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Understanding Distributed Order Management with Dan Gilmore

The Logistics of Logistics

Dan Gilmore is a recognized thought leader in WMS, with experience prior to his role at Softeon as the founder of Supply Chain Digest, CMO at RedPrairie (now BlueYonder) and as lead WMS analyst at META Group (later acquired by Gartner). Optimize inbound and outbound order routing. Key WMS Trends for 2023 with Jim Hoefflin.

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Technology Trends for More Effective Shipper-Carrier Alliances

Transporeon

And just in time: We’ve seen some interesting bidding trends over the last year or so, especially in the domestic trucking industry, where: 2017-2018’s lack of trucking capacity—a large part of shippers’ bidding activity—meant shippers went to bid not only earlier, but in much greater volume than previous years (a 15% YOY increase in 2018).

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Technology Trends for More Effective Shipper-Carrier Alliances

Transporeon

And just in time: We’ve seen some interesting bidding trends over the last year or so, especially in the domestic trucking industry, where: 2017-2018’s lack of trucking capacity—a large part of shippers’ bidding activity—meant shippers went to bid not only earlier, but in much greater volume than previous years (a 15% YOY increase in 2018).

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BEUMER showcases new pouch technology at LogiMAT

Logistics Business Magazine

BEUMER Group ‘s BG Pouch System can meet the growing demands of e-commerce fulfilment – and the combination of retail and D2C. BEUMER Group presented the BG Pouch System to the German public for the first time at the recent LogiMAT 2022 event. The sorter increases throughput by 25% compared to conventional pocket sorters.

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SONAR Indices & Insights: Improve Freight Shipping Procurement with SONAR SCI’s Lane Acuity Plus

FreightWaves SONAR

In the screenshot above, you can see that the outbound and inbound stability show scores of 29 out of 100 and 21 out of 100, respectively. harder to procure capacity at the benchmark rate per mile ) in both the outbound and inbound directions. Knowing the trends of the lanes can help widen their margins. .

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10 Best Practices for a Successful 3PL Warehouse Business

Camelot 3PL Software

It provides visibility into current stock levels, location of items, and the status of inbound and outbound shipments. For example, wave picking involves grouping orders into waves based on certain criteria (like delivery times), allowing for more efficient picking and packing. It also helps to avoid potential legal issues and fines.

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[Chart of the Week] Trucking gets another shot in the arm from quarantined consumers: Consumer goods spending up 22% in January, tightening capacity back to peak levels in March

FreightWaves SONAR

Chart of the Week: Outbound Tender Volume Index – USA, Personal Consumption Expenditures – Durable Goods SONAR : OTVI.USA, PCE.DG Chart of the Week: Outbound Tender Volume Index – USA, Personal Consumption Expenditures – Durable Goods SONAR : OTVI.USA, PCE.DG