Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

An estimated 4,200 companies made customs declarations in 2017. From the latest data requirements and processes, to the sheer scale of the challenge associated with new systems and software; the move from CHIEF to CDS is far from straightforward. Over time of course, CDS will become the new normal. Reality bites.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are similar, but both function on the connection of equipment to the internet and applying data collected to consumer and business needs, including the needs of manufacturers. The First 5 Manufacturing Tech Trends of 2017.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 27, 2021

In 2019 alone, 9,302 stores announced their farewells , sending both devoted shoppers and data analysts into a frenzy. Meet BOPIS, otherwise known as one of the most popular baby names of 2021 — we’re kidding, of course. Kylie Cosmetics, a frontrunner in eCommerce beauty, made waves in 2017 by opening pop-up shops in seven major U.S.

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Freightos

JANUARY 4, 2018

Dropping profit margins – Hanjin’s bankruptcy in late 2016 capped a difficult year for carriers and 2017 hasn’t been much better. One recent example is CMA CGM’s recently-launched Freddie platform. One example, albeit in the domestic freight space, is Turvo, which closed a $25 million series A round in March 2017.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

For another, knowledge is lost over the years when, for example, the IT experts who still know how to work with the programming languages C and C++ retire. These days, users can zoom in down to the system’s sensor level to find defective components, for example. Of course they have to budget for it.

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Freightos

JANUARY 4, 2018

Dropping profit margins – Hanjin’s bankruptcy in late 2016 capped a difficult year for carriers and 2017 hasn’t been much better. One recent example is CMA CGM’s recently-launched Freddie platform. One example, albeit in the domestic freight space, is Turvo, which closed a $25 million series A round in March 2017.

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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. Walmart may be the most famous example of a company that has succeeded primarily because of a well-developed and aligned supply chain strategy. A disciplined approach to the collection, cleansing, and standardisation of supply chain data.

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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. Walmart may be the most famous example of a company that has succeeded primarily because of a well-developed and aligned supply chain strategy. A disciplined approach to the collection, cleansing, and standardisation of supply chain data.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 3, 2018

It’s also the time when I start to think about sharing my thoughts on trends for the coming year , but of course, stop short of trying to make predictions. 2018 Trend #2: Big Data and Advanced Analytics in the Cloud. These capabilities may in turn stimulate a higher degree of data-driven decision-making.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Results from the 2017 study show that roughly 75% of respondents are using the mix strategy (be all things to all people) as the predominant approach for their companies compared to the 51% who we reported utilizing a mix strategy in our 2016 results. Cost is, of course, another important aspect of running a successful business.

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World Food Programme Logistics

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Andrea Cook, head of Evaluation at the World Food Programme, talks to Peyvand Khorsandi about the power of evidence [link] Andrea Cook joined the World Food Programme (WFP) in 2017, as the Director of WFP’s Office of Evaluation (OEV)?—?an a good example is the joint evaluation of the Mozambique cyclone response of 2019.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 17, 2017

As we begin the second quarter of 2017, let us take a moment to think about why TMS automation begets more efficiency. Automated data capture, analysis, and presentation through dashboards helps you see what is going on in your company. More importantly, people cannot change the data at their discretion.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MARCH 5, 2020

2017 annual shareholder letter?, 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. Amazon is at the nexus of e-­commerce, data and logistics, with a drive to constantly improve its logistics network.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MARCH 17, 2020

TechTarget defines cyber security as “the body of technologies, practices, and processes designed to protect computers, programs, networks and data from damage, attacks or unauthorized access. Gard quotes below live examples of cyber security incidents in shipping. What is cyber security and cyber security risk.??

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Dubai and HERE Technologies to develop data infrastructure for driverless transportation. Manhattan Associates Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Performance. Unless, of course, the shared data is crappy, inaccurate data. CX North America Expands Driver Mobile App with Digital Proof of Delivery Update.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The discussion brought in 40 supply chain leaders from both the public and private sectors to discuss the challenges that were brought about by the 2017 hurricane season, which has proven to be one of the worst in U.S. For example, pre-crisis supply chain mapping and post-crisis visibility may enable better management of resources.

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The Logistics Academy

JUNE 29, 2017

Every day, more data than we can imagine zings across that global conduit we call the Internet. Much of that data comes directly from devices, without human intervention. Drivers carry cell phones in their cars to feed GPS locations to a traffic information and navigation service, which uses the data to detect congestion.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 16, 2018

As more consumers continue to buy groceries online, it has the potential to drive up the demand for roughly 35 million square-feet of United States-based cold storage space moving from retail stores to warehouses and distribution centers over the course of the next seven years.

