Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

Nine years ago, my company FourKites pioneered the market for real-time transportation visibility. And in the intervening years — as we’ve leveraged real-time data, ML and AI to help countless companies answer the “where’s my truck” question — I’ve continued to underscore that visibility is a foundational technology.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

With market swings and changing consumer demands forcing companies to adapt to stay competitive, one approach that has gained popularity in recent years is the use of Global Shipping Alliances (GSAs), which are agreements between multiple carriers to share vessels, routes, and other resources. Where do we stand today?

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 30, 2021

CVSA-certified inspectors will commit a blitz of inspections across North America, creating a sudden strain on resources for both domestic and cross-border freight. The best way to avoid disruption is to source and have readily available resources to expand capacity at a moment’s notice.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2018

DC Velocity and Descartes have conducted a transportation benchmark study for the last two years to help transportation professionals understand what is driving the market, and how the strategy and tactics of top performers differ from the rest of the pack. Figure 1: Transportation IT Spend Change Next 2 Years (Source: Descartes).

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 27, 2022

He led the turnaround of 6 troubled companies and started 2 new businesses. Trend #2: Near sourcing and shorter supply chains. Many companies are moving to supply chain partners located in North America to reduce supply chain risk, transportation costs, transportation time, and environmental impact.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 27, 2013

A month later, Walmart announced that it will increase its sourcing of US products by $50 billion over the next 10 years. Kevin discusses three factors that are helping to drive the reshoring trend, but the one that caught my attention the most was how companies are shifting their focus from least-cost sourcing to best-cost sourcing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

Companies that viewed the pandemic as another risk management event will struggle the most with Q1 and Q2 earnings reports. Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. Source E2open Shipping Index). Focus on Cost. Less Collaborative.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Companies that viewed the pandemic as another risk management event will struggle the most with Q1 and Q2 earnings reports. Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. Source E2open Shipping Index). Focus on Cost. Less Collaborative.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 11, 2019

The transportation industry has long discussed blockchain with a healthy dose of skepticism or has taken a wait-and-see approach to its adoption. A modern, multi-modal Tier 1 TMS can now take data from all sources, cleanse it and use it. Small but mighty. There are more than 500,000 TL carriers in the U.S. with eight trucks or less.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 2, 2024

This blog was co-written by Terence Leung and Jen McQuiston Our customers depend on Blue Yonder Transportation Management to achieve customer-centricity and operational resiliency across the globe. Transportation Optimization microservice: top-tier Blue Yonder planning made available to wider audience via a standalone API.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Raw materials are in short supply, many manufacturers have temporarily mothballed production lines, transportation costs are rising, and labor is getting tight on our roadways , railways and ocean vessels. The impact? We will certainly be feeling the repercussions throughout a bumpy holiday shopping season — and beyond.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2022

While conditions have eased in North America, port congestion has gotten much worse in China. Shippers – the companies paying Ocean, Rail, and Truck carriers to transport their goods – can do little to speed shipments snarled by port congestion. They have a fleet of over 250 container ships and a transport capacity of 1.8

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

These are the companies and leaders that aren’t letting a good downturn go to waste. A famous 2010 HBR article, “Roaring Out of Recession,” studied how 4,700 public companies fared during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000. 17% went bankrupt, went private, or were acquired.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2021

He led the turnaround of 6 troubled companies and started 2 new businesses. Trend #2: Near sourcing and shorter supply chains. Many companies are moving to supply chain partners located in North America to reduce supply chain risk, transportation costs, transportation time, and environmental impact.

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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. Those “other uses” are many, and growing every day.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights additional developments, evidence and added signs that reinforce that there will be no peak holiday focused surge in transportation and logistics in the latter half of 2023. In the past we would expect to see transportation and warehousing ramping up hiring in late summer ahead of peak season. ”

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

How are companies leveraging scenario modeling for network design and optimization ? A leading logistics service provider was among the many companies that saw its operations affected by the pandemic. Another use case we see for scenario modeling in the current context is evaluating new sourcing locations.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Green Corridor: Looking for the Green Lining by Timothy Foote, Director Transportation & Network APAC at Asendia and Founder of Susymbio 2023 is soon enough to end, and the transformation to a clean logistics future moves forward. Air transport emissions reduction goals sadly will be hampered by insufficient supplies of SAF.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said it was essential to prevent Tokyo, where the highly infectious Delta COVID-19 variant was spreading, from becoming the source of another wave of infections. Roughly the size of a small cooler, Amazon Scout vehicles can transport small packages along sidewalks at walking pace.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Here are the top 20 warehouse automation suppliers across the globe, according to ARC’s estimates of 2021 revenues, followed below by a description of each company listed: DEMATIC was the world’s largest warehouse automation provider in 2021, according to ARC’s analysis. KNAPP AG is a privately-held company with over 3,000 employees.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Kevin is the owner of Brush Pass Research , a sales and marketing research firm that helps companies sell to freight brokerages across North America. He is the owner of Brush Pass Research, a sales and marketing research firm that helps companies sell to freight brokerages across North America.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 25, 2020

