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Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 23, 2022
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.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Management of Ocean Transit Time Reliability and Visibility by LSCMS Shippers’ Council How would Logistics managers explain to their COO and Production group that inbound material will arrive on 23Dec but with 50% probability? What is supply chain visibility and why it is important? 2022 ocean schedule reliability dropped to 30%.
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Logility
AUGUST 31, 2023
In most cases, their legacy ERP or supply chain solutions cannot support the real-time, frequent forecasting and inventory planning needed to get ahead of margins pressures, rising costs, and shifts in consumer demand. Kelly-Moore achieved 20% less overstock and avoided $1 million in purchase orders after reallocating sundries.
Freightos
OCTOBER 26, 2020
The following is a 5,000 word exploration of Maersk’s strategic shift to end-to-end logistics services, based on open sources. So three months after an executive meeting on June 23rd , an updated strategy was released, tracking a radical shift into a slimmer Maersk, focused on providing end-to-end logistics services.
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
FourKites , a provider of real-time transportation visibility solutions, has a big data set around transportation. 336,500 TEUs were transported from China to the EU by rail in the first six months of 2021, that is 44% more than 2020 and 99% more than in 2019. But if the supply is totally cut off, the impacts will be dire.
SCMDOJO
JULY 16, 2024
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.
Talking Logistics
NOVEMBER 14, 2014
Last Friday I attended a CSCMP Executive Breakfast with guest speaker Jason Seidl from Cowan and Company where he provided an update on the rail, truckload, and less-than-truckload transportation markets. Check out one of the job listings the company posted in the UK. I’ll discuss more about UPS’ plans in a future post.
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