GlobalTranz

JANUARY 5, 2016

Yesterday we began our two part series on 2016 supply chain trends that will drive supply chain management into the future. If you missed the first post, we encourage you to give it a read by visiting the first seven 2016 supply chain trends post here. . Supply Chain Trends 2016: 5 Additional More Areas of Focus.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 18, 2016

The shipping industry of 2016 is a gross misrepresentation of what was considered “normal” shipping practices in the 1980s or 1990s. As we talked about in the blog post explaining the hyperconnected era, these main connection technology trends in logistics are squarely focused on efficiency.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 11, 2016

As a result, today's logistics providers must meet the demands of both a physical and a digital marketplace. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn The post 7 Reasons Why 2016 is the Year of Warehouse Robots appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis. Photo by Signe Brewster. How Will Robots Impact Logistics Processes?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2023

PO Collaboration is essential in coordinating with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of customized components and managing production schedules to meet customer requirements. He has published numerous thought leadership articles, whitepapers, blogs and delivered dozens of webinars during his career.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 9, 2017

We are continuing what will become a tradition of re-evaluating the progress of supply chains throughout the year in relation to our predictions, as explained by this blog post. 2016 marched onward with a drive to improve the use of digital technology throughout the supply chain. Supply Chains Went Digital. Chaotic picking protocols.

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3PL Insights

JANUARY 29, 2017

My blog post Four Critical Steps for Establishing a Product Management Function highlights how to get the ball rolling in a situation like this. Here’s just a few of the places you can meet me in person in the next few months (more to come!). Jeff Lash (@jefflash) December 15, 2016. Jeff Lash (@jefflash) December 12, 2016.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 10, 2017

From artificial intelligence to refocusing on procurement, the state of supply chain continued to explode throughout 2016, and you need to understand why. The State of Supply Chain 2016 Trends. A 2016 Accenture survey, reports RF Gen , explained how more companies are taking advantage of AI benefits through linked supply chains.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The Top 6 Trends in Logistics Impacting Shippers in 2016. Today, the tech devices that entered the market in early 2016 are obsolescent, and more companies are looking for real-time data-driven decision making opportunities through the Internet of Things (IoT). Like 2016, logistics providers will be tested for weaknesses in 2017.

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Stord

MAY 14, 2019

5, 2016 and is directly across West Peachtree Street from Technology Square, a multi-block part of the Georgia Tech campus that is home to the Scheller College of Business, the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center and the Advanced Technology Development Center. “Our

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Editor's Note: This guest contribution the Cerasis blog comes from our friends over at Fronetics an inbound and content marketing company who specializes in marketing for companies with a keen value adding business model for those in the supply chain and logistics industries. Were you successful in meeting the majority of your goals?

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Locus

DECEMBER 3, 2021

You get to meet people with varied interests and from varied backgrounds. It was a chance to attend many meetings and witness great customer relationship management skills at an early stage of his career. The post Life and Career Tips from Locus’ Top Sales Guy: Piyush Sharma appeared first on Locus Blog. Perhaps, one. “

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a blog and infographic from The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). December 5, 2016 was the 225th anniversary of Alexander Hamilton’s report on manufacturing to Congress. Blog post by: CARROLL THOMAS. Constitution. . 225 years?!

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In regard to the freight situation between 2008 and 2016, Trucking info.com noted how rates evolved from “since the bottom of that recession, contract prices have averaged a 1% quarter-over-quarter growth (annualized). The data analyzed within today’s freight market goes back to the beginning of digital transformation. Consider this.

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Freight Center

OCTOBER 3, 2019

What are the true costs to the environment in meeting customer expectations this time of the year? While consumers are shopping online more which reduces emissions, the modern shipper will need more packaging materials to meet the online buying demand. FreightCenter Goes Green. We are also a SmartWay Transport Partner.

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Shipchain

MARCH 10, 2020

But when managers can make adjustments, such as finding ways to alter delivery routes, they can meet rising costs. In 2016, MIT’s Megacity Logistics Lab partnered with a global brewing company to improve last-mile deliveries. The post How Data Can Improve Last-Mile Delivery appeared first on ShipChain Blog.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Both companies are branching out of their traditional service offerings to create a more diverse, omni-channel shopping experience, and third party logistics service providers must be capable of meeting these changing degrees of purchase flexibility, explains Direct Drive Logistics. What Does It Mean?

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 27, 2021

What this blog is about: Leveraging predictive analytics for forecasting and visibility. According to a report issued by Zion Market Research, the compound annual growth rate is at 21% between 2016 and 2022. Many such tools are tailored to meet the needs of specific enterprises. billion by 2022.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

For example: Japan earthquake 2016. The move to a dual or multiple supplier model will be critical to meet the supply chain demands should any further disruptions occur. The post How the pandemic has changed the supply chain appeared first on SYSPRO Blog. Supply chain disruptions. US-China trade war 2018. Fulfilment.

