Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

Supply chain logistics B2B platform provider project44 produces a series termed Supply Chain Insights by project44 which extracts select data from the provider’s tracking of global transportation and logistics flows. A July edition provided two reports that responded to the question- Are Global Supply Chains Recovering ?

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TMC

MARCH 9, 2017

We’re currently working with shippers and the carrier community to pinpoint opportunities presented by these newly reopened—and historically thriving—trade routes. It’s also important to have access to local expertise when evaluating ways to shift freight to the new Silk Road. Identifying such tradeoffs requires careful analysis.

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TMC

MARCH 9, 2017

We’re currently working with shippers and the carrier community to pinpoint opportunities presented by these newly reopened—and historically thriving—trade routes. It’s also important to have access to local expertise when evaluating ways to shift freight to the new Silk Road. Identifying such tradeoffs requires careful analysis.

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TransAudit

AUGUST 29, 2023

LTL, or Less-Than-Truckload shipping, represents the transport of freight that doesn’t require an entire truck’s space. formerly known as YRC Freight, sent shockwaves throughout the transportation industry due to its dominant position. The Decline and Bankruptcy Customers started pulling their freight rapidly.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 15, 2016

Descartes is not fully there yet, but based on the presentation by Tjalling Schakel, Director of Global Transportation at Philips on how they’re using Descartes to manage their global shipping operations, it’s evident that Descartes is capable of meeting the transportation needs of large, global shippers.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In today’s world, shippers often use a combination of carriers, last-mile deliverers, freight brokers, and third-party or private fleets. To achieve freight optimization , shippers need a better understanding of the best carriers for each shipment, the optimal modes, services, and ship-from locations. Gain Insights from Data.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 19, 2015

One area in particular, which both Sean Feeney and Kurt Cavano (Vice Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer at GT Nexus) highlighted in their keynote presentations, is Transportation Management Systems (TMS). Moving forward, GT Nexus plans to extend and enhance its TMS footprint across the full TMS lifecycle: Transportation Sourcing.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Daniel Helmig, head of ABB’s Supply Chain management, is currently busy implementing supply chain transformation throughout the company’s 450 plants and many project sites as the company consolidates back end processes and establishes ten global transportation management centres. “It

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3rdwave

AUGUST 8, 2019

Managing global freight is ladened with challenges. Demands on the transportation teams are growing as political posturing ramps up causing rapid disruption to global supply chains. The global TMS functionality necessary to support execution control are: Freight contract management. Freight Invoice Auditing.

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Intelligent Audit

APRIL 15, 2021

That includes promoting increased accuracy and accountability within freight bill and payment processes to improve shipping budget management by uncovering charges placed on the invoice in error. It’s challenging to visualize the overall flow of ocean freight. Port Congestion Will Create Challenges in Managing Drayage and Demurrage.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2018

However, the biggest pain point for these global supply chains is the one that seems inescapable – transportation costs. Pain Points Increasing Transportation Costs. No matter how much can be saved from sourcing globally, transportation costs continue to creep in to seriously affect a product’s profit margin.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 28, 2018

If you’ve heard the term “perfect storm” applied more to transportation lately than you have since the book by Sebastian Junger came out in 1997, you’re not alone. Unfortunately, it’s the best way to describe what is happening right now in the air and ocean freight markets. Ocean freight. The perfect storm is upon us.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 18, 2021

There are many terms in logistics to consider, such as last mile logistics and last mile delivery , but they end up sounding confusing because all freight has a last mile portion. Transportation Terminology Glossary of Terms. Dedicated Fleet : A group of trucks that a shipper uses solely for moving all freight.

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TMC

DECEMBER 8, 2016

These enterprises are no longer reliant on the Suez Canal route for shipping freight on Post-Panamax container vessels to the United States. For example, a higher cost could be part of a strategy to win market share and align product transportation with that mission. These products are likely to continue to move through U.S.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

With peak volumes of goods moving through the supply chain and the ever-present possibility of unforeseen events popping up—like a factory delay or changing customer demand—any number of challenges can arise and quickly alter the status or urgency of a shipment. Expect the unexpected during this busy season.

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 17, 2019

His works include podcasts, e-books, whitepapers, case studies, infographics and personalized presentations for major supply chain conferences. Rachel Premack is a Senior Transportation reporter for Business Insider, focusing primarily on logistics, delving into trucking and e-commerce. and abroad. Bridget McCrea. Jennifer Smith (WSJ).

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Global transportation—like many industries—has faced unparalleled disruptions over the past year. Many of our global shipping customers are up against the clock with Chinese New Year (CNY) approaching, while also navigating potential changes from a new U.S. Monitor global events. administration.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 11, 2018

And, because the United States presents the world’s largest, most sophisticated base of consumption, India and the United States are natural trading partners. A TMS can also keep track of Indian regulations, which may change as markets grow, so that shippers can ensure their freight is compliant. The question still remains: How?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

And, because the United States presents the world’s largest, most sophisticated base of consumption, India and the United States are natural trading partners. The only reliable mechanism to create lots of jobs is large scale manufacturing, which is driven by exports. The question still remains: How?

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 5, 2024

Bloomberg also observed a related trend, namely that higher rates are now impacting related modes of transcontinental freight movements, specifically that rail rates from China to Europe with an expectation that Silk Road focused Europe bound rail rates are likely to have a spot-rate increase exceeding 20 percent.

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