Talking Logistics

JANUARY 17, 2019

This post from project44’s blog shares insights from Joe Delussey, Target’s Director of Logistics, on how transportation operations can build loyal and happy customers. Organizations are searching for the best internal strategies as transportation shifts from a cost center into a viable area to drive customer experience.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 14, 2016

The North American Trucking Industry: Facts and Figures on Freight Movement is an infographic developed by TruckFreighter.com. It highlights interesting information about NorthAmerica’s transportation sector. For example, the top 5 border crossings are Laredo, Detroit, Buffalo, Port Huron, and Otay Mesa.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 26, 2024

Photo credit: Jim Allen Produce is a small portion of the volume of freight in the United States, but it can be one of the most disruptive forces in the industry. Take, for example, the market of Twin Falls, Idaho in comparison to Lakeland, Florida. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter to stay up to date with upcoming webinars!

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Current industrial manufacturing trends show the new administration is pushing for reshoring among the nation’s biggest manufacturers, and new technologies are revolutionizing how companies respond to growing skepticism and scrutiny by the public and government oversight as well. The "First Five" Industrial Manufacturing Trends of 2017.

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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. Download White Paper.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The answers to these questions lie in understanding a few of the top industrial procurement trends to expect in 2018. As a result, suppliers can sell more product and materials, manufacturers can produce more finished products, and transportation staff can ship more freight. Executives Seek to Lead by Example.

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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. Autoliv is the world’s largest safety system supplier in automotive industry. Autoliv is the largest supplier of safety systems to the automotive industry.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 13, 2019

I’ve been an industry analyst for over 20 years and achieving timely and accurate supply chain visibility has always been — and continues to be — a top priority for companies across all industries. So now you’re exetending [the value of visibility] beyond transportation into warehousing.”. Where’s my order?

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 30, 2017

Now the potential is there for both Augmented and Virtual Reality in many industries, including one in the manufacturing industry. AR technology is already creating waves of strides on the industrial manufacturing plant floor. 7 Ways Augmented Reality in Manufacturing Will Revolutionize The Industry. You Can Work Faster.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 1, 2015

Those in the trucking industry may finally get that big pay raise they’ve been wanting for decades. The Trucking Industry in Crisis. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , the heavy and tractor-trailer trucking industry is projected to increase by 11 percent through 2022.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 11, 2021

Most transportation and logistics companies had a digitalization strategy before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the implementation was moving at a snail’s pace. Grocers, for example, had to quickly implement new digital processes for customers to order and pickup orders. Things change so quick in this industry.”.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2015

We continue our series on the most read articles from the Cerasis blog for 2015 today by featuring any of the blogs in the transportation management or transportation categories. . Top 10 Most Read Transportation Management and Transportation Articles of 2015. We list them in order of the tenth most read to the most read.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 17, 2017

According to Sundeep Sunghavi, the use of predictive analytics will save approximately $630 billion in the manufacturing industry over the next 15 years. 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

JANUARY 13, 2016

Changes in manufacturing processes, which will increase production, lead to one ultimate result--the logistics industry must change. For third-party logistics providers ( 3PLs ), logistics industry trends will dramatically affect how logistics providers of all sizes operate. Logistics Entities Move Towards Sustainability.

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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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GlobalTranz

MAY 9, 2017

There are additional advances in automation that push the supply chain toward greater use and deployment of technology and transportation planners are the key. This might involve a system like mentioned in the opening example, where drones are deployed and return to trucks while on the road. Provide feedback to transporters.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

The same holds true for their impacts on varying transportation modes. rely on these three dominant transportation modes, let’s look at how capacity crunches affect them. For example, the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate contains an exemption for short-haul shipments. Since shippers in the U.S. The Big Picture.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 30, 2017

Editor's Note: Today's blog comes from our friends at Barrington Freight where they give us a glimpse as to what the next 10 years will look like for automation in the freight industry. Autonomy and artificial intelligence are two of the hottest tech ideas being integrated into modern industries. Self-Driving Trucks.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Packaging plays a significant role in preserving freshness and preventing damage during transportation. Transportation: Produce often travels long distances to reach consumers. The primary modes of transport include trucks, ships, and planes.

