Metrics Network Design Shipping 
Freight Waves
JUNE 25, 2025
Unlike transporting goods across state lines, cross-border shipping demands specialized expertise, robust infrastructure and comprehensive security measures. Infrastructure for efficient freight movement The physical infrastructure supporting cross-border shipping forms the backbone of efficient operations. Mexico trade.
ThroughPut
JULY 9, 2025
Core Activities in Logistics: Order fulfillment Warehouse and inventory management Freight and shipping coordination Packaging and labeling Last-mile delivery and returns Goal: Efficient and cost-effective movement and storage of goods. It includes managing trucks, ships, planes, trains, and the infrastructure and data that support them.
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Supply Chain Digest
JUNE 19, 2025
metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million USD in revenue, down 58% from FY09 levels, despite daily package volumes rising by an average of 121%. FedEx says that since 2005, aviation emissions intensity (the amount of emissions per unit of activity) has dropped 31% and the company is aiming for a 40% reduction by 2034.
Supply Chain Shaman
MAY 13, 2015
Supply chain design looks very different by company. Today, three out of four companies greater than 10B$ have a network design group that averages seven people. So, how do companies get good at supply chain design? It is about changing traditional paradigms and building the processes to make design a priority.
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Based on the work with Georgia Tech, we are getting clear on which metrics matter by industry. As companies adopt a balanced scorecard, the functional metrics shift to a focus on reliability. They implemented a simple planning technology with an outside-in channel-centric model (Ship to model definition).
Supply Chain Shaman
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
The warehouse I ran just completed a consolidation of three shipping centers. The analysis, based on network optimization assumed average loading, and did not account for the swings. So, I was always struggling on a daily basis to establish a feasible plan to ship 180 trucks out of 22 doors in a twenty-four-hour operation.
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 18, 2023
As consumer spending fell, the days of escalating ocean freight and extreme shipping variability eased this year. For organizations layered in functional metrics and driving a cost agenda, this is a tough nut to crack. The ride is uphill, but the visibility is low. What is normalcy? However, variability and global unrest is rising.
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