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. With the guiding principle of ‘For the better.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2022

While reflecting on some of the ways the industry sought to overcome these challenges, Chris Jones*, Executive Vice President, Industry & Services at Descartes Systems Group , takes a look at what to look out for in 2022. Online buying will continue to fuel growth in home deliveries, presenting challenges that demand new strategies.

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ShipLilly

MAY 19, 2021

in the US in the previous year, such a business strategy would have been impossible. For example, Amazon announced that it was hiring up to 175,000 new workers during March. Tisha Danehl of The Adecco Group in Chicago argues that companies are upskilling and finding new talent in a more friendly labor market.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 14, 2023

In view of the global trend of omni-sourcing, DHL Supply Chain, the world’s leading logistics company and part of DHL Group continues its strategic investments into emerging markets and fast-growing economies. With investments of up to €7 billion in the period of 2020 – 2030 the group on an ambitious road towards achieving that goal.

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Airfreight Logistics

JULY 3, 2018

AirBridgeCargo Airlines General Director, Sergey Lazarev said, “Launching of scheduled operations in Budapest is another example of our commitment to customers with the intention to realign our network in line with market expectations, reviewing existing service portfolios.

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Transporeon

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Adapt the freight allocation strategy to handle scarcity . An effective way to tackle fluctuating and scarce freight capacity in times of driver shortage is to divide annual freight volumes. Der Beitrag Reduced trucking capacity – the shortage of drivers and its impact erschien zuerst auf TRANSPOREON Group Blog.

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247 Customs Broker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

“Action, not words” – with this slogan DHL Freight is participating once again in the Global Volunteer Day (GVD). This group-wide initiative animates many thousand employees to engage themselves voluntarily in local and charitable projects around the globe. Another example comes from Estonia. dhl-freight-connections.com.

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Transporeon

APRIL 4, 2018

Many have adopted sustainability strategies that contain buzzwords such as “zero emissions”, “net positive” and “sustainable development” Companies don’t want to pollute the environment by their very existence and, ideally, they intend to make a positive impact on society and our planet.

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 26, 2018

By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor ·. in April, UPS continued its investment strategy in India by enhancing its network with the opening of another integrated logistics facility in Ahmedabad. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor. Importing and managing the logistics of your precious freight is no easy task. October 26, 2018.

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Logistics Manager

JULY 25, 2018

Mr. Schoon himself is a walking example of the dedication that Kuehne + Nagel places on their loyal employees. Coming from a German sea freight import operations role and transitioning into a customer service manager role in Hong Kong was, of course, quite a swing, especially given the fact that I was responsible for 18 staff right away.”.

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Freightos

JANUARY 8, 2019

They’re licensed to be an ocean freight forwarder, and they’ve bought some aircraft and an airport; and of course they are a huge warehousing player. See the 2018 State of Online Freight Sales. Kuehne+Nagel was one of the first big freight forwarders to have price quotes and self-service directly on their homepage.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 6, 2018

Koopman Logistics Group announced today its digitalisation strategy providing supply chain visibility to its customers, partnering with IBM to develop blockchain technology. Providing supply chain visibility to customers is part of the Koopman strategy to deliver digital services for the industry using latest technology.

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Transporeon

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

And adapt the transport allocation strategy to handle scarcity . The shipper can continue to assign a percentage of total freight volumes to fixed-contract carriers, while offering the remainder on the spot market. How shippers can tackle the crisis by using efficient transport logistics solutions.

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247 Customs Broker

AUGUST 20, 2018

The analysis allows managers to rapidly drill down on the challenges, compare current performance against various benchmarks, identify possible improvement opportunities, determine which opportunities make the best sense, and gain agreement on the best way forward. My company, ARC Advisory Group , no longer offers this service.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2023

After record figures in 2021, conventional breakbulk (+1.1%) held up well in the first half of the year due to growth in the throughput of steel, the main commodity group within this segment. Starting in the third quarter, steel volumes declined as a result of the slowing economy. Total roll-on/roll-off traffic saw an increase of 6.5%.

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 7, 2018

the industry stabilizes,” the report states, “it becomes more important than ever for carriers to step up their efforts to improve their performance, discipline their investments, and sharpen their strategies for succeeding through scale or specialization.”. A rebound might be simple if there were any prospect of rate discipline,” he says.

