Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Indeed, the transition has taken place so swiftly that some companies may still need to fully grasp the present or future possibilities to exploit distribution performance as a competitive advantage. Finally, we arrived at what we can consider today’s industry-leading software, which we’ll look at now in more detail.

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Supply Chain and Logistics

AUGUST 4, 2022

This article gives both sides of a discussion on the importance and readiness of the maritime and shipping industries for an electronic bill of lading. One point made in the article by forwarders is that in the present market, changes … Continue reading →

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2021

A frequent conference presenter, Paula has delivered keynote presentations for various industry and professional associations and is also a regular guest lecturer at the Wharton School of Business. HBR Article. Paula is also fluent in French, Spanish and Portuguese. About The Verde Group. Paula Courtney LinkedIn.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Blockchain in Action: Technical Implementations and Architectures Food Supply Chains: Cryptographic Provenance & Interoperability Several major food industry players, including Nestl, Walmart, and Carrefour, are adopting IBM Food Trust, a blockchain-based platform built on Hyperledger Fabric to improve traceability and food safety.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 11, 2024

These impacts to the road infrastructure and expected congestions are already presenting delays and disruptions for retailers. “A Fortunately, the logistics industry is relatively calm. READ THE FULL ARTICLE There’s a generally well available capacity for transportation today.”

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Trinity Logistics

APRIL 18, 2025

When customers feel skittish about taking on a new car loan or signing on the dotted line for a thirty-year mortgage, this has a trickle-down effect, not just on the immediate sectors, like the auto industry and housing, but those secondary and tertiary markets. Stay Up To dAte Looking for a more frequent update?

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Connectiv is a live events studio that for the past decade has dedicated itself to creating industry leading gatherings. The events we have created attract more than 15,000 people each year and touch on global industries impacting people’s daily lives. Forbes article. Key Takeaways: Key Takeaways from Manifest .

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 27, 2023

Today’s article comes from Eric Mcpherson at Open Sky Group and looks at a WMS budget and preparing for implementation. Transitioning from legacy systems presents hurdles that add to the true cost. industrial handhelds, and mobile units you have and what your operations will need. To read the full article, click HERE.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

She is also a frequent podcast guest and is the author of numerous articles and blogs. Past clients include schools ranging from Pre-K to post-secondary, small business owners, and teams in the logistics industry. Strategy 1 – Be present! She has written the book Educator Bandwidth: How to Reclaim Your Energy, Passion, and Time.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

Steve Rowen is a Managing Partner at Retail Systems Research, an industry market intelligence firm that helps retailers make more strategic decisions about the role of information technology in their enterprise, and helps solution providers better meet those needs. Founder & CEO of OneRail @OneRail .

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MTS Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

According to a recent article, Maersk Line is expecting container volumes to drop by 4% in 2023 globally, while their previous forecast was 2.5%. Fleet Overcapacity The container shipping industry has experienced significant growth in recent years, leading to an increase in vessel capacity. Source: Company Reports, Linerlytica 2.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 3, 2025

Quality and Detail of Data and its Analysis In some of our earlier posts, weve stressed the importance of simplicity in distribution network design , and we will return to that topic later in this article. 4 of this article. Try to avoid introducing the need for backtracking and detours in transportation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2025

According to a survey by ARC Advisory Group, only 10% of industrial companies are ready to apply artificial intelligence/machine learning. The percentage of industrial companies broadly applying agentic AI and generative AI would be a small fraction of that number. ARC has been actively studying industrial AI for over two years.

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IoT World Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

IoT World is North America’s largest IoT event where strategists, technologists and implementers connect, putting IoT, AI, 5G and edge into action across industry verticals. For industry participants, data analysis presents an opportunity to optimize railway operations without adding costly infrastructure. “We million by 2025.

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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?

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MTS Logistics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

In this article, we will explore various alternative strategies that businesses can employ to navigate challenges and strengthen their resilience. East and Gulf Coast ports presents a serious risk to the U.S. Strategic Alternatives for Shippers To minimize the impact of a strike, businesses can consider the following options: 1.

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Morai Logistics

JUNE 19, 2019

Alongside the many opportunities globalization presents for the supply chain industry are potential pitfalls, as such, preparing for them is crucial to the industry’s health. In turn, this threat does present an argument for regionalization. Globalization has had many positive effects on supply chains. Uncertainty.

