The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 14, 2022

She has leveraged her sales and operational skills to drive the company’s vision, strategy and growth while focusing on providing sustainable and efficient last mile solutions. Founded in 2017 by CEO Nancy Korayim , MetroSpeedy is a high growth, NYC-based, last-mile delivery logistics start-up. About MetroSpeedy.

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Logistics in War

JUNE 3, 2023

ii] As a result of this divestment, operational contracting, corporate financing and support, and transnational supply chains have become so embedded in the American way of war, that is difficult to see how the US Army could conduct expeditionary operations without commercial support.

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Locus

MAY 25, 2022

Here are seven key strategies that they have used to make it happen. consumer shipping companies: Customer experience 2017-2022. – Consumer experience with consumer shipping companies in the United States from 2017 to 2022, Statista, 2022. Use data insights. The obvious answer is data. – Statista, U.S.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

It grew through a continued mixture of internal organic growth and further diversification through a continued acquisition strategy with Palm Beach Capital. In August, 2017, a national, publicly traded bank holding company bought a minority stake in InMotion Global and AscendTMS. The 3PL was sold in 2014.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Rebounding freight volumes and the proximity of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate are set to change the industry in 2017, reports Sean Kilcarr of FleetOwner. Unlike the all-time highs of 2014, 2017 will reveal an industry on the cusp of restoring order and LTL rates to acceptable, reasonable levels.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 27, 2023

Investors, customers, and other stakeholders are paying closer attention to the companies they do business with, asking that they not only make decisions that improve operations, but also decrease the negative effect on their environment and community: a supply chain with a conscience.

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CLX Logistics

JULY 26, 2021

Let’s look at the facts – the percentage of supply chain managers using new analytics tools and services to develop better bidding strategies has increased from 17% in 2017 to more than 30% in 2020. So, what are your competitors getting from modern data and analytics solutions that you’re missing out on? Ongoing Spend Analysis.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 19, 2021

Operational trucking charges and costs are nothing new. While a scorecard of operations, similar to the lane scorecard used by shippers, can help carriers manage their fleets, it still leaves much to be desired. And having access to freight data on the fly is critical to maximizing asset utilization and load profitability.

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WorkWave

JANUARY 4, 2022

We’ve curated the most relevant and up-to-date information for you based on data and trends from the past few years. Check out the top 10 food industry trends for 2022 that you need to know about: Seamless Take-Out & Delivery Operations. Need to brush up and build impeccable delivery operations? Time To Read: 5 minutes.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 17, 2018

Again and again, digitization and data were at the heart of panel and networking conversations. Even headline speakers were professing “data got sexy” and data is now a core strategy for companies looking to succeed. Supply chain leaders are wanting their organizations to be data-driven.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 27, 2017

We will feature over the next 4 business days each category's most viewed posts over the course of 2017. These will only contain posts written in 2017. There were approximately 220 blog posts in 2017, and over 360,000 page views on those posts alone. The Top 10 Supply Chain Blog Posts from 2017. Share This: Read More. [e-Book]

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

8 Freight Shipping Trends Shippers Must Know for 2017. With the official deadline for implementing electronic logging devices less than one year away, more freight shipping providers will be upgrading technology and systems in 2017, reports Matt Sullivan. Hours of Service Will Become Core to Freight Operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In 2017, Target invested $550 million in the home delivery service Shipt-a modest outlay compared to the billions Amazon and Walmart have spent in the same-day-delivery space. Americold employs 17,000 people worldwide and operates more than 24 temperature-controlled warehouses across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 9, 2015

4 Drivers of the Looming Transportation Capacity Crisis of 2017. In some instances, a broken law will carry hefty financial penalties on shippers, motor carriers, as well as logistics operator. These regulation infractions possibly could add cost by revoking operating authority of the freight brokers, forwarders, and carriers.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The industry is moving in an unprecedented direction that is increasingly digitized and more data-centric than ever, and logistics leaders are looking to increase efficiency with artificial intelligence (AI). And at the conference it was clear that the data problem is still huge and everyone needs a better way to solve it.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 29, 2017

Editor's Note: Today's blog comes from Katie Cruze at considerdigital.com who give us the top 5 reasons why data quality is important. Data, for most companies, is often collected for record-keeping purposes. For many companies, managing the quality data can seem like an overwhelming task.

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Carter Logistics

JUNE 12, 2019

According to a report* by UCL Hazard Research Center, there were 16 weather-related events in 2017 in the United States alone that cost one billion dollars each. As your company has most likely experienced, the weather is a huge influencer in a supply chain’s strategy, performance, and bottom line. Annual revenue growth.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 6, 2017

I’ll be doing both for the first time in a couple of weeks at Seminarium’s Logistics & Operations Conference 2017 (October 18th in Santiago, Chile). Also, Parcel will continue servicing its current clients and adding others, operating from its New York City headquarters where it can accelerate and scale over time.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2017

It’s December 1, the beginning of the end of 2017. Shipping firm Clarksons braces for data leak after refusing to pay hacker (The Guardian). How did we get here so fast? Shipping Networks (WSJ – sub. Mercedes Plans More Drone Deliveries After 100 Perfect Flights (Bloomberg Technology). Kane Is Able Purchases Vintners Logistics.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 24, 2017

Third-party logistics operations (3PLs) saw additional gains and enhancements throughout 2016, as predicted earlier in the year. But, taking on the challenges of 2017 will require executives in supply chain operations, specifically logistics operations, to consider what happened in each of these areas.

