Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Journal of Commerce’s William Cassidy urges shippers to avoid setting their hopes too high for any relief in 2019. Cassidy writes, “After rising by double digits in 2018, US contract truckload rates could rise a more modest 5 percent on average in 2019.” Consider the potential savings.

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Sabinext

MARCH 8, 2020

For this blog article, I interviewed Renata Mihich, Managing Director Canada at DHL Global Forwarding, on her journey at DPDHL. The Women in the Workplace 2019 report shows that female talent thins out the further we look up the organizational ladder. It is key to have inspiring examples around you.

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Forto

MARCH 17, 2020

After all, it is also about the customer’s business, which comes under pressure if its partners don’t present options for action. . Since 2019, we have also had a team on site at four locations in Asia. A continuous flow of information to their own customers is extremely important, but disrupted.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2019

blog by Tom Viggers, Global Account Director, pymetrics. Companies like Einride, for example, provide fully-autonomous electric vehicles which are already starting to be installed and commercially operational. That is why, in 2019, it is the so-called ‘soft skills’ that dominate hiring managers’ wish lists. It’s for people.”

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247 Customs Broker

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

For example, the company would have to look at all the parts of their company, how they interact, how they affect each other, and assess how the decisions made in the sales, procurement, finance and operations areas of the company affect the company’s transportation costs. It’s not “them”—it’s you!

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 8, 2019

3 Supply Chain Trends to Track in 2019. However, this year hasn’t quite closed out yet (at the time of writing), so in the true spirit of just-in-time delivery, here’s a quick appraisal of three current trends that I believe will come on stronger, and perhaps become some of the most important to supply chain operators in 2019.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 26, 2018

Viewing transportation as a commodity in today’s market where capacity is tight—and likely to remain tight well into 2019—can be very, very costly. For example, because of time constraints, most transactionally-driven procurement events rarely—if ever—require prospective suppliers to stress test the systems they are considering.

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WorkWave

OCTOBER 25, 2019

While the stories shared certainly encompass much more than a single blog post, it’s interesting to see where priorities have shifted and, in turn, how business is changing for the most forward-looking pest control companies. The post Key Takeaways from Pestworld 2019: Moving Beyond Service Delivery appeared first on WorkWave.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 14, 2022

In 2019, China accounted for 28.7 The market gap however presents an opportunity for Indonesia, a country responsible for 60 percent of global palm oil production. Singapore, for example, relies on Malaysia for one-third of its total poultry supply. ERP to address industry challenges and leverage regional opportunities.

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

I’ve written many posts on this blog about the importance of having a supply chain strategy that’s aligned with the overall business plan, and why it is a mistake to have misaligned strategies. Furthermore, you should present them in the right language for each stakeholder group and using the most appropriate instrument.

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Shipchain

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

According to EFT’s Supply Chain Hot Trends to Watch for in 2019 , one of the most significant trends that we should be paying attention to this year is automation. That said, it is slowly but surely catching up, and automation in the supply chain is becoming increasingly present. Boosting visibility. Lowering operating costs.

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FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

For example, if there were 700 intermodal shipping containers moved between City A and City B in the past week, that lane shows a total ORAIL value of 100. from May 2019 to May 2020. For example, If one wants to look only at the volume of 53’ domestic containers and exclude all other sizes, use ORAIL53.

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Shipchain

JUNE 27, 2019

Until then, we received some questions from a ShipChain community member, so Lee and I were glad to be able to put together some detailed responses and present them here on the blog to clear up any misconceptions. For more on why we think Industry-specific blockchains are a great idea, see our guest blog post on Loom.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 24, 2021

You see examples of this strategy in large brokerages today. Examples of portfolio diversity in the freight business. In 2019, not one of their market shares was over 20 percent of their total revenue. The time period for the SONAR chart is from January 2020 to the present.

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WorkWave

OCTOBER 25, 2019

While the stories shared certainly encompass much more than a single blog post, it’s interesting to see where priorities have shifted and, in turn, how business is changing for the most forward-looking pest control companies. The post Key Takeaways from Pestworld 2019: Moving Beyond Service Delivery appeared first on WorkWave.

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