FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Of course, measuring revenue through the growing demands for both contract and spot freight transportation is never simple addition and subtraction. Leading metrics for tracking overall and market-specific activity include: Inbound and outbound load daily change rates, like the Outbound Tender Volume Index (OTVI) in FreightWaves SONAR.

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FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Of course, no disruption comes close to those that have been experienced to date in 2020. However, AI can provide a pathway toward more proactive, responsive management strategies. Of course, even those capabilities hinge on AI to digest, interpret and act upon data. . And 56% experience supply chain disruptions annually.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Another methodology is the Porter’s Value Chain Framework, which comprises of inbound logistics, operations, outbound logistics, sales, and service. Here are some KPIs to assist you to get back on track to build an agile, adaptive, and resilient supply chain into the future: Inbound KPIs.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 2, 2021

On this blog and the one published by our sister company Logistics Bureau, we often receive questions relating to metrics suitable for monitoring procurement performance. Of course, the consequences, and their seriousness, will depend on the criticality of the product, but availability challenges are never desirable.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 21, 2018

Considering the 64 potential combinations, when applied to the course of 1000 shipments, it amounts to 64,000 opportunities for error. Paired with value-added services, a quality TMS can transform outbound and inbound logistics into a turnkey operation. Inbound freight management. Not every TMS is created equal.

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Logistics Problem Solving

JUNE 2, 2017

This includes both outbound and inbound freight. Many times, the shipper goes to their IT department to get the data they need to run an analysis to find out how compliant they are or to look for strategies to lower their spend. Of course, a consultant is only as successful as the logistics software that is used.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend Daniel Waldron with Armagard. Industrial computing is paving the way for an emerging workforce across the manufacturing sector, and we are of course referring to millennials. In it, Daniel discusses the industrial Computing Revolution and how it effects the manufacturing industry.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Editor’s Note: This is a guest blog from our friend Jake Rheude with Red Stag Fulfillment. Since the toy order is local, a drone reads the address, plots a corresponding course and takes the package to its destination. The drone reads the address, plots a course to the customer’s designated landing area and takes off.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

In a previous guest blog, The Rodon Group along with Rethink Robotics wrote, titled " Can Robots + Humans = The Ideal Workforce in Manufacturing? ": Robots such as Baxter can also help companies save money and increase productivity. In a recent blog post “Robots In, Humans Out, Game Over?”

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 15, 2017

. Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend Robert Everett who gives us some fantastic tips for managing logistics effectiveness. Of course, it is not an absolute must among the logistics skills to have a basic knowledge about IT or technology-specific area to be good at supply chain domain. IT and technology literacy.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Integration with Supply Chain Partners will Improve Your Return Logistics Strategy. The process runs continuously behind the scenes to eliminate added inbound freight at the brick-and-mortar location. Of course, customers may opt to complete a return in-person.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Editor’s note: Today’s blog is from our friend Brandon Stanley. Online courses can help you get additional knowledge. Brandon is a writer connected with digital marketing and supply chain management. In this article, he writes about the characteristics of an effective supply chain manager. . Download white paper.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 9, 2014

You’ll still need to get a few accessories with your rental, of course. You can find her illuminating articles on many websites and blogs today. So, for example, a company like jackswinches.com will let you hire out a winch for a reasonable price. When you’re done, you simply return it.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 28, 2016

By 2025, conservative estimates of the labor shortage in manufacturing stand out at more than 2 million unfilled jobs, as discussed in a previous blog post. Modern manufacturers face an interesting stalemate: they need to continue production, keep investors and employees happy, and attract new applicants and workers.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 18, 2015

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post, republished with permission, from the Fronetics Supply Chain & Logistics blog. Fronetics is an inbound digital marketing agency specializing in the supply chain and logistics verticals. It’s the question that always needs to be considered.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 21, 2015

Managers should ensure that a firm’s transportation strategy supports its competitive strategy. Of course, proper implementation is essential in order for these great technologies to succeed. Recent advancements in technology also help promise a better integration between physical product movement and visibility.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 6, 2017

Editor's Note: Today's blog is by Fergus O'Sullivan with Cloudwars.net. In this mini blog series on, Fergus will teach us about the Internet of Things; What is the Internet of things, how it works, how to use it, and what risks may occur. We hope you enjoy. That sounds pretty cool, right?

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GlobalTranz

JULY 24, 2015

There are 230,000 small manufacturing companies in the United States alone, according to a new Infographic from The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Manufacturing Innovation Blog. We have included the infographic below.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 10, 2017

Of course, the human controlling capacity for actual AI is still far from realistic, but the concept of a superior AI did make strides this year. Essentially, the interchanging of information and working together helps to build a circular supply chain, but that will be discussed in greater detail in the next blog post. .

