Supply Chain Network

JUNE 14, 2014

As this post is about the logistics strategies and approaches to support Omni-Commerce I will not deal with the front end ordering or online technologies, but rather the logistics surrounding where product will be stocked, picked and shipped from for either delivery or pick up by your customers. Drop Ship From Vendors.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

More Resources Home November 15, 2023 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. America weekly prices decreased 3% to $5.56/kg

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 24, 2023

For some, like parcel giants FedEx and UPS, this means deviating from standard practices; for others, resiliency means an increased reliance on innovative financing and data collection strategies. No matter which way you look at it, 2023 is off to a challenging start for much of the transportation industry.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 5, 2018

For Cloud Logistics, this acquisition will help the company expand its solution footprint (which today is mostly over-the-road and intermodal transportation) and grow its geographic presence beyond North America. First the company announced that it completed a financing round of $45 million led by Sapphire Ventures.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

The Freightos System is SaaS for freight contract management, automatic price quotations, and business intelligence. For centuries, the expense, risk, and frustration with ocean freight held back expansion of the international economy, despite the invention of the steam invention. First use of a modern container for ocean freight.

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 13, 2020

As business conditions toughen, it is critical to assess the financial strength of your key vendors in this stressful time. . Doing so will allow for reduced exposure to potential vendors at risk for closures.? . The business’ customers and other vendors face undue financial burden with their closure. .

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 24, 2017

January 2017 North American Freight Numbers. That experienced delay, in turn, can contribute to reduced customer satisfaction. NAFTA freight totaled $88.0 NAFTA freight increased from the same month of the previous year. Mexico freight flows increased by 6.3 ATA Truck Tonnage Index Decreased 0.1%

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

For centuries the expense, risk, and frustration with ocean freight held back expansion of the international economy, despite the invention of the steam invention. First use of a modern container for ocean freight. Did You Know That … It wasn’t just about freight. Container Regulation. International Economy.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 11, 2019

Let’s dream of a world where we don’t rely on email to tender 90 percent of TL freight! As a vendor of a Tier 1 multi-modal TMS system, we want to see a blockchain like this exist. And not only for visibility, but for most trading partner communication needs: Quoting, imaging, or payment to name a few.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Pre-pandemic, a common shopping strategy was to study possible purchases in a regular store, then save a few dollars by ordering from Amazon. The company still offers that option but has reduced its return costs by employing an increasingly sophisticated online tool that allows customers to try on glasses virtually. (It

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Talking Logistics

MAY 6, 2016

Target gets tough with vendors to speed up supply chain (Reuters). Study: Biggest trucking firms outsource over 42% of their freight (FleetOwner). New components, like LeanDex for freight rate indexing, have applicability across many of our 7,500 customers. Truck Orders Fall in April (WSJ – sub.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2015

GEODIS acquires OHL (Ozburn-Hessey Logistics) and enhances its Freight Forwarding and Contract Logistics offering in the US. Now that Infor has acquired one of the leading Supply Chain Operating Networks on the market, I expect other traditional software vendors to explore strategic partnerships or acquisitions in this area.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Shipping Vendor ABOL Software to Help Retail Customers Drive International Sales. Con-way Announces Enhancements to Driver Pay Package at Con-way Freight. North American Freight Numbers July 2014. The MetaPack Group Acquires U.S. Manhattan Associates Adds Breakthrough Capabilities for Omni-Channel Retailers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2022

These intelligent, strategy-driven solutions help the entire end-to-end value chain enact a fast, coordinated response not only across functions but also across multiple trading partners. A North America?n Digitalization also enables this retailer to optimize its entire logistics network across stores, vendors and DCs.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 3, 2016

DAT Launches Streamlined TMS for New Freight Brokers. Natarajan said drones can reduce the labor intensive process of checking stocks around the warehouse to one day. From one month down to one day — now that’s a significant reduction in time and labor savings! It currently takes a month to finish manually [emphasis mine].

