Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 24, 2023

Faced with economic uncertainties, transportation industry leaders are focused on building supply chain resiliency. No matter which way you look at it, 2023 is off to a challenging start for much of the transportation industry. In the industry that’s always moving, here are the 11 headlines you need to know.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Prime Membership: Amazon Prime – Subscription service offering benefits such as free two-day shipping, access to Prime Video, Prime Music, and exclusive deals. billion (net profit) Profit by Region/Country: North America is a major market, followed by Europe and Asia.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 29, 2019

This level of supply chain and logistics automation will use technology embedded within video analytics to offer drivers an extra hand in the course of duty. The Move to LTL Digital Shipping. How New LTL Technologies & Processes are Changing the Shipping Game. Download WhitePaper.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Now of course, companies must map out the potential impacts of the Russia Ukraine war. But in terms of transportation, the impacts won’t just be on fuel prices. FourKites , a provider of real-time transportation visibility solutions, has a big data set around transportation. This week’s news will all center on this war.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 17, 2020

According to Steele’s Transportation Group , freight management services help companies more efficiently move freight from one point to an end destination. This cost-effective, strategic process involves the use of a variety of transportation modes, technologies and intermediaries. Can you provide proof of insurance?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

A press release from October of 2021 stated that solutions sold by the Group over the course of one year result in the avoidance of around 1,300 million tons of CO2 emissions over those product’s lifespan. To support supply chain operations, Saint-Gobain has a Transport Control Tower. Transport optimization is done in several ways.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 24, 2022

CaliBaja is a North American manufacturing powerhouse. Located in Mexico but close to the California border, it serves as a vast hub of industrial jobs, making significant contributions to the production of products that ship all over the world. Rebecca Sanchez at the CETYS University Graduate School of Business in Mexico.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 28, 2017

Of course, there are still hold-outs that foresee possible problems with these relationships. Global Growth and Use of 3PLs Outpaces Partnerships in North America. and the remainder of North America rose 4 percent over the past year, but the global use of 3PLs rose 4.8 3PLs are changing globally.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Peak produce shipping season refers to the time period when the largest volume of fruits and vegetables are harvested and subsequently shipped to markets across the US, impacting truck capacity.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Of course, chances are that this spring, while I’m away at a conference, my wife will get her payback and turn the A/C on without any debate either. Passport, a customer service company focused on shipping, has raised $3 million in seed funding (TechCrunch). I made an executive decision and turned on the heat.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

CX North America Adds Replay Technology to Its Freight Visibility Solutions. Target Restock leverages Target’s store network to get digital orders packed and shipped swiftly. [It] In a joint effort with large fleet customers DTNA will test digitally connected trucks in everyday transport business.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Trucking Companies Boost Big-Rig Orders on Rising Shipping Demand (WSJ – sub. Descartes Integrates Transportation Messaging and Customs Filing with SAP®. Daimler Trucks North America launches 3D printed parts program (Commercial Carrier Journal). Dockworkers Walk Out of Labor Talks (WSJ – sub.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

2014 was a dynamic year for shipping and freight, and 2015 might present us with some surprising changes as well. Companies have shifted manufacturing outside of North America , and shipping has been consolidated to large, central import locations. For decades, globalization has defined the supply chain.

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3PL Insights

JULY 24, 2018

This contract is consolidated through a group of infrastructure companies known as Bridging North America. As the number one international border crossing in North America, 10,000 commercial vehicles cross the bridge on a normal weekday, as well as 25% of all trade between the Canada and US. Canadian Trucking Traffic.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2014

It’ll come to me eventually, but in the meantime, here’s the news that caught my attention this week: Kewill Acquires the IBM® Sterling Transportation Management System (TMS). Shipping Vendor ABOL Software to Help Retail Customers Drive International Sales. Shipping startup Shyp comes to New York and soon Miami (VentureBeat).

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2017

Maersk, Alibaba team up to offer online booking of ship places (Reuters). Shipping Alliances Shore Up Industry, Unsettle Customers (WSJ – sub. Of course, Amazon continues to make the headlines. It could also have tracking and payment options to speed up the entire shipping process.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

However, Amazon North America is primarily retail sales of consumer products, but includes subscription services as well. Of course, Amazon is investing heavily in its infrastructure and working toward market share gains, likely in detriment to earnings. The Old “Price plus shipping & handling”. for 2021.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Meanwhile, 75% of furniture retailer, Ethan Allen’s products are made in North America. ports we use to take advantage of the shipping availability, Dollar General’s CEO Mike Witynski told analysts. More, of course, is needed as retailers continue to rethink their supply chains.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2021

Egypt’s Suez Canal blocked by huge container ship. Port congestion has caused a lot of shipping delays over the course of the last year. This week, a giant container ship the length of four football fields has become wedged across the canal, blocking traffic in both directions.

