The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Emerge’s award-winning marketplace provides access to direct capacity and live market conditions helping shippers and carriers make the strongest, most beneficial decisions when procuring domestic freight. The freight transportation market is tight, however, the procurement process used by many shippers contributes to their capacity issues.

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Stord

MARCH 24, 2020

How do you prepare your supply chain for events that you can’t forecast? So how do you prevent inventory stockouts when your demand forecasting didn’t allow for an event like COVID-19? Access a flexible supply chain network Emergency events require urgency -- there usually isn’t much lead time to prepare.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 15, 2021

An unprecedented US freight market is creating new opportunities for third-party logistics (3PL) providers, as shippers increasingly desperate for freight capacity turn to intermediaries. There’s no question capacity is tight right now,” Tom Madine, CEO of Worldwide Express, told JOC.com Monday. Doubling Down on Disruption .

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Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

For LTL shippers and 3PLs, missed pickups can become an issue when a capacity crunch is on. When capacity is tight , like it is now, missed pickups are a common occurrence, especially in LTL where countless variables can get in the way. Here are some tips for cutting down on missed pickups. Tips for Avoiding Missed Pickups.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Preparedness, communication key to mitigating the effects of a weather event on fleets and maximizing opportunity. The intersection of an affected location’s inbound and outbound freight, Derks said, “constricts the capacity available for the supply chain. CCJ Digital. Jason Cannon, CCJ Chief Editor. Sep 9, 2021.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 8, 2022

The world’s largest shippers and capacity providers use the Emerge Freight Procurement Platform daily, showing immediate ROI for procurement and saving valuable time in the process. Applications that may be integrated into a TMS include apps for visibility, dynamic pricing, capacity management, carrier licensing/insurance, etc.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Unfortunately, warehouse capacity around the country is tight, but available capacity is only being used at rates shy of 70 percent. How can warehouse capacity be both tight and utilized less than 100 percent? Warehouse Capacity Is Tight Warehouse managers have made great strides in implementing systems that utilize automation.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Curtis is hosting the industry’s first live LTL Mastermind Event, November 9 th and 10 th in High Point, North Carolina. The closure of Yellow Transportation is a significant event for the LTL industry. It is likely to lead to higher rates, less capacity, and more reliance on other carriers for shippers.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Unbelievably, the capacity crunch is back the shipping headlines. Cassidy of the Journal of commerce (JOC) noted shippers were expecting a forthcoming slight capacity pinch, but that was before hurricane season arrived. Capacity Crunch Factors Include Increased Deadhead. Fewer Drivers Reduce Available Capacity.

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MTS Logistics

APRIL 17, 2024

Also, the events in the past three years were a huge learning experience for the importers who otherwise haven’t paid this much attention to ocean freight rates and contract negotiations. The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the Middle East conflict, and other major global events add further complexity to global supply chains.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

In what felt almost like overnight, finding capacity wasn’t as much trouble as it had been for so many long, challenging months. Today, whether you’re managing procurement events or working with a partner that manages the service on your behalf, here are some things to keep in mind. Spot rates began to decrease a bit. Be realistic.

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The Lean Thinker

AUGUST 28, 2023

It was Tuesday afternoon of a traditional five-day kaizen event. It was easy to demonstrate that the oven actually had plenty of capacity, and could easily meet the need by operating it as it was designed. ” This was not a function of machine capacity. Math was on our side. I was still new at this.

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MercuryGate

APRIL 15, 2020

The new coronavirus, COVID-19, has become one of the most disruptive events to hit supply chains in our lifetime. […]. The post How is COVID-19 affecting capacity and freight rates? MercuryGate integrates seamlessly with several DAT products including DAT load boards, RateView, CarrierWatch and OnBoard.)

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 19, 2023

His primary goal has been leveraging Coyote’s proprietary technology, people, and capacity to solve pressing customer challenges. Coyote provides multi-modal solutions, including full truckload, less than truckload (LTL), intermodal and other capacity or asset solutions, to more than 15,000 shippers around the world.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The extraordinary cascade of events triggered by the pandemic led to a severe container shortage. The post Tight container market creating capacity issues for shippers appeared first on Turvo. Record-high shipping rates are affecting the world economy.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 15, 2021

Enterprise shippers and freight shipping managers have to plan and prepare for many processes and events that have yet to occur. Shipping managers continue to struggle with capacity procurement during this time of industry-wide disruption . Outlook and predictive planning are a big part of successful supply chain operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 1, 2023

Mr. Masters quickly determined that a procurement event was necessary just to set a baseline. He ran a network RFP (request for proposal) event. This event taught Simmons Foods just how fluid their network was (and still is). Masters joined when the company had started to create an enterprise approach to transportation.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In his current role as the Senior Director of Customer Strategy, Brad leads a team focusing on Solutions Architecture and Implementation Strategy whose mission is to work directly with shippers to bring efficiency to the capacity procurement process through technology.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

