FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

This week, learn how freight market participants, especially trucking carriers , rely on both the Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Rack (ULSDR) data index and the FUELS index to measure diesel fuel price volatility and to understand its impact on their operations and the freight market at large. What are the ULSDR data and FUELS indices?

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WorkWave

DECEMBER 8, 2020

As we enter 2021 and gear up for a new year, many of us are making personal resolutions and reflecting on what we want to achieve in the coming year. Whether you’re setting personal resolutions for 2021 or not, there’s no time like the present to turn your focus to your business and what goals you should focus on moving forward.

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Morai Logistics

APRIL 8, 2021

This article by Morai Logistics highlights several more prominent factors that are influencing supply chain management today. For example, the greater number of warehouses in cities that exist to accommodate the need for timely deliveries. The Need for Big Data. Machine learning grows more precise with more quality data.

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Morai Logistics

DECEMBER 18, 2019

An article by All Things Supply Chain further delves into this supply chain trend, In the globalization era, the supply chain is more diverse than ever before. This article by Morai Logistics highlights some of the most prominent developments in supply chain technology in 2019. 2019 saw all these innovations continue their ascent.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 28, 2023

billion in 2022, according to data from the Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America, a trade group now part of the Global Private Capital Association. billion in 2021, but more than double the $1.3 The data doesn’t include expansion by U.S. READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE That was down from a record $5.6

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 20, 2021

You see, the set of primary data needed to keep an airliner aloft is (apparently) relatively simple—and the same is true of running a supply chain organisation. These key metrics become your organisation’s “multi-function display” and give you the primary data needed to monitor and manage “normal flight conditions.”

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 19, 2021

If, for example, you are concerned about the pick rates in your warehouse, or your transport costs, or your inventory accuracy, benchmarking can help you because it can show you exactly where your performance is compared to others in your industry. You will find that companies are very reluctant to give out benchmarking data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

A transformation that is based on the idea that by putting in new applications the company will automate a process, or processes, and provide more and better data to make decisions, is a poor foundation for a true transformation. In one article , Mr. Sorenson points out that IBP works better for small manufacturers than large ones.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 21, 2021

What’s in the article: This blog covers the following topics : How the price rise has impacted businesses during the pandemic . Through this article, we explore the reasons for these rate increases and the correlating scenarios where the freight rates would potentially drop. . Reason for the drastic increase in freight prices .

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

If 2020 and if 2021 proved anything, it’s that the omni-channel selling environment is here to stay. According to a recent article in Forbes , 48% of consumers today prefer a hybrid shopping model that combines online and in-store components. of all e-commerce sales in the US during 2021.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

If yours is not one of those businesses, and you’re confident in your KPI suite and the relevance of the data it provides, congratulations! In answering that question, we’re not going to provide you with a list of possible supply chain KPIs to use in your business—at least, not in this article. Conflicting KPIs: A Brief Example.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 13, 2022

The largest year-over-year increase in pressure in 2021 came from investors, governments, and international governing bodies, according to The State of Supply Chain Sustainability 2021 study from The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics. ” READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE. Leaf Logistics Inc. DROP AND HOOK.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

For example, the reverse logistics process includes the management and the sale of surplus as well as returned equipment and machines from the hardware leasing business. A recent article in Logistics Viewpoints noted that UPS estimated that post-holiday returns were up 23% in 2020. Imagine this scenario. It’s a simple weather radio.

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Turvo

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Examples of Tech Used in Supply Chains Today. While every shipment line has its unique challenges and services, technology can add value to many processes, including these core areas: Data analysis that allows real-time data sharing throughout the network. Utilize data and analytics as often as possible.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

It’s a random approach in which, for example, a consignment of electric blenders might find a home in a storage location between bottles of shampoo on one side, and dog collars on the other. As you can deduce from Amazon’s example, there is no standard for an optimal warehouse layout.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The below article by Mikael Lind , Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), Jonathan C. The ship broker will also benefit from new business opportunities arising from digitalization, such as having more up-to-date information about, for example, the status, position, and condition of ships to be sold and/or available for charter.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Big thinking’ articles on how to disrupt industries from retail to healthcare have been so prolific in recent years that you would be remiss in assuming we have moved forward from the digital transformation era. Performance data and analysis. The Amazon example indicates that as technology advances, adoption is likely to surge.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

However, achieving major growth was not possible with just ironing articles alone. Today, the company from Hilden near Düsseldorf offers more than 5,000 articles from the areas of lingerie, bathroom, living, kitchen, and leisure – with patents or property rights for around 1,500 products. Business boomed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2021

The following article highlights some of the key points made by Mr. Elias and Mr. Stauffer. For example, the bricks in a pizza oven are refractory bricks. Their goal was to build an infrastructure around applications based on one data model. It also includes information taken from HWI’s web site.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 15, 2018

The tech is using data to its full potential to better anticipate events, avoid risks and create solutions. For example, DHL analyzes 58 different parameters of internal data to create a machine learning model for air freight. billion by the end of 2021. AI analysis can also be used to safeguard against risk.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 31, 2022

This article provides an overview, based on a survey of over 1,200 small businesses, of how small and midsize businesses have weathered the storm, and how a changing – and potentially recessionary – market is impacting their outlook. His Kickstarter campaign launched in January of 2021 and raised over $3 million dollars. .

