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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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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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. ” warehouse workers in June of 2022. There were 1.96

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 28, 2018

How Generac Power Systems Cut Millions from Its Global Transportation Spend | Transportfolio. Integrating global freight services was only one challenge. We were also challenged with how to centralize multiple systems and standardize operations across the entire global enterprise.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal , DSV has grown through a series of acquisitions from a small trucking company to a global transport and logistics services provider consisting of surface, air and sea transport coupled with order fulfillment and warehousing services. billion at the time.

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MPO Multi Party Orchestration

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

When a multi-national FMCG Healthcare company approached DSV – a top global transport and logistics company – they had just opened a new warehouse in Johannesburg, South Africa, which was strategically positioned for multi-modal freight shipments and courier services.

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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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BlueYonder

APRIL 2, 2024

Today we’re undertaking a digital transformation, supported by a move to the cloud, that’s setting the stage for automation and exception-based management across our global transportation network. We were able to make better decisions via automation, while also eliminating days of manual effort.

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Locus Robotics

MARCH 9, 2023

Some fulfillment warehouses even use robots to pick and pack customer orders. AI and ML can be applied to inventory management, demand forecasting, freight route planning, and much more. RFID is best suited to tracking goods within relatively short distances, so its best uses are within a factory, warehouse, or distribution center.

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3rdwave

AUGUST 8, 2019

Managing global freight is ladened with challenges. Demands on the transportation teams are growing as political posturing ramps up causing rapid disruption to global supply chains. The global TMS functionality necessary to support execution control are: Freight contract management. Freight Invoice Auditing.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 12, 2017

Oracle Optimizes Global Transportation and Trade Compliance Processes. March 2017 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). I was intrigued by the on-demand warehousing concept (or “Airbnb for warehousing” as some are calling it) and the business model and technology behind it.

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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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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Third-party logistics companies ( 3PLs ) specialize in distribution, warehousing and fulfillment services. Today, there are many top 3PL warehousing companies that handle warehousing, fulfillment, logistics and distribution services for companies of all sizes. Revenue: €63.3 billion/$72.43

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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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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2014

When it comes to managing global transportation, having end-to-end visibility of orders, shipments, and other transactions (down to the item level) is a foundational requirement. Traditional transportation management (TM) solutions have been a functional application because that’s how customers have seen the market.

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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

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In this February 10, 2023 edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech we highlight news related to Shopify and Flexport , as well as Frieghtos , each in the transportation and logistics visibility tech segment. Shopify itself has been growing inherent logistics services by way of acquisition.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The global transportation system in 2021 is experiencing a unique and unexpected crisis. And it wasn’t just about docks and warehouses. For example, the transportation of high-value goods such as mechanical engineering products, electronics, and computer equipment was minimally affected.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 24, 2017

Paragon Software Systems Ensures Drivers Follow Optimized Transport Plans with Paragon Waypoint Mapping. LOG-NET announces release of Next Generation Global Transportation Management with its version 8.0. January 2017 North American Freight Numbers. NAFTA freight totaled $88.0 Mexico freight flows increased by 6.3

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 22, 2024

Kendra is the VP of Global Transportation Management leading the managed transportation and brokerage divisions of Ryder System, Inc , a Fortune 500 Transportation and Logistics company. NYSE: R) is a leading logistics and transportation company. Kendra Phillips and Joe Lynch discuss taming the supply chain beast.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 28, 2017

She was quickly able to identify that the Charlotte, NC, location had demurrage charges at 10 times the rate of other similar warehouse locations. . Once the manager confirmed the accuracy of her numbers, and discussed them with the local warehouse manager, they were able to identify the root cause of the demurrage costs.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In today’s world, shippers often use a combination of carriers, last-mile deliverers, freight brokers, and third-party or private fleets. To achieve freight optimization , shippers need a better understanding of the best carriers for each shipment, the optimal modes, services, and ship-from locations. Gain Insights from Data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

Global transportation is at the forefront of sustainability efforts. And while most people think of over the road trucking first, ocean freight is making waves. Drop shipping is where retailers have manufacturers ship items directly to the consumer rather than carrying them in their warehouse.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 7, 2014

Once an order is placed, Google sends a contracted courier to pick up the goods from a partner store, where either a Google employee or a retailer’s employee has grabbed the merchandise off of a shelf …The order is then whisked to a warehouse operated by Google where multiple orders are packed into a vehicle, and sent out the same day.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 5, 2015

West Coast ports resumed full operations after a tentative labor deal was reached between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU). Your transportation provider should bring all options to you. Research air freight options in situations you may have dismissed in the past.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Recently, SRS (an umbrella group for twenty European retailer groups, selected GT Nexus to deploy a global transportation control tower. The South Korean multinational conglomerate had outsourced warehouse and distribution activities to several logistics service providers. Live market freight rates? Take control!

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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. The report’s cited data from the Freightos Baltic Index indicates that shipment of a 40-foot container from China to the U.S.

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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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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

They detract from GDP but add to domestic freight tonnage, so this is positive for the transportation sector. This makes the market vulnerable to seasonal freight surges and, especially, any upside underlying freight growth. The post Market Update: Transportation Industry News appeared first on Transportfolio.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 15, 2014

There are significant improvements in sectors of the economy that generate lots of freight—namely, manufacturing, construction, and imports. Negotiations are still underway between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association. Leave your suggestions in the comment section.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 18, 2021

There are many terms in logistics to consider, such as last mile logistics and last mile delivery , but they end up sounding confusing because all freight has a last mile portion. Transportation Terminology Glossary of Terms. Dedicated Fleet : A group of trucks that a shipper uses solely for moving all freight.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

As our readership is well aware, disruptions persisted and ultimately came to roost with the unending litanies of supplier, global and domestic transportation delays and disruptions. Products that don’t entice shoppers sit unsold in stores and warehouses, taking up valuable space.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 15, 2018

LCL offers consistent weekly sailing schedules for ocean freight. You can save not only on the inventory itself, but also on warehousing costs. Before selecting a freight forwarder, ask them if they run their own consolidations. If you can’t afford to wait for extended periods before you ship, LCL could be a better option.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 16, 2015

The environment for fleets is very positive with plenty of freight, tight capacity, dropping diesel prices, and increasing profits.”. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service said they’ve asked the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) if aid is needed in their stalled labor talks with U.S.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 20, 2014

Case in point: the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) began contract talks on May 12, with lots of contentious issues on the agenda. Consider moving critical products via air freight and/or using a sea-air option to minimize the impact of increased costs.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 3, 2020

Are you looking to decrease air freight costs? Air freight service is a perfect option for your just in time deliveries, but those that can wait in inventory for additional time may make more sense to move via rail service. Rail freight is an environmentally friendly way to move goods. Do you need coverage far from sea ports?

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Daniel Helmig, head of ABB’s Supply Chain management, is currently busy implementing supply chain transformation throughout the company’s 450 plants and many project sites as the company consolidates back end processes and establishes ten global transportation management centres. “It Warehouse inventory using drones.

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