Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2021

He heads the Corporate Strategy, Human Resources, Marketing executive unit, which also includes Corporate Key Account Management and the Corporate Governance & Compliance division. The five-man Executive Board team is completed by Edoardo Podestà, who has been COO Air & Sea Logistics since October 2019.

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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 an article about online retail that I published at the end of 2019, I highlighted Target’s click-and-mortar retail model, which, even then, was positioning the company as an ecommerce trend-setter. The Dark Store Trend.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

But more blatantly than ever, container liners – and especially Maersk – are on a collision course with the tech companies that provide digital infrastructure for selling goods. Maersk has unabashedly championed vertical integration for years, advocating an “end-to-end” strategy. No end to end-to-end. Amazon as a carrier.

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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. Supply chain strategy is critical to business success, but companies often underestimate its importance and hence pay it less leadership attention than other areas of operation. Supply Chain Strategy. Mini Case Study: Walmart.

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AIMMS

JULY 15, 2019

We are flattered to be recognized by Gartner in the 2019 Magic Quadrant for Sales and Operations Planning Systems of Differentiation , especially considerin g that we only launched our configurable S&OP application two years ago. Analytics will play an increasingly important role in S&OP . – Tweet this.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2020

1] In the US, the number of women-owned businesses increased by 21% between 2014 and 2019, outpacing the overall growth of businesses by 11% [2]. A further study by the benchmarking firm Hackett Group found that, on average, supplier diversity programs can add $3.6 2] American Express, 2019 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2020

1] In the US, the number of women-owned businesses increased by 21% between 2014 and 2019, outpacing the overall growth of businesses by 11% [2]. A further study by the benchmarking firm Hackett Group found that, on average, supplier diversity programs can add $3.6 2] American Express, 2019 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report.

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Logistics Manager

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

While the port celebrates the diversity of its workers, efforts have also been made to give the workforce something that unites them as a group. . The company built up the awareness of the core values with the first phase; ‘Understand and Trust,’ which started in 2018 and finished in 2019. We operate as a global terminal network.

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Logistics in War

APRIL 6, 2019

Editorial Note: On 11 April 2019, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar examining high-intensity operations and sustaining self-reliance. Should a significant supply disruption occur within key sea lines of communication (SLOC) within the Indo-Pacific (e.g.,

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Logistics in War

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

It is, of course, prudent to be as self-reliant as practicable. Commentators should help to reduce problems to the point that are actionable by the groups that can devote time and effort to resolving the problems of self-reliance. Naturally, even more effort should be applied towards improving interoperability.

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World Food Programme Logistics

MAY 23, 2020

Hence, in many instances, a small-scale, well-timed tactical raid can have the same impact as a large-scale scorched-earth strategy. Photo: WFP/Karel Prinsloo “Of course, starvation was already prohibited under the Geneva Conventions,” Brian Lander says. million in need of livelihood support. million in need of livelihood support.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Of course, that will take some time, but it’s likely that 2017 will only see autonomous vehicle development strengthen as a progressive logistics trend. Indeed, I’ll shortly be publishing an article exploring the most promising trends for 2019. End-of-year Update: Autonomous Goods Vehicles.

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Automotive Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Other port groups, however, see opportunities to gain traction and use uncongested sites to attract new traffic. However, since no deal has yet been reached, we are preparing for a hard Brexit with full customs control on March 29, 2019,” says Jacobson at DFDS. March 29, 2019.

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Automotive Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Other port groups, however, see opportunities to gain traction and use uncongested sites to attract new traffic. However, since no deal has yet been reached, we are preparing for a hard Brexit with full customs control on March 29, 2019,” says Jacobson at DFDS. March 29, 2019.

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Automotive Logistics

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Vehicle-makers will have to publish WLTP-measured fuel consumption figures for all new vehicles from January 1 2019 and will be required to meet stringent new CO 2 emissions targets 12 months later. The RDE standard applies to new vehicle types from September 1 (as WLTP did last year) and will apply to all vehicles from September 1 2019.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In the course of updating our annual research on the supply chain planning market , I talked to executives across the industry. Alex Pradhan, Product Strategy Leader John Galt Solutions, told me that “all planning vendors have bold marketing around AI.” However, this kind of AI does not work out of the box. Final Thoughts.

