Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

He presented a vision of moving from the kind of antiquated sales and operations planning (S&OP) done at many companies, to an advanced form of integrated planning. For example, a few analysts might be tasked with discovering how the profitability of an order is linked to the transportation costs associated with that order.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

If you are a regular reader of the Cerasis blog, you know our goal is to educate and inform those in the manufacturing, supply chain, distribution, logistics, and transportation space with best practices, trends, and industry news so that we can create a community of people.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 28, 2018

Those 80% of the loads in 20% of the lanes typically present attributes that the asset carrier community is most interested in. Of course, the key to being able to do all this is to have data from a transportation management system, or TMS — your own, or your 3PL’s. Robinson since 1989.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 5, 2018

Once you’ve selected a mix of asset-based carriers, the next step is to choose an optimal 3PL to work with as part of your transportation strategy. In the case of brokerage, it is important to minimize the presentation of your freight to the market. Select the perfect 3PL to augment your truckload strategy. Risk control.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 29, 2016

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GlobalTranz

MAY 4, 2016

In modern manufacturing and transportation, savings are everything. According to a National Cooperative Freight Research Program report, Performance Measures for Freight Transportation , the following graph breaks down how other respondents rate the cost of logistics. Most industry experts rate the cost of logistics as very costly.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2020

But much in the same way shippers had transportation difficulties in 2018, the past year was not easy on the other side of the industry — carriers. Industry incumbents like Celadon , New England Motor Freight , Falcon Transport, and HVH Transportation all shut down, some abruptly, after supply-side conditions did not improve.

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