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Trinity Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Every month, we’ll be sharing some of the top stories in logistics and transportation right here on our blog. UPS is forecasting the delivery of 30 million packages on 17 of the 21 delivery days before Christmas Day, and expects to deliver a record 750 million packages globally between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve, up 5 percent from 2016.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 13, 2016

Unfortunately, the capacity crunch is real, and shippers need to know how to face the prospects of a slower 2016 to stay competitive and meet the demands of their customers and partner businesses. 2016 is not the year that capacity will break, or it does not yet appear to be headed in that direction.

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Forto

MARCH 10, 2020

In this blog post we’ll focus on rail as the underestimated alternative to conventional sea routes. . In 2016, the trains delivered a total of 73,000 tons of goods worth 1.56 As a pioneer in rail, we help you meet your needs in a reliable, efficient, safe and environmentally-friendly way. billion US dollars from Chengdu. .

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Freightera

MAY 4, 2017

Eric Beckwitt recently returned from COP22, the UN Climate Conference in Marrakech, where he presented “A Green Future for Freight” a continuation of Freightera’s thought leadership on the issue earlier featured at the 2016 G7 Summit in Climate Change: The New Economy. Original [link].

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 19, 2018

Container shipping volumes in December of 2017 were 5 percent higher than in the same month of 2016, noted Yin Ming, deputy secretary general of the Shanghai International Shipping Institute and professor at Shanghai Maritime University. Ocean carriers suffered through a terrible 2016, “bleeding money on a daily basis,” Sand said.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 17, 2016

In other words, analytics give rise to business intelligence tools, as discussed in a previous blog post, “ Transportation Business Intelligence. The logistics industry has reached a point where collaboration between previously competing partners is necessary to meet the demands of the customer.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

In today’s blog post we continue our look at the logistics technology trends that will shape 2018. By the end of the year, up to 30% of all new robotic deployments will use c0bots that operate three times faster than existing robots deployed at the end of 2016. download ebook.

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Freightos

APRIL 16, 2017

He writes content for many of the world’s largest logistics companies, as well as on his own blog site. Even Amazon lost a reported $7B on shipping in 2016. Leveraging the advantages of technology is the best way to meet service demands, maintain margins, and differentiate service. Are You Up With The Trends?

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 22, 2016

This data can then be used to break down organizational silos, which 20 percent of manufacturers hope to achieve in 2016, asserts Louis Columbus of Forbes. Consequently, the use of cloud-based technologies could be applied to this example to generate a means of reorganization to current manufacturing processes to better meet consumer demands.

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Freight Center

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

In 2016, the share of freight moved by truck was 72 percent by value and 66 percent by weight. In recent years the Fund has required annual transfers from the General Fund to meet its obligations. Our freight transportation system moves an average of 51 million tons of freight with an approximate value of $55 billion every day.

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AIMMS

JUNE 23, 2016

My takeaways from Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Conference 2016. Apps meet algorithms. Feel free to get in touch to discuss your ideas and make sure to read our blog post on building your Supply Chain Analytics Center of Excellence for more tips and tricks. Apps have come to define the way we work and live in many ways.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

annual gain over 2016 to $3.53 With 2018 in the early innings, and spring training only a matter of weeks away, it helps to better put the year’s forecast into better perspective by looking at what happened in 2017. For 2017, retail sales saw a 3.9% trillion, based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s preliminary estimate.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 5, 2018

. Let’s start with a basic but critical fact: for physical product companies, “sustainability is intimately connected with supply chains, the complex economic structures formed by companies that are using the global supply of natural resources to meet worldwide demand,” Sheffi notes. Great article.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 25, 2022

To elaborate: Personal organisation will be vital for keeping track of numerous projects for which you are likely to be a sponsor and meeting your obligations toward them. If you’ve read this blog post, perhaps you’ve been searching online for ways to enhance your supply chain leader’s skill set.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 14, 2020

To elaborate: Personal organisation will be vital for keeping track of numerous projects for which you are likely to be a sponsor and meeting your obligations toward them. If you’ve read this blog post, perhaps you’ve been searching online for ways to enhance your supply chain leader’s skill set.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

USPS added that volume growth for this group has been paced by online shopping that led to a surge in record package volume for the 2016 and 2017 holiday seasons. And to meet consumers needs and accommodate the volume surge, as well as avoid service disruptions during peak holiday seasons, it rolled out Sunday delivery service for some U.S.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 21, 2018

In a recent interview with LM, ODFL President and CEO Greg Gantt said that with capacity tight and the economy strong, it is kind of a “perfect storm” for carriers, with the pricing environment is in the carriers’ favor today, much more so than the flatter economy back in 2016 and early 2017. “I About the Author.

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Freightera

MAY 26, 2017

There was a study published in Nature in February of this year 2016 that annual sea transport is currently producing 15% of the nitrous oxides, global nitrous oxides emissions and 13% of the sulfur oxide emissions and growing rapidly. The post A Green Future For Freight: Eric Beckwitt at COP22 appeared first on Freightera Blog.

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