Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

In a prior published commentary, we provided highlights of March and Q1-2022 global production indices along with their implications. We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. That compares to $9,279.46

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In today’s turbulent trading environment, strong global transportation management capabilities deliver exceptional benefits and value. The reality is that most companies do a poor job of managing the global transportation process…if they manage it at all. Let me qualify that statement.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Freight payment and audit services have evolved considerably beyond their one-time scope of correcting errors and recouping spending for already-paid freight bills, particularly in the United States. Today, shippers want payment accuracy and far more from their data. Freight Audit Benefits. of the freight invoices.

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Tailwind

APRIL 20, 2021

From real-time supply chain tracking to smart telematics systems, there are several tools that promise to refine freight operations and create a more streamlined supply chain. Its main draw, in the context of freight and logistics, is the security and transparency it offers. This is where innovations in technology come in. Blockchain.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 17, 2013

American Shipper recently released its annual benchmark report entitled “ Global Transportation Management Benchmark Study: Climbing the Visibility Sophistication Ladder.” It is an excellent report covering a number of pertinent industry aspects and challenges around developing visibility sophistication globally.

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3rdwave

JULY 20, 2020

Too often – make that almost always – importers and exporters (BCOs – Benefiticcial Cargo Owners) are dependent on their NVOCC, Freight Forwarder or 3PL (3PL) to provide them with visibility into their global supply chains. Data is crucial to every action and activity across the supply chain.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Many companies operating in the United States have achieved an inclusive look into their transportation spend, but unfortunately many companies that do business on a global level have struggled to achieve full freight process management. Why is that? How are leading companies managing customs and regulatory compliance?

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Talking Logistics

JULY 31, 2014

When considering your global transportation network, do you have the infrastructure needed to effectively and efficiently optimize it? Typically, this means freight consolidation, mileage reduction, and proper carrier selection. Does the same apply in the global arena? How does expedited freight fit into this?

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Freightos

AUGUST 28, 2018

Freight has not been impervious. Modes of transportation and communication evolved, culminating today in instant-gratification last-mile/last-touch, in a world of one-hour delivery and online bookings. On that basis, most of the transportation industry in the United States was deregulated in the 1970s and 1980s.

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3rdwave

JANUARY 17, 2020

Global transportation is the nexus through which all related international transportation information flows. Capturing, aggregating, and analyzing all the global supply chain transportation and product/SKU level detail is foundational to having end-to-end supply chain visibility. What should a global TMS provide?

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

Supply chain logistics B2B platform provider project44 produces a series termed Supply Chain Insights by project44 which extracts select data from the provider’s tracking of global transportation and logistics flows. A July edition provided two reports that responded to the question- Are Global Supply Chains Recovering ?

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Transportation optimization is about responsiveness and shifting to meet the needs and demands. However, optimization cannot occur without first digitizing data, gathering disparate shipping data, cleansing the data normalizing it, and then analyzing the data to make smarter decisions, yielding stronger transportation network optimization.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

While 209,000 workers were added in June, 14,000 freight and parcel carriers were cut and 6,900 warehousing and storage jobs were lost. In the past we would expect to see transportation and warehousing ramping up hiring in late summer ahead of peak season. ” This dichotomy is most clearly seen in employment figures. There were 1.96

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 16, 2018

The air freight landscape has experienced some dramatic shifts in recent years. In fact, those events seem likely to produce some headwinds for air freight shippers in 2018 in locating available air capacity, especially during peak seasons. 3 Air Freight Trends to Watch for in 2018. Capacity is likely to become harder to find.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

However, if your role is managing the movement of widgets from point A to point B, or multiple points, the freight procurement task before you can be labor intensive and time consuming — unless you use a technology solution specifically designed for transportation sourcing. Freight is unique. Data rules.

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o9 Solutions

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The partnership combines :o9’s premier AI-powered platform with project44’s high-fidelity data to enable global brands with better planning, decision-making, and productivity. Global supply chains continue to experience immense pressure from constant market disruption.

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 5, 2022

Time will tell if these efforts will be enough as daily revenue averages for FedEx Express, FedEx Freight, and FedEx Ground display negative year-over-year KPIs. . German-Based Transportation Company DB Schenker Announces the Acquisition of USA Truck. When discussing the topic, Splash 247 saw that “short-term rates are now 2.7%

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Supply Chain Network

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Since the inception of EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) in the early 1970’s logistics professionals have always taken for granted the accuracy of EDI tracking transactions sent for various activities across their global supply chains.

