Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights additional developments, evidence and added signs that reinforce that there will be no peak holiday focused surge in transportation and logistics in the latter half of 2023. While 209,000 workers were added in June, 14,000 freight and parcel carriers were cut and 6,900 warehousing and storage jobs were lost.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 27, 2017

How Big Is the Problem Of Inbound Freight Management? Inbound freight management is receiving a lot of attention as businesses continue to look for ways to manage shipping costs. A more efficient inbound freight program can minimize delays, save money and even reduce confusion. It is complicated, that’s why.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 17, 2020

What’s the Difference Between Freight Management and Logistics Management? Freight Management services article and permission to publish here provided by Saheer Gurjot. According to Steele’s Transportation Group , freight management services help companies more efficiently move freight from one point to an end destination.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights the increasing realities of declining global trade and freight rates that are occurring in the first-half of 2023. Background Global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022. Earlier this month, the forecast was revised to an expected 2.5

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Stord

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

ATLANTA, June 12, 2020 -- Today, we are incredibly excited to announce that Stord has acquired Cove Logistics—a leading transportation provider—to further expand our distribution platform to include freight, strengthen our network of logistics capabilities, and better serve our customers.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

freight and logistics industry continues to mitigate recessionary conditions including the April 2023 Logistics Manager Index reaching its lowest level lowest level in six years and one-half years. freight, logistics and parcel movement industry. Freight rate reportedly fell 37 percent. The LMI has now declined 6.7

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2022

This index compiles 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog. Interestingly, Transportation Utilization is the outlier here, as both utilization metrics in the index were up significantly in September. ”. for September. for September.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2023

We are well into the era of real-time transportation visibility, where shippers and their partners can track freight in real-time across every mode of transport. But to verify the “in full” part, your real-time transportation solution needs to be connected to warehousing, inventory, fulfillment and order management.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Freight Audit may not be the sexiest aspect of transportation management, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t play a critical role in helping companies effectively manage and control their transportation spend, as well as provide valuable insight to drive continuous improvement.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2022

Amidst ongoing uncertainty caused by COVID-19 lockdowns in Asia, war in Europe, scarce raw materials and steep inflation, companies are stockpiling inventory as never before in the hopes of mitigating future supply chain shocks. As soon as inventory hits the yard, it gets lost in a shuffle of trailers.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 12, 2019

I was hired as an accountant for an on-demand air charter operator that moved executives and high priority freight. We were primarily in the expedite business, targeting manufacturers of all sizes who were running just-in-time inventory systems that made an intermediary component in someone else’s just-in-time system.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Transportation 2.) Robert Cadena is the Co-Founder and CEO of Lean Solutions Group , which provides operational, marketing, sales, and technology services to the logistics and transportation industry. About Lean Solutions Group. based transportation and logistics providers. Transportation 2.) Warehousing 3.)

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 31, 2022

at the ZF Group, about their digital supply chain transformation journey. ZF offers product and software solutions for established vehicle manufacturers and newly emerging transport and mobility service providers. at the ZF Group. Then, Mr. Sobeck explained, “we have transport information.” The ZF supply chain is complex.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

Freight rates have plummeted, brokerages are struggling, and the industry is still bloated with excess inventory. Supply chain solutions solve problems not just in transit but throughout the planning and order life cycle — from order processing, to transport planning, to fulfillment, yard, tracking, and post-delivery.

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 30, 2021

Following an unprecedented downturn, the freight market has posted an almost full calendar year of impressive growth spurred by demand from a few sectors of the domestic economy. The second half of the past quarter was highly atypical and posted freight volumes that vastly exceeded those generally seen during peak season.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2022

For the second consecutive four-quarter period, the freight market faced continual capacity challenges as the global supply chain wrestled with the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. Will these forces continue to play a part in the freight market in the coming year? Consumption Drives Freight Market Growth. percent in November.”

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2019

As we begin 2019, what are the key lessons learned from last year, and what trends and factors should shippers keep an eye on to make sure they’re able to respond effectively to whatever happens in the transportation market in the weeks and months ahead? A “new normal” in transportation? Economic factors impacting 2019 transportation.

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20Cube Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2021

It is one of the techniques through which warehouses in India and across the globe can speed-up their distributing process by transporting inventory from a manufacturing plant directly to customers, and in this whole operation, the warehouse not only reduces the material handling, but also reduces the need to store the products in the warehouse.

