangles. About Kinetic.

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o9 Solutions

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

This article has also been published on Business Wire The partnership combines o9’s industry-leading integrated business planning platform with FourKites’ Visibility Cloud to provide end-to-end visibility to freight tracking. Control Tower visibility requires greater transparency than many companies have been accustomed to.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2023

We are well into the era of real-time transportation visibility, where shippers and their partners can track freight in real-time across every mode of transport. He lives in Chicago. As the CEO of a company whose solutions specifically solve for OTIF deliveries, it’s particularly disheartening to hear.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2021

Ryan Schreiber is the Director of Engagement at CarrierDirect in Chicago. Prior to joining CarrierDirect, Ryan worked at a variety of logistics companies and even started and exited a few tech-enabled freight brokerage start-ups. Ryan was born and raised in Tampa Florida.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2021

For my company FourKites , quality data is core to everything we offer customers, from providing real-time transportation visibility to a host of more advanced data science-based capabilities, such as our patented methods for predicting ETAs for that freight with incredible accuracy. He lives in Chicago.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

Freight rates have plummeted, brokerages are struggling, and the industry is still bloated with excess inventory. With the right data you can reduce your overall transportation costs, both accessorial costs and overall freight spend. He lives in Chicago.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

With more consumers pushing for supply chain transparency, Chipotle will be testing out RFID tags at its Chicago distribution center and at 200 Chicago stores to improve the traceability of its inventory systems. Ongoing global supply chain disruptions have many companies shifting supply chain strategies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2022

As I’ve touched on before in my columns here, the supply chain industry is increasingly turning to real-time transportation visibility platforms to pinpoint where freight is at any point on its journey. He lives in Chicago. The yard is a black hole crying out for visibility.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It was recently reported that one of the world’s biggest container logistics companies, Maersk, will only handle cargo from direct shippers, cutting out freight forwarders. 1 carrier stopping its dealings with even a portion of the world’s freight forwarders? It seems to me small freight forwarders, in particular, are at risk.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Real-time transportation visibility platforms tell shippers and their broker/carrier partners where their freight is at any point on its journey. He lives in Chicago. And for our global supply chains, that transformation cannot happen fast enough.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 20, 2017

Cost (Line Haul RPM): The rate per mile that is being paid for freight movement before fuel and other incidental charges. Here’s a possible scenario to explore in a GTN: Envision that a recent decline in tender acceptance was discovered in the Chicago area. On-Time Delivery: The frequency at which loads are being delivered on time.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Previously, Erik was the Director of Strategy at AFN, a Chicago-based truckload brokerage. Prior to his time at AFN, Erik was the Executive Vice President of CarrierDirect, a boutique strategy consulting firm and advised companies such as Werner Enterprises, Worldwide Express, and BlueGrace Logistics. Tell us about it.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Ocean freight solutions Ocean rates and capacity have been a big concern for all shippers for quite some time. Dollar General’s CEO noted that their updated freight outlook after Q1 assumed that its regular ocean carriers would fulfill only 85% of their contractual commitments.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 16, 2023

The following are the insights gained from my discussion with Salim Shaikh , who leads Blue Yonder’s Automotive Industry Strategy, and James Peck , VP of Supply Chain Execution Presales, during a recent Blue Yonder Live and from webinars and automotive events that we prepared for.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Air freight Is Rising. Air freight rates have been a major story throughout 2021. kg, according to the Freightos Air Freight Index. Most importantly, the air freight index runs approximately one week behind, so the real impact of the Christmas Week Showdown—the immediate days leading up to the holiday, is still unavailable.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Learn more on how to overcome today’s supply chain challenges by securing the free guide, 8 Winning Strategies to Combat Supply Shortages. Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. How the Supply Chain Crisis is Impacting Businesses and Consumers.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 20, 2022

Jon is the Director of Pricing Strategy & Analytics at Loadsmart , a freight technology company that is removing the barriers between shippers and carriers so freight can move in the most efficient, transparent and automated way. Loadsmart is a Chicago-based freight tech company founded in 2014.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

As honorary visionary of BasicBlock, Taylor has a demonstrated history of identifying trends and accurately predicting market strategies in both payments and transportation. He splits time between the company’s Lincoln, Nebraska, and Chicago offices. About BasicBlock.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