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 15, 2018

With the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate now having been in effect for the better part of a year, there have since been various impacts from the mandate on shippers supply chain and logisitcs strategies, as well as having an effect on emerging time constraints on shipping lanes rather than a loss of truck drivers. About the Author.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 29, 2018

By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor ·. National less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) recently announced it opened five United States-based service centers in the second quarter, which it said is part of its growth strategy in an effort to stay up with shipper demand. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 27, 2018

That is really where you need a good strategy and develop a good e-commerce strategy as part of this.” . Things can become challenging when going from operations that can range from batch picking to case picking to picking large items like refrigerators out of rack locations, for example, Armstrong said. “On About the Author.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 21, 2018

The approach we took on our peak pricing strategy of not applying a broad additional peak residential surcharge to all consumers or customers help us gain significant business in the small and medium customers segments. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor. Importing and managing the logistics of your precious freight is no easy task.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 3, 2018

And a report published by Reuters yesterday could be labeled as the latest example of that. What’s more, the UPS executive did not mention any potential partner company by name, explaining there is a need to balance things out with the UPS Express network, the company’s labor constraints, and future strategy. About the Author.

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247 Customs Broker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

But while China’s recent Africa strategy remains largely linked to the development of its ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative, Beijing seems to be shifting away from concessional debt lending and introducing new financing instruments that place greater emphasis on private-sector-led investments in project finance, including trade.

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247 Customs Broker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

British freight group fumes over sulphur surcharge. Freight forwarding will remain a separate entity; MCC, Sealand and Seago Line will go to market as one brand. Importing and managing the logistics of your precious freight is no easy task.

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Tradewinds

JANUARY 18, 2019

These attributes ultimately impact a company’s financing strategy. A simplified example: $10M with no expenses, 25 portfolio companies, $400k for 5% ownership, no reserves so assume 50% dilution before exit, oversimplification of the return distribution, not taking a preference stack into account. not easy in the reality of things.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

When it comes to manufacturing high-quality fashion, Walbusch Group relies on Polymax Group, among others. Three stories, large windows, white facade: From the outside, the Polymax Group factory in the Chinese coastal city of Ningbo could also be located somewhere in Germany. He feels at home in China.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 14, 2018

That last point, he said, rings especially true as it relates to home delivery in places like the Northeast, he said, considering how that is a region, where, for example, cars and other commodities are not manufactured, but there are a lot of consumers there. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor. About the Author. Compliance to U.S.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 5, 2018

Meanwhile, the IHL Group , a global research and advisory firm for the retail and hospitality industries, maintains that a more concentrated focus on reverse logistics is simply another way to save money. It’s become an ‘arm’s race’ to see who can deliver the most optimized strategy for the circular economy,” says Silverman.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 17, 2018

Even headline speakers were professing “data got sexy” and data is now a core strategy for companies looking to succeed. The Hackett Group provides a useful visual for describing the maturity stages that supply chain is moving through as the industry strives to leverage data and advanced analytics. Transform Into What?

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 10, 2018

Earlier this month, LM Group News Editor Jeff Berman caught up with Greg Gantt president and CEO of national less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) at the National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council (NASSTRAC) conference in Orlando, Fla. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor. We did not do that.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Leading by example. Nigeria can also learn strategies and policy ideas from neighbors that have prioritised gas monetisation, like Equatorial Guinea. Certainly, Equatorial Guinea has established itself as a strong exporter of gas on the global stage, and Nigeria can learn from its example. Carrot and stick. Compliance to U.S.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 1, 2018

In essence, retailers want supply chain strategies that keep store shelves stocked in a cost-effective manner and also meet the increased service demands of e-commerce. There are plenty of examples of e-commerce’s growth. For example, roughly 30 miles out from New York City, the DCs run in the range of 200,000 to 400,000 sq.

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Airfreight Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

This shipment is a great example of collaboration between carriers, ground handling agent, freight forwarder, container manufacturers, airport and customs authorities.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 26, 2018

” MITIGATION STRATEGIES: REDUCING ERRORS, IMPROVING ACCURACY. ” As an example of high-tech automation, he points to the light-directed order fulfillment solutions Lightning Pick provides. “But there is a very large group of customers in between that can benefit from this type of technology.”

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 6, 2018

However, they tell our analysts at Peerless Research Group (PRG) that they’re still being charged with doing more with fewer resources—indicating that managing the complexity of e-commerce is adding a new layer of crisis management to the current job descriptions. “We There’s never a dull moment.”. Every day brings a fresh challenge.”.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

For example, if your shipment to the Port of Miami is in jeopardy you can divert the container to deliver at another port and keep your product in motion. Customer Pick-Up vs. Delivered Pricing: What’s Best for Your Transportation Strategy and Spend? Importing and managing the logistics of your precious freight is no easy task.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 1, 2018

The good news is that software and equipment vendors aren’t resting on their laurels, nor are they standing by and allowing companies’ warehousing strategies to fall into the dark ages. Importing and managing the logistics of your precious freight is no easy task. Robots that coordinate with the workforce. Compliance to U.S.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The industry blueprint is essentially meant to simplify and both standardize or harmonize the way we do business, as it pertains to non competing processes and we have seen this in other industries like the airline industry which is a great example and banking which is another great example.

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