Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

US homes 8 retailers keeping Earth Day alive through a commitment to sustainability Ground parcel delivery costs reached a record high in Q1, although pricing discounts from carriers softened the blow, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index. British supermarkets source peppers exclusively from Spain during the winter months.

Material Savings 202

Material Savings Purchasing Skills Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics 202

Freightos

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

One popular metric – a country’s logistics costs as a percentage of GDP – has China at 18% and the US at only 8.5%. China’s middle class surpassed the US’s middle class in 2015, and is larger than the combined middle class population of Germany, Spain, UK and France. The Chinese Middle Class Is Huge.

Long Beach 120

Long Beach China South Korea Chicago 120

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. Red Prairie.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Software Demand Planning Software 40

Unleashed

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Often, we end up asking the partner in Germany or Spain or somewhere, ‘Can you air freight this? Measuring performance: Key metrics for manufacturers Finally, our experts discussed which metrics are critical for tracking the performance of your manufacturing supply chain – and the success of any optimisations made.

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Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52