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Overcoming Supply Chain Disruptions with Shanna Greathouse and Tony Nichols

The Logistics of Logistics

She has led programs ranging from acquisitions to technology deployment with a strong focus on lean manufacturing and data management. CarrierDirect builds organizations and relationships, providing strategy and technology designed to maximize efficiency, reduce cost, and make your business stand out. About CarrierDirect.

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Why is freight data a powerful weapon in the era of COVID-19?

FreightWaves SONAR

The COVID-19 crisis unveiled major issues within global supply chains and, as we have seen with SONAR freight data, volatility in the market. As core sections of economies around the globe shut down, manufacturers and vendors found themselves in a precarious position. HOW MUCH DO PAPER AND PACKAGING COMPANIES SPEND ON TRANSPORTATION?

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Near-real-time data-driven route optimization best practices

FreightWaves SONAR

Data represents an integral part of daily life for most people, and it is no different within the transportation industry. That insight into how freight logistics and optimization rely on data and understanding the full picture is critical to making the best improvements in supply chain route optimization too.

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Minimizing Supply Chain Disruption Through Analytics: A Brief Guide

GlobalTranz

Using analytics in the supply chain has the most potential to dramatically reduce costs of supply chain management, as well as minimizing supply chain disruption. The Problem: E-Commerce Data is Almost Overwhelming Today’s supply chains, including those using small or nonexistent omnichannel supply chains , generate a mountain of data.

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6 Tips to Build a Logistics Metrics Scorecard That Guides Decisions

FreightWaves SONAR

Therefore, paying attention to data and building actionable metrics are critical to freight forecasting during COVID-19 and through the next disruption. Partners need to be empowered and have full visibility to shift suppliers, manufacturers or even global production locations based on uncontrollable events at a moment’s notice.

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The Impact of Hurricanes on Transportation and How to Build a Storm Resilient Supply Chain

247 Customs Broker

To better understand true cost and volume impacts, Zipline Logistics evaluated a sample of 33,000 shipments, comparing data prior to the 2017 Tropical Storm Harvey with data after the event. Looking at the data, we can see that average transit days went from 2.65 Related White Paper & Case Studies.

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Green Supply Chain Management - Infosys Blogs

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Cloud & Big Data. White Papers. |. News & Events. |. Lean Manufacturing is eliminating waste in every stage of supply chain. It is the best practice to be followed since it reduces inventory, saves space and energy. Logistics Design : Efforts should be practiced to reduce fuel consumption.