Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2021

After experiencing an incredibly challenging two years in the global logistics industry, I think we can let go of any expectation that the supply chain landscape will ever return to “normal.” As I write this in the fourth quarter of 2021, there’s just no telling what the new year will bring in terms of emerging logistics challenges.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Studies show that in some areas, around a third of companies that were unable to fill all vacancies did not receive a single application. As studies show, young people place a high value on flat hierarchies and want modern IT systems in their day-to-day work. Transparency is a prerequisite for resilient and diversified supply chains.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

At the Company’s second annual Tech Day in Shanghai, Inceptio announced new procurement and strategic collaboration agreements with major logistics companies STO Express (SZSE:2468), ZTO Freight and Deppon Express. The post Heavy-duty Autonomous Trucks with Autopilot appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2022

The onboarding of Terberg as a partner and the receipt of a retrofitted electric tractor unit is a huge success for 5G CAL and its mission to be the first project of its kind in the UK to deliver Zero Emission Automated Logistics. The post Terberg joins zero emission logistics testbed appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2019

For procurement, uncertainty meets technology, most notably artificial intelligence, this year. Geopolitical and market events promise to make 2019 a challenging year for supply chain and procurement teams, one full of both increased risks and opportunity. Be prepared so you can reap the benefits. Source: CBOE Volatility Index.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

Digital commerce efficiently requires the digitalization of many customer-facing operations and sourcing and procurement. It includes all of its elements: customers, sales channels, products, warehouses, logistics network, and the interactions between them. Maintaining all past and future promotional events in a database.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 7, 2020

Lessons can come from extrapolating what we witness every day; from events that capture tangible and intangible aspects of sustaining normal life. The impact of this turbulence on essentially fragile national logistics, commerce and industry capability is starkly evident and has forced the nation to consider its national resilience.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

You are not alone, especially as in the time since we first penned this article, one huge and unforeseen event has raised awareness of the global importance of this vital sector—and shown it to be an attractive career choice. That event was the global COVID-19 pandemic, which erupted during the first half of 2020.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Marston’s issued a detailed tender as part of a group-wide procurement and required a fleet that would predominantly transfer pallets of beer, spirits and soft drinks as well as keg and cask products to kerbside lorries for onward distribution.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Supply Chain and Logistics Knowledge. However, in the wake of the pandemic, with ecommerce demand ballooning as it is, an injection of supply chain and logistics knowledge can generate a much-needed marketplace advantage. There are, of course, several ways to achieve a logistics knowledge infusion. Product Availability.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

A famous 2010 HBR article, “Roaring Out of Recession,” studied how 4,700 public companies fared during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000. He founded FourKites in 2014 after recognizing pain points in the logistics industry and designing elegant and effective systems to address them. Reduced working capital. He lives in Chicago.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Rob O’Byrne makes an early start with his round-up of supply chain and logistics trends that might make industry headlines in the coming year. His observations include trends in first and last-mile logistics, and the increase in SMEs entering global markets. 2020 Supply Chain and Logistics Trends: What’s Around the Corner?

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Penske Move Ahead

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Shippers and their third-party logistics providers are working together to navigate fluctuating demand, capacity problems and uncertainties in the market. As part of the 2022 26th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study , 89% of shippers and 98% of third-party logistics providers reported that their relationships have been successful.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 6, 2021

As the state of the trucking market evolves and innovations improve , OTR freight management technologies and logistics service providers offer transportation management optimization to help businesses avoid significant supply chain disruption. This is especially true as peak season continues to grow volatile.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

The impact on supply chains is particularly apparent in the following two broad areas— shipping and procurement of products/components/raw materials. COVID-19 Impact on Procurement. Most companies are scurrying around trying to find alternative procurement options until the crisis plays itself out. COVID-19 Impact on Shipping.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 13, 2022

As corporations become increasingly focused on ESG initiatives, their supply chain and logistics partners respond with tools and services designed to help them grow sustainability and other goals. Inbound Logistics. Leaf Logistics Inc. Sandra Beckwith. Jun 13, 2022. Others are societal. REDUCING EMISSIONS FROM TRANSPORATION.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 4, 2022

Food Logistics. In fresh logistics, timing is everything, much like truckload capacity. In previous years, the rate of change in capacity and volume availability dictated a 10-15% climb, but change has been the only constant in supply chain and logistics. Conduct a market study. May 4, 2022. The main difference?

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CLX Logistics

JUNE 23, 2020

For chemical logistics practitioners, 2020 is proving to be an especially interesting year for managing transportation spend, performance, and market capacity. With the right global chemical logistics strategies, the right 4PL partner can find effective solutions that keep your shipping lanes fully functional without breaking the bank.

