Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

According to Digital Commerce 360 , Amazon accounts for 42 percent of e-commerce. Of course, Amazon is investing heavily in its infrastructure and working toward market share gains, likely in detriment to earnings. Nike’s 2020 earnings are another example of costly e-commerce operations’ impact on the bottom line.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

No other mode of transport carries such huge volumes of goods across such vast distances with so few personnel and resources. That said, new paths must be charted – in collaboration with the entire industry – if rail freight is to compete with other means of transport in the long term. A versatile array of digital services.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The digital supply chain is basically a term that defines a supply chain whose foundation is built on Web-enabled capabilities. In essence, digital supply chains aim to minimize waste and bring greater profits, whilst being truly efficient system. Follow These Steps For Digital Supply Chain Management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

spoke on best practices on supply chain risk management at ARC Advisory Group’s Digital Transformation in Industry conference. The implementation of this digital risk platform was supported by targetP!, It will link all initiatives within the supply chain function and be enabled by our digital solutions and all data sources.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

For example, they might browse products online, but visit a brick-and-mortar store to finalize their selection. As just one example, Nike’s online sales grew by 75% in 2020 — but its profit margins fell from 45.5% Logistics Digitalization Provides an Answer. Transportation: Moving to a Digital Environment.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 15, 2024

Together with his son Johannes Danieli (project manager), the founder has therefore set the course entering new markets to offer a solution to these growing demands. In total, around 300 individual components (production lines, systems and machines) were transported, dismantled and reassembled/installed.

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Forto

APRIL 25, 2020

A comparison of the different transport options from air to rail freight. Special times require special measures: As medical protective equipment and disinfectants are needed everywhere during the Covid-19 pandemic, the German customs authorities are speeding up the transport of these goods to Germany by facilitating import regulations.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 31, 2018

Every transportation firm sees the utility of having a transportation management plan. It is essential in organizing activities in the transportation industry effectively and efficiently. The challenges that the transportation industry faces are enormous. The Freight & Transportation Management Trends to Know in 2018.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Digital Twin from Infor Nexus Drives Supply Chain Agility. COVID of course taught companies the need for agility. Their solutions include omni-channel, demand sensing, supply planning, global trade management, transportation management, collaborative manufacturing, and supply management. Stuff happens.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Freight Forwarding Will Undergo Digital Transformation. As explained by Zvi Schreiber via Supply Chain Brief, decreasing profit margins and the demand for scalable technology will result in more carriers using digital channels to sell product directly to shippers. But that is not stopping others from trying.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Because warehousing and transportation represent significant cost centers, intelligent logistics decisions are critical. Uberization: Exploring On-Demand Transportation, Labor and Warehousing. then secure on-demand transportation, warehousing and labor assets dynamically, re-planning flexibly as conditions change.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Of course, the progress of Amazon Prime over the last decade has leveled the playing field quite a bit. Together, these capabilities support the proactive shipping of packages toward potential customer destinations in a manner designed to improve customer experience (timeliness) with low inventory handling and transportation costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

I’ve said it before (right here in Logistics Viewpoints), but it’s worth repeating: the digital transformation of our complex global supply chains is an ongoing journey. Nine years ago, my company FourKites pioneered the market for real-time transportation visibility.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 31, 2023

Of course, moving forward also sets the tone for discussions about how Manhattan Associates customers are moving their businesses forward and how Manhattan is moving forward with its product roadmap. A number of unification examples and their benefits were provided. Dynamic load builder is coming soon to Active WM and TM customers.

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The Logistics Academy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Over the course of 2016, real revenue and volume growth in the air and sea freight forwarding markets was remarkably similar globally, but this disguises significant differences across important countries and regions, say analysts who keep a close eye on the market. Hitachi Transport System. Digitize or die. Kerry Logistics.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Embracing conversational AI across tomorrow’s supply chains: Companies have been embarking on a journey of digitizing their supply chains for many years. Companies will become responsible for monitoring the carbon emissions produced at every tier of their supply chain and transporting goods across each tier.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

Of course, it hasn’t been smooth sailing for the online retailer either. Buy Online Pick-Up In-Store (BOPIS) initiatives, for example, proved to be a game-changer, with two-thirds of retailers (67%) who invested in this capability seeing an increased sales volume. Adapting to a digital-first era. Peak season was a wake-up call.

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Now, That's Logistics

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Like many industries, the ocean freight sector is caught somewhere between using age-old systems that still technically work, and moving into the digital world. Until this happens, the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) says important information will continue to be lost in translation.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

If you’ve ever paid $10 for an Uber ride to the cocktail lounge in the evening and then a “surge priced” $50 for the same distance Uber ride back to your home only a few hours later around closing time, you understand the dynamics troubling shippers in today’s capacity constrained transportation market. Consider the potential savings.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 4, 2023

For example, even during continued market disruptions from the COVID pandemic and the war against Ukraine, the Group stuck to its digitalization strategy and invested significantly in digitalization of business processes and forward-looking technologies.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2021

That’s a massive problem for SMEs, for example, that last year might have been paying $4,000 to $5,000 (USD) to ship a 40-foot container from Asia to North America, and now face rates of $20,000 and above. The domestic transport in the country of import. The maritime shipping leg the country of export to the country of import.

