Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 26, 2024

and global ports, with highly complex air freight systems suffering the heaviest hit, as global airlines grounded flights. and global ports, with highly complex air freight systems suffering the heaviest hit, as global airlines grounded flights. And now on to this week’s logistics news. The report, which analyzed 8.4

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

LTL capacity has routinely been used as a source of added capacity when full truckload becomes unavailable. LTL capacity is quickly becoming harder to find, and full truckload carriers have already started to turn away freight. E-commerce growth for 2017 was just shy of 3 percent, but that number has already been exceeded in 2018.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Our salute to the best advancements in supply chain technology, processes and labor management from 2017. Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more. Last-Mile Delivery.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 20, 2017

Trucking Freight Brokers to Merge Under Private-Equity Deal (WSJ – sub. Japan firms shifting to trains to move freight amid dearth of new truckers (The Japan Times). November 2016 North American Freight Numbers. And here’s a flowchart that provides an example: Source: Amazon patent filing.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

But before I head out, grab your reading glasses and check out the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: SophiaTX Open Source Platform to Integrate SAP, Blockchain. Convargo grabs $19 million to improve road freight (TechCrunch). Cass Truckload Linehaul Index – September 2017.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 20, 2022

One of the high-flying start-ups that is addressing the needs of smaller regional fleets is Uber Freight. The business began in stealth mode in May of 2017 essentially leveraging Uber’s ride-sharing technology talent and infrastructure in a logistics load matching processes. All rights reserved.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2017

Manhattan Associates Reports First Quarter 2017 Performance. Source: Amazon patent. For related commentary, see The Rebirth of Transportation Marketplaces (UberCARGO, Cargomatic, and Freight Friend). Logistics Platform Haven Sets Sights on SAP with Launch of Haven TMS.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Last month, I attended and spoke at the Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 conference , where I learned many things about the Heavy Building Materials (HBM) industry. Back to the main conference, I gave a keynote presentation titled “Keep Your Breadcrumbs Behind My GeoFence: Why Fleet & Freight Visibility Matters.”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2024

In March 2024, the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation released the National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy , which aims to decarbonize and advance zero-emission freight along the United States main shipping corridors. Through the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

Delivery Connect is designed to manage the movement of freight from the shipper to the end receiver, including scanning, proof of delivery (PoD), exception management, cross dock and in-depot activities through to job dispatch, customer service and reporting.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In 2017, at the time of the merger with Swift Transportation, he led the synergy team focused on combined non-asset success, and soon after earned responsibility over both the Logistics and Intermodal segments for the publicly traded KNX.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Source: Adelante SCM poll of MercuryGate clients. The progress here is also mixed: Source: Adelante SCM poll of MercuryGate clients. Source: Adelante SCM poll of MercuryGate clients. Source: Adelante SCM poll of MercuryGate clients. Source: Adelante SCM poll of MercuryGate clients.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Late 2021 saw Maersk continue to shift towards vertical integrations, with acquisition of Senator, a German freight forwarder for $644 million dollars. While Facebook is looking at virtual reality, Alibaba and Amazon are looking more at freight. More on Maersk’s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 16, 2024

This article explores challenges identified in a research paper by McKinnon (2006) focusing on vehicle utilization and efficiency in the freight industry [1]. rail and truck) for long distances, can reduce congestion on roads, particularly for high-volume freight [8]. Freight Transport Association. Routledge. [3] 3] Gibson, I.,

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group, via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog calls reader attention to two recently published research papers that address evidence of ongoing shifts in global supply component and end production sourcing. percent in 2017 and have since fallen to 16.5 imports peaked at 21.6 percent in 2022.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

DB Schenker Takes $25 Million Stake in Online Freight Booking Platform uShip (WSJ – sub. Exclusive: Wal-Mart to tear down walls between store, online buying operations – sources (Reuters). Amazon’s delivery drones may drop packages via parachute (CNN).

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 2, 2017

The freight recession is over. Energy exploration and fracking petered out, and the accompanying freight dried up. Freight volume and rates finally began to revive in May 2016, and year-over-year volume comparisons turned positive in August. Advice for 2017: Plan for growth, but keep a close watch on various markets.