Will the trend toward a return to “regional manufacturing” boost volumes in over the road transportation in North America as manufacturers move away from Asian overseas operations? Transportation logistics software solutions play a key role in effectuating this change. This strategy is not without its risks though.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 22, 2021

Adam Compain is the Founder & CEO of ClearMetal, a software company that specializes in international freight visibility, dynamic planning, and customer experience. Adam founded the company after spending time at OOCL, under the tutelage of their CEO and CIO in Hong Kong. Value to finding the clean and accurate source of truth.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 26, 2022

This week, in conjunction with General Motors reporting of Q2-2022 financial performance, the auto maker disclosed that it had secured strategic supply agreements to support one million electric powered vehicles in North America by 2025. or North America presence. Some Broader Context.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Source: Gartner, Forecast Snapshot: Prescriptive Analytics Software, Worldwide, 2019. Source: Gartner, Market Guide for Supply Chain Analytics Technology, May 28, 2019. As a result, companies are looking for more advanced capabilities. We turned 30 this year. What’s driving prescriptive analytics adoption? .

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

In this article, leading experts from various sectors in transportation industry will discuss transportation trends you should take a closer look. The impact of these new regulations will be substantial and combined with low oil prices may affect how companies operate. More demand for rail, particularly from the U.S.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

As the market continues to change, what’s your transportation strategy for handling fluctuations? Companies with supply chains that span more than one continent often have shipments, whether inbound or outbound, being transported to various regions of the world to contend with. Sources: * IANA. fmc.gov/oti/nvocc.aspx.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 3, 2023

Innovation and Customer-Centricity are Our Continuing Directions Thanks to our TMS customers, for the 12 th time 1 in a row, Blue Yonder is named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems (TMS) report 2. As a result, we’ve reduced our overall transportation spend by 3-5%.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

How can it be that so many companies will continue to invest so much in state-of-the art technologies, and yet fewer than one in 20 control tower deployments are expected to deliver on their potential? Diversity of sources (carriers + vendors + customers). Let me underscore the obvious here: 5% is a woeful “success rate”. My view? (Our

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Companies included in this capsule update are Pratt & Whitney , Flexport , and Volkswagen AG. Clark, who assumed the sole CEO role in March after company founder Ryan Petersen handed over the reins. Specifically noted: “ We can still be a growth company even in a declining market.” All rights reserved.

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Parade

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The company will use its latest investment to accelerate digital adoption, expand capabilities, grow its team, and strengthen connectivity with its third-party partner ecosystem. Early funding sources include Arena Ventures, BASE Ventures, at.inc/, and other strategic industries leaders. in Series A funding led by Menlo Ventures.

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 21, 2023

The companies and businesses that have survived the pandemic have been forced to reevaluate how they do business by adjusting their processes, identifying performance gaps, and finding ways to allow for more adaptability and flexibility without increasing costs or waste. Recycling, reusing/repurposing.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

As the market continues to change, what’s your transportation strategy for handling fluctuations? Companies with supply chains that span more than one continent often have shipments, whether inbound or outbound, being transported to various regions of the world to contend with. Sources: * IANA. fmc.gov/oti/nvocc.aspx.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

As the market continues to change, what’s your transportation strategy for handling fluctuations? Companies with supply chains that span more than one continent often have shipments, whether inbound or outbound, being transported to various regions of the world to contend with. Sources: * IANA. fmc.gov/oti/nvocc.aspx.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Source: Gartner, Forecast Snapshot: Prescriptive Analytics Software, Worldwide, 2019. Companies like ELIX Polymers and Fresenius Medical Care North America have chosen SC Navigator because it makes powerful prescriptive analytics accessible and allows them to quickly answer very specific questions about their business.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 5, 2018

E2open Acquires Transportation Management Systems Provider Cloud Logistics. Like I wrote earlier this week, there is always something new to talk about in the transportation management systems (TMS) market. First the company announced that it completed a financing round of $45 million led by Sapphire Ventures.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

From the very beginning, Amazon’s mission has been to be the earth’s most customer-centric company. The company also offers a range of logistics services to third-party sellers, allowing them to tap into Amazon’s extensive network and benefit from the same efficient delivery options.

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