The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

When asked what peak season is, it’s easy to assume the holidays are the only peak shipping season. However, four shipping seasons occur throughout the year and are often regular and expected. That was the case until the ongoing disruptions of the past few years changed the shipping game. Q2: The Produce Shipping Season.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This involves a lot of long-haul transportation.” Yes, SAP had inbound ASN’s (advanced ship notices). In one major case in 2017, the Hanjin Shipping company was declared bankrupt by South Korean courts. The planners could choose to switch cargo from a slow-moving ship to air, for example. But they were very basic.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 19, 2019

While we live in an age where same-day delivery and free shipping have become customer expectations, we also live in an age where dimensional weighting and quarterly accessorial increases have become a reality from the carrier. The reality is that most carriers do not invoice as soon as a package has shipped.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

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. The company chose 4Flow to do transportation planning and execution in Europe.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 10, 2015

However, the diversity of the supply chain, and the importance of timely shipping and customer service, presents a unique challenge at best through several festive celebrations all year long. Benchmark DC Systems to Handle the Volume. You’re placing undue stress on the DC when the same product is divided into different segments.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 28, 2017

Freight shipping has relied on the same systems for years, ranging from manual entries to a constant struggle in balancing delivery windows with costs. Before these changes can happen, shippers need to understand a few things about LTL shipping challenges and ways Less Than Truckload technology will impact them. Carrier rates may vary.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The shipping capacity crunch is not a new topic, but the end of 2017 is shaping up to reveal an unprecedented crunch, reports Chris Brady of Logistics Viewpoints. To successfully mitigate the potential setbacks from shipping capacity crunch, your organization understand more about its current and projected driving forces. CEO, David S.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2023

He is a frequent speaker at industry events and has contributed to publications including WSJ, Freightwaves, Inbound Logistics, Logistics Management, DC Velocity, Transport Topics, and Bloomberg. Tusk save Shippers 40% or more on small parcel shipping. Bart is also a member of the WEF, SCLA, CSCMP and TIA.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Further Amazon Prime, though it comes with a fee, offers “free” shipping. The combination of fast delivery, low to no cost shipping, and an endless selection of products all set the competitive benchmark for E-Commerce Fulfillment. And their Shipping Costs continue to far exceed their Shipping Revenue.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Further Amazon Prime, though it comes with a fee, offers “free” shipping. The combination of fast delivery, low to no cost shipping, and an endless selection of products all set the competitive benchmark for E-Commerce Fulfillment. And their Shipping Costs continue to far exceed their Shipping Revenue.

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SupplyPike

MARCH 17, 2020

An EDI 945 Warehouse Shipping Advice serves as a shipment confirmation. The EDI 945 is sent out by the warehouse as confirmation that a shipment is out for delivery following the EDI 940 Warehouse Shipping Order , which serves as the original warehouse order requesting for the goods to be shipped. What is an EDI 945 document?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This DC supplies that hospital and Cooper’s other facilities. The health care system’s primary distributors deliver supplies every morning to this DC. For example, when a UPS strike was looming last year, the Interos solution automatically highlighted Cooper’s strategic suppliers that relied on UPS for shipping.

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Logility

APRIL 20, 2016

Think about it: If inventory is constantly in motion, then shouldn’t the transportation strategy be linked to this more dynamic allocation strategy ? Linking Transportation to Allocation. Transportation was not a big focus area for most retailers, but that is beginning to change. Only the best retailers survive and thrive.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The distribution center (DC) hadn’t released the order, but customer service didn’t have access to the right systems to see exactly what was wrong. Customer service couldn’t call the DC, only email them, and her emails weren’t getting responses. Only persistent calls got my order back on track. that made OTIF fail repeatedly at scale.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

In modern freight transportation services, GRI stands for General Rate Increase. The GRI shipping term refers to the usual increase in fees that are applied to container shipping rates. What GRI Stands for in Shipping. GRIs have historically been implemented on an annual basis. per package for large packages or $250.00

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Forecasting Shipping Delays; Cargo Swamps Airports; Alibaba’s Challenge. The supply-chain problems are helping drive stronger inflation, the WSJ’s Gwynn Guilford and Anthony DeBarros report , as rising transport and other logistics costs flow through to the cost of consumer goods. Transportation. ?. Trouble viewing this email?

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Lucas

JULY 11, 2018

The ecommerce transition will continue to drive net job growth in DCs, even as companies invest in automation. As robots find their place in the DC, warehouse operators will face new challenges in coordinating and optimizing the work of humans and their robotic coworkers. Robots Are Not Killing DC Jobs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2022

This solution significantly reduced shipping costs by eliminating wasted cardboard and dunnage. It also increased the space utilization of picking carts and transportation. The post The Most Overlooked DC Performance Strategy appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. These are clear cut benefits.

