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Dissecting the Transformation: A Critical Examination of Logistics Education in Universities

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

As businesses continuously strive to optimize their supply chains, the necessity for skilled logistics professionals has intensified. Consequently, universities have been compelled to adapt their educational offerings in logistics. Journal of Business Logistics, 35(3), 157-164. Logistics education matters.

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The State of the Trucking Market in 2021

GlobalTranz

Talent shortages, especially limited drivers, will exacerbate the capacity crunch and result in shortages across warehousing and transportation simultaneously.? . Pent-up demand of customers and the strong predictions for another above-average peak season has put a unique burden on truckload and parcel transportation. Focusing on the?

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The Role of Logistics Management in Optimizing Supply Chain Operations

Locus

All successful modern-day businesses rely on an efficient system of logistics management. This refers to planning, coordinating, and executing the flow and storage of goods and services, including activities such as transportation, inventory management, order processing, warehousing, packaging, and security. from 2019 to 2025.

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6 Steps to conduct a freight spend analysis

FreightWaves SONAR

Carriers and transportation experts are always looking for ways to cut costs and maximize spending. But more analyses are a hard-sell for busy logistics managers. Transportation leaders must audit and analyze spending to keep it under control. Gather data for the analysis. Outbound and inbound data. .

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Optimizing Your Freight Costs

GoShip Blog

Transporting the goods on Thursdays allows the managers to sort the goods and have them on the shelf on Fridays in preparation for sales during the weekend and the coming week. Therefore, it’s best to schedule your freight so your shipments will be transported in groups– not singly. Utilize TMS (Transportation Management Systems).

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Leveraging Digital Applications To Open New Markets

LandLink

Today's transportation providers need to explore their value added viability features to attract new customers and instill confidence in shippers. Digitalization is about leveraging technology to create, enable or transform a business process. Speed is king in today's logistics world in all facets of execution.

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5 Skills Necessary For Maximizing Logistics Effectiveness

GlobalTranz

. Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend Robert Everett who gives us some fantastic tips for managing logistics effectiveness. The latest news from the world of high technologies: Microsoft is going to store data as DNA. The time of a logistics cycle can always be shortened. Process improvement.