Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights the increasing realities of declining global trade and freight rates that are occurring in the first-half of 2023. Background Global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022. All rights reserved.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

As a freight broker , you know the importance of staying ahead of trends in your business. 2014 was a dynamic year for shipping and freight, and 2015 might present us with some surprising changes as well. One month in, here are our predictions for freight brokers in 2015: Manufacturing Comes Home.

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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? Consumption Drives Freight Market Growth. percent in November.”

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 30, 2021

Following an unprecedented downturn, the freight market has posted an almost full calendar year of impressive growth spurred by demand from a few sectors of the domestic economy. The second half of the past quarter was highly atypical and posted freight volumes that vastly exceeded those generally seen during peak season.

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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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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Hello and welcome back to another episode of “The Freight Project Podcast!” On today’s episode we welcome Andrew Lynch, Co-Founder & President of Zipline Logistics, an award-winning logistics service provider that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods and food and beverage products.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Consumers may not be aware, but manufacturers and distributors know all too well the immense volume of American manufactured and distributed goods that depend on rail transportation in all vertical industries, from industrial, chemical and high-tech to food and beverage and automotive, among others. Inventory management.

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Consumer Goods Logistics

APRIL 9, 2020

We’ve seen no negative impact on KANE customers’ freight during COVID-19 – a great accomplishment that has required a spirited effort by our transportation team. Here are some of the issues we’ve had to face.

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 5, 2021

While it remains to be seen whether the coming quarter will live up to expectations, there are multiple powerful predictors hinting that the freight market will not wane in intensity over the coming months. Typically, freight experiences a seasonal boom, starting with back-to-school shopping and concluding following year-end holidays.

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MPO Multi Party Orchestration

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The world of Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) is a complex one, riddled with regulations, compliance standards, highly specific requirements, and demanding customer service level expectations – especially for companies operating in the Healthcare sector.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Mars is one of the largest fast moving consumer goods companies in the world. The second goal was to work with a fourth party logistics (4PL) partner that had invested in cutting-edge transportation management and visibility solutions. A 4PL is a company that plans and executes transportation on behalf of their customers.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 28, 2023

An initial estimate of this year’s retail holiday spending indicates a mixed bag, depending on either retail industry, consumer goods producer or logistics and transportation industry perspectives. Mastercard SpendingPulse Data Payments processing firm Mastercard Spending Pulse indicated this week that U.S.

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Savi

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Supply Chain Challenges: Freight Volume Rising, Driver Shortage Growing The shipping industry plays a critical role in world economics. Today’s driver shortage is helping to drive transportation costs higher. The white line is consumer goods, minus food and energy.

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Consumer Goods Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2018

This is especially true within the transportation sector, where the driver shortage, ELD mandate, and other factors have severely impacted the trucking industry’s ability to handle increasing freight volumes. Because of this, more shippers are looking to intermodal transport for capacity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

It was a good mix of topics and authors, including a good number from our Logistics Viewpoints sponsors. Top Five Transportation Trends ; Chris Cunnane. From a transportation standpoint, this has included major technological advancements. So, let’s take a look now at the 15 most popular logistics stories of 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

We indicated in our commentary that August usually represents the global supply chain ramp-up for supporting Q3 and Q 4 holiday spending on consumer goods, gifts and seasonal merchandise. The second half of the year has traditionally been the busiest period in material, transportation and logistics flows.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 8, 2016

Freight Consolidation: Bridging the Gap between LTL and Full Truckload. While both are effective, there is a third option that can provide more opportunity for bottom line savings and increased efficiency: freight consolidation. A consolidation strategy can help get your freight delivered where it needs to be, on your schedule.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 27, 2021

Take away the uniqueness of the last year — from soaring consumer goods demand to plummeting durable goods consumption — shippers needed carrier capacity, and most organizations had to lean on. Read more The Pandemic Microscope: Highlighting the Everyday Challenges of Overused Freight Brokerage.

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20Cube Logistics

MAY 23, 2022

The goods were received at the port and transported to the distribution centre and further delivered to the customer. This resulted in inefficient transportation networks that consumed unnecessary time and cost. Storing domestically consumed goods duty-free at ports can save costs.

