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The Top 5 Reasons You Need a Transportation Sourcing Solution

Talking Logistics

However, if your role is managing the movement of widgets from point A to point B, or multiple points, the freight procurement task before you can be labor intensive and time consuming — unless you use a technology solution specifically designed for transportation sourcing. Freight is unique. Data rules. Relationships matter.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

9, according to Xeneta, a Norway-based transportation data firm, reflecting lower freight demand as retailers cut orders and consumer spending continues to decline. In its January survey of grocery executives and consumers, Grocery Doppio, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based West Coast was $2,618 as of Feb.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 8-12, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Trimble Acquires Brazil-Based Veltec to Expand its Global Portfolio of Transportation Solutions. So if you can provide warehousing, transportation and/or material handling equipment to support disaster relief efforts, I encourage you to contact ALAN. Amazon Patents Drone Chute For Quiet Deliveries (CB Insights).

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This Week in Logistics News (February 26 – March 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

Cybersecurity has emerged as a key area of concern in Japan, where government critics say responses to hacking threats have been hampered by a fractured approach: an attack on a hitherto obscure supplier was enough to bring one of the world’s mightiest manufacturers to a domestic standstill. The new pool, to be known as SACP 3.0,

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Cargo and Container Shipping Basics

The Logistics of Logistics

When large cargo pieces have to be transported by sea, the best and most cost-effective way to transport them is through cargo and container shipping companies. For easy transportation they’re located along all 3 U.S. These transport fleets also serve export companies, government agencies and private individuals.

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Supply Chain Risk Management: Could You Face a Category 4 Supply Chain Disaster?

Kinaxis

Many of the states affected contained key ports and supply destinations, as well as transportation and logistics hubs. Going up the coast in Jacksonville, FL, there is a huge port that receives the second-most automobiles in the US along with all types of cargo. These ports accounted for 18.3% container import shipments and 49.8%

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech November 6 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Jabil Acquires Procurement Services Provider ProcureAbility Global based contract manufacturing and supply chain services provider Jabil Inc. Prior to joining project44 , Wilhoit served as Executive Vice President of Enterprise Product & Technology at transportation digital brokerage provider Flexport , developing a suite of applications.