Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Mini Case Study: Walmart. Walmart may be the most famous example of a company that has succeeded primarily because of a well-developed and aligned supply chain strategy. Mini Case Study: Whirlpool. So if you want to be sure of business success, review your supply chain strategy. SEE ALSO: Supply Chain Strategy Development. .

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2019

Mini Case Study: Walmart. Walmart may be the most famous example of a company that has succeeded primarily because of a well-developed and aligned supply chain strategy. Mini Case Study: Whirlpool. So if you want to be sure of business success, review your supply chain strategy. SEE ALSO: Supply Chain Strategy Development.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Transplace Acquires Yusen Logistics’ Intermodal & Freight Brokerage Group. Trucking costs to halve by 2030, study predicts (LLoyd’s Loading List). A TMS user, for example, can say to the system, “Show me all uncovered loads,” or an inventory manager can ask, “Which stores have less than three days inventory of product X?”

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Local Caption Defence’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) together with BAE Systems Australia have delivered an essential ammunition capability to the Australian Defence Force three months ahead of schedule. Logistics and the strangling of strategy, 2017, Logistics and the strangling of strategy – Logistics In War. [2]

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 3, 2021

With all that in mind, I thought I’d share some examples of the highs and lows of online and in-store retail that enterprises have endured between late 2019 and early 2021, and highlight some of the most notable changes in the retail supply chain arena during that period. The Dark Store Trend. 63% suffered inventory shortages.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2017

The Equifax leak, for example, can be ruinous when you consider what can be done with a little credit information. The average value of cargos stolen by fictitious pickup was $203,744 vs. $174,380 per incident for cargo thefts overall during the study period, a 17 percent differential. But it’s like playing whack-a-mole.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 17, 2018

The Hackett Group provides a useful visual for describing the maturity stages that supply chain is moving through as the industry strives to leverage data and advanced analytics. Supply Chain Analytics Maturity Model (Source: Hackett Group). And how could a company succeed in digitally transforming? Transform Into What?

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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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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 19, 2018

At the end of 2017, SEKO also launched a combined airfreight and final mile service for bulky goods to destinations across the U.S. Ryder System Inc , known for truck-leasing, bought MXD Group for $120 million earlier this month to expand its presence in final-mile delivery. It also handles installation and repair. Download Now!

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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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Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

FMCSA confirms permanent ‘restart rollback’ based on study results (CCJ). CX North America Integrates Its Freight Collaboration Platform With Active Aero Group’s Technology. Descartes Reports Fiscal 2017 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results. January 2017 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI).

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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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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 24, 2018

The study, on behalf of Infosys Consulting, shows that businesses recognise the importance of embracing Industry 4.0 For example, the survey reveals low rankings for the importance of ethical principles along the supply chain. The survey was conducted during November and December 2017. principles and clearly see the benefits.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 15, 2018

Last November, PierPass hired two consulting companies – the Tioga Group and World Class Logistics (WCL) Consulting – to evaluate two possible reforms to the program. and on Saturday (8:00 a.m.-5:00 per TEU, have called to reform the program. Two different paths. Under review. to 6:00 p.m.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

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. These avoided CO2 emissions from their products, they argue, are around 40 times the Group’s own total carbon footprint.

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The Logistics Academy

JUNE 29, 2017

For example, if a truck hits an object with substantial force, it might send a text or e-mail to a supervisor. ” One finding the study revealed is that even the most widely used route planning solutions make imprecise assumptions when they estimate travel times in cities. Users also can configure the system to issue alarms.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2022

An IBM study found that 57% of consumers are willing to change their shopping habits to protect the environment. Based on this, participating companies were grouped into the following maturity levels: leader, advanced, developing and initiating. One example is Scandinavian furniture giant Ikea. She lives in the Boston area.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 17, 2018

The Hackett Group provides a useful visual for describing the maturity stages that supply chain is moving through as the industry strives to leverage data and advanced analytics. Supply Chain Analytics Maturity Model (Source: Hackett Group). And how could a company succeed in digitally transforming? Transform Into What?

