Cerasis

JUNE 19, 2018

These rates will have natural implications for smaller shippers seeking to lower overall transportation and freight spend, and paired with a “blurred lines between peak shipping and shopping seasons,” shippers will experience increasing trouble when trying to procure full truckload capacity. The Solution: Shippers Must Use Out-of-the-LTL-Box Strategies Shippers must take a more strategic approach to truckload procurement, explains CH Robinson via Supply Chain 24/7.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2016

One of my supply chain and logistics predictions for this year was that the transportation management system (TMS) market will become more barbell-shaped ( mirroring what is happening in the third-party logistics industry ). “We’re

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Cerasis

JANUARY 10, 2017

From artificial intelligence to refocusing on procurement, the state of supply chain continued to explode throughout 2016, and you need to understand why. Procurement’s Role Did Become More Important. The start of any product or service is procurement, explains Jonathan Webb of Forbes Magazine , which refers to the obtaining of raw materials needed to create a product. Unfortunately, there continue to be major costs associated with procurement.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Today’s story in the Wall Street Journal discusses how more operators of the largest truck fleets in the US are in the process of converting their fleets over to natural gas powered trucks. Corporate Social Responsibility Oil and Gas Procurement Supply Chain Innovation Sustainability Transportation Planning

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 9, 2015

In a Forbes blog post last week, Kate Vitasek highlighted an issue that continues to negatively affect 3PL-customer relationships: Procurement organizations looking to shift more and more risk on third-party logistics providers — while, of course, also demanding lower costs. In other words, this company was turning over several hundred million dollars of transportation management responsibility to the lowest bidder.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, dropped 0.4 As reported in the Wall Street Journal earlier this month, “ freight truck orders plummeted 48% in January ,” according to data from ACT Research. How should shippers and carriers respond to the ebbs and flows of the transportation market? Leading Practices in Transportation Procurement.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

As reported last month by Jennifer Smith in the Wall Street Journal , “A growing number of retailers are relying on suppliers to ship online orders directly to customers, a strategy they hope will help them compete with e-commerce rivals without spending more on inventory.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

States eye bills to suspend ELD enforcement, ask Congress for mandate repeal (Commercial Carrier Journal). Transplace Joins Blockchain in Transport Alliance. Procuring logistics services is not the same as buying paper clips, yet that’s how many procurement organizations approach it.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2018

As reported by the Wall Street Journal : On-demand rentable trailers could cut the time carriers spend at a shipping site by 25%, said Ties Soeters, Anheuser-Busch’s vice president of logistics procurement in North America.

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Supply Chain Opz

MAY 1, 2018

Delivering Customer Value through Procurement and Strategic Sourcing Many people don't know that procurement is a part of integrated logistics. In logistics management literature, procurement is also called "Inbound Logistics" or management of incoming materials. This logistics book will show you have to plan and execute procurement strategy in a step-by-step manner. When it comes to transportation, people often think about trucking or land transportation.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 30, 2018

As reported by Khadeeja Safdar and Laura Stevens in the Wall Street Journal last week, Amazon has started to “ban shoppers from the site for infractions such as returning too many items.” The good news is that that there is a lot of work going on in this area, such as the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) , which already has several hundred companies in the transportation and logistics industry participating.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 8, 2016

MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution. Marten Transport Ltd. Shippers are under enormous pressure to cut transportation costs and seem not to be satisfied with the massive fuel surcharge reductions racked up over the past year and a half.”.

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TMC

JUNE 8, 2016

What does a global transportation management system (TMS) look like? As a wider range of shippers globalize their logistics networks, TMS solutions capable of managing international freight transportation have become a key part of supply chain management strategies.

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Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

An article from The Wall Street Journal mentioned a research by the Hackett Group that showed actual financial benefits in business relationships with diverse suppliers. More than just charity.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2016

If they actually follow through on their promise and oil prices continue to rise next year, how will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in response? Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

So I went straight to the source and asked consultants, trade reporters, Wall Street Journal reporters and others, what their go-to logistics and supply chain sources were. Transport Intelligence, the well-respected U.K. Journal of Commerce (U.S) Transport Topics.

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The blog spends a lot of time focusing on the use of transportation management systems and how they can increase efficiency in your supply chain. Its topics include upcoming supply chain conferences, warehouse technology innovation, logistics insights, and transportation cost control. The blog reports on recent changes to policies, best practices in supply chain management, whitepapers detailing procurement through reverse logistics and much more.