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3rdwave

AUGUST 7, 2019

There are 4 fundamental areas where global transportation is challenged. Three of these challenges are variants on traditional transportation challenges and the last is relatively new but growing in importance. Transportation Cost Management. Delivery Performance (across the global supply chain). Visibility.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Accenture Acquires Global Logistics Consulting Firm Flo Group Global based consulting and other services firm Accenture has reportedly acquired European based global logistics consulting services firm Flo Group. The existing 280 Flo consultants will be part of the Accenture Oracle Business Group.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

Top Five Transportation Trends ; Chris Cunnane. From a transportation standpoint, this has included major technological advancements. In my presentation, I highlighted five key transportation trends that are changing supply chains from a technology standpoint. Inventory Management in a High Inflation Environment ; Clint Reiser.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The report specifically indicates : “ November’s dip was largely triggered by a decline in Inventory Levels (-9.1) and Transportation Capacity (+5.2) and Transportation Utilization (-10.7). The authors added: “ Essentially, November’s decline seems to have come because firms are selling off inventories quickly.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The improvement is expected to be temporary, given that an aging workforce and freight demand are both projected to grow. After racking up numerous quarters of record financial performances, truckload carriers are acknowledging the historic strength of the recent freight cycle has finally petered out. percentage points higher at 76.9

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. Trucking disruptions in these areas threaten the flow of inbound and outbound inventory. . Global Shipping. That compares to $9,279.46 US Logistics Index.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters industry specific commentary, we make the observation that retail industry sales and operations planning and demand support teams, given the current state of recent business financial performance, need to up their game in supply network inventory management agility and added responsiveness. .

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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? In a VMI model, part of the equation is the inbound & outbound flow of the inventory. Inventory is then put on pallets and shipped as freight.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Raw materials are in short supply, many manufacturers have temporarily mothballed production lines, transportation costs are rising, and labor is getting tight on our roadways , railways and ocean vessels. Until we have this kind of pervasive visibility, inventory management will continue to be largely an exercise in futility.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The right way” emphasizes that our fundamental relationship with the Earth demands that products be made and transported in ways not harmful to the Earth. To eliminate unneeded transport or unnecessary miles is always something the logistics manager needs to do. The devil is definitely in the details.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 19, 2022

Grocery trade group prepares for 2023 launch of stricter food tracing regulations. billion in inventory that “if we could just wave a magic wand, we’d make it go away today,” said chief financial officer John David Rainey. Walmart estimates that inventory is still 15 percent above optimal levels. Walmart’s supply chain woes.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2023

According to the June report summary , the primary driver of the latest decline was the inventory metric, which reportedly contracted 6.5 Both metrics contributed to the overall contraction in the LMI along with contracting price levels for transportation. Transportation utilization reportedly dipped a hefty 9.5

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 12, 2019

Too many companies get locked into traditional processes and a familiar vicious cycle: unable to reliably forecast an increasing number of SKU combinations, they load up on inventory to accommodate long-tail, erratic demand. achieving the same overall customer service level objective with far less inventory expense. percent, etc.,

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 1, 2023

CEO Jeff McCandless indicated to Freightways that whereas in prior months high-flying logistics and freight start-ups could secure millions of equity funding very readily, private equity investors have now shifted from a focus on growth at all costs to one of a demonstrable path to profitability and scalable growth. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 28, 2023

An initial estimate of this year’s retail holiday spending indicates a mixed bag, depending on either retail industry, consumer goods producer or logistics and transportation industry perspectives. Consumers were expecting that there would be adequate inventory of goods even up to two days before Christmas. All rights reserved.

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PINC

OCTOBER 7, 2020

This year’s report focuses on the impact of digital yard management on enterprise transportation costs and capacity. The report brings clarity to key industry questions such as How important is having digital yard management capabilities in helping you achieve transportation objectives?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

If that Tier 2 supplier had a problem, most of their vendors for that product group would be unable to deliver the goods they needed. If they were dependent, did they have East Coast distribution centers where they could preplace inventory before the strike occurred. Do you have a contingency plan for transportation emergencies?

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Minor improvements in the warehouse management system can help fulfill more orders, but the entire process will fail without a focus on the transportation strategy. E-Commerce Shipping Practices Require Logistics Fundamentals The best way to meet the rising demand of e-commerce is to ensure optimum use of transportation resources.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

Transportation utilization reportedly dipped a hefty 9.5 Consequently, transportation prices reportedly declined 8.9 Noted was a late May decline, largely driven by a more pronounced shift in inventories in the second half of May, reflecting a higher rate of expansion in the first half. That summation reinforces that the U.S.

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