Talking Logistics

MARCH 22, 2021

GPS depends on satellites, which can be damaged by electromagnetic storms or military attack. “GPS is vital to Americans, but hacking it has never been easier,” writes Diana Furchtgott-Roth in last weekend’s Wall Street Journal. Even with the satellites intact, hacking incidents proliferate, using inexpensive, easily available hardware.”

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 14, 2022

The conflict in Ukraine has accelerated these trends in dramatic fashion. Other drivers of shortages and price hikes that appear to be moderating include the cost of freight transportation. After a period of further price increases due to the rising cost of oil, I expect transportation costs to trend downwards in the next few weeks.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 3, 2018

It’s that time when idle chatter at the office Christmas lunch turns to debating what next year will bring, especially among logistics and supply chain professionals, for whom it seems every New Year brings new challenges, trends, and disruptive innovations. The 7 Trends for Supply Chain Pros to Watch in 2018.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 9, 2018

Given that you’re part of a network of providers, vendors, transporters and managers, the impact of just one weak link in the supply chain cybersecurity “chain of custody” can be significant. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Download white paper. According to the U.S.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Entering its eighth year, Multimodal has grown to become the UK and Ireland’s premier freight transport and logistics event. Government/Military. Events Clarion Events distribution managers event freight transport logistics Multimodal NEC Birmingham procurement directors shipping managers Supply Chain Directors traffic managers'

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 22, 2023

Russia’s Arctic Expansion: A Long-Term Strategy While the world is currently focused on the conflict in Ukraine, Russia is quietly expanding its military presence in the Arctic, building new bases in the region. Currently, the primary route for transporting goods from Europe to Asia is the Swiss Trade route.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Operations Research began when scientists demonstrated the value of analytics in the study of military logistics problems in the 1940s as a result of the complex requirements of World War II. By the 1960s, a clear trend had developed in shifting more time-dependent freight transportation to truck rather than rail.

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Supply Chain Network

DECEMBER 8, 2013

Likewise, logistics the physical handling, storage and transportation of any materiels or related services needed for the Government of Canada to serve citizens costs 10′s if not 100′s of millions of dollars annually. Transportation – Less Than Truckload & Truckload. Museum Services. Storage Services.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 23, 2015

Operations Research began when scientists demonstrated the value of analytics in the study of military logistics problems in the 1940s as a result of the complex requirements of World War II. By the 1960s, a clear trend had developed in shifting more time-dependent freight transportation to truck rather than rail.

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American Global Logistics

MARCH 5, 2024

They are doing so with increasingly devastating effects by targeting Houthi military capabilities , from ships to drones to air strikes and speed boats. In recent years, there has been a trend towards re-shoring and near-shoring. Currently, we see hopeful signs of ending this disruption. First, the U.S. This is due to many factors.

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QAD

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Since its founding, Turkey has dealt with instability and military coups, although each time, the country returns to democracy. Turkey also has 24,082 km of paved roads, so transportation by truck is easy. Transportation of goods by rail is also feasible, with 12,710 km of railroad track within Turkey. Imports equaled $255.1

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

In North America, average truckload rate per mile charged to customers increased about two percent while truckload transportation costs increased about four percent, excluding the estimated impacts of the change in fuel. 3PL Retail Retail Trends This Week in News C.H. Truckload net revenues, however, decreased 1.3 I wonder if the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 9, 2018

These connected tracking devices feed into transportation management and supply chain platforms to provide critical information at the pallet and package level. To alleviate the pressure on your supply chain, the most important component is a technology platform with one big view of everything across your multimodal transportation ecosystem.

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 11, 2022

a loss of capacity to ship and/or transport products. Transportation: Availability of mode, route, labor, and equipment. Replacing over-the-road transportation requires capital and cycle times vary from long (e.g., This is a relatively short-term constraint, although demographic trends suggest longer cycle times.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

Transport Intelligence, the well-respected U.K. UK-based logistics website with exceptional content and unique opinion pieces, often centered around shifting technology trends. So much so that it is split into seven topics – aircrafts, airports, capacity and demand, carriers, freight trends, traffic and viewpoints.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2016

You get on the M25 and before long you have a front seat view of the biggest transportation challenge facing companies in England and many other countries around the world: traffic congestion. I used that hypothetical headline to highlight a trend I saw in the industry: the convergence of logistics services, technology, and consulting.

