GlobalTranz

JULY 14, 2015

For example, a subtle change in hydraulic pressure may still permit the machine to operate. However, over the course of several months, this slight change in pressure could cause permanent damage to the machine, or it may cause additional problems for other aspects of the manufacturing process.

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2018

“Going Green” has been an action catchphrase for just about every industry over the past decade. In 2015, the retail giant developed a seafood certification plan that was intended to promote ocean sustainability. This creates a rift between corporate and consumer. Retailer Macy’s eliminated 21% of empty miles and saved about $1.75

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Talking Logistics

JULY 5, 2017

The “Great Unlearning Begins” I wrote back in December 2014; it was one of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2015. A great example is a procurement professional who has spent the last 30 years perfecting the art of “buying.” The great unlearning process, however, won’t be quick or easy. Shoveling Snow with a Dustpan.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MARCH 17, 2020

Rapid developments in the technological space has brought about several benefits globally to many industries. The world of shipping is no different and in the last decade there has been several advancements in this area although some parts of the industry still remains fragmented and lacking standards in how the business is conducted.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MARCH 5, 2020

These examples are from retail, but I sense that the same customer empowerment phenomenon is happening broadly across everything we do at Amazon and most other industries as well. Freight industry executives likely sighed with relief when an update of Amazon’s logistics.amazon.com? billion between 2015 and 2017.

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Freightos

AUGUST 6, 2016

When Apple released its pocket-sized personal computer, promising unprecedented connectivity, the industry got excited. Instead, there are a number of deeply ingrained cultural practices holding the industry back. According to Silicon Valley legend Peter Thiel, Hewlett Packard is a prime example. Leadership vs Consensus.

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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. According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79 % of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. If you want business success (and who doesn’t?),

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GlobalTranz

JULY 9, 2015

Since the collapse of the housing market and the economy in 2008, the freight transportation industry has managed to claw its way out of a damaging situation and maintain historically low trucking rates. However, the industry stands on the verge of a rate-hike cliff. What’s Driving the Trucking Rates Increase? Driver Expenses.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

These are, historically, the biggest disruptors that occur in our industry: Chinese New Year (aka Spring Festival). For example, this year, Chinese New Year occurred later in the season than usual, so we started planning with customers in mid-January, not mid-December, as we do in some years. This is a week-long celebration in China.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 21, 2019

The big questions now are whether the current downward trend will last and if new approaches in the outbound logistics segment can help support the domestic finished vehicle industry. . up on the previous year, according to the Polish Automotive Industry Association. In 2017, Poland produced 689,700 finished vehicles, 1.2%

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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. According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79 % of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. If you want business success (and who doesn’t?),

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GlobalTranz

MAY 18, 2015

His experience includes content marketing in the IT industry and operations management for United Parcel Service. He will complete his MBA from the University of New Hampshire in 2015. Stonyfield Farm , for example, produces a variety of yogurts from their New Hampshire-based facility. Core values make you who you are.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

These examples are from retail, but I sense that the same customer empowerment phenomenon is happening broadly across everything we do at Amazon and most other industries as well. billion between 2015 and 2017. You cannot rest on your laurels in this world. Customers won’t have it.”. Let’s Talk About Boats, Ships, and Trucks.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Data from the National Science Foundation’s 2015 Survey of Doctorate Recipients reveals an unemployment rate for science, engineering and health (SEH) Doctorates is 1.78%, compared to the national average of around 4% at the time. trained SEH doctorate holders, by residence location and field of doctorate: 2015.

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 12, 2018

The latter data point is pretty telling, especially when factoring in that unemployment is below 4% and many potential truck drive candidates prefer other options like construction, for example, which tends to pay better than driver jobs and comes with the benefit of being home every day after work, something which is not a given behind the wheel.

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The Logistics Academy

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Of course, capturing the data and then using it to make good decisions are two entirely different things. 2015 Revenue. For example, the organization that wants to leverage Big Data for track and trace of its products can do so by combining the purchase order (PO) details, shipment information and the carrier’s tracking information.

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Automotive Logistics

OCTOBER 1, 2018

billion moved between Columbus, Pittsburgh and Chicago in 2015, that is going to be of obvious interest to the region’s manufacturing industry. Glasgow to Liverpool, for example, would also connect Edinburgh, Newcastle upon Tyne, Leeds and Manchester. Given that some 5.9m tonnes of freight worth $16.7

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 12, 2020

A prime example of this kind of manipulation (and really, it is manipulation), is when performance issues arise which result in shipment delays. For example, if you offer a three-hour delivery time window, you might consider that to be excellent service. Of course, some “standard” KPIs might fit flawlessly.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

As part of our ongoing commitment to keep our blog readers updated on what’s happening in the supply chain and logistics world, we’re launching a regular industry news roundup, which we’ll release periodically. When the price of oil skyrockets, so does the cost of producing everything, leaving no industry unaffected.

