Talking Logistics

APRIL 20, 2015

Here Are 4 Reasons to Outsource Your Transportation Management. The Rebirth of Transportation Marketplaces (UberCARGO, Cargomatic, and Freight Friend). Procuring Logistics Services is Not the Same as Buying Paper Clips. 5 Global Transportation Themes to Look Out for in 2015. Ready For the Next Port Crisis?

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TMC

AUGUST 23, 2017

As companies expand globally through mergers or organic growth, many are faced with the decision whether to combine logistics teams and apply a universal truckload procurement strategy across multiple regions. To obtain the most effective results, best practice requires adaptations to truckload procurement strategies.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 31, 2014

When considering your global transportation network, do you have the infrastructure needed to effectively and efficiently optimize it? Typically, this means freight consolidation, mileage reduction, and proper carrier selection. Does the same apply in the global arena? How does expedited freight fit into this?

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TMC

AUGUST 23, 2017

As companies expand globally through mergers or organic growth, many are faced with the decision of whether or not to combine logistics teams and apply a universal truckload procurement strategy across multiple regions. To obtain the most effective results, best practice requires adaptations to truckload procurement strategies.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

In a prior published commentary, we provided highlights of March and Q1-2022 global production indices along with their implications. We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. That compares to $9,279.46 per 40-foot container reported at the end of February. All rights reserved.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 11, 2013

The TMC merges technology, organization and processes to establish a set of services leveraging the scale and efficiency of consolidated network planning, procurement and unified metrics with the agility of localized execution. I will pick up that thread here.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 19, 2015

Moving forward, GT Nexus plans to extend and enhance its TMS footprint across the full TMS lifecycle: Transportation Sourcing. Freight Audit and Pay. Transportation Analytics. Now a GPS location for a transport vehicle is connected to an order or a SKU, for example.”. Ready to Ship Rating, Planning, and Optimization.

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TMC

MAY 11, 2017

What does a global transportation management system (TMS) look like? TMS technology that supports the global marketplace has certain attributes that distinguish it from domestic-oriented systems. In terms of the evolution of TMS technology over recent decades, the rise of global systems is relatively new. Early days.

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TMC

JUNE 8, 2016

What does a global transportation management system (TMS) look like? TMS technology that supports the global marketplace has certain attributes that distinguish it from domestic-oriented systems. TMS technology that supports the global marketplace has certain attributes that distinguish it from domestic-oriented systems.

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 5, 2022

Time will tell if these efforts will be enough as daily revenue averages for FedEx Express, FedEx Freight, and FedEx Ground display negative year-over-year KPIs. . German-Based Transportation Company DB Schenker Announces the Acquisition of USA Truck. When discussing the topic, Splash 247 saw that “short-term rates are now 2.7%

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TMC

MAY 11, 2017

What does a global transportation management system (TMS) look like? TMS technology that supports the global marketplace has certain attributes that distinguish it from domestic-oriented systems. In terms of the evolution of TMS technology over recent decades, the rise of global systems is relatively new. Early days.

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TMC

MAY 11, 2017

What does a global transportation management system (TMS) look like? TMS technology that supports the global marketplace has certain attributes that distinguish it from domestic-oriented systems. In terms of the evolution of TMS technology over recent decades, the rise of global systems is relatively new. Early days.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 9, 2023

A published Future of Freight study sponsored by Deloitte in September 2022 indicated that U.S. Yet, as the various business, procurement or supply chain executives cited in this report indicated, “ companies are taking the plunge ” because of so many of the uncertainties that are now part of the global geo-political landscape.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 11, 2022

In this particular assessment, we reflect on our prediction that cost inflation trends that occurred among global logistics and transportation modes last year, would be unsustainable, and would drive remediation efforts. Mid-Year Global Transportation Assessment. Additional Thoughts and Perspectives.

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Intelligent Audit

APRIL 15, 2021

Across the board, capacity to haul shipments is tight and increasing costs result in many companies spending more on transportation than initially budgeted. However, power is knowledge, and shippers who rely on data and transportation analytics to serve as a decision-making guide can make smarter transportation procurement decisions.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

Supply chain logistics B2B platform provider project44 produces a series termed Supply Chain Insights by project44 which extracts select data from the provider’s tracking of global transportation and logistics flows. A July edition provided two reports that responded to the question- Are Global Supply Chains Recovering ?

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2024

We further call attention to a published report indicating that container freight rates might surpass $20,000 per 40 foot container by 2025. Bloomberg has pointed out that the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index for China shipments to U.S. The second is existing shippers turning to air as an alternative mode of transport.

