The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

Now, it’s also important to realize that produce grown in North America may not be subject to lockdowns in Shanghai, but there’s another factor at play. Shippers that do not yet have a plan in place are more likely to find most of their freight moving through the spot market in Q3 and Q4.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2014

Interview for Metrics That Matter. My kitchen table is piled high with interviews for the upcoming book, Metrics That Matter. Prior to joining Starbucks, he worked at the executive leadership level in Europe, Latin America and North America at ICI, a global chemical company. ” Supply Chain Leader.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

More specifically, it took 83 days for container transport from Europe to Asia, and 88 days from North America to Asia. The Freightos Baltic Index Global Container Freight Index shows the cost of shipping freight remains hugely elevated – more than double the price a year earlier. BE READY FOR THE NEW NORMAL.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2013

Con-way Freight Raises the Bar on Mexico Service, Adds Door-to-Door Tracking, 24-Hour Customer Resource Center, Enhanced Web Tools. XPO Logistics to Acquire 3PD, the Largest Provider of Heavy Goods, Last-Mile Logistics in North America. In this week’s news, new products and services and a couple of acquisitions top the list.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

Andrew Lynch is President and Co-Founder of Zipline Logistics , an award-winning North American 3PL that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods. He works alongside clients ranging from some of the largest food and beverage businesses in the world to the brightest up-and-coming CPG brands in North America.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

“Spot Market Freight Indices Continue Surge to Three-Year Highs”. These three headlines from Transport Topics and Food Shippers of America magazine tell the story of one of the most important challenges facing shippers in North America leading into 2018. The bellwether metric – spot rates – are pegging the meter.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

It strained production functions and increased the need for trucking services, which led to falling performance metrics that rippled across organizations. According to the report , the largest brands in North America reported an 8% decline in on-time in-full (OTIF) delivery performance at retail customers throughout 2020.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

The first response, from Anders Lillevik, Global Head of Procurement Support Services, QBE North America, provided a very interesting perspective: “I’ve been doing procurement for a long time, in many different companies. I can see the light that will maybe be a freight train someday. And if not – what will change?”.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 22, 2018

The comment caught my attention because later that morning I was going to moderate a discussion with Dan Dershem , General Partner at Supply Chain Ventures, about emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence and machine learning, autonomous trucks, and digital freight. Digital Freight. Blockchain.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 2, 2016

So it is important to have several mechanisms in place to track performance, including: key performance metrics, regular reviews and processes for making adjustments. Even the best laid plan that rigorously follows the first three steps outlined here is not going to remain unscathed by the vagaries of real life.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal Join Forces to Launch New Intermodal Service for North America. CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. Robinson Introduces Navisphere App for Customers.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 20, 2020

If you’re currently shipping less than truckload (LTL) or underutilized truckload freight, a retail consolidation program might be the answer you need. We can help you begin or enhance a retail consolidation program by combining your freight with freight from other companies who are also shipping to the same retailers.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Transport costs are soaring to ridiculous levels, especially for those shippers that did not have an organized procurement strategy for freight movement. Leveraging AI/ML and IoT to capture relevant data to help aid supply chain visibility, operational feedback, managing metrics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

The Normalcy Index calculated weekly by the Economist projects that North America is 67% of the way back to normalcy from COVID, but globally, it is lower at 50% with many flare-ups. Deaths in Hong Kong are at a record level as COVID outbreaks slow freight at Shenzhen and Qingdao ports in China. The impact was multi-faceted.

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Zipline Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The past three quarters have been anything but typical for the freight market and the domestic economy at-large. The arrival of COVID-19 sent freight volumes skyrocketing to keep up with panic buying at retailers nationwide. Following the short downturn , the freight market began a rapid recovery that has yet to cool off fully.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more. The retail giant plans to take out 50 million metric tons (MMT) by 2030, which is equivalent to the emissions associated with the average annual electricity consumption of 40 million Chinese households. Media Image.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. Within a week of Russian troops crossing into Ukraine, the benchmark for thermal coal prices reached a record high of $446 per metric ton. Air cargo carriers in North America posted an 11.4%

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Freightera

JANUARY 31, 2017

Please share this infographic on you site by copying and pasting the code below: Source: The Green Future of Freight – An infographic by the team at Freightera. FREIGHT SHIPPING EMISSIONS TODAY. Heavy-duty trucks account for the dominant share of all logistics-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissons: Road freight: 57%.

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Freightera

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Outstanding Freight Broker / Logistics Sales Extraordinaire (Canada, Remote). We are searching for an experienced Freight Broker to join our enthusiastic team. Our online platform can be compared to Expedia for Freight. As an outstanding freight broker you know exactly what this means. About Freightera. Requirements.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 10, 2022

The Normalcy Index calculated weekly by the Economist projects that North America is 67% of the way back to normalcy from COVID, but globally, it is lower at 50% with many flare-ups. Cecere concludes, “Companies need to be aligned to a common set of metrics in a balanced scorecard to mitigate risk.

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Intelligent Audit

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Maersk , a global leader in transportation, supply chain and logistics management, and general freight, announced February 9, 2022, “The intended acquisition of Pilot Freight Services (Pilot), a leading U.S.-based The company had seen a massive acceleration in demand across all service levels, including air and ocean freight.

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The Lean Supply Chain

JULY 7, 2015

RTLS also enables management to monitor yard operations’ key performance indicators (KPIs) based on quantifiable productivity metrics measured by the actions of the yard trucks. It helps eliminate “Dead Heads” or trucks leaving or coming back without freight aboard the truck, which is very costly to a company.

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Freightera

MAY 9, 2022

What Is The Difference Between Passenger Trains and Freight Trains. The differences between transport and freight trains are numerous, ranging from technical to operational. But what are freight trains? They are trains specifically designed to be able to haul the maximum possible amount of cargo (freight).

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Mobile apps can generate reports and monitor performance metrics. “Tightening capacity requires a more ‘connected’ broker…” While freight growth is forecast to slow in 2019, truckload capacity will remain tight, largely driven by a tight labor market, new regulations and other factors.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 9, 2016

Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) measure how well the shipper-transportation provider does in daily continuous improvement. Create daily route designs, complete real time track and trace, generate real-time metrics , and complete daily problem solving. Measure Transportation Performance. Problem-solving methods.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

They also lack process controls and metrics. DAT Solutions Launches Freight Market Analytics Service. “Another crown jewel in this transaction is Con-way’s subsidiary, Menlo Logistics, an asset-light top 30 global contract logistics provider with additional lines of business in freight brokerage and managed transportation.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Many metrics can be used to determine the top 3PL warehousing companies, such as company revenue, the number of warehouses, total warehouse square footage , etc. This compilation is based on the most currently available company revenue data (between 2018 and 2020) without factoring in any other metric. Kuehne + Nagel Inc.

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