BlueYonder

JANUARY 23, 2025

Todays supply chains span thousands of miles, cross continents and oceans, rely on multiple modes of transportation, and involve many supplier tiers. Advanced digital software, enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) like the Blue Yonder Transportation Management solution are purpose-built to address the top causes of shipping delays.

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ShipBob

JUNE 20, 2025

Table of Contents ** Minutes What is product sourcing? Where can I source products from? This makes it essential that buyers understand where they are sourcing their products from and how that ultimately affects their brand. What is product sourcing? Where can I source products from?

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 16, 2025

Five Ways to Improve your Supply Chains Resilience 1) Create Transparency This process involves determining the critical components for your operations and then, working with production personnel, identifying which ones are sourced from high-risk areas and lack ready substitutes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 11, 2022

Indeed, who couldn’t benefit from improved transportation visibility? Even if your transportation management system ( TMS ) is ingesting carrier EDI information directly, the data you receive is often hours after that fact, leaving you to “best-guess” actual delivery times. Real-Time Transportation Visibility Defined.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Ultimately, sustainability benchmarking can help companies to understand whether their initiatives are effective and give guidance on how to make improvements. Companies can accurately calculate shipping level emissions and compare them across specific time intervals. It is also the best play for long term sustainability.

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Freight Plus

JANUARY 15, 2025

Shipping packaging materials comes with its own set of challenges that can disrupt operations and impact profitability. How to Tackle It Monitor Market Trends : Stay informed about industry pricing trends and adjust your logistics strategies. This unpredictability can create capacity challenges and increase transportation costs.

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3PL Insights

JULY 7, 2025

Here’s how to get a head start now and set your business up for success. KPIs to Review: Order volume and velocity: When did the spike begin, and how much did it increase? Shipping delays: Which carriers struggled and why? Holiday shipping cutoffs : Establish realistic deadlines for standard and express shipping.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. That''s why we ask our experts a very simple question " How to improve the operational efficiency in global supply chain?

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2021

A resilient supply chain incorporates alternative sources, carriers, routes, and other characteristics so that it can flex in response to a situation. To increase resiliency, consider broadening the supplier base and adding local or near-shore sources. Build relationships with your 3PL for capacity and alternative shipping solutions.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 29, 2015

Unfortunately, many retailers are jumping in without a plan — that is, they are taking a short-term, silo’ed approach to transportation sourcing and execution, and as a result, are failing to meet their desired outcomes. And, what are some of the key factors retailers need to consider when developing their transportation plans?

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Every warehouse requires strategically placed receiving, storage, packing, shipping, and administrative areas, as these components form the foundation for streamlined operations. Here are five common layout inefficiencies that may be impacting your warehouse’s performance, along with solutions to address them. #1:

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 19, 2019

While we live in an age where same-day delivery and free shipping have become customer expectations, we also live in an age where dimensional weighting and quarterly accessorial increases have become a reality from the carrier. The reality is that most carriers do not invoice as soon as a package has shipped.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks. How To Overcome Supply Chain Disruption. There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Today, more than 1% of the world’s container ships are stuck off major ports. Warehouses are full–often with the wrong stuff resulting in the slowing of the forty million shipping containers around the world. We are making slow progress on transportation visibility, but not supplier visibility.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Whilst people spend years learning the art of counting money, and businesses grapple on how to account for their revenues and expenses, counting carbon is a relatively new concept. Identifying sources of Carbon emissions. The current practice on how to measure greenhouse gases, is to organize things into three buckets.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Although applied throughout the organization, Cummins identified the elimination of transportation waste as an area that would have a significant impact. By measuring the variability of the process and their impact on the effective rate, Cummins was able to determine how to address each X variable in order to reduce transportation costs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

Yes, we have achieved greater normalcy in transportation. As consumer spending fell, the days of escalating ocean freight and extreme shipping variability eased this year. The traditional leader values cost reduction but is blind on how to value time. Build in-market sourcing. What is normalcy? Shift in cycles.