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SupplyPike

APRIL 7, 2020

when you manage the transportation) : Less than Truckload (LTL) Shipping: 70% of all cases delivered are delivered on time Full Truckload Shipping: 87.5% when you manage the transportation) : Less than Truckload (LTL) Shipping: 70% of all cases delivered are delivered on time Full Truckload Shipping: 87.5%

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C3 Solutions

JULY 22, 2020

Let's take a look at the absolutely fundamental importance of the software systems that underpin DC operations: Warehouse Management Systems (WMS). At the turn of the century the first WMS supplier achieved revenues of US$100 million and offerings were enhanced for the first time with add-ons like transportation management systems (TMS).

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

Continuous Warehouse Optimization and The DC Technology Gap ; Justin Ritter and Dan Keller ( Lucas Systems ). For companies across industries, transforming existing DCs and narrowing this technology gap is key to competitive advantage in a changing economy. Walmart is also investing pickup and delivery capacity.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Anne is the President & CEO of Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) , the trusted voice for third-party logistics companies of all sizes. Before joining CSX, she worked at the Association of American Railroads and High-Speed Ground Transportation Association. Anne Reinke and Joe Lynch discuss the state of freight.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 4, 2014

The 30 th SCRC meeting kicked off today with a theme on “Transportation Strategy in an Infrastructure Constrained Environment”. This is a theme that was discussed a year ago at a conference in DC on Transportation Infrastructure, over coffee with William Lucas from Caterpillar. Replacement costs are going up.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 31, 2021

You did not plan to handle this amount of e-commerce volumes, you do not have experience in picking and small parcel shipping, and your consumers want same-day and next-day delivery. The 3PL can also help coordinate and facilitate the movement of products to DCs and handle pick/pack/ship operations to fulfill consumer orders.?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The shipping capacity crunch is not a new topic, but the end of 2017 is shaping up to reveal an unprecedented crunch, reports Chris Brady of Logistics Viewpoints. To successfully mitigate the potential setbacks from the shipping capacity crunch, your organization must understand more about its current and projected driving forces.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

For decades, the realm of transportation management , warehouse management, and order fulfillment remained set in near-prehistoric hands of isolated silos, inefficient processes, and limited accessibility. Abtin Hamidi , according to JOC Magazine , believes the driver crunch is simply a masquerade for hidden shipping spaces.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 17, 2019

Shipping is all about movement. The crux of the situation is that the need to move items faster, more efficiently, and cheaper to keep up with the quickening pace of parcel and consumers’demands for fast and free shipping. Well, this is where more movement, to multi-carrier shipping software, makes sense to shippers’ bottom lines.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 14, 2024

These challenges involve grappling with extended lead times for parts inventory and navigating limitations in distribution center (DC) space. MBUSA is confronted with the task of creating highly precise forecasts and optimizing inventory levels, made more complex by the heightened volatility in demand.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2016

Omni-channel and the DC. Most retail and consumer goods warehouses and distribution centers were originally set up to ship bulk replenishments to stores. These facilities typically ship pallets and cases of goods either directly to stores or to smaller DCs and replenishment depots.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 4, 2019

It removes age restrictions on interstate transportation by licensed commercial drivers and strengthens safety-training standards across the industry. One facility has low turnover and one has higher turnover – we see a real difference in slower productivity, more shipping errors, and less continuous improvement going on.”.

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Kanban Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

With these services, your 3PL partner can perform – within the warehouse – many services that go beyond basic pick, pack and ship. Some retailers have ‘preferred’ logistics partners that enjoy privileges like the ability to drop trailers off at a DC without an appointment. The trailer is loaded in reverse.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Most of the stores receive 7 shipments per week but some only receive four or five shipments per week because of transportation infrastructure challenges or lower sales. Smaller suppliers, operating out of just one national distribution center (DC), can’t achieve this level of service. Many stores get daily deliveries.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

There are many different ways that you can fulfill an online customer order: In the “Standard” case the company has a Distribution Centre (DC) solution. You may own and operate the DC or you may have outsourced this responsibility. All of the goods that you sell online are stored in that DC.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Container shipping companies carrying essential commodities have experienced large-scale disruptions due to unforeseen yet predictable surges in Demand for Retail Goods. Key Updates in ThroughPut’s Supply Chain AI Logistics & Distribution Module include: SKU-Driven Holistic Logistics Flow for Accurate Real-Time Decision Making.

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RFgen

MARCH 30, 2016

Turning physical objects and actions into digital information help warehouse and inventory management teams maintain control and oversight of products shipped around the globe. Employees working stockrooms and shipping docks often use mobile devices to report procedures as they happen. Tracking the Shipping Assets Themselves.

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RFgen

MARCH 30, 2016

Turning physical objects and actions into digital information help warehouse and inventory management teams maintain control and oversight of products shipped around the globe. Employees working stockrooms and shipping docks often use mobile devices to report procedures as they happen. Tracking the Shipping Assets Themselves.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 22, 2015

Regardless of your point of view on truck fuel efficiency standards, the reality is that it only addresses part of the opportunity available to shippers, carriers, and third-party logistics providers (3PLs) to reduce transportation costs and carbon emissions. Why aren’t more shippers engaged in collaborative shipping?

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