Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2013

Besides providing fast, thorough answers to customers, today’s ERP, cloud-based SaaS, or 3PL-operated systems enable companies to manage the order lifecycle, control information and cargo flows, and reduce the total cost of goods. Commit to systems and process training. Say you decide that these gains would be worth it.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

His skills include sales and operations, market expansion, and serving as an advisor, while also being fluent in Spanish. The platform boasts a network of over 22,000 vetted drivers who own and operate their own vehicles, utilizing their time and excess cargo capacity to earn extra income.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 26, 2024

From all reports, she is better than ever, and has added a new skill to her repertoire: the Yurchenko double pike (YDP), the most difficult vault in women’s gymnastics. Moving on to swimming, Katie Ledecky is already a 10-time Olympic medalist, with seven golds to her name. That’s all for this week.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 11, 2025

The pandemic showed vulnerabilities in the supply chain, which were amplified by subsequent eventssuch as the Red Sea tensions, which caused cargo traffic to fall from around 5000 containers per day in November to 2000 in December 2023. 2 trends that have returned to normal 1.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Typically, 45% to 50% of cargo is carried in belly holds of aircraft. For example, in 2020, over $SGD 1 million was spent in developing our employees through training. Aside from work-relevant skills development, DB Schenker Singapore has also put in place numerous well-being programs during these trying times.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 19, 2022

Fortunately, strategic planning can help you deliver your land cargo on-time , despite the abundant labor shortages. Among these openings, durable goods manufacturing is one of the sectors with the most unfilled job openings compared to skilled workers – a shortage that creates challenges for supply chains. Low Land Cargo Capacity.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In addition, we have taken several steps in the past few years to affect industry change, such as being an active member of the Clean Cargo Group and joining the Sustainable Air Freight Alliance (SAFA). Is This the Hardest Leadership Skill to Master? Photo Credit: United Airlines. million gallons of SAF this year.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

For example, Maersk ordered eight 16,000 TEU vessels to be operated on carbon-neutral methanol fuel, while DHL has purchased large amounts of sustainable aviation fuel and ordered 12 all-electric cargo planes. Thus, freight buyers need to do more to integrate decarbonization into their procurement practices. Load More.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Trane Technologies is addressing climate change by improving the way the world heats and cools indoor environments, as well as how refrigerated cargo is transported. The digital journey is one where it is vitally important to advance at a pace commensurate with the organization’s skills and digital maturity.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 14, 2018

National Retail Federation: Retail’s Big Show ($950 – $1,275-Members and $1,000 – $2,375 -Non-Members) Dates: January 13 – 15, 2019 in New York City The NRF Conference brings together buyers and exhibitors to learn more about the innovations driving the industry. GET YOUR COPY HERE. Download White Paper.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

When moving cargo, can shipments be consolidated more? As DHL eCommerce’s first Asia Pacific Head of Go Green, he put in place various programs, including carbon footprint management, sustainability training and illegal wildlife smuggling monitoring. . Is This the Hardest Leadership Skill to Master? Can pallets be built higher?

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Supply Chain Opz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

In the past, supply chain professionals are trained to handle the service issues through a planning of inventory , service level and after-sales operations. When they arrive at our offices, their buyer welcomes them as we take their sample bags off their hands so we can deliver them to the meeting room.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 12, 2024

Cargo ships avoiding Houthi attacks in the Red Sea face a different kind of delay-causing threat as they go around the southern tip of Africa: storms and 30-foot swells. Cargill, one of the world’s largest buyers of raw cotton, will use the technology on 50,000 tons of cotton from the U.S.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 30, 2015

” In the process of business procurement and especially in the supply chain, supplier risk management is a skill set that needs focus day in and day out. While on-site evaluations aren’t required, visiting your carriers can help you build better relationships, improve communication, and improve supplier risk management skills.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides perspectives relative to despite having a tentative back-to-work wage negotiation, the outstanding issue of port automation provides added concerns for global industry supply chain teams. ILA President Harold Daggett’s emphatic “ no automation ” line in the sand reportedly points to a tough negotiation.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Buyers have a negative emotional response to supply chain shortages: 61% have felt frustrated, 46% impatient, 45% anxious, and 34% angry. Retailers like Amazon are chartering private cargo ships, making their own containers, and leasing planes to bypass supply chain disruptions like long wait times for dock space and workers.

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 25, 2015

Cargo: The hidden passenger. While a number of dedicated freighters is slowly increasing, every new passenger plane also brings cargo capacities below the deck. So, every time you take a commercial flight, you are sharing the flight with tonnes of commercial cargo. If your flight goes smoothly, you hardly give it a thought.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 21, 2021

Autonomous Guided Vehicles (AGVs) Although not yet widely adopted, AGVs, as potential substitutes for forklifts, promise to revolutionize the way cargo is transported inside and outside the warehouse. According to Mordor Intelligence, the global automated guided vehicle market was worth USD $2.41 billion by 2026.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Key ways to mitigate risks associated with unstable supply chains are to conduct a company audit to uncover the issues, consider an assurance process, implement some training, consider how you can communicate more effectively with your suppliers, or perhaps by offering an incentive to your overseas supplier once improvements have been made.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Bottom line: IKEA must work with its peers to invest in the research and development of zero-emission fuels and negotiate with carriers to have its goods transported on shore power-equipped ships. Home Depot has not joined the Cargo Owners for Zero Emission Shipping (coZEV) initiative, or the Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA).

