Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

Whether your company is a big or small player in terms of shipping volumes, and regardless of your chosen transportation modes (road, rail, ocean, air), the health of your bottom line depends in no small part on the competitiveness of your freight prices. So how can you be sure you’re getting the best freight rates possible?

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

According to Logistics Management, more parcel carriers are moving heavier parcel shipments to less-than-truckload freight in e-commerce because they’re overwhelmed. This creates a wonderful opportunity for shippers to eliminate the middleman costs by considering the use of less-than-truckload freight options for e-commerce.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 12, 2016

Furthermore, some data may be of minimal use without comparison to and identification of trends and collaborations between data from other transactions within a given warehouse or transportation system. However, most of today’s data goes unused and represents a lost opportunity to the company.

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 14, 2022

Freight audit and payment protocols have long been an essential service for shippers in competitive markets. Predictive planning and analysis are crucial to avoiding overpayment and freight rates and fees surprises. This is why freight invoice audit services and actionable intelligence are essential, mainly when focusing on spot bids.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

In 2018, tender reject rates have reached as high as 25% in late July, and although they’ve fallen to nearly 14% more recently, that’s still a significant volume of freight moved via the spot market. Unsurprisingly, carriers are feasting on their advantage in this atmosphere.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 5, 2016

We continue our series on the top 5 blogs in our 4 main categories ( Freight , Manufacturing , Logistics , and Supply Chain ). Our first post covered the Top 5 Freight Management blogs of 2016. Today's post will cover the top 5 logistics blogs from 2016 so far. Top Logistics Blogs from the First Half of 2016 So Far.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2022

For the second consecutive four-quarter period, the freight market faced continual capacity challenges as the global supply chain wrestled with the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. Will these forces continue to play a part in the freight market in the coming year? So, what are the trends currently shaping the market?

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2021

It was a tale of two freight markets during the past year due to the global pandemic that reshuffled consumption and commerce. We saw historic freight lows in the winter and early spring, followed by landmark highs in the summer and the remainder of the year. Buying Trends Could Shape 2021 Freight Outlook.

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 25, 2022

It has always been essential to have visibility into freight spending. Freight audit & payment (FAP) providers have long paved the way to gaining this visibility by looking at shipping invoices and breaking down freight spend. What Is Freight or Transportation Spend Management?

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 11, 2021

Freight rates continue to remain elevated in year-over-year comparisons. We have documented several micro trends that are buoying rates above shippers’ accustomed levels. Produce season is a yearly occurrence and, for its duration, it can widely affect capacity and freight rates. Produce Season and Freight Rates.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 26, 2017

One result has been a transformation of seasonal freight trends, and transportation spending, especially in the fourth quarter of each year. Before 2013, October was the busiest month for freight transportation, as merchandise had to be on store shelves in advance of the Thanksgiving weekend.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

For several reasons, working capital management and freight auditing remain vital for achieving growth and success in the modern supply chain. Freight audit and payment management can help highlight and address these expenses. As shippers and logistics managers know all too well, speed-to-market services impact overall costs.

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Zipline Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2020

Despite a pandemic that has disrupted many parts of the global supply chain, the freight market has been on a recent tear. Current outbound tender volume is up 34 percent over 2019 and 38 percent over 2018 in year-over-year comparisons. What’s Causing Upward Freight Market Trends? What Is Next for the Freight Market? .

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2015

Transportation has followed the same evolutionary pattern, moving upstream from day-to-day freight transactions to an integral component of top-level corporate planning and procurement strategy. Going forward, it is vital that shippers analyze their freight spend and if required renegotiate their rates regularly to remain competitive.

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Zipline Logistics

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Providing your logistics partner with additional lead time can be critical in ensuring better rates and securing capacity in any market. But with freight conditions like those we have seen throughout most of 2020, building in additional lead time is an even more essential piece of your logistics operational puzzle.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 1, 2022

Returns come with plenty of challenges around logistics, inventory, and predicting volatile sales trends. Then, we’ll delve into three of the latest trends and five steps you can take to best manage your returns. The Latest Trends in Retail Returns. The Goals of Customer-Centric Retail Returns.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Technology has moved businesses forward in creating efficient processes and gaining improved insights into transportation management and freight spend , but are you using these to your fullest advantage? You should utilize technology and larger-scale strategies to streamline the logistics process. Keep up with market trends and rates.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The implications of reduced cost in just this one area of processing and freight payment management can have a significant impact on profits. But freight payment remains a very complex and often error-prone process. What Are Freight Payment Services. Freight payment service may also be known as freight audit and payment.

