Talking Logistics

JUNE 27, 2017

by December 18, 2017. Next-generation telematics solutions combine highly advanced telemetry, positioning and communications with cloud-based capabilities to automatically capture the wealth of real-time data available on fleet operations. More fleet managers are using telematics to save time and money by improving vehicle maintenance.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 30, 2019

Only about 22% use network design software and 18% use network design software with embedded analytics among this group. . None of the respondents share data across multiple applications to manage inventory, network design and S&OP in an integrated way. Managing data across multiple spreadsheets quickly becomes unmanageable.

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Material Handling and Logistics

MAY 28, 2018

Cyber risk is just one of the indicators of the index which reflects data related to economics, natural hazards and supply chains, and addresses concerns about business risks including political upheaval, fire and hurricanes. Despite a fraught political climate, the group says, the U.S. Natural Hazards a Wild Card.

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Women in Trucking

MARCH 9, 2020

And more promising news: 76 percent of female 18- to 26-year-olds have a favorable impression of professional driving, according to a recent nationwide study by the Adcom Group, a marketing and communications firm. percent increase in female drivers from 2017 to 2018, Shaver says. Companies are recognizing the value of women drivers.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

As reported by Bloomberg , a new survey of the 20 best-paid graduate business schools found that the top 11 are all in the U.S. Read: Logistics Management 33rd Annual Salary Survey. Its graduates earn a median pay and bonus of $185,000, the survey found. World’s Best-Paid MBA Graduates. The University of St. business schools.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

As reported by Bloomberg , a new survey of the 20 best-paid graduate business schools found that the top 11 are all in the U.S. Read: Logistics Management 33rd Annual Salary Survey. Its graduates earn a median pay and bonus of $185,000, the survey found. World’s Best-Paid MBA Graduates. The University of St. business schools.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 30, 2019

Only about 22% use network design software and 18% use network design software with embedded analytics among this group. . None of the respondents share data across multiple applications to manage inventory, supply chain network design and S&OP in an integrated way. It’s time to kick the spreadsheet habit.

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Transporeon

APRIL 2, 2019

It looks like they are marching upwards through 2017, which means shippers need to take early action now. Through 2017, most shippers anticipate rising freight rates (56%). Many shippers expect prices to remain stable (44%) but no-one thinks that rates will decline (Transporeon/Xeneta survey, 2016).

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Transporeon

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Regularly since Q3 2017, many shipping companies have been confronted by transport scarcity – a problem they’ve never known before. Transport prices are also going up because of carrier rate increases since Q3 2017. This has continued into mid-2018, as evidenced by recent surveys conducted on the Transporeon platform.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

October also marks the first month new orders have dropped below 60 since April 2017’s 57.1 Tim Fiore, chair of the ISM’s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee , explained in the report that supply chain labor constraints related to lead-time expansions and transportation issues are still limiting full production potential. .

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 20, 2018

It is a topic of daily discussion at every industry trade show and conference, while also getting a ton of attention in the form of commentary or data being issued fairly frequently. A good example of that was apparent in an October 2017 survey of 1,500 motor carriers conducted by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI).

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

To know the most difficult challenges as perceived by supply chain professionals, we turn to the SCM World’s 2017 Future of Supply Chain survey. Here are the complete data representing how many supply chain management professionals perceived these threats as significant. These disruptions included the following.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2022

The projects will supply clean energy for Amazon’s operations, including its corporate offices, fulfillment centers and Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers that support millions of customers globally. This is a full five years ahead of the original target of 2030. GW to 10.4

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Even with a new round of tariffs having recently gone into effect, United States-bound imports are pegged to stay at what are being described as record-high levels, according to data in the new edition of the Port Tracker report, which was issued today by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and maritime consultancy Hackett Associates.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 3, 2018

This is the 37th edition of this report, which is based on monthly data from TIA member companies who submit real operating data and respond to questions on business conditions impacting the 3PL sector. Other data collected are customer-based forecasts to offer up expectations of near-term business volume. About the Author.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The ports surveyed in the report include: Los Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland, Tacoma, Seattle, Houston, New York/New Jersey, Hampton Roads, Charleston, and Savannah, Miami, Jacksonville, and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. trillion recorded in 2017. For December, the most recent month for which data is available. annually ahead of the $3.53

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 2, 2018

The ELD mandate formally took effect in December 2017. Since the ELD mandate went into effect near the end of 2017, the subsequent impact on the truckload shippers and carriers, as was expected, has been fairly bumpy on various fronts, according to a recent Logistics Management reader survey. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 7, 2018

