Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2025

Freight and Logistics: Rerouting Trade and Adjusting Capacity Freight carriers and logistics firms are seeing increased demand for alternative trade routes and transport methods, as tariffs and customs inspections create major slowdowns at North American borders. Conclusion: A New Reality for Global Trade?

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 14, 2024

This metric measures the percentage of time the planners accept replenishment, transportation, or inventory plans as they are without any change in the timing of the delivery or the quantity to be delivered. Solvoyo has a metric they call the user acceptance rate.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

While electronics, automotive, and consumer goods’ supply chains promote their products, the food supply chain represents a basic human necessity–food. The post The Ever-Expanding Role of AI and AR in Food Logistics appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis. The food supply chain is unlike any other.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Walmart is not the only big retailer with OTIF requirements, but as the world’s largest retailer, and a company with stringent requirements , Walmart’s OTIF requirements are top of mind for consumer goods companies. Uber Freight is a major provider of managed transportation services. Proving that it arrived in-full is.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 18, 2025

Mike is the Head of Intermodal Solutions at SONAR, the leading freight market analytics tool and dashboard, aggregating billions of data points from hundreds of sources to provide the fastest data in the transportation and logistics sector. At Stifel, he had primary coverage of the railroad, rail equipment, and truck equipment sectors.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Consumer goods article and permission to publish here provided by Wouter Nederkoorn. We all know and regularly purchase Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG, often also referred to as Consumer Packaged Goods, or CPG). The post Will Consumer Goods Be Stronger from the Pandemic? Subscribe Here!

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 17, 2023

The consumer good companies are looking at how to carry out digital transformation in a way to minimize risk and learning curve. As a result, I see Sustainability being central to the growth paradigm within consumer industries going forward. Digital Transformation. Terence: Can you go deeper into other needs and the enablers?

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Essentially, the team is removing the partitions between network design, sales and operations planning (S&OP), inventory optimization, fulfillment and transportation planning. As a result, the solution is solving inventory, transportation, and fulfillment in one model across strategic, tactical, operational, and executional horizons.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 6, 2024

With a focus on the complexities of delivering shelf-ready consumer goods and meeting retailers’ demanding requirements, such as OTIF, the podcast covers strategies that companies like Jarrett Logistics employ to ensure on-time delivery and compliance, utilizing advanced technology while prioritizing customer service.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 2, 2021

Weisenberger is leading their digitally enabled shipping initiative, she works in distribution operations rather than transportation. FourKites is a leading provider of real-time transportation visibility solutions. Not surprisingly, many of FourKites’ users work in transportation operations. billion over the last 10 years.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 1, 2024

Structural Changes in Supply Chains: Example: A consumer goods company decides to near-shore its manufacturing operations to reduce transportation costs and improve responsiveness. They also performed Transportation and Inventory Optimization to ensure that products are delivered on time and with minimum inventory.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 8, 2023

Square1 primarily serves clients in the Beauty, Packaged Food, Apparel, and Consumer Goods industries, and currently works with 40 domestic and international clients. The company offers a range of logistics services, including transportation, warehousing, and supply chain management.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Andrew Lynch is President and co-founder of Zipline Logistics , an award-winning North American 3PL that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods. third-party?logistics. About Zipline Logistics. Zipline Logistics was selected as an Inc. Key Takeaways: The True Cost of OTIF Failure.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2021

GlobalTranz’s main service lines are freight brokerage – less-than-truckload and truckload – and managed transportation services. Robinson’s last quarter earnings in North American Surface Transportation, up 10.8% – which many companies would be delighted with – seem paltry in comparison. Robinson and Echo Global Logistics.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

A December Labor Department report shows that the price of consumer goods increased by 6.8% Material and transportation costs have increased substantially as shipping ports remain congested and backlogs delay the delivery of certain products.”. And these worries aren’t unfounded. in November 2021 from the previous year.

