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. What types of DSP’s are there? How can this issue be addressed? What are the red flags?

Cargo 57

Cargo Maritime Asset Control Supply Chain Software 57

Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 20, 2024

Davies Turner has been assessing the freight software company’s products as part of an exercise aimed at enhancing its existing freight management systems that have been developed in-house to date.

Supply Chain Design Software 68

Supply Chain Design Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Procurement Solutions Supply Chain Software 68

Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 1, 2020

Transporting perishable goods and fresh produce is fraught with higher risks than regular dry cargo. Perishable goods need a specialized mode of transportation, refrigerated trailers, or reefers. What important factors should shippers keep in mind while transporting fresh produce? The best method and transport mode to ship it.

Transportation 71

Transportation Buyer Training Negotiating Skills Temperature 71

FreightWaves SONAR

MAY 14, 2024

Aggressive pricing/cost savings strategies have contributed significantly to creating a sustained volatility in the domestic transportation market. While the current market may not seem to be terribly chaotic from a shipping perspective, it is an extremely challenging situation from a transportation provider’s standpoint.

Price Reduction 52

Price Reduction Material Savings Cost Reduction Sourcing Strategies 52

Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 26, 2019

According to a study conducted by IBM and National Retail Federation (NRF), the retail and consumer goods industry is designating intelligent automation, also known as artificial intelligence, as the future of supply chain. However, like with all new things, there’s a need to exercise caution. What more is required?

Supply Chain Software 54

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design 54

Logistics Bureau

APRIL 19, 2021

If you’ve never done a benchmarking exercise before, read on. If, for example, you are concerned about the pick rates in your warehouse, or your transport costs, or your inventory accuracy, benchmarking can help you because it can show you exactly where your performance is compared to others in your industry.

Supply Chains 118

Supply Chains Exercises Picking Cost Reduction 118

GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

When you want to drive down your logistics and transportation spend, the very first thing that you need is freight and transportation data. In many different industries, it can be difficult to secure the kind of operational data you need to make a real impact on your spending. Without hard data, you can’t take action.

Data 94

Data Transportation Cost Reduction Material Savings 94

GlobalTranz

JUNE 29, 2015

Although we have much in common, the transportation laws in Australia and New Zealand have a distinct difference with those in Europe, the U.K. 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. and North America. Packs goods. Loads goods.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chains Transportation Scenario Planning 100

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2022

Across many of our industries, conventional wisdom about best practices for supply chain operations and logistical networks is being challenged. The percentage of purchases made and fulfilled through digital commerce has exploded in the past two years, advancing a pre-pandemic trend by as much as 10 years according to some industry watchers.

Supply Chain Software 160

Supply Chain Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 160

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2022

However, such pivots will take several years and will be extremely capital intensive in some industries such as semiconductors or pharmaceuticals. Understanding and assessing the tradeoffs between the costs of labor, inventory, transportation, and carbon footprint while going through these pivots will be crucial.

Supply Chain Design Software 144

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 144

Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 7, 2023

With the ascendancy of e-commerce channels needling the conversation towards customer retention and more significant satisfaction metrics with days passing by – the supply chain industry has its task cut out to match the goals set out by the ever-increasing success metrics. More so if the opted shipment network is multimodal.

Cost Reduction 65

Cost Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Multimodal transport Logistics Network Optimization Software 65

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

How do we create systems that allow everyone in the ecosystem, from suppliers to transportation partners to retailers, to be not only more agile and responsive in the face of rapidly changing market conditions, but to be able to predict issues in advance and prevent them? So, what is it going to take to enable better inventory management?

Inventory Reduction 136

Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Inventory 136

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The product flow paths and modes of transportation altered radically as well even without accounting for any network node changes, owing to port closures or shortages in various transportation lanes. Some companies have taken extreme measures such as chartering private cargo ships to sail around port delays.

Supply Chain Design Software 116

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 116

MTS Logistics

MAY 24, 2023

The Strait of Hormuz is a critical waterway for world ocean transportation, as it is a strategic “choke point” for ships and can make voyage times much longer if blocked or put out of use. Therefore, it’s in the interest for the U.S. Therefore, it’s in the interest for the U.S.

