GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

From boosting the level of artificial intelligence to promoting better means of mitigating and preventing risks, technology will change how manufacturers grow throughout 2017. The First 5 Manufacturing Tech Trends of 2017. Manufacturers will face many challenges in 2017. Artificial Intelligence Will Grow More Important.

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IoT World Today

JANUARY 15, 2019

One of the possible strategies to reduce fuel consumption is to use sensors to study a vehicle’s acceleration, braking, idling and other habits that influence fuel efficiency. One of the successful examples of preventive analysis systems developed for the fleet is Predixion Insight fr om Intel. Streamline Delivery Management.

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Supply chains are ‘strangling strategy’, with the movement of commodities so significant an issue that logistics is securitising. [1] Of all the ‘pillars’ of the national support strategy, the most consequential was the issue of mobilisation. 1] Beaumont, D., 2] Beaumont, D., 3] Marles, R.,

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2018

Cloud Logistics Announces Record Revenue, Growth and Innovation for 2017. Here are some details from the Wall Street Journal : At the heart of Target’s strategy is utilizing what the retailer has (and Amazon doesn’t): a base of more than 1,800 brick-and-mortar stores that the company is increasingly using to fulfill orders placed online.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 17, 2018

Even headline speakers were professing “data got sexy” and data is now a core strategy for companies looking to succeed. A Deloitte study in 2017 found 49% of procurement officers believe the quality of data is a major barrier, and the lack of data integration was the number two barrier (42%).

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EazyStock

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

trillion by 2023 , indicating a need for more robust online sales strategies. For businesses to succeed in eCommerce they must ensure they have an effective eCommerce supply chain strategy. For example: With such different demand patterns, it doesn’t make sense to treat every product the same.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 22, 2016

Home Depot is revamping their distribution center strategy to include a host of regional centers, and logistics providers stand to reap significant profits from increased collaboration in the marketplace. By 2017, e-commerce will generate $370 billion in the U.S., Logistics technologies are changing how modern retailers operate.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 28, 2015

Recently, John Larkin of Stifel’s Transportation & Logistics Equity Research provided an in-depth analysis of the future of the LTL sector to Supply Chain Digest. For example, a business may order a specific number of items, which would be too minute to warrant transport via rail or traditional truckload. to three percent.

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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. For example, natural disasters may require rerouting of products in one area of the country.

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World Food Programme Logistics

MARCH 1, 2019

Photo: WFP Photo Library Cost-benefit analysis studies carried out by WFP and partners have shown that every dollar invested in school feeding programmes can yield up to 10 dollars in improved health, education and productivity. Training on food safety and quality (here, in Kenya) is a crucial element of school feeding programmes.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2015

In fact, we will release next week our first e-book of 2016 (of a monthly series of e-books) which will highlight several areas for shippers to focus on in order to create an effective transportation and logistics management strategy. . Transportation Industry Braces for a Looming Transportation Capacity Crunch Crisis in 2017.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

In his 2017 annual shareholder letter , Bezos lauded “divinely discontent” customers as innovation drivers. These examples are from retail, but I sense that the same customer empowerment phenomenon is happening broadly across everything we do at Amazon and most other industries as well. billion between 2015 and 2017.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 3, 2018

My post on key trends to watch in 2017 received a lot more attention than I anticipated, so I figured it can’t hurt to gather my thoughts and pull together another collection for 2018. Ask questions later” approach to multi-channel and omnichannel strategies in their haste to avoid losing sales to ecommerce giants like Amazon.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

2017 Tropical Storm Harvey. To better understand true cost and volume impacts, Zipline Logistics evaluated a sample of 33,000 shipments, comparing data prior to the 2017 Tropical Storm Harvey with data after the event. 915 fewer loads moved after the hurricane (date of 8/26/2017) when compared to previous four-month period.

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Forto

JULY 25, 2018

The right strategy can propel the smallest of competitors through better, data-based decision making in international transport to the front of industrial battle lines. It might include the analysis of this data through analytics. Establish a data-driven culture as a core principle in business strategy. In fact, 62.5

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Preliminary analysis of smartphone sales in the US indicate more than 120 million smartphones will be purchased, sold, or traded in 2016. However, the official rollout of the 5G technology is not expected to take place until sometime in 2017. For manufacturers, banning the use of mobile devices seems logical.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 13, 2016

Electronic logging devices are going to become a requirement in November 2017, and drivers are already being pushed to take more breaks than currently required by the hours-of-service regulation. Increasing Regulations Are Taking Effect. This includes reducing dead time and driver-related processes that are not driving.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 17, 2018

Even headline speakers were professing “data got sexy” and data is now a core strategy for companies looking to succeed. A Deloitte study in 2017 found 49% of procurement officers believe the quality of data is a major barrier, and the lack of data integration was the number two barrier (42%).

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 9, 2015

An example would be hearing out reasons behind the needs each side wants to address. 4 Drivers of the Looming Transportation Capacity Crisis of 2017. Lack of Cross-communication and Proper Cost Analysis – Profit management is intertwined with proper benchmarking and transportation cost analysis.