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Penske Move Ahead

JANUARY 22, 2024

A new year can bring several unknowns, especially in transportation and logistics, which are navigating increased volatility and operational pressures. John Langley, founder of the Annual Third-Party Logistics Study and professor at Penn State University John Langley Q: What supply chain opportunities will 2024 bring?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

AGCO Logistics Team Accepts Prestigious Supply Chain Award. Greg Toornman – vice president global materials, logistics and demand planning at AGCO – told more of this story in a panel at ARC’s Supply Chain Forum. The premise of the study was interesting. AGCO is an agricultural equipment manufacturer.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

However, determining what’s optimal is not necessarily easy, which is why so many enterprises and organisations have engaged my team at Logistics Bureau to assist with the task. However, considering those events, the company did adjust its procurement strategy, increasing engagement with alternative sources of supply.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 28, 2016

Practical Applications: Using AI Technologies to Maximize & Compliment Logistics Resources. Hong Kong: Logistics. However, the application of AI technologies to logistics is not limited to resource optimizing and scheduling, Dr Chun said. The biggest event in human history. Will they make all of us obsolete someday?

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

I will be wrong again,” I stated last year before making my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2017 , and I was right. But I was right with some of my other predictions, especially my prediction that we would see a rise in cyber attacks in 2017, with supply chain and logistics operations becoming new targets.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Since then, virtually every supplier I talked to in the process of updating this year’s Supply Chain Planning Market Analysis Study has said they are investing in this area. These “events” are turned into supplier scores, and if significant the score goes flagged in the Oracle procurement system.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 8, 2023

That’s the first big mistake I want to address in this article, after which I’ll share information about ten other freight management mistakes we commonly see at Logistics Bureau while working with clients on supply chain improvement. The answer is that the approach could cost your company vast sums of money in unnecessary logistics costs.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 29, 2018

“Digital” has become one of the biggest buzzwords in the transportation and logistics industry. Procurement services and digital platforms are being created, revised, and improved at a pace that the industry is completely unaccustomed to. With that being said, the transportation and logistics industries are ripe for change.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 30, 2020

Because capital costs are higher, however, company leaders must study the finances and determine if such a move would improve your ability to serve customers while remaining competitive. After all, nobody knows if it will be a hundred years, or just one or two, before supply chain operators must once again face such a tumultuous event.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 17, 2018

Again and again, the quality of supply chain and logistics data is too low for companies to jump to the next maturity stage. A Deloitte study in 2017 found 49% of procurement officers believe the quality of data is a major barrier, and the lack of data integration was the number two barrier (42%).

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 17, 2018

Again and again, the quality of supply chain and logistics data is too low for companies to jump to the next maturity stage. A Deloitte study in 2017 found 49% of procurement officers believe the quality of data is a major barrier, and the lack of data integration was the number two barrier (42%). Compliance to U.S.

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Globalior

MARCH 23, 2020

The above chain of events is usually referred to as Supply Chain Management (SCM). Procurement : Procurement involves buying stuff for use in product development or any other processes the company carries out. Mold the logistics according to the requirements of each group. The job here is pretty simple: Buy!

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Whether that is the case or not, a brief study of the origins and progression of fleet route optimisation, covering the last three decades or so and looking forward to the near future, highlights in a spectacular way how technology, in particular, has revolutionised the business of logistics.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 25, 2018

This invite-only event brought together supply chain and IT executives from a cross section of companies, along with several executives from IBM, including Jeanette Barlow, Vice President of IBM Supply Chain Solutions, and Ron Castro, Chief Supply Chain Officer at IBM. IBM Case Study: Supply Chain Intelligence, Watson, and Resolution Rooms.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 15, 2014

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Case Studies. |. News & Events. |. Procurement Blog. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Case Studies. |. News & Events. |. IBM conducts an annual event for its business partners. The event was in Kochi, Kerala - Gods own country. Healthcare.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 4, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Case Studies. |. News & Events. |. Though I have attended all Pulse events since its inception in 2008 (last year I gave it a miss), it still looks new every year.

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Freightos

MAY 17, 2016

And with daily headlines on new Ubers for X, new tech acquisitions, and the continuing crawl of technology into our everyday life, we’re focussing on five emerging tech trends that have the potential to reshape logistics. They even recently filed as a 3PL, in the process labelling their current logistics suppliers as competition.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 13, 2018

But logistics is a complicated business and when you are examining your choices, there are some factors to consider. Reviewing a 3PLs Case Study library can help you better understand their expertise. With more business moving to online, you need to be prepared to meet your customers where they are. . How many modes?

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