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

Cargo Owners for Zero Emissions Vessels (coZEV) launched the Roadmap to 2040 which includes the creation of a new maritime freight buyers alliance, a cargo owner policy coalition, and a green corridor advisory board to enable full decarbonisation of ocean freight.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 18, 2013

It entails processing small to large quantities of product, often truck or train loads and disassembling them, picking the relevant product for each destination and re-packaging with shipping label affixed and invoice included. The close relationship between supplier and buyer reduces the chance that the buyer will ever run out of stock.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

came from trucks carrying cargo. The goal of this collaborative innovation is to move containers at the speed of air cargo through a vacuum tube, an enclosed highly reliable system, connecting ports with their hinterland in a new way, reducing time and carbon emissions. Most of this, 45.1

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Supply Chain Opz

AUGUST 7, 2013

3) Subsume information-processing work into the real work that produces the information (a warehouse department processes the cargo receiving data instead of sending the data to an accounting department). As a result, a process designer is not a job of tech geek but the job of people with outstanding communication skills. Conclusion.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Highly skilled professionals are making their way into supply chain management leading to a talent explosion. Universities are churning out young people with excellent training, diverse skills, and a global perspective. Stagnation of Air Cargo and Sea Freight Rates. Air cargo rates will also remain static.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 18, 2021

There are many carriers and shipping companies specializing in the transportation of different types of cargo in different vehicle types. One of the obvious ones is vacancies for skilled drivers for the trucks. The mechanical structure for the different trucks varies; therefore, the training requirements for the drivers also vary.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 18, 2024

Driver Training Programs: Empowering Drivers for Peak Vehicle Efficiency Invest in training drivers on fuel-efficient driving techniques. Implement ongoing training and feedback to maintain driver engagement and ensure they continuously practice fuel-efficient driving habits (DfT, 2005c). increase in fuel efficiency.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 7, 2017

At this stage, that is, the stage of initial acquaintance with logistics as such, familiar training programs are very relevant. As practice shows, familiarization training in logistics is very effective in the corporate mode. work, the next stage of training can become in programs that are more specific.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Many businesses today, such as those that specialize in importing and exporting goods, seek the help of a skilled freight forwarder in order to ensure a seamless and hassle-free transportation process. Freight forwarder rates article and permission to publish here provided by Victor at excelsior.ph.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 3, 2014

But fortunately, the FMCSA just awarded $1 million in grants to help “train and place veterans in careers as commercial truck and bus drivers,” as part of a larger series of programs to help veterans transition into civilian life. These problems have contributed to veteran homelessness for decades. national average.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Whether you are a BCO (Beneficial Cargo Owner), Freight Forwarder or NVOCC it is essential that you get this critical component right. The team also needs to understand the characteristics and nature of the cargo. Negotiation Skills. Freight Shipping Intelligence. The shipping industry is fragile in nature.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 9, 2015

If the many components of logistics and supply chain management do not engage effectively with the transport workforce and manufacturing skills gap of the U.S., Training for maneuvering over-sized vehicles through roundabouts. crisis may be an understatement rather than an over statement.

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QAD

DECEMBER 16, 2021

A lack of railcars to move cargo from the ports is adding more delays. Six major corporations (Walmart, Home Depot, Samsung, Target, FedEx and UPS) will use the expanded off-peak hours to move cargo off the dock, freeing up dock space, by moving 3,500 containers per week during the night shifts at the two Southern California ports.

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TransAudit

AUGUST 1, 2023

The Importance of Tanker Endorsements Driving tank vehicles requires additional skills compared to other types of trucks. These vehicles are particularly susceptible to rollovers due to the high center of gravity and the sloshing and surging of cargo, requiring tanker-endorsement holders to exhibit advanced operational and safety skills.

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Loss of talent/skills. Well-documented ~ Your contingency plan is of little value unless all relevant stakeholders are trained on it and prepared to jump into action when a disruption does occur. Potential Sources of Disruption. Unplanned IT or telecommunications outage. Cyberattack and data breach. Outsourcer failure. Weather event.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Estimated time of arrival (ETA) indicates when the cargo shipped is expected to arrive at its final destination. Indeed, direct contracts will enable shippers to negotiate the best package that include: rates, volume capacity, container availability and some extra services.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

As a result, the Islamic economy, supported by its young and increasing Muslim population is difficult to ignore by the industry.

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