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Transporeon

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Ocean freight rates are expected to increase significantly in 2017 Based on a survey conducted by our benchmarking partners Xeneta , more than half (56%) of the respondents expect rates to increase while 44% believe rates will remain stable. Most importantly, no one expects that rates will decline in 2017. Contact us today.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 19, 2017

2017 is projected to be a year in which more shippers break out of the mold, embracing newer transportation management systems ( TMSs ). Unfortunately, this means predictions for adoption rates in 2017 would be likely to remain in this range. Historical Data on TMS Adoption May Be Lower Than Reported.

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3PL Links

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Uber, for instance, saw a trend in the logistics industry in 2017 and introduced Uber Freight, a platform that links truck drivers with businesses that require cargo transportation. In addition to giving drivers the advantage of finding loads faster, the procedure streamlines the operations of businesses that have to move cargo.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

2017 will not be a bed of roses for third party logistics service providers, nor will the coming year be filled with thorns in the sides of major supply chain entities. By understanding how the industry will evolve throughout 2017, you can prepare your organization for the challenges and opportunities that will come. What Does It Mean?

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Talking Logistics

MAY 18, 2017

As I prepared my keynote presentation for the BluJay Solutions’ SOAR 2017 conference , I recalled this experience and saw it as a good metaphor for the difficulties many companies are having today responding effectively to the blizzard of supply chain management.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 12, 2018

CBP’s strategy will revolve around four objectives: • Recalibrate CBP’s regulatory posture and partnerships with other U.S. At the end of fiscal year 2017, one port that has an express consignment hub received an estimated 25 million predominantly informal and de minimis (packages declared at less than $800) value shipments.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

In his 2017 annual shareholder letter , Bezos lauded “divinely discontent” customers as innovation drivers. Amazon is at the nexus of ecommerce, data, and logistics, with a drive to constantly improve their logistics network. And the career data below spells out a strong ocean slant. billion between 2015 and 2017.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

But Molex, a global electronics and connectivity solutions company, has been investing in their intelligent digital supply chain strategy to improve their supply chain agility and customer experience. Those industries include data communications, medical, industrial, automotive and consumer electronics.

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The Logistics Academy

OCTOBER 18, 2017

As global supply chains become more complex and customers more demanding, the race is on to develop software applications that can effectively manage and make sense of the zettabytes of data being generated by our digital world. Of course, capturing the data and then using it to make good decisions are two entirely different things.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 2, 2023

However, these smaller enterprises can leverage their agility and flexibility to adapt to new trends and technologies in supply chain management, such as adopting cloud-based solutions and implementing real-time data analytics (Prajogo & Olhager, 2022). Retrieved from: [link] Gonçalves, V., Pereira, T., & Brito, M. Kshetri, N.

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Carter Logistics

JUNE 12, 2019

According to a report* by UCL Hazard Research Center, there were 16 weather-related events in 2017 in the United States alone that cost one billion dollars each. As your company has most likely experienced, the weather is a huge influencer in a supply chain’s strategy, performance, and bottom line. Automation for operational processes.

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Women in Trucking

MARCH 9, 2020

Women tend to be safer drivers than men, points out Leah Shaver, NTI’s Chief Operating Officer. percent increase in female drivers from 2017 to 2018, Shaver says. Data shows that wages do indeed impact driver retention. While they make up 47 percent of the workforce, just 7.9 Companies are recognizing the value of women drivers.

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Forto

JULY 25, 2018

Few topics hold the prestige of logisticians like Big Data. The applications of Big Data in business are numerous. In freight management, Big Data yields opportunities for improvement. The reason behind the application of data is immense. The ways we collect data has evolved too. Why Is Big Data Important?

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 7, 2018

Every marine terminal operator at San Francisco Bay cargo gateway is already using Advent’s eModal port community system , making it easier to roll out a common platform, says Napralla. million twenty-foot equivalent units [TEU], making 2017 our busiest year ever,” says Mario Cordero, executive director of Port of Long Beach.

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Transporeon

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Since the third quarter of 2017, many manufacturers have been regularly confronted by scarcity in the transportation market – a problem they haven’t encountered in years. Freight prices are also going up because of carrier rate increases since the last half of 2017. Adapt the freight allocation strategy to handle scarcity .

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

For the first 15 years of his professional career Matt focused on information technology – working for a large silicon valley software companies to data center startups to a brief stint with a family foundation who, unlike his previous employers, existed to give all their money away. About Matt McLelland. About Covenant.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 30, 2019

Company officials said that this report is comprised of data culled from 28 suppliers of major retailers, and identifies delivery performance statistics, including late, early, and in-full shipment percentages, adding that this data is anonymous for shippers in the program. jberman@peerlessmedia.com.

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