Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 16, 2022

What ARC calls “supply chain collaboration networks,” TCS refers to as “ecosystem commerce platforms.”. Supply chain planning systems can optimize across a company’s whole interconnected set of sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution operations. Meanwhile, waste is rampant in the freight industry.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The market is flooded with references to AI, but few stop to give a definition. The translation of ripple effects of short supply, pricing, quality issues, and freight shifts affects how to source, make, and deliver processes should align. How about you? Let’s Start With Clear Definitions My inbox is full.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 14, 2023

Rates are now starting to stabilise and for ocean freight especially, we are seeing rates closer to pre-COVID levels. Freight procurement is the mainstay of any supply chain professional but price is not the be-all and end-all. What tools we can use to benchmark ocean freight and carriers’ service reliability?

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The ”end” they refer to – whether it’s forwarding, fulfillment, or platforms for B2B or B2C sales – remains fairly ambiguous, spanning an acquisition of fashion logistics company HUUB in September 2021 to an investment in rapid fashion production company Unmade. No end to end-to-end. Accelerating the shift. Image via StarAir.dk).

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2021

I like the simplicity and clarity of Informatica’s definition of data quality: Data quality refers to the overall utility of a dataset(s) as a function of its ability to be easily processed and analyzed for other uses. What makes good data go bad? And what can you do to stop it before it’s too late?

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Zipline Logistics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

If you have an order that needs to get to its destination in a hurry, expedited freight options could be your best choice for delivery. Though often a result of an unexpected need, there is still a way to control costs and ensure quality performance when arranging expedited freight services. What Is Expedited Freight?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 30, 2019

In business it is not uncommon to hear the words “Logistics Management” and “Freight Management” thrown around interchangeably. What is Freight Management? Freight management combines logistics experience, human resources and knowledge to ensure a smooth coordination between carriers and shippers.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Demand sensing involves the use of the external data sources – particularly the latest sales and market data – to improve short-term forecasting and then be able to use that improved understanding of consumer behavior to improve their supply planning. Aera refers to these algorithms as Aera Skills.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

Instead, I am referring to the often overlooked — yet very important — role transportation companies can play in preventing global pandemics. I’m not talking about how shipping and logistics are key in keeping the supply chain connected during global health crises so we can keep essential supplies like medicine, food, and toilet paper moving.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

RPA as it is also referred to, has the capability to transform supply chain management. Procurement can also have RPA do dynamic searches of websites to source or conduct market research for future buys and tenders. Freight Management. Freight management is driven by time-critical, manual tasks. Purchase Order Management.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 29, 2020

As we begin 2020, we can anticipate more balance in the transportation marketplace, according to industry sources. When referring to the for-hire TL market, we’re looking at 10-20% of the market that is considered the “spot” market.” It’s not just about the economy and freight movement in the market. 2020 brings balance.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Talent gaps in logistics and supply chain, continues to be a top challenge and a source of high risk for many companies. The talent gap in the job market refers to the demand of skills and competencies required by employers versus the available workforce skills and competencies in the market. Talent gap in logistics is not new.

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EC Sourcing Group

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Management doesn’t refer to suppliers being “under” you but instead refers to managing vendor transactions and cultivating good relationships with your third-party vendors or suppliers. Supply chain cloud software refers to exactly that, software that uses cloud-based technologies.

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American Global Logistics

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Big data refers to the massive volumes of structured and unstructured data that organizations generate every day. Volume refers to the sheer amount of data generated every second from various sources like business transactions, social media, IoT devices, and more. Veracity refers to the quality or trustworthiness of the data.

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QAD

JANUARY 25, 2024

Companies worldwide seek to capitalize on cost efficiencies by sourcing goods from foreign markets. Shipment visibility refers to the real-time tracking and monitoring of goods as they move through your supply chain. Effective collaboration among your stakeholders is paramount to ensure the smooth flow of goods.

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American Global Logistics

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Big data refers to the massive volumes of structured and unstructured data that organizations generate every day. Volume refers to the sheer amount of data generated every second from various sources like business transactions, social media, IoT devices, and more. Veracity refers to the quality or trustworthiness of the data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Many-to-many can also refer to many participants in a network accessing many, many sources of event data critical to supply chain operations through a public cloud network. A multi-enterprise supply chain network platform provides network-based order fulfillment applications and/or advanced network-based supply chain risk analytics.

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Logility

APRIL 30, 2020

Sometimes referred to as the triple bottom line (for people, planet and profit ), CSR continues to gain momentum. With every participant in your global supply chain — retailers, brands, vendors, manufacturers, suppliers, contractors, agents, brokers, carriers and freight forwarders – on the same page, quality management is better executed.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

IDC also forecasts that by 2023, 30 percent of Asian enterprises will ship freight using a SaaS-enabled platform, resulting in improved efficiencies in load matching and reduced shipping costs. Dynamic routing has empowered logistics providers to consider plans B, C and D, offering alternative options of ocean and air freight cargo.