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Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Of course, the cost is a factor in this regard. Pricing is the perpetual thorn in the side, of course, and it’s easy for one side or the other to take advantage when the conditions are right. Think about 2016 and 2017 when shippers could harangue carriers for a better rate and carriers had no option but to comply.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 30, 2018

There is a significant gender disparity – for example, in 2015, 84% of trips were made by men. And of course, it doesn’t take into account the number of defectors, most of whom leave North Korea over the Chinese border. According to Kotra, trade between China and North Korea was worth just over $5bn in 2017.

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 12, 2018

Data points from the American Trucking Associations (ATA) support that struggle thesis, too. While some of the report’s key data points are slightly, the struggle, or thesis that is, remains real. But, still, as millennials are won’t to say, “the struggle is real,” and there is no real sign of it abating. About the Author.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 3, 2018

The total amount of money to go through Shopify over the course of 2017 was an astounding $27 billion. By listing a product on their website and seeing what sells, a company can gather enough market data to determine whether or not it’s a worthwhile product to invest in. billion: Projected Instagram ad revenues this year.

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Conger

JULY 28, 2022

The types of cold storage warehouses (with examples). 5 Cold Storage Warehouse Examples. billion cubic feet of all warehouse space in 2017. Of course, the more of these items that are sold, the greater the need for cold storage. 5 Cold Storage Warehouse Examples. Who uses cold storage warehousing. Let's dive in!

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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

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Not entirely philanthropic, the contest was also designed to connect the carmaker with agile start-ups offering new approaches to what it terms ‘critical challenges’ in production flow management, big data and digital communications. The approach makes it simple to accurately specify destinations using text or voice input.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 18, 2018

With a gross domestic product (GDP) of about US$136bn in 2017, the city is already acclaimed to have the seventh-largest GDP in Africa. So did Google’s chief executive Sundar Pichal in July 2017. Although the Dubai example is perhaps a long shot, the promoters of Smart City Lagos are right to aim that high.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 18, 2017

Of course, a throughout examination of the savings found in the industry must also consider other technologies that are required for wide-scale deployment of robotics to be operational. For example, replacement parts and machine-to-machine connectivity must be easily accessible.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2019

passenger cars were produced in the Czech Republic in 2017. As of 2017, the UK ranked second in terms of exported cars with a share of 10.5% In 2017, assembly plants in Slovakia manufactured 1.03m finished vehicles, estimates Alexander Matusek, president of the Slovak Automotive Industry Association.

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Automotive Logistics

AUGUST 20, 2018

units in 2017, up 18% from the year before, according to figures from global automotive association, OICA. However, the US administration could quite easily target linked companies – for example Renault’s alliance partner, Nissan – and no-one is willing to take the chance. Vehicle production in Iran had climbed to 1.5m Pulling out.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2019

Kazakhstan, for example, is gradually reducing finished vehicle imports from Russia as it increases production at its two automotive plants; and new production capacity has also been launched recently in Belarus, with a view to exporting vehicles to Russia. . “On Because of the lacklustre economy, however, this has been postponed.

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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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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 21, 2019

These solutions include dock automation, business intelligence, planning and management systems, Big Data analytics, SaaS applications and Cloud services—tools to modernize now weary legacy processes. This differs from the relatively balanced cargo growth in calendar 2017 for both the East Coast (up 7.8%) and the West Coast (up 6.3%).

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 2, 2019

By the time the December 2017 implementation deadline arrived, it was not the cataclysmic event some had feared would strand trucks on the side of the road, nor did it remove significant capacity from an already constrained market struggling to meet the logistical needs of a booming American economy.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 2, 2018

Aside from whatever the ramifications of a true trade war would look like, there is, of course, the fall out, or trickle down, impact on what this could mean for consumer spending i.e. the real lifeblood of economic activity, more so than any other economic drive. Panjiva data shows Canada, Mexico and South Korea accounted for 38.4%

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Automotive Logistics

JULY 17, 2018

Mexican production and exports continued to grow through 2017, both to the US and globally. According to analyst PwC Autofacts, US vehicle imports increased again in 2017, reaching nearly 8.3m In 2017, $284 billion worth of goods passed through the port of LA. In the US, vehicle sales hit 17.2m units, up 1.4% Mexico sent 2.4m

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 9, 2015

An example would be hearing out reasons behind the needs each side wants to address. Now of course, this continues to strengthen the need for a hard look at how we handle the Highway Trust Fund and how we deal with aging infrastructure. 4 Drivers of the Looming Transportation Capacity Crisis of 2017. Wide shoulders.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 5, 2018

Air cargo providers had a very good year in 2017. Meanwhile, freight capacity rose by 3% in 2017, marking the slowest annual capacity growth seen since 2012. But when all the data is rolled up, demand growth outpaced capacity growth by a factor of three. Of course, given that most cargo managed by forwarders moves on.

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