3PL Links

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Image source: Flickr | How to Protect Supply Chain from Cyber Attacks The management of data intelligence in the supply chain presents an enormous challenge to those involved. The supply chain depends more and more on IT systems to ensure information flow and security as it develops.

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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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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 2, 2021

Whether you’re planning to benchmark your supply chain or simply trying to improve how you measure its performance, it makes sense to know a little about the most commonly used KPIs for each supply chain component. A lot will depend on the nature of your industry and the categories of supplies that you receive.

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Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Learn how to organize your data operations in alignment with supply chain strategy. Forward-thinking supply chain professionals are looking to advanced technologies to streamline processes, improve accuracy, accelerate delivery and reduce costs. Finding Transformative Opportunities in the Supply Chain.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2021

If your company’s supply chain survived 2020 and the disruptions of early 2021, it’s safe to say it has passed the resiliency test. Let’s start here: what is supply chain resilience? What is Supply Chain Resilience? 2020 Was A Year Of Supply Chain Disruption.

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Now, That's Logistics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

By putting data into the hands of the companies, business partners, and customers that want it, supply chain visibility helps all stakeholders track products from the point of manufacture to the final destination—and all points in between. 5 Good Supply Chain Visibility Strategies.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 26, 2019

It is a well-known fact that supply chain is increasingly becoming digital. But is simply adding a digital component to the complex supply chain network enough to make it efficient? According to IBM, integrating supply chain with customer insight is essential for the success of the omnichannel.

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10xLogistics

MARCH 22, 2020

As I am sure every supply chain professional and logistician is doing now, I am spending quite a bit of time thinking about the overall supply chain in the United States and wondering if it is truly set up to service the Country in a time of national emergency. Similiar exercises were done in Korea and other places.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

One in the pharmaceuticals industry and another in consumer hi-tech products. While businesses differ in complexity and size, for this exercise we extrapolated based on these $7.5Bn baselines. The benefits modeled become considerable and reach the high tens of millions with logistics intensive industries, such as pharma and high-tech.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 29, 2020

When we compare different levels of sophistication and performance in supply chains, we can identify particular levels that we think are important to achieve, or that represent typical performance levels for supply chains as a whole. You can also benchmark supply chains. Those levels are “benchmarks”.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Well, not just for benchmarking, but also for maximum visibility of your supply chain and logistics performance. In answering that question, we’re not going to provide you with a list of possible supply chain KPIs to use in your business—at least, not in this article. How hard can that be?” I hear you ask.

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20Cube Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

The technology revolution in supply chain logistics is experiencing a transformational wave of new innovations and challenges. IoT is one such innovation that is transforming the complex supply chain into a seamless process. IoT is one such innovation that is transforming the complex supply chain into a seamless process.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2020

When we compare different levels of sophistication and performance in supply chains, we can identify particular levels that we think are important to achieve, or that represent typical performance levels for supply chains as a whole. You can also benchmark supply chains. Those levels are “benchmarks”.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 30, 2019

We recently created a quiz to help supply chain professionals answer this question. Our goal was to help you identify potential improvement opportunities by answering a few questions and get a temperature check on the current landscape of network design solutions. It’s great to see the enthusiasm for this interactive tool. .

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

The success of your business links inextricably to the performance of your supply chain. you have to make your supply chain successful too. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers. Conversely, just 8% of businesses with less capable supply chains report above-average growth.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The answer varies from function to function in the supply chain. Inventory Management is about having a right balance of expectations from different functions of the supply chain. Hence following so-called industry trends may not always yield targeted results. What is Inventory Management? Is it about optimization?

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FourKites

JANUARY 7, 2021

Defining Agile Supply Chains. Agile supply chains are nimble enough to respond smoothly to sudden changes in supply and demand. Why Is Agility Important for the Supply Chain? Collectively, this new normal is presenting the supply chain industry with its biggest test in years.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2019

The success of your business links inextricably to the performance of your supply chain. you have to make your supply chain successful too. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers. Conversely, just 8% of businesses with less capable supply chains report above-average growth.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 30, 2019

Part I in our series on assessing your supply chain network’s maturity . How does you r supply chain network design compare to others ? We had quiz takers from 23 countries and across industries – from chemicals to manufacturing, metals, telecom, cosmetics, consumer goods, t ransportation and food.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

