MTS Logistics

JULY 5, 2023

In London this week, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has been meeting to discuss progress on reducing greenhouse gas emissions through pollution-reducing policies in ocean shipping and to set new goals for the future. The meeting is the latest push by the IMO to agree on greenhouse gas emission rules.

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ShipLilly

JANUARY 20, 2022

The Chinese New Year in 2022 is quite different from past years. For example, there is the reality of shortages and delays which virtually everyone in eCommerce has had to contend with. For most people, eCommerce is the place to go and that places additional burdens on businesses that must meet increasing demand. .

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 9, 2022

Digital transformation has quickly become an essential part of any successful business strategy which has also resulted in a skills gap. The manufacturing workforce is expected to acquire the necessary skills to be able to solve problems and meet customer expectations. An evolving workforce. Manufacturing. Business Processes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

My kids, for example, are always interested in getting their hands on the newest Guinness Book of World Records, and seeing what kind of crazy things are in there. Walmart made over 6,000 drone deliveries in 2022. According to a company announcement, Walmart completed more than 6,000 drone deliveries in 2022.

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ShipLilly

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The coming months are going to be a real test of the shipping industry in terms of how it can manage capacity and coordinate to meet the needs of customers. Chinese factories are facing challenges of meeting excessive orders that are way beyond their current capacity. The extensions offered rates of $2,500 per FEU up to April 2022.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

OnTrac , for example, stopped accepting new peak business on September 1, but capacity issues are just one of the carrier-related challenges shippers must overcome. shippers will rely more than ever on the United States Postal Service (USPS), for example, but this fallback option may prove more costly than in past years.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The company in this example has tailored its fulfilment concept precisely to these demands and implemented it with state-of-the-art technology from its long-term intralogistics partner SSI Schaefer. Example contents include headache pills, nasal sprays, and adhesive bandages. Employees refill the A-Frames during lower-load periods.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2023

million people in 2022 to 121.4 homes in 2022 than UPS, after eclipsing FedEx in 2020, and it is on track to widen the gap this year, according to internal Amazon data and people familiar with the matter. Amazon’s outsize growth combined with strategy shifts at FedEx and UPS have changed the balance. million people this year.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In many cases this has forced decision-makers to take a step back and reassess the bigger picture and implement changes where necessary to meet the growing need for agility and resilience. For example, ERP software can provide decision-makers with insights into the seasonality of products and customer-buying habits in the current market.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 1, 2024

The new trucks are tailored specifically to meet the demands of a high-intensity operation, whilst simultaneously reducing emissions and noise pollution. There is also a cost reduction as a result of switching to electric, which is exacerbated following the changes to tax exemptions for red diesel that were introduced in April 2022.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The new production line makes an essential contribution to STORA ENSO’s growth strategy in the timber construction solutions sector. The benefit of these doors is that they meet all the specified requirements, even for over-size products,” explains Tomáš Adamec, technical manager at STORA ENSO. billion euros.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 30, 2022

As part of the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business Global Business Experience Programme, Sitma was invited to submit a project proposal to be implemented with the support and guidance of a team of students from the 2022 Flex MBA class.

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FreightWaves SONAR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

For example, as seen in scenario A1, the global unconstrained demand for air cargo will fall by 14% of pre-crisis volumes in the second quarter of 2020 and will not rebound to 2019 levels until around mid-2022.” When planning for the future, industry players should thus use insights from commodity-based modeling.

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

A submission to the 2022 Defence Strategic Review. Supply chains are ‘strangling strategy’, with the movement of commodities so significant an issue that logistics is securitising. [1] Of all the ‘pillars’ of the national support strategy, the most consequential was the issue of mobilisation. By David Beaumont.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

However, most ports currently lack the necessary means to track emissions, which is the first step in developing decarbonisation strategies to meet the ambitious reduction targets set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). These insights are critical to underpin the investment strategies for these measures,” he added.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The company works hard to meet the demanding requirements for quality, innovation, and cost from their OEM customers. Can you give me a concrete example of how your risk management solution detected a threat and came to the rescue? Jan: I expect that 2023, and probably for years to come, life will be as challenging as it was in 2022.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

network this year after its initial success at select facilities in 2022. The rate rose to $8,607 on April 1, 2022, from $3,174 a year earlier. We are taking aggressive steps to meet a new set of challenges for the new year,” said Mario Cordero, executive director of the Southern California port, in a news release. “I

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Now, That's Logistics

APRIL 13, 2021

E-Commerce accelerated by two years and reached sales it would have otherwise reached in 2022,” the company points out. That choice these companies make dictates their logistics, fulfillment, and transportation strategies,” Largeau points out. E-Commerce growth in at least 20 years. It’s also about three times the prior year’s 15.1%

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Locus

JUNE 29, 2022

A talk around offset strategy, presented by Ken Chadwick, VP Analyst, Gartner on Day 1, deserves a mention. Taking the example of cyber-security, he said, “You cannot control if you get hit by a cyber-attack. Gartner Press Release, “ Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo Americas: Day 1 Highlights ”, June 6, 2022.

