The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

The Energy Observer project started in France in 2017 with support from French industries. Today, partners from the logistics industry alone include Toyota, CMA-CGM, and Air Liquide. I encourage the maritime logistics people to look for any innovations that can be put in place to drive down emissions. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 24, 2023

Contract Logistics is a critical aspect of the supply chain that often remains behind the scenes but plays a significant role in ensuring the efficient movement and management of goods. Read More: 6 Logistics KPIs Attributes That are Essential ] What is Contract Logistics?

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Resilinc

JANUARY 24, 2022

The freight train that arrived in the Parisian rail hub of Valenton in early January wasn’t an especially large one—at 34 containers, it carried just 20% of the load of a typical intermodal freight train. And France isn’t the only European country with growing rail links to China. It’s growing dramatically however.

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Freightos

AUGUST 29, 2019

Open up LinkedIn and check out the profile of senior salesperson at a freight forwarder or carrier and you’ll probably see several top-tier providers as previous employers. In their words: “freight made personal” waves proudly on Air France KLM Martinair Cargo ’s banner. “We This holds for freight. The Game Changed.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

Not even B2B is spared from these changing expectations (which is why we at Freightos launched an online freight marketplace ). While freight industry executives likely sighed with relief when an update of Amazon’s logistics.amazon.com page on June 28th turned out to be nothing more than a franchise model for courier delivery services.

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Freightos

JANUARY 8, 2019

The journey to digitize freight, while initially off to a slow start, has gained momentum in the last two or three years. It should come as no surprise that we are running out the clock until Amazon competes with more aspects of the logistics industry. Four Core Themes Shaping Logistics. Online freight booking.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 30, 2018

Every Friday on Talking Logistics, I share a list of supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention that week, along with some brief commentary and analysis. Take a look at what’s happening in the ocean freight industry. Amazon Feeling the Headache of E-Commerce Returns.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 29, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 10 Vital Supply Chain Lessons from the Coronavirus Pandemic! France and Germany also extended their support with the supply of emergency medical equipment. DHL and FEDEX played a major role in inbound logistics and distribution. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The ”end” they refer to – whether it’s forwarding, fulfillment, or platforms for B2B or B2C sales – remains fairly ambiguous, spanning an acquisition of fashion logistics company HUUB in September 2021 to an investment in rapid fashion production company Unmade. Accelerating the shift. Image via StarAir.dk). Enter Big Tech.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

But before I head out, grab your reading glasses and check out the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: SophiaTX Open Source Platform to Integrate SAP, Blockchain. Convargo grabs $19 million to improve road freight (TechCrunch). Cass Truckload Linehaul Index – September 2017.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

“All great enterprises are about logistics. Not genius or inspiration or flights of imagination, skill or cunning, but logistics.” — Tom McCarthy. This was majorly due to their inability to understand and adapt to the changing logistics trends. A decade back these developments in logistics might have seemed impossible.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Our Logistics Leaders for T1D Cure Team (LL4T1DCure) raised just under $43,000 for the cause! Moving on, here’s this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: IBM, Walmart, university to put Chinese food products on blockchain (Reuters). billion in France to double capacity at Roissy airport.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 22, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 10 Vital Supply Chain Lessons from the Coronavirus Pandemic! The global supply-demand imbalance was unprecedented, holding lessons to help mitigate these kinds of disruptions in the future, if heeded. And what is the Fireworks Supply Chain? Subscribe Here!

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

OCTOBER 18, 2021

A growing number of logistics operators and industry observers see the snarls bottling up supply chains this year extending deep into 2022. Freight heavyweight J.B. Hunt’s third-quarter earnings signal a strong market for freight operators, but increasingly restrained economic forecasts suggest clouds on the horizon.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2015

Moving on to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week… XPO Logistics to Acquire Norbert Dentressangle SA. Infor Announces Major Enhancements to Supply Chain Management. Fetch Robotics Unveils Robotics System for Logistics Industry. UPS Freight Adds LNG Tractors.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Professionals in supply chain management use various methods to identify best practices to improve the operations. In order to accelerate the learning, this article has gathered 20+ most sought-after supply chain case studies, analyzed/categorized them by industry and the findings are presented.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Check out The Baby Supply Chain! I, for one, am a big chocolate lover, so I am fascinated by this amazing supply chain. It wasn’t until the 19 th century that chocolate Easter eggs finally made their way into the European market with France and Germany pioneering this artistic confectionery. The Journey.

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TMC

JANUARY 28, 2016

How has the crisis affected the logistics of moving product across the region, especially at highly congested border crossings? Probably the most notable outcome from a logistics standpoint has occurred in Calais, France, where trucks headed for the Channel Tunnel to the United Kingdom were being boarded by migrants.