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 12, 2018

In October 2017, MassCEC completed a report assessing another 18 waterfront sites in the New Bedford and Boston/Quincy areas that offer potential for supporting offshore wind farm work. “We always envisioned the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal to be multipurpose, although offshore wind farm business is growing rapidly,” White said.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 8, 2014

Case Studies. |. Gartner predicts that by 2017, SMAC stack will drive more than 26% of the total enterprise software market revenue, an increase from 12% in 2012 - representing over $104 billion new revenue from this stack. Mobile Banking. Payments Treasury. Wealth Management. View all Infosys blogs. Supply Chain Management.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2019

Florian Huettl, Renault Group’s vice-president, sales forecast and distribution. And that’s an iterative process that we run every month where, in the end, the objective is to have the best possible view on a forecast; a centred scenario including all the risks and opportunities that we need to study. That’s very important.

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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. As Stifel analyst David Ross recently summed it up to the investor community: “Structurally, LTL still is set up really well for success.”.

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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. In fact, after reading Sheffi’s examples, I’m surprised more companies haven’t been forced to be zealous advocates.

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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. For example, in a story I remembered that we ran in 2014, a company called Parkdale Mills had recently re-opened a factory near Gaffney, SC that now produces 2.5

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 22, 2018

FAK is an acronym for Freight All Kind, which is simply a pricing mechanism that groups multiple classes of freight into a single class. Consider, for example, that a healthy portion of the product you ship is classified at freight classes 100, 125 and 150. Frequently within defined “bands” of density-based freight.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2018

In November 2017, ICDP’s data suggests that inventories of landed stock for volume brands in Europe stood at over 80 days, up from 55 days in the early 2000s. In the first half of 2017, he notes, there was a pronounced acceleration in the ongoing shift in customer preference from smaller sedans to larger trucks and SUVs.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2019

Check out the highlights and photos from our 2016 , 2017 , and 2018 rides. Robinson, Descartes Systems Group, and MercuryGate. This week, for example, MercuryGate (a Talking Logistics sponsor) announced “the availability of a new Customer Portal that offers greater visibility on freight movements to all users.”

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 11, 2019

LMC warns that OEMs facing the biggest challenges are those most exposed to the local market, such as Fiat Tofas, which saw production drop from 384,174 in 2017 to just over 300,000 last year. That was almost twice the amount exported to the EU by Japan, the second-largest supplier of vehicles to the EU based on 2017 figures.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Figure 1 compares performances for the year 2017 for different market segments. For example, although the technology has been employed in various areas of the supply chain including transportation management, sourcing and demand forecasting, the results to date in the latter case are inconsistent.

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Airfreight Logistics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Another study published by the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggested that buyers spent about £1 billion a week with online UK retailers in February of 2017. The survey shows a growing number of online shoppers of 3% and 4%, comparing to 2015 and 2014 respectively. Which represents a +20.7%

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 5, 2018

For example, the global shape of the Geely-owned carmaker’s expanding production footprint can be seen from the vehicles stored at the yard. Malin Veteli, yard operations manager, points out that the rail loading operation for the daily service was also brought to the plant in 2017. . “In China-Europe rail reality.

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 3, 2019

Current studies forecast a huge growth in industry drone application,” says Philipp Wrycza, research fellow at Fraunhofer IML, who explains that there are three main uses for drones in the automotive industry: transportation, stocktaking and inspection. “We billion ($1.6 billion over the same period. OEMs take stock.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As a disclaimer, WebCargo , a Freightos Group company, does offers digital services to global forwarders and carriers, including online sales portals, digital eBooking, multimodal rate management and the Freightos.com freight marketplace. . By the end of 2020’s H1, that number had increased to 41%. Shifting Industry Habits.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 11, 2018

Kearney study. imports from traditional offshoring countries in 2017. This is a sharp reversal of the glimmers of hope seen in 2016 in regard to manufacturers moving operations back stateside, the group says. Kearney partner and co-author of the study. Kearney principal and co-author of the study. Study Findings.

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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. A 2014 study by The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte projected that employment in manufacturing and warehousing would fall a 2 to 3.5

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Automotive Logistics

AUGUST 20, 2018

units in 2017, up 18% from the year before, according to figures from global automotive association, OICA. However, the US administration could quite easily target linked companies – for example Renault’s alliance partner, Nissan – and no-one is willing to take the chance. Vehicle production in Iran had climbed to 1.5m Pulling out.

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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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