Study: operational costs of trucking climbed 6 percent in 2017
DC Velocity
OCTOBER 4, 2018
Increase caused by rise in fuel prices, maintenance on more complex vehicles, higher driver wages, ATRI says.
How Changing Climate Conditions Affect Project Cargo Transportation and What to Do About It
MTS Logistics
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Transportation operations can then be limited with these reductions in available routes causing an increase in transportation costs. The drought early warning for the Navigation and Transportation Sector is essential to prepare for these impacts. In 2017, a study assessed extreme climate impacts on infrastructure in Europe.
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Study reveals good air quality around Port of Tyne
Logistics Business Magazine
JULY 20, 2021
The study, conducted by highly regarded air quality expert Ove Arup and Partners, has also verified that Port -related activity accounts for just 1-2% of total air pollutant concentrations and that levels can be officially classified as ‘minor’ when compared to existing background concentrations of air pollutants.
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Driving the Mission with Graig Morin
The Logistics of Logistics
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Since 1998, Graig has been fully involved in the transportation industry. For the past 19 years, Graig has dreamed of owning and operating a driver friendly transportation and logistics company. He has spent countless hours studying the industry and all of its workings.
Top Talking Logistics Posts & Episodes (Q3 2017)
Talking Logistics
NOVEMBER 7, 2017
I’m in New Orleans this week speaking at the Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 conference. I’ll share my takeaways in a future post, but in the meantime, check out the top posts and new episodes from Q3 2017 (if you missed the top posts and the new episodes from Q1 and Q2, you can read/watch them here and here , respectively). New Episodes.
Digital Transformation: An Imperative for Industrial Manufacturing in 2017
GlobalTranz
MARCH 24, 2017
A GT Nexus study found 75 percent of respondents describe digital transformation of the supply chain as “important.”. That same study found only 5 percent of those surveyed were very satisfied with their digital progress so far. The good news is executives are aware of the importance of digital transformation.
Orangedale Transportation – Bearing the Fruit of its Approach to Logistics
Envase Technologies
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
After eight years, in January 2017, Dembow decided to start his own freight brokerage company, based on the premise that adding value and offering clients unique and innovative solutions was a better way to run a business than just trying to get the next deal. “As Orangedale is actually the original name for Scottsdale.”.
What’s Driving the Increase in Transportation Management Technology Spend?
Talking Logistics
APRIL 12, 2018
DC Velocity and Descartes have conducted a transportation benchmark study for the last two years to help transportation professionals understand what is driving the market, and how the strategy and tactics of top performers differ from the rest of the pack. Directly opposing macroeconomic trends.
Supply Chain Basics with Jason Miller
The Logistics of Logistics
SEPTEMBER 12, 2020
His primary research stream examines firms’ logistics operations, with an emphasis on studying motor carrier safety, productivity, pricing dynamics, and driver turnover. He was recognized as the undergraduate faculty member who had the greatest impact on students based on the 2017 graduating senior survey. Transportation.
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL, Transportation and logistics
Logistics at MPEPS at UPV
APRIL 1, 2020
EFM is a logistics company specialised in multi modal transport. In 2017 EFM was designated to deal with the vehicle and coordinations for Cirque du Soleil’s Kooza show. I recommend you to visit the website of EFM, they have lots of cases of study of their most successful and biggest projects, EFM.
Logistics and Supply Chain – 1940 to 2040 with Jason Miller
The Logistics of Logistics
AUGUST 11, 2021
His primary research stream examines firms’ logistics operations, with an emphasis on studying motor carrier safety, productivity, pricing dynamics, and driver turnover. He was recognized as the undergraduate faculty member who had the greatest impact on students based on the 2017 graduating senior survey.
Anfac study downgrades port logistics in Spain
Automotive Logistics
AUGUST 1, 2018
The Spanish automotive manufacturers’ association, Anfac, has just released its annual Maritime Port Logistics Grading study, which identifies Santander (pictured), Sagunto and Pasajes ports as currently the best for vehicle processing in Spain. One aspect the study identified as being key was good road access to ports.
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20 Years of Outsourcing Come Back to Haunt Boeing
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
Boeing is now a case study in how not to outsource a supply chain. On February 6 th , the National Transportation Safety Board released a report saying that missing bolts were the likely cause. In 2017, a billion-dollar extension contract worth $1 billion and covering 30 years was signed between Boeing and Dassault.
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BlueGrace Logistics Promotes Ariana Villanueva to Vice President of People Strategy and Operations
Blue Grace Logistics
APRIL 5, 2023
Ariana Villanueva VP Promotion Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - April 5, 2023 BlueGrace Logistics Promotes Ariana Villanueva to Vice President of People Strategy and Operations TAMPA, FL (Apr.
Walmart in a World on Fire
Logistics Viewpoints
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
I’ve long argued that implementing a transportation management system (TMS) is a great way to save money while going green. At this conference, the executive also spoke about ongoing efforts to improve their transportation capabilities. By 2017, Walmart had met its goal of doubling the transportation’s fleets efficiency.
