Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

When I ask shippers what they look for in a logistics or transportation management partner, technology capabilities — and the data and insights those technologies provide — is always near the top of the list. Companies can use this data beyond where a truck is to make useful decisions.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 20, 2021

You see, the set of primary data needed to keep an airliner aloft is (apparently) relatively simple—and the same is true of running a supply chain organisation. “Paralysis by analysis” is a common term used to describe such a situation, and you can avoid it by monitoring a smaller number of carefully chosen KPIs.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 6, 2017

billion, and initial findings suggest 2017 will surpass last year’s sales, reports Scott Stone. Visibility in your warehouse requires dedicated asset tracking, data collection, analysis and application, and continuous improvement across all employees and operations. In 2016, total e-commerce sales reached $394.9 What’s Next?

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 8, 2018

ONE carriers post choppy FY 2017 results. for the joint development of technologies that enhance vessel reliability and energy-saving operation by vessel steering gear with new sensing capability and big data analysis. The project focuses on control of the steering gear, which is one of the most critical elements in handling a ship.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 3, 2018

It’s also the time when I start to think about sharing my thoughts on trends for the coming year , but of course, stop short of trying to make predictions. 2018 Trend #2: Big Data and Advanced Analytics in the Cloud. 2018 Trend #2: Big Data and Advanced Analytics in the Cloud.

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Logistics in War

DECEMBER 2, 2019

I have been extremely fortunate to interview a range of senior military officers and public servants through the course of academic research in 2017. Strategic failures emerge when ‘thinkers’ are separated from ‘doers’, ‘strategists’ from ‘planners’ and ‘soft data’ from ‘hard data’. Strategic failure.

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FLS Transport

AUGUST 20, 2020

Believe it or not, in under 90 days we are likely to be in the tightest freight market since 2017. And let’s remember, 2017 was a year that ended with a load to truck ratio of 9.0 Here’s the hard data and 3 market indicators that are driving this prediction: 1. Source: DATA Trendlines. So, what’s this mean for shippers?

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Of course, it is helpful to have some statistics on hand to validate the statement above. As a result, the newly merged company developed a systematic methodology for network design optimisation, based on the following four principles: A continual process of high-powered modelling and network design analysis.

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Through the course of 2017, and because of my academic research, I have been extremely fortunate to interview a range of senior military officers and public servants. Strategic failures emerge when ‘thinkers’ are separated from ‘doers’, ‘strategists’ from ‘planners’ and ‘soft data’ from ‘hard data’. By David Beaumont.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 17, 2017

As we begin the second quarter of 2017, let us take a moment to think about why TMS automation begets more efficiency. Automated data capture, analysis, and presentation through dashboards helps you see what is going on in your company. More importantly, people cannot change the data at their discretion.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2019

Of course, it is helpful to have some statistics on hand to validate the statement above. As a result, the newly merged company developed a systematic methodology for network design optimisation, based on the following four principles: A continual process of high-powered modelling and network design analysis.

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 12, 2018

Data points from the American Trucking Associations (ATA) support that struggle thesis, too. While some of the report’s key data points are slightly, the struggle, or thesis that is, remains real. But, still, as millennials are won’t to say, “the struggle is real,” and there is no real sign of it abating. About the Author.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 16, 2018

Perhaps the best, and first, place to confirm this is by taking a look at the inventory-to-sales ratio data from the United States. Based on data issued today by the United States Department of Commerce’s U.S. Based on data issued today by the United States Department of Commerce’s U.S.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 9, 2015

Now of course, this continues to strengthen the need for a hard look at how we handle the Highway Trust Fund and how we deal with aging infrastructure. Well, basically, because getting freight in a smooth matter is clearly important to helping combat the capacity crunch as it is and of course, moving forward. Wide shoulders.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 5, 2018

Machine learning can help companies make sense of all the data that can be harvested and provide recommendations on how to respond to likely disruptions or opportunities,” says Vernon. The goal is take all this data and be instructive with it, which is where machine learning comes in. Dynamic routing. Driverless trucks.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Shipping industry experts at the London-based consultancy Drewry concur with this analysis, but also note that, for the time being, healthy demand growth for containerized services is outpacing fleet expansion. This was an improvement of 4% over the first nine months of 2017.” Rate uplift.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 7, 2018

Machine learning can help companies make sense of all the data that can be harvested and provide recommendations on how to respond to likely disruptions or opportunities,” says Vernon. The goal is to take all this data and be instructive with it, which is where machine learning comes in. Dynamic Routing. Driverless Trucks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

We need problem solvers, people that can work with data from a data analytics perspective. The skills enhancement program, dubbed Strategic Capabilities Planning, will include a mix of internally supply chain programs, systems education and external APICS courses – APICS is now part of the Association for Supply Chain Management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

Let’s put a major multinational – Saint-Gobain – under the microscope to illustrate how this kind of analysis. A press release from October of 2021 stated that solutions sold by the Group over the course of one year result in the avoidance of around 1,300 million tons of CO2 emissions over those product’s lifespan.

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Freightos

JANUARY 17, 2017

Where Freight is Going in 2017. But data transparency within the logistics industry is lacking at best. Take a look at the range in carrier prices for forwarders along one the world’s busiest routes (Shanghai to Long Beach, CA), in a data snapshot from mid-December 2016. The 90% percentile prices, of course, stayed the same.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 5, 2018

And of course most can’t. Of course, consumer brand companies are especially at risk from being tarred with an anti-sustainability brush. Sheffi does note there is some evidence that so-called millennials may be more willing to pay for Green, but the data is preliminary at best.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 19, 2018

An off-cited analysis from McKinsey in late 2017, for example, found automation could destroy as many as 73 million US jobs by 2030, about one third of all jobs in the country. The documentation can be useful historical data for any future endeavor. Of course we all need to up our game. .

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 16, 2018

Over the next few hours, the true severity of the incident became clear: a malicious computer program, dubbed “NotPetya”, had infected thousands of computers across the organisation’s worldwide operations, locking users out and encrypting data stored on hard drives. The real-world impact on Maersk’s business was immediate.

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Conger

JULY 28, 2022

billion cubic feet of all warehouse space in 2017. Of course, the more of these items that are sold, the greater the need for cold storage. In addition, many ULT facilities are equipped with robust monitoring systems like alarms, data logging, and remote temperature control to safeguard against system failures. billion in 2021.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Now of course, companies must map out the potential impacts of the Russia Ukraine war. FourKites , a provider of real-time transportation visibility solutions, has a big data set around transportation. They apply their own human expertise plus machine learning to this Big Data to predict estimated times of arrivals and pricing.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

percent to $566 billion in 2017, its highest level since 2008, according to the most recent data from the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). In December alone, the goods and services deficit rose 5.4 percent in 2017 compared with 1.5 The U.S. percent to $53.1 For the full year, total U.S.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 28, 2017

Since you, as a shipper, rely on having the most accurate information available and applicable to your operation, understanding the trends identified in the third party logistics study can help your business grow throughout 2017. Of course, there are still hold-outs that foresee possible problems with these relationships.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 2, 2018

Aside from whatever the ramifications of a true trade war would look like, there is, of course, the fall out, or trickle down, impact on what this could mean for consumer spending i.e. the real lifeblood of economic activity, more so than any other economic drive. Panjiva data shows Canada, Mexico and South Korea accounted for 38.4%

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

In recent years, firms both large and small have launched new “Data Science” or similarly named groups. As the phenomenon of Big Data has taken hold in the private sector, many firms which as recently as 10 years ago devoted minimal resources to large scale database mining and analytics have reversed course. Blockchain.

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