The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Singapore 12th August 2021: Recognising the heightened focus on overall supply chain performance due to increased disruption and challenges, shippers, manufacturers and beneficial cargo owners (BCO’s), are increasingly faced with soaring freights rates and what they, correctly or otherwise, perceive to be sub-standard or inferior service.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Procuring transportation for freight is much different than any other procurement category. The freight market is mercurial. One master of freight procurement is Kyle Masters. Mr. Master’s experience at Simmons Foods illustrates many of the distinct characteristics and challenges related to freight procurement.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

Whether your company is a big or small player in terms of shipping volumes, and regardless of your chosen transportation modes (road, rail, ocean, air), the health of your bottom line depends in no small part on the competitiveness of your freight prices. So how can you be sure you’re getting the best freight rates possible?

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

There are numerous areas in the supply chain that can be benchmarked. But what is Supply Chain Benchmarking? What types of benchmarking practices do companies employ? Related articles on this topic have appeared throughout our website, check them out: Freight Benchmarking: What Is It? Why should you do it, and how?

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 28, 2023

She brings almost 20 years of supply chain and benchmarking experience to DAT, where she is focused on providing actionable insights to shippers through DAT’s Benchmark Analytics and Rateview benchmarking tools. It was founded in 1978 and has since become one of the leading platforms for freight matching and load board services.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Blog More Resources Home It’s Not About Chatbots: Getting Real on AI Usage In Real Life Logistics (AI Popup #5) AI Popup #5 September 17, 2024 Dive deeper into freight data that matters Learn More It’s so hard to talk about AI without sounding pretentious or annoying. What Freight Right Doesn’t Do With AI: We aren’t using chatbots.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 28, 2021

For instance, managed transportation includes value-added logistics capabilities, including: Logistics consulting and analysis to understand current needs, costs, savings opportunities by mode, benchmarking and implementation or training of new systems. Another Thing to Consider: Network Versus Execution-Level Optimization.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement by LSCMS Shippers’ Council Container shipping procurement faces a multitude of challenges shaped by global events, industry shifts, environmental mandates, and technological advancements. To thrive in this ever-evolving landscape, shippers must embrace a flexible and responsive approach.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Brad Wheeler and Joe Lynch discuss the freight-tech dilemma. Brad serves as the Senior Director of Customer Strategy at Emerge , the leading freight procurement platform. Transforming the $800 billion freight industry, Emerge empowers meaningful logistics relationships through its award-winning Freight Procurement Platform.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Whether you need to inform management that your performance is superior or has improved, or identify opportunities in the procurement process to drive additional economic value – there is no better time to benchmark and bid your carrier rates than now. We believe there is no such thing as a bad outcome from a benchmark event.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Containerised Freight Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in 2025: How Can Partnerships Resolve the Challenges and Mitigate Costs? Xeneta’s data comprises over 280 million contracted container and air freight rates and covers over 160,000 global trade routes.

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Freightos

JANUARY 28, 2016

10 Controversial Freight Predictions For 2016. Data savvy shippers are collaborating with other shippers to reduce spend, crunching big data to benchmark freight rates to make the right freight decisions. Freight Industry Is Finally Online. We Start Thinking Of Freight As Big Parcels.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Logistics and Freight Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in 2025: How Can Partnerships Resolve the Challenges and Mitigate Costs? Synopsis: This event will delve into pressing issues and upcoming trends shaping the logistics and freight sectors in the coming year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The KPI Harnessing the collective experience of shippers in a more formal way is the KPI, a benchmarking survey for evaluating the performance of logistics service providers. While the LSP benchmarking survey has mostly been restricted to Asia based respondents, the Shippers Council is keen for it to go global.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 21, 2021

Worst Case Scenarios for Freight Brokers with Lisa Bruno. Lisa Bruno and Joe Lynch talk about the worst case scenarios for freight brokers. Key Takeaways: Worst Case Scenarios for Freight Brokers. In the podcast interview, Lisa Bruno and Joe Lynch discuss some of the worst-case scenarios for freight brokers.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Transportation Management Challenges in E-Commerce Although e-commerce represents an excellent opportunity for shippers, it results in the creation of additional challenges in managing freight spend and moving products. This is regardless of whether freight consolidation was used or not. Lowered freight spend.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 27, 2022

and is transforming the $800 billion transportation and logistics industry with its digital freight marketplace platform. Mark McEntire is the Senior Vice President of Operations at Emerge , a freight technology firm that is reinventing freight procurement. About Mark McEntire . Mark earned a B.S. About Emerge.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 30, 2022

Trent Morris has helped many of our clients over the last 2-3 years with their Ocean Freight challenges. Ocean Freight Tips. Freight-related articles have appeared throughout our website, check them out: Freight Benchmarking: What Is It? Why Containerised Freight Shipping is Daunting for SMEs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 25, 2021

When it comes to managing your freight spend, there are a few options to consider. Ultimately it comes down to whether shippers want to manage their freight spend in-house or outsource it. Ultimately it comes down to whether shippers want to manage their freight spend in-house or outsource it. Address Outsourcing Risks Head On.

