The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 21, 2023

Why Multi-Carrier Parcel Shipping Strategies Are Winning in 2022 by Lindsay Schuemann , Marketing Manager at Enveyo Two years. We’ve had many ups and downs since March of 2020, but one up that has continued its upward trend, is e-commerce purchase volume. . They’re shipping companies. What carriers should I evaluate?

Cost Reduction Strategies

GlobalTranz

JANUARY 14, 2016

From increased affordability and efficiency of the transportation management system (TMS) to the application of Bluetooth technology for superior tracking of product movements, 2016 will be the year in which technology becomes an integral, if not the exclusive, part of the shipping process. Then, Amazon purchased Kiva , and they vanished.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Demand for ocean freight was lower than anticipated, and Hanjin Shipping, another top ten ocean liner, was already teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. The Post-2016 Strategy: End-to-end Shipping. While not outrightly linked to this release, Maersk, now a shipping line and forwarder, terminated its key account status.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2014

All metal fabricators realize that they have to do some analyses before the company purchases equipmen t or hires new people, but now there seems to be a new intensity about the process. Use a Third Party Logistics Company : A prominent report supports the rising using of 3PLs as a way for shippers to take a competitive advantage.

Manufacturing Procurement

GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Third-party logistics providers (3PLs) have been around for several years, and while 3PLs may have existing software suites, such as our very own transportation management system, the Cerasis Rater, many supply chain managers are still implementing in-house technology solutions that have severe capability limitations.

Supply Chain Design Software

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Companies had to survive the disruptions by obtaining visibility throughout their supply chains, some may have done so through large amount of manual effort rather than more automated solutions. Supply chain managers require visibility to track the necessary components from a purchase order for production or to fulfill a customer order.

Rail Software

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Do you transport your products to your customers on the other side of the world in a container ship? Well, how much carbon did the ship emit in the course of the move? If you purchased trucks for your shipping fleet, how much carbon was emitted in making those vehicles? Business travel is also in this scope.

Vendor Strategies

GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2016

As a result, the use of the TMS is expanding, and it will be one of the greatest technology trends to benefit the shipping industry in 2016. Let's take a look at why it’s expanding and how it will benefit the shipping industry. Shippers demand in-house solutions. Driving Forces Behind the Expansion. percent increase in profits.

Supply Chain Design Software

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

As a leading energy and urban solutions provider, Sembcorp has more than 5.7GW of renewable energy portfolio across key markets such as Singapore, Vietnam China, India and the UK. During our search for more energy-efficient technology, we met up with numerous vendors offering energy solutions. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

Sustainability

Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Much of the finger-pointing involved the movement of shipping containers into and out of port facilities. For the supply chain to work smoothly, a complex and highly choreographed dance, involving both full and empty shipping containers, must be performed. More than 80 ships stretched to the distance — a new record. ”[1].

Supply Chain Design Software

GlobalTranz

MARCH 7, 2016

Consequently, more data equates to more analysis and insight, which can then be used to create and implement new solutions to existing problems and issues in visibility and capability, explains McKinsey and Company. What About Supply Chain Entities That Have Time-Sensitive Products? What About the Driver Shortage and Transportation Rate Hike?

Procurement Analytics

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Also, tools have been developed to enable horizontal partnerships to reduce empty truck miles. The second Z – Zero emission shipping routes: the Clydebank Declaration. Signatories to the so-called Clydebank Declaration have agreed to collaborate to support the creation of green shipping corridors between two or more port pairs.

Supply Chain Design Software

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Procurement, activities such as strategic sourcing, are one of the main processes in the supply chains that can generate a positive impact on companies by giving them a competitive advantage in the market. Strategic sourcing can help supply chain leaders identify potential risk factors and develop procurement mitigation plans.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

To ensure product quality we need a system that enables us to track unit-level items, spot problems, find an optimized solution, communicate our action plan, and orchestrate a response. The platform also alerts users to potential problems with predictive analytics and proposes optimal solutions using prescriptive analytics as well.

Supply Chain Planning Software

GlobalTranz

APRIL 19, 2017

In fact, the shipping industry saw continued decline in rates and industry health for nearly five years. So, it would be natural for adoption rates of TMS solutions to be impacted by the financial crisis. For smaller shippers, adoption rates remain near 10 percent, reports Bridget McCrea of Logistics Management magazine.

Vendor Strategies

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Parallelly, expectations around the overall purchasing experience have also grown steeper. A quick and practical way to go about it is to leverage cutting-edge technology solutions that bring about efficiency at scale. Adopting route planning solutions is one of the quickest and most practical ways to operate more sustainably.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The application of data can help shippers gain control of shipping costs and make informed decisions, and the top freight data trends for 2019 exemplify how the use of a transportation management system (TMS) can further this cause. The Move to LTL Digital Shipping. Download WhitePaper.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logility

APRIL 10, 2017

Look at the process enabling tools. Survey after survey points to spreadsheets as one of the primary tools used along with ERP systems and homegrown solutions. In many cases you will discover that processes like demand, inventory, replenishment, and manufacturing planning are limited by a lack of software capability.

Supply Chain Planning Software

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As the months continued and the supply chain and shipping industries weathered numerous storms, the maturation of process digitalisation and remote management continued at speed. Here, we discuss broad brushstroke trends that we see as solid foundations upon which tailored and considered solutions can be built. .

