SCMDOJO

JULY 16, 2024

Transportation is a complex system, and even minor inefficiencies can have a ripple effect. This article explores challenges identified in a research paper by McKinnon (2006) focusing on vehicle utilization and efficiency in the freight industry [1]. We’ll delve into each challenge and explore potential solutions: 1.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 10, 2024

This article explores key strategies for enhancing logistical efficiency and thus improving profitability and reducing cost. Logistical Efficiency in Sourcing, Distribution, and Delivery Local Sourcing: While offering potential environmental benefits, local sourcing introduces complexities like smaller vehicle sizes and less-than-full loads.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 30, 2016

2015 was a different year for the logistics industry. The prices of fuel continued to drop, and growth in the logistics industry slowed to a painstaking crawl of less than So, let’s take a closer look at what findings were released within the 2016 State of Logistics (SOL) report and how they impact current and future logistics processes.

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 13, 2011

Accellos, a leading provider of supply chain execution software solutions, has named Bill Ashburn General Manager of its line of transportation software solutions. Since its founding in 2006, Accellos has successfully completed six acquisitions, enabling an end-to-end supply-chain product offering. which Ashburn co-founded in 1986.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 16, 2022

Featuring Our Top 16 Articles on Freight and Logistics! Flawless logistics can really be the secret ingredient to the recipe for a successful business. The logistics industry is big in India. The logistics industry is big in India. In this blog, we will talk about the best among these logistics companies in India.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 5, 2013

In 2006, they made a decision to implement a supply chain planning solution. Most often the focus is on transportation or logistics, but does not take into consideration the trade-offs between make, source and deliver. Use of third-party data for transportation lane and drayage times by day/time of week.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 2, 2024

This blog was co-written by Terence Leung and Jen McQuiston Our customers depend on Blue Yonder Transportation Management to achieve customer-centricity and operational resiliency across the globe. The logistics landscape has changed significantly since then, but Blue Yonder’s capabilities have evolved along with it.

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Freightos

APRIL 12, 2016

We’re huge fans of innovation in the logistics space. NASA awarded the company a commercial orbital transportation services contract in 2006, to design and demonstrate a launch system to resupply cargo to the ISS. Leading logistics providers are no doubt already looking to get in early. Space Delivery As Science Fact.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Speakers are the SCRC meeting yesterday and today continued to speak more on the topic of transportation strategy given increasing challenges in the transportation sector, and the need for an effective transportation management strategy. There is a chronic lack of drivers, and it is an unattractive profession for most people.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

When we do these types of analysis, we look back at the data as far as we can reach (Y chart data is available only back to 2006 in a reliable form) and then we look at the period of 2006-2014 and the more recent period of 2011-2014. (This is an analysis of traditional retail minus eCommerce pure plays.) The difference?

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Talking Logistics

JULY 5, 2018

In this post, I will outline how to select reliable core carriers and find the right third party logistics provider (3PL) for your business. We have been studying truck freight attributes and strategies since 2006. Find the right mix of asset providers. Your first objective is to segment your freight by some primary attributes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

He is an industrial engineer with a diploma in transportation and logistics from the University of Applied Sciences in Bremerhaven. Orbit Chart of Supply Chain Performance at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns for the Period of 2006-2015. Ralf’s Insights. Sustainability is also important.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 23, 2015

Both industrial engineering and operations research have their roots in logistics. 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. History of Supply Chain Management: Logistics Comes of Age.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2016

One area that always seems ripe for improvement is the supply chain, and one of the best ways to accomplish that is with a transportation management system (TMS). Just a few years ago sophisticated logistics software was reserved for only the largest and wealthiest companies. For most companies, the opportunity is there.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Although our claim to fame is our web based TMS freight rating technology, the Cerasis Rater , which includes a technology suite of products and integrated managed transportation services , it is in our interest to understand the future of freight and how we as freight brokers fit in.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from Freightos , is a SaaS-enabled marketplace for the logistics industry. US Army uses the “Transporter” container, developed four years earlier for removals, for Korean War supply movements. First intermodal cargo transportation (containers are stacked on deck). Shipping between Europe, S.E.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 23, 2023

List of Top 10 Supply Chain Analytics Books 1) Supply Chain Metrics that Matter (Wiley Corporate F&A) 1st Edition This book offers an in-depth guide to understanding the link between corporate financials and supply chain maturity, evaluating the progress of over a hundred companies from 2006-2013. 8) Supply Chain 4.0:

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 16, 2017

In other words, greater access to identical systems prevents organizational silos from inhibiting visibility, asserts Alex Whiteman of Eye For Transport. While this idea seemed ground-breaking in 2006, it has become a commonplace aspect of nearly all Walmart locations. Wearables Became More Cost-Effective and Available.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Both industrial engineering and operations research have their roots in logistics. 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. History of Supply Chain Management: Logistics Comes of Age.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 20, 2015

Ultimately, numerous companies found reshoring the most practical solution to overcome extreme unforeseen costs, and logistical and service issues in operating abroad. Training Magazine 's annual survey indicates that from 2006-2013, average investment in training per manufacturing employee was reduced by 31 percent.

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Supply Chain Network

MARCH 13, 2017

Two early pilots were facilitated by Supply Chain Network and carried out in 2003 and 2006 with both representing successful demonstrations of the potential supply chain benefits available through end to end ‘Internet of Things’ supply chain implementations.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

It’s remarkable that there aren’t many more companies consolidating their transport operations. Those are the words of Patrick Van De Vyver, EMEA Logistics Operations Manager at 3M. In 2006, with an export value of EUR1.5 I can’t understand why they’re not doing it yet.” 33 | Checklist S&OP.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 17, 2021

Many businesses are built around vehicle fleets, and so many others rely on them to conduct a large portion of their services, including transportation. In fact, according to this survey from Statista , about one-quarter of the vehicles in use were commercial vehicles between the years 2006 and 2015.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Petrol cars and vans which do not meet Euro 4 standards (vehicles pre-2006), for diesel cars and vans that do not meet Euro 6 standards (vehicles pre-2015 wouldn’t comply), are charged to enter the zone. When the ULEZ was first announced, there was a concern that it would impact businesses who need to enter the zone each day.

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AFFLINK

MAY 17, 2017

Logistics Management. To ensure proper logistics management in the hospitality industry, businesses need to take steps to ensure efficient transportation and order pick-up. Some ways to improve logistics management are implementing a vendor compliance program and choosing products that work with staff and facility effectively.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 9, 2014

As reported in the New York Times : Factoring in June’s increase and upward revisions for estimated hiring in April and May, employers added an average of 231,000 workers a month in the first half of 2014, the best six-month run since the spring of 2006. What is the Future of Truckload Transportation?

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Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 30, 2009

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Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 30, 2009

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Supply Chain Digest

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

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Supply Chain Digest

MAY 8, 2009

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MAY 8, 2009

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MAY 8, 2009

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Supply Chain Digest

MAY 8, 2009

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Supply Chain Digest

MAY 8, 2009

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 3, 2014

This situation has prompted people like Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to see that “we can think of none more appropriate to safeguard our highways as commercial vehicle drivers than the thousands of veterans who have already proven they can safely handle large vehicles under extremely stressful circumstances.”.

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Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 29, 2009

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Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 29, 2009

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