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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. When glancing across the different metrics, routing guide compliance may also reflect a decline, which means the load planners are deviating from the established routing plans in order to cover freight.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 29, 2016

Now, before I spontaneously combust in my house-turned-sauna, let’s go to this week’s supply chain and logistics news: Amazon to step up UK tests of delivery drones (The Telegraph). Freightos Launches First International Freight Marketplace to Power $2 Trillion Worth of U.S. Robinson reported a 1.7

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 19, 2020

As we move into the back half of May, the freight market is starting to show signs of an expedited rebound. . Th ese conditions have caused a more favorable freight environment. That is e specially the case for outbound freight in southern states and California where produce season is in full swing. . Logistics? ? .

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 13, 2022

While the summer brings many personal opportunities, the travel and produce peak season presents its own logistics challenges. Stay in touch with the supply chain trends of this summer with the following updates. As sunshine pours through open windows and AC units begin to run, it’s clear that summer has hit the United States.

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20Cube Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Additionally, when the ports are facing capacity crunch or the tariffs of ocean freight and container skyrockets, it iis airfreight that comes as the savior. With the current business scenario changing at a rapid pace, the freight forwarding industry is shifting its focus towards airfreight. Capacity Crunch of Ocean Freight.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Third party logistics (3PL) is the function by where the owner of goods outsources numerous components of the supply chain to a 3PL company that can perform the management function of the clients’ customs, inbound freight, distribution, warehousing, order fulfilment and outbound freight to the client’s customers.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Brick-and-mortar locations that have not ventured into the realm of e-commerce will falter in comparison to companies that have already embraced e-commerce. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. GET YOUR COPY HERE. Download White Paper.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

A report by McKinsey shows that early adopters of AI in the supply chain have improved their inventory levels by 35%, reduced logistics costs by 15%, and enhanced service levels by 65%, vis-a-vis competitors who were slow to embrace AI. Logistics network inefficiencies can also leave costly trails. All of this at the best price.

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Supply Chain Network

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Since the inception of EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) in the early 1970’s logistics professionals have always taken for granted the accuracy of EDI tracking transactions sent for various activities across their global supply chains.

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 17, 2021

A side-by-side matrix Our analysis is captured in the comparison matrix below. For example, the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruption in Iceland caused a primary loss of freight transportation capacity, but that loss also robbed many companies of supply capacity. Disruption comparison matrix?—?Source: Source: James B.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Of course, COVID-19 has accelerated this trend, with more consumers working from home and ordering online, while it’s also become easier for sellers to source on Alibaba, import, and then sell on Shopify or Amazon.com. 2020 was a critical year for small importers. Adaptability of SMBs. How does this help importers?

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 19, 2022

Many expenses arise from these disruptions that impact the bottom line profits for shippers today; one of the most volatile and impactful is freight bill financing. Managing freight costs and freight payments , whether per mile, per load, or truckload is vital to overcoming the obstacles and disruptions currently plaguing the industry.

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Zipline Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The past three quarters have been anything but typical for the freight market and the domestic economy at-large. The arrival of COVID-19 sent freight volumes skyrocketing to keep up with panic buying at retailers nationwide. Following the short downturn , the freight market began a rapid recovery that has yet to cool off fully.

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 19, 2021

Freight rates have risen dramatically over the past year following an unprecedented downturn at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since Q2 of 2020, the freight market has posted nearly uninterrupted growth. Historic Port Congestion Leads to Freight Difficulties . for the first quarter in year-over-year comparisons.

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Freight Plus

DECEMBER 19, 2018

As has been the trend throughout the year, November truck and intermodal pricing continues to favor the carriers as limited capacity and a volume rush to beat trade war tariffs keep growth strong, according to the most recent data from the. Logistics Management. Read our article on smart ways to save on freight in 2019.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 18, 2017

I encouraged the audience to ask themselves that question and provided them with this comparison of companies of yesterday versus companies of tomorrow. For related commentary, please read: The Network Effect in Supply Chain and Logistics. I’ll share my takeaways from their presentations in future posts.

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Elementum

AUGUST 9, 2022

Traditional DfSC best practices include: minimized premium freight, expected product updates, pool demand, minimized carrying costs, optimized order management, and minimized warranty cost. And we expect that trend will continue. As you can surmise from this listing, we’re also looking at a product’s entire lifecycle through this lens.

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Turvo

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

By their very structure and nature, logistics and supply chain processes require multiple management levels. Naturally, it has become expected that logistic service providers and shippers will face a plethora of problems when trying to get these vastly unique systems to come together into a single cohesive unit.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 9, 2022

With ongoing recovery firmly in progress across multiple industries, one of the most significant challenges facing freight forwarders, supply chain managers, and transportation service providers is the issue of payment and freight bill payment service management. Standardize Shipping Cost Audits for Apples-to-Apples Comparisons.

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