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Build Resilience in Volatile Freight Environments

FreightWaves SONAR

Aggressive pricing/cost savings strategies have contributed significantly to creating a sustained volatility in the domestic transportation market. While the current market may not seem to be terribly chaotic from a shipping perspective, it is an extremely challenging situation from a transportation provider’s standpoint.

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Supply Chain Design Crosses the Chasm

Logistics Viewpoints

Pop up warehouses, micro fulfillment centers, and warehousing-on-demand are all examples of how the nodes are becoming increasingly dynamic. The product flow paths and modes of transportation altered radically as well even without accounting for any network node changes, owing to port closures or shortages in various transportation lanes.

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The Counter to Constant Supply Chain Volatility Is Pervasive Visibility and Industry Collaboration

Logistics Viewpoints

Raw materials are in short supply, many manufacturers have temporarily mothballed production lines, transportation costs are rising, and labor is getting tight on our roadways , railways and ocean vessels. Until we have this kind of pervasive visibility, inventory management will continue to be largely an exercise in futility.

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Supply Chain Design: A Tool to Help Maximize Value

Logistics Viewpoints

Moreover, this exercise might need to be repeated several times depending on how the war proceeds. For example, we can have “Texas Small Volume” customers and “Florida Peak Season” customers, or “East Coast High Margin” customers and “Carolinas High Priority” customers. Their time frame was short and resources limited.

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Wake Up! 7 Ways To Beat Fatigue Behind the Wheel

Penske Move Ahead

About 65% of truck drivers say they feel fatigued while driving, according to the American Transportation Research Institute. Try one or more of these seven smart strategies to beat fatigue behind the wheel. While you can’t exercise while driving, you can add some physical activity during your breaks and during your off time.

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Sales Saboteur with Ann Holm

The Logistics of Logistics

Have been working with Joe Lynch helping transportation and logistics companies grow their sales. [02:56] It’s the idea that you have strategies that have been with you since you were very young, that you use to navigate your life. * There are exercises you can do to work on them. [29:12]

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5 Paths to Better Supply Chain Visibility

Now, That's Logistics

5 Good Supply Chain Visibility Strategies. For many manufacturing and distribution organizations, for example, inventory management may be the pain point most worthy of attention. Add a transportation visibility platform to your tech stack. Leverage the power of a logistics provider.