The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Brad, Mike, and their team at JBF Consulting advise Fortune 500 companies on the assessment, selection, and implementation of supply chain software. Brad is a highly recognized senior supply chain leader with over 23 years of managing, designing, and implementing freight transport technology. About Brad Forester.

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Savi

MAY 28, 2020

As the CEO of a supply chain visibility technology company, I am well aware of the irony of my own firm becoming a victim of supply chain disruption. But as the world deals with the immense and unprecedented impact of the coronavirus, even Savi was not able to avoid supply chain issues. And it was tough.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 19, 2020

As we move into the back half of May, the freight market is starting to show signs of an expedited rebound. . Th ese conditions have caused a more favorable freight environment. That is e specially the case for outbound freight in southern states and California where produce season is in full swing. . Logistics? ? .

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AFFLINK

JULY 20, 2017

Reading books about supply chain strategy can help bridge the divide between work and play. Yossi Sheffi's The Power of Resilience delves into how events around the globe can affect supply chains everywhere. X-SCM: The New Science of X-treme Supply Chain Management.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Freight Shipments Rose 0.8% University of Maryland Selects Resilinc as Supply Chain Risk Partner. As I’ve written and spoken about many times this year, many companies are falling short on supply chain risk management , which is having a negative impact on their financial performance and eroding their market share.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

Currently, this has not made a substantial impact on the freight market, but we are seeing signs that the industry is beginning to recover. Additionally, according to Freight Waves, “outbound tender rejections have increased week-over-week for the first time since the OTRI peaked at 19.25% on March 28.”. Southeast Logistics.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Disaster preparedness is essential in the supply chain. With Houston largely unavailable from a commerce perspective, businesses can no longer rely on their supply, transport and warehouse networks in the area. This type of disaster can be incredibly damaging to a business by limiting its ability to sustain its supply chain.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Disaster preparedness is essential in the supply chain. With Houston largely unavailable from a commerce perspective, businesses can no longer rely on their supply, transport and warehouse networks in the area. This type of disaster can be incredibly damaging to a business by limiting its ability to sustain its supply chain.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 5, 2015

The assessment needs to be data-driven, so start by collecting freight data. Gathering the freight spend data and summarizing it at 30,000 feet helps uncover the modes or flows where the most achievable savings will be captured. He has more than 10 years of experience in various roles within the supply chain.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 5, 2020

To effectively track each state’s progress in reopening and how freight is impacted, we will publish a market update for the coming weeks as the country eases out of lockdowns. . Increases in volumes started climbing this week steadily but still down 10-15% year-over-year according to Freight Waves’ Sonar indexes. .

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Freight companies are eventually going to face severe challenges finding drivers to get your shipments where you want them when you want them there. Throughout the supply chain everyone has focused on efficiency, but they’ve overlooked the drivers,” says Dave Kodadek. On the surface, this sounds like a problem for carriers.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2015

We see these business cases and hard-dollar ROIs come from proper carrier selection, maverick spend elimination, shipment/load consolidation, mode switch, strategic carrier sourcing, freight/parcel audit, and optimization. He has more than 10 years of experience in various roles within the supply chain.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

The folks from Manugistics left not knowing how they would get back home to Maryland, and I joined my colleagues next door at the Hilton to watch the events on TV. Remembering 9/11 seems more important to me, even if it doesn’t directly relate to supply chain and logistics. That was eight years ago. I don’t think so.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Ozone Transport Region (OTR) NOx Cap and Allowance Trading Program: The OTR includes the Northeastern United States with Maryland, Delaware, Washington, D.C., Freight brokers can use fuel or freight lane information to reduce carbon emissions. and the top of Virginia.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

state of Maryland with 30,528 sq km of area. Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. The seven registered air freight carriers in Belgium carried 1.4 Coupled with its prime location and healthy multimodal freight system, Belgium has the ability to move goods quickly around Europe and the rest of the world.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 3, 2019

I received a few questions yesterday about Indago , our new market research community for supply chain practitioners that benefits charities. Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon’s Freight Push Rattles Logistics Sector (WSJ – sub.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Knowing these timelines is crucial to supply chain planning. But knowing the general breakdown of crop production, state by state, can help your supply chain roll with the punches. California.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2024

million vehicles cross the bridge annually, or about 30,000 per day, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. Retailers rely on global maritime shipping to deliver products for American consumers every day,” RILA Director of Supply Chain Policy Sarah Gilmore said in a release. An estimated 11.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2023

I saw an interesting story earlier this week about how a police department in a small Maryland city is using drones in its effort to thwart illegal dirt bike riding within city limits. I have written about drones a lot here in the past, and all the practical (and often times impractical) applications they have been used for. has pledged $3.4

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The biggest issue today that shippers have to worry about is freight loss claims, personal injury, and of course, liability! Maryland has a cap on non-economic damages, but is one of very few states with a cap. What are the biggest concerns in times of claims, injury, and documentation of claims?

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. FedEx Corporation FedEx , previously known as Federal Express, is an American multinational freight company founded in 1971 as a system for urgent deliveries. Kuehne + Nagel Inc. Jacobs in 2011.

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

As [railroads] get better and in some cases, not as flexible, we want to have control over our entire supply chain," Braunbach said. Warehouse closings in Aberdeen, Maryland; Edgerton, Kansas; and Rialto, California came as a surprise and a “body blow” to XPO, said their CEO Brad Jacobs. "We Morgan analysts. podcast. !

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 28, 2015

Since I didn’t have much time to analyze this week’s supply chain and logistics news, I’ll just leave you with the links and provide my commentary next week. June 2015 North American Freight Numbers. Drone with drugs, porn seized near Maryland prisons, two arrested (Reuters). Amazon expands Prime Now, offers U.S.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

economy relies on a vast network of infrastructure from roads and bridges to freight rail and ports to electrical grids and internet provision. ”[7] All businesses rely on their supply chains and nothing is more important to efficient supply chains than good infrastructure. The future of the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2024

Supporters of Minnesota’s new law say the state joins Maryland as among the few states to pass protections for ticket buyers into law. Walmart recently established its latest high-tech consolidation center in Illinois, marking a significant addition to its supply chain infrastructure. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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