Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The answer, of course, is yes. This article explores two such ways modern digital tools can elevate the performance of 3PLs on the way to creating stickier customers. Smital Naik, Director of Client Services at Open Sky Group brings over 15 years of experience as a general management professional in the supply chain industry.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

With that question answered, I’m giving the rest of this article over to highlighting several business and supply chain issues, which, if you are experiencing them in your enterprise, are potent indications that CTS analysis should be on your agenda —for execution at the soonest.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 3, 2016

However there can come a point where you’ve attended so many training courses, gained a fistful of certificates, perhaps even acquired a string of letters after your name and suddenly, the thought of another series of structured workshops leaves you cold. Of course you can’t approach your competitors.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

So thats the route were taking in this article (no pun intended), we’ll be exploring the evolution of fleet route optimisation from a time-consuming pen-and-paper exercise to a high-tech process that, in some cases, can be completed in minutes. Is Your Fleet Routing the Best It Can Be?

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

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. Because you can find plenty of other articles on this blog and the Logistics Bureau blog if you’d like to peruse such lists. So, instead, we’ll keep the advice simple.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 15, 2017

What do different groups of customers value? Of course this requires reliable supply, good demand forecasting, good inventory management, good customer communications and many other elements to be in sync. Of course you need to balance the number of stock holding locations, the level of inventory and the delivery costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2021

As semesters unfolded, students saw course syllabi come to life in news headlines. It’s one thing to read an assigned article on the bullwhip effect; it’s another to encounter it repeatedly in your daily life. Each class is different, but three themes emerged in student questions. Do you know where you are going?

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 12, 2021

For that reason, companies will usually establish one warehouse on the east coast and another on the west coast, depending, of course, on the service offer. We might do modelling by SKUs , or more generally by product group family. The problem is, it takes three or four days to traverse from coast to coast. Bring in the Whiteboard.

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Freightos

MAY 13, 2019

A version of this article originally appeared on JOC.com. . Of course, as many have pointed out, they’re not a monopoly. And once it arrives in the US, using Amazon Global Logistics, of course. A few days ago, Amazon announced one day delivery plans. It accounts for “only” 5% of US retail and less in other countries.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

If you browse through the Logistics Bureau blog, you’ll find at least two or three articles—and about the same number of videos—that cover warehouse product slotting. While it’s possible to argue that, as an “ultimate” guide, this article should cover macro slotting, we see that much more as an element of warehouse layout design.

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Freightos

AUGUST 19, 2024

We’re thrilled about the opportunities this acquisition brings, enabling us to offer a truly comprehensive procurement platform to both Freightos and Shipsta customers, and, of course, to our joint customers. Zvi Schreiber CEO, Freightos Group Zvi Schreiber is a serial tech entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Freightos.

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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. This article, which is focused on the different types of artificial intelligence used and the types of problems they are solving, is aimed at helping practitioners cut through the hype.

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Freightos

MARCH 5, 2017

A version of this article appeared in the Journal of Commerce on March 4th, 2017. The Maersk group recently and rather surreptitiously launched a website and Facebook page for a digital freight forwarder called Twill Logistics and associated with their DAMCO brand. It’s not only Freightos technology, of course.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

Because supply chain planning is undergoing something of a technological revolution, this article will focus on o9’s technology and why their CEO believes it is differentiated. But, of course, over the course of a month the demand and supply pictures change. These different planning horizon decisions require different models. “So,

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2018

A few weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal published an interesting article highlighting Max Deutsch, a 24-year-old entrepreneur from San Francisco “who challenged himself to a series of monthly tasks that were ambitious bordering on absurd.” Here’s an excerpt from the article: [Max] memorized the order of a shuffled deck of cards.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MARCH 10, 2020

In this article I unpack the difference between Maritime, Shipping, Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain and how it is all connected, starting with some simple definitions of these terms. China overtook the grouping of the Rest of the World countries to reach the highest number of vessels in the world in 2019. By number of vessels.

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Ship Monk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

So, if you’re ready to expand your business with the help of some trusty technological sidekicks, this is the article for you. Of course, as your company scales, it’ll become harder and harder to keep up with the latest jibber jabber. You might have noticed that we forwent shopping carts and marketplaces for this article.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 6, 2023

In this article, we identify key approaches by which companies can evolve their procurement and supply chain operations into a collaborative supply chain network that is designed to be resilient and responsible. The urgency of response to a disruption of a Category 1 supplier is of course much higher than that of a Category 4 supplier.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 24, 2022

I am a supply chain management industry analyst, so that will be a primary focus of this article. It is gradually being built into their solutions with the supply chain product group being one of the first to embrace this technology. This is a big topic that is worthy of a more detailed article. This demo’d beautifully.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2014

