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Improved Supply Chain Visibility Requires an End-to-End Solutions

Logistics Viewpoints

Happag-Lloyd will track all their container shipments. Shippers – the companies paying Ocean, Rail, and Truck carriers to transport their goods – can do little to speed shipments snarled by port congestion. To drive better estimated times of arrival (ETAs), better visibility is needed. million TEUs.

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Top 10 Transportation Challenges and Solutions Identified in Research

SCMDOJO

We’ll delve into each challenge and explore potential solutions: 1. Companies may purchase vehicles sized for peak periods, resulting in excess capacity during slow times [1]. Solutions: Electrification: Transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs) significantly reduces tailpipe emissions.

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Avoiding Port Congestion with Neel Jones Shah

The Logistics of Logistics

Neel is the EVP and Global Head of Airfreight at Flexport , the platform for global logistics. Neel is the EVP and Global Head of Airfreight at Flexport , the platform for global logistics. Flexport is the platform for global logistics. About Neel Jones Shah. About Flexport.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 29 -September 2, 2016)

Talking Logistics

GE Acquires Top Supply Chain Software Provider ShipXpress to Expand Digital Rail Offerings. bound cargo has been delayed at the point of origin, and cargo-laden Hanjin ships are unable to get into U.S. Already delivered cargo is sitting unhandled, clogging ports and occupying containers needed elsewhere.

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The Benefits of IoT And Real Time Actionable Data

Gravity Supply Chain

It is an essential prerequisite that for a supply chain to operate effectively, complete visibility, traceability, and accountability must be in place. While it’s widely known that IoT is an essential enabler for supply chain visibility. visibility. overall environmental/health status of cargo. Purchase Order Management.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Such meetings are generally hyped as platforms that can bring sweeping global action which makes it very hard for the participants to live up to the expectations. came from trucks carrying cargo. Also, tools have been developed to enable horizontal partnerships to reduce empty truck miles. Most of this, 45.1

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This Week in Logistics News (May 2-6, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Amazon partners with Atlas Air Worldwide for cargo services (MarketWatch). According to a press release issued by Brambles (parent company of CHEP ), the purchase price was $115 million, a nice premium over the $45 million Brambles paid for LeanLogistics in March 2008.