Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 15, 2021

Today’s article is from Lucas Systems and highlights the benefits of machine learning in the warehouse. This article provides an introduction to machine learning for warehouse managers. For example, the traditional approach to workforce planning is to use an engineered labor standards system.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Here’s a real-life example. Related articles on this topic have appeared throughout our website, check them out: Cost to Serve – A Smarter Way to Improved Supply Chain Profitability. How to identify and fix your profit leaks? Cost to Serve at a Glance: 9 Steps to Success & 5 Mistakes to Avoid.

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Bulk Connection

JUNE 15, 2023

Some people in the trucking and freight industry even see load boards as a prime example of modern technology that helps people work more efficiently and intelligently. In this article, we’ll examine load boards in detail and tell you why we have such trepidation about recommending them to shippers and carriers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

This article is from Patrick Byers, DevOps Engineer at Lucas Systems, and looks at fortifying warehouse and distribution centers against cybersecurity attacks. To read the full article, click HERE. The warehousing and distribution industry is highly reliant on technology for its operations.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 25, 2022

He is passionate about increasing small parcel knowledge throughout the industry, authoring several articles for PARCEL Magazine, and being quoted frequently by media including The Wall Street Journal and Business Insider. Postal carriers: USPS + postal workshare carriers (Pitney Bowes, DHL eCommerce, etc.).

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Supply Chain and Logistics

MAY 24, 2019

Here is an example related to cybersecurity. As the article makes … Continue reading → BIMCO is one of the leading standardization forces in the world of shipping. How do you write a contract that binds participants to provide an appropriate level of cybersecurity?

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 31, 2021

Maybe you have some similar examples you can share in the comments? Check out this article related to this topic: 7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management. This one is about easy ways to save money in your Supply Chain and Logistics operations if you just look at things differently.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 27, 2023

Today’s article comes from Eric Mcpherson at Open Sky Group and looks at a WMS budget and preparing for implementation. For example, monthly subscription fees, any software support charges, and data migration fees. To read the full article, click HERE. Calculate software costs – Consider the price of the software solution.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2021

Today’s article is from Blume Global and highlights why air freight forwarders must help industry increase air cargo visibility. The Pfizer vaccine, for example, needs to be transported frozen at -70°C (-94°F), which is colder than Antarctica. To read the full article, click HERE.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2023

For example, the New York Times is out with a new article on wind energy and how it can help shipping in the near future as climate change becomes a major focus. Could wind power help power tomorrow’s shipping vessels as shippers look to become more environmentally-friendly?

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Trinity Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

You can Google any number of articles to find some tips and tricks to ensure you are reliable, but to keep it simple you can head back to your writing class! Is this article relevant to what you need? Why was the article written? This email hosts four of the top transportation news articles within the past 24 hours.

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MTS Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

For example: The global GDP growth rate for 2021 was 6.02%, a 9.1% According to a recent article, Maersk Line is expecting container volumes to drop by 4% in 2023 globally, while their previous forecast was 2.5%. increase from 2020. The global GDP growth rate for 2022 was 3.08%, a 2.94% decline from 2021.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

In this article, I will redress the balance by exploring outsourcing from a more holistic perspective, focusing on ways to consider outsourcing partnerships for improvement throughout the supply chain. So, for example, outsourcing sales activity is not typically a good idea if yours is a retail sales company.

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10xLogistics

OCTOBER 19, 2022

This article is directed mostly towards practitioners who operate supply chains within companies which market and sell products. Everyone uses the iPhone as an example of this and so some may think only Apple can do this. Let me use another example: The Kitchenaid Standmixer. It is fun and energizing. But, this what they want.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 21, 2023

In February 2023 I wrote the article What Does 2023 Have In-Store for Global Supply Chains? This post was subsequently followed by two articles that discussed some of the findings from the survey. The comments that respondents made in our survey provided valuable insight into their logic.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 15, 2020

This past January, for example, based on an article published in. Most of my posts have focused on how many companies (particularly the “800-lb Gorillas” in each industry) still bully their suppliers, shifting as much risk and cost onto them as possible. Read more The Great Lockdown: Will You Keep Bullying or Help Your Suppliers?