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Global Trade Management

APRIL 11, 2016

Improvements in the logistics chain are not only good for the environment. Less emissions usually also translate to less logistics cost, less capital cost, less insurance, etc. On this subject, only rail freight can claim to have a low environmental footprint. Today we publish a blog contribution from TK’Blue Agency.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

In this week’s news… XPO Logistics Acquires Optima Service Solutions. In 3PL news, XPO Logistics announced that it has acquired Optima Service Solutions, LLC, “a leading non-asset provider of last-mile logistics services for major retailers and manufacturers in the United States” for $26.6 percent.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 30, 2017

Attacks on global supply chains by terrorist groups have hit the highest rate ever as have associated costs, according to a report recently released by BSI. In particular, terrorists increasingly targeted industries generally associated with private or corporate supply chains rather than state-owned supply chain infrastructure.

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

“With Platinum’s support, we will continue to execute on our customer-centric growth strategy, which focuses on offering best-in-class customs brokerage, trade compliance and logistics services to more than 30,000 businesses in the U.S., Only 15% of retailers digitize end-to-end supply chain. Morgan analysts.

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Freight Plus

APRIL 1, 2019

DSV A/S’s offer of 180 francs per share was backed by some of Panalpina’s largest investors and will create one of the largest forwarding groups in the world. In combining with Panalpina, DSV will become the world’s third- or fourth-largest freight-forwarder and the No. Freight futures marketplace now open for trading.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. is trying to build its own solar-manufacturing supply chain almost from scratch and supporting the effort with sizable subsidies. The supply chain and workforce that make up the sector are constantly evolving. New spending records are expected for jewelry ($6.4

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Freight Plus

MARCH 14, 2019

Monday, a blaze ignited on the MV Grande America 205 miles off the coast of Brest, France. Meanwhile, in this week's, "Where's my freight?!". or simply search your favorite podcast player for Consulting Logistics! The company has refocused its attention to buying back $2.5 billion of its own stock. Spotify. ,

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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. BM: Each region is approaching this differently.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 2, 2020

The huge build-up of containers at China’s docks has created a major ocean freight imbalance, with a shortage of cargo in US and European ports and a shortfall in boxes needed by Western exporters to ship products to other parts of the world. Ocean Freight. Air Freight. Ocean Freight. Measuring the Imbalances*.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The high stock levels are the result of retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers stockpiling everything from beer to DIY tools, chemicals and clothes as COVID-19 lockdowns snarled supply chains and shut factories.

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KEPLER Consulting

APRIL 5, 2019

Being closest to the consumer, providing quick and customized service at the lowest cost… many challenges that put high pressure on logistics networks and force players to rethink their organization. Oftentimes, the evolutions of logistics networks are done under constraint, for instance to compensate deficits of storage surface.

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QAD

MAY 23, 2019

Because of its strategic location and strong infrastructure, the Netherlands plays a key role in the global logistics industry. Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. In 2015, registered air carriers moved more than 5 billion kmt of air freight. France and Italy. Industry grew at an estimated 3.3%

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Körber acquires enVista’s omni-channel and global freight audit and payment services. For the first time, the new flight route connects China’s capital Beijing to the FedEx Charles de Gaulle Hub in Paris, France, with ten weekly connections through Osaka, Japan.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 28, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Built by Swedish freight technology company Einride, the Pod features a tall, glass window behind which the vehicle’s sensors can be placed high for maximum situational awareness and thus safer deployment. This comes at a time when the food supply chain is already seeing massive disruption.

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Elementum

APRIL 22, 2015

The emergence of UAS as a commercial asset has the potential to completely alter the way the world transports physical goods as well as services infrastructure within supply chains. Amazon’s public spat with the FAA highlights a supply chain issue that has been gaining more attention in recent years: last mile delivery.

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 22, 2015

But the world of logistics has not changed radically compared with last year,” says Patrick Haex from Buck Consultants. However, the main growth in freight flows lies on the periphery of Europe and the Middle East is also continuing to develop, both for domestic supply and for distribution to Africa. By Martijn Lofvers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

However, the most surprising new addition, at least to me is supply chain (the chain of processes, businesses, etc. I was beyond shocked that supply chain had never been in the dictionary before. And now on to this week’s logistics news. You learn something new every day. Railroad strike averted.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Logistics can be traced all the way back to the Greek and Roman empires , but it’s undergone several major transformations as new technologies provide opportunities to more efficiently manage the movement and storage of goods. In the digital transformation age, logistics is once again undergoing a major shift. Marc Tuinier.

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SupplyOn

JULY 10, 2018

Sea freight is one big black hole: while a container is at sea, the materials planner generally has to spend weeks trusting blindly that it will arrive at the port on schedule. This is even more true if the transport is intermodal, i.e. where land, air and sea freight are combined.

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