Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 29, 2018

Retailers such as Walmart have rigorous standards and will only purchase from suppliers who meet these standards. That is part of an overall vehicle efficiency goal of a 50% reduction (from a 2005 baseline) by 2025. UPS has been working on the issue in Europe as these older cities present major challenges.

Sourcing Strategies 133

Sourcing Strategies Cost Reduction Price Reduction Efficiency 133

Trinity Logistics

JANUARY 15, 2018

A report from the American Trucking Association notes that the industry has struggled with the driver shortage for the past 15 years and will need to hire almost 900,000 drivers in the next decade to meet rising demands. This ratio is the lowest it has been since 2005 after Hurricane Katrina. Holiday Crunch & Post-Holiday Returns.

Capacity 48

Capacity Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills Reverse logistics 48

Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

A contradicting view presented by JOC.com and Freightwaves.com , says that while earlier in the year, trucks utilization was at its full capacity, it has come down to 94 – 95 percent. For 2019, according to this article in Reuters, the American Trucking Association (ATA) predicts a 2.3 and 2 percent respectively.

Negotiating Skills 48

Negotiating Skills Industry Trucking Trends 48

GlobalTranz

JANUARY 23, 2015

Over the last 100 plus years of the history of supply chain management has evolved from an initial focus on improving relatively simple, but very labor-intensive processes to the present day engineering and managing of extraordinarily complex global networks.

Supply Chain Planning Software 134

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 134

GlobalTranz

MARCH 31, 2015

As much of a rise as I get out of getting to visit with a big group, the REAL fun is sometimes in the very small – dare I say intimate –meetings, usually no more than 2 or 4 people, that take place afterwards. Talk about a Christmas present! More often than not, in the bar. I wish I’d figured that out a long time ago).

3PL 83

3PL Expense Reduction Waste Reduction Resource Reduction 83

GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Manufacturers will be able to improve their inventory due to the information presented by both supply chain and operations data. Between 2005 and 2008, the average annual number of robots sold was about 115,000 units. percent annual growth. Between 2010 and 2014, the average robot sales increase was at 17% per year (CAGR).

Manufacturing Procurement 81

Manufacturing Procurement Trends Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 81

Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2018

Fortunately for many OEMs and their providers, the lessons learned from hurricanes and storms like Matthew (2016), Sandy (2013) and Katrina (2005) underscored the value of developing contingency plans that helped to mitigate the potential impact from the 2017 storm season, which includes the major storms Harvey, Irma and Maria.

Inventory Reduction 28

Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Cost Reduction Resource Reduction 28

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 15, 2021

When it comes to remote implementations, you can’t find a more inspirational story than the one presented by Lori Jackson, senior vice president of operations at ForHIMS. The iWMS team on this project had folks from the US, South Africa, Ceylon, and India participating in team meetings and individual calls.

eCommerce 111

eCommerce Conference Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Software 111

Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Speakers from both the sessions presented their views on why and how business partners are critical to IBM success and how working together results into a win-win situation. He also emphasized on analytics and mentioned that IBM has done more than 16 BUSD acquisitions since 2005 in this area.

Supply Chain Planning Software 24

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Manufacturing Procurement 24

247 Customs Broker

APRIL 18, 2018

We did see appointment systems as a more flexible and adaptable tool to manage truck flow under changing circumstances than the present OffPeak program.”. The original OffPeak program was an innovative and highly effective solution to the challenges we faced in 2005.

Modeling Software 28

Modeling Software Price Reduction Supply Chain Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 28

247 Customs Broker

APRIL 17, 2018

Meeting of the Minds talked with Dr. Alison Conway on the subject of tomorrow’s webinar, “ Does Online Shopping Create Urban Congestion ?” She holds a master’s degree (2005) and Ph.D. This interview series is made possible by the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations.

Freight 28

Freight Procurement Solutions Supply Chain Planning Software Webinar 28

GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Were you successful in meeting the majority of your goals? Adding some context to your experiences presents a more accurate picture of your year by tempering unusual highs and lows. These small, seemingly innocent extensions can snowball into major time loss, causing unnecessary panic as you scramble to meet deadlines.

Supply Chain Planning Software 92

Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design 92

Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

This is a long way around to noting that most economic predictions these days are always accompanied by the caveat “…as long as tariffs don’t cause too much damage,” a common refrain among industry association economists in their presentations at the American Trucking Associations Annual Economic Summit held in September.

Supply Chain Design Software 89

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software 89