Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Manufacturers, retailers and their logistics partners often managed supply and demand volatility by shifting scarce inventory among stores or distribution centers, or investing in expedited freight charges, without considering the real implications of these strategies on their long-term profitability.

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ModusLink Corporation

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Fulfillment Free trade zones, or FTZs, are controlled places in a country that offer warehouse and distribution services for goods from foreign markets, excluding them from paying taxes on those goods. These include: People and staffing requirements include skilled workers and managers that will do the daily warehouse operations.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 30, 2019

E-Commerce Demand Will Lead to the Urbanization of Warehousing As explained by On Time Logistics , the urbanization of warehousing refers to the increased use of warehouse space to move product closer to consumers. In addition, the sheer volume of warehouses in high-population areas is expanding.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Its freight spend? Rapid growth, coupled with new market segments and channels (including ecommerce), prompted Carhartt to embark on a multi-million dollar upgrade of its distribution center, which included investments in warehouse management and transportation management solutions. Freight Bill Audit & Pay. Rate Management.

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MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 1, 2022

The virtual session, entitled “What Works and What Doesn’t at Truckload Freight Appointments?” I walked the group through the basic journey that a freight load takes from its origination to its final delivery. misinformed, about freight appointment details at several steps along the way. or worse yet?—?misinformed,

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

DB Schenker Singapore has also cemented the position as a key pillar in Singapore’s logistics ecosystem, being the number one air exporter (for freight forwarding) and attaining market leadership in ocean freight as well. Is your freight invoice accurate? A new study claims it might not be. Schenker Singapore (est.

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Intelligent Audit

APRIL 18, 2022

Even with the best network optimization, the modern supply chain network is still challenging for shipping companies struggling with freight audit systems. For several reasons, outsourcing freight audit and payment services may be the best option for many transportation and shipping companies. What Is Outsourced Freight Auditing?

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Every warehouse strives for efficient order fulfillment. There are many factors that can impact costs, from warehouse replenishment practices to the warehouse equipment deployed to support the fulfillment process. ” Meet Our Panel of Warehouse Pros: Nate Masterson. Dave Masterson. Nate Masterson. MapleHolistics.

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MIT Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

million American freight truck drivers. The implication here is that shippers and receivers who feel starved for truck driver capacity could quickly unlock more driver hours by staffing their own facilities to receive freight trucks on weekends?—?especially Adding just 12 minutes to these drivers’ working days?—?having

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

A new study by the Center for Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chains (CSLS) at Kühne Logistics University, in cooperation with the European Freight & Logistics Leaders’ Forum, clearly shows that environmental and economic objectives are not in conflict and often well aligned. Our report is available online at [link].

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide ; Clint Reiser. ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. Fast forward 5 years, and ARC’s 2019 base-year study estimated the market at $11.9 Looking back, I estimated the market in 2013 at $6.4 billion in 2019.

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 30, 2021

Following an unprecedented downturn, the freight market has posted an almost full calendar year of impressive growth spurred by demand from a few sectors of the domestic economy. The second half of the past quarter was highly atypical and posted freight volumes that vastly exceeded those generally seen during peak season.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

More than a year into a freight capacity crisis that shows little sign of weakening, it’s time for all parties involved in logistics and freight transportation to meet this issue head on. Freight Capacity Crisis: How Did We Get Here So Quickly? And then freight volumes took off, which has left everyone struggling to keep up.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 13, 2019

This is certainly true in the transportation realm, where real-time freight visibility solutions are helping companies answer — quickly and accurately — Where’s shipment? The Broader Value Proposition of Freight Visibility. So now you’re exetending [the value of visibility] beyond transportation into warehousing.”.

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Stord

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

To support its hypergrowth, BODYARMOR expanded its freight provider network from three to 50+ providers to boost its operational efficiency. Stord stood out as its best new partner, supporting BODYARMOR’s rapid growth by providing efficient and flexible freight support.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Sean is the Chief Commercial Officer of Capstone Logistics , a leading provider of technology-enabled warehouse services, freight management, and last mile distribution solutions. Cub case study. About Sean Coakley. Key Takeaways: A New Model for Grocery Delivery. Learn More About A New Model for Grocery Delivery.