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 5, 2017

Today's blog is a continuation of yesterday's where we discussed cost management and KPIs with warehousing contracts using a real-world scenario. I can help your client accomplish this consolidation project, only if they wish, of course. Since this is a real-world scenario, here's a quick recap on the client. This is less expensive.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 9, 2015

We have discussed the impact of Reshoring in previous blog posts , and it is also one of the reasons the average rate for freight transportation is going to go up. The Bureau of Labor Statistics asserts courses to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) last anywhere from three to six months. Reshoring Initiative.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Editor Note: Today's Blog is from Darren Palfrey, the CEO at Gravity Supply Chain who shares the 5 supply chain best practices to keep your supply chain synchronized. No one is perfect, so of course, no business is perfect, and it naturally follows that no supply chain is perfect.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 11, 2016

Our transportation management system , which has been a web based platform since 1998, has an entire development team shaping it for now and in the future so our shippers continue to get value out of technology gaining such benefits of decreased errors, ability to focus on their core, and of course, overall costs savings.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 4, 2016

Businesses cannot unlock the full potential of digital without reinventing their supply chain strategy. For digital technology to create significant improvement in business outcomes, businesses need to: Reinvent their supply chain strategy. Develop digital strategies that allow you to proactively evolve ahead of the competition.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 20, 2017

Editor's Note: Today's blog is from Red Stag Fulfillment who show us how an Order Fulfillment Solution can help reduce risk. Of course, you probably want your business to thrive. Want to lose customers and sink your business into the ground? All you must do is make late deliveries with busted boxes, and the wrong products.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 23, 2017

We work with a lot of manufacturing companies and one of the questions we get most often is 'Why do we need to blog'? Often followed by 'How do we blog for manufacturing'? A word about what a blog is. But a blog is not all writing and the part that is written should be conversational and natural. Podcast or audio.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 29, 2021

That has also increased the pressure on retailers to keep other freight and logistics costs low with more capital and expense being dedicated to the development of new omnichannel strategies. . Of course, during that same period, many retailers performed extremely well. Those use cases include: .

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Editor’s Note: This is our second post in a collaborative blog post series about mobility in manufacturing & logistics along with Catavolt, who helps manufacturing organizations drive operational excellence with mobile apps.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friends at Mahan's Thermal Products. When you have more goods being gathered, refined, and processed, you, of course, have to burn more fuels to create enough energy to carry out these procedures. They discuss what it takes to create green industrial and manufacturing facilities from scratch.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Today, we kick off our annual year end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 7 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , 3PL , Business , Transportation , Freight. We will feature over the next 7 business days each category’s top 10 most viewed posts over the course of 2014.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 8, 2023

You know, the person who receives the retail store’s inbound deliveries, the office administrator, or the guys and girls in the reception. Why is it a mistake to leave freight management in the hands of people who are not logistics professionals and treat it as an unavoidable necessity for running your business?

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

The most common complaint of newer companies using big data analytics capabilities tends to revolve around traditional questions of business strategy. Consider the following elements explains John Richardson of Inbound Logistics, that impact business strategy. Increasing order efficiency. Demand forecasts.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 13, 2018

Of course, its additional benefits, like reduced costs and simplicity in back-office work, help too. The Solution: An Integrated TMS Can Manage Freight Spend Proactively To take advantage of the true capacity of a TMS, a shipper must understand a few things about existing freight, explains a previous blog post.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Of course, none of this would be possible without improved self-service features, as explained by “The Impact of B2B E-Commerce on Manufacturers and Distributors,” and comprehensive, easy-to-integrate platforms. In other words, e-commerce has clearly defined its path with the state of manufacturing. By 2018, 1.3

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Today we finalize our most viewed articles from the Cerasis blog by featuring the most read freight articles published in 2015. We encourage you to use the search function at the right of the blog or the category picker to find any content you'd like to read. Top Supply Chain Articles of 2015. Top Logistics Articles of 2015.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Bob Ferrari , the Founder and Executive Editor of the Supply Chain Matters Blog, and a periodic guest blogger on the Infosys Supply Chain Management blog. Islamic Banking.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2015

We hope you continue to enjoy our blog posts as we are now proud to announce over 20,000 blog subscribers and over 100,000 monthly visits! . We hope you have been able to learn a few things from the 232 blogs published in 2015. Without further ado, here are the top 10 supply chain articles by most read from the Cerasis blog: 10.

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