Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Meanwhile, Europe accelerates its hydrogen transition, digital product passports gain traction for compliance, and a high-stakes egg heist underscores the fragility of food supply chains. From the U.S. Lets dive into the biggest stories impacting businesses and consumers alike.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

When it comes to executing mode-specific freight moves from origin to destination efficiently, reliably, and cost-effectively, transportation execution and visibility solutions play a critical role. Transportation execution solutions allow shippers to connect to multiple carriers and then tender, track, and pay in the system.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 5, 2022

ARC has recently completed a study on the transportation management system integration market. We have previously done a study of transportation management system (TMS) market and transportation execution and visibility system markets , and interviewed TMS vendors. Finally, we have surveyed and interviewed TMS customers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Data is the enabler that allows companies to meet these changing market dynamics through optimal transportation orchestration. Advances in transportation -related systems and technologies, together with more efficient data orchestration, have the potential to solve even the most complex modern-day operational and sustainability challenges.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2025

Mitigation Strategies in Agriculture Farmers are exploring new export markets in South America and Europe to compensate for declining North American sales. Freight rates have surged due to increased demand for ocean and rail transport, particularly for industries like consumer goods and industrial manufacturing.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 14, 2025

The explosion in globalisation, and corresponding reduction in transport availability over the last decade or so, have together kiboshed some of the factors which once fueled a steady growth in offshore manufacture and procurement. Let me show you why. Understanding the Basics: What is Nearshoring?

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2025

The Role of Technology and Strategy in Multi-Tier, Regionalized Supply Networks Multi-Tier and Regionalized Networks To reduce risk exposure, companies are increasingly expanding sourcing and production capabilities across multiple regions, including North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

But cross-border trade is an important part of the global economy and much of this trade is in physical goods that must be stored, shipped, transported, and eventually consumed. I also looked at changes in exports by the US, Europe, and China. I see that as a positive. I don’t see that as a positive.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2022

Europe relies on Russia for around 35% of its natural gas. Increased shipping lead time: More than 6,000 miles of railroad runs through Russia and connects Eastern China with Western Europe. Even air transportation from the east is taking longer time as several carriers are avoiding Russian airspace and the conflict-torn region.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2022

Radu is the Managing Director Asia Pacific & Europe of Alcott Global and the Global Head of Supply Chain & Logistics Practice. Alcott Global provides Executive Search solutions for the world’s top companies in eCommerce, supply chain, logistics, and tech in transportation. About Radu Palamariu. About Alcott Global.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 17, 2024

Founded in 1992 in Baltimore, ICAT Logistics has expanded across the United States and Europe, specializing in handling unusual, high-value, and oversized freight that often falls outside the scope of standard containerized shipping. The most efficient modes of transport. The best routes. Getting through customs. Packaging bulky loads.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The project was focused on the spare parts supply chain – the delivery of car parts and aftermarket accessories to automotive dealers and repair shops across Europe from their OEM vendors as well as their own manufacturing facilities in Europe. This supply chain spanned across 24 nations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

But in terms of transportation, the impacts won’t just be on fuel prices. FourKites , a provider of real-time transportation visibility solutions, has a big data set around transportation. Map of Natural Gas Pipelines into Europe. and 200 in Europe have tier-1 suppliers in Ukraine. electricity generation in 2020.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2024

This of course generates carbon from transportation activities. In the early 2020s, Microsoft’s transportation and logistics team needed to meet growing demand for cloud services while managing carbon, cost and cycle time. This work is being replicated in Europe and other regions of the world as well.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 8, 2024

Over the years, individual locations—the company has several manufacturing locations in Europe and North America—have behaved increasingly autonomously. KRONOS examined whether it made sense to implement SAP’s TMS or work with a provider of managed transportation services. Ultimately, they decided to work with Uber Freight.

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IT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

By Christopher Keating (pictured) Senior Vice President Trimble Transportation Europe The post Transportation: Four Industry Predictions for 2025 appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Amazon to double Europe EV fleet by 2025. Amazon’s European operations have been at the forefront of the company’s sustainable transportation push. Last year, Amazon delivered more than 100 million packages to customer doorsteps in Europe using electric delivery vans and other zero-emission vehicles, per its sustainability report.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

In the transport arena, working together allows companies to increase opportunities for backloading and load consolidation, cutting vehicle-kms, fuel use and emissions. Some businesses have done as much as they can internally to maximize transport efficiency; for them external. try platforms and knowledge centres. like universities’.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Burak Cendek and Joe Lync h discuss the VC perspective – in other words, how venture capitalists view opportunities in the transportation and logistics industry. Most recently, prior to joining Autotech Ventures, Burak was a junior partner at Revo Capital, investing in B2B SaaS businesses in Europe. About Burak Cendek.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 30, 2024

However, over-the-road transportation costs remain low. Companies are also making upstream decisions about which inventory to place on transport and opportunities to pivot to higher-priority items. In the past month, imports — both ocean and air — surged as disruptions exacerbated congestion at the ports.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 7, 2024

In late 2023, we conducted a survey of 1,000 supply chain and logistics decision-makers across North America and Europe across three sectors: manufacturing, distribution and retail; carriers; and logistics services providers. Labor-intensive transportation and warehouse operations are suffering the most.