Exercises 89

Exercises Military Government Supply Chains 89

ShipLilly

AUGUST 5, 2021

As the shipping industry has grown, port capacity has not always caught up in time in the last 10 years. Unless things are regulated in the short term, this is a danger to the industry. Certain industry professionals have come up with clever ways to reduce or remove PCS altogether. What is the port congestion surcharge?

Negotiating Skills 98

Negotiating Skills Cost Reduction Inventory Reduction Exercises 98

Airfreight Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Yulia Celetaria, Global Director, Pharma for AirBridgeCargo Airlines, said: “We are proud to be stepping away from the previously existing fragmented nature of the air cargo industry toward a collaborative approach where all the stakeholders function as a single unit to ensure the integrity of pharmaceutical products.

Scenario Planning 69

Scenario Planning Cargo Exercises Collaboration 69

GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Exercise is the best stress relief strategy out there. Even if you just exercise for 20 minutes, three times a week you will notice that symptoms of stress are reversed. Exercise not just improves your physical body but gives you a mental edge. Highly recommend! . Burn stress off at the end of the day.

Exercises 83

Exercises How To After-sales Webinar 83

Women in Trucking

JANUARY 5, 2020

Stretch and exercise. Strengthen weak muscles supporting the spine with moderate daily exercise, such as a brisk walk, biking and weightlifting. Driver Darrell Hirengen suggests taking deep breaths, keeping a stress journal to identify triggers, reducing caffeine consumption, getting enough sleep and exercising daily.

Tips 52

Tips Exercises Trucking Study 52

Locus

APRIL 26, 2024

However, with a wide variety of dispatch management, transportation management (TMS), or logistics software providers, this makes the selection process quite challenging. Speaking of brand recognition, companies that are trusted by industry experts like Gartner are organizations worth shortlisting while sending RFPs.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimization Software Modeling Software Optimal Sourcing 52

MTS Logistics

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Despite labor shortages for supply chain operations, limited warehouse space, congestion and lead time issues, the biggest problem in the shipping industry is still securing market capacity and pricing. million TEUs. How is ocean capacity and pricing looking heading further into 2022? Bunker surcharges may get affected by this. and Asia-E.U.

Negotiating Skills 82

Negotiating Skills Price Reduction Security Capacity 82

Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

A versatile truck , the MS20XD offers increased operational efficiency and productive transportation of goods. The double stacker can be used in a range of warehouse applications, particularly in the food, beverage, retail and logistics industries. Customers can choose to power their solution with a lithium-ion or lead acid battery.

Material Savings 71

Material Savings Materials Handling Logistics Network Optimization Software Cost Reduction 71

20Cube Logistics

MARCH 6, 2022

Fashion industry is associated with a lot of glitz and glamor. When you add the unpredictability of the circumstances and the fluctuation of tariffs to the erratic nature of the industry itself, the supply chain gets even more complicated and difficult to grasp.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 75

Logistics Network Optimization Software Scenario Planning Supply Chain Software Trends 75

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.

Supply Chain Design Software 116

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design Optimization Software 116

Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

According to a recent report by the Urban Transport Group, some 3.8 For any logistics company, running a van fleet can be a costly exercise. The post Industry View: No More Delivery Van Floor Damage appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine. million vans (goods vehicles below 3.5

Cost Reduction 28

Cost Reduction Industry Exercises Logistics Network Optimization Software 28

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Instead of manually entering data at set intervals throughout the month – an after-the-fact exercise prone to errors and omissions – an automated solution captures billable activities correctly in real-time, improving overhead utilization, cost control, and revenue leakage at once. To learn more, visit Open Sky Group today.

Supply Chain Planning Software 124

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Negotiating Skills 124

Freightos

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

While COVID did see some modal shifts of everything from wheat to Peloton exercise bikes, there are certainly products that are less likely candidates for shifts. He’s proven go-to-market and growth leadership across industries. Of course, the economic viability of these types of shipments is limited to specific commodities.

