The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 7, 2023

The magazine reaches more than 26,000 supply chain executives in the food and beverage sector. Food Logistics also caters to professionals in the logistics sector, including transportation, warehousing, distribution, software, and technology.

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Locus

AUGUST 1, 2023

We are pleased to announce that Gartner® has included Locus as a Sample Vendor for Last-Mile Delivery (LMD) solutions in their Hype Cycle 2023 for Supply Chain Execution Technologies report. Sources: – Gartner, “Market Guide for Last-Mile Delivery Technology,” Oscar Sanchez Duran et. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 20, 2022

As developments regarding industry supply chain disruptions continue unabated, businesses now increasingly face the sting of higher supply chain and transportation driven costs impacting the bottom line. The exploding costs of diesel and gasoline fuel now have a direct impact to business profitability.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights a published report indicating that PC maker Hewlett Packard is modifying supply sourcing akin to China Plus and nearshoring sourcing actions. That would include alternatives to China under the umbrella of either China Plus or de-risking sourcing changes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

These are questions ARC Advisory Group will seek to answer in our online survey research of supply chain executives over the next few months. Source: J.P. The decline in transportation costs reduces the volatility index reading but is surely a positive for shippers.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 9, 2024

Note: values of this index above 50 are indicative of an expansion of overall logistics industry activity levels ) The summary narrative communicated for July 2024 was indications of “ positive movements in the transportation market contrasting with a moderate contraction in inventories and slowing rates of expansion in the warehousing market.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2024

Let’s just come right out and say it – without the ability to capture, aggregate, and understand your supply chain data, you have gray area within your organization. To be successful, you need a platform with massive computing power to process daily requests that occur across your supply chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides our latest update regarding the Red Sea Transport disruption impacting transport movements to and from European and Asian ports. © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Our prior published update was on January 19 th.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This blog was co-written by Chirag Modi , Corporate Vice President, Industry Strategy – Supply Chain Execution and 3PL Global Lead, and Jen McQuiston , Product Marketing Director. As companies scramble to change to a new route, carrier or transport mode at the last minute, they often pay higher-than-expected fees.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 26, 2020

Recent studies have shown that transportation is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Department of Energy calculated that CO2 emissions from transportation surpassed two billion metric tons ; it’s hard to imagine what that number looks like today. In 2007, the U.S.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 17, 2024

Throughout the podcast, we delve into the challenges and opportunities in international logistics, the importance of accurate data in solving supply chain execution problems, and how companies like Gnosis Freight are leveraging AI, IoT, and other digital methodologies to provide end-to-end visibility and actionable insights for their customers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 16, 2021

There is a multibillion-dollar supply chain software market that grew at double digit rates during the pandemic, and will continue to grow fast, that very few supply chain executives have heard of. The solution is called a supply chain collaboration network (SCCN). SCCN is a Network Solution.

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MPO Multi Party Orchestration

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

A transportation management system (TMS) acts as the information hub for all things transport related, as well as the software that handles rating, mode and carrier selection, tendering, track and trace, and freight auditing. Think of everything that is happening outside the four walls of any shipper, manufacturer, or distributor.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

Supply chain execution is required to distinguish between the high runner purchases and the slower-moving products customers are willing to wait for. Strategic product segmentation, sourcing and inventory management. Optimize supply chain execution and minimize both delivery time and costs.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

How the War in Ukraine is Impacting the Supply Chain and Raw Material Prices. Increased Prices Resulting from Shortages and Supply Chain Issues. Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. How Labor Shortages Have Hurt the Supply Chain. Source: Consultancy.UK. Consultancy UK).

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MPO Multi Party Orchestration

MARCH 14, 2022

As the transportation sector becomes more layered and complex, transportation management solutions must respond in kind with more advanced in-app functionality and logistics planning. Multiple sourcing and distribution channels. Network size. Existing operations for enterprise resource planning (ERP). Exception events.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 31, 2024

port strike , we can observe the undesirable and potentially very damaging impact of a sudden set of supply chain disruptions. Shippers need more labor to keep their transportation and distribution activities moving, but employees are becoming harder to find and more expensive to retain. In my recent blog post about the U.S.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Risk permeates supply chains. The best-laid plans to avoid as many risks as possible often fall on deaf ears in supply chain management, but supply chain executives who take the time to understand the greatest threats can successfully position their companies to overcome such risks.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 11, 2024

As time goes by, more and more companies find that the supply chain issues associated with an outsourcing program have often been under-estimated. Here I want to share eight key procurement challenges that we and consultants are facing in today’s global sourcing world.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 12, 2024

