The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 14, 2023

Original article: PODCAST: Modern Courier Delivery Compliance Considerations: Understanding SOX and SOC Compliance Logistics and supply chain are some of the world’s most complex and regulated industries, which has been further compounded by increasing reliance on data and technology in both fields. What Is SOX Compliance?

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

While analytics offer remarkable insights into supply chain inventory optimization, warehouse managers must still understand how the use of slotting optimization technology impacts other processes. Siloed Data Must Be United for True Supply Chain Inventory Optimization. Optimized Inventory Builds Credibility.

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Locus

MAY 3, 2024

Retailers that can’t afford to run a captive fleet or don’t see them to be feasible for all deliveries, typically hire third party carriers and choose the Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) model for transportation of their parcels. What is LTL Shipping? LTL is the democracy of shipping. It’s all about sharing space.

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Locus

MARCH 4, 2024

In the fast-paced world of supply chain management, Transportation Management Systems (TMS) have become an indispensable tool for retailers seeking to optimize their transportation operations. This is what retailers thought. However, as time passed, new challenges surfaced.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Logistics stakeholders are continuing to digitalize operations—and supply chains—through new technologies that meet customer expectations and keep up with global trade challenges. There will be no turning back in the post-Covid times—the digital transformation is here to stay.

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Shipchain

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

From the creation of the Blockchain in Trucking Alliance (BiTA) to companies of all sizes developing blockchain-based supply chain management platforms, it is clear that blockchain is becoming a force to be reckoned with in freight and logistics. Authorized parties can access, download and add to the chain, but they cannot change it.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

Across our many blog posts, videos, webinars, eBooks, and other shared content, you’ll find a wealth of information about various aspects of outsourcing in the supply chain. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 4, 2021

Managers can calculate freight rate charge estimates to see what needs to be passed on to customers and what needs to be made up for elsewhere in the supply chain. That is what freight calculators can offer logistics managers and enterprise shippers. Allow for faster freight classification and rate prediction.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 13, 2021

Multi-tier supply chains are made up of several single-level collaborations, or several supplier-to-buyer interactions, all of which add visibility to the supply chain. What this blog is about: Multi-tier supply chains benefitting visibility. Pandemic and Supply Chain Visibility.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 14, 2022

Ultimately what should matter most for business is not the volume of data but, rather, knowing how to use it. Ultimately what should matter most for business is not the volume of data but, rather, knowing how to use it. It is used to drive productivity, new customer experiences and create a positive societal and environmental impact.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 24, 2023

What is order fulfilment? The Association for Supply Chain Management’s Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model provides seven primary processes that will ensure order fulfilment is carried out properly and efficiently — Orchestrate, Plan, Order, Source, Transform, Fulfill and Return.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Most manufacturing companies are working on what a low carbon future means for their business with the urgency to cut global CO2 emissions in half by 2030 and strive for a net-zero by 2050. We know that the manufacturing industry is the engine of economic growth and social impact. The pressure to confront climate change.

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Locus

MAY 4, 2023

The logistics industry relies on the efficient transportation of goods between locations and line haul transportation plays a significant role in this. In 2021, in the United States alone, the total transportation logistics costs came to around 1.2 What is line haul transportation? trillion U.S. from 2019 to 2027.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2021

At this time last year, global supply chains were already in trouble. The world didn’t know it yet, but we were somewhere between 60 and 90 days away from understanding what would happen. What they didn’t know is that these ports and factories would remain shut down as the safety restrictions of a global pandemic set in.

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Locus

OCTOBER 6, 2023

At the heart of successful supply chain management lies the ability not just to find a transporter, but to identify the most suitable one for each unique requirement from a vast ocean of available options. An Ideal Carrier Management System: So, what does a modern, efficient Carrier Management System look like?

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 27, 2021

Improving predictability in outcomes is valuable, but ensuring your supply chain is nimble enough to act on the data is even more so. With demand forecasting being complex, it is easy to lose supply chain visibility. What this blog is about: Leveraging predictive analytics for forecasting and visibility.

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Dedola Global Logistics

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

US Rail Supply Chain Challenges & How DGL Finds Solutions for Importers Using Rail. The global supply chain continues to be volatile in a post-covid world. Looming railroad strikes threaten to throw a kink into the domestic supply chain. Rail Freight is Facing Significant Challenges.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 19, 2021

And now is also the time when carriers typically start thinking about what new rates to ask for in trucking RFP bids or when working with more freight brokerages. And now is also the time when carriers typically start thinking about what new rates to ask for in trucking RFP bids or when working with more freight brokerages.

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Dedola Global Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2022

US Rail Supply Chain Challenges & How DGL Finds Solutions for Importers Using Rail. The global supply chain continues to be volatile in a post-covid world. Looming railroad strikes threaten to throw a kink into the domestic supply chain. Rail Freight is Facing Significant Challenges.

