Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Of course, all of this is easier said than done, but new challenges tend to require new strategies and new innovation. That all changed with the summer of 2017. While the hurricanes of 2017 were the tipping point that finally drug us into this tight capacity market, they weren’t the sole reason.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2018

While 2017 was certainly better than 2016, it’s still going to be a slog to get back to the post-recession era. This change won’t take place overnight of course, but the gradual change will build up to a complete revision of the industry. Warehousing will see some of the biggest investments in robotics over the course of 2018.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 3, 2021

Some have hit on the right strategies and are thriving in the new normal, and others are struggling. In 2017, Target acquired Shipt, an on-demand grocery delivery company, establishing it as a grocery and FMCG home delivery partner. So how have retailers fared in the online and traditional sales environments during all this turmoil?

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. The Path to Cost Reduction: Intel decided to try what was considered an unlikely supply chain strategy for the semiconductor industry: a true make-to-order scenario.

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Logistics Manager

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Following the new image, HPT drove ahead as a unified entity on November 1 st , 2017. Plus we held a photo contest, a special talk show, and went on a study visit at PTT Public Company Limited to learn the company culture strategy. They have divided the UNITY initiative into three phases, from 2018 to 2020.

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Bringg

AUGUST 5, 2020

Back in 2017, the Click & Collect Retail Consumer Preference Study revealed that nearly one third of shoppers made an online purchase and subsequently picked their order up at a store during the 2016 holiday season. And, of course, the chain of custody gets tricky and will require digital proof of delivery.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost-reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. The Path to Cost Reduction: Intel decided to try what was considered an unlikely supply chain strategy for the semiconductor industry: make to order.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 31, 2018

“We have so many capabilities that many shippers here don’t know much about, although we’re a very dynamic company,” he said. “In Japan, Nippon Express is a household name and that carries with it a high expectation,” said George Hassapis, general counsel and vice president of the Corporate Strategy Division of the U.S. more national.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

According to the findings from the “26th Annual Study of Logistics and Transportation Trends (Masters of Logistics)”, more companies are beginning to understand that new business models and new competition in the field are changing customer expectations. Cost is, of course, another important aspect of running a successful business.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

The skills enhancement program, dubbed Strategic Capabilities Planning, will include a mix of internally supply chain programs, systems education and external APICS courses – APICS is now part of the Association for Supply Chain Management. The premise of the study was interesting.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 14, 2022

I had studied TV script writing at the University of Cape Town with Roy. And we reconnected and bonded over the course of a few weeks. And neither of us had studied business. But we believed, because we had studied TV script writing, that we knew how to pitch. Are there possible issues with that strategy?

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The Logistics Academy

JUNE 29, 2017

Swisslog calls that strategy “prebubbling,” says A.K. Collecting data from sensors to monitor activities in real time is valuable, of course. ” One finding the study revealed is that even the most widely used route planning solutions make imprecise assumptions when they estimate travel times in cities.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 5, 2018

. Second, while in the end Sheffi is clearly a strong sustainability advocate, the book is extremely well balanced and describes very well the challenges and issues CEOs face in crafting their sustainability strategies, with often conflicting goals. And of course most can’t. Of course we all need to up our game.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

So three months after an executive meeting on June 23rd , an updated strategy was released, tracking a radical shift into a slimmer Maersk, focused on providing end-to-end logistics services. The Post-2016 Strategy: End-to-end Shipping. The shift to full end-to-end integration, of course, leaves no one else in the middle.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 28, 2017

At the close of 2016, the 21 st Annual Third-Party Logistics Study found the overall use of third-party logistics providers ( 3PLs ) is increasing, but the types of logistics services utilized indicate the industry is entering a shift in how it operates. 3PLs and Shippers Report Positive Partnership Outcomes. 3PLs are changing globally.

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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. In May 2017, they started the installation of free wifi infrastructure across the city. Lagos Innovates’.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

administration apparently still settling its strategy for economically engaging other nations? Officials from the 11 member governments of the sans-U.S. retaliation. At the end of 2017 and beginning of 2018, a few senators slowed the confirmation process for several trade nominees. Sen. involvement in TPP stand?

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

As the phenomenon of Big Data has taken hold in the private sector, many firms which as recently as 10 years ago devoted minimal resources to large scale database mining and analytics have reversed course. Once in, you’ve got to stay the course. This method is also a part of the IRB study to test it on 30 people. . Blockchain.

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