The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

The Freightos Baltic Index Global Container Freight Index shows the cost of shipping freight remains hugely elevated – more than double the price a year earlier. In fact, global freight rates have increased tenfold since the start of the pandemic. And this was before the Russian invasion of Ukraine began.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 23, 2019

Did you miss out on this year’s TIA Capital Ideas Conference and Expo ? As usual, this year’s event was packed with expert insights and educational sessions for freight brokers and 3PLs. The Learning Center is always a major highlight of the conference, and representatives from DAT offered several sessions.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 22, 2018

The comment caught my attention because later that morning I was going to moderate a discussion with Dan Dershem , General Partner at Supply Chain Ventures, about emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence and machine learning, autonomous trucks, and digital freight. Digital Freight. Blockchain.

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Freight Plus

APRIL 16, 2018

Freightwaves reports. , "Freight trucks are the lifeblood of America's consumer economy—they represent 70.9 percent of the nation's freight by tonnage shipped and 81.5 percent of the nation's freight by cost spent, according to data from the American Trucking Association (ATA). Chad Prevost of. Business Insider.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

While forecast accuracy, if used well, can reduce safety stock, what I find in the study of the global multi-national is the rise of cycle stock due to increased item complexity, and the increase of in transit inventories due to longer freight lanes and longer cycles in ocean transportation. However, it is worth it.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

“Instead of having conversations about what the detention rates are going to be, I’d rather focus on not having detention at all,” Rob Roberson, director of logistics at steelmaker Nucor, said at the JOC Inland Distribution Conference. We’ve used our transportation management system to make load times a critical metric for us.”.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2015

All KPIS have metrics to measure. The Transportation Management System (TMS) of the 3PL can gain rewards for both parties as well through freight optimization. Outputs and measures are put into a Service Level Agreement ( SLA ) with mutually agreed upon win-win, effective Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). 3PL/SLA Skills/Knowledge.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Content Summary: Chicago ranks number 1 among the seven metro areas in projected supply chain management and technology employment growth; in net job creation for supply chain-related industries; in freight flow; and in inventory holding. Printer-friendly version. San Francisco Bay area. Media Type. Media Caption. San Francisco Bay area.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 20, 2018

In all three modes, the DAT ® Trucking Freight Barometers are continuing to demonstrate three basic trends: Demand that exceeds capacity by a wide enough margin to drive spot and contract prices higher. There is less freight to be moved. Seasonally weaker demand, as is normal during July and August. Have no fear.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

This was not a trivial transition because the software industry, until relatively recently, was long fixated on measuring its health and success by new license revenue (sales of products) instead of customer-centric metrics, such as realization of ROI and payback objectives. Where is Descartes today? Descartes, in short, is alive and well.

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Freight Plus

MARCH 20, 2020

Come up with a set of internal metrics that will go towards eliminating problem areas. You may also want to consider setting up a quarterly conference call to review scorecards and discuss any changes to policy. 1, Audit, Audit, Audit: In order to avoid chargebacks, you first need to identify them by auditing your invoices.

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Freight Plus

MARCH 20, 2020

Come up with a set of internal metrics that will go towards eliminating problem areas. You may also want to consider setting up a quarterly conference call to review scorecards and discuss any changes to policy. 1, Audit, Audit, Audit: In order to avoid chargebacks, you first need to identify them by auditing your invoices.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2017

A notable exception is MercuryGate (a Talking Logistics sponsor), which was founded 17 years ago and recently held its annual user conference in Las Vegas. The theme of this year’s conference was ‘The Future of Delivery,” which I love because it raises a lot of questions and possibilities (see my recent post on the topic).

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 11, 2015

The first post in this series broke down what is supplier quality management and the steps to evaluate suppliers and the second post gave you insight into the metrics to look out for by 6 major industries. A unique way I used to improve Supplier Quality Management (SQM) is by The Supplier Day Conference.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 22, 2018

While semiconductors and auto manufacturing will be affected by tariffs, the earliest clues to a changing trade environment can be found in freight flows. minutes, attend his keynote session on "Threat vs Opportunity in the New Freight Economy" at the DAT User Conference. Register now! Click the picture below to view the 2.5-minute

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Let's talk about the outputs, or desired metrics worth measuring, in each category of what a logistics company might provide. Cerasis is squarely focused on transportation management through technology and managed services , however, there are logistics companies who offer fulfillment, warehousing, freight forwarding, and more.

