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.

Negotiating Skills 100

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

According to the IHS Markit 2022 Automotive Market Outlook, the European car production forecast for 2022 decreased by 2 million in comparison with the forecast predicted only eleven months prior. As post-pandemic maritime export volumes soar, global ocean freight transportation is in a critical position. million cars.

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E2open

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

(NYSE: ETWO), the connected supply chain SaaS platform with the largest multi-enterprise network, announces that it has expanded its partnership with Surge Transportation, a digital freight brokerage providing real-time pricing and routing guide optimization for companies that ship goods over the road. Moving as one.

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Freightera

OCTOBER 4, 2018

“Freightera is a B2B website focused on finding the best deals for shipping, compiling different companies’ quotes in a manner similar to flight and hotel comparison sites.” The firm’s press release noted that “Clean50 is one of the most important awards for corporate contribution to environmental sustainability in Canada.”.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Such real-time data and visibility functions allow for supplier comparisons as well as overall emission source contributor identifications, which can be focused on for improvement. Tim Foote runs Susymbio, a boutique consulting firm advising clients on e-commerce logistics solutions and provides sustainability program management services.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2023

Supply chain sustainability can mean a lot of things to a lot of people. As I have written about before, supply chain sustainability , or the notion of going green, is a hot topic as companies and countries look at their overall carbon footprint and look for ways to be more environmentally friendly.

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AFFLINK

JUNE 14, 2016

Whether you're trying to keep up with customer expectations or align with new industry standards, implementing a sustainability program is an absolute must. The go-to solution often becomes determining the success of sustainability programs based qualitative measurements, rather than quantitative. Stumped on exactly what to track?

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 13, 2022

com revealed that Kuehne + Nagel’s seaexplorer ocean freight platform shows that “while congestion is better than it was compared to year-end, it has been getting worse over the past fortnight.” Intelligent Audit can provide business logistics tools and an experienced freight auditing team to make peak season your best season.

Price Reduction 52

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 20, 2015

Are you looking forward to becoming a master of logistics, handling freight management with increased efficiency? Freight Management will be a far easier task when you know how it all fits in the grand scheme of things. When you have your business in mind and you want to succeed sustainably, do you have expansion in mind?

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EC Sourcing Group

MARCH 12, 2023

Some of the most common invoice errors include charging the wrong item price or for the wrong quantity, or charging freight which is not contractually allowed. Invoice errors refer to discrepancies during the invoicing process.

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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? An optimized carrier network helps you understand how to plan freight movement. 7 Tips to Optimize the Shipping Carrier Network.

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Freight Plus

APRIL 9, 2019

With all of this in mind, it's easy to see the impact 3D printing can potentially have on freight, logistics and the supply chain. For comparison's sake, subtractive manufacturing refers to processes that cut away material to create a part.). And they can make parts made of just about anything — not just thermoplastic any longer.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Optimize delivery routes, improve freight operations, and propose the best shipping methods to you. Al algorithms help offer personalized recommendations for every outlet with detailed comparisons. All of this at the best price. The overall emphasis of AI helps make the supply chain more responsive and efficient.

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Elementum

AUGUST 9, 2022

Sure, it’s great when Sales and Marketing get a lot of people interested in buying a great new product, but when that product can’t be manufactured profitably, sustainably, or practically, hours of effort and tons of equipment can tie an anchor around your quarterly, annual…or lifetime results.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The company touted itself as the “world’s largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy” in last year’s sustainability report that laid out its goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. By comparison, container volume growth will be marginally negative next year and rise around 2 percent in 2024.

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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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Turvo

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

This is where freight data recording and analysis can help with the supply chain’s internal adding value. . The Costs of Not Using Freight Data in Managing Logistics. Freight Data Increases Market Share. This becomes best accomplished by taking advantage of freight data analysis. Best Practices in Using Freight Data.

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Parade

JULY 15, 2019

It is no surprise that the average tenure of a CSR is very short— about 2 years in comparison to customer sales reps who have an average tenure of about 8 years. A typical carrier sales rep’s metrics are: 60 outbound calls per day and 10 loads booked each day (spot freight). Book more loads sustainably and reliably.

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Parade

JULY 15, 2019

It is no surprise that the average tenure of a CSR is very short— about 2 years in comparison to customer sales reps who have an average tenure of about 8 years. A typical carrier sales rep’s metrics are: 60 outbound calls per day and 10 loads booked each day (spot freight). Book more loads sustainably and reliably.

Industrial 97

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In Pierre Pinson’s article “To Share or Not to Share: The Future of Collaborative Forecasting,” the comparison between data and big oil is striking. They have a global network that provides supply-chain data from ocean freight forwarders and transporters, that they then make available for integration with your own business.

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Parade

JULY 15, 2019

It is no surprise that the average tenure of a CSR is very short— about 2 years in comparison to customer sales reps who have an average tenure of about 8 years. A typical carrier sales rep’s metrics are: 60 outbound calls per day and 10 loads booked each day (spot freight). Book more loads sustainably and reliably.

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Intelligent Audit

APRIL 15, 2021

That includes promoting increased accuracy and accountability within freight bill and payment processes to improve shipping budget management by uncovering charges placed on the invoice in error. It’s challenging to visualize the overall flow of ocean freight. Port Congestion Will Create Challenges in Managing Drayage and Demurrage.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 17, 2021

In comparison to then, the dust has settled. Destabilization in Freight Rates. The biggest repercussion of the container shortage is an increase in freight charges. From Asia to North Europe, spot freight rates were almost 260 percent higher in December 2020 than in the past year.

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Supply Chain Network

MAY 4, 2014

The introduction of composite pallets is just such an innovation and in my humble opinion they are poised to be a major catalyst for supply chain improvements in logistic cost, service and supply chain sustainability. Jeff Ashcroft.

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Shipchain

AUGUST 29, 2018

While this comparison is most commonly associated with benchmarking, it is also part of the reason why more people in the shipping industry are turning to blockchain for supply chain management (SCM). In some areas, labor laws may not even exist, and there is no verifiable way to guarantee the ethical, sustainable sourcing of materials.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 30, 2021

It’s a big state so that probably has something to do with it, but even taking size into account, it’s alarming how many people die or sustain commercial truck-related injuries. Texas has more commercial truck accident fatalities than any other state, almost every year. In 2018, for instance, commercial truck accidents killed 664 people.

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Zipline Logistics

JUNE 23, 2020

However, the freight market, and the domestic economy, rebounded from April lows much quicker than anticipated over the last month. During the last few weeks, outbound tender volumes, a useful measurement of freight in the market, have soared. But there are a few trends that are currently affecting the freight.

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USC Consulting Group

OCTOBER 3, 2018

For comparison, the average price per thousand feet of Canadian fir, pine or spruce wood hovered near the $500 mark for most of 2017. Freight expenses went up significantly last year, according to the U.S. Sawmills in the Great White North are now charging $655 per thousand feet of product to offset tariffs as high as 21 percent.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

By comparison, the US market is worth almost 10 times more yet only has a 2.7% In a global comparison, the UK has 3 breweries for every 100,000 people, Australia 2 per capita and the United States 1.96. Brewery software will capture all the costs of production, from raw materials to freight costs. profit margin. profit margin.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 26, 2015

This sounds like a comparison to warring civilizations; however, this concept remains applicable to the manufacturing industry of modernity. However, humanity has yet to give birth to a completely self-sustaining and controlling artificial intelligence, and it is this fact that is driving what some term, “The Manufacturing Renaissance.”.

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