MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 2, 2021

Latin American countries have particular challenges related to truck transport. Identifying key strengths in procurement and management in high-impact countries will support a fast improvement that may boost economic growth in the region. Truck transportation comprises 75% of all freight in Latin America.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Last month, I attended and spoke at the Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 conference , where I learned many things about the Heavy Building Materials (HBM) industry. The elevation journey actually began the day before the conference officially started. Streamline, automate, and compress Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay processes.

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EC Sourcing Group

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Demystifying Transportation Sourcing. 9/2/2021 – Guest Blog Post from Kumar Kannan of Procural. If you are like me, transportation sourcing is a mind boggling and complex field. This article is about creating value in transportation sourcing. This article is about creating value in transportation sourcing.

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EC Sourcing Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Demystifying Transportation Sourcing. 9/2/2021 – Guest Blog Post from Kumar Kannan of Procural. If you are like me, transportation sourcing is a mind boggling and complex field. This article is about creating value in transportation sourcing. This article is about creating value in transportation sourcing.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 30, 2018

Start Managing Your Inbound Freight More Effectively Today. Highlights from 3Gtms Innovate 2018 User Conference. CFO Beating You Up Over Rising Freight Costs? Continuous Pool Optimization – Putting Creativity to Work in Transportation. BASF Video Case Study: The Value of Real-Time Freight Visibility.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. This blog examines the “red” times, like the roughly three-month period we have just entered that is historically one of the regular disruptors in the ocean freight market. All of this will cause a tightening of space for ocean freight shipping. Regular disruptors. Golden Week.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2018

The real-time freight visibility space was particularly hot in 2017, with two major acquisitions announced last year, including Descartes’s acquisition of MacroPoint in August 2017. is what drove the first wave of demand for real-time freight visibility solutions. Understand the location the carrier wants a truck to go next.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel. And this was before the Russian invasion of Ukraine began.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 31, 2019

What can shippers do to make their freight attractive to carriers? Three shippers answered that question during a panel discussion at the 2018 DAT User Conference in Portland, OR. From left to right, Cori Purrington, David Domencic, and Gerald Hahn during a panel discussion at the DAT User Conference. Register now and save $300.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 31, 2019

What can shippers do to make their freight attractive to carriers? Three shippers answered that question during a panel discussion at the 2018 DAT User Conference in Portland, OR. From left to right, Cori Purrington, David Domencic, and Gerald Hahn during a panel discussion at the DAT User Conference. Register now and save $300.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2016

What defines the small and mid-sized business (SMB) market for transportation management systems (TMS)? Its freight spend? Procurement & Contract Management. Freight Bill Audit & Pay. Is SMB defined by a company’s annual revenues? Its annual shipment volume? Location Management. Capacity Management.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 20, 2015

Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2015. Here Are 4 Reasons to Outsource Your Transportation Management. The Rebirth of Transportation Marketplaces (UberCARGO, Cargomatic, and Freight Friend). Procuring Logistics Services is Not the Same as Buying Paper Clips. Want a Better Supply Chain?

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Here at Freightos, our vision is to digitalize international freight–air and ocean. But so far air freight and ocean freight have gone in different directions. There is progress in digitalizing ocean freight, but its been slow and inconsistent. Not one ocean carrier has a full set of APIs available. Time and money.

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MIT Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

For example, a Just Transition Declaration was signed by 16 governments in October 2020 at the COP26 conference in Glasgow, Scotland. One example is the transition to green freight transportation, and more specifically, how the adoption of fuel-efficient vehicles and practices could have negative outcomes for labor.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Transplace Acquires Yusen Logistics’ Intermodal & Freight Brokerage Group. Trimble Acquires Brazil-Based Veltec to Expand its Global Portfolio of Transportation Solutions. Freight trucking startup Shipwell gets a $10 million boost (TechCrunch). Transplace Acquires Yusen Logistics’ Intermodal & Freight Brokerage Group.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Editor's Note: As of late you may have noticed we have written a lot about procurement and the future of procurement. A large part of procurement is finalizing the contract and then the follow through of the determined deliverables in that agreement. How do you know you are getting what you paid for? 3PL/SLA Skills/Knowledge.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 4, 2016

Second, we just released our second Talking Logistics YOUniversity course, Building a Strong Transportation Management Foundation. DOT Releases 30-Year Freight Projections. JDA Achieves Key Competitive Wins and Sees Strong Cloud Growth. MNX Global Logistics Acquires Specialty Aviation 3PL Aero Express Logistics in Singapore.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

A Transportation Management System (TMS) optimizes freight to utilize the most effective lanes and routes. With an automated, cost-effective transportation and logistics system, a company can implement major strategic changes to provide visibility, reduce costs and increase customer service levels. .