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Cerasis

JANUARY 4, 2016

We kick off today a month-long focus on trends in the following categories: Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation Management. 2016 Supply Chain Trend #6: Procurement’s New (read Bigger) Role in the Supply Chain.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 6, 2019

Bindiya Vakil ( @BindiyaVakil ), Resilinc CEO, notes, “Supply chain, sourcing and procurement professionals are on the front lines of managing global trade risks for their companies. The American Journal of Transportation reports supply chain risk management company Resilience360 also published a list of the Top 10 Supply Chain Risks for 2019.[3] In professional football, a quarterback can “take a knee” while holding the ball to end a play and down the ball.

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Cerasis

MARCH 19, 2018

In the modern era, it can be difficult for shippers to identify the best way to achieve cost savings, reduce risk and ensure optimal use of time in the procurement of transportation. At Cerasis, as specialist in over-the-road transportation management , we urge our shipper customers to know all they can about all modes of shipping so that thru knowledge, shippers are able to gain control and think strategically, yielding optimal outcomes. How to procure a full truckload.

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Cerasis

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Unfortunately, manufacturers and OEMs may lack the infrastructure necessary to facilitate such changes, and resellers face challenges in optimizing procurement for the world of e-commerce. According to Michael Hu of Ivey Business Journal , following such best practices will help to achieve strategic value in multichannel fulfillment and shipping.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2016

In 2012, for example, he was elected as a fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), where he served as chair of the Sections and Societies Subcommittee and as president of the Transportation Science and Logistics Section.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

He points to companies such as Hershey’s, Clorox, and Sysco that have all warned about rising transportation costs in their earnings calls. This coincides with a Wall Street Journal article from earlier this month ( Rising Freight Costs Are Weighing on Companies’ Profits ) that provided similar examples, including “cardboard maker Packaging Corp. Leading Practices in Transportation Procurement. A Portfolio Management Approach to Transportation Optimization.

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Arkieva

JULY 25, 2016

A new survey of 257 carriers and about 50 brokers by DAT Solutions, which provides load board and other information services to the transport sector, finds detention times remain a sticky point for drivers and carriers. Source: Journal of Supply Chain Management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 3, 2016

I find most companies are good at pockets of planning–demand planning, supply planning, transportation planning, material planning or plant scheduling, but the flows are not connected. Few implementations of planning connect to procurement and transportation.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 9, 2016

The strategic thinking and problem solving skills needed to handle this complexity are facing serious shortage as highlighted by a 2015 Wall Street Journal article. You can also learn by being a voracious reader of trade journals and many high quality websites where you can find SCM articles.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

According to the International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management , supply chain risk management (SCRM) is “the implementation of strategies to manage both everyday and exceptional risks along the supply chain based on continuous risk assessment with the objective of reducing vulnerability and ensuring continuity.”. The other day I ordered some new cologne from a website I had used only once before.

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 3, 2012

The CMR-6100 and ZEST Data Services offering, which is being unveiled today at RFID Journal LIVE!, In the majority of today’s cold-chain operations, data from condition monitoring is either nonexistent or requires hours or days to procure – making it inactionable.

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TMC

MAY 11, 2017

What does a global transportation management system (TMS) look like? As a wider range of shippers globalize their logistics networks, TMS solutions capable of managing international freight transportation have become a key part of supply chain management strategies.

Global 62

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TMC

MAY 11, 2017

What does a global transportation management system (TMS) look like? As a wider range of shippers globalize their logistics networks, TMS solutions capable of managing international freight transportation have become a key part of supply chain management strategies.

Global 62

Global Currency Journal Report 62

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2015

Based on reporting from the Wall Street Journal, the company hired Morgan Stanley to shop the company and package it for sale in 2014 with an expected evaluation of 800M$. GT Nexus is one of the strongest providers of transportation visibility for the global ecosystem.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. EU Energy Chief Sees Hurdles to Carbon Overhaul ( Wall Street Journal ).

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 21, 2016

For most companies, greater economy of scale is possible through the global management of procurement and transportation and local management of sales, manufacturing and customer service. Check out the new Shaman’s Journal. It is Sunday. Today, I assume a familiar position.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 27, 2015

Within that framework, we provide specialized, transportation and transportation management, crossdocking, packaging design and management, and lean consulting services. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

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TMC

MAY 5, 2016

Transportation management system (TMS) technology has advanced rapidly over recent years, but there is one element of the technology’s evolution that still lags behind: its global reach. The challenge is highlighted in a report published by the trade journal American Shipper.[i].

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