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How We Use Data to Better Plan for Produce Season

FreightWaves SONAR

Take, for example, the market of Twin Falls, Idaho in comparison to Lakeland, Florida. Additionally, SONAR freight data offers bulk lane analysis in a variety of ways for users to understand drastic changes in rates, volumes, rejection data and more on a week-over-week or month-over-month basis.

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Using Predictive Analytics For Better Supply Chain Resilience

Blue Grace Logistics

Approaching a demand analysis with historical data and seasonal variations is no longer competent. Brand identity, interactive marketing campaigns and differential lifestyles complicate a perfect trend analysis model. Combining regular data analysis with human touch and giving context to these results will create meaningful decisions.

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To Stock Analysts, Container Size Matters

FreightWaves SONAR

Domestic Versus International Intermodal If you spend much time listening to webinars hosted by the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA), you’ll hear expert Larry Gross say that domestic and international intermodal should be treated as two distinct segments. Hunt is the largest participant, was elevated 3.2% year over year in Q1.

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Supply Chain risks to retail profitability

Logistics Business Magazine

In a thoughtful webinar today digital freight forwarder Zencargo co-Founder, Richard Fattal, and Bis Henderson ‘s Louisa Hosegood debated the unprecedented pressures in the global supply chain this year and how they jeopardise retailer’s profitability. Data then analysis then decisions. Own the total.

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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

When you finally have the analysis, everything has changed, and it is no longer relevant. This on-demand webinar shares research findings from Supply Chain Insights, including the top 5 obstacles that bog you down when trying to improve your network design efforts: Poor data quality. Lengthy time to plan/execute.

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How the Three M’s Can Help You Cut Down on Supply Chain Cost

Blue Grace Logistics

For example, technology helps to maximize efficiency and, in turn, increase profitability. “Understanding how to create an overview of your supply chain is the very first step in measuring what your company is doing right now and what your current process looks like.

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Why A Successful Transportation Management Program Is Empowered By Data

GlobalTranz

This is where metrics becomes necessary for the analysis and monitoring of data. However, metrics may also be applied to the algorithmic analysis of data to identify what data needs to be removed, clarified, or analyzed in further detail. For example, incoming deliveries may be delayed due to inclement weather.

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