More than a year into a freight capacity crisis that shows little sign of weakening, it’s time for all parties involved in logistics and freight transportation to meet this issue head on. Freight Capacity Crisis: How Did We Get Here So Quickly? The seeds for this current market were sown in the aftermath of the Great Recession.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The original intent may have been for shippers to secure capacity at agreed-upon rates and for carriers to ensure they have enough volumes to keep their trucks loaded and moving. At the same time, a retailer whose product demand drops sharply has less need for transportation capacity and therefore tenders lower volumes to contracted carriers.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 18, 2021

The right battery charger plays an important role in preserving the capacity of traction batteries in the intralogistics sector. For operators of electrically-powered forklift trucks, capacity and reliability are key factors because the availability of the forklift truck fleet is essential to smooth and efficient operation.

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247 Customs Broker

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Under pressure from the tumultuous events of 2020, shippers are increasingly willing to pay more for reliability and capacity in logistics services, easing off on… The post In search of capacity, shippers put cost-cutting on the back burner appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News.

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MTS Logistics

AUGUST 9, 2023

Last Friday, a major milestone was reached in the Port of Houston’s bid to expand its capacity. ” The new project is critical for future port growth and black-swan events. After many issues with capacity at major ports on the U.S. West Coast in 2021, U.S.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 24, 2017

For those who keep a close eye on freight market trends and have lived through past capacity shortages, the signals arrived early this year that the freight market would quickly tighten, and that rates would soon spike. Devastating hurricanes in Houston and Florida, and the ongoing recovery efforts that will tie up capacity.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 17, 2021

As dry van capacity has somewhat started to recover, reefer capacity has become even more scarce as national reefer rejection rates once again hit an all-time high, topping 50% this past week. Somewhat surprisingly, this capacity crunch is located largely in areas that the storm did not directly affect, such as Southern California.

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Loginext

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

All’s well that end’s well, and that’s why the right logistics technology, especially last mile, is critical for flash events. Well if haven’t forgotten important dates such as Valentines’ or any other such day, you won’t much appreciate the urgency of fast deliveries to save face.

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Airfreight Logistics

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Thanks to the efficiency and professionalism of the dedicated operations teams at Saudia Cargo, the WWE event which is enjoyed and watched by millions of wrestling enthusiasts went ahead on time and as planned. The post Saudia Cargo Transports WWE Crown Jewel Event Equipment appeared first on Airfreight Logistics.

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ShipLilly

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Some carriers find themselves reviving old pricing tricks to surf this problem, despite capacity withdrawals and increased vessel utilization rates. There is a severe issue of rate-cutting happening which means that shipping lines won’t realize the full benefit of any capacity reductions going forward. Industry standards.

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Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Planning for "what if" scenarios and identifying options in advance can be especially important when capacity is tight and transportation is harder to secure. Since consumers couldn't spend on experiences like vacations, sporting events and concerts, they put that money to work buying goods.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

With Apple’s big event last week, the company claimed that the new Apple Watch will be carbon neutral. Not surprisingly, the company’s largest competitors announced that they too will be kicking off the holiday season with a fall sales event. At full capacity, the company said, the factory will employ 500 human workers in Salem.

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Loginext

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

All’s well that end’s well, and that’s why the right logistics technology, especially last mile, is critical for flash events. Well if haven’t forgotten important dates such as Valentines’ or any other such day, you won’t much appreciate the urgency of fast deliveries to save face.

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CH Robinson Logistics

MAY 24, 2018

It’s no secret that freight capacity is tight in 2018. A shortage of drivers is still making the largest impact on capacity. With such tight freight capacity, there needs to be a higher level of focus placed on load efficiency. The driver shortage. The impact of natural disasters. Before Harvey made landfall, 99.2%

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

And agility is about reacting quickly and hopefully effectively to the actual disruptive event. But the event might not be disruptive at all if you had planned for it. That variability might be in the areas of manufacturing, distribution, or transportation capacity. What if we could get suppliers to share their capacity?”

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 13, 2024

And as climate change triggers an increased number of extreme weather events, organisations today rely on weather condition data to ensure their supply chains continue to run smoothly. Without the capacity to then quickly reroute vessels to reduce delays in trade routes, these events become increasingly difficult to overcome.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 26, 2022

Throughout the past six months, rates and capacity have been highly volatile as the industry deals with other ongoing challenges. A vast majority of shippers still use spreadsheets and emails to conduct Request for Proposal (RFP) or bid events. One solution is to host more frequent bid events with a broader range of carriers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Buying organizations use this technology to monitor and analyze supplier risk events in real-time. These are big data platforms that monitor news sources and assorted databases from governments, financial institutions, ESG NGOs, and other sources to detect when a negative event has occurred or may be about to occur.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Adding to its already diverse portfolio of trucks, Yale Europe Materials Handling unveiled its highest capacity truck to date – the GDP160EC12 – to customers, dealers, and journalists at its exclusive ‘This is Yale’ event held in Germany on 19 and 20 September.

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