Negotiating Skills 62

Negotiating Skills Cost Reduction Price Reduction Vendor Strategies 62

The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 14, 2023

Original article: PODCAST: Modern Courier Delivery Compliance Considerations: Understanding SOX and SOC Compliance Logistics and supply chain are some of the world’s most complex and regulated industries, which has been further compounded by increasing reliance on data and technology in both fields. What Is Data Governance?

Compliance 195

Compliance Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 195

Shipping and Freight Resource

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Executive Insights is a series by Shipping and Freight Resource that provides useful insights and thoughtful analysis on what is happening in the maritime, shipping, freight, logistics, supply chain and trade industries. Executive Insights is your chance to pick the brains of industry veterans, leaders, and enablers.

Data 92

Data Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Digital 92

ShipLilly

AUGUST 5, 2021

As the shipping industry has grown, port capacity has not always caught up in time in the last 10 years. Unless things are regulated in the short term, this is a danger to the industry. Certain industry professionals have come up with clever ways to reduce or remove PCS altogether. What is the port congestion surcharge?

Negotiating Skills 52

Negotiating Skills Cost Reduction Inventory Reduction Exercises 52

Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Force posture, access to local resources in partner nations, the sharing of such resources in coalition, and strategic transportation underwrite a credible military response. Effective integration across the logistics system – partnerships with other militaries, in the Joint force, with industry – create efficiency and improve responsiveness.

Military 110

Military Logistics Network Optimization Software Resource Reduction Logistics 110

247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 21, 2019

While the changes occurring within the supply chain are, at times, in tandem with the rapid growth of e-commerce and technology, how companies approach things like their distribution networks and industrial building design is fundamentally changing. based industrial developer, whom asked him if he was familiar with well certification.

Supply Chain Design Software 28

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Industry Supply Chain Software 28

PINC

AUGUST 31, 2020

Much like any industry that fluctuates according to supply and demand, freight usually costs more to move when everyone is vying for space on trucks. Carriers have options and they are exercising them in search of margins.”. Finally, independent operators manage both full and partial truckloads within their established lanes.

Price Reduction 69

Price Reduction Cost Reduction Modeling Software Exercises 69

ShipLilly

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Given CMA CGM’s position in the shipping industry, there are serious implications that result from this decision. Others are of the view that this is nothing more than a public relations exercise without really dealing with spot capacity and price issues. Some experts consider this decision to be a game-changer.

Price Reduction 94

Price Reduction Cost Reduction Material Savings Maritime 94

Logistics in War

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

From industry participants, to joint commands, to departmental agencies, to the combat forces, preparing and sustaining forces is a virtually incomprehensibly large activity. The logistics system is tested even if in exercise planning uncomfortable truths relating to logistics capability are avoided to ensure the activity can proceed.

Modeling Software 47

Modeling Software Scenario Planning Military Exercises 47

ShipLilly

MARCH 3, 2021

Rebecca Dye is the Federal Maritime Commissioner (FMC) and has led an investigation and fact-finding exercise concerning the management of detention and demurrage. LaBar welcomes the involvement of FMC in exercising increasing control over an industry that has so far been operating according to its own rules for the most part.

Ordering 52

Ordering Supply Chain Design Software Exercises Maritime 52

FLS Transport

AUGUST 6, 2020

And as carriers have options… they are exercising them in search of margins. Transportation to Invest in Tech for Improved Operational Efficiency. And the way the industry is tackling change is by investing in digital technologies. It’s more bad news for shippers. Carriers are rejecting loads above 2018 levels. Check it out.

Freight 52

Freight Exercises Supply Chain Software Analysis 52

Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 1, 2022

They are long-term agreements, typically six to twelve months, agreed to in advance of freight execution via a procurement exercise between shippers and transportation providers. When contracts are well-executed, they can help shippers keep their transportation budget in check.

Price Reduction 62

Price Reduction Scenario Planning Capacity Freight 62