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No Time Like the Present

Supply Chain Shaman

While ocean container volume fell 8% in September and ocean transportation prices are 71% lower year-over-year, don’t get lulled to sleep. For me, there is no time like the present. (One of the largest gaps in supply chain management is the executive understanding of supply chain management). The issue is not revenue. Your thoughts?

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A New Era in Transport Logistics with Big Data and Self-Driving Trucks

Logistics Viewpoints

Fuel prices and a shortage of drivers are putting transport logistics under immense pressure. The biggest challenge in the transport sector today: there just aren’t enough drivers. Big data for real-time optimizations in transport logistics. Which truck should be used for transportation? Look at the big picture.

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5 Strategies For Improving Distribution Operations: An Essential Guide

SCMDOJO

Want to streamline your distribution operations? The field of distribution operations is rapidly evolving with the rise of eCommerce, with fierce competition between distributors. It involves various activities, such as warehousing, inventory management, transportation, and logistics.

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Truck Capacity Shortage: The Past, Present and Future

Talking Logistics

Today’s truck capacity shortage can be linked to several market forces, some that the transportation industry has dealt with for years and others that are new and unfolding. Market Review: Past, Present and Future. Market Review: Past, Present and Future. Now that the shortage is here, shippers are facing some hard questions.

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Stord Showcases Award-Winning Networked Distribution Solution at RILA’s LINK2019 Conference

Stord

18, 2019 -- STORD , pioneers of networked distribution, next-generation warehousing, and distribution for modern shippers, today announced its exhibition and participation at LINK2019 (formerly the Retail Supply Chain Conference), hosted by the Retail Industry Leaders Association, one of the retail industry’s largest events.

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Kimberly-Clark’s Digital Transformation of Shipping

Logistics Viewpoints

One of the speakers was Abby Weisenberger, a distribution consultant at Kimberly-Clark. Weisenberger’s presentation particularly interesting was that while Ms. Weisenberger is leading their digitally enabled shipping initiative, she works in distribution operations rather than transportation. What made Ms.

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A Data Journey: Making Improvements in Transportation Management

CHAINalytics

While this is true across an entire organization, substantive improvements in transportation management presents some unique but ultimately rewarding challenges. The 29th stanza … The post A Data Journey: Making Improvements in Transportation Management appeared first on Chainalytics.