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 3, 2012

In the majority of today’s cold-chain operations, data from condition monitoring is either nonexistent or requires hours or days to procure – making it inactionable. Pr-intelleflex@trainercomm.com. 1 “Shelf Life,” Forbes, Suzanne Hoppough, May 12, 2006. Note: the quoted annual figure has remained accurate through 2011.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 13, 2023

High profile San Francisco based freight forwarder Flexport announced this week that it will be cutting 20 percent of its total workforce, amounting to upwards of 600 workers. Freight broker C.H. Clark will take the sole CEO role for Flexport on March 1, while founder Peterson will assume the Chairperson role.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

While 209,000 workers were added in June, 14,000 freight and parcel carriers were cut and 6,900 warehousing and storage jobs were lost. In the past we would expect to see transportation and warehousing ramping up hiring in late summer ahead of peak season. ” This dichotomy is most clearly seen in employment figures.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

percent for its LTL Freight unit, beginning in January 2023. percent rate increase initiated for this year, along with ongoing fuel and other surcharges added for respective parcel or freight movements. However, the market forces of global transportation are such that in times of industry wide excess capacity, rates often tend to fall.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights the increasing realities of declining global trade and freight rates that are occurring in the first-half of 2023. Background Global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 29, 2024

retailers have been pulling forward their 2024 holiday fulfillment inventory needs as a hedge toward deepening global supply chain disruptions, geopolitical developments and rising freight rates. According to cited Drewry data, another 3 million TEU ’s are scheduled for global fleet delivery by the end of 2026.

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 17, 2019

His works remain expansive—from procurement through reverse logistics and even facilities management for the supply chain itself. . He’s also the author of the blog, Critical Cargoes, where he encourages the industry to upgrade systems and leverage new technology to improve supply chain processes and reduce unnecessary freight spend. .

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CHAINalytics

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Every year at Chainalytics, our global transportation practice supports anywhere from 30 to 50 transportation procurement events – depending on the state of the freight market.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 26, 2023

Additional Thoughts and Perspectives As Supply Chain Matters has pointed out in our various highlights of this and other labor contract negotiations involving global transportation, logistics and other supply chain related support services, we are in a period of higher labor activism. This effort is bound to increase labor tensions.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

There is little doubt that retail industry sales and operations teams have been continually challenged these past two plus years, not to mention supply chain management and procurement teams. More advanced equates to a more insightful outside-in analysis of product demand, supply, global transportation or economic trending data.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 26, 2015

Although not well known, it is possible to procure a partial air charter. This is a good option for situations when you do not have enough freight to fill a plane but still need capacity. While this challenge cannot be ignored entirely, there is a way to help mitigate the relatively enormous price tag.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Supply Chain Matters once again highlights some positive news for global supply chain management teams, specifically transportation and logistics related teams.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The report’s opening statement indicates: “ An exceptionally profitable period in the shipping industry is coming to an end, during which companies such as Maersk have benefitted excessively from sky-high freight rates.”.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 8, 2016

It becomes imperative that your service provider has the ability to effectively load every import container with domestic freight or exports to help ensure efficiencies, reduce carbon footprint, and create collaborative value to the ocean carriers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2021

For example, Traxion, Mexico’s largest logistics provider, brokers services and optimizes loads, capacity, freight and routes via an AI-enabled optimization engine that gathers real-time data and autonomously makes the best decision on the fly, without human intervention.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

retailer (buyer) took on the risk and responsibility for the freight through destination, including Customs clearance in the United States. Education and training can be a very successful method for helping employees understand the intricacies of global trade today. Then the U.S. The Trade Policy Team at C.H.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 14, 2019

Robinson’s local experts in offices around the globe use this kind of information to help manage peak season ocean freight and resolve problems in real time. Diversification in your carrier selection lowers your risk of freight delays or cancellations. Look for a market leader in global trade lanes, like C.H.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

For example, Traxion, Mexico’s largest logistics provider, brokers services and optimizes loads, capacity, freight and routes via an AI-enabled optimization engine that gathers real-time data and autonomously makes the best decision on the fly, without human intervention. According to the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 6, 2023

The most significant news in global transportation and logistics circles late last week and this week are U.S. freight and logistics sector in in a condition of contractionary recession , that adds to demands for higher worker compensation. Dockworkers, truckers, rail and warehouse workers in Europe, Asia, and the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 9, 2024

a provider of transportation management systems ( TMS ). This provider’s software suite supports global transportation sourcing, shipment and order visibility, multimodal optimization, product, customs and trade compliance. MercuryGate provides full-featured TMS support for multimodal optimization and execution software needs.

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