Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Descartes is a global leader in providing on-demand, SaaS solutions focused on improving the productivity, performance, and security of logistics-intensive businesses. The Descartes Global Logistics Network (GLN) is the world’s largest, collaborative multimodal logistics messaging network.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

Opinion Editorial by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Operating Partner at Anchor Group and Mikael Lind, Senior Strategic Research Advisor at Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) and Professor at Chalmers University of Technology. Since COP26, a series of deep dive webinars have been conducted on how to design policies for ZE-MHDVs.

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

By compromising one software supplier—in that case SolarWinds, “Spies or saboteurs can hijack [the supplier’s] distribution systems to turn any application they sell, any software update they push out, even the physical equipment they ship to customers, into Trojan horses,” explains Wired in a recent post.

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Locus

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Even before the pandemic, online shopping trends had grown significantly across the globe, and since the pandemic, the growth of online shipping continues to maintain an upward trajectory. To gain access to all the insights, watch our entire webinar. Watch our webinar. One such example is the Middle East.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Supply chain professionals must also know how they will be shipping freight. As a result, suppliers can sell more product and materials, manufacturers can produce more finished products, and transportation staff can ship more freight. More Companies Will Invest in Cybersecurity in Procurement Logistics.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 27, 2017

Inbound freight management is receiving a lot of attention as businesses continue to look for ways to manage shipping costs. If you’re looking to save costs on shipping, take a look at inbound shipping. Thorough tracking of all logistics activities provides more informed shipping history when negotiating new contracts.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

We continue our series on strategic shipping by going into detail of the 10 main areas that shippers can turn to in order to have a strategic logistics and transportation management mindset. 6 Benefits of Using the Right Data in Logistics & Transportation Management for Continuous Improvement. Order Processing Capabilities.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2016

The supply chain is playing host to emerging logistics technologies and modern marvels of an industrialized society. Competition is undoubtedly one of the prime factors in the increasing use of these connected, communicative logistics technologies in technology. Consumers purchase products and customers pay for shipping.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2024

Gain a Solid Educational Foundation A solid educational background in supply chain management or a related field such as business, logistics, or operations management is crucial. Master TMS Tools : Learn the ins and outs of transportation management systems to see how they optimize the shipping process, saving time and money.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 2, 2018

Today, we conclude our annual year-end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 5 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , Transportation , Freight. However, this does not mean that an understanding of claims isn’t vital to running an efficient transportation and logistics department.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 19, 2015

One person provided a resource, such as steel, to another group of people, who then sent along the items to the final person in the chain. Yet, shipping remained similar to archaic supply chain practices until the advent of the digital age and the TMS provider. What shipping locations or carriers will be involved in the integration?”.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Judah Levine February 13, 2024 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) increased 11% to $4,859/FEU.

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Proxima

AUGUST 3, 2020

As the pandemic began, companies and suppliers were forced to change their playbooks and rely on new methods of innovation, high road networking and asset stabilization to keep their logistics moving forward. According to MarketWatch , the logistics automation market totaled $49.2 Growth of automation. billion by 2024.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2016

As I sat at the airport I worked on my presentation for the Supply Chain Insights’ webinar on building a customer-centric supply chain on August 17. During my webinar on August 17 th , I will co-present with Mark Hersh from Clorox. For example, over the weekend, a group of drug retailers were laughing about Procter & Gamble.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 12, 2017

Unlike the heart, however, your routing guide needs to be continually updated to reflect the most relevant changes in carrier preferences, stipulations for compliance violations and detailed instructions on how to handle different shipping circumstances. Note Shipment Volume and Weight Issues. 151 to 5,000 pounds. 5,001 to 12,000 pounds.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 28, 2015

Additionally, industry experts and third-party logistics shipping providers ( 3PLs ) find themselves in the difficult position of ensuring the flow of merchandise continues as LTL use grows. However, the overall cost of shipping through LTL modes will increase between three and four percent in the next few years.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 25, 2017

If you happen to find yourself searching for careers in logistics, transportation and supply chains, you'll be happy to know that there's no shortage of positions. At a glance, most executive transportation jobs in logistics can be quite similar in scope and duties. Logistics Manager. Operations Research Analysis Manager.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 17, 2018

Every Sunday night, millions of people worldwide gather to watch a show about kings, queens, dragons and Class 3 hazmat shipping. You don’t think Game of Thrones is about hazmat shipping ? The Guide to Reduce Parcel Shipping Costs thru Effective Transportation Management Practices. What’s that? DOWNLOAD WHITEPAPER.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

