Talking Logistics

APRIL 5, 2018

Shyp is a startup that “picks up, packages, and ships anything at the best price, through major international carriers like USPS, UPS and FedEx, for business and everyday use.”. Well, it used to do those things until the company called it quits last Tuesday and shut down its operations. Shyp and Uber: Pulling the Plug on Disruption. After launching in 2014 and raising a total of $63 million, this “Uber for Shipping” venture (as investors and the press liked to call Shyp) never found a sustainabl

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 5, 2018

The age of digital transformation is now fully upon us and from a business perspective one of the most active areas of change, impact and opportunity is in supply chain management. With maritime transport growing at an average rate of over 8.5 percent per year, over 90% of the world’s trade is carried by sea for a total of 23 million tonnes of cargo traveling by ship every day.

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Saddle Creek Logistic Services

APRIL 5, 2018

Ecommerce is prompting a supply chain sea change – for retailers and manufacturers alike. As more manufacturers add direct-to-consumer sales channels, they face the same daunting customer expectations for speed and service that have challenged retailers in recent years. They’re also seeing their retail customers’ expectations escalate. In the latest issue of Inbound Logistics, Perry Belcastro, Saddle Creek’s vice president, Read more.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 5, 2018

A new report by the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development found that the most vulnerable — one in seven workers on average across the 32 countries studied — were less likely to be receiving help than those whose jobs were more secure. The OECD said 14 percent of jobs in developed countries were highly automatable, while a further 32 percent of jobs were likely to experience significant changes to the way they were carried out.

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Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 5, 2018

As a shipper, it can be hard to procure full truckloads, and small and mid-sized shippers suffer from an exacerbated version of this problem. Shippers face tightening capacity, higher rates, and demanding consumers, and procuring a full truckload may be the last thing on their minds. In reality, procuring a full truckload as a small or mid-sized shipper comes with unique challenges.

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Supply Chain Digest

APRIL 5, 2018

MAPI Says US will at last Reach Peak 2007 Levels in 2019

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 5, 2018

Prasad Gollapalli, Founder and CEO of Trucker Tools , addresses the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: Why is the ability to match freight with available capacity more challenging than ever? What are the benefits and limitations of online load boards and so-called “Uber for Freight” startups? Can real-time freight visibility solutions be used to enable freight matching?

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Supply Chain Digest

APRIL 5, 2018

New Book Thoroughly Researched, Commendably Balanced

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MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 5, 2018

A hyper-connected network of logistics clusters could play a key role in achieving the European Union’s goal of creating a sustainable, more efficient freight transportation system. An EU-backed research initiative called Clusters 2.0 is laying the groundwork for such a network by developing ways to link freight hubs via the physical internet. Clusters 2.0 comprises […].

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Tenney Group, an industry specialized M&A Advisory firm in the T&L space, produced the 2024 Annual M&A Report. The report contains an in depth overview of 2023 notable deals and the market, while also providing the outlook for 2024 M&A.

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3PL Insights

APRIL 5, 2018

As the economy continues to positively progress, it’s a good time to become a transportation broker. However, freight will always need to be shipped, regardless of the economy’s health. Transportation brokers act as the middlemen between shippers and authorized motor carriers. They are the critical connection between the freight system and national transportation.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 5, 2018

In our consulting practice , we speak to many different retailers about their pricing needs. For many years across all industries the trend has been moving towards specialized services, and we seem to have hit that point with pricing in retail. At retailers, we often see three systems working in conjunction to deliver prices to customers: ERP (Host Merchandising), POS and eCommerce.

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Freight Plus

APRIL 5, 2018

The Trump administration has announced a preliminary list of 1,300 Chinese goods subject to US tariffs. The proposed 25% levy on Chinese imports could effect nearly $50 billion worth of goods.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 5, 2018

In our consulting practice , we speak to many different retailers about their pricing needs. For many years across all industries the trend has been moving towards specialized services, and we seem to have hit that point with pricing in retail. At retailers, we often see three systems working in conjunction to deliver prices to customers: ERP (Host Merchandising), POS and eCommerce.

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Freight Plus

APRIL 5, 2018

The Trump administration has announced a preliminary list of 1,300 Chinese goods subject to US tariffs. The proposed 25% levy on Chinese imports could effect nearly $50 billion worth of goods. According to. CBS News. , The 58-page document lists, among its many items: heavy machinery; steel, metal and alloy items; electric generators; batteries and battery parts; transistors and semiconductors; motorcycles; airplane parts and weapons.

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