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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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 26, 2024

Take, for example, the market of Twin Falls, Idaho in comparison to Lakeland, Florida. Only SONAR has truly proactive supply chain data with context for smarter transportation decision making. Take a look at our on-demand webinar to hear our market experts break down the complexities of produce season.

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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. The Freight & Transportation Management Trends to Know in 2018.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Today we continue our long series and look at teaching shippers how to remain strategic when it comes to logistics and their transportation management program. The Use of Data to Create a Successful Transportation Management Program. In today’s data-driven transportation systems, data entry should primarily be an automated process.

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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. • An example of a Tier 1 auto manufacturer’s “fork free” initiative. . • An example of a Tier 1 auto manufacturer’s “fork free” initiative.

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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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Talking Logistics

MAY 13, 2019

This is certainly true in the transportation realm, where real-time freight visibility solutions are helping companies answer — quickly and accurately — Where’s shipment? So now you’re exetending [the value of visibility] beyond transportation into warehousing.”. Where’s my order? Where’s my truck?

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 24, 2016

As a result, more supply chain entities are turning to transportation consolidation programs otherwise known as truckload consolidation, explains Joseph O’Reily of Inbound Logistics , to meet these demands. What Is a Transportation Consolidation Program? The infrastructure for the existing transportation providers is deteriorating.

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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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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 21, 2015

One of the often missing links, however, in supply chain visibility, is transportation management. We call this the transportation supply chain. What is the Transportation Supply Chain? This requires a new broad look at the business of transportation supply chain, including supply chain management, logistics, & procurement.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 13, 2015

Here at Cerasis, there are numerous technologies that we offer that are designed to help simplify the way your transportation management practices. Using a Transportation Management System to Streamline Transportation Management Practices. Here’s a look at some how current technology solutions can do for your business.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 1, 2015

As truck driver wage increases are already happening, as noted by Conway for example , shippers need to have a plan of action in place now. In order to cut costs, consider going with a third-party logistics provider who is laser focused on transportation management.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 14, 2016

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. The North American Trucking Industry: Facts and Figures on Freight Movement is an infographic developed by TruckFreighter.com.

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CLX Logistics

APRIL 26, 2019

Better ways to manage transport operations emerge, from how we plan and strategize, to how we ultimately execute and drive continuous improvement. For companies willing to embrace opportunities for improvement across the entire supply chain, here’s a look at the top transportation procurement and benchmarking trends. Learn More.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Steve: Klaus, when we talked, you mentioned Autoliv was already doing digital supplier management, had digital sourcing solutions, and was looking at real-time transportation visibility solutions to provide better predicted times of arrival for inbound and outbound shipments. Klaus: I can´t give too many details for compliance reasons.

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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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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. Aaron Huff | CCJ Senior Editor • April 11, 2021. .

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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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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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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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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2021

In a thoughtful webinar today digital freight forwarder Zencargo co-Founder, Richard Fattal, and Bis Henderson ‘s Louisa Hosegood debated the unprecedented pressures in the global supply chain this year and how they jeopardise retailer’s profitability. Reverse logistics and the management of returns has become even more important.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 4, 2015

This is the final post in our strategic shipping or transportation management series. Stemmed from our first post on covering these 10 areas of focus for shippers to have a strategic transportation management mindset in order to create a competitive advantage, we went ahead and went into detail on each of those 10 posts.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 19, 2018

We covered these and many more topics in a recent webinar including: Weekly Product Planning. Here are some of the key highlights from our webinar that can really have an impact on your business. One of the key points that the webinar focuses on is visibility. So what can you do to maintain retail compliance? MYSHIPPING.

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ShipLilly

MAY 19, 2021

For example, Amazon announced that it was hiring up to 175,000 new workers during March. For example, social distancing rules may mean that even when workers return they will be coming to a vastly different workplace than they left. Both manufacturers and retailers are accessing these webinars. Wrapping Up.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

They were able to take variable costs, fixed costs, transport costs, different transport types and many other options into account. . In addition, you can make certain transportation lanes unavailable and measure the impact. . This put them in a resilient position to face the current crisis. . Stay tuned! .

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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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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. We call this a hybrid managed transportation model. Transportation Management System Benefits.

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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

JUNE 5, 2017

This example generates a huge amount of data that can leverage in the supply chain. While this example may still be a few years off, it is important that you understand how the top emerging trends in the digital supply chain will shape supply chains and transportation processes in the coming years.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 31, 2018

In our webinar, we covered the basics and most common questions of accessorial charges which include: . We gave a few examples above, but those are by no means the only accessorial charges that you could be stuck paying. Consider reweigh charges for example. Detention fees are a prime example of where efficiency pays off.

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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 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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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 27, 2021

Simple Examples of Predictive Analytics. Amazon shopping is a clear example of how your historical shopping trends are churned to predict what you would require in the future. In the shipping industry, predictive analysis can forecast potential maintenance issues and pinpoint optimal transport routes. Check out our July Webinar!

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

For example, if a focus on customer service has resulted in shipments that are too small for optimized handling, the right provider should have ideas for a hierarchy of batching decisions that will both protect the company’s reputation with customers and create new efficiencies. The Logistics Blog®. Whitepaper. Case Study. Supply Chain Brain.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

In today's ever more complex supply chain riddled with thousands upon thousands of processes, shipping freight has moved beyond tactical prowess for those who execute well and has evolved to now include strategic, innovative, and collaborative efforts to maintain not only a competitive edge but reduce overall transportation cost footprint.

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