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How RPA is Transforming Transportation and Logistics
RPA Labs
AUGUST 20, 2020
If you work in transportation and logistics, technology may sometimes seem like the bane of your existence. While RPA isn’t exactly new, it is just starting to have an impact on transportation and logistics. Transportation Management with RPA. Automation means fewer portals, and more interconnections.”. RPA and Logistics.
Case Study: Doubling Productivity with SSI Schaefer Automation
Logistics Business Magazine
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
” In the middle of 2017, SSI Schaefer handed over a system for mainly automated logistics processes with store-friendly picking and provision. On level zero, the goods delivered on pallets are processed, recorded and transported to storage according to the specifications of the warehouse management system (WMS).
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Top Transportation Management and Transportation Articles of 2015
GlobalTranz
DECEMBER 29, 2015
We continue our series on the most read articles from the Cerasis blog for 2015 today by featuring any of the blogs in the transportation management or transportation categories. . Top 10 Most Read Transportation Management and Transportation Articles of 2015. We list them in order of the tenth most read to the most read.
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Companies Are Taking Unstructured Approach to Corruption
Material Handling and Logistics
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
A new study, “ The Fight Against Corruption: Insights Into Ethical Performance in Global Supply Chains ” found that the world’s average business ethics score is 42.4, A new study by EcoVadis, based on more than 20,000 company assessments conducted by from January 2017 to June 2018, across 100 countries and 150 industries.
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Where Does Supply Chain Design End and Planning Begin? (Takeaways from LLamasoft’s SummerCon 2017 Conference)
Talking Logistics
JUNE 29, 2017
The answers were revealed at the SummerCon 2017 conference a couple of weeks ago where LLamasoft introduced “Planning by Design” and SupplyChainPlanning.com, which the company describes as “building blocks to improve your current planning capabilities through design technology.”. What would this “next generation solution” be?
Case Study: Demand Management Efficiency for Brandt Group
Logistics Business Magazine
OCTOBER 17, 2018
It had revenues of €450m in 2017 and says it plans to double revenues to over a billion euros in the next three years by increasing production, launching new ranges and developing new markets principally in the Middle East and North Africa. The solution.
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Penske Move Ahead
OCTOBER 11, 2017
Here are several videos in support of the 2018 Third-Party Logistics Study, that were filmed at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta during the 2017 Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) EDGE yearly conference. You can download this study at no charge by visiting [link]. By “Move Ahead” Staff.
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20 Case Study: Viennese Brewery Uses Fronius Battery Charging
Logistics Business Magazine
JULY 31, 2019
To transport the pallets of beer cans as efficiently as possible from A to B, Ottakringer relies on twelve electric forklift trucks manufactured by Still. Back in the summer of 2015, Ottakringer kitted out its subsidiary Trinkservice GmbH (which specialises in warehousing and transport services) with Fronius battery charging systems.
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Sortation Case Study: Prepared for Peak Times
Logistics Business Magazine
JULY 11, 2018
Put into operation in the summer of 2017, it distributes and delivers packages in Austria’s southernmost state and East Tyrol. It transports the packages, which vary in shape and weight onto a Beumer Parcel Belt Conveyor. The post Sortation Case Study: Prepared for Peak Times appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.
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Cargo Securement Regulations – The Proper Use of Tiedowns
United World Transporation
JANUARY 7, 2021
In a study over three years, it was estimated that 200,000 accidents were caused by unsecured cargo falling from trucks. Unsecured cargo is so widespread that in 2017, the CVSA performed a week-long securement check and found that 15.7% Unsecured cargo is not only dangerous but deadly for drivers on the road.
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Commercial Trucking: The Battle of the VMT Tax
Blue Grace Logistics
MAY 12, 2020
Using data on 2017 truck traffic, the CBO estimated that a tax of 1 cent per mile on all roads would have raised approximately $2.6 billion that truck owners paid in 2017, as well as their proportional share of the $13.5 billion in revenues credited to the trust fund in the fiscal year 2017. However, in order to cover $14.6
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62 Importance of Weather Insights in Supply Chain Management
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. Day-to-day climate change has affected companies of all industries through energy and transport efficiency, crop growth rate, a surge in customer demand, and much more.
Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 26, 2022
Fast forward 5 years, and ARC’s 2019 base-year study estimated the market at $11.9 The process involves an analysis of large amounts of information and interviews with executives from numerous warehouse automation providers; and concludes with the publication of ARC’s Warehouse Automation & Control Market Research Study.
The Impact of Hurricanes on Transportation and How to Build a Storm Resilient Supply Chain
247 Customs Broker
NOVEMBER 16, 2018
2017 Tropical Storm Harvey. Hurricanes have massive impacts on transportation capacity and spend. To better understand true cost and volume impacts, Zipline Logistics evaluated a sample of 33,000 shipments, comparing data prior to the 2017 Tropical Storm Harvey with data after the event. Hurricane Impacts on Transportation.
