Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2025

Why Transformation Is a Boardroom Priority Supply chain management is now a core strategic concern for business leaders. The Shift from Cost-Cutting to Resilience For years, supply chains prioritized cost reduction over resilience. Companies that fail to integrate these technologies risk inefficiencies and higher costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 14, 2025

After over three years of negotiations, India and the United Kingdom have formally agreed to a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), marking a major milestone in their bilateral relations. Amid rising protectionism and geopolitical tensions, the UK-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) emerges as a strategic accord.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Moreover, maintaining optimal service levels while balancing inventory costs is a delicate act that requires sophisticated forecasting and inventory management techniques, underlining the importance of advanced spare parts management solutions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2025

Your inbox quickly fills with concerned emails highlighting rising costs, delayed materials, and your teams urgent efforts to assess the situation and determine the next steps. manufacturer I know saw their import costs jump overnight, forcing a rethink of a decade-old sourcing strategy.

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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. These added charges help carriers deal with fuel price volatility, but they can shift dramatically from week to week. We negotiate better rates on your behalf by bundling volume across thousands of shippers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 24, 2025

Its a rollercoaster for logistics and supply chain leaders operating in global markets. Businesses are facing greater volatility as tariff changes wreak havoc on supply chains, operational costs, and overall profitability. Intensifying geopolitical unrest. Increasing concerns over mass supply chain disruptions.

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ivalua

JUNE 12, 2025

That’s because procurement professionals like you are under constant pressure to cut costs, reduce risk, and deliver data-backed insights to the business. This blog offers a clear, practical overview of what spend analysis is, how it supports strategic sourcing, and why it matters for both direct and indirect procurement.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

As businesses grow, so do the complexities of managing freight logistics. Understanding the key differences between these services can help you make a more informed decision, streamline your operations, reduce shipping costs and ultimately improve customer satisfaction. What is a freight forwarder?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2025

Pharmaceuticals No finalized agreement has been reached for pharmaceuticals, though both parties have committed to negotiate preferential terms. has objected to the tax and indicated that future digital trade negotiations will require its removal or revision. Further negotiations are expected. Tariffs on U.S.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 15, 2025

Shippers that rely on imports have obviously been among the first to feel the financial strain as rising costs disrupt supply chains and profitability. Companies now must make strategic decisions regarding pricing, shipping, supply chains and overall logistics. The newly implemented 2025 U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 5, 2025

(Pledge) , including its global supply chain sustainability solution for beneficial cargo owners (BCOs), enterprise supply chain leaders and logistics service providers (LSPs). In an era where corporate social responsibility and ESG initiatives are non-negotiable, accredited emissions reporting is the gold standard for high-quality data.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 11, 2025

The resulting strategic question for companies is: How do we build resilient supply chains when even the rule-makers are unstable? Increased costs for critical imports—especially steel, aluminum, and electronic components—could further affect vehicle production and margins. to “Can we trust any trade rule will hold?”

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 12, 2025

Introduction Negotiation is at the heart of supply chain management. Whether dealing with suppliers, logistics providers, or internal stakeholders, striking the right balance between assertiveness and flexibility is key. Understanding Compromise in Negotiation Negotiation requires a deep understanding of power dynamics.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Dive into our curated list of the top 12 blogs from 2024 that will elevate your supply chain knowledge and give you a competitive edge. However, it covers key differences between purchasing and procurement, explores common contract types, and emphasizes the importance of strategic sourcing, supplier relationships, and risk management.

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Freightos

APRIL 23, 2025

Home Introducing Freightos Enterprise: End-to-End Procurement, Benchmarking, and Management Freightos Enterprise unifies market intelligence, tender management, and shipment operations into one solution, enhancing logistics efficiency for large import-export businesses.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2025

A third-party logistics provider (3PL) can help you anticipate disruption, respond quickly and stay competitive. When tariffs rise, fuel prices spike or international trade agreements shift, those cause ripples across all freight modes — truck, air, rail and ocean. But that speed comes at a cost — and not just financially.

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ivalua

JULY 1, 2025

Fragmented systems, rising cost pressures, and shifting risk profiles are making it harder than ever to manage procurement effectively. This blog explains what a successful procurement strategy looks like in 2025, including a working definition, a strategic procurement framework, and the key steps to building one.

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Procurement Academy

APRIL 10, 2025

Recent and proposed tariff changes are reshaping the landscape at a rapid speed, putting supply chain leaders on high alert and forcing businesses to rethink sourcing strategies, supplier relationships, and cost structures. A highly skilled supply chain workforce is critical to responding quickly and strategically to disruption.