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

As more consumers order products online for in-store pickup, retail stores are becoming fulfillment centers, and that’s driving logistics software vendors to develop new solutions to enable these processes. Omni-channel fulfillment is changing the traditional answers to those questions. Robinson reported total net revenues of $463.3

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2013

For a variety of reasons (high cost of sales being one of them), most TMS vendors and 3PLs have historically underserved this segment of the market, focusing their sales efforts on large shippers instead. FedEx Express has seen the biggest impact on overall fuel efficiency from its strategy of matching the right vehicle to each route.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

If you were to tell me that your company had never looked at its supply chain costs and sought to deliver reductions, I would be mightily surprised. On the other hand, if you told me your company hasn’t been able to sustain any progress in supply chain cost reduction, I wouldn’t be surprised at all.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 9, 2018

Last year, 3Gtms rolled out five product releases containing 140 new features and enhancements, including: Vendor Portal for Inbound Transportation. This maximizes achievable freight savings while adhering to pickup and delivery constraints; improves customer service; and may eliminate the need for warehouses or distribution centers.”.

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The Lean Supply Chain

JULY 7, 2015

Actual Systems has successfully expanded beyond North America and penetrated Australia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Ireland and Spain.  Who are the top vendors ( called “Best of breed” ) on the market? YMS vendors : High Jump. Reduce backorders and stock-outs. Red Prairie. C3 Solutions.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 8, 2022

At our recent customer conference Blue Yonder ICON , we heard first-hand the chronic and new challenges supply chain, logistics, and commerce executives are facing and their strategies and implementations to realize the next visions. labor shortages, and the highest spot-rate freight charges in years. A North America?n

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In addition to cutting the need for outsourced manufacturing, this move could give the company a leg up on the competition by making it possible to get products in the hands of consumers faster. In early 2013, Belk launched a vendor-direct program. Kick back, be inspired and happy innovating.

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Global Trade Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

Importers are using multiple sourcing vendors to improve their ability to respond to market demand and opportunities. That was the message of a panel of experts on perishables shipping Wednesday at the AirCargo Americas Conference in Miami. We can eliminate this. ’ But that’s not the case. — Jim Dow.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Vendors moving product into or out of the Iowa market should count on produce peaks in late summer that extend until mid-fall. North Carolina. What is produce season? Heaviest Peak: June-August.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 28, 2021

Rising material costs and historically high freight rates can eat into the profitability of your renewable energy project. These projects have too many moving parts and variables to try to piece it together yourself, and it exposes you to too much financial risk to count on the disparate processes of multiple vendors.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

FedEx to Increase Shipping Rates for Express, Ground and Freight Services. Manhattan Associates Releases End-to-End Omni-Channel POS and Clienteling Solution for the Store. eBay Launches New Speedy-Delivery Membership in Germany (Venture Beat). Big Retailers, Delivery Firms Face Struggle to Find Holiday Workers (WSJ – sub.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

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. Roadnet® Transportation Suite 3.7.2

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 2, 2015

July 2015 North American Freight Numbers. These include freight rating, carrier selection, load tendering and visibility as well as match pay. Additional capabilities, such as mobile, a vendor portal and 3PL billing are also available to the shipper and can be deployed shortly after go-live. WTO cites China, U.S.,

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Freightos

DECEMBER 19, 2023

But with alternative routes and plenty of excess capacity available, operations should continue reasonably well, and freight rates are unlikely to spike to extreme highs. With the other major carriers also rerouting now, it is likely freight rates will rise for Asia – N. Shipping through the Suez Canal will take more time.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2017

In the meantime, here’s Trump, Amazon, and the rest of this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: Amazon Expands Into Ocean Freight (WSJ – sub. Freight on digital fast track: DHL launches CILLOX. Freight on digital fast track: DHL launches CILLOX. CX North America Information Services Inc.

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