These technologies work together to create a seamless, intelligent, and secure supply chain network, which can respond to changing customer needs and market conditions and deliver value to all stakeholders. Autonomous Shipping Autonomous shipping is the use of self-driving vessels to transport goods and passengers across waterways.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Inspired by McKinsey’s 2020 consultancy report, which emphasizes transforming supply chains rather than temporary fixes, we believe a comprehensive approach to reskilling supply chain professionals is essential to meet future demands.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Source: Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. Procter & Gamble (P&G) is known for best-in-class supply chain planning. There are extremely long distances between some transportation hubs. It ingests data mainly from P&G’s Microsoft SQL Azure and SQL Server databases.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 16, 2022

It is not just continually changing demand and material and equipment constraints across a company’s value chain that matters. It is these changing constraints, transportation capacity, and bottlenecks across an entire ecosystem that matters. For example, many companies are struggling to get transportation capacity.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 1, 2018

Applying Blockchain in Logistics & Supply Chain Management Lacks Results, At Least Today The primary barrier to applying blockchain in logistics and supply chain management involves the lackluster number of supply chains currently using the technology. GET YOUR FREE WHITE PAPER. DOWNLOAD WHITE PAPER.

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Logility

JUNE 30, 2022

These include transportation and material moving, warehouse and fulfillment center workers , truck drivers, call center agents, delivery services, and manufacturing workers. You’re likely aware of these issues, so let’s move on to what you can do to minimize the effects of labor shortages on supply chain resiliency.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Concerning the horizon of next year, what remains on the minds of broader supply chain management teams are addressing and anticipating a host of added unknowns and what is likely to be another very challenging upcoming year. Taking Advantage of Transportation and Logistics Market Dynamics.

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3rdwave

JANUARY 23, 2019

Digitization is suddenly so important because the current technology supports the capturing of phenomenal amounts of raw data from an unlimited number of sources and the converting of that data into meaningful, contextual, and actionable information – quickly and at low cost. 5 Reasons Logistics and Transportation Should Digitize.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 2, 2024

This blog was co-written by Terence Leung and Jen McQuiston Our customers depend on Blue Yonder Transportation Management to achieve customer-centricity and operational resiliency across the globe. This fact drives us to innovate when it comes to our Supply Chain Execution solutions.

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Logility

JULY 25, 2024

Yet, the question remains: Is your supply chain mature enough to integrate Generative AI effectively? Visualize the following supply chain scenario: data on forecasting are confined to spreadsheets, updates on transportation are trapped in emails, and inventory levels are locked in databases.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Because warehousing and transportation represent significant cost centers, intelligent logistics decisions are critical. Uberization: Exploring On-Demand Transportation, Labor and Warehousing. But the real financial value of advanced technology resides in its ability to sense real-time demand and monitor supply availability ?

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

A New Generation of Supply Chain Execution Capabilities Terence: Let’s drill deeper. How would supply chain execution be different from now on? The added advantage is that you can now extend it to meet specific nuances even within a given sub-industry vertical.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Shipping lines again managed to extract added spot rates and surcharges which have impacted business transportation budgets. supply chain activity. sourcing from China, with a correspondingly rise in import share from low-wage locations, chiefly Vietnam, and regional trade areas, particularly Mexico.”

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 29, 2021

According to the 2020 Gartner Future of Supply Chain Survey of more than 1,300 supply chain professionals, “87% of respondents plan investments in supply chain resiliency within the next two years.”. Robinson , helps you see your global supply chain in one place.

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Logility

MARCH 31, 2023

Although resiliency has been a top priority over the last few years, most supply chain executives are still caught off-guard by economic, climate, and geopolitical uncertainties. And the list goes on as new supply chain risks emerge in an ever-evolving market landscape.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 3, 2022

Then, we use these criteria to rank the books, - Practicality: we look closely at how each book can provide basic concepts and strategies of the "Integrated Logistics Functions", namely, customer service, purchasing, production planning, warehousing, and transportation in a clear and concise manner. The links below are paid links.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2021

From an upstream point-of-view, raw material availability, visibility, sourcing and timing will continue to be the primary areas of focus, particularly with organizations looking to mitigate any new market disruptions. He has a keen interest in digitalization and the value it generates throughout the supply chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Background The prior boom in online retail fulfilment was financially beneficial to parcel logistics and transportation services providers including FedEx and UPS. Included in the Journal report is a graph sourced to TD Cowan and AFS Logistics that plots the index of price hikes since Q1-2019.

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