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Freightos

AUGUST 29, 2019

Open up LinkedIn and check out the profile of senior salesperson at a freight forwarder or carrier and you’ll probably see several top-tier providers as previous employers. In their words: “freight made personal” waves proudly on Air France KLM Martinair Cargo ’s banner. “We This holds for freight. The Game Changed.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 2, 2022

Understanding freight or trucking rates is vital in your supply chain. Because we still see many companies suffer the consequences of using the wrong freight rate. Related articles on this topic have appeared throughout our website, check them out: Freight Benchmarking: What Is It?

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

PATH offers a variety of services, including: Customer benchmarking: PATH helps businesses build the capability to understand their customers’ needs, wants, and pain points better than anyone else can. Greenscreens.ai’s dynamic pricing infrastructure built to grow and protect margins. The Greenscreens.ai

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

About Felipe Capella Felipe Capella Co-founder and CEO of Loadsmart , a leading digital freight technology company. From digital freight brokerage and consultancy to software tools, they empower shippers, carriers, and warehouses to move more with less—increasing efficiency, reducing costs, and enhancing service quality.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 16, 2023

APQC and the Digital Supply Chain Institute (DSCI) have conducted best practice and benchmarking research on MDM. APQC is a member-based nonprofit that conducts benchmarking, best practices, and performance improvement research. For example, FourKites relies heavily on latitude and longitude coordinates for freight.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

This morning, unexpectedly, I found myself in the middle of a debate between my two panelists on the Planning Benchmarking Panel for the Summit. Recently through my analysis of the planning benchmarking work, I have become fascinated on the role of inventory in the market-driven value network. This is a series of preparation calls.

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Logility

JANUARY 12, 2021

There are many ways to view data, but those that are particularly useful in supply chain analytics are reporting, score carding, dashboarding and benchmarking. Benchmarking. An analytics platform for the supply chain also allows for benchmarking. Take freight rates, for example. Reporting and Score carding. Dashboarding.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Logistics and Transportation Expenses: Understanding Their Role in the Cost of Doing Business : As logistics and transportation expenses take a larger bite out of every sales dollar, companies must continually analyze their freight expense relationship to their overall cost of doing business. Read the Full Blog Post. Read the Full Blog Post.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 13, 2018

Shippers face more challenges than ever before when it comes to managing freight spend and allocation. While many other questions exist, freight management in today’s world is built on the internet, speed, use of data, and staying attractive to drivers. The Freight & Transportation Management Trends to Know in 2018.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 8, 2024

Descartes’ 2024 Global Transportation Management Benchmark Survey shares responses from more than 630 companies, indicating there is a correlation between financial performance and the strategic importance senior management places on transportation.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society (LSCMS), Supply and Distribution Group Launches Global Logistics Service Provider Benchmarking Index. De-Carbonising Road Freight Operations: Bridging the Know-Do Gap. Synopsis: IQAX Webinar 29th Sept 2021. People and Halal Supply Chains. Green Skies? IOT for Supply Chain Tracking.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Uber Freight: Transportation Facility Brand Managers. As reported by Transport Topics , “Truck drivers using the Uber Freight load-booking app can now rate shippers’ and receivers’ facilities and share feedback on factors such as wait times and amenities.” req’d) New Job for Robots: Taking Stock for Retailers (WSJ – sub.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 27, 2023

The retailer has partnered with the Bengaluru-based cargo airline Quikjet to launch its maiden air freight service in the country, which it said will enable the firm to speed up its delivery. India is the third market where Amazon has launched its freight service. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 24, 2021

Brad is Vice-President of Sales at FreightWaves , a leading freight intelligence provider, offering current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform. FreightWaves provides the ability to benchmark, analyze, monitor & forecast the $9.6T About Brad Guinane. About FreightWaves.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 14, 2023

Rates are now starting to stabilise and for ocean freight especially, we are seeing rates closer to pre-COVID levels. Freight procurement is the mainstay of any supply chain professional but price is not the be-all and end-all. What tools we can use to benchmark ocean freight and carriers’ service reliability?

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 25, 2024

Case-in-point: my company FourKites will collaborate with 16 other supply chain industry leaders — including BlueYonder, e2open, Oracle, Uber Freight, and JB Hunt, to name a few — as part of the Scheduling Standards Consortium (SSC). Digitize the periphery of the yard.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2024

Descartes’ 2024 Global Transportation Management Benchmark Survey shares responses from more than 630 companies, indicating there is a correlation between financial performance and the strategic importance senior management places on transportation.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 27, 2022

Read more Why Benchmarking is the First Step to a Successful Freight Procurement Event. The post Why Benchmarking is the First Step to a Successful Freight Procurement Event appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. The good news.

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