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TransAudit

AUGUST 29, 2023

LTL, or Less-Than-Truckload shipping, represents the transport of freight that doesn’t require an entire truck’s space. formerly known as YRC Freight, sent shockwaves throughout the transportation industry due to its dominant position. The Decline and Bankruptcy Customers started pulling their freight rapidly.

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 3, 2013

The pharmaceutical company is using the cloud and a device-agnostic, external information platform to connect with every freight forwarder, carrier, and other logistics service vendor across the globe. Just 20 people in the in-house global transportation team manage these shipment flows.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 11, 2022

In this particular assessment, we reflect on our prediction that cost inflation trends that occurred among global logistics and transportation modes last year, would be unsustainable, and would drive remediation efforts. Mid-Year Global Transportation Assessment. Additional Thoughts and Perspectives.

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Locus Robotics

MARCH 9, 2023

Using RPA software for data entry and transfer frees human employees to focus on higher-value tasks that improve supply chain management. AI and ML can be applied to inventory management, demand forecasting, freight route planning, and much more. RPA is an excellent tool for automating laborious processes currently executed manually.

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Freightera

JANUARY 21, 2022

COVID-related supply chain pressures, ship and container shortages, combined with global transportation congestion, all have shaken international commerce. The Nearshoring Directory – the first of its kind in Canada – will use artificial intelligence to mine shipping data to facilitate increased trade amongst North American buyers.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

About AscendTMS AscendTMS is a transportation management system (TMS) used by freight brokers, 3PLs, trucking companies, and shippers to manage their entire business operations. It can be used to manage a small fleet of trucks or a large global transportation network.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 15, 2016

Created landed cost calculation service for global trade automation. Enhanced route planning to take advantage of advanced map data. Back to the “logistics in motion” theme, the freight forwarding and customs brokerage segment of the industry has experienced significant changes over the past decade.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 21, 2016

In its 2016 Global Transportation Management Benchmark Study, American Shipper reveals a great deal of data about who is using TMS, who should be using TMS and why. Half of those who don’t use a TMS manage less than $10 million in freight.”. This partially explains the robust projected growth of the TMS market.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 19, 2015

143 TB of transaction data. One area in particular, which both Sean Feeney and Kurt Cavano (Vice Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer at GT Nexus) highlighted in their keynote presentations, is Transportation Management Systems (TMS). Freight Audit and Pay. Transportation Analytics. 21 billion in direct commerce payments.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Supply Chain Matters once again highlights some positive news for global supply chain management teams, specifically transportation and logistics related teams. The report’s cited data from the Freightos Baltic Index indicates that shipment of a 40-foot container from China to the U.S.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 11, 2013

I said that the next phase in this evolution would be to expand the scope of the TMC from a largely domestic view to the complexity of global transportation operations. Transportation & Logistics Global Logistics Network Agility transportation Transportation Management Center' Applying Technology.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

It’s time to stop leaking money from these billing discrepancies and other freight and transportation invoicing errors. Technology creates more efficient and effective freight bill audit processes that help companies recover dollars connected to billing errors. What is freight audit processing?

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

As our readership is well aware, disruptions persisted and ultimately came to roost with the unending litanies of supplier, global and domestic transportation delays and disruptions. According to data from Freightos , the average shipping transit time from China to U.S. Rethinking of Business Practices. million TEU’s , a 12.6

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 4, 2015

Many companies operating in the United States have achieved an inclusive look into their transportation spend, but unfortunately many companies that do business on a global level have struggled to achieve full freight process management. Understand the true size and scope of global transportation networks.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

This month’s Market Update highlights key factors that impact the transportation industry in North America and will keep you up to speed on the latest news and topics that matter to your supply chain and business. As we make our way into 2015, trucking freight volumes look good. Large Scale Market Indicators. in January alone.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 1, 2018

Over the past few months, I’ve posted about what you need for transportation success: 1. Pillars to a Successful Transportation Experience: Carrier Management”. How to Use Freight Attributes to Your Greatest Shipping Advantage”. Why Transportation Needs to be Included in Supply Chain Collaboration”.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

In this update, we focus on our fifth prediction which is focused on global transportation and logistics services sectors. 2023 Prediction Five: Global Wide Transportation, Logistics and Brokerage Services Sectors Will Face a Challenging Year With Significant Consequences. Labor unrest on the rise among global ports.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

Global transportation is at the forefront of sustainability efforts. And while most people think of over the road trucking first, ocean freight is making waves. 3PL Coyote Logistics and partner analytics firm Emsi have released a new research report that takes a data-driven view of the current landscape.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2014

When it comes to managing global transportation, having end-to-end visibility of orders, shipments, and other transactions (down to the item level) is a foundational requirement. Traditional transportation management (TM) solutions have been a functional application because that’s how customers have seen the market.

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