Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Now let’s get to the Supply Chain News: Descartes Acquires Sellercloud Descartes Systems Group, a standout provider in logistics solutions, announced its acquisition of Sellercloud, a US-based provider of omnichannel e-commerce solutions. Do You Think Fedex Ships Live Pandas?

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The order, which takes effect immediately, also requires an additional review of end-usage for graphite items shipped to the U.S. A Chinese Commerce Ministry directive on dual-use items with both military and civilian applications cited national security concerns. Gallium and germanium are used in semiconductors.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 18, 2025

E-Commerce Expansion and Fulfillment Complexity The surge in online shopping has dramatically increased the demand for sophisticated warehouse operations with shorter shipping deadlines. If you are interested in learning more about the report or other research produced by ARC Advisory Group, please reach out to CHanf@ARCweb.com.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2025

These steps include sourcing and receiving inventory, storing inventory, order processing, picking and packing an order, shipping the order, and returns management. Standard sizes and categorizations play a crucial role in determining the costs associated with shipping products that meet standard criteria in fulfillment centers.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 15, 2025

Companies now must make strategic decisions regarding pricing, shipping, supply chains and overall logistics. Below, we provide nine tips to optimize your shipping and tell you how a third-party logistics (3PL) provider can help you during these difficult times.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2025

The National Product Supply Group, governed by members from most US producing bottlers, develops the collaborative supply chain plan based on defined governance processes. Daily transportation and warehouse plans are developed that go down to the level of what will be picked, packed, and shipped. Specific products? Or for promotions?

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 12, 2025

Keeping shipping costs under control is no small task — and unpredictable freight fuel surcharges make it even tougher. In this blog, we'll walk you through how to calculate fuel surcharges on freight, track pricing trends, audit your shipping bills, and work with the right 3PL partner to keep your costs under control.

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Shapiro

MARCH 13, 2025

When it comes to ocean freight, it can be easy to observe the competitive nature of shipping rates, service loops and trade lanes and label it market share dog-eat-dog. Shipping alliances are an essential facet of international logistics, promoting efficiency in a complex global trade environment. Astro-logistics!

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2025

Bob Gill, General Manager of ARC Advisory Group (right), presented the award to Dave Ching, Head of Sales for Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand (left). Together, the two events bridged operational technologies with strategic insights, offering attendees a well-rounded perspective on the industrys future direction.

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Freightos

JUNE 10, 2025

China’s ports are likely still working through some of the backlog of ready to ship goods created during the April-May lull in China-US demand. Judah Levine Head of Research, Freightos Group Judah is an experienced market research manager, using data-driven analytics to deliver market-based insights.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2025

As my colleague Colin Masson pointed out – Colin is ARC Advisory Groups expert on industrial use cases for AI – at ARCs Industry Leadership Forum in 2024, end users were largely observers who were eager to learn about things like Gen AI, agents, and industrial use cases for using AI. We are descending the AI hype curve.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 19, 2024

If your business ships freight , you never want to hear the words "cargo" and "theft" in the same sentence. Organized crime groups or people with inside information about the cargo and its transportation details are often involved. Request a complimentary, custom shipping consultation with a GlobalTranz shipping expert today.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Understanding what consumers want With billions of dollars of orders poised to test the capacity of retailers’ shipping operations this peak season, minimizing fulfillment uncertainty and transforming customer confidence through optimized last mile delivery becomes priority one.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2025

Instead of shipping partial loads or dealing with less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments, you can fill entire containers or trucks, which brings down your per-unit shipping costs dramatically. You’re essentially spreading those fixed transportation costs across more units.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 30, 2025

Unless changes occur, the Company will miss the market for the inflection point for building holistic modeling of ship through (the channel) modeling. However, the company lacks the understanding of market requirements for outside-in models and the requirements on how to scale for a more robust platform for the global multi-national.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Streamlined Lead Times: Improved procurement efficiency potentially resulting in cost savings from optimized shipping arrangements and favorable supplier terms. Balanced Inventory Levels: Mitigation of financial risks associated with lost sales due to stockouts and excessive holding costs from overstocks.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 10, 2025

Instead, the alignment between operations and commercial groups grew three-fold. Commercial teams operate in a ship-to environment, but the supply chain teams operate in a transactional world based on a ship from model. Visibility of the translation layer of ship to converted to ship from is not existent.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Optimize your warehouse layout to: Minimize travel time for pickers Reduce congestion in high-traffic areas Improve inventory visibility Use your mobile inventory management system to: Analyze item movement patterns Identify optimal storage locations Track inventory placement in real-time Implement strategies such as: ABC analysis: Place fast-moving (..)

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

You’re expected to ship more orders, faster, with fewer errors — all while managing rising costs and shrinking labor pools. Communication options include text messaging for noisy environments, group messaging for team-wide updates, voice communication for urgent matters, and direct messaging for one-on-one coordination.

