Stord

JANUARY 30, 2019

Now is a great time for shippers to take stock of what happened in 2018 so they can prepare for what’s coming in 2019. What it means for 2019: FedEx’s adjustment shows the extensive impact of high volume on supply chains. It’s likely that we will see more permanent initiatives to handle high demand in 2019 from other companies.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Keeping a pulse on these industry trends and changes is increasingly important in order to make sure you’re as prepared as possible to succeed in the months and years ahead. For example, many of the UK systems communicated through the EDIFACT standard. Global trade challenges. I asked Doug what impacts he foresees. Technology Enablers.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 5, 2021

Top Freight Brokerage Firms of 2019. CPG is an abbreviation for consumer-packaged goods, which is an industry term for merchandise that customers use up and replace on a frequent basis. Examples of consumer-packaged goods include food, beverages, cosmetics, and cleaning products. Key Takeaways: The CPG Supply Chain.

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The Lean Thinker

JULY 2, 2024

I was fresh out of the Army, and one of the contractors I had worked with in my last assignment was working as an Industrial Engineer in Boeing Flight Test. Industrial engineers dutifully analyzed each job, and determined the time it should take. The structural designs were far more tolerant of production variation, for example.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 31, 2019

With the growth in the global supply chain expected to continue, shippers need to understand the trends in blockchain for 2019 and how they will shape the future of the industry. The post Trends in Blockchain in Supply Chain and Logistics for 2019 appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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TransAudit

MARCH 15, 2023

If your business relies on trucking, then you’ll want to know the current state of the industry. Most industry experts paint early 2023 as a bit of a rough period for the trucking industry. Industry projections suggest that this trend will continue for at least a few more months. in December and $2.37

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

As early as 2018, a Neilsen study found that fresh foods were “the primary driver of growth in retail stores, accounting for 49% of all dollar sales growth in the fast-moving consumer goods industry. As one industry insider put it, “The supply chain absolutely stretched to the limits — broken, in many cases.”

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2019

The latest example is Walmart “raising its delivery goal posts for suppliers, asking them to deliver more goods on time,” as reported by Jennifer Smith and Sarah Nassauer in the Wall Street Journal. The post This Week in Logistics News (March 4-8, 2019) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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MTS Logistics

APRIL 15, 2019

Various trends have been taking place in the logistics and shipping industry over the past few years and the effects of these drastic changes are now being felt. Technology changes are coming to the shipping industry after years of delay. The ocean shipping industry is one of the slowest to embrace technology.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

This week, for example, Transplace (a Talking Logistics sponsor) launched its Weekly Supplier Performance Benchmarking Report “to help shippers meet the delivery requirements set by major retailers.” The post This Week in Logistics News (January 28 – February 1, 2019) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2019

Therefore, it’s only fitting that the latest deadline for reaching an agreement has been pushed out to October 31, 2019 — yes, Halloween. There’s more going on in the industry besides robots, especially in the software realm. As reported by CNBC: After two years of Brexit negotiations, the U.K.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 5, 2019

Industry is most affected by this situation, due to the millions in fines they have to pay when deliveries arrive late to clients,” said Manuel Sotelo, head of the truckers union in Ciudad Juarez. The post This Week in Logistics News (April 1-5, 2019) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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WorkWave

MAY 31, 2019

Here are 4 sales approaches to exercise harmoniously while conducting pest control sales in 2019: 1. For example, XYZ Pest Control does a lot of marketing and always positions themselves as extremely friendly and knowledgeable with a customer-first mentality. Practice Consultative Selling. This is really a mindset to adopt.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MARCH 10, 2020

To the uninitiated (which included me at one stage), these industries are same or similar and it might come across that there is no difference between Maritime, Shipping, Freight, Logistics, Supply Chain and Trade. Shipping Business = the act of carriage of cargo from point A to point using the ships which falls under the Maritime industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2022

For example, the rapid increase in the price of oil to over $100 a barrel for WTI is sure to result in additional inflation in our current inflationary environment. For example, Volkswagen is halting production at two electric vehicle plants in Germany as a result of interruptions of components sourced from Ukraine.

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Stord

JANUARY 7, 2019

The industrial availability rate for warehouses fell to its lowest rate since 2000 in the third quarter of 2018. Finally, the industry is growing. Through scalability, flexibility, and nationwide reach, new approaches to distribution are making their mark on the industry. billion by 2023. Read the Wall Street Journal article

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Transpacific prices increased 3% to the West Coast to about $1,600/FEU, 12% higher than in 2019, and 7% to the East Coast to $2,357/FEU, a level still 14% lower than pre-pandemic. Europe rates climbed 18% last week to $1,250/FEU, with increases so far this week bringing prices about level with 2019. Indeed, Asia – N.

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ShipLilly

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

For example, both Charleston and Virginia are registering double-digit percentage sequential growth in August. For example, US imports from Asia in August increased by 9.8% This is when monthly volumes were down between 15% and 20% when compared with similar periods of the year in 2019. when compared to the previous month.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In the course of updating our annual research on the supply chain planning market , I talked to executives across the industry. Lead times, for example, are a critical form of master data for planning purposes. In process industries the supply chain models used for optimization are much more complex than those used in other industries.

