Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2024

MODEX 2024, held in Atlanta, Georgia, from March 11 to 14, attracted more than 35,000 attendees and featured over 150 educational sessions, keynote speakers, and networking events. Here are some of the examples that caught our attention. They can also work alongside humans or independently, depending on the task and the environment.

Analytics Software

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2022

At the same time, a retailer whose product demand drops sharply has less need for transportation capacity and therefore tenders lower volumes to contracted carriers. For example, carriers can learn how they compare against others bidding for specific lanes and make informed decisions.

Freight

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

For example, Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) has nothing in common with Transportation Management (TMS). Transportation Routing. Optimization by professors at Georgia Tech introduced the concepts of routing software improving pooling, lane skipping, and continuous moves. They are opportunistic. The lesson?

Supply Chain Planning Software

Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Conferences are a great example of peer-to-peer learning in action, but with so many supply chain and logistics conferences available, how do you decide which ones to attend? 2017 Food Industry Transportation and Logistics Conference , March 5-7, Orlando, FL. 2017 Georgia Logistics Summit , May 16-17, Atlanta, GA.

Conference

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Because warehousing and transportation represent significant cost centers, intelligent logistics decisions are critical. Uberization: Exploring On-Demand Transportation, Labor and Warehousing. then secure on-demand transportation, warehousing and labor assets dynamically, re-planning flexibly as conditions change.

Optimal Sourcing

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2024

Emergency vehicles, for example, would be exempt, and the California Highway Patrol could authorize the system’s disabling in certain other cases. The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended the installation of such technologies in all new passenger vehicles. delaying shipments and raising transportation costs.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

PINC

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Here are the top trucking trends that all shippers should be aware of, according to The American Transportation Research Institute. Coming into 2019, issues like the tariff wars, driver shortage, and rising freight rates were high on transportation managers’ radar screens. Terrill Transportation Inc.

Transportation

Talking Logistics

JANUARY 5, 2015

Conferences are a great example of peer-to-peer learning in action, but with so many supply chain and logistics conferences available, how do you decide which ones to attend? 2015 Georgia Logistics Summit , March 31 – April 1, Atlanta, GA. But learning is not enough — you also have to make the time to teach.

Conference

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

shale or Iran, for example. But in terms of transportation, the impacts won’t just be on fuel prices. FourKites , a provider of real-time transportation visibility solutions, has a big data set around transportation. In the US, for example, natural gas accounted for 40% of total utility-scale U.S.

Price Reduction

Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The value of peer-to-peer learning and networking was evident at last month’s Ryder Innovate conference — “an exclusive gathering of senior leaders in transportation, logistics, and supply chain seeking strategic insight, new ideas, and thought leadership to improve their supply chain and fleet operations.”

Innovation

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Global supply chains are built on three assumptions: rational government policy, availability of transportation resources, and low variability. For example, I recently interviewed someone in procurement who is working on SCOPE 3 emissions and tariff readiness. The pandemic taught us many lessons that we are quickly forgetting.

Supply Chain Planning Software

The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 27, 2021

Michael is from New York and moved to Atlanta Georgia in 1985. was formed in 2019 to help the fragmented North American ground transportation industry embrace digital technology … AKA the “FreightTech Revolution”. Example: A shipper or broker posts a load on multiple load boards and then the load is covered by a carrier.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

QAD

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Its borders consist of Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Syria, and the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas. Turkey also has 24,082 km of paved roads, so transportation by truck is easy. Transportation of goods by rail is also feasible, with 12,710 km of railroad track within Turkey. Its latest constitution was adopted in 1982. of its GDP.

Turkey

Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 28, 2021

For example, during the creation of glass, the residue is formed that is normally disposed of. Georgia Wilson, a supply chain journalist, notes, “A circular economy is an economic model that encourages continuous reuse of materials to minimize waste, as well as driving demand for natural resource consumption.”[6] Product design.

Material Savings

Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. The largest impacts start in the South and move their way up the US latitudinally – think Florida to Georgia to North Carolina, and Texas to California to Washington to Oregon. What is produce season?

Transportation

Kinaxis

DECEMBER 14, 2015

We have electric cars, new transportation systems, wind turbines, solar panels. consider Atlanta, Georgia, which had a surge in the sale of electric cars due to a price rebate offered to the buyers. Lead by example. Set an example. Bristol, England leads by example in climate change. Excitement.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Enterra Insights

JULY 26, 2021

Georgia Wilson, a supply chain journalist, notes, “A circular economy is an economic model that encourages continuous reuse of materials to minimize waste, as well as driving demand for natural resource consumption.”[3] “Despite the interest in circular supply chains,” they write, “there are very few functioning examples.

Supply Chain Design Software

Enterra Insights

APRIL 3, 2020

Georgia Wilson predicts the circular economy represents the future for the supply chain. For example, don’t think of a material or product that has reached the end of its life as trash; perceive it as a starting point for a new process that harvests its value. I started writing about the circular economy half-a-dozen years ago.