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TransAudit

MARCH 25, 2025

Supply Chain Disruptions and Risk Mitigation The COVID-19 pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in long-distance supply chains, with shipping delays, port congestion, and material shortages disrupting operations worldwide. Automated fulfillment centers designed for faster order processing and shipping.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 25, 2025

Two companies, global parcel and logistics carrier FedEx , and global container shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd recently reported warnings related to 2025 financial performance. Keep in mind that FedEx elected to again raise shipping and surcharge rates for 2025. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 21, 2025

Risks include ongoing Red Sea disruptions brought on by attacks on cargo and container ships, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict destabilizing manufacturing and trade activities, along with Taiwan trade risks brought about by Chinese military drills hindering trade through major sea routes. All rights reserved.

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Arena Solutions

JULY 15, 2025

Arena by PTC and The Results Group work together to build your supply chain resilience with actionable, data-backed insights and processes. The Results Group supply chain tariff analysis allows companies to map modeling scenarios based on inputted data. Learn how their services help companies build agile, resilient chains here.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2025

Freight Cost Prediction: AI uses market history, fuel prices, and regional shipping patterns to forecast changes in freight rates and support contract negotiation strategies. Use Cases: Dynamic Route Optimization: AI models combine real-time data from GPS, traffic services, and delivery schedules to determine the most efficient routes.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 1, 2025

It is not just Procurement, Warehouse Management and Shipping. For most of the last 40 years the term Supply Chain was largely only know to those who worked in the field, or those who worked in a company that had this group on their organization chart. But this took decades.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 11, 2025

Changing Process Objectives Demands for faster deliveries or direct ship online fulfillment can be sometimes orchestrated from product postponement strategies that leverage warehouses into direct customer fulfillment entities. All rights reserved.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2025

Maersk has introduced Remote Container Management for its shipping containers. Progress toward interoperability is ongoing, and standards being promoted by industry groups are likely to reduce integration complexity over time. DHL has deployed smart glasses in warehouse operations as part of its Vision Picking project.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 2, 2025

The Need for Customization in Logistics The IMARC Group predicts the global logistics market will achieve $15.5 Maersk The global shipping company Maersk collaborated with IBM to develop Trade Lens as its proprietary logistics platform. trillion in value by 2027.

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 17, 2025

Consumers have embraced e-commerce for price comparisons, ease of purchase anytime and anywhere, and for those participating in subscription services such as Amazon Prime, free shipping, and other benefits. According to Alibaba's announcement, "This will allow SMEs to directly book transparent, cost-effective shipping with a single click."

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RFgen

MAY 28, 2025

Start by mapping the flow of materials from the moment they arrive at the receiving dock until they depart the shipping area. Common layout patterns include: U shaped : Reduces travel distances by looping between receiving, storage, and shipping. Process oriented : Groups similar activities together to streamline workflows.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 4, 2025

Tyler is CEO of Express Logistics Group, a T-Rex Prestige Worldwide company, based out of Cincinnati and Chicago. About Tyler Hildebrand Tyler Hildebrand is CEO of Express Logistics Group, a T-Rex Prestige Worldwide company, based out of Cincinnati and Chicago. Over the years, business grew and an elite team began to form.

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Precoro

MAY 19, 2025

Supplier diversity Supplier diversity refers to involving suppliers from underrepresented groups in your supply chain. Some governmental mandates require a certain number of contracts to be allocated to vendors from minority groups. This metric helps your company identify inefficiencies in the procurement process.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 22, 2025

The foundation of this design begins with dividing the warehouse into functional zones: receiving, storage, picking, packing, and shipping. Further, grouping frequently purchased items together helps workers pick multiple products faster and more accurately, reducing the chance of errors during order assembly.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Expedite deliveries, but not returns (because it is cheaper to ship slowly and customers are not looking for expedited return shipping). According to a study conducted by Aberdeen group in 2013, top-performing companies that implemented supplier performance management initiatives have achieved average cost savings of around 12%.

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Cathy Roberson

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

“This comes on top of expansion based on our recently announced partnerships with Royal Mail Group and Chicago Rockford Airport in the US,” La Roux said. Belgium’s Liege Airport has also become an e-commerce hub due to Chinese logistics provider and subsidiary of Alibaba, Cainiao, picking it as its European hub.

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Precoro

JULY 1, 2025

It’s not uncommon for a vendor to ship the wrong product or deliver late simply because no one updated them or the message was lost in a long email thread. For instance, procurement might be looking for input on how to improve the product with the vendor’s materials, but the vendor thinks their job ends once the order ships.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

For every transaction, several external parties specialized in various parts of the process collaborate on a variety of services, from manufacturing to warehousing and distribution to shipping and last-mile delivery.

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