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GoShip Blog

JANUARY 19, 2021

For example, it is important to stay updated with the latest NMFC changes , especially if you are shipping LTL freight, or keep an eye on the general rate increases of significant carriers like USPS, FedEx, and UPS. . Another trend that would hardly go unnoticed is the surge in digitalization. Plan your transportation budget.

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Logistics Manager

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The concept behind what it takes to transport cargo around the world is an afterthought to many outside the logistics industry. The new digital tool already covers 60 countries, including Thailand. This user-friendly tool is also clearly in-line with DHL’s own digital transformation and simplification aspirations.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Road transport is a heavily regulated industry so there are naturally several mandatory training requirements, depending on the work being carried out. There’s a substantial amount that managers can do to upskill drivers, in driving and lots of other related things too, for example encouraging healthy lifestyles to training in first aid.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 16, 2022

It enables businesses to save up to two days per operator, per course, freeing-up Instructors to deliver more practical training. eTruck is an award-winning digital storytelling platform, developed by MA-System in Sweden. For example, pre-use inspections, load types, racking, and more. However, our goal remained the same.

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Logistics Manager

JULY 3, 2019

The concept behind what it takes to transport cargo around the world is an afterthought to many outside the logistics industry. The new digital tool already covers 60 countries, including Thailand. This user-friendly tool is also clearly in-line with DHL’s own digital transformation and simplification aspirations.

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Forto

AUGUST 3, 2020

Finding the best and cheapest transport route is time-consuming if you don’t know your way around. Of course you can start by looking at the websites of the suppliers in question and find out who they already supply. Transport Planning: Timing is Everything. Your Price Calculation: Import Duties and Financing.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 28, 2022

However, many of us experienced the impact of disruptions to transportation and logistics (T&L) at one point or another during the pandemic. The pandemic led to mass unemployment, resulting in key transportation and delivery links lacking staff. For example, the U.S. As the U.S. Digitising is the Future.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 28, 2023

Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) handle in-house transport jobs and offer many benefits that conventional conveyors simply cannot provide. They don’t require any changes to the warehouse and the fleet can be expanded rapidly when there are more transport tasks. This is exactly the combination KNAPP focuses on.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 20, 2021

As an example of how illuminating the perfect order KPI can be, let’s look briefly at damage-free delivery as an example. For example, if the on-time percentage is 98%, the in full is 93%, the damage-free is 99%, and the orders with correct documentation is 96%, the calculation will look like this…. x 0.96 = 0.8661.

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Freightos

JANUARY 8, 2019

The journey to digitize freight, while initially off to a slow start, has gained momentum in the last two or three years. But the road to true digitization is long and winding. Millennials make-up almost 50% of today’s workforce and that number is growing, along with expectations for convenient, on-demand and digital services.

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IoT World Today

OCTOBER 15, 2020

FedEx, for example, has been on a multiyear digital transformation journey that included cloud computing and work-from-home capabilities but also widespread sensor technology buildouts, robotics forays and continued support of blockchain technologies. COVID-19 Forces Next Phases of Digital Transformation.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 10, 2022

Already today, we see largely autonomous transport vehicles in production halls and warehouses. This broader vision of autonomously driving transport vehicles, however, can only be realised with very powerful mobile networks in order to move large amounts of data safely, promptly and efficiently.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Transport management and visibility specialist Transporeon recently staged an online conference which very neatly replicated the format of the real-world version with a quirky navigation that allowed attendees to enter different rooms in a faithfully reproduced virtual ‘venue’. Let a futurist explain, reports Paul Hamblin. I’m not convinced.

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Bringg

MARCH 24, 2021

A good example of such a strategic decision could be choosing a warehouse’s location. Identify areas where technology can digitize and add transparency. Digitization (computerized pen-and-paper processes) and automation help to reduce the workload; especially when it comes to handling exceptions.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JUNE 16, 2021

Our focus to continue building that resilience internally and externally is three-fold: • Build tech-forward solutions and digital capabilities that will drive the industry forward, drive growth for our platform, and benefit our customers. And I’m excited to keep the wheels turning on our tech journey into the future. March 2007 John F.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

End-to-end connectivity, digitization and visibility are the goals for many supply chain managers. Reporting a revenue increase of 27%, 117 new customers and a 20% rise in staff over the last year, he is bullish, unveiling two new product lines: Transport Spend Optimisation and OMS. AI, of course, is high on the agenda.

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