Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2022

A FarEye Webinar Highlighted their Approach to Last Mile. In a recent FarEye webinar , an executive at Massmart, a Walmart-owned retailer and the second-largest distributor of consumer goods in Africa, talked about how you can’t assume bicycles can deliver across a whole city. Crunchbase reports that $150.7

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2020

In this in-depth webinar, you’ll learn: • The risks inherent in high-payload material transport and how automation can reduce them. • How to break down costs related to safety and incorporate them into ROI calculations. • An example of a Tier 1 auto manufacturer’s “fork free” initiative. . •

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AIMMS

MARCH 2, 2021

S&OE is all about how reality compares to the S&OP plan. Our recent webinar shared 3 must-haves for companies to improve their S&OE capability. In this blog, we will cover some commonly asked questions about S&OE and S&OE applications, based on what we heard from our webinar audience. Let’s dive in.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 20, 2023

Freight Claims 101 Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - April 20, 2023 Freight claims are an inevitable aspect of shipping cargo. How to minimize the amount of freight claims How to mitigate freight claims when they happen What is a Freight Claim?

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AIMMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

But how does it work in practice? JBS offers a great example of how you can support your IBP and S&OP process with optimization. Download our white paper or watch our webinar to uncover how optimization can add value to IBP, understand this approach and find out how easy it is to start your own journey. *

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

For example, do you need less-than-truckload (LTL), small package, full truckload (FT) or freight consolidation? Ask About How Optimization Is Achieved. However, the experts can identify and explain how the system works. You cannot improve what you do not understand, and the same applies to your current operations.

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3PL Insights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Being a Life Long Self-learner (Online classes, webinars, etc.). The ease of online classes, webinars, and lectures has had a huge impact of continued development of workers, including managers. Jobs are being created all the time thanks to new technology. At the end of the day, the concepts that make a good manager are constant.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 3, 2016

So, let’s see how to know if the new business ideas are any good or not. For example, if you run an ad on Facebook, and target down to your target audience, you can easily measure via click through ratio if there is any demand for your business or not. Ask People Around You About Your Business Idea. Everyone has people around them.

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FourKites

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Smithfield Foods is one such example. In a recent webinar , Jeff Covington of Smithfield Foods talked about building up momentum internally before making the push for a higher level of internal expansion. The post How to Drive Internal Adoption of Your Real-time Transportation Visibility Platform appeared first on FourKites.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 2, 2015

Recycling and re-using packaging and shipping materials, for example, can make your company leaner and greener. Author information Adam Robinson Adam Robinson oversees the overall marketing strategy for Cerasis including website development, social media and content marketing, trade show marketing, email campaigns, and webinar marketing.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Editor's Note: Today's blog is the second part of Chuck Intrieri's series on how procurement and suppliers can avoid issues with their contracts. In part two, Chuck focuses on how to draft your terms and conditions. How to Begin Your Terms. Writing your terms of use can be a monumental task for anyone.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 14, 2020

How to benchmark? You need to determine what your current performance is and how it measures up against other performances in your industry. Then you need to identify the gaps in your performance and start working out how to close those gaps. The What, Why, How of Supply Chain Benchmarking. How to Benchmark.

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AIMMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

But how does it work in practice? JBS offers a great example of how you can support your IBP and S&OP process with optimization. Download our white paper or watch our webinar to uncover how optimization can add value to IBP, understand this approach and find out how easy it is to start your own journey.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 27, 2021

Simple Examples of Predictive Analytics. It can answer questions like how much peanut butter to stock. The analysis can identify how much to sell a flight ticket for or how much demand would be there for a hotel room. It shows where the trend will change, where to cut costs, how to market, what to stock and how to ship.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 21, 2018

For example, Cerasis offers the following freight management and value-added services in conjunction with the Cerasis Rater. How to Manage All Over the Road Modes Effectively appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis. Freight claims management services. Carrier relations. Inbound freight management.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 11, 2021

Grocers, for example, had to quickly implement new digital processes for customers to order and pickup orders. Professor Waller participated in a webinar hosted last month by Zuum Transportation, a digital freight broker that connects shippers, trucking companies and other freight brokers on a common platform.

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

This month, we’re hosting a Data Visualization webinar with bestselling author Cole Nussbaumer Knafflic. We had a chance to talk to her about some best practices for effective data visualization leading up to the webinar. How do you define storytelling with data ? Don’t miss the webinar on September 21!

