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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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Additionally, the superior speed vs. ground transportation is unquestioned. Ironically, it is developing nations that are at the forefront of efficient and sustainable healthcare UAV delivery. He crafted delivery solutions for e-commerce clients and managed supply chains for several chemical and freight forwarding companies.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In the race to fill distribution centers and store shelves with inventory for the holidays, some of the world’s largest retailers and ecommerce sellers are jumping ahead of smaller competitors by chartering ships, shifting freight to air, re-rerouting inland shipments, and hiring more staff for distribution centers and other supply chain nodes.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Supply Chain Management In the ever-evolving world of freight and logistics, volatility has become the new normal. Procurement experts face transportation costs, customer demands, and high pressure on global container and air freight rates. Let’s think back on demand forecasting and warehousing management.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 22, 2019

Fewer trucks are going to be available for full truckload, and excess freight will be consolidated into LTL loads. Unfortunately, the continuing uncertainty regarding the economy will push most carriers to continue increasing freight rates , especially spot freight rates.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Supply Chain Risk Management Provider Avetta Acquired Stockholm based private equity firm EQT has reportedly agreed to acquire supply chain risk management software technology and managed services provider Avetta from existing private equity owners Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe ( WCAS ).

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

Founded in 2015, the Sayari platform integrates global corporate and supply chain data to surface risk insights for investigations, analytics, and supply chain risk management. Data that is captured can be utilized in supply chain risk management compliance and other business process decision-making.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 24, 2023

Contract logistics is a specialized service offered by third-party logistics (3PL) providers to manage supply chain operations on behalf of a company. It involves outsourcing logistics activities, such as warehousing, transportation, distribution, inventory management, and order fulfillment, to a dedicated logistics service provider.

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Freight Plus

JUNE 22, 2021

recognizes companies whose products, services or exemplary leadership is enhancing sustainability within the cold food and beverage industry. When the pandemic hit, I thought for sure that sustainability would be pushed to the wayside. But, in fact, the complete opposite happened. www.FoodLogistics.com. About FreightPlus.

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Arkieva

AUGUST 8, 2016

Sustainable Freight Action Plan for California is estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030. The Sustainable Freight Action plan released by California governor Jerry Brown outlines a long-term 2050 vision and guiding principles for California’s future freight transportation system.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 10, 2022

What are the latest trends in transportation? Broch Johns, in his session “Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems,” answered in several dimensions. She highlighted the trend of increasing ocean freight capacity, but she maintained that the capacity will not be enough. Insights from Magic Quadrant Sessions.

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SCM Research

JULY 14, 2016

It can again be observed that articles dealing with sustainability or resilience seem to have a good chance to become highly cited, but also articles about innovative technologies turn out to be quite popular. The Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Freight Transport by Pooling Supply Chains. 2012.11.010. 2010.10.023.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Change is inevitable in modern supply chain management, and risk management is essential to success. Risks evolve and become more prevalent with time. Risk management strategies of yesteryear are ineffective in the changing landscape, and no type of transport can avoid risks. Cyber Attacks.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 14, 2021

They immediately knew where they needed to take action, such as rerouting freight or adding new cross-docking facilities. An attendee poll at a recent conference of The European Freight and Logistics Forum hints at some cultural challenges. Advisory Board Member, at The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society (LSCMS).

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

As transportation costs soar and assets remain underutilized, businesses may find themselves struggling to maintain operations, let alone drive growth. Optimize delivery routes, improve freight operations, and propose the best shipping methods to you. You have to be on your front foot to mitigate risks. What can help?

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The value of peer-to-peer learning and networking was evident at last month’s Ryder Innovate conference — “an exclusive gathering of senior leaders in transportation, logistics, and supply chain seeking strategic insight, new ideas, and thought leadership to improve their supply chain and fleet operations.”

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Locus

JUNE 2, 2023

Inbound logistics activities typically include transportation, warehousing, inventory control, material handling, quality control inspections, and scheduling. Outbound logistics activities include order processing, packaging, storage, transportation, distribution channel management, and customer support.