Lynch and his team leverage data intelligence and strong industry relationships to help clients uncover transportation savings, build scalable supply chain strategies, and ace retailer compliance programs. I moved to Chicago to work for the world’s largest 3PL and quickly fell in love with the constant opportunity to solve problems.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In its reporting, Bloomberg indicated that Amazon has long practiced a strategy of taking stakes in business areas deemed a priority including a grocery chain, cargo airlines, EV powered parcel vans and others. Morgan Growth Equity Partners and Index Ventures.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 15, 2022

The adoption of just-in-case inventory strategies by many retailers due to supply chain disruptions also didn't help much. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World. I wear a number of hats these days. Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains!

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 1, 2022

But regional small parcel carriers have become the real winners from FedEx and UPS’ revenue management strategies. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World. OnTrac and LaserShip is getting closer to that goal.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

eft creates the report every year during our research into the 3PL Summit , an executive-level logistics gathering in Chicago, this year happening: June 16-18. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn The post [INFOGRAPHIC] eft Launches annual 3PL Selection and Contracting report appeared first on Freight Logistics Company | Cerasis.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Nick is the Co-founder of Kinetic , a company that helps freight tech companies increase sales, generate more effective marketing and drive long-term adoption of their product. Nick Dangles is the Co-founder of Kinetic , a company that helps freight tech companies get their products to market faster and with better adoption.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 8, 2022

As part of its strategy, Atlas Air noted in its 10-K for 2021, “We will continue to focus on securing long-term contracts with fast-growing customers, including those in express, e-commerce, and the fastest-growing regional markets, which provide us with relatively stable revenue streams and margins.”

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2018

Air freight capacity concerns prompt new forwarder strategies (Lloyd’s Loading List). Business Booming For Companies That Handle Retail Returns (CBS Chicago). Alstom to test automated freight train in the Netherlands (Reuters). ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rose 3.7%

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ShipBob

MARCH 12, 2023

If the goal is to cut costs while also meeting customer needs, it takes some time to think through an effective shipping strategy. One strategy that ecommerce businesses are taking advantage of is a shipping concept known as “zone skipping.” At Postal, we’re building and actively executing an international strategy.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 2, 2016

In this blog, Augie discusses the difference between Freight Exchange and a 3PL. . 3PL vs Freight Exchange. As CEO and founder of FreightorGator, I am often asked how our freight exchange is different from other companies who offer freight services, particularly 3PLs. What is Freight Exchange? So, which is better?

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This platform will eventually allow the purchase of carbon offsets certificates creating a precise path to a net zero strategy. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World. Carlos Alberini, CEO of Guess Inc. million or 98.3%

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 7, 2012

My schedule had me on a plane to Chicago at the time of the presentation. The less conversion of materials in the inventory strategy, the greater the flexibility of the supply chain. Additionally, through network strategies, be sure to design your warehouses for flows. The APICS event was not there.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 21, 2013

A very interesting presentation was made by the Jennifer Murray on freight planning in Wisconsin. One of the big takeaways for me is the importance of integrating freight data and procedures to respond quickly to issues, and how public pokicy makers often have little insight into the issues facing private sector planners.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Jason Mathers discussed the 5 Principles of Greener Freight, and provided real-world examples of those principles in action (read the Ocean Spray , Caterpillar , and Boise case studies, and also watch my conversation with Jason from earlier this year on Talking Logistics). Talent Management as the Core of a Supply Chain Strategy.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 20, 2015

For a microcosmic sampling, the CMAP report published by the Illinois government (widely reputed as a resource for broader industrial indicators), reveals an acute shortage of qualified candidates to fill essential manufacturing positions in the Chicago region, including CNC Programmers, CNC Operators, Industrial Machinery Mechanics, and Welders.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

How much are you spending to move 100 pounds of freight? What is happening in the industry in key areas such as average freight rates per mile and transportation spend? Gaurav is currently pursuing an MBA degree in Strategy and Operations from the prestigious University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 24, 2022

FedEx and Chicago-based supply chain visibility provider FourKites have partnered to build a global supply chain intelligence platform, the companies announced Tuesday. In the latest sign of volatility in the freight sector, a measure of trucking conditions rebounded slightly in April, only to achieve a nearly two-year low point.

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