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Shipchain

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Determining the total cost of transportation is essential to understanding your company’s profitability. What could we as a company do better? Understanding the total cost of transportation means understanding the costs and factors affecting spend in each leg of the supply chain. is valued at $1.5 is valued at $1.5

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Shipchain

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Customers want information and visibility at any given time, and any misstep in the supply chain could result in permanent losses to profitability, productivity, and efficiency. The end result is that customers are not able to purchase what they want when they want due to stocking issues. This can take days, if not weeks.

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Locus

MAY 26, 2022

According to a global report on the state of mobility in transportation and logistics, 59% of Transport & Logistics (T&L) companies in the US and 78% in Canada believe that the last-mile is the most inefficient process of the entire supply chain. Check our last-mile delivery routing use-case.

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Morai Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2018

Prescriptive analytics is a decision making model that can help supply chains meet the increasing demands that have resulted from the revolution of technology. Now more than ever, the supply chain and logistics industry is under pressure to meet the unprecedented growing demands of consumers. Gartner Inc.

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Locus

JUNE 2, 2023

In the vast, interconnected world of supply chain management, two terms often come into focus—inbound and outbound logistics. Both are crucial elements of a well-functioning supply chain, yet they serve different purposes and face unique challenges. Here’s an explanation of both: What is inbound logistics?

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Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Not even COVID can stop what is according to Supply Chain 247 “the world’s most-watched single sporting event”. Construction materials leading up to hosting a Super Bowl do need to be transported, but a much larger demand on shipping will be from the cultural traditions that football fans hold for the big game.

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CLX Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Today, countless US shippers face supply chain issues like driver shortages, capacity inefficiencies, government regulations, shrinking delivery windows, and rising transportation costs. In this blog, we’re looking at what managed transportation is, how it works, and its key benefits.

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Turvo

JANUARY 12, 2021

In partnership with Lineage Logistics, Turvo’s platform powers Lineage Link, a next-generation collaborative logistics solution to help customers “drive their own supply chains.” The Turvo-Lineage Partnership Unifies the Supply Chain. Take a moment to think about the definition of digital transformation in logistics.

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Dedola Global Logistics

APRIL 13, 2022

Does Your Commodity Optimize Air Freight Transportation? Part 1 of a 2 Part Blog Series) Dedola Global Logistics has been a leading provider of intermodal cargo shipping since 1976 and has partnered with airfreight clients across a variety of industries. Our mission is to help our clients optimize their supply chain.

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Shipchain

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The use of blockchain and supply chain management (SCM) platforms can reshape how shippers approach everyone from consumers to carriers. Instead of trying to answer the question, “Does our supply chain need blockchain,” ask yourself, “What benefits can we reap from integrating blockchain into our supply chain ?”.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 6, 2021

Logistics and the global supply chain drive the world as we know it today. Everyday tasks such as going to the grocery store to pick up ingredients for dinner to online shopping all rely on the supply chain operating smoothly and efficiently. The Benefits Of Business Intelligence.

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3PL Links

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Warehouse Outsourcing: Advantages and What It Is Used For | Image source: Shutterstock Owning your stock requires a minimum of three things: a storage structure, physical space, and funding for the business. These included lower labor and equipment expenditures in addition to improved item control and transportation.

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Locus

APRIL 3, 2023

This refers to planning, coordinating, and executing the flow and storage of goods and services, including activities such as transportation, inventory management, order processing, warehousing, packaging, and security. What is logistics management? The global last-mile delivery market size is expected to reach $61.57

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Locus

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In the intricate world of business and supply chains, middle-mile logistics emerges as the linchpin that governs the very pace of the process. It all starts with routing inefficiencies, which can wreak havoc on businesses and their transportation networks. Read Also: Last-Mile Delivery Logistics: An Ultimate Guide 1.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 21, 2015

In order to avoid incidents of mismatch between supply and demand, establish more efficient manufacturing and lower costs, it is necessary to establish an environment of consistent supply chain visibility. In order to implement this visibility, it is crucial that companies take into consideration many elements.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2015

We continue our "Most Popular Blog Posts of 2015.So So Far" series today highlighting supply chain blog posts. Supply Chain is just one of our five main categories we are covering all this week, which consist of: Logistics, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Freight, and Transportation.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 20, 2021

So instead of keeping an eye on everything, airline pilots maintain a more or less continuous scan of five or six key indicators, all of which are visible on the multi-function display monitor. The Supply Chain Manager’s Multi-function Display. The 6 Most Useful Supply Chain KPIs. Perfect Order.

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Locus

AUGUST 12, 2022

Businesses work with seamless digital logistics management systems and don’t underestimate the power of efficient route, order and transport management systems. What is proof of delivery? What is electronic proof of delivery and what makes it so special? Yet it is a critical one. Why is proof of delivery important.

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