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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. ”. up from an August reading of 59.7.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Unlearning Supply Chain Management. The Best is Yet to Come with Transportation Management Systems. The Business Case for Freight Visibility. Transportation in 2017: Important Trends and Challenges. Last-Mile Delivery: The Next Battleground in Transportation. Top 10 Video Episodes.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

percentage of second-tier suppliers who follow a certain risk management or IT standard”). To improve operational efficiency successfully and in a sustainable way, people across the entire business need to have a shared understanding of the supply chain goals and also what their individual roles are in achieving them.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

more near-shoring and larger, less frequent shipments to minimize transportation costs). How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? So, the ball is in the court of those industries and their governing bodies to come up with their own sustainability goals and plans.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

This has been especially the case over the last two plus years with the onset of the global-wide Covid-19 pandemic and with consequent and unprecedented supply and transportation network disruptions. The company was eventually forced to transport its bikes and equipment by more expensive air freight to avoid congested U.S.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend Kevin Hill with Quality Scales Unlimited who shares his expertise regarding the key trends in supply chain and transportation management. . This is the value of having a transportation network. Management Professionals in Supply Chains. 6 Key Trends in Supply Chain.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2015

Many studies state that those who can manage the functions with the supply chain, they have a competitive advantage. As a transportation management third party logistics company, we know at Cerasis that transportation makes up a large portion of the costs and efficiencies of any supply chain. 3) Risk Management.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

On the supply side, in 2014, I remember that DHL was talking about resilience where everyone was wondering what that really meant and how to set up the risk management globally. I spoke about the DHL resilience or risk management. And I think now every company would be happy to have something like that.

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Kanban Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Logistics sustainability has transformed from a niche concern to a central business imperative. This shift is driven by increasing awareness of environmental impacts, customer demand for green products and services, and the potential for operational efficiencies and cost savings linked to more sustainable freight shipping.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 14, 2023

Reportedly, capital raised in this latest round to accelerate product innovation, including insights and tracking related to ESG and sustainability risks across a company’s extended supply chain. The company manages operations from eight different global office locations and can converse business in twenty-five different languages.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2017

FourKites Partners with HaulFox to Provide Freight Brokers with Next Generation Supply Chain Visibility. PwC Consulting and One Network Enterprises to Launch Digital Change Support Partnership for Global Supply Chain Management. Hunt testing augmented reality and other ideas to become a ‘technology company’ (TB&P).

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 9, 2014

A growing number of scenes in films and television programmes – and even entire films and TV series – are about logistics and supply chain management, and media productions are going ever deeper into those business roles. Transportation against the clock. Transport can be dangerous.

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Logichain Solutions

JULY 10, 2018

The ideal temperature to store and transport chocolate is between 55F and 65F; the relative humidity should be below 50%. Some chocolate makers freeze the chocolate for storage and transportation, which extends the shelf life. To transport chocolate on the road, refrigerated trucks must be used.

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Logichain Solutions

JULY 10, 2018

The ideal temperature to store and transport chocolate is between 55F and 65F; the relative humidity should be below 50%. Some chocolate makers freeze the chocolate for storage and transportation, which extends the shelf life. To transport chocolate on the road, refrigerated trucks must be used.

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Logichain Solutions

JULY 10, 2018

The ideal temperature to store and transport chocolate is between 55F and 65F; the relative humidity should be below 50%. Some chocolate makers freeze the chocolate for storage and transportation, which extends the shelf life. For sea freight, chocolate must be shipped in refrigerated containers, also called reefers.

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Logichain Solutions

JULY 10, 2018

The ideal temperature to store and transport chocolate is between 55F and 65F; the relative humidity should be below 50%. Some chocolate makers freeze the chocolate for storage and transportation, which extends the shelf life. For sea freight, chocolate must be shipped in refrigerated containers, also called reefers.

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Logichain Solutions

JULY 10, 2018

The ideal temperature to store and transport chocolate is between 55F and 65F; the relative humidity should be below 50%. Some chocolate makers freeze the chocolate for storage and transportation, which extends the shelf life. For sea freight, chocolate must be shipped in refrigerated containers, also called reefers.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Traditionally, supply chains were focused on minimising supply chain costs and a continuous effort to get supply chains lean, through programmes such as lean six sigma, and far less emphasis on risk management. As global supply chains have become unreliable, global sourcing strategies have come against high risks.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

In this update, we focus on our fifth prediction which is focused on global transportation and logistics services sectors. 2023 Prediction Five: Global Wide Transportation, Logistics and Brokerage Services Sectors Will Face a Challenging Year With Significant Consequences. Prediction Background. Prediction Implications.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 16, 2020

While most jobs are not life threatening the level of risk is still prevalent. What are the risks that Supply Chain people deal with every day and what is Supply Chain Risk Management? Supply Chain Risk Management. I didn’t know it at the time but this was Supply Chain Risk Management.

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