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Logistics in War

APRIL 16, 2021

This article is adapted from a presentation given at the Williams Foundation seminar on ‘Next Generation Autonomous Systems’ delivered in Canberra in April 2021. Information, extrapolated into data, provided by these systems, is strategically vital. By David Beaumont.

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Trinity Logistics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In July 2021, the Zero Food Waste Act was introduced to provide grants to businesses that significantly reduce their food waste. Additionally, in November 2021, the Food Donation Improvement Act was introduced to lower food waste by making it easier for companies to donate food instead of throwing it out.

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ShipLilly

AUGUST 12, 2021

This article provides a possible explanation. Other data supports these patterns. For example, the Drewry World Container Index showed that the current spot rate of $9,371 per FEU is nearly seven times what it was in 2019. In purely global terms, demand for shipped merchandise has not yet boomed following the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 16, 2018

A&D companies led all but two of those sectors in the share of respondents vowing to adopt blockchain technology by 2021. It also allows for the tracking of aircraft configuration data throughout the supply chain — data that up to now has resided in walled-off systems that rarely communicate with those of other partners.

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Turvo

DECEMBER 7, 2021

For example, ship charter costs have grown since July 2020 from $10,000 to more than $200,000 in September of this year, and standard freight rates across all major routes also saw significant increases. Maersk, which pre-announced record second-quarter 2021 results last August, estimated that global container shipping demand grew only 2.7%

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2021

The following article highlights some of the key points made by Mr. Vantipalli. So far in 2021, 85 percent of transactions come through digital channels. Focus on the Data. Other data is also important. For example, in Newark, NJ, lots of people buy a specific car and put custom wheels and rims on them.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

In my Logistics Viewpoints article in April 2021, Building Profitability with Agility while Digitally Transforming the Supply Chain , I mentioned that we will continue to explore here the concrete steps in the digital journey and examples of determination from the top in addition to logistics operations. and Unnu, Kaan. [2]

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 22, 2021

What’s covered in this article: Port congestion exacerbating capacity shortage. Port data from the Yantian show that container dwell times have increased from an average of around a day or two to over two weeks now. Take an example of a customer ordering home furniture online. Wondering where your new couch is?

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ShipLilly

JUNE 9, 2021

For example, the lack of pallets has a tremendous effect on the supply chain for many companies. This article discusses the implications and possibilities of responding to the crisis. It is anticipated that the pallet shortages will go on for a few months and possibly right to the end of 2021.

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Conger

JANUARY 27, 2023

Examples of automation range from a household thermostat to a large industrial control system, self-driven vehicles, and warehousing robots. The industrial automation market grew globally, reaching $191 billion in 2021 , and is expected to reach $395 billion by 2029. Examples are industrial robots and multipurpose CNC machines.

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ShipLilly

OCTOBER 26, 2020

This is one of the critical competitive advantages that you can have in 2021 when virtually every business is feeling “the squeeze” following the shut-downs and social distancing measures that followed the COVID-19 pandemic. This article identifies five ways in which you can add quality and efficiency to your inventory management.

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Sabinext

JANUARY 15, 2021

Here are the supply chain priorities on my 2021 agenda. Six Supply Chain Priorities for 2021. Digitalization and automation are profoundly shaping future supply chains and logistics – a development that will accelerate in 2021 and beyond. Which ones will supply chain leaders invest in this year? Sustainability.

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Conger

JULY 16, 2021

In this article, we show you the biggest warehouse automation trends in 2021 that could change your warehouse operations. A warehouse management system (WMS) is an example of digital automation software. An example of physical automation is the use of automated guided vehicles (AGVs). The benefits of implementing it.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2022

Yes, it really is impossible to start an article related to trends and predictions for 2022 without talking about the Covid-19 pandemic. A good example is the healthcare sector. 3 – Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) as Data Acquisition Platforms. 2- Robotics as a Service (RaaS). 4 – Multi-purpose Robots & Cobots.

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Conger

JULY 28, 2022

In this article, you’ll: Learn the top safety guidelines for warehouses. We’ll talk more about specific risks later in the article, but briefly, warehouse workers commonly face hazards associated with: Forklifts and other material handling equipment. For example, OSHA issued 454 citations worth over $1.8 Let’s dive in!

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Perhaps you’ve read a little about the digital twin concept in one of our past articles on supply chain technology, but we would have touched on it only briefly. It uses sensor data from the physical entity to emulate its state and to enable the modeling of future changes, improvements, risks, and weaknesses. What is a Digital Twin.

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