Talking Logistics

MARCH 28, 2017

No longer relegated to using clipboards, spreadsheets, and manual systems to manage their yard assets, companies are asking themselves questions like: How can we better leverage today’s advanced technologies to run our yards even more efficiently? This, in turn, degrades the quality and potential insight that the data will be able to provide.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. So, with darts in hand, here are my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2016: The Transportation Management System (TMS) market will become more barbell-shaped as Software-as-a-Self-Service solutions emerge.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 22, 2014

Is it data visualization, business intelligence, and analytics, or is it a collaboration tool used to connect your trading partners and suppliers? This means you have to design a supply chain visibility solution around your trading partners and suppliers. What is your definition of supply chain visibility?

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Editor’s Note: Cerasis is a 3PL focused on transportation management. So why do we feature content related to Vendor Managed Inventory? ” Vendor Managed Inventory Model: A Quick Back Story. I took our line of fasteners: bolts, nuts screws and washers and put them in one location in the Warehouse.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 27, 2016

As digitization continues to modify the global supply chain landscape, its unprecedented data sources and solutions will lead to not only the demise of disparate information systems, but to the rise of true, end-to-end, supply chain visibility. Augment and Set Visibility Tools In Place. Track, Trace and Collect Data from Key Partners.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The semiconductor shortage continues to put a tight squeeze — and one might say tight grip — on the supply of electronics, from computers and gaming consoles all the way to cars. Scores of container ships await unloading at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, carrying all those coveted toys, electronics, and other goods.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Q: What the heck is an API (application program interface) and why should a transportation manager give a rat’s backside about this techie term? A: The API is the key to connecting the universe of tech apps, solutions and programs essential to the twenty-first century, cloud-based supply chain.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 6, 2015

Kanban Pull systems reduce wasteful complexity in planning and overproduction that can occur with computer-based software programs such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) which creates a Push system with too much wasteful inventory going into the warehouse. Make Customer Usage Visible To All Members of The Supply Chain.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 18, 2016

Value-added services have also taken on a technology-like role as more companies want to use a comprehensive transportation management system (TMS) to thorough document and optimize their processes. Furthermore, HOS logs from electronic logging devices can be used to optimize the network, explains Telogis.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2018

There’s a lot of exception management involved in transportation management - timing of delivery, temperature requirements, etc. Turney Thompson, vice president, Kenco Transportation Management. According to a recent study by Pew Research study, 80% of consumers make online purchases, compared to just 22% in 2000.

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Kanban Logistics

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

At the heart of those capabilities is the 3PL’s warehouse management system (WMS). In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the role of the WMS in the warehouse, and the benefits it can bring to 3PL inventory management and other vital functions. . What is a 3PL warehouse management system?

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 5, 2016

Then, as a treat, we have 10 more bonus supply chain trends for 2016 in the form of an infographic from irms 360 Enterprise, a Cloud Warehouse Management System. A Bigger Focus On Supply Chain Risk Management, Especially Resiliency. Risk Management Comes to the Forefront: Supply chain risks come in a variety of forms.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Manufacturers will seek custom (or specifically tailored) e-commerce solutions. Equipment manufacturers will require dealers to adopt modern parts management systems, and to integrate those systems with their own. The automotive parts suppliers and the electrical/electronics industry were the main drivers of the growth.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 23, 2017

Meanwhile, a lack of sustainable solutions and practices leads to social, business or legal backlash as more people are willing to pay more for companies’ services when they align with sustainability goals. Instead, the technology grew more advanced and better able to manage multiple processes.

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The Lean Supply Chain

JULY 7, 2015

The standalone Yard Management Systems (YMS) market is approximately $ 35.000,000 US which includes C3, Pinc, Navis and Yardview software solutions. Managers cannot reliably and accurately collect information such as average time per move and percentage of idle time by manual tracking or other means. C3 Solutions.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The company was replenishing dealers’ inventory weekly, using direct shipment and cross-docking operations from source warehouses located near Deere & Company’s manufacturing facilities. While inexpensive in itself, the solution cost around six minutes every time an employee had to locate a unit in the yard.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Solutions / Results: Through the lead logistics provider or 4PL and shipper relationship, the 4PL assumed responsibility for execution and management of other 3PLs. The 4PL built a new routing tool specifically for Whirlpool that offered overall cost optimization and mode selection.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Logistics technologies such as robotic warehouse systems make automation a reality, while drones improve last-mile delivery capabilities and better tracking with tools like RFID tags improve visibility throughout the supply chain. These advancements are accelerating thanks to better tools that were created in 2018. Marc Tuinier.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

The company wasn’t a pure startup at the time (it was founded in 1981), but like all software companies during those years, it rode the dotcom tidal wave up — and then crashed down with everyone else (see period from 1999 through 2002 in the stock chart below). One of my first clients back in 1999 was Descartes Systems Group.

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ThroughPut

MAY 23, 2019

Development cycles for new models have also been compressed by aspiring entrants, both new and foreign, while with Over-The-Air (OTA) software updates now download new features, functionality, and refined interfaces to existing cars and trucks regularly and without a trip to the dealer, nor a new model upgrade.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Postal Service , with supply chain management as one of the focus areas; in October, as reported by Reuters, “IBM, U.S. I’ve been wrong with many of my predictions in the past (still waiting for a major third-party logistics provider to buy a major software company or vice versa), and I will be wrong again. Tompkins said.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 6, 2018

The Solution: Cargo Insurance Reduces Full Truckload Risk, Covering Declared Full Value Upon review of existing policies and strategies to mitigate risk of full truckload shipping, shippers should look at all available options. This includes purchasing freight or cargo insurance. Sometimes, freight itself carries risk.

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 15, 2015

The business and the mind-set of the company had already moved from one that used to sell products to one that manufactures and delivers complex solutions. The business is getting tougher as more and more professional buyers at Customer’s site are managing procurement and purchasing. Break – accelerate – break.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 1, 2018

Data-driven analytics enables you to make cost-effective transportation decisions. However for most shippers, parcel spend is poorly understood because shipping data is often locked up in point solution silos, such as carrier-provided systems and websites, in a variety of different formats. That’s where analytics comes in.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2018

Oracle Extends Cloud-based Warehouse Management to Give Customers Enhanced Logistics Performance and Global Inventory Visibility. German platooning trials start (Logistics Manager). to Fuel Growth of National, On-Demand Warehousing Business. The purchase price was $25.5 Descartes Acquires Velocity Mail.

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GTG Technology Group

JANUARY 25, 2017

Some managers are already using big data via electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs) and telematics to gauge information, such as: Driver behaviors and performance. Warehouse information. Fuel purchases and amounts. New platforms must be scalable to take on new opportunities, such as big data solutions like Hadoop.

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