One in the pharmaceuticals industry and another in consumer hi-tech products. While businesses differ in complexity and size, for this exercise we extrapolated based on these $7.5Bn baselines. The benefits modeled become considerable and reach the high tens of millions with logistics intensive industries, such as pharma and high-tech.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Through thousands of shipper and carrier interactions revolving around successful freight tech implementation, Brad brings an incredibly valuable perspective to any shipper looking to introduce technology into their supply chain. in Exercise & Wellness from Arizona State University and M.S. About Emerge.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2022

Changes in our lives, economies and supply chains are ubiquitous and well embedded now. Challenges drive dramatic shifts in supply chain and logistics. Across many of our industries, conventional wisdom about best practices for supply chain operations and logistical networks is being challenged.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2024

The global maritime and transportation industries have long played a vital role in facilitating the movement of goods and people across borders, writes Captain Steve Bomgardner, VP Commercial Markets, Pole Star Global. This technology provides a global supply chain overview, enabling proactive identification of red flags.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Many LTL industry trends, such as capacity constraints , rising rates, and changing consumer buying patterns, will continue through 2021. Let’s look at top LTL industry trends for 2021. Four LTL Industry Trends Shippers Should Prepare For in 2021. E-commerce sales boomed in categories such as groceries and retail.

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Dedola Global Logistics

JULY 28, 2023

In the previous year, the pandemic and supply chain backups resulted in peak season congestion. The industry has observed lower volumes as importers exercise caution, contrary to expectations. Strategies for Peak Season Preparation During a typical peak season, the demand for freight capacity surpasses supply.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 29, 2015

It seems that although the law was enacted by the NHVR several years ago, the regulatory bodies are only now enforcing it in the industry. However, in most cases, the driver is not the only party to exercise a degree of control over on-road outcomes. Then I remembered the tragic traffic accident in the U.S.

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Airfreight Logistics

MAY 27, 2020

While the effect of and the response to the infection on supply chains and logistics gives off an impression that the world has come to a halt, rest assured that there are many people working tirelessly behind the scenes to keep the world ticking over. Special times like these make us realize just how important certain industries are.

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MTS Logistics

MAY 24, 2023

Iranian provocations have included boarding oil tanker ships and taking control of the vessel, in an effort to exercise power and dominance in the region, as well as a recent helicopter flyover of a Chevron-operated oil tanker. These developments could disrupt the world economy and overall supply chain, so countries like the U.S.

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Logistics Manager

MAY 27, 2020

While the effect of and the response to the infection on supply chains and logistics gives off an impression that the world has come to a halt, rest assured that there are many people working tirelessly behind the scenes to keep the world ticking over. Special times like these make us realize just how important certain industries are.

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The Logistics Academy

AUGUST 21, 2016

Traditional retail supply chains were built to stock stores, not perform order immediacy. Original supply chains for e-commerce were built to ship parcel orders, not deliver quickly. It is not fulfillment exercise of shipping quickly from distribution centers. And they are not stopping. Source: LTDManagement.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The effects of the economic shutdowns stemming from the COVID-19 crisis have trickled down to Q4 and have managed to create unforeseen supply chain challenges for business operations across North America. The industry saw more parcel shipment related movements and trucking kept the economy afloat. Predictive Analytics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2021

As product flows rapidly shifted and hard baked assumptions about lead times and sourcing locations were put to test, users across many organizations bypassed their planning systems and turned to excel sheets, internal data science teams or non-traditional supply chain vendors who could deliver AI based solutions at a faster turn.

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MTS Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2023

From restructuring trade routes to adhering to strict regulations, the shipping industry faces a host of new challenges as it seeks ways to a more sustainable route. The shipping industry must face the financial consequences of adapting ports to better adapt to encroaching waters. However, these routes bring their own challenges.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2017

When it comes to supply chain design, we’re at another inflection point in the industry. The first one arrived a few years ago when a growing number of companies started treating supply chain design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This is pioneering because it’s one of the first cases in the UK of timber being used in the build of a large-scale structure within an industrial and logistics setting by a logistics developer. Included on the site is a three-storey 30,000 sq ft office headquarters with a structure constructed entirely from CLT and Glulam.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 2, 2023

As members of one of the most highly regulated industries in the world, medical device manufacturers face numerous challenges. To contend with these pressures, medical device manufacturers crave actionable, real-time, accurate, and reliable data throughout the entire supply chain.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2022

Brand new for 2022, the IMHX Sustainability Zone will combine physical displays, augmented reality, and virtual reality demonstrations to give visitors a ‘deep dive’ into the many steps that companies operating in the supply chain space can take to make sure they perform as sustainably as possible. sustainability?refers

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