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Freight Plus

MAY 13, 2025

If you’re shipping into big-box retailers, retailer scorecards are an essential part of doing business. These reports are how companies like Walmart, Target, Amazon, and others track your performance as a supplier. Conduct Post-Shipment Reviews If you receive a chargeback or negative scorecard mark, trace it back to the source.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

Mr. Frasquet is the executive director of corporate procurement, although his responsibilities include a much broader set of supply chain responsibilities than just sourcing. Additionally, traditionally beauty consultants sold products and the company shipped products to the consultants. That is changing.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 12, 2025

Refrigerated transportation options, which are already at a premium because of produce season, will continue to become difficult to source as carriers do their best to leverage their advantage during this season. During this time, carriers dedicate capacity to the increased demand for both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

With an educational and professional background in finance, Shannon joined the logistics industry in 2012 with Knight Transportation out of Phoenix, Arizona. About FreightVana FreightVana is a Digital Logistics Partner powered by technology and built on a foundation of trust and transparency.

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 4, 2025

But you may also be wondering how you’ll get the shipment there, what you can expect along the way, or how to maximize your success at this retailer. We’ve outlined everything you need to know about shipping to Walmart below! Most CPG companies allocate 7-9% of their gross profit to transportation spend. Don’t worry.

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RFgen

JULY 8, 2025

“This year, I believe we’re going to see higher investments in supply chain technology as well as a change in leadership styles to complement these investments,” says Radu Palamariu, MD of Alcott Global and Global Head of Supply Chain & Logistics Practice, co-author of From Source to Sold.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 19, 2023

With the advent of true “single source of truth” inventory visibility , a digital twin is a more feasible goal than ever before. Let’s take a look at the challenges associated with digital twins and how real-time data systems are changing the game for companies looking to leverage them. No pesky silos, no lags in information.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Look at the 72 ships off the coast of Long Beach (up 65% from a year ago). Does anyone want to wager with me how many of those ships have inventory that is not really needed in the supply chain? No company that I work with knows how to use point of sale data to mitigate the bullwhip impact and decrease demand latency.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 2, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll explore the challenges of inventory management in today’s manufacturing landscape , discuss the importance of a “single source of truth” for global inventory, and introduce a powerful solution that can help manufacturers transform their operations and drive profitability. Wondering how to be prepared?

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Shippers need more labor to keep their transportation and distribution activities moving, but employees are becoming harder to find and more expensive to retain. They might need to add warehouse robotics, e-commerce transaction capabilities, order management or parcel shipping execution at enormous scale.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

By the end of this blog post, you will be able to not only understand what cost performance index is, but also know how to calculate it. What contexts can it be used in and how, as well as the benefits of using cost performance index in supply chain contexts. What is the Cost Performance Index (CPI)? The research paper by Winanda et.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 16, 2025

The major challenge faced by customers of real-time visibility data had always been how to operationalize what could quickly become overwhelming quantities of fast-changing information. What sets them apart is how they layer in workflows and AI, enabling us to gather insights efficiently and make critical decisions quickly.”

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 12, 2017

To ensure you pick the right size pallet you need to confirm where you will be shipping as different countries adhere to different standards. How understanding pallet construction materials can save you money. Chapter 2: Types of Pallet How to pick the right type of pallet to improve your shipping abilities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

With peak shipping season approaching, companies continue to face supply chain risk as the pressure increases to meet customer and delivery expectations without adding cost. For instance, the capacity that is needed per shipment like the 2021 produce season transportation capacity outlook. And they must plan accordingly.

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QAD

APRIL 9, 2025

This is compounded by the fact that many raw materials are sourced from a limited number of suppliers and regions. Beyond the well-documented API sourcing problems, shortages in excipients, packaging materials (including vials and syringes), and electronic components for medical devices also contribute to delays.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

This is especially true in transportation management, as companies work across many modes, many geographies, and many sources of data, including from GPS and mobile devices. Even more surprising, 20 percent of shippers said they have no idea how accurate their data is.”.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

How the War in Ukraine is Impacting the Supply Chain and Raw Material Prices. Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. How Labor Shortages Have Hurt the Supply Chain. How Businesses and Supply Chain Professionals are Responding to Disruption.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 24, 2025

Let me find new routes, new supply chain sources, new ideas. The more data you put into that, you’ll be able to create new scenarios on how to solve those types of things. “AI, digital twins, computer vision, I would say the intersection between those three is quite amazing,” Agmoni told FreightWaves in an interview.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 27, 2015

I believe transportation is the least complex, yet most critical component of the supply chain. And so, the role of a transportation manager today is very important. Given that transportation managers are responsible for enabling excellence in transport operations, how should they proceed and get started?

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Suppliers are a source of growth, innovation and efficiency, but if they are not managed holistically, they can be a source of risk, poor performance and noncompliance. Establish an onboarding process for new suppliers and use third-party data sources to assess them against requirements and goals.

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