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ivalua

JULY 1, 2025

Fragmented systems, rising cost pressures, and shifting risk profiles are making it harder than ever to manage procurement effectively. This blog explains what a successful procurement strategy looks like in 2025, including a working definition, a strategic procurement framework, and the key steps to building one.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 16, 2025

India and the UK Agree on a Historic Free Trade Agreement After over three years of negotiations, India and the United Kingdom have formally agreed to a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), marking a major milestone in their bilateral relations. companies accelerated shipments to avoid tariff increases, leading to short-term logistical bottlenecks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2025

Knowledge Graphs are emerging as an important tool for building advanced AI capabilities. These agents can communicate, negotiate, and collaborate to solve complex problems. This, Mr. Al Syed said, is key in moving from an incremental application ROI to bigger, more strategic forms of value creation. Data governance is critical.

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Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

Home No More Black Swans: The Age of Supply Chain Uncertainty Freightos Enterprise unifies market intelligence, tender management, and shipment operations into one solution, enhancing logistics efficiency for large import-export businesses. What’s become increasingly clear is that there are no more black swans in global logistics.

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Freightos

AUGUST 10, 2024

More Resources Home Is AI Hype or a Truly Revolutionary Technology Set to Transform Logistics? (AI As someone passionate about efficiency and technology in logistics, but not an expert in AI, I was initially very excited about AI’s potential. In logistics, the cost of an error or exception is always where problems start to balloon.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

What Is Strategic Sourcing? A Complete Guide Strategic sourcing is a data-driven approach to securing the best value for your organization from its strategic suppliers. It is called strategic because it replaces traditional ad hoc approaches to sourcing, which were almost entirely focused on cost savings, item by item.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 18, 2021

As logistics continues to grow more lucrative to the customer experience, 3PLs are playing an increasing role in the supply chain. To find the right logistics transportation services partner for your unique business needs, shippers should consider these five crucial characteristics. . Focus on Carrier Procurement and Management.

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Procurement Academy

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Increased globalization, constant digital transformation, and ever-evolving consumer demands have led to a situation where traditional supply chain skills are simply no longer enough for success. There is now a pressing need for supply chain professionals to acquire and develop new skills that are better suited to modern organizations.

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SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 30, 2024

As businesses strive to enhance efficiency, resilience, and sustainability, the demand for skilled supply chain professionals has never been higher. This blog explores how MTSS platforms can be strategically utilized to build the competencies necessary for success in supply chain management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2025

companies accelerated shipments to avoid tariff increases, leading to short-term logistical bottlenecks. Provisions for Further Negotiation In addition to the temporary tariff reductions, the agreement establishes a working mechanism to continue technical consultations. In the U.S., In China, a decline in exports to the U.S.

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ivalua

MAY 29, 2025

Misaligned priorities, siloed systems, and unclear ownership can directly impact key performance indicators like cost savings percentage and procurement cycle time. When decisions for either procurement or SCM are made in isolation, organizations can miss out on cost savings, end up with excess inventory, or experience delayed deliveries.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 24, 2023

Nick is Co-founder of Sync Logistics Training is a joint venture between Metafora + Kinetic, a Learning Management Software that gives brokerages the power to transfer years of industry knowledge to new hire employees in an engaging and effective platform. With Sync Logistics Training companies can: Reduce the burden on management.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 29, 2023

Matt Silver and Joe Lynch discuss the power of partnerships in the logistics and transportation space. Matt is the VP of Strategic Partnerships with Greenscreens.ai , a technology that provides predictive pricing recommendations for maximum broker margins. Pricing that is more accurate and more likely to win profitable business.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2023

Rik Schrader and Joe Lynch discuss logistics and distribution transportation, which is one of the specialties of Rik’s company, Körber Business Area Supply Chain. Key Takeaways: Logistics and Distribution Trans Körber’s Business Area Supply Chain is a division of the Körber Group, a global technology company.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

The trouble today is finding authentic pairs which also do not cost an arm and a leg. And now on to this week’s logistics news. This resulted in meaningful cost savings for our last mile delivery program overall,” he added. Counterfeiters have gotten a lot better over the years, and the Jordan brand has become a big target.

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Freightos

JUNE 10, 2025

June 10, 2025 Blog Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) increased 98% to $5,488/FEU. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) increased 61% to $6,410/FEU. Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) increased 17% to $2,757/FEU. America weekly prices fell 1% to $5.27/kg.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Expanding the smart package initiative will help UPS strengthen its network efficiency as it seeks to reduce costs in a cooling demand environment. By acquiring GroundCloud, which was officially known as Windigo Logistics Inc., aims to block from obtaining American high technology.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Re-implement demand planning, trade promotion management, and revenue/price management together to improve the baseline demand signal. The Emergence of Logistics as Constraint. Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. Availability of logistics was always assumed.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2023

Richard is Vice President of Strategic Accounts at Intelligent Audit , a cutting-edge logistics and supply chain technology company, dedicated to revolutionizing how businesses manage their shipping and transportation processes. Richard Perry and Joe Lynch and discuss the importance of freight bill audit.

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