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FreightTech Reality Check with Brad Forester

The Logistics of Logistics

Brad is a highly recognized senior supply chain leader with over 23 years of managing, designing, and implementing freight transport technology. JBF Consulting has been helping shippers select, implement, and optimize logistics systems since 2003. Brad has a BA in Logistics Management from Michigan State University.

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The Network Effect in Supply Chain and Logistics

Talking Logistics

For UPS, “networked for growth” involves migrating its existing networks (Small Package, Freight, Logistics, Forwarding, and Technology) toward a single interoperable network, which would enable the company to provide more integrated and enhanced customer solutions and drive greater process efficiencies and innovation powered by analytics. .

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Modernizing Supply Chains with Brandon Daniels

The Logistics of Logistics

It was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Dublin, Singapore, and Tokyo. solution combines aggregated market data and customer data with advanced machine learning techniques to deliver short-term predictive freight market pricing specific to a company’s individual buy and sell behavior.

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Measuring Transportation Vehicle Utilization: The KPIs

SCMDOJO

However, measuring space utilization presents challenges: Lack of volumetric data: Comprehensive data on freight volume is often lacking, hindering industry-wide analysis (McKinnon, 2003). Research indicates that a significant portion of a truck’s time is spent idle or empty (McKinnon and Ge, 2004; IGD, 2003). Kearney, A.

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Potential Efficiency Improvements: Vehicle Efficiency in Businesses

SCMDOJO

Biofuels, derived from renewable sources like plant materials, boast a lower carbon footprint while still being compatible with existing diesel engines (often in blends) (Khare & Sharma, 2003). Sharma (2003), Fuel options, Chapter 9 in Hensher, D.A. & Button (eds.),

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Shipper Pain Points with Brad Forester

The Logistics of Logistics

Brad is the Founder of JBF Consulting , which specialize in freight technology – strategy, system integration, implementation and deployment. Brad is a highly recognized senior supply chain leader with over 23 years of managing, designing, and implementing freight transport technology. Freight Tech Trends with Mike Mulqueen.

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Disruptive Tech In The Supply Chain with Charley Dehoney

The Logistics of Logistics

Following his studies at San Jose State University, in the heart of Silicon Valley, Charley naturally started his career in 2003 in the field of supply chain and logistic technologies, working in the sales teams of companies such as Fusion Logistics, Cargomatic and ShipHawk. ? on the other hand. ?