Data for this report is based on feedback from U.S.-based revenue growth estimate is really positive and very consistent with what has been happening with the PMI (the index ISM uses to measure growth),” said Tim Fiore, chair of the ISM’s Manufacturing Survey Business Committee. compared to 2017. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Working Group presented their paper at the Hannover Messe, where more than 220,000 representatives of the world’s engineering and manufacturing industry gather every year to see the latest innovations in production and automation technologies. Industry 4.0 For its proponents, Industry 4.0 Are they buying it? approaches. in the previous year.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2019

According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79 % of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. In 2014, a survey by Tompkins Consortium delivered a shocking revelation. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers. Now for those statistics I mentioned.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79 % of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. In 2014, a survey by Tompkins Consortium delivered a shocking revelation. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers. Now for those statistics I mentioned.

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The Logistics Academy

JUNE 29, 2017

Every day, more data than we can imagine zings across that global conduit we call the Internet. Much of that data comes directly from devices, without human intervention. Drivers carry cell phones in their cars to feed GPS locations to a traffic information and navigation service, which uses the data to detect congestion.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 5, 2018

A wholesale trade respondent said that domestic transportation is still a challenge with slower than normal transit times, with both intermodal and over-the-road carriers are struggling [with] the electronic data logs (ELDs) now required on all tractors. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor. About the Author.

Food and Agriculture 28

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 26, 2018

Some of the main concerns expressed by ports surveyed by Automotive Logistics include finding more storage and handling capacity, especially given the growth that some of the bigger car handling ports are seeing, and at times when there are sudden spikes in volumes. . in 2017 to a total of 14.9m Where to put it all .

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 2, 2018

Despite across the board decline for its key metrics, data issued today by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) continues to show that the underlying fundamentals for the manufacturing sector remain positive. The PMI average for the first quarter of 2017 is 59.7. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor. in March to 59.3 (a

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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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Automotive Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The association also has a Digitalisation Working Group that is developing an app drivers can use to access information relevant to their journey, including guidance on secure places to stop. “We He outlined a number of measures the group was implementing to improve safety in what was a skilled yet demanding and sometimes dangerous job.

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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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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Each link in the supply chain is susceptible to fraud, waste, and delay; to say nothing of the duplicate data and paperwork that each company must process and maintain. The outcomes have provided visibility to track food with up-to-the-minute data, rather than relying on shipping information that is days or weeks old.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 5, 2018

“Although a number of surveys show consumers say they want sustainable products, only a small percentage of them are actually willing to pay more to buy sustainable products,” Sheffi notes. The documentation can be useful historical data for any future endeavor. Posted on: May, 22 2017.

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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. Posted on: May, 22 2017. Don Benson.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The estimated value of the global e-commerce market for consumer goods has grown by 16% over the past year, with a total annual spend in 2017 reaching almost $1.5 According to a new Twitter survey, consumers are browsing more on mobile devices and are moving away from in-store payment to mobile payments. October 24, 2018 ·.

eCommerce 28

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The American Trucking Association (ATA) , along with three state trucking associations and a number of groups representing various facets of the supply chain, have sued the Biden Administration over its employer-based COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

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Material Handling and Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

We saw that starting to turn around in 2016 and continued to accelerate into 2017," he notes. trillion in 2017, up 6.2% Parcel delivery volumes jumped 7% to $99 billion in 2017. According to one software executive, a major stumbling block is the extraordinary growth of data systems is expected to process.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 12, 2018

According to the APICS’s premier annual survey, there is a very bright future for people working in the supply chain industry with both increases in pay as well as high levels of job satisfaction across the profession. The survey revealed that in 2017, the average salary for supply chain professionals was $85,210.

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Automotive Logistics

JULY 17, 2018

Mexican production and exports continued to grow through 2017, both to the US and globally. According to analyst PwC Autofacts, US vehicle imports increased again in 2017, reaching nearly 8.3m In 2017, $284 billion worth of goods passed through the port of LA. In the US, vehicle sales hit 17.2m units, up 1.4% Mexico sent 2.4m

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 6, 2018

The ports surveyed in the report include: Los Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland, Tacoma, Seattle, Houston, New York/New Jersey, Hampton Roads, Charleston, and Savannah, Miami, Jacksonville, and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. “If For February, the most recent month for which data is available, U.S.-based Jeff Berman, Group News Editor.

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