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American Global Logistics

AUGUST 22, 2023

Air freight has evolved dramatically, especially after the pandemic. Since then, air freight has adapted to various market demands and technological advancements. Air cargo refers to the transportation of goods via an air carrier, which may be charter or commercial. With that, let’s start with a brief industry analysis.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 4, 2017

He shares some interesting information about freight forwarding, that anyone in logistics should be aware of. Freight forwarding is one of the most widely used methods of international transport for both business and personal use. What is a freight forwarder? Freight forwarders provide a range of services.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Reference Figure 1. The problem is that the acceptance of lanes by the carriers does not force the carrier to accept the freight when tendered. If the carrier does not accept the freight, the manufacturer loses time in moving the freight and is often forced to go to the open market to source freight.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 3, 2023

Choose between a broad overview of procurement and a focused course that focuses on certain topics like strategic sourcing, contract management, or supplier relationship management. Throughout this course, you will gain valuable knowledge and practical insights on various aspects of the sourcing process in procurement.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 3, 2023

Jordan Graft and Joe Lynch discuss freight has an identity crisis, which refers to rampant fraud and double brokering in the transportation business. Highway provides brokers with comprehensive data on carrier equipment to supercharge their capacity sourcing and vetting efforts.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 29, 2022

One of the players in this market, Resilinc, is monitoring 105 million data sources. Those components get trucked by the Vietnamese Railways, loaded, and then transported to the Haiphong port, where a freight forwarder ensures the container is loaded on an Ocean carrier. This data needs to be curated.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 28, 2023

Initially introduced by Nakamoto in 2008 in his publication on Bitcoin, blockchain technology refers to a decentralized peer-to-peer network that runs behind Bitcoin transactions. They collaborated to trace a bundle of sliced mangoes back to its source, with traditional paper documents taking nearly seven days to complete the task.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

There is no solution to optimize source, make and deliver together or drive bidirectional orchestration to execute trade-offs between functions automatically. Examples include alternate sourcing, bill of material changes or alternate modes/routing between the planning, procurement and transportation.) What are the challenges?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

History of Alliances in Container Shipping Source: Port Economics, Management and Policy What are Global Shipping Alliances (GSAs) in the shipping industry? Sailing frequency refers to the regularity of ship departures on a specific shipping route or trade lane. How alliances in the shipping industry might impact shippers?

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Precoro

MAY 19, 2023

In this article, we are covering key metrics, divided into the following categories based on the supply chain step they refer to: Inventory Logistics Customer order fulfillment Quality Inventory Metrics A company’s inventory encompasses raw materials used for production, as well as the produced goods available for sale.

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Silvon Software

JULY 22, 2022

For one thing, today’s operational processes have become more complicated due to the ever-growing number of sources, platforms and touchpoints that must now be analyzed in order to drive actionable insights from them. The stock rotations or stock coverage metric refers to the average number of days that it takes you to run out of inventory.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Not to be confused with supplier risk management, supplier relationship management refers more to effectively managing supplier relationships to achieve better business outcomes. Supplier relationship management falls under the larger supply chain management function your business requires to operate.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 27, 2022

What does that mean for a shipper dealing with hundreds or thousands of freight invoices monthly? . Shippers can get a handle on their expenses by tracking freight invoices and improving their logistics strategy. . Big data” refers to volumes of data that are too large or come in too quickly to process using traditional methods.

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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. LLamasoft Launches Data Services to Provide Reference Data for the Supply Chain Design Community. In this week’s news, new products and services and a couple of acquisitions top the list.

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SupplyPike

JANUARY 21, 2019

Freight and parcel shipping. What is Freight? Freight is defined as commercial goods or cargo carried across land, sea, or air. There are several types of freight including truck, rail, air, ocean (vessel), and pipeline. Check out the graph below for the breakdown, in billions, by freight mode.) Image source.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2017

There is a significant amount of angst in the transportation marketplace lately in regards to freight spend forecasts. Leveraging a technology-based solution to apply a meaningful baseline to each individual load at the time of tender is an important best practice, especially for any violate or sporadic freight in your network.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Since we promised to update you regularly, we’ve collated some of the latest stories from the world of freight shipping, warehousing, logistics services, and supply chain technology, so that you can keep your finger on the pulse of the fast-changing logistics landscape. Renault’s plans for network redesign and S&OP improvement.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The SCOR (Supply Chain Operations Reference) methodology has six high-level business activities that define the supply chain – plan, source, make, deliver, return, and enable. Freight bill accuracy : Whether shipping from factory to warehouse, or to the customer, this metric helps identify problems in billing operations.

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