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Ware2Go

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The day-to-day demands of managing warehouse space, equipment, and labor can siphon resources away from sales and marketing, customer service, and product development. Children’s furniture brand, ECR4Kids had a sophisticated fulfillment network, with multiple warehouse locations that they managed in-house.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 2, 2024

Working in partnership with Blue Yonder, I’m confident we’ll get there,” according to a Transportation Manager, Kimberly-Clark ( read the case study ). Constant Focus on Benefits Achieved Our TMS helps customers gain holistic benefits in customer service, sustainability, cost-to-serve, resource retention, and more.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

Freight rates have plummeted, brokerages are struggling, and the industry is still bloated with excess inventory. A famous 2010 HBR article, “Roaring Out of Recession,” studied how 4,700 public companies fared during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000. 17% went bankrupt, went private, or were acquired. Faster order-to-cash.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 5, 2022

ARC has recently completed a study on the transportation management system integration market. We have previously done a study of transportation management system (TMS) market and transportation execution and visibility system markets , and interviewed TMS vendors. Finally, we have surveyed and interviewed TMS customers.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Alexa Heads to the Warehouse (WSJ – sub. Transplace Acquires Yusen Logistics’ Intermodal & Freight Brokerage Group. Freight trucking startup Shipwell gets a $10 million boost (TechCrunch). Trucking costs to halve by 2030, study predicts (LLoyd’s Loading List). Alexa in the Warehouse.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 17, 2016

Distribution centers are designed for receiving, warehousing, and shipment. Nucleus says labor costs per unit to pick from the store are typically six times higher than in a warehouse. Picking items to fill online orders from a common pool of stock spread across their stores and DCs. Here’s why.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 28, 2021

I am working on my latest Transportation Execution and Visibility Systems study, which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2025, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, customer size, and mode. Visibility solutions are becoming more necessary.

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Stord

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Last year, the ripple effects from new tariffs on imports from China rocked warehouses and ports in America. At the Port of Los Angeles, for example, a sudden rush of shipments overloaded the local warehouse market. In the Los Angeles warehouse market, that meant limited warehouse availability and greater transportation costs.

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 19, 2015

In the 2015 19th Annual Third Party Logistics Study, survey results showed the continuing, positive overall nature of shipper-3PL relationships. Again with this year’s study, the most frequently outsourced activities tend to be those that are more transactional, operational and repetitive. The New Landscape of Omni-Channel Retailing.

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Intelligent Audit

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In freight auditing, freight audit advisors work with freight shippers to ensure that all charges are accurate and to prevent wasting money. Shippers can ensure they are getting the best possible rates from their carriers by working with a freight audit consultant. What Freight Auditing Is and Why It’s Important.

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TMC

MAY 8, 2019

Leveraging TMC, our global logistics management provider, we brought in logistics experts to sit on-site with our team, evaluate the situation, and work with us to establish freight processes and controls to help drive down logistics costs, while also improving service to customers. Create a load plan for the warehouse and daily share files.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

ARC Advisory Group, the company that I work for, releases a number of market studies on a number of technologies. These studies utilize a comprehensive bottom-up process for evaluating markets. Transportation Management Systems A TMS helps companies efficiently, reliably, and cost effectively move freight from origin to destination.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

A study by the University of Michigan in 2018 showed how a patty of plant-based Beyond meat compared to a regular US beef patty of meat. Solarisation of warehousing is possible. He crafted delivery solutions for e-commerce clients and managed supply chains for several chemical and freight forwarding companies.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The best-laid plans for e-commerce shipping will fail when shippers do not consider this final, vital leg of the journey, and those that do take the time to understand its challenges and focus on last mile delivery can excel in e-commerce, and deliver more freight to consumers, boosting profitability.”[3] miles, respectively.

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MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 29, 2013

Caterpillar is the subject of one of three case studies that show how supply chain management can support both environmental and financial goals. Here are three case studies that offer clear, irrefutable evidence that sustainability and profitability can be compatible in the supply chain domain. Here is a summary of each project.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In her keynote address, Nadia Abdul Aziz, President, National Association of Air Freight & Logistics (NAFL), who is based in Dubai, spoke about megatrends transforming the MENA region, particularly the impact of COVID-19. Bob Gill - General Manager, Southeast Asia Arc Advisory Group. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2021

I recently completed my latest study on the transportation execution and visibility solutions market. The need to know where products are, whether they are on the way to the warehouse, store, or customer; it is critical to ensure a positive customer experience. This enables improved estimated arrival times of goods.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 27, 2021

Currently, most driverless opportunities are limited to secure private zones or closed environments, such as warehouses, campus environments or last mile runs from depot to front door. An impressive case study to be sure, but alas, the cost of the technology is still prohibitive for most companies. To learn more, visit [link].

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 28, 2018

Integrating global freight services was only one challenge. For example, Generac works with our global forwarding and port services experts to optimize containerized freight moving from the West Coast to Chicago and beyond. Soon, we were working with Alan Rowlett, Jr., With greater visibility also comes new analytics and reporting.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 6, 2013

The success of the third-party logistics industry is evident in the generally high marks given to 3PLs by respondents to a survey as part of the 2013 17th Annual Third Party Logistics Study, which identifies trends and explores how both 3PLs and shippers are using these relationships to improve and enhance their businesses and supply chains.

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Ware2Go

MARCH 2, 2022

The day-to-day demands of managing warehouse space, equipment, and labor can siphon resources away from sales and marketing, customer service, and product development. Children’s furniture brand, ECR4Kids had a sophisticated fulfillment network, with multiple warehouse locations that they managed in-house.

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