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SCM Research

MAY 28, 2024

It provides strategic insights for Europe, Italy, and companies to mitigate risks and manage these changes. The analysis underscores the need for diversification and redundancy in transportation systems to ensure security of supply and the smooth functioning of the global economy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 30, 2022

The rising popularity of electric vehicles (EV) is not only reducing the consumption of diesel and gasoline in the transportation sector but also impacting oil and gas exploration and production activities. In the United States, around 67 percent of petroleum products are consumed by the transportation sector. petroleum consumption.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 12, 2024

It’s having an impact mainly in Europe and Asia. But now ships between Europe and Asia are instead going around the Cape of Good Hope on the southern tip of Africa, which can add anywhere from 10 days to a month of travel time compared to the Red Sea/Suez Canal route. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

German logistics giant DHL Group is advising customers to take a close look at how they manage inventories as shippers switch away from the Red Sea, though trade associations said they did not expect any notable disruptions for Europe’s top economy. DHL Group does not operate ships but it uses them to transport containers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2024

The most obvious impact was the disruption of traffic and transportation. The port serves as a gateway for importing vehicles from Europe, Asia, and South America, as well as exporting vehicles to the Middle East, Africa, and other regions. The collapse had several immediate and long-term consequences for the region.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2024

The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended the installation of such technologies in all new passenger vehicles. The disruptions are at a key point for ships passing through the Suez Canal and are creating ripples across supply chains in Europe and the U.S., delaying shipments and raising transportation costs.

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Optimal planning also has a profound impact on upstream logistics – the transportation of all the raw materials that are typically on low stock within the factory. They not only provide transportation, but are also responsible for the sorting, pre-manufacturing, warehousing, and so on. Both are important. This offers a big potential.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Recently, Ronald van Dodewaard , Vice President Logistics at Outokumpu shared his thoughts on the company’s work with integrating sustainability into their transportation functions, including how Blue Yonder’s Transportation Management System (TMS) has enabled them to develop a more environmentally-friendly transportation program.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2022

Amidst ongoing uncertainty caused by COVID-19 lockdowns in Asia, war in Europe, scarce raw materials and steep inflation, companies are stockpiling inventory as never before in the hopes of mitigating future supply chain shocks. The yard is a black hole crying out for visibility.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2023

Richard is Vice President of Strategic Accounts at Intelligent Audit , a cutting-edge logistics and supply chain technology company, dedicated to revolutionizing how businesses manage their shipping and transportation processes. They have a global presence and serve clients across North America, Europe, and Asia.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2023

We are well into the era of real-time transportation visibility, where shippers and their partners can track freight in real-time across every mode of transport. Your real-time transportation visibility solution can tell you where your shipment is in transit, and the AI built into that solution can give you a highly accurate ETA.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Raw materials are in short supply, many manufacturers have temporarily mothballed production lines, transportation costs are rising, and labor is getting tight on our roadways , railways and ocean vessels. The impact? We will certainly be feeling the repercussions throughout a bumpy holiday shopping season — and beyond.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 26, 2022

Raj Subbiah is Head of Product for Uber Freight , Uber’s logistics business that seamlessly connects shippers and carriers across the US, Canada, and Europe. Raj Subbiah is Head of Product for Uber Freight, Uber’s logistics business that seamlessly connects shippers and carriers across the US, Canada, and Europe. About Raj Subbiah.

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IT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 4, 2023

By Christopher Keating (pictured) Senior Vice President, Trimble Transportation Europe The post Can the logistics transportation industry thrive by connecting the physical & digital worlds? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The French automaker joins forces with Shippeo, provider of a real-time logistics visibility platform, to shed manual processes and gain real-time visibility of parts moving from suppliers to its plants.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 25, 2024

Managing yard and warehouse operations has long been one of the thornier aspects of transportation logistics. Yards are a choke point between transportation and warehousing — and wherever you have choke points, you have a higher risk of inefficiencies that drive up labor costs, detention fees and delivery commitments.

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