IoT Speeds Over-the-Road Shipment Tracking
Talking Logistics
JULY 9, 2018
According to a 2017 Michigan State University Supply Chain Management study , “supply chain and product complexity possess a number of sources that vex supply chain operations…customer accommodation is the first,” including the demand for speed and visibility into shipments.
5 Transportation Management System Benefits & The Ever Expanding use of a TMS by Shippers
GlobalTranz
APRIL 6, 2016
The transportation management system is undoubtedly one of the buzzwords of the modern logistics industry. Shippers around the globe are realizing why the time has arrived to take advantage of transportation management system benefits. We call this a hybrid managed transportation model. Transportation Management System Benefits.
Today’s Freight Capacity Crisis: Where Do We Go from Here?
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 9, 2018
More than a year into a freight capacity crisis that shows little sign of weakening, it’s time for all parties involved in logistics and freight transportation to meet this issue head on. That all changed with the summer of 2017. A 2017 study from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) found that 19.5
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Real-time Capacity Matching: Making Brokers More Efficient
Talking Logistics
JULY 19, 2018
The real-time freight visibility space was particularly hot in 2017, with two major acquisitions announced last year, including Descartes’s acquisition of MacroPoint in August 2017. In case you missed it, check out my short video interview with William and David and our write-up of the case study.
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DP World trumpets European green credentials
Logistics Business Magazine
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Between 2017 – 2018, the report found that DP World Antwerp saved over 10.6 Another key part of the firm’s green strategy in Europe is to reduce the number of trucks on the roads, achieved through the increased accessibility of intermodal transport across inland Europe. The studied highlighted how trucks – operating off 4.5
This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 22, 2022
The United States Postal Service will slow delivery times for a third of its first-class packages in an effort to cut costs and its dependency on air transportation amid financial struggles. The move, which goes into effect May 1, is part of the Postal Service’s 10-year plan to reduce more than $100 billion in projected losses.
From Transactional to Transformational: Successfully Adding Managed Transportation Services
Talking Logistics
MAY 22, 2017
As part of a natural evolution of their existing offerings, many carriers and brokers are looking to managed transportation services (MTS) to provide greater value for their customers and growth for their organization. Shippers buying MTS don’t just buy transportation – they buy simplicity.
How 3PLs Are Building More Collaborative Supply Chains
Blue Grace Logistics
APRIL 24, 2023
BlueGrace, a freight brokerage and provider of managed transportation services, got its start in 2009 amid a particularly weak freight market. Over the years, the role of 3PLs in the broader transportation industry has expanded. 73 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest third-party logistics companies in North America.
Private rail freight is the “hidden champion” – LOGISTIK express News
247 Customs Broker
OCTOBER 5, 2018
As part of an national study about the “railway country” Austria, commissioned by the railway assocation of the Economic Chamber (WKO), the Economica institute examined, among other things, the economic performance of ÖBB and private rail freight companies. per cent in 2017. Read English text. Christian Helmenstein. www.wko.at. .
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Importance of Weather Insights in Supply Chain Management
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. Day-to-day climate change has affected companies of all industries through energy and transport efficiency, crop growth rate, a surge in customer demand, and much more.
This Week in Logistics News (December 31 – January 6)
Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 6, 2023
Ground transportation’s consolidation process also generates fewer carbon emissions and leaves a smaller environmental footprint than shipping individual items back to retailers. percent from 2017 through 2021 and will have a CAGR of 11.8 percent from 2022 through 2025. Online pet retailer Chewy Inc.
Top 14 Logistics and Supply Chain Management Training Programs and Courses in 2016
GlobalTranz
AUGUST 10, 2016
It gives you a unique opportunity to study at the great institution by the program that was created by world’s leading professionals, which develops strong analyzing, creative thinking, and logistic skills to raise the most efficient workers for this field. There are three offered starting dates - August 2016, January 2017 or May 2017.
40 Percent of Parcels Will Be Delivered Within 2 Hours By 2028
247 Customs Broker
NOVEMBER 16, 2018
Zebra Technologies , a market leader in rugged mobile computers, barcode scanners and barcode printers enhanced with software and services to enable real-time enterprise visibility, has announced the results of its Future of Fulfillment Vision Study. Related Resources. Download Now!
CSCMP EDGE 2019: Complex Supply Chains, Cost Concerns Create Demand and Opportunities for 3PL Providers
Penske Move Ahead
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
Shippers and third-party logistics providers are continuing to collaborate as they find solutions to meet their supply chain goals, improve efficiency, and manage their overall transportation spend. Penske Logistics sponsors both studies. Transportation costs saw a 10.4% State of the Supply Chain. overall cost increase on a 4.6%
Brand Values: How to Increase Your Customer Loyalty
GoShip Blog
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Also, a 2017 study found that over 55% of Americans are loyal to brands with values that resonated with them. Quality: Studies have shown that customers are willing to pay more for quality products and customer service. Customers love transparency. million metric tons of CO2.
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