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QAD

JANUARY 9, 2020

Thailand’s transportation and communication pathways are well-developed for manufacturing supply chains. The country has a robust network of roads, waterways, rail and air transport, including several major seaports. In the years since 2005, Thailand has endured much political unrest including a military coup in 2006.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 10, 2020

For manufacturers specifically, Logistics Management Software helps in the following activities: Overall supply and demand planning Effective order processing Inbound and outbound transportation management Inhouse warehouse and inventory management Fleet coordination Managing external logistics service providers.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 10, 2020

For manufacturers specifically, Logistics Management Software helps in the following activities: Overall supply and demand planning Effective order processing Inbound and outbound transportation management Inhouse warehouse and inventory management Fleet coordination Managing external logistics service providers.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 10, 2020

For manufacturers specifically, Logistics Management Software helps in the following activities: Overall supply and demand planning Effective order processing Inbound and outbound transportation management Inhouse warehouse and inventory management Fleet coordination Managing external logistics service providers.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 2, 2019

Sun Tzu, the famous Chinese general, military strategist, writer, and philosopher who lived in the 6th century BC, wrote, “The line between disorder and order lies in logistics.” He explains, “The use of 5G and IoT will speed up transportation of goods by rail, road and motorway.”

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QAD

APRIL 11, 2019

It abolished the monarchy and became a republic in 1889 before being thrown into several dictatorships and military rule. Both transportation and communication infrastructures are strong in Brazil. Exported goods include cars and transportation equipment, iron ore, soybeans, shoes and coffee. Argentina and the Netherlands.

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AFFLINK

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Those "things" need to be transported via truck, yet the industry lacks the capacity to do so. According to another recent report from the American Trucking Association , the shortage of drivers was expected to hit 50,000 by the end of 2017 - a trend that equates to more than 174,000 drivers by as soon as 2026. What Can Be Done.

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 30, 2011

This increased cost of supply, accompanied by increased risk of supply means logistics costs and transportation delays from these far-flung regions is causing companies to re-examine their supply chains. Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Vietnam experienced similar wage-related strikes and walkouts.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 11, 2021

” The military branch therefore plans to examine how to use the largest available commercial rockets to ship dozens of tons of supplies around the world, especially to remote areas. For one large supermarket chain, the idea of jumping on the buy and source locally trend makes too much sense.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 15, 2016

We welcome your thoughts on the issues that are impacting the transportation industry and your business. According to the recent Freight Analysis Framework study by the United States Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Bureau of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration, freight tons moving on the U.S. Carrier Capacity.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 18, 2019

Does the shutdown affect over-the-road freight transportation? Spoiler alert: Only a little, according to Transport Topics. Even military cargo is still moving , according to a report by Todd Dills at Overdrive. Even military cargo is still moving , according to a report by Todd Dills at Overdrive. Photo by F.Malotaux.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Here are seven ways in which this new 3D trend will shape the future of manufacturing sector: 1. Moreover, it will also help in the production process of military equipment and chemical weapons. If you are also instructed to learn about the impact of this revolutionary technology then you are at the right spot. Boost Local Production.

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Supply Chain Network

OCTOBER 7, 2012

Emerging Trends Freight & Transportation Materials Handling & Distribution Military Logistics New Ideas News & Info Space Based Logistics' It will again be put to use in docking procedures when the Orbital Sciences Corporation launches its own resupply mission in a few months.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 19, 2016

Then there’s the other end of the scale, those manufacturing plants that have purchased specialized pieces of computer kit that look like they could be used for a military operation. You will always be upgrading to stay on trend with the latest technologies. That’s a big price to pay. We’ll get to that.

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Requis

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

One group of people in career transition that are close to my heart are military veterans, because I’m an old Navy guy myself. In the military people might get a lot of highly relevant experience, but the terms are very different, so the book helps them overcome that language barrier.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Business, supply chain and transportation media have all reported this week that the cost of shipping a container of goods from China to the U.S. This downward trend is expected to continue over the coming weeks as shipping volumes continue to subside during what is traditionally been the peak shipping period for consumer goods.

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

So military logistics was really interesting because it’s big scale stuff. It was far more fascinating than military logistics, so within a few years I decided to leave and headed out to Australia and worked for a consulting company for two or three years. That’s been a massive trend. The CFOs have got to be shown the dollars.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 3, 2019

In navigating our clients, partners, and end-users of all sorts, however, we also have to process and bypass the bottlenecks inherent in every organization, particularly the larger ones, which ultimately trend towards the mean and inertia over the very-long-term. So, when the incentives are not aligned, who wins?

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MIT Supply Chain

JANUARY 30, 2014

Product digitization is not a new trend, but recent developments in this space could transform distribution networks at the local, regional, and global levels. In my last blog post Impact of Macro-Trends on Supply Chains: Diversification of Sales Channels , I looked at the splintering of sales channels and the possible impact on distribution.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 19, 2020

It’s a discipline centered on the storage, transportation, and distribution of products. Most of those challenges are directly impacted by an increase in online sales — a trend that has accelerated as a result of pandemic store closures. ” In fact, cognitive technologies can do much more than simply identify historical trends.

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

The rise of drones and drone technology as well as robotics within warehouses, transport operations and the management of stock have grown. EasyEcom is a platform of choice for major brands like Casio, Provogue, Killer Jeans, Swiss Military, etc. Many modern business models in the supply chain management space (e.g., JamesPMilan.

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