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GTG Technology Group

JANUARY 9, 2018

Let’s explore some of the most successful trends from 2017 to prepare for improved capabilities in the year ahead. Freight “Uberization”. Truckers can arrange long-haul freight using their smartphones and offer mobile freight tracking that gives suppliers peace of mind. Sources: [link]. No Longer a Choice.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

In his 2017 annual shareholder letter , Bezos lauded “divinely discontent” customers as innovation drivers. Not even B2B is spared from these changing expectations (which is why we at Freightos launched an online freight marketplace ). Source: Amazon.com. billion between 2015 and 2017. Amazon Fulfillment. billion to $21.7

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The following is a 5,000 word exploration of Maersk’s strategic shift to end-to-end logistics services, based on open sources. Demand for ocean freight was lower than anticipated, and Hanjin Shipping, another top ten ocean liner, was already teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. The Freight Game of Thrones.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

There was no air freight possible then into Europe,” added Gerald van den Eijnden. You would call up the freight forwarders, and they would send an Excel spreadsheet” that contained all the shipments for Molex in the coming days or weeks. The data from Infor Nexus also helps the transportation teams do better carrier sourcing.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

In going door to door trying to sell a Freight Management service, as well as in my experience working in companies, I have had the opportunity to see a variety of ways in which companies, large and small, were managing their Freight and Logistics spend. Freight and Logistics. You must manage Freight and Logistics.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 23, 2017

At the same time, technological advances such as the Internet of Things, automated transportation and similar futuristic innovations , have been offering the promise of disruption for the last few years without really delivering, although there is little doubt that they will, maybe in 2017, or maybe later.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The framework covers: freight traffic intensity choice of freight transport mode capacity utilisation energy efficiency switching to low carbon energy There is no “silver bullet” instead a bundle of decarbonisation enablers needs to be activated. Open source is a way to spread the benefits of these technologies.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

The Tesla Semi Truck Will Change Freight. Freight innovation frequently focuses on moving data better – like visibility, eBookings , and the new generation of forwarders and brokers. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 6, 2017. The Tesla Semi in the Wild (Source: reddit). Tesla Semi unveil now Nov 16.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

History of Alliances in Container Shipping Source: Port Economics, Management and Policy What are Global Shipping Alliances (GSAs) in the shipping industry? Ocean Alliance: The Ocean Alliance was formed in 2017 and consists of four major shipping companies: CMA CGM, Cosco Shipping, Evergreen Line, and OOCL.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 6, 2018

Home Depot’s work in risk management served to increase profitability in the aftermath of the 2017 hurricane season. Look no further than the aftermath of the 2017 hurricane season. Creating a centralized source of information necessary to mitigate losses.

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Freightos

JANUARY 8, 2017

11 Ways Tech Will Change Logistics in 2017. We’re wrapping up 2016 with a recap of eleven logistics technology trends that shaped the year; and will change how goods are produced, shipped and consumed in 2017. Freight Booking Is (Slowly) Going Online. For years, online freight was limited to US domestic trucking.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 28, 2023

He writes, “If you are a part of a very large, multinational corporation, there is great likelihood that there is a logistics department, a distribution center, a freight management function, a warehouse team, an inventory management organization, and a planning team. Keep up the good work.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 21, 2020

This has proved to be a major source of risk. Poor business continuity planning, lack of risk management programs and single source suppliers, have magnified the impact of such risks. The short-term strategy to build resilience, is to focus on three major elements, essential to keep freight moving. .

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Enterra Insights

JULY 25, 2019

Managing freight transportation. She writes, “In most food-supply chains it might take weeks to figure out where it went from source to destination, and in some cases, the source may not be known, but on a blockchain, it takes just seconds.”[3] Sharing information with customers. Managing trade documentation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Carriers, freight forwarders, and shippers that were dealing with the China to North America trade lanes were already operating in crisis mode. They are predicting Ocean is going to increase 2-3x from $10,000 to container to over $30,000 per container and that Air freight spot rates and lead times are going to increase 3-4 times.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

A new report from the industry association E-commerce Europe found that there was a 15% growth in 2016 and the industry is predicted to be worth €602 billion by the end of 2017. That would represent a further 14% year-over-year growth.” ( Whistl, 2017). Flock Freight. Whistl (7/1/2017). Bibliography. AJ Todd (2/4/19).

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QAD

JUNE 11, 2020

While it does have a history of sporadic electrical system outages, being primarily powered by thermal sources, the country is on a path to growth and sustainability in the power sector. Registered airlines moved 885,277,991 mt-km of freight in 2015. In 2017, South Africa exported $94.93 Imports for 2017 were $89.36

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QAD

JUNE 11, 2020

While it does have a history of sporadic electrical system outages, being primarily powered by thermal sources, the country is on a path to growth and sustainability in the power sector. Registered airlines moved 885,277,991 mt-km of freight in 2015. In 2017, South Africa exported $94.93 Imports for 2017 were $89.36

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 16, 2018

victims of the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017 paid their ransoms in bitcoins), illegal transactions on the dark web, etc. . In 2014, Vitalik Buterin and his team developed a public, open-source blockchain-based computing platform that is known as Ethereum.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 16, 2018

victims of the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017 paid their ransoms in bitcoins), illegal transactions on the dark web, etc. . In 2014, Vitalik Buterin and his team developed a public, open-source blockchain-based computing platform that is known as Ethereum.

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