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Forto

AUGUST 1, 2019

Sulfur, pollutants, and especially pollution is incredibly hazardous for the environment, and they are rampant in the logistics industry. Find out what this means for the industry and what FreightHub, Europe’s first digital freight forwarder, is doing to help fight global warming. New IMO regulations 2020. Unless we act now. .

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Freightos

MARCH 5, 2017

That quote above isn’t fear, gloom, doom or a startup trying to scare the industry into buying a software solution. There’s been a slow, persistent march towards increased digitalization and, yes, increased transparency, in the freight industry. One of the best examples of how technology can change an industry is US trucking.

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

A prime example of this kind of manipulation (and really, it is manipulation), is when performance issues arise which results in shipments being delayed. . Don’t get me wrong here; off-the-shelf KPIs can serve a useful purpose, for example, when used for external benchmarking exercises.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Thus, if you find out that an expensive transport solution (courier for example) is routinely being used to deliver a low margin product to a customer, you’ll understand that much better if the end result for you turns out to be a loss. It can of course also be used to make an already profitable relationship even more profitable!

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 18, 2018

The transportation and logistics industries are perhaps one of the most vital industries in the United States, if not the entire world. However, while it is the most vital of all industries, it has also remained the most stagnant, with very little about the industry changing over the past several decades. or the E.U.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Across every industry, IT strategy is now business strategy. Of course, these new technologies also come with a lot of risks and uncertainties, which is why many companies are taking a “wait and see” approach before investing any time, money, and resources in them. Kenco is a great example.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 6, 2015

Rethink Robotics introduced Sawyer in 2015 and pioneered the “friendly” robot game with the introduction of Baxter in 2012, which will make the integration of human workers and robots seamless. For example, humans must create build an item from the inside out, as our tools only allow us to perform certain actions.

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Airfreight Logistics

APRIL 5, 2018

Russian-based Volga-Dnepr Airlines recently operated two flights delivering 130 tonnes of industrial equipment for one of the biggest gas recovery projects in the world, Yamal LNG. We have been working with Volga-Dnepr Airlines since 2015 and have witnessed the vast capabilities of their aircraft and experienced specialists.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2019

Russia’s automotive industry faces rising taxation, changes to the terms of state support and the threat of further sanctions from the US. Despite this, most analysts believe finished vehicle sales will continue to grow, with rising optimism in the logistics industry. . But new capacity has not been put into the industry.

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ShipLilly

APRIL 5, 2019

The trucking industry took a pit stop with the electronic logging devices but has returned to the main course. Truck utilization measures the number of trucks that are in use in the shipping industry compared to the number of seated trucks that are available. For example: railroads in the U.S. Future of Truck Utilization.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

After a rough 2015, the first half of 2016 was no different. The shift to full end-to-end integration, of course, leaves no one else in the middle. The first is size , of course, with Maersk running over 17% of global ocean capacity , but also selling land-services to just under 20% of those same customers.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 5, 2018

Gilmore Says… In a great example of the balance in this book, Sheffi notes the actual evidence of consumer preference for Green products is tenuous at best. In fact, after reading Sheffi’s examples, I’m surprised more companies haven’t been forced to be zealous advocates.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 11, 2019

As the fortunes of the logistics industry rise and fall with the automotive sector it serves, Turkey looks on the face of it to be a gloomy place to do business right now. Despite the financial setbacks, exports will rise slightly this year, predicts the local Automotive Industry Exporters’ Association (OIB). “We Investment doubts. .

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 3, 2019

Real-time location information, for instance, could transform how the finished vehicle logistics industry carries out scheduling. As an industry, we can be faster at what we do, more efficient at what we do, and achieve higher levels of quality” – Wolfgang Göbel, ECG. Yet RFID technology has struggled for traction.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 19, 2018

An off-cited analysis from McKinsey in late 2017, for example, found automation could destroy as many as 73 million US jobs by 2030, about one third of all jobs in the country. For example, in a story I remembered that we ran in 2014, a company called Parkdale Mills had recently re-opened a factory near Gaffney, SC that now produces 2.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 5, 2021

There is of course a system of checks and balances for global corporations when looking at supply chain sustainability, as even though they may have the best intentions, profitability is still the main business driver. Manley gave the example of re-usable containers for pet food, which can be refilled at the store.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 6, 2017

Our 2016 Manufacturing Report revealed an industry in the state of change, preparing for the next revolution. Part of the rationale behind Manufacturing Day goes back to changing how the public perceives the industry. In addition, automotive manufacturers were affected most, accounting for 30 percent of all cyber-attacks in 2015.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 14, 2018

The supply chain industry is constantly in a state of flux, with nothing ever seeming to stay the same for very long. That’s no bad thing of course, provided the reasoning behind the decision is sound and the consequences thoroughly evaluated. As in just about every industry, the customer is master of the supply chain arena.

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