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Transloading: A Comprehensive Guide With Client Examples

Dedola Global Logistics

Transloading: A Comprehensive Guide With Client Examples . For example, a shipment of heavy machinery may be transferred from a cargo ship to a truck using a break-bulk method, with the machinery being stored temporarily in a warehouse before being loaded onto the truck for the final leg of the journey.

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Global Trade Networks: A New Norm in Disruption

MTS Logistics

Global trade networks have been strained in many different ways and fashions that have unexpectedly changed our outlook in logistics in the past few years. For example, we are currently facing issues in the Red Sea that disrupt trade in amounts to what would be close to 15%. Either example would not be good for any of the players.

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Transloading: A Comprehensive Guide With Client Examples

Dedola Global Logistics

Transloading: A Comprehensive Guide With Client Examples Transloading is a process that involves transferring cargo from one mode of transportation to another during the shipping process. We conducted a cost analysis of truck vs. rail shipping from Long Beach to Chicago. This could have had a significant impact on their profits.

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How IoT Brings Railway Efficiency to Dutch Rail Network

IoT World Today

ProRail manages the Dutch rail network (owned by Nederlandse Spoorwegen ). For industry participants, data analysis presents an opportunity to optimize railway operations without adding costly infrastructure. “We Data generated by IoT sensors enables ProRail to understand conditions it couldn’t previously, with human analysis alone.

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Top 5 Barriers to Supply Chain Network Design Adoption and How to Overcome Them

Speaker: Brian Dooley, Director SC Navigator, AIMMS, and Paul van Nierop, Supply Chain Planning Specialist, AIMMS

You have tough decisions to make about your network design. You need answers to urgent network questions, but weeks go by. When you finally have the analysis, everything has changed, and it is no longer relevant. It's easier than you think. We’ve all been there. Lack of skilled resources. Lengthy time to plan/execute.

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Unlock the Power of Supply Chain Network Design

Penske Move Ahead

Putting the right distribution network in place is critical for performance, especially as complexity and uncertainty increase. Supply chain network design — the process of determining a supply chain's physical configuration and infrastructure — is a powerful, strategic tool that executives can use to optimize a supply chain's functionality.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

Baltimore is one of the busiest ports on the east coast, and the bridge collapse was not only a tragedy, but a reminder that supply networks remain fragile and disruptions are not always anticipated. The port handles about 11 million tons of cargo per year, including automobiles, containers, coal, and farm products.