Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In the course of updating our annual research on the supply chain planning market , I talked to executives across the industry. Planning applications don’t work well if the master data they rely on is not accurate; this is known as the “garbage in, garbage out” problem. But sometimes fixing the bad data problem is complicated.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JUNE 7, 2023

The reason they’re doing this is that they lack granular market data on contract and spot rates and prevailing service levels. Let’s look at some data. That’s a deeply negative spread: In all of 2019 and most of 2020, spot rates were only 25 to 50 cents per mile below contract rates.

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MTS Logistics

JUNE 17, 2022

Oil has followed a fluctuating course before the U.S. demand in data supplied by the Energy Information Administration, was about 900,000 barrels per day less than the first week of June in 2019, but it’s the second highest level ever. per gallon over the last 1.5 Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision.

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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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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 30, 2022

Keeping up with a complex, multi-layered, global industry is harder than most people think, so we decided to share a list of industry experts who share perspectives, news, trends and timely data on a regular basis on Twitter and Linkedin. Ahmed serves as the Founder and CEO of SCMDOJO. Lisa Anderson. Twitter: @LisaAndersonLMA. Craig Fuller.

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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. How will these trends continue to evolve in 2019 and beyond? Transaction volume is high to enable useful analysis.

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Airfreight Logistics

APRIL 15, 2020

Cargo thefts from supply chains in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) more than doubled to 8,548 incidents in 2019 and involved losses of product worth well over €137 million, according to the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA). In 2019, the number of incidents rose 114.7% to 8,548 versus 3,981 in 2018.

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Logistics Manager

APRIL 15, 2020

Cargo thefts from supply chains in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) more than doubled to 8,548 incidents in 2019 and involved losses of product worth well over €137 million, according to the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA). In 2019, the number of incidents rose 114.7% to 8,548 versus 3,981 in 2018.

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EazyStock

DECEMBER 17, 2019

The new year is upon us, and with the end of 2019 we reach the end of the decade – and the beginning of 2020. Machine learning takes AI one step further and allows the computer to improve its algorithms based on further collected data for better results. Intro to 2020 Supply Chain Management Trends.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JULY 8, 2021

The number of small packages shipped in 2020 is estimated to have been 132 billion, which is a 32% increase over the 2019 volumes. Monitor and adjust your strategy based on technology and data insights. What are the critical trends emerging from the data? no next-day air for shipping returns)?

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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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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

Then there’s the question if the industry can support the increase, given the number of trucking companies that closed its doors in 2019, it’s a fair question. The report provides an analysis of the VMT tax, including the tax base, the rate structure, the revenue that would be generated, and the implementation methods. The CBO Report.

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FLS Transport

AUGUST 20, 2020

In 2019, dry van rates were down by double-digit percentages , capacity saw an all-time glut and contracted rates were nearly flat year over year. And some capacity was expected to leave the market after a really tough 2019 for carriers…. Rates were low and it felt like 2020 might be a repeat of 2019 with a capacity glut.

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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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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

In an attempt to help you keep your supply chain organisation from analysis paralysis, metric manipulation, or measurement misnomers, I decided to use this post to share nine important guidelines, or golden rules, for benchmarking your business and monitoring performance using meaningful supply chain KPIs. Best Regards, Rob O’Byrne.

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FLS Transport

JANUARY 4, 2021

And some capacity was expected to leave the market after a really tough 2019 for carriers. And while retailers were able to modestly re-stock going into peak, data now shows that they lack adequate inventory. One data point shows inventories declined 9% year-over-year while sales increased 9%.

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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 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

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. and Sparx Logistic to chart its own blockchain course by introducing paperless documentation. Rate uplift. Balancing act.

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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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World Food Programme Logistics

JULY 4, 2019

The drones will be used for soil analysis. Our office is going to buy four drones, and I will go back and show other staff how to use them,” he explains, while waiting for his turn to practice flying the drone obstacle course. We need to give information to the farmers on what to plant and what not to plant in that area.

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Conger

JULY 28, 2022

The downside is that it's a "lagging indicator," which means the changes you make won’t be reflected immediately in the data. Compared to 2019’s 24 fatalities, that was a 12.5% Analysis of safety issues in the news, including how to avoid the same circumstances in the workplace. Near Misses. Furthermore, there were 2.7

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