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Freightos

MARCH 4, 2020

The transformation of a tech giant and the freight industry’s current process of digitization share some key principles: whether selling AI tools and consulting or freight, the ability to adopt new technologies by listening to what customers want can be key to any transformation. This trend moved forward in exciting ways in 2019.

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ShipLilly

AUGUST 12, 2021

Besides, the industry is dealing with operational challenges such as a spike in congestion. Spot rates are also rising because of operational decisions and an outlook that is not yet clear for the shipping industry. The forty-foot equivalent unit was charged $1,868 per FEU previously in 2019 but is now charged $3,038.

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Trinity Logistics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Selected to receive the award by Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive , this recognition honors female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments, mentorship, and examples set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 25, 2019

For decades there has been a consistent narrative in the trucking industry about there being a driver shortage. According to the American Trucking Associations, for example, there will be a shortage of 174,000 drivers by 2026 if current trends continue. However, a new study conducted by Stephen V. labor market for truck drivers broken?

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 1, 2019

Microsoft Excel is arguably the most widely used supply chain and logistics application , while blockchain is one of the most talked about emerging technologies in the industry, promising to transform the way companies share data and execute transactions with their trading partners.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

For example, in effort to combat the scourge of some 6,000 weekly emails and phone calls about shipment changes, Maersk simply added on a $50 fee for manual changes in order to encourage digital bookings. Maersk 2019 Annual Report. By the end of 2019, 24% of spot shipments were booked using Spot. Shifting Industry Habits.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Dive deeper into freight data that matters Stay in the know in the now with instant freight data reporting Sign up for Free Analysis Transpacific ocean rates were level to close November and about even with the start of the month, with prices to the West Coast 22% higher than in 2019 and East Coast rates 9% below the 2019 mark.

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ShipLilly

JANUARY 13, 2022

For example, you may want to consider how your operations have gone over the last 12 months. Meanwhile the shipping industry is struggling to cope with the demands that have been placed on it. For example, container costs have risen ten-fold when compared to statistics recorded two years ago. Others have resorted to stockpiling.

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CH Robinson Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

This begs the question: Even if the industry gets more truck drivers, just how much is enough to relieve the strain on trucking capacity? Robinson’s own technology and data from the largest network in the freight industry, help our customers stay on top of the trends that influence their supply chains.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

spoke on best practices on supply chain risk management at ARC Advisory Group’s Digital Transformation in Industry conference. Autoliv is the world’s largest safety system supplier in automotive industry. Autoliv is the largest supplier of safety systems to the automotive industry. Soon we will do more training.

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Now, That's Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Along the way, the logistics industry also found new ways to innovate and diversify; expand its horizons and help those in need. To get the absolute best view of the 2019 solar eclipse in July, the company sent balloons from Barcelona, Spain to Buenos Aires, Argentina. 7) Port of Halifax: Canada’s Atlantic Gateway to the World.

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ShipLilly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

For example, the Freightos Baltic Daily Index (FBX) indicated that the China-West Coast rates were $1,378 per 40-foot equivalent unit on Monday. The pandemic heralded a consumer boom which greatly benefitted the shipping and logistics industries. Is this a new era for the shipping industry? This represents a rise of 56%.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2023

The February reading in the New York Fed’s Global Supply Chain Pressure Index was -0.26, reaching negative territory for the first time since August 2019. In October of 2019, I wrote about the food supply chain being at risk. Avian flu continues to be a thorn in the side of the poultry industry. in December 2021.

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AIMMS

JUNE 5, 2019

An interesting example of this is the capability AIMMS has provided in the utility grid business for the last 15 years. Tens of thousands of demand nodes, 2,000 supply nodes and industrial pricing are all synchronized to best effect every 15 minutes. During 2019, machine learning will be available regardless of your business size.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 11, 2025

The following text is of a presentation given at a 2019 Wiliams Foundation conference, ‘Sustaining self-reliance’ As the original article cannot be found on other sites, it is provided here with some slight adjustments. Those nations that aspire to self-reliance naturally invest in policies, plans and national defence industries.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2021

Emerging technologies play a role in managing disruption and are driving change in the transportation and logistics industries. Volvo’s POD in Sweden is a great example. So when we talk a lot about Industry 4.0 Managing Disruption and Change with Emerging Technologies. That’s not just limited to the US.

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ShipLilly

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The history of the trucking industry has been churning and recycling drivers because it was a buyer’s market. For example, scheduled places in the lines are lost. Examples include sleeping in their trucks near the lots of the plants. In addition, these working conditions may open the industry to expensive industrial disputes.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Automated material handling systems reduce—and sometimes eliminate—the need for human intervention in industrial tasks. It’s for this reason that increasing numbers of industrial organizations are electing to automate as a means to minimize manufacturing costs by reducing human involvement. billion by 2019—up from $4.8

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