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PINC

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Here are the top trucking trends that all shippers should be aware of, according to The American Transportation Research Institute. Coming into 2019, issues like the tariff wars, driver shortage, and rising freight rates were high on transportation managers’ radar screens. Terrill Transportation Inc.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2021

Your transportation consultant can help develop response strategies to ensure your supply chain continues to operate while the problem is addressed. Capacity constraints and transportation delays. Shifting consumer demand, bad weather, driver shortages, fuel prices and an array of influences conspire to shrink available capacity.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 25, 2024

In the fast-paced world of logistics, efficient transportation is paramount. To stay competitive and sustainable, businesses must maximize their transportation vehicle utilization. References: Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions. Road Freight Transport and the Environment. Kearney, A. Mackie, P.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2025

During the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, sectors such as automotive, electronics, and consumer goods experienced severe disruptions due to factory shutdowns and shipping constraints, primarily because of dependence on suppliers concentrated in Asia.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Procuring transportation for freight is much different than any other procurement category. Transportation procurement needs to support both customer service and a company’s internal supply chain goals. Depending on the product, their customers are consumer goods companies, retailers, food service distributors and restaurant chains.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 27, 2025

Michigan’s auto sector recovery by 2021 increased jobs in states like Ohio, as carriers hired to transport factory goods. Retail and Consumer Goods: A 17% surge in 2021 retail imports drove distribution needs. In Florida, retailers’ demand for trucks to deliver goods spurred hiring.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

Your transportation consultant can help develop response strategies to ensure your supply chain continues to operate while the problem is addressed. Capacity constraints and transportation delays. Shifting consumer demand, bad weather, driver shortages, fuel prices and an array of influences conspire to shrink available capacity.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 23, 2015

But when PwC asked CEOs in a recent survey ( Global Retail and Consumer Goods CEO Survey: The Omni-Channel Fulfillment Imperative ) what areas most needed their additional attention to achieve omni-channel fulfillment, 88 percent said it is their transportation and logistics operations. Transportation is an Afterthought.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 24, 2017

This is a universal shift that affects businesses up and down the supply chain, even manufacturers that don’t produce consumer goods. Twitter Facebook Google+ The post Digital Transformation: An Imperative for Industrial Manufacturing in 2017 appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 3, 2024

About MetaExperts MetaExperts is a global network of Operational Excellence (OpEx) deployment experts and resources for flexible, on-demand short-term contract or contract-to-hire needs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Clarkston Consulting is focused on the Consumer Goods and Life Sciences industries. However, the company has expanded its reach beyond its knowledge of WMS consulting and implementations to transportation management implementations and the creation and deployment of its own software suite – Kaleidoscope.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2025

Consider the example of a large consumer goods manufacturer and distributor managing more than 80,000 locations. This company leverages AI and automation across multiple layers of its supply chain, including forecasting, replenishment, and transportation logistics.

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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

JUNE 9, 2025

Last week there was significant news in the consumer goods sector with the announcement from Procter and Gamble of a corporate wide structuring occurring over the next two fiscal years. A further noted challenge anticipated added costs related to increased tariffs which were estimated to be $600 million. from China.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

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. We hope you enjoy “The Freight Project Podcast.” Download E-Book.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 12, 2022

Looming transportation shortages in the United States with the adoption of AB5 and the redefinition of the owner-operator are risks. Comparison of Industry Players Within Consumer Goods for the Period of 2012-2021. For many industries, the results are much worse than consumer goods. Green stagnation? The answer?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Like many consumer goods companies, Colgate-Palmolive is taking steps to democratize analytics across the enterprise, including through investments within supply chain analytics engineers. The pilot serves as an important milestone in electric freight transportation and establishes Uber Freight’s first EV deployment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 10, 2022

Supply chain shortages have caused prices to rise globally on just about every consumer good imaginable. Gatik , the autonomous vehicle startup focused on the “middle mile,” will start using its self-driving trucks this summer to deliver Georgia-Pacific paper goods to several dozen Sam’s Club stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2023

In a hearing before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) President & CEO Anne Reinke provided solutions to alleviate the supply chain disruptions and improve the free flow movement of goods.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MARCH 26, 2020

The right software, such as DELMIA Quintiq, can empower retailers to adjust to a new set of constraints and requirements in real time such as: New pick-up locations Sudden changes in volume New or additional modes of transport Changes in network of stores Traffic congestion.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

The Port of Kahului is fully operational, and interisland freight and transport company Young Brothers noted in an Aug. The shipping company is currently working with government agencies, customers and partners to coordinate the transport of relief supplies. 11 release. without any extra packaging.

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