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Consumer Goods Logistics

MAY 23, 2018

businesses, companies are taking a hard look at their transportation spend and how they can reduce freight costs. Hold freight. As inflation continues to drag down earnings and increase costs for U.S. Here are eight simple strategies to consider. Combine multiple shipments to maximize utilization of trailer space.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 6, 2023

and Transportation Capacity (+5.2) and Transportation Utilization (-10.7). The above is relatively good news for retail and consumer goods businesses given the inventory overhang that has dogged the industry for far too long. The canal disruption is further noted as having more freight being routed to U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

Transportation utilization reportedly dipped a hefty 9.5 percentage points In May, noted as an indication that shippers are consuming even less of available capacity than the month earlier. Consequently, transportation prices reportedly declined 8.9 That summation reinforces that the U.S.

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Competition in the consumer goods space is at an all-time high as venture capital continues to pour into the industry and products hit the market at record speed. Because transportation is a substantial source of late deliveries and, subsequently, out-of-stocks, it is critical to implement urgency into your logistics function.

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Consumer Goods Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

In light of the current freight capacity crunch, the freight management logistics operations of many companies have devolved into scrambling to find trucks for pending loads. While that may be a very real and necessary approach at the moment, “scrambling” is not a great long-term strategy.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

According to FreightWaves, the FreightTech 100 2023 is “[…] a selection of the most innovative companies in the freight technology space.” Freight Rail and Union Members Reach Tentative Agreement. Cost of Flour, Consumer Goods, Remains High. In a welcome turn-of-events for the U.S. With the agreement, the U.S.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Freight Consolidation: Bridging the Gap between LTL and Full Truckload. While both are effective, there is a third option that can provide more opportunity for bottom line savings and increased efficiency: freight consolidation. A consolidation strategy can help get your freight delivered where it needs to be, on your schedule.

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QAD

AUGUST 8, 2019

The supply chain infrastructure in Spain is strong due to its robust transportation and communications systems. As far as Spain’s transportation system, it’s rail system is the most developed and one of the best in Western Europe. Spain has 99 airports with paved runways, most of which can handle freight planes.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 14, 2022

The not-so-good news is that the war in Europe could trigger the recession that many observers?—?including Moderating forces will prevail Shortages of consumer goods and price hikes were on an upward track before the Russian offensive. including myself?—?have

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3PL Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Dawn’s career began in the international transportation business working for Maersk and UPS Freight Solutions. I look forward to contributing to the success of the transportation business unit,” Harthun says. She spent 20 years at HoMedics, helping them import and export health and wellness products around the world.

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Proxima

AUGUST 25, 2022

From technology to retail, there is a high chance that many of the consumer goods to be found in the average household have come from or through a Chinese port. China is the world’s largest exporting economy, and second largest importer, holding eight of the top twenty ports globally.

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QAD

APRIL 14, 2020

Singapore’s transportation and communication infrastructure are both strong, making Singapore one of the easiest countries in the world to deal with when it comes to moving goods. Singapore has nine airports with paved runways and moved 6,154,365,275 mt-km of freight on registered air carriers as of 2017. Only about.7%

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Consumer Goods Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Freight transport is now largely a seller’s market and, as a shipper, you may find yourself vying to be a “shipper of choice” among carriers with limited capacity. As the truck capacity pinch grows tighter and tighter, you may have found yourself in a role reversal with your carriers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 30, 2021

Increased demand for consumer goods, especially as the pandemic has lingered on, are exacerbating the capacity crunch. According to the American Trucking Association (ATA), almost 75 percent of all freight is transported by truck.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 19, 2018

The report identifies several concepts that look to have high impact across the next decade: uberization of freight; blockchain; fully autonomous trucks; artificial intelligence applications; truck platooning; electric vehicle fleets; autonomous mobile robots; and drone and unmanned aerial vehicle delivery systems.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Flatbed shipping is an important contributor to the overall economy as several key industries leverage this solution for the movement of their critical freight. However, flatbed freight can be an often-overlooked element to the success of key industries , including: Energy – Oil, gas, and power generation (e.g.,

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 17, 2015

One area where significant waste exists is transportation management. Simply put, many oil and gas companies manage their transportation operations in a highly decentralized and fragmented manner with little or no technology. Execution (Tendering, Dock Scheduling, Track & Trace, Freight Audit & Pay).

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 28, 2023

and specifically increased demand for many forms of pandemic related consumer goods. As our readership is well aware, disruptions persisted and came to roost with the unending litanies of supplier, global and domestic transportation delays, and disruptions.

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