We will feature over the next 7 business days each category’s top 10 most viewed posts over the course of 2014. Recently Cerasis asked in the Manufacturing Leadership Community group on LinkedIn, run by Manufacturing Executive. These will only contain posts written in 2014. Read Full Post. Read Full Post. Read Full Post.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2017

These KPIs will help you evaluate performance , choose an appropriate benchmarking comparison group, set targets, and stay on course to attain them. You can also try to benchmark warehouse productivity, but this tends to require careful peer-group selection if you are conducting external benchmarking. Group Managing Director.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 18, 2019

Either way, you might find this article of value, because we’re going to discuss some of the positions you might aim for among the vast range available, and the career paths associated with them. However, it also means that the paths discussed in this article are mere possibilities, rather than absolutes.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 9, 2017

One of the best ways to get the knowledge you need to excel is to turn for freight broker tips in online groups. Unlike official courses where you get the basics about the trade, online groups provide first-hand freight broker resources. The group hosts a weekly discussion on important topics. Truckers Report (Forum).

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

So that’s the route we’re taking in this article, exploring the evolution of fleet route optimisation from a time-consuming pen-and-paper exercise to a high-tech process that, in some cases, can be completed in minutes. The answer could be to focus on the execution side of route optimisation. Could Drones Ease Road Congestion?

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Forto

JULY 6, 2020

This applies to the sale of all product groups, including food. There you can bring your articles to your customers in a targeted manner (for example, through custom-fit advertising). Maybe you set up a business YouTube channel where you give tips on your articles or show how your goods can be used in different ways?

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GlobalTranz

MAY 22, 2015

The primary method of assistance, of course — making sure your bottom line is as healthy as possible! I've enjoyed writing articles published in national journals and speaking to groups ranging in size from 15 to 1500, including conferences of attorneys and CPAs, and groups of transportation professionals.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

When you can barely see beyond the bow of the ship, when extreme wind and waves threaten to throw you off course – or worse, sink you – it’s understandable that long-term thinking can get chucked overboard like so much extra ballast. I can only imagine what it must be like to be at sea during a major storm.

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Kanban Logistics

JUNE 10, 2021

In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the current challenges and provide tips on what you can do to address labor challenges. A recent article in Logistics Management examines the current challenges that companies are facing in attracting, hiring and retaining warehouse employees. A pre-COVID U.S. in 2019 – before the pandemic.

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Forto

AUGUST 3, 2020

Manufacturers in China often produce articles much cheaper, so the profit margins in sales are therefore higher. Of course you can start by looking at the websites of the suppliers in question and find out who they already supply. After all, what good are articles that you are not allowed to market here?

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

The answer is to benchmark your freight, of course. Better freight rates for your trade lanes: Whether you ship freight by air, land, or sea, your shipments will travel along specific routes or groups of routes, known as trade lanes. So how can you be sure you’re getting the best freight rates possible?

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

You obviously don’t have to email back, of course … but please do consider these six issues as you work through growing your business… All of the issues I raise are ones in which our firm is very proficient. Some of them, however, are areas that my firm and I do not directly handle. published by Celebrity Press.

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Logistics in War

APRIL 6, 2019

In support of the seminar, The Central Blue and Logistics in War will be publishing a series of articles. In this article, Nicholas Parker examines fuel security and potential impacts on a 5 th Generation Air Force. By 2025 the Royal Australian Air Force will operate a fleet of technologically advanced 5th generation aircraft.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 17, 2017

I’m going to provide some links below, to a whole range of articles, guides and videos that will assist you with lots of the detail. An Article on the Future of Logistics Outsourcing. An Article on Logistics Outsourcing Pricing Approaches. An Article on Successful Logistics Outsourcing Tips. Group Managing Director.

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Logistics in War

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

This narrow focus of this article is on the materiel aspects of ‘self-reliance’, and provides a starting point for a conversation that the ADF must have. It is, of course, prudent to be as self-reliant as practicable. This article will briefly touch upon some areas which the professionally interested will have to tread.

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Conger

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Don't have time to read the whole article? MEWPs are now classified according to Group and Type. There are Group A and Group B MEWPs, as well as Types 1, 2, and 3. Now, the purpose of this article is to make you familiar with the new ANSI standards for aerial lifts. MEWP Classification By Group.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 19, 2015

What the news articles and interviews rarely describe are the failures — the projects that went sour and the teams that failed. The charter should include considerations of the various stakeholder groups including finance, engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, marketing, facilities, IT, human resources, and government affairs.

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Women in Trucking

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

On Monday, August 5, 2019, the National Transportation Institute (NTI) served as the host to a group of Girl Scouts for an education event called Trucks ARE for Girls! that took place in New Ulm, Minnesota, which is located about 100 miles southwest of the Twin Cities. Contact Lana for more information.

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