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Talking Logistics

MAY 30, 2018

The good news is that that there is a lot of work going on in this area, such as the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) , which already has several hundred companies in the transportation and logistics industry participating. Take a look at what’s happening in the ocean freight industry.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

Transport Intelligence, the well-respected U.K. So much so that it is split into seven topics – aircrafts, airports, capacity and demand, carriers, freight trends, traffic and viewpoints. Transport Topics. American Journal of Transportation. Ocean freight is split into 14! Ti Logistics Briefing. ACWmagazine.

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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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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 1, 2022

Regarding claims that the supply chain would have recovered by now: “ I’ve never seen it so chaotic, honestly, from an execution point of view, whether its construction, sourcing, manufacturing, shifting supply chains or freight. Everything is a little out of sync right now. ”. Additional Thoughts.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2017

The quest to identify and achieve transportation cost savings is an ongoing one for transportation and logistics executives. It’s also a focus area for CEOs and CFOs because of transportation’s impact on the bottom line. What is the main roadblock to achieving sustained transportation savings?

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

After a three-day stoppage of rail operations impacting transcontinental shipments of key commodities and manufactured goods, the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have reached a settlement calling for final and binding arbitration of differences. Canadian and U.S. East Coast Ports the Likely Next Test.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 5, 2016

“And we have more than enough package supply to utilize the 40 planes we’ve procured.”. That was the main question I addressed at the SMC3 Connections Conference a few weeks ago, and I will share my thoughts in an upcoming post. Clark also said Amazon for now is focusing its air operation on the U.S.

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. New knowledge and insights from machine learning are revolutionizing supply chain management as a result. no opt-in). no opt-in).

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Shipping and logistics: Selecting the appropriate shipping method, arranging transport, and coordinating with couriers for delivery. This can include freight forwarding and documentation management. This may involve seeking recommendations from industry peers, consulting online reviews, and attending trade shows or conferences.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2015

I speak at many industry conferences throughout the year, where the majority of the audience are shippers — that is, supply chain and logistics executives from manufacturing and retail companies. How do you plan for the future of transportation? There’s a similar focus on the carrier side.

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Procuring logistics services is not the same as buying paper clips, yet that’s how many procurement organizations approach it.”. Chris Saynor, CEO of Eye for Transport (eft), echoes his comments. Offering services beyond that of a transport service provider. Adhering to strict rules and regulations. Want to know more?

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

He points to companies such as Hershey’s, Clorox, and Sysco that have all warned about rising transportation costs in their earnings calls. Talking Logistics episodes and posts related to transportation procurement and shipper-carrier relationships: Time to Squeeze Carriers for Better Rates? What Carriers Look For in Shippers.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Big Data and Analytics for Oil and Gas Transportation. At an MIT conference last year, Tom Linton, Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer at Flextronics, presented his top 10 list of supply chain trends. Shippers and carriers continue to shift away from long-haul trucking and one-way freight.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2017

The variety of functions involved – product design, procurement, warehousing, production, transport, distribution, sales, for instance – encourages demand for new employees and multiplies possibilities for moving around inside too. Transportation (transportation manager, fleet manager). Financial planning. Forecasting.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Expertise: Sourcing, Supply Chain Analysis, Logistics & Transportation, Logistics Management Consulting, Freight (Maritime, Land, or Air), Logistics Technology Solutions. He graduated from the Cambridge Academy of Transport and the Chilean and German Commerce Institute with a degree in maritime transport, respectively.

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MercuryGate

AUGUST 25, 2020

Usability Be up and running easily and quickly, enabling transportation teams to realize immediate and measurable results. Company Discover the company who is revolutionizing the transportation management industry. collections_bookmark Blog |. computer Training |. headset_mic Support |. people Community |.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 30, 2022

As a leading supply chain innovator and consultant with more than 20 years in the industry, Lisa is also a sought-after logistics conference speaker and a renowned author who has appeared in media outlets like the Wall Street Journal, ABC News, and CEO Magazine. . Lisa Anderson. Twitter: @LisaAndersonLMA. Brian Laung Aoaeh. Emma Cosgrove.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 25, 2017

Addressing this problem is at the heart of Manhattan Associates’ Active Solutions, which the company introduced a couple of weeks ago at its Momentum 2017 conference. Strategic transportation modelling capabilities. As the press release explains: Today’s commercial enterprises are facing unprecedented market pressures.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 8, 2016

Descartes Showcases Logistics Technology Platform Innovations at Global User and Partner Conference. MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution. Marten Transport Ltd. Best Buy rolls out same-day delivery in 13 markets (Star Tribune). Analysts at Stifel Inc. Hub Group Inc.,

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