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2024

These solutions use natural language processing, for example, to read online publications and other data sources, make sense of what they read, contextualize the data into information, and report supply chain disruptions caused by weather, geopolitical events and other hazards in near real-time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2023

I provided a glimpse of the study content in an article in October that lists the top 20 warehouse automation suppliers , based on ARC’s estimates of 2021 revenues. Together, these two articles provide a substantial quantitative and qualitative overview of the global warehouse automation market. Plans for the 2.8

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 4, 2023

Today’s article comes from Erin Sun at Oracle and identifies five supply chain success factors CPG companies need to know for increased profitability. For example, it’s critical to identify where to focus advertising and how to allocate it for specific products across countries. To read the full article, click HERE.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 19, 2021

Today’s article is from GlobalTranz and looks at the difficult decision of transitioning in-house logistics to managed services. Take an example. To read the full article, click HERE. Now, let’s assume that that team member makes an hourly wage of $20.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The article states that Fabric customers communicated that they wanted to use Fabric technology directly in their own warehouses, rather than contracting with Fabric to serve as a 3PL managing fulfillment operations with Fabric technology. This sounds like another example of supply chain whiplash (start and stop) to me.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This article is from Emerge and offers tips for trucking companies to decrease their insurance premiums. As an example, from data taken from the ATRI report, in 2020 a small fleet of fewer than 20 trucks would have paid about three times as much as a large fleet with more than 1,000 trucks. To read the full article, click HERE.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2022

This article is from Audrey Dong, from KNAPP , and looks at e-commerce in China and the impact of Singles Day. For example, the gross merchandise volume of Alibaba Tmall has increased from $5 billion in 2013 to $78 billion in 2020 as below chart. For example, JD’s Single Day Grand Promotion started at 8pm on Oct.31

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2021

The person who gave the presentation I attended offered the example of a speech by late US President John F. As I explain in a YouTube video on this subject, I recently saw a good example of how a BHAG can galvanise a workforce and make a dramatic impact on productivity. For example, their increase in productivity was 217 percent.

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MTS Logistics

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In 2021, I wrote an article about climate change and its effects on logistic sector after Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana. ” A recent example of low water levels can be seen in the Amazon River. Within two years, we haven’t seen significant changes.

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Bulk Connection

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In this article, we’ll examine the importance of sharing key product information with your broker or carrier, and include some real-world examples based on our experience as bulk freight brokers. What you may not realize is that safety, reliability and pricing hinges on the information you provide at the outset.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2020

Let us watch the video below: Related articles on this topic have appeared throughout our websites, why not check them out? A Great Example. With us is Steven Thacker, Rob’s fellow director in Logistics Bureau is sharing his insights on this topic. Robobyrne: Cost To Serve Lesson. Supply Chain Secrets: What is Cost to Serve? –

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 30, 2018

A few weeks ago, I wrote an article about drone deliveries, and whether or not they were actually close to a reality. In that article, I outlined a few practical applications for drones, as well as some of the more hypothetical uses. Amazon, for example, filed yet another patent for a drone system. This time, […].

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PINC

JANUARY 22, 2020

Matt Yearling’s articles ranked on both Logistics Viewpoints’ and Talking Logistics’ most-read article lists for 2019. . Here’s a synopsis of his most-read articles for the year and the evergreen insights that he shared with readers: Excess Inventory? No Problem. You Have Trailers in The Yard. Talking Logistics).

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

We hope the tips and ideas in this article will help you make inroads into warehouse energy and labour cost reduction. However, in this article, we’ll focus exclusively on the cost factor, drawing your attention to some questions you might ask yourself (and your team) about your facility’s energy usage.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2022

This article is from Asena Denizeri & Anil Gurbuz at Solvoyo and examines the challenges around supply chain planning for 2022 and beyond. To read the full article, click HERE. Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the world has dealt with supply chain issues.

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MTS Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Back in August, I wrote an article about carriers introducing a $300/container surcharge for all cargo transiting the Panama Canal. For example, our MTS Trucking Service can offer warehousing and transloading in California, giving us the agility to coordinate last mile deliveries across the U.S.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 22, 2021

Let’s start with an uncomplicated example: Company A is in the business of distributing whiteboard markers. If they are going to understand their cost to serve, they need to know the cost of shipping, for example, the green one to a customer. Let’s take allocation of fixed warehouse costs as an example.

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Trinity Logistics

OCTOBER 16, 2023

An example can be seen the Los Angeles market. Subscribe to our newsletter and receive the top five logistics articles of the week every Friday morning by selecting “Weekly News Update” when you select your preferences. This should continue to boost imports through the remainder of the year. As seen in Figure 1.2,

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ShipLilly

OCTOBER 10, 2020

This article explores some of the tips that you can use to effectively ship furniture. For example, UPS and FedEx have a policy of accepting packages that weigh as much as 150lbs. For example, USPS can ship boxes that are as long as 108 inches, as long as the combined length and girth do not exceed 130 inches.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 16, 2020

For example, you may be reading this article on your smartphone, or perhaps you are wearing a smartwatch that’s monitoring your heart rate and other vital signs. Smart technology is everywhere these days. You are probably surrounded by advanced consumer technology right now.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 24, 2022

I am a supply chain management industry analyst, so that will be a primary focus of this article. OTM is a very mature application, for example. Oracle’s primary example of what they were doing to bring deeper industry solutions to market was what they are doing to support the healthcare industry.

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