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Navigating Market Uncertainty with Sarah Bertram

The Logistics of Logistics

She brings almost 20 years of supply chain and benchmarking experience to DAT, where she is focused on providing actionable insights to shippers through DAT’s Benchmark Analytics and Rateview benchmarking tools. The platform offers a wide range of features and tools to help shippers find available carriers and carriers find available loads.

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Redefining Freight Brokerage with Nick Jensen

The Logistics of Logistics

Flatbed Messenger eliminates empty miles by matching Home Depot’s dedicated capacity to Loadsmart shippers who need flatbed services. Enterprise brands looking to reduce empty miles from their dedicated/private flatbed capacity can reach out directly to flatbedmessenger@loadsmart.com for more information.

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Toyota Kata: What If There Is No Takt Time?

The Lean Thinker

At KataCon 2020, Steve Medland posed a problem that comes up fairly often: The default Toyota Kata process analysis (“grasp the current condition”) involves determining takt times and cycle times for the process, and a lot of processes don’t have an obvious repeating cadence. Don’t Confuse the Tool with the Goal.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

For example, an agile supply chain may have real-time data, advanced analytics, decision support tools, and cross-functional teams to monitor, diagnose, and solve problems. Develop and implement contingency plans and recovery strategies, using tools such as business continuity plans, crisis management teams, and emergency response protocols.

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Tata Steel Europe’s Connected Planning Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

Dr. Lassen views Anaplan – their connected planning tool – as a cloud-based, business planning platform capable of doing multidimensional planning with very fast solve times. The goal is to produce an integrated plan that meets the strategic goals of the overall organization. So, what is “connected planning?”

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Dos and Don’ts of Transportation Management

CLX Logistics

Addressing capacity management issues for all freight flows. You have to meet specific regulatory requirements and effectively manage safety and security concerns regarding hazardous materials while minimizing costs. Be sure your TMS is capable of the following: Increasing transportation visibility across your global supply chain.

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Top Takeaways from Coupa Inspire

Logistics Viewpoints

This technology allows businesses to unify their procurement, expense management, invoicing, payments, contract management, and spend analysis processes and reporting. Coupa meets this definition. As companies look at long term estimates of demand, they need to make capacity decisions. The use cases just keep expanding.