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Source: Machine Learning – A Giant Leap for Supply Chain Forecasting, Material Handling and Logistics Conference (PDF, 28 pp., Reducing freight costs, improving supplier delivery performance, and minimizing supplier risk are three of the many benefits machine learning is providing in collaborative supply chain networks.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

Deaths in Hong Kong are at a record level as COVID outbreaks slow freight at Shenzhen and Qingdao ports in China. Very little freight is moving with prices skyrocketing and many rerouting containers to Ningbo. Rail freight through Russia increased 40% last year. bound Chinese exports– is open. On paper, it makes sense.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Come up with a set of internal metrics that will go towards eliminating problem areas. You may also want to consider setting up a quarterly conference call to review scorecards and discuss any changes to policy. . : In order to avoid chargebacks, you first need to identify them by auditing your invoices.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 24, 2015

For shippers, popular metrics that shippers benchmark year over year that are often benchmarked, but don’t have reliable enough industry wide data are: Freight cost per unit shipped. Outbound freight costs as percentage of net sales. Inbound freight costs as percentage of purchases. On-time pickups. Regan asked.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 20, 2017

Winners will be announced May 23 at the annual ICMI Contact Center Conference in Orlando, Fla. DAT’s contact center provides phone, email, and live chat support to carriers, owner-operators, freight brokers, third-party logistics companies, and shippers.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2017

At the CSCMP conference a couple of years ago, Howard Schultz from Starbucks said ‘You need to face reality — culture beats strategy any day of the week.’ In another example, Regan was at a company that had over 20 people in charge of booking freight. “So, Any kind of charts or [evidence of Lean principles in action].

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DAT Solutions

MAY 25, 2017

Winners were announced May 23 at the annual ICMI Contact Center Conference in Orlando, Fla. DAT's contact center provides phone, email, and live chat support to carriers, owner-operators, freight brokers, third-party logistics companies, and shippers. DAT has won the Best Small Contact Center award two times before, in 2010 and 2007.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 18, 2018

All three modes of truckload freight are reflecting an environment in which demand exceeds capacity by a wide margin. As seen below, none of the three Freight Barometers has dropped below 50 in well over a year. DAT Freight Barometers are a reliable indicator of spot market rate trends. Although the current reading of 59.9

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GlobalTranz

MAY 6, 2015

There should be metrics involved to monitor these objectives to ensure success across the supply chain. These metrics should be reviewed frequently to ensure supply chain success. Supplier Day Conference to look for cost reduction through Value Analysis. At times, 8-10% of freight bills you receive are incorrect.

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TMC

JULY 10, 2018

It’s rare to come across an industry article or conference that doesn’t reference how supply chains are being disrupted, automated, and optimized through digitalization.

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TMC

JULY 10, 2018

It’s rare to come across an industry article or conference that doesn’t reference how supply chains are being disrupted, automated, and optimized through digitalization.

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TMC

JULY 10, 2018

It’s rare to come across an industry article or conference that doesn’t reference how supply chains are being disrupted, automated, and optimized through digitalization.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2022

At the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) 2023 conference in Nashville, industry leaders shared their solutions to the supply chain turmoil in recent years. Panelist Hannah Testani, Intelligent Audit CEO and freight-auditing technology expert, noted that COVID brought 2030 volumes to 2020. million metric tons. .

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 17, 2018

This is self-contradictory,” said Jansen at the [Global Liner Shipping Conference]. With parcel becoming a growing part of virtually every company’s transportation operations, gaining more real-time visibility to delivery status and other metrics is critically important.

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The Lean Supply Chain

MARCH 22, 2015

There should be metrics involved to monitor these objectives to insure success across the supply chain.These metrics should be reviewed frequently to insure supply chain success. At times, 8-10% of freight bills you receive are incorrect. Go back to your freight quote and insure your bills are the same rates as quoted.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

And since so many aspects of supply chain management affect both customer experience and financial metrics, supply chain innovation efforts need to take these factors into consideration too. For related commentary, see: On-Time In-Full (OTIF) and the Growing Demand for Real-Time Freight Visibility.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

A 20,000 metric tons reduction in emissions. Working at a logistics startup means attending a lot of logistics and freight conferences, most with the same technology panels talking about the same technology again and again. SEE HOW THE FREIGHT INDUSTRY IS GOING ONLINE IN 2016. More on that later. Going Forward.

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