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Moreover, products can be shipped to stores in-time then lost sales is minimal. In order to streamline the delivery, Coca-Cola implemented a vehicle routing software. The reason is that is the software vendor has a very good relationship with Coca-Cola''s legacy ERP software vendor.

Case Study

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Shortage management is a strategic approach that evaluates the number of items required by a specific date, guiding purchasing managers to procure items accordingly. The ability to quickly and effectively address issues and devise innovative solutions is instrumental in maintaining smooth operations.

Purchasing Skills

SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

Also, traditional logistics focuses its attention on activities such as procurement , distribution, maintenance, and inventory management. Founded in 1963, NCPDM represents the outbound side of logistics and the National Association for Purchasing Management (NAPM) represents the inbound side. Inventory optimization Tool.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Following on from its other two highly popular subway maps of supply chain software vendors and logistics service providers, the quarterly magazine Supply Chain Movement has now published the third edition of the Consulting Subway Map Europe showing the European supply chain consultancy sector. 26 | Global Trade Map.

Supply Chain Planning Software

4WL Consulting

AUGUST 8, 2017

Ecommerce-wise, what’s worse than having to wait for something you’ve purchased online? Fast shipping and free shipping are two phrases near and dear to a bargain-hunter’s heart, which is why Amazon uses them so heavily. The Ethical Speed Issue. The Over-Promising Issue.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

4WL Consulting

AUGUST 8, 2017

Ecommerce-wise, what’s worse than having to wait for something you’ve purchased online? Fast shipping and free shipping are two phrases near and dear to a bargain-hunter’s heart, which is why Amazon uses them so heavily. The Ethical Speed Issue. The Over-Promising Issue.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

4WL Consulting

AUGUST 8, 2017

Ecommerce-wise, what’s worse than having to wait for something you’ve purchased online? Fast shipping and free shipping are two phrases near and dear to a bargain-hunter’s heart, which is why Amazon uses them so heavily. The Ethical Speed Issue. The Over-Promising Issue.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Jaggaer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Balancing Cost, Resiliency, and Sustainability in Procurement: Insights from Georg Roesch Procurement professionals across industries and markets are struggling to keep their supply chains agile in a world of constant disruptions. Explore the evolving role of software, AI, and data, and how they can support your ESG goals.

Negotiating Skills

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

The number of alternative and dual-fuel propelled container ship orders out numbers the traditional ICE only engines for new ship orders. Aeronautics engineering innovation is sadly only paddling forward in comparison to the ship building industry. This is big money and infrastructure is working to accompany the change.

Purchasing Skills

Logistics Bureau

MARCH 14, 2018

Affected by changes in production, procurement and distribution methods, warehousing has continually been pushed and pulled in different directions. Outsourcing providers use advanced technology to make their operations more efficient and to safeguard their own margins, but the same tools are available to all those prepared to invest in them.

Warehousing

ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Being named to an exclusive list like TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions or awarded Toy of the Year. Some ecommerce companies invest in the logistics infrastructure themselves, which requires a lot of capital and resources: Purchasing land or leasing warehouses that you won’t outgrow right away (and hopefully grow into in time).

Inventory Reduction

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 3, 2021

Furthermore, whether purchased in a store or plucked right from their doorstep, buyers want to receive their products immediately and in excellent condition. The purpose of a third-party logistics (3PL) firm is to provide a completely integrated solution for all logistics and supply chain requirements.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Oracle SCM

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Cushing has been an invited blogger at conferences sponsored by CFO Magazine and Supply Chain Insights and writes regularly for RKL eSolutions and more. They're actually complex adaptive systems (CAS), but software really likes linear processes. Richard Cushing is principal/consultant for Cushing & Associates.

Supply Chain Planning Software

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Other use cases could be the deployment of autonomous factories, mine sites, oil rigs, ports, ships etc. However, from a supply chain perspective, the exciting point relates to the combination of physical and digital products being purchased together. Automation will continue to grow, both from a software and hardware perspective.

Supply Chain Software

Supply Chain Collaborator

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

These three headlines from Transport Topics and Food Shippers of America magazine tell the story of one of the most important challenges facing shippers in North America leading into 2018. Here’s the story and the solution to the mounting challenge. “The Value in Orchestrating a Scheduled Transportation Plan”. There can be no argument.

Just-in-Time

Supply Chain Trend

MAY 14, 2017

Every so many years, a new supply chain terminology takes the front page and dominates the conversation in magazines and conferences. Usually the result is that the supply-chain concept is generalised as a solution for everything, accompanied by a simplified interpretation of the complexity involved in implementation.

Big Data

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

For example, the following five pieces of advice, which were highlighted by a 2012 Entrepreneur Magazine article and are every bit as relevant today, can be applied by any enterprise with an outbound supply chain serving online shoppers. . Procurement costs. Ethical Procurement and Corporate Responsibility.

Inventory Reduction

AB&R

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

With the holidays around the corner and current events driving the number of online purchases to new heights, barcoding technology is more essential than ever. However, the need to quickly move customers through the purchasing process is not unique to today’s times. 2] Smithsonian Magazine: [link]. [3] Faster data entry.

Purchasing Skills