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. Crucially, the system will calculate the carbon emissions spewed out with every transportation move. It can be done via EDI, API or via a web portal.

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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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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 13, 2022

FreightWaves said that “total employment in truck transportation has risen every month since the almost 80,000-job plunge in April 2020, the first month of the pandemic.” . Transport Topics noted that “The national average price for gasoline, on the other hand, jumped 10.2 Terminal Congestion Threatens The Start of Peak 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. Using Transportation Management System/Software. Using smart phones to your advantage. Be proactive.

Guidelines 120

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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. Find New Ways to Grow.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

As transportation costs soar and assets remain underutilized, businesses may find themselves struggling to maintain operations, let alone drive growth. Optimize delivery routes, improve freight operations, and propose the best shipping methods to you. Logistics network inefficiencies can also leave costly trails.

Predictive Analytics Software 59

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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.

Supply Chain Design Software 40

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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.

Supply Chain Design Software 78

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 19, 2022

Anyone who has not been living in a cave for the past two years knows about the supply chain disruptions that continue to plague local and global shippers and transportation service providers. The state of freight payment is healthy and growing with an emphasis on global trends, better data utilization, and micro-logistics.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 6, 2023

So, when it comes to sustainability, we should be focusing on reducing emissions in the ocean that can kill off plant life. The reports underscore how private air fleets of express delivery companies are coping with a yearlong downturn in parcel volumes amid a broader freight recession that is also hurting airlines that carry general cargo.

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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 106

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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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Intelligent Audit

APRIL 15, 2021

Across the board, capacity to haul shipments is tight and increasing costs result in many companies spending more on transportation than initially budgeted. However, power is knowledge, and shippers who rely on data and transportation analytics to serve as a decision-making guide can make smarter transportation procurement decisions.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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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.

Forecasting 88

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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 60

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 17, 2021

Even during the epidemic, the shipping industry’s significance in the value chain and the transportation of resources and goods worldwide was emphasized, probably most prominently. It has already wreaked havoc on supply chains, transport networks, and ports, resulting in a sharp drop in cargo volumes.

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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. In Canada, stringer and block wood pallets weigh on average 65 to 85 pounds, and up to 30 percent heavier when wet).

Canada 106

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 30, 2021

These trucks are everywhere, transporting every conceivable kind of wares within a state, or even from coast to coast. 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. Truck Driver Training.

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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. Transportation is often at the center of these supply chain optimization efforts, as it normally eats up the largest part of the logistics budget. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

Material Savings 40

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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.

Freight 52

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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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