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Freightos

JANUARY 8, 2019

They’re licensed to be an ocean freight forwarder, and they’ve bought some aircraft and an airport; and of course they are a huge warehousing player. Other forwarders are implementing a more successful strategy of sharing profit on each transaction between all countries involved. They’re coming. Actually they’re here.

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Golden Rule #1: Meaningful KPIs Require a Meaningful Strategy. I’ve written many posts on this blog about the importance of having a supply chain strategy that’s aligned with the overall business plan, and why it is a mistake to have misaligned strategies. I’ve also described some of the issues that can arise from such an error.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 3, 2018

Torreborre’s boss, Javier Varela, senior vice-president for manufacturing and logistics and a member of the executive board, who joined Volvo last year after a career with Toyota and Groupe PSA, wants to implement more lean manufacturing and logistics principles. Q&A with Michel Torreborre: Taking control of the supply chain.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 30, 2022

His company’s mission is to enable supply chain professionals and teams to solve industry challenges by providing on-demand courses, guides, tools, and mentoring from industry experts. . He brings 30 years of experience leading organizations as the founder, president, and CEO of Procurement Pros Group, LLC. . Lisa Anderson.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

The war continues to induce a welter of problems that are adding up to a nightmare scenario for global business, and many companies must look expeditiously to mitigation strategies. The anti-COVID measures increased demand for ecommerce, but they also triggered a seismic shift in supply chain strategy. Yes, it’s a Strategy.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2018

Seat, the Spain-based Volkswagen Group brand, wants to introduce methods that will help outbound logistics to follow more of the ‘just-in-time’ process in production, which could mean a change in how transport resources are allocated and planned. You can, of course, always put a positive spin on change.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As a disclaimer, WebCargo , a Freightos Group company, does offers digital services to global forwarders and carriers, including online sales portals, digital eBooking, multimodal rate management and the Freightos.com freight marketplace. . The Post-2016 Strategy: End-to-end Shipping. Driving the Maersk Shift.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

There are, of course, some other important differences between the two types of providers: 4PL is, in general, better suited for medium-to-large businesses , while 3PL is more suited to small-to-medium businesses. million USD in 2019. Unlike a 4PL, however, it won’t manage the paint maker’s entire supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 14, 2022

And we reconnected and bonded over the course of a few weeks. Are there possible issues with that strategy? Couriers optimize routes by centralizing their demand and distributed over the course of the day. We hired talented group of young engineers. And he says, ‘hey, you know, me too.’ How hard could this be?’

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Now, That's Logistics

JULY 30, 2018

How Port Selection is Becoming Increasingly Critical to Supply Chain Strategy. Four Corners” Strategy. While a firm with limited scale might utilize a single import distribution center, Walmart’s focus on multiple strategically located DCs is sometimes referred to as a “four corners” strategy. Additional language available.

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 16, 2018

Clark, who is secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy, told delegates at the FT Future of the Car Summit in London on Tuesday (May 15) that part of the British car industry’s recent success had depended on uninterrupted trade with Europe. Customs disunion.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 30, 2019

had the shutdown, in fact, gone on for several more weeks, at the time of this research, 29.9%, or 58 respondents, said they would have needed to adjust business and logistics operations or strategies, with 70.1%, or 136 respondents, indicating no changes would have been necessary. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor. About the Author.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 1, 2019

So I brought it back to the garage, and they replaced it again, at no cost, of course. Robinson Acquires The Space Cargo Group to Expand Global Presence Transplace Partners with Noodle.ai What happens when one of these delivery robots crosses paths with a group of rowdy high school kids? The next day, it burned out again.

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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. involvement in TPP stand? And what considerations should be taken into account about the totality of the pact’s forward trajectory, with a U.S.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

In recent years, firms both large and small have launched new “Data Science” or similarly named groups. 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. Education is the answer.

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