Waste Reduction

BlueYonder

JULY 11, 2023

One example is seafood: we could have seafood that is caught in the North Pacific that is brought to the U.S. over to Asia for example, where they further process seafood into a consumer-packaged unit and then it is shipped back to the U.S. I studied Industrial Engineering at Georgia Tech and learned about logistics systems.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Elementum

JUNE 3, 2015

Actions such as waste management initiatives and environmentally-friendly transport are becoming indispensable aspects of every supply chain, and it often starts with traceability. Recent news has been filled with examples of how supply chains can be harmful, from toxic rivers in Mexico to enslaved fishermen in Indonesia.

Sustainability

TMC

MARCH 9, 2017

According to The World Economic Forum (WEF), China hopes that the numerous transportation projects that fall under the new Silk Road umbrella will increase the value of the country’s cross-border trade by $2.5 For example, the Financial Times reported that U.S. trillion within a decade.

Cost Reduction Strategies

TMC

MARCH 9, 2017

According to The World Economic Forum (WEF), China hopes that the numerous transportation projects that fall under the new Silk Road umbrella will increase the value of the country’s cross-border trade by $2.5 For example, the Financial Times reported that U.S. trillion within a decade.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Enterra Insights

JANUARY 5, 2022

According to the Flat World Global Solutions staff, “Labor deficits, raw material shortages and e-commerce businesses driving up demand are all leading to increased shipping and transportation prices.” For example, the price to ship a container skyrocketed. ” With that sentiment, I can agree. Footnotes. [1]

Supply Chain Software

Stord

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Combining technology and data, a vast network of 3PLs, and high-touch support and logistics expertise — all managed through a software interface — Networked Distribution gives shippers a central hub with one network, one platform, and one partner to simplify all warehousing and transportation. They increased speed-to-market.

Supply Chain Network Software

AB&R

JANUARY 10, 2019

Check out the graphic to the right to see an example of a barcode grading report. A non-compliant barcode means your vendors or partners may refuse items that don’t meet their standards, resulting in chargebacks and hefty fines. If you’re interested in having your barcode graded , fill out the form below to receive an email with instructions.

Rhode Island

American Global Logistics

MARCH 10, 2023

The transport in the original container might utilize several different transportation modes, but the same container holds the stock throughout.” TRANSLOADING SHIPPING: “With transloading shipping, freight is loaded and unloaded, depending on where the cargo is in the supply chain process and the mode of transportation.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Freightera

APRIL 28, 2020

Interview with Benoit Montreuil, Professor, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering; Director, Physical Internet Center; Director, Supply Chain & Logistics Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. Interviewed by Eric Beckwitt, Founder and CEO, Freightera. Indeed, Amazon has been hiring my graduate students.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 28, 2021

For example, Georgia offers income tax credits for organizations that work with minority-owned businesses. Some states may allow a minority-owned business to reap certain tax benefits and other incentives. Many of these programs operate on the state level, but there are additional incentives through the small business act of 1953.

Cost Reduction Strategies

6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

For example, the counting is carried out by personnel from another department other than the warehouse, who carry out samplings to perform surprise counts in order to check the reliability of the inventory, count more frequently the assets of greater value or greater turnover, etc. Then implant control methods.

Cost Reduction Strategies

6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Statista found that 73 percent of buyers and users of freight transportation and logistics services say the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on their logistics and supply chain operations. Justin Honaman @jhonaman Justin is the President and Chief Commercial Officer of Contender Brands, LLC based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Cost Reduction Strategies

GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Those changes, along with high costs of transporting materials and finished goods to and from overseas locations, make the value of reshoring likely to become a compelling financial reality for many manufacturers. for example, compared to shipping state-to-state. Transportation and freight costs are reduced. Since 2005, U.S.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia sit squarely in the storm’s path. Transportation will become more variable; and even scarce. Work closely with transportation carriers. Last year transportation price increases were 2-5%.) ” The answer is not so easy. The implications are far-reaching.

Optimal Sourcing

Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

It might help to think of a KPI as something like an instrument on a car dashboard—a speedometer for example. Later in this article we’ll look at some examples of functional and cross functional KPIs. Transportation. Against a required standard of performance. Inventory management. Purchasing and supplier management.

KPI

USC Consulting Group

JUNE 3, 2020

“After speaking with the EU and Canada about impacts to their dairy industries, we must prioritize the safety and availability of our workforce, ensuring transportation routes remain open, and providing a viable market or market alternatives for our nation’s dairy products.”

Inventory Reduction

Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 3, 2022

As the megaship was transporting freight through the Suez Canal, winds in the area pushed the ship ajar. For example, a strain on trucking capacity contributed in part by higher fuel rates following the attack would have led to an increased demand for parcel and intermodal shipping. ports to a standstill.

Los Angeles

Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 3, 2022

As the megaship was transporting freight through the Suez Canal, winds in the area pushed the ship ajar. For example, a strain on trucking capacity contributed in part by higher fuel rates following the attack would have led to an increased demand for parcel and intermodal shipping. ports to a standstill.

Los Angeles

Ware2Go

OCTOBER 14, 2021

John Porcari, a former transport official in the Obama administration, was appointed to work with the ports to clear the bottlenecks. To get cargo off ships even when trucks and trains were not available, for example, Long Beach initially designated a 17-acre plot as a staging area for containers. Fallon/Bloomberg.

Los Angeles