Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Cass Truckload Linehaul Index – October 2018. It’s during these times that our industry and its people truly shine the brightest. Last December, for example, the Wall Street Journal highlighted this example: Take Philips’s Norelco OneBlade trimmer and shaver, which is sold in stores with 13 packaging pieces.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Remember that there was zero airline ebooking at the beginning of 2018. That is a huge success story for the air cargo industry and as promised it has brought significant efficiencies. Speed and Urgency : Air cargo is used for faster shipping options, and the need for rapid communication and tracking is more critical in this industry.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 20, 2018

The focus of our session is “Today’s New Normal” — a discussion about emerging trends and technologies in the industry, everything from e-commerce to blockchain, and what it means for supply chain and logistics professionals. LLamasoft Names Razat Gaurav CEO. Samsung Jumps on the Blockchain Bandwagon (Bloomberg). Have a happy weekend!

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

TBSx3 Launches Consortium With Freight Industry Giants to Fight Trade in Fake Goods with Blockchain (BlockchainNews). It’s a question many in the industry have been debating for several years. In essence, Amazon is taking the same “owning the ecosystem” strategy that Apple took in the computer industry. and FedEx Corp.”

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2018

Well, I could turn to an AI-powered robot to my write my post for me (see Wired article, “ What News-Writing Bots Mean for the Future of Journalism ”). HERE and FreightVerify partner to optimize the automotive industry supply chain. What can I do if I have writer’s block? I’ll let you guess which option I took this morning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2021

The following article highlights some of the key points made by Mr. Vantipalli. TireHub was founded in July 2018 with the idea to transform the wholesale tire industry. The wholesale tire industry is more complicated than one might envision. TireHub at a Glance. Business Drivers for TireHub.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The warehouse and transportation industry had a record 490,000 openings in July. Nevertheless, the 490,000 industry openings the Department of Labor reported clearly understates the number of warehouse workers needed. By 2018, the year of the survey, this number fell to between 2 and 5 applicants per job.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 17, 2022

In 2018, DHL Supply Chain announced its plans to deploy emerging technologies in 350 of its North American facilities. Of course, we subsequently share interesting insights in Logistics Viewpoints articles. Brian provided me with insights into some specific warehouse automation and robotics examples.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

Despite the inherent challenges, a 2018 McKinsey article estimated that the payoff of agility enabled by digitalization can be staggering: “For companies that aim well and execute effectively, the resulting cost reductions could be transformational. A Positive Example. And Agility Can Help Improve Profitability Too?

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Talking Logistics

MAY 30, 2018

Here’s an excerpt from the article: Amazon has cultivated an image as a customer-friendly company in part by making it easy for shoppers to send back items they don’t want. Take a look at what’s happening in the ocean freight industry. This is self-contradictory,” said Jansen at the [Global Liner Shipping Conference].

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Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

This article was originally published in the Australian Defence Business Review ‘Land Forces 2018’ edition (September-October) and is posted here with permission. Logistics is the stored potential of a military force, and industry is the battery from which energy is drawn. Industry is where logistics begins.

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Now, That's Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

By 2018, ATA was reporting a shortage of 60,800 drivers industrywide. This will allow the industry to “close the gap” caused by demand for freight, projected retirements and other issues. The industry is raising pay at five times the historic average, but this isn’t just a pay issue.

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PINC

JANUARY 22, 2020

Matt Yearling’s articles ranked on both Logistics Viewpoints’ and Talking Logistics’ most-read article lists for 2019. . As CEO of PINC, Matt Yearling contributes thought leadership and insights to a number of industry publications every year. For example, ZF revealed the autonomous Terminal Yard Tractor to the world in 2018.

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Women in Trucking

JANUARY 5, 2020

When recruiting, for example, consider the aspects of driving that appeal most to women as well as areas of concern. For example, 74 percent of women use Facebook, according to a 2018 Pew Research Study. This article was originally featured in Edition 3 of 2019 in our official magazine, Redefining The Road. Learn More

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 7, 2019

There are periods of intense growth followed by a lull and then there are periodic seasonalities which may vary from one industry to another. How long each period lasts depends on the internal and external factors that greatly impact the trucking industry. for the rest of the year.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 2, 2020

The ongoing slump that had begun in October 2018 had started to affect the Class 8 truck market in early 2019. While there were a few months during the year where orders for heavy-duty trucks peaked – although not as high as the previous two years, it was all in all a slow year for the industry. . How bad is the situation?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Even before the emergence of COVID-19, next-day and same-day delivery promises from mega retailers, as well as new delivery models such as store pick-up, were driving increasing customer expectations — not just in retail, but in every industry. In fact, the on-demand industry was estimated to account for $75 billion in 2018. [1]

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MARCH 10, 2020

To the uninitiated (which included me at one stage), these industries are same or similar and it might come across that there is no difference between Maritime, Shipping, Freight, Logistics, Supply Chain and Trade. Shipping Business = the act of carriage of cargo from point A to point using the ships which falls under the Maritime industry.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MARCH 6, 2023