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 3, 2021

The importance of setting the tone of the relationship and being an example of what you expect. Communication and equality are the central axes of the process of transforming a supplier into a valuable business partner for the strategy, success, and growth of a company. Set The Tone Of The Relationship, Be The Example.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

According to the Ti collection titled “ Logistics Surveys 2017 ,” completed last December, there’s scant doubt that the global express industry has already undergone significant transformation, not least due to the seismic shifts brought about by e-retail. Uber launched a trucking-industry version of its service in early 2017.

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 7, 2018

But a more measured analysis comes from the consultancy AlixPartners , which has produced a body of research suggesting that there may still be more problems than solutions in the short term. As one example, he points out that Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) announced that it will order 20 “eco-.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 6, 2018

The average salary inched up from $113,175 to $114,250 this past year, with the median salary also moving a bit higher, from $90,000 in 2017 to $93,000 in 2018. One recent example of this, recalls McGowen, was when traffic congestion at Vancouver kept a large shipment stalled on the highway. There’s never a dull moment.”.

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Now, That's Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Fitch (Ratings) undertook a stress test analysis of its rated North American ports, to assess multiple scenarios, taking into account port revenue mix and potential for recovery.”. increase from May 2019,” Port Strategy reports. percentage points compared with January-March 2017 to 49.5 Imports grew 7.6% to 134,556 TEUs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

The 2017 hurricane season,” Mr. Herzog said, “was a big event on our journey. As the P&G example shows, effective collaboration within the broader organization and across partners and customers becomes a key success factor. The model requires the right people skills, but also the right processes, technology, and strategy.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 9, 2018

For example, unlike truckload (TL), there are few new entrants in LTL because of the steep initial economic outlay to replicate most carriers’ complex hub-and-spoke, brick-and-mortar terminal networks. Related Article: Taking Advantage of 2018 Truckload, Less-than-Truckload, and Intermodal Strategies. They need to maintain that.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 5, 2018

Gilmore Says… In a great example of the balance in this book, Sheffi notes the actual evidence of consumer preference for Green products is tenuous at best. And it is this supply chain complexity (more on that in a moment) that in part makes crafting sustainability strategies such a challenge in practice.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Orders are received in advance, and the competitive strategy for this segment lies in providing attractive lead times to customers. Figure 1 compares performances for the year 2017 for different market segments. The steel manufacturer for this research project has been operating for some 50 years.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2015

In fact, the introduction of Qualcomm’s OmniTracs™ in 1988 and UPS’ roll-out of the DIAD (Delivery Information Acquisition Device) four years later are prime examples of pioneering companies investing in mobile technology as a means to drive efficiencies and create competitive advantage. Other Top Transporation Blog Posts from The Past.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 31, 2018

for 2017 and 3.7% According to the IMF, the 2017 upgrade was attributed to improved conditions for advanced economies, and positive signs from emerging market and developing economies was responsible for the 2018 revision. Similarly, customers are demanding better visibility, both real-time and post-hoc for strategic analysis.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 28, 2018

trade, with the German trade outlook slowing following a solid 2017 peak; -India has the highest index value for the seven countries tracked for overall trade predictions, with the U.K., and China air trade growth is set to head up; and. and Germany. to take advantage of trends we see.”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

I thought I understood all the major supply chain implications of the pandemic until I began reading Yossi Sheffi’s new book The New (Ab)Normal: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy beyond Covid-19. shale or Iran, for example. In the US, for example, natural gas accounted for 40% of total utility-scale U.S.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

I will be wrong again,” I stated last year before making my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2017 , and I was right. But I was right with some of my other predictions, especially my prediction that we would see a rise in cyber attacks in 2017, with supply chain and logistics operations becoming new targets. per barrel.

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World Food Programme Logistics

APRIL 11, 2019

Did high frequency satellite imagery analysis help b etter inform responses to flood events in Congo ? Results are difficult to pinpoint because, unlike in 2017, there was no major flooding in Congo during the main 2018 rainy season. recently piloted an analytics-heavy flood monitoring system. What have we learned after six months ?

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Most of the IoT’s benefits derive from the analysis and use of big data. For example, company A outsources auditing and IoT analysis to third-party logistics provider (3PL) A. So, collaboration will continue to dominate 2017. Supply chain entities will be looking for new ways to cut costs and boost production in 2017.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 2, 2018

Example, when we are down $100 billion with a certain country and they get cute, don’t trade anymore-we win big. Foreign steel imports surged again in 2017 — up 15 percent from the previous year and capturing 27 percent of the U.S. It’s easy!”. But that does not make it true simply because he says so. “We

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 3, 2018

This particular kind of discipline was not enforced in 2017, however. Lars Jensen , CEO and partner at SeaIntel Maritime Analysis in Copenhagen, says that changes in the liner shipping sector do not take place overnight, and hence “disruption” would be the wrong term to associate with the industry. Alphaliner Top 35 Ocean Carriers.

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