While they may save money on unskilled labor and by achieving economies of scale, they ultimately will pay more because of longer lead times, increased inventories, the need for more management resources for planning and logistics, and constraints on their ability to respond quickly to changing demand. Research first.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

And, according to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study, 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring. Natural gas and oil expenses contribute to extreme cost disparities in shipping from Asia to the U.S., for example, compared to shipping state-to-state. a move known as reshoring.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 8, 2015

New, innovative technology platforms have greatly sped the expansion and evolution of transportation as well as logistic solutions. Each user will benefit because they have access to a better grouping of applicable, accurate information. This information can then be shared between the users within the network.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 10, 2015

A few months ago we wrote a tongue in cheek post about 5 Upfront Tips you can do to save on less than truckload shipping (a capitalization of Less than truckload). In fact, Inbound Logistics asked us to submit a fuller list of the top 10 to feature in their July issue (look out for that next month). So, what does that tell us?

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news: McDonald’s is testing a new drive-thru concept. Real-estate services firm CBRE Group Inc. Autonomous goods hauling has been seen as the future of logistics as it could increase truck utilization and boost transportation frequency between terminals. That’s all for this week.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

I knew nothing about the world of logistics, inventory management and order optimization. The focus in supply chain groups was not on how to design the operations so that they were more effective; instead it was about the use of best practices to maximize the value of what we had. The year was 1985. It was a foreign world.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 19, 2016

To be able to deal with tariffs and customs, many supply chain companies have partnered with third-party logistics providers who help them manage in-country transportation, distribution, and warehousing. A Dutch group of businesses collaborates with a 5-year timetable on a project that is testing vehicle platooning.

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MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 15, 2020

These alternatives were discussed by over 200 executives from shippers, carriers, brokers, logistics service providers, and academic researchers over two virtual events this fall. The first event, a webinar titled State of the Art in Transportation Contracts, was held on Nov. A week later, on Nov.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

As part of our ongoing commitment to keep our blog readers updated on what’s happening in the supply chain and logistics world, we’re launching a regular industry news roundup, which we’ll release periodically. However, emptying the contents of silos into the holds of ships is only one small part of the problem.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

By now, you’ve probably thought about all the logistical details like: what items are required to bring the meal together; who’s responsible for bringing each dish; what time guests should arrive; and where dinner should be served so there’s enough room for everyone. The same is true for logistics planning. I hope you enjoy! - Adam.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Recent research published by SCM World on behalf of JDA Software Group, Inc. ( The offer typically included fixed product assortments based on the demographics of a particular region or group of stores, and the available physical space. digital supply chain (66 percent). cloud computing (64 percent).

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 11, 2015

In the past few months, I’ve been actively following what’s happening in the global container shipping sector. I focused mainly on the “water side” and the big container ships now ruling the industry, so I somehow missed another surprising trend. Sign up for the webinar. The 4-point checklist to unlocking hidden potential.

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Your customer doesn’t care that last-mile logistics have become more complex. Alignment between merchandising and logistics departments: Can your current / anticipated inventory levels meet the promotional calendar? Once customers are ready to buy, it falls to your brand and logistics team to properly set expectations.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 29, 2016

Much talk about sales, automation and improved processes dominate the conversation when considering outsourcing logistics processes to a transport and logistics providers or using a 3PL-based transportation management system (TMS). In reality, the actual savings and return tend to be closer to 10 percent, reports Inbound Logistics.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Since Cerasis supports manufacturing in general, and due to the fact our company was "Made in the USA" and that we service companies who ship freight in North America, we were drawn to this documentary and more importantly to the resurgence of American Manufacturing and “Made In USA.”.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 8, 2016

Imagine you need to use a carrier’s LTL shipping services. Now, you would think the other larger package is going to incur the higher shipping cost. Essentially, smaller packages should have lower shipping costs than larger packages in LTL shipping, and DIM pricing enables this ideal. D’Amico of SJ Consulting Group.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Here are the top uses of mobility in manufacturing according to a report fromVDC|Research when it comes to shipping and logistics by manufacturing shippers: Employees are using mobility applications to improve small workflows and find new ways to connect with consumers, such as the applications of a sales force.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

However, its usage is yet to reach a point where shipping professionals consider it indispensable for their business. However, most of the shipping professionals have at least some knowledge of TMS and are aware that they will have to start using it at some point in the future if they want to continue doing business.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Over the past 20 years, Nari has held VP and Director of Product Management, Research and Marketing roles at Aberdeen Group, River Logic, Steelwedge and E2open. He has published numerous thought leadership articles, whitepapers, blogs and delivered dozens of webinars during his career.

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