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ShipLilly

MAY 19, 2021

Logistics offers employment for those workers that have been displaced in other industries. May 2020 showed that the logistics industry was also facing significant pressure and that people were going to be laid off in the short run. For example, Amazon announced that it was hiring up to 175,000 new workers during March.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Today begins our series about electronic data interchange or EDI in transportation. In this series, we will first talk about how EDI in transportation works and what it is, covering the history of EDI in transportation, the definition, how it works technically, and then some common EDI codes used within the transportation industry.

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CLX Logistics

APRIL 26, 2019

The year 2018 was challenging for shippers in all industries, including chemical, due to capacity constraints in the marketplace that inflated costs. Better ways to manage transport operations emerge, from how we plan and strategize, to how we ultimately execute and drive continuous improvement. So, what happens after a year like that?

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 7, 2020

Given the importance of the subject, we hosted a webinar on the topic – From Chips to Dips in Service? Source: BlueGrace Logistics Webinar: From Chips to Dips in Service? They also need to identify service providers like transporters, warehouse operators and 3PL service providers who can work with them when needed.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 25, 2024

Domestic Versus International Intermodal If you spend much time listening to webinars hosted by the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA), you’ll hear expert Larry Gross say that domestic and international intermodal should be treated as two distinct segments. Meanwhile, volumes in the more competitive Eastern lanes were more muted.

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FourKites

DECEMBER 9, 2020

At its core, rolling out a real-time transportation visibility platform – or any enterprise technology, for that matter – is both a change management project and a leadership opportunity. Smithfield Foods is one such example. And by doing that, we showed the benefit that it would be to them. It was something new.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

They discuss what it takes to create green industrial and manufacturing facilities from scratch. Creating Green Industrial and Manufacturing Facilities From Scratch. We live in a very well-informed world, so at this point, it’s clear that industrial practices can cause some serious environmental harm. that require attention.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 18, 2016

The shipping industry of 2016 is a gross misrepresentation of what was considered “normal” shipping practices in the 1980s or 1990s. This is due in part to significant changes and improvements in how the logistics industry perceives and responds to the demands of a growing customer base.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 9, 2019

Transporting goods from one location to another is a crucial part of the supply chain. Hence, transport or cargo insurance should be an essential part of a shipper’s supply chain risk management strategy. Here are a few important pointers from the webinar: UPS Capital appointed Harris Poll to survey U.S

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 24, 2023

By providing that level of cus­tomer support, 3PLs should be able to grow regardless of fluctuations in freight demand, Harris said, pointing to his own company as an example. BlueGrace, a freight brokerage and provider of managed transportation services, got its start in 2009 amid a particularly weak freight market.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 14, 2020

You need to determine what your current performance is and how it measures up against other performances in your industry. We asked a great question at our recent webinar on the subject of benchmarking. What are people in your industry doing? How to benchmark? The What, Why, How of Supply Chain Benchmarking.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 18, 2017

Let’s take another look at how procurement, computing power, industry 4.0, cyber security, advanced robotics and automation became top priorities for research, development, and implementation throughout the past year’s operations in the manufacturing industry. . Industry 4.0 Essentially, the use of Industry 4.0

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GlobalTranz

JULY 24, 2015

The steering committee, whose members are among the nation's leaders in industry, academia, and labor, was a working group of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn The post [INFOGRAPHIC] Effective Supply Chain Management In Manufacturing Key to Revival of Industry in U.S.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 24, 2016

Yet, the fundamental ideas remain similar and different concurrently, and as a shipper, you need to understand what gainsharing is and is not, how it can impact your business and what it means for the industry. That example just seems wrong, but it is the exact reason that gainsharing has drawbacks. What Is Gainsharing in Logistics ?

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Shippers Navigate Stable Market Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - October 10, 2023 Many of the concerns from earlier this year have dissipated and shippers are beginning to look for lengthier contracts with stable rates.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

Across our many blog posts, videos, webinars, eBooks, and other shared content, you’ll find a wealth of information about various aspects of outsourcing in the supply chain. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2016

The transportation management system is undoubtedly one of the buzzwords of the modern logistics industry. Shippers around the globe are realizing why the time has arrived to take advantage of transportation management system benefits. Let's take a look at why it’s expanding and how it will benefit the shipping industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The company is using Blue Yonder for transportation management, Coupa’s Supply Chain Guru for network design, and FourKites ( see the webinar ) for transportation visibility in certain regions or departments to help with this. One example is pep+ REnew in partnership with Schneider Electric.

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