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MTS Logistics

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This article explores the key aspects of an eBL, its benefits, challenges, and its potential impact on the future of international trade. The bill of lading is a crucial document in the shipping industry, serving as a receipt of goods, a contract of carriage, and a document of title. What is a Bill of Lading (BOL)?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 8, 2025

Industrial engineers have used heuristics-based rules, what-if analysis, and physics-based simulation to get predictive and prescriptive insights for several years. An article in the Havard Business Review noted that as much as 80 percent of AI projects fail. Generative AI can also be used for information summarization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2021

Marisa Brown, Senior Principal Research Lead, Supply Chain Management at APQC (American Productivity & Quality Center) recently gave a presentation at ARC Advisory Group’s Supply Chain Forum. In her presentation, Ms. The following article highlights some of the key points made by Ms. Background. According to Ms.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

In early November, my colleague Steve Banker wrote an article looking at the top supply chain trends for 2023 and beyond. Last week, I gave the keynote presentation at the Dangerous Goods Symposium, sponsored by LabelMaster and the DG Exchange. Supply chain disruptions have brought about an age of innovation. billion in 2019.

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Parade

MARCH 3, 2021

In this article, we explore Invoice Reconciliation tools as a core piece of every digital 3PL/freight brokerage’s operations. According to a poll conducted by Deloitte, 39% of consumer and industrial products professionals found at least one instance of fraud or abuse in their supply chains in 2020.

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Logistics in War

APRIL 16, 2021

This article is adapted from a presentation given at the Williams Foundation seminar on ‘Next Generation Autonomous Systems’ delivered in Canberra in April 2021. It becoming easier to find such opportunities given the vibrancy of the industry sector, and the enthusiasm robotics presently generates in defence circles.

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Morai Logistics

MARCH 12, 2020

As an article by Consensys explains, The list of industry-leading enterprises building on the blockchain spans tech leaders (Microsoft), financial institutions (JP Morgan, Santander), and even national governments (Singapore, Dubai, Brazil). Why do Your Operations Require Blockchain?

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MTS Logistics

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I have the opportunity to work with the best in the logistics industry, having been on both the Carrier and NVOCC sides of the business. In this article, we define five advantages that will transform the future of freight forwarding. The experience in tariff rates, classification, and valuation helps avoid overpaid duties.

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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. 1-800-Flowers gave a presentation in which they talked about implementing Oracle warehouse management and transportation management systems in the Cloud. This is a big topic that is worthy of a more detailed article.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 24, 2024

In this article I will outline, firstly, the reasons why organisations outsource logistics activities, and secondly, what the key drivers are for outsourcing success. This has fuelled growth of the third-party outsourcing industry and expansion of scores of logistics service providers. But what of the balance?

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ShipLilly

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Personal shippers and businesses should be taking advantage of the opportunities presented by the existence of freight forwarders. For example, a recent survey of 100 randomly selected people showed that many are not conversant with shipping industry terminologies, let alone the services. Making use of the opportunities. Wrapping up.

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Women in Trucking

MAY 25, 2020

who addressed the topic in her presentation at the 2019 Accelerate! Show up by being present, engaged and committed. Men as Allies in the Real World Fortunately, more and more men in the transportation industry are recognizing the value of greater gender representation and showing interest in increasing diversity in the workplace.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2021

I recently attended a great presentation during which the presenter referred to a BHAG —a big hairy audacious goal. The person who gave the presentation I attended offered the example of a speech by late US President John F. This article is based on a video from the Supply Chain Secrets YouTube channel.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Author’s Note: The following is an excerpt from an article I wrote for CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly (2018 Special Issue) titled “ Always something new to talk about ” that highlights key trends and developments in the transportation management systems (TMS) market. Read the rest of the article at CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly website.

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Blue Grace Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2023

based non-asset-based 3PL BlueGrace Logistics presented a mixed outlook, regarding things like revenue outlooks and inventory rebuilding, heading into 2024. READ THE FULL ARTICLE

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Morai Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2019

As an article from GlobeCon Freight Systems explains, Supply chain management is undergoing a significant transition that will change the face of shipping and logistics. Companies who aren’t starting to plan for digitization aren’t going to recognize the industry in the years to come. That’s where cobots come in. What are Cobots?

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Compactor Management Company

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Industrial manufacturing firms dispose of the waste produced by their operations through a process called industrial waste management. When your business produces a significant amount of waste, it is crucial to implement an effective industrial waste management system to ensure it is responsible and environmentally friendly.

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Morai Logistics

JUNE 26, 2019

Customer service is an ongoing priority in the supply chain industry. The industry is well aware of the importance of customer service and is making it a top priority to solve. This week’s article by Morai Logistics details the difficulties customer service presents supply chains and how various technologies can solve them.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

According to the Food Industry Association, 15 percent of consumers are buying more frozen meat and seafood products, and 21 percent are buying less fresh meat and seafood products. The shift from fresh to frozen alternatives in the food and beverage industry has had significant implications for cold chain transportation.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

AUGUST 19, 2021

The shipping industry has been a hard-hit sector since the COVID-19 pandemic began due to increasing oil prices, which are invariably passed on to businesses seeking to ship. Add to this the container shortage issue created by the necessity to lockdown or isolate and the fact that many industries’ production halted during early 2020.

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