Pros of Blockchain in Supply Chain In recent years, blockchain technology has emerged as a promising solution to many challenges in the supply chain industry. Real-life examples In fact, many large companies are now implementing blockchain technology into their services. It’s actually a really useful technology.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Article Summary. Corporate training is now a $200 billion USD industry, with e-learning taking up more than half of this amount. percent from 2018 to 2026. The study showed that upwards of 30 percent of American students enrolled in at least one online course in 2018. billion (USD) by 2026 at a CAGR of 9.1

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Morai Logistics

JUNE 12, 2019

More pertinently, 53% of respondents to a 2018 Statista study said they’re using blockchain for their company’s supply chain. This week’s article by Morai Logistics explores the most prominent hurdles blockchains have yet to overcome in the world of supply chains. This includes the supply chain industry.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 9, 2018

After nearly a decade of so-so profits, the $36 billion less-than-truckload (LTL) sector of the trucking industry is poised for impressive – if not spectacular – growth in 2018. Read: Industry Experts Discuss Technology Trends & Solutions for Efficient Ecommerce Logistics. industrial market since 2008.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 3, 2018

All of the headlines leading up to Christmas were about how retailers and parcel carriers were struggling to keep up with the record amount of online orders and deliveries for the holidays (see WSJ article UPS, Overwhelmed by Online Orders, Warns of Delivery Delays and Reuters article Surging online orders slow Wal-Mart delivery network ).

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

So instead of giving a speech on this, I am repurposing this content into an article. It is a truism that competition is tougher, that digital technologies are creating new tough entrants to a variety of industries, and that industry changes are happening faster and faster. billion in 2018. So, what are the mega trends?

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Morai Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2018

The industry is looking for ways to address efficiency, in a time where driver shortages continue to fall. In their article, truck platooning is referred to as the ‘next big step’. In their article, truck platooning is referred to as the ‘next big step’. Autonomous Trucking.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 9, 2019

With the national warehouse vacancy rate hovering at record lows and warehouses bloated with inventory pulled in from China during 2018 to get ahead of impending tariffs, companies can combine flexible storage options with advanced technology to create an end-to-end supply chain solution that works. The Momentum Continues.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 8, 2024

Silke: “Going to Chile in 2018 as an MD. There were some very standard questions directed to me, for example ‘what do you know about repairing forklift trucks?’ Karen: “My proudest achievement is that I broke the mould and the perception that women can’t succeed in this industry. What do you know about logistics?’.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 1, 2018

2018 Update: How Did the Trends Progress? As this article proved extremely popular, I thought it worth adding a few updates to follow progress on the six trends. Depending on the response received by the latest updates, I may revisit this article yet again with additional updates to Trends #4, #5, and #6.

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Turvo

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

As an innovator in customer service across multiple industries, this market giant has forever transformed the face of retail as it is known today. Thanks to the Amazon Effect, innovative supply chain strategies and state-of-the-art technological deployment have become the norm rather than the exception among industry leaders. .

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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 7, 2019

The cost for these functions is measured as a percentage of sales and differs from industry to industry. However, according to this McKinsey study, most industries report supply chain and logistics cost in the range of 1.8% How well can we respond to changes in the industry=? Paul Humbert, Esq.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 27, 2020

This scenario has been in existence since 2018. For example, Chinese organizations that were exporting to the US may have seen a decline in the orders due to tariffs or the US organizations would have had to reduce quantities of goods imported from their Chinese counterparts. The article further states that “Mr.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2022

We are seeing it now in terms of truck drivers and warehouse workers, and Walmart is an example of a company that has been trying to get ahead of these shortages by offering higher wages and on-the-job perks. But I just read an article about another labor shortage Walmart is facing: store managers. Founded in 2018, The Kroger Co.

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Logistics in War

APRIL 16, 2021

This article is adapted from a presentation given at the Williams Foundation seminar on ‘Next Generation Autonomous Systems’ delivered in Canberra in April 2021. It becoming easier to find such opportunities given the vibrancy of the industry sector, and the enthusiasm robotics presently generates in defence circles.

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Logistics in War

APRIL 6, 2019

In support of the seminar, The Central Blue and Logistics in War will be publishing a series of articles. In this article, Nicholas Parker examines fuel security and potential impacts on a 5 th Generation Air Force. By 2025 the Royal Australian Air Force will operate a fleet of technologically advanced 5th generation aircraft.

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ShipLilly

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Several companies in the logistics industry have released 4th quarter forecasts with similar projections. These projections come at a time when the industry experienced six consecutive quarters of deflation. The pricing surge of 2018 is not reflected in the 2019 figures. For example, the PPI is expected to rise by 3.2%

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Women in Trucking

MAY 25, 2020

Men as Allies in the Real World Fortunately, more and more men in the transportation industry are recognizing the value of greater gender representation and showing interest in increasing diversity in the workplace. For example, about 14 percent of active Women In Trucking members are male, and five of the association’s board members are men.

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Women in Trucking

MAY 4, 2020

The company has ranked as one of the Star Tribune’s Top 150 Workplaces in Minnesota and received the 2018 Minnesota Family Business Award. In addition, their companies were named Top Companies to Work For in Transportation in 2018. I know that we support a great industry and supply good jobs for hard-working people and their families.

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