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

This month, we hosted a Data Visualization webinar with bestselling author Cole Nussbaumer Knafflic. We had a chance to talk to her about some best practices for effective data visualization leading up to the webinar. How do you define storytelling with data ? Watch the webinar recording.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 20, 2024

For example, with a few clicks of a mouse, your CFO can access a detailed expense report ; determine which customers are currently generating the lion’s share of orders and which are behind in payments; and assess how performance has changed over varying time periods. Automatically refresh your data.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 21, 2020

Understanding the nuances of your supply chain and how to improve upon it is the best way to achieve maximum savings, optimize efficiency, and manage customer expectations. For example, technology helps to maximize efficiency and, in turn, increase profitability.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 7, 2017

Michelin, for example, is helping truck fleet managers reduce fuel consumption and costs through their new hybrid product. After analyzing the data Michelin can offer advice on how to improve efficiency. They introduced tires equipped with sensors, which collect data on fuel consumption, tire pressure, temperature, speed and location.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

How to Track Performance. Here are few examples which I used: Focus Supplier improvement results (DPPM and/or OTD with min. Here are few examples which I used: Focus Supplier improvement results (DPPM and/or OTD with min. How to Manage Performance. Every business has their set of metric which they want to focus on.

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AIMMS

MARCH 8, 2016

How to modify the overall product assortment for each category? How to best cater to continuously changing customer preferences? As illustrated in this example, there needs to be strong organizational alignment, as well as a clear goal and strategy supported by the right technology to meet challenges head on.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

A perfect example of how the transitional seasons demand the produce supply chain is built to be nimble and adaptable. Year after year, industry veterans develop a “sixth sense” for timing, identifying gaps in supply, and understanding the disruptive effects that accompany these transitional periods.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Performance management is basically how an organization manages potential problems and maintains standards within the workforce. For example, drivers are expected to arrive on time, maintain docking schedules, and avoid dead time. For example, uncleaned data may reflect a problem with warehouse zone A picking times.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2017

Therefore, supply chain companies need to understand how these smart supply chain technologies can be deployed, how to ensure value in data analyzed and how smart technologies can benefit decision-making. For example, smart technologies can be leveraged to reduce wait times and delays for fleet drivers.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 14, 2015

The Internet of Things (IoT) seems to be popping up in more conversations throughout the entire supply chain , and more businesses have turned towards IoT experts for guidance on how to take advantage of its benefits. The Internet radically changed how the world communicates.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

However, DIM pricing is not a fad or something to fear if you know what it means and how to calculate it. For example, a package with an actual weight of 11 pounds and a parcel dimensional weight of 20 pounds will be shipped using the 20-pound weight. Consider this example. Let’s look at the example real quick.

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AIMMS

MARCH 8, 2016

How to modify the overall product assortment for each category? How to best cater to continuously changing customer preferences? As illustrated in this example, there needs to be strong organizational alignment, as well as a clear goal and strategy supported by the right technology to meet challenges head on. sales planning.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

We are all now familiar with the concept of the Internet of Things and if you take the manufacturing industry, for example, many manufacturers are now widely operating in an increasingly connected environment and making the most of the Industrial Internet of Things. For example, an attacker might show up to an office posing as IT support.

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Bringg

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Here are a couple of examples on how this works in the real world: On-demand deliveries. Apple is another great example of branding the delivery experience. For example: It’s seven in the morning, you’re half awake, and you open the kitchen cupboard to discover you ran out of coffee. Chaos ensues. Want to learn more?

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 21, 2015

Rather than going on about how to keep your relationship positive, think about the following 10 reasons you need to maintain a positive relationship with your carrier(s). When an item crosses international borders, such as into Canada or Mexico, you must think of how to pay any associated duties, taxes, and tariffs.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

for example, used predictive analytics to make changes in their inventory processes and have since seen an increase in their production and purchase orders. So how can your company start to incorporate supply chain data into your company culture? But the benefits far outweigh the challenges. Hanesbrand Inc. ,

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GlobalTranz

MAY 4, 2016

However, if you know what critical freight management KPIs or key performance indicators to track, you can know exactly how to change processes to decrease costs, which will result in savings for the end user. For example, a decreased revenue yield per mile may suggest poor fuel-burn within a given fleet.

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Bringg

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Here are a couple of examples on how this works in the real world: On-demand deliveries. Apple is another great example of branding the delivery experience. For example: It’s seven in the morning, you’re half awake, and you open the kitchen cupboard to discover you ran out of coffee. Chaos ensues. Want to learn more?

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 17, 2017

Of course, reports Predictive Analytics Times , analytics also possess potential to change how companies obtain the raw materials for their products. For example, the aeronautics’ giant, Lockheed Martin, has embraced augmented reality during the manufacturing and repair processes, explains Industry Week. billion by 2021.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Here’s how to decide. For example, let’s say that you’re a construction company. So, for example, a company like jackswinches.com will let you hire out a winch for a reasonable price. All good rentals will come with instructions on how to use them, as well as safety guidelines. Should you buy or hire out the job though?

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