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Stord

JANUARY 11, 2022

Now that we’re in 2022, things should revert back to normal (whatever that means), right? However, the last two years have taught us that this approach simply is not good enough anymore; existing and planned supply chain investments, improvements and overall strategies need to be re-thought. So, are you ready for 2022?

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

To ensure that more truck drivers are back home in the evening, for example, the forwarding association Elvis wants to set up a meeting network for full truck loads. The best of the best also differentiate their recruitment strategy – for example, according to generations or potential groups such as newcomers or foreign workers.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 6, 2023

As we step into the unknown of 2023, here are some key trends and issues affecting supply chain management to help you prepare your strategies. The averted US rail strike in December 2022 would have been catastrophic for US residents and the wider supply chain. Some companies are setting up bilateral supply chains.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 6, 2023

As we step into the unknown of 2023, here are some key trends and issues affecting supply chain management to help you prepare your strategies. The averted US rail strike in December 2022 would have been catastrophic for US residents and the wider supply chain. Supply chain issues. Some companies are setting up bilateral supply chains.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Because of the food giant’s size, their sustainability strategy also is very broad. They have asked they value chain partners to take four actions: Report their scope 1 and 2 emissions by the end of 2022. PepsiCo usually relies on short-term supplier contracts to meet their evolving commodity needs.

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Now, That's Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Retailers like H&M can’t meet demand because of delivery delays, Nike cut its sales forecasts after COVID-19 triggered factory closures and Bed Bath & Beyond has faced ongoing shipping challenges. Combined, these approaches contribute to an overall “intelligent” supply chain strategy that leverages digitalization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2022

As an example, a major retailer whose market presence is in the Americas realized that several of their shipments that originate in China pass through Russia to make their way to the west and are now subject to shipment backlogs. Some may have believed themselves to be immune at one point, but now their perspective is shifting.

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EazyStock

APRIL 18, 2023

Inflation Inflation has been increasing for the past few years, hitting record levels in 2022. In 2022, inflation rates peaked at 9.1% When demand fluctuates, and costs rise, it can be tempting to throw out long-term strategies to react to these changes. For example, warehouse costs, insurance and financing.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 21, 2021

To meet the unexpected hike in demand, carriers attempted short-term remedies. A second method of meeting more demand has been to increase the speed at which a ship travels. For example, a vessel crossing the Pacific usually at 13 knots would only save one or two days in schedule with a marginal increase in the speed.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 29, 2022

At a meeting on 22nd April 2022, the two cities signed the shareholders’ agreement of the unified port company. Following the signing of the shareholders’ agreement of the unified port company on 22nd April 2022, the ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge will operate under one name going forward: Port of Antwerp-Bruges.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Here are a few practical examples of where fully digital solutions, which require end-to-end digitization – just don’t work…and how we’ve worked both together and around them. It’s a nuanced journey where respect for tradition meets the embrace of innovation. He’s proven go-to-market and growth leadership across industries.

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ShipLilly

MARCH 20, 2023

Elsewhere, the Bank of Canada business survey for the 4th quarter of 2022 indicated that there were still price adjustments pending and that many of these relate to previous supply disruptions. For example, data from the Institute for Supply Management showed that commodity shortfalls in some product categories (e.g.,

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 27, 2021

We explore how predictive analytics and big data with human sentiments can add value and amplify their supply chain strategies. billion by 2022. According to a report issued by Zion Market Research, the compound annual growth rate is at 21% between 2016 and 2022. Simple Examples of Predictive Analytics.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

Since June 2022, the German has driven in another peg – as Managing Partner of Polymax Group, which was founded in the early 1980s by entrepreneur Ulrich Maeder. Schöffel, for example, awarded the company “Supplier of the Year” in 2016 and 2018. He feels at home in China.

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Automotive Logistics

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Mercedes-Benz Cars has said it is advancing its ‘Case’ (connectivity, autonomous, shared & services, and electric) strategy by making its supplier network more international and flexible, and placing greater emphasis on localisation. Procurement makes a significant contribution to the implementation of the Case strategy,” said Stark.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 30, 2023

We’re happy to have you and can’t wait to share our secrets for a successful ops strategy. We have an example of such a list for you below, but we also suggest visiting our Delivery Management 101 article for help with avoiding and managing delivery delays, mistakes, and unhappy customers. And if you haven’t read PART 1, no worries.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 6, 2022

It’s a blessing because the company, whose strategy is focused on diversification and internationalisation, has experienced constant growth since its founding in 1931. The first meeting was held in early 2021, while in the summer, the team drafted a project plan, with the functional specifications following.

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Forto

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Because in order to be able to meet the high demand, many companies are already preparing their own supply chains for the approaching consumer peak in September, if not earlier. In 2022, Chinese New Year begins on February 1 and means at least seven days of rest for most Chinese. Back to the old norm in 2022?

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