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 12, 2014

As this post is about the logistics strategies and approaches to support Omni-Commerce I will not deal with the front end ordering or online technologies, but rather the logistics surrounding where product will be stocked, picked and shipped from for either delivery or pick up by your customers. Ship From Distibution Centre.

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Intelligent Audit

APRIL 1, 2021

It can include the full scale of transportation modes utilized by any shipper. While each shipping mode presents more complexity for managing the freight audit , having a single validated source of truth across your supply chain opens up endless possibilities for shipment and cost optimization. Accessorial Cost Add Up.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

He explains, “As Americans sit down to their Thanksgiving Day feasts, some may recall the story of the ‘Pilgrim Fathers’ who founded one of the first English settlements in North America in 1620, at what is today the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Frozen turkeys account for roughly 90 percent of Thanksgiving sales.”

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 14, 2014

As this post is about the logistics strategies and approaches to support Omni-Commerce I will not deal with the front end ordering or online technologies, but rather the logistics surrounding where product will be stocked, picked and shipped from for either delivery or pick up by your customers. Ship From Distibution Centre.

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 4, 2016

The same can be true for evaluating different transportation options. Severe weather can cause substantial delays, or even total shutdowns, of certain routes or modes of transportation.

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Elementum

JUNE 6, 2016

Mexico has its share of challenges, of course. A sync between verticals such as automotive, computer hardware, and transportation equipment provides opportunities to integrate the supply chain , which in turn can position the nation for further growth. These advantages give the country an edge over, say, China and Brazil.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Yes, Amazon is taking a page from Uber’s playbook and creating a new delivery network comprised of you and me — i.e., anybody with a car and a desire to earn a few bucks to deliver packages (after undergoing a vetting process, of course). Be your own boss: deliver when you want, as much as you want. Check out this video for a demo.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

But, of course, what those circumstances are is for you to decide. For example, US-based companies may be quite fortunate if they have access to manufacturers right on their doorstep in Mexico, a country with far lower labour costs than the rest of North America.

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RFgen

AUGUST 26, 2015

North America and Europe are currently the largest markets for mobile supply chain solutions but growth in Indian, Chinese and Japanese manufacturing and retail should drive demand for better supply chain solutions in those countries. ALSO READ: Definitive Crash Course in Enterprise Mobility ». between 2014 and 2020.

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RFgen

AUGUST 26, 2015

North America and Europe are currently the largest markets for mobile supply chain solutions but growth in Indian, Chinese and Japanese manufacturing and retail should drive demand for better supply chain solutions in those countries. ALSO READ: Definitive Crash Course in Enterprise Mobility ». between 2014 and 2020.

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Freightera

MAY 20, 2022

If you’d like to pick up a few things about stressless less than truckload shipping, you’ve come to the right place. In the shipping business, we often forget about the good things that come from our efforts due to the stressful nature of the work itself. After all, goods will always have to be transported.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 11, 2014

Today it operates in 67 countries with 143,000 employees and has 76 business units on six platforms that cover animal feed, food production, energy and transportation, financial services and pharmaceuticals. It is of course discouraging when I make promises and they can’t be realised. It’s not yet part of the business culture it seems.

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FLEXE

AUGUST 10, 2017

Roger’s biggest pain point is managing increasing shipping costs for both direct-to-consumer and bulk fulfillment to retail stores, and knows he’s going to hit capacity in Q4 with the impending demand. Using a marketplace solution, you can find warehouse partners around North America that have the excess capacity you need.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2021

Thirty-six years ago today marks either one of the greatest marketing blunders or success stories of all-time, depending on how you look at it, of course. This is likely to be an ongoing problem as the pace of container shipping trade continues to increase. As containers become scarcer, the price goes up.

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Freightos

APRIL 17, 2016

Amazon leased 20 Boeing 767s for North America fulfillment in an effort to reduce shipping costs, which hit $8.7 Amazon also made the headlines when its Chinese subsidiary registered as a licensed ocean transportation intermediary. billion in 2014 (up 31%). See Freightos’ CEO Zvi Schreiber TechCrunch analysis here.

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Zipline Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

At Zipline Logistics, we have tracked a 1297% increase in shipping volumes for baking mixes, a 493% increase in coconut oil, and a 50% increase in snack foods for major CPG manufacturers through KanoPI, our shipper intelligence tool. All of which require transportation from manufacturer to retail outlet.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 21, 2019

trade war, and the trade conflict between Japan-Korea all impact today’s shipping market. Robinson’s coverage of these and other disruptions has focused on what it means for companies shipping into North America. Of course, China is not the only country affected by the many disruptions we’ve seen in 2019.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 24, 2020

And with less manufacturing output there were fewer container ships leaving Asia full of goods meaning activity in ports in North America and Europe would slow down rather quickly. This Supply Chain mapping must also include your transportation service suppliers. Italy locked down the country. And the U.S.

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