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Comparing costs — and strategies to profit, ultimately

Overdrive Online

Since we last polled Overdrive readers on cost per mile figures in 2014, there's some good news in poll results: fewer readers report not knowing their numbers, and a larger share report costs under a dollar a mile, likely with equipment fully paid off -- paired with well-developed maintenance know-how, such a lean operation can be a sizable advantage (..)

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Why Companies Need a Supplier Relationship Management Strategy

GlobalTranz

A vigorous supplier relationship management (SRM) strategy can assist organizations in maximizing partnership value, minimize risk, and manage costs through the entire supplier relationship lifecycle. In May, 2014 Raytheon gathered a group of its largest suppliers in Boston, MA to discuss the launch of the company’s Supplier Advisory Council.

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Where have all the Truckers Gone? 10 Strategies for Shippers to Fight the Capacity and Trucker Shortage

GlobalTranz

A thorough analysis provided by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals , (CSCMP) in its “ State of Logistics ” report, indicates that by 2017, shippers in the U.S. The 2014 winter weather triggered a trucking capacity problem. In 2014 utilization was 100% of capacity, a crisis phase. Currently, the U.S.

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Freight Forecasting During COVID-19 (with video)

FreightWaves SONAR

Subscribers receive near-time market intelligence to improve pre-RFP strategy analysis and can identify new market opportunities with little to none native, historical data. Arrive Logistics is a Chicago-based logistics provider that has surpassed growth in revenue, customers and employees since its founding in 2014.

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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. In my own defense, things kind of took off after 2014. VANDERLANDE was the world’s second largest warehouse automation provider in 2021, according to ARC’s analysis. Looking back, I estimated the market in 2013 at $6.4

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Insights and Expectations for the Shipping Industry in 2024

MTS Logistics

Carriers may adopt strategies like slow steaming and blank sailings to manage capacity. Service reliability will be affected due to these strategies, influencing overall freight rates. Chart: Average EBIT margins of main container carriers from the first quarter of 2014 to the second quarter of 2023: 4. The Port Situation: U.S.

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Data Quality: Your Digital Transformation Depends on It

Logistics Viewpoints

Master data management helps ensure uniformity, accuracy and consistency of data, while data federation optimizes it for analysis. He founded FourKites in 2014 after recognizing pain points in the logistics industry and designing elegant and effective systems to address them.

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