Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

If you’ve ever paid $10 for an Uber ride to the cocktail lounge in the evening and then a “surge priced” $50 for the same distance Uber ride back to your home only a few hours later around closing time, you understand the dynamics troubling shippers in today’s capacity constrained transportation market. Consider the potential savings.

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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. The next generation of solutions could also plan and configure loads based on packaging dimensions and the capacity of vehicles.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 22, 2018

Capacity is a very real problem impacting companies in all verticals, especially those who ship density-based freight that present further challenges. It’s no secret that the growth in the economy coupled with shortage of drivers and the ELD mandate has led to a serious capacity crisis in Less than Truckload and Full Truckload freight.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 3, 2025

Warehouse capacity: The storage capacity and utilisation of existing facilities. Throughput rates: The processing capacity of distribution centres. Flexible Facilities To allow for future increases in warehouse capacity, it can pay to design your facilities to be flexible. There are several ways to do so.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

How to Navigate Your Supply Chain During Market Swings Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - November 21, 2023 Market conditions play a crucial role in shaping challenges professionals face when managing their organization’s supply chains.

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Trinity Logistics

JANUARY 15, 2018

It isn’t ground breaking news that capacity is tight but between Mother Nature’s impacts on the east and west coasts, the new ELD mandate, and the busy holidays, it has been even tougher for asset-based companies and brokers to cover freight. We wanted to take some time to go over recent major factors that are affecting today’s capacity.

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Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 1, 2018

In an era where technology is continuing to migrate consumer spending habits online and away from brick-and-mortar stores, the newly released 2019 Third-Party Logistics Study (#3PLStudy) highlights how supply chains are also going digital and using science to keep pace. The publication, available at no cost at www.3PLStudy.com

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AIMMS

JANUARY 28, 2019

This means we help the team answer questions about global production footprint design, such as “where should we build our breweries,” “where should we invest in capacity,” “how much capacity should we build on which location,” “what kind of equipment should we invest in” and “when should we invest.”. a non-alcoholic beer).

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IoT World Today

MAY 14, 2020

After many pilots and proofs of concept, more AR initiatives could move into production, according to a Boston Consulting Group and PTC study. . That 2019 study on the state of industrial AR trends estimated that 68% of enterprise AR initiatives could go into production within 12 months. But he also notes that advances have been made.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JULY 13, 2022

These indicators suggest some fluidity in the spot market’s small carrier capacity community as this community faces the greatest pressure from the spot market changes and are most involved in purchasing used equipment. As you build your strategy, confirm the spot market capacity for specific areas.

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Penske Move Ahead

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The 2021 25th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study shows that shippers and their third-party logistics providers are working together to create positive relationships as well as a competitive advantage. John Langley, a supply chain professor at Penn State University and founder of the Annual Third-Party Logistics Study.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2018

It is quite a nebulous and fluid area of research at present,” he says. “It With the arrival of internationally standardized cross-modal transport containers—each with a capacity of 58,600 pounds—the cost of transporting goods fell by about $10,000 almost overnight. At the final destination, the smart container would be reassembled.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Serious r espondents will be presented with a copy of this market research for free, sent to their respective email addresses upon release, so ensure you have updated your correct email address. The industry today witnesses persistent freight demand volatility and capacity strain across the globe. Take the survey.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) needs to enable grid operators to create new capacity-based markets. New England has a wholesale energy market, ancillary service markets, and a forward capacity market, but new market structures and rules are needed.

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AIMMS

JULY 19, 2017

The list includes the best of our blog and news items, our latest webinars and most recent case studies. Case Studies: Leading Global Pharmaceutical Company plans new product introductions with AIMMS: Find out how an industry leader performs long-range capacity planning to produce a viable launch plan for new products.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2022

A Statista study found that in 2020, the furniture and appliance e-commerce global market volume was $383.2B. According to a study about delivery visibility-related issues , 93% of consumers want to stay informed throughout the delivery process, and 47% will not order again from a brand with poor delivery visibility.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 24, 2018

This means we help the team answer questions about global production footprint design, such as “where should we build our breweries,” “where should we invest in capacity,” “how much capacity should we build on which location,” “what kind of equipment should we invest in” and “when should we invest.”. a non-alcoholic beer).

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Similarly, a 2021 study from McKinsey showed that just 19% of companies that had adopted Industry 4.0 Management has to make sure that machines are always available to maximize capacity. This real-time data can inform faster, more accurate decisions about capacity analysis, work-in-process (WIP), inventory, and advanced planning.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 14, 2024

INFORM, a leading software developer specializing in artificial intelligence and operations research, is thrilled to announce its latest study on IT in vehicle logistics , highlighting key findings on IT and AI’s transformative impact in the vehicle logistics sector. Key Findings from the Report 1.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 29, 2018

I gave a keynote presentation on emerging technologies (drones, driverless trucks, 3D printing, blockchain, etc.) Tighter Trucking Capacity, Higher Rates Until 2019 (or Beyond). Tighter Trucking Capacity, Higher Rates Until 2019 (or Beyond). Moen: A TMS Case Study. at the SMC3 Jump Start 2018 conference in Atlanta, GA.

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AIMMS

DECEMBER 6, 2017

The result of their Network Optimization study clearly showed that they needed to cut back on where they were over servicing and re-deploy boxes in areas which have seen larger population growth. The same customer decided to experiment in other areas using AIMMS technology, following this initial network study.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 30, 2018

Truck Capacity Shortage: The Past, Present and Future. BASF Video Case Study: The Value of Real-Time Freight Visibility. Supply Chain Visibility: Past, Present, and Future. Delivery is the Product: Takeaways from Transplace’s Shipper Symposium 2018. 5 Things to Know Before Negotiating Ocean Shipping Contracts This Year.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2023

Case Study. While major supply chain issues have created massive bottlenecks that have affected nearly every industry since the pandemic began in 2020, Adam Blankenship says more capacity exists today than at any point over the past 24 months. Supply Chain Improving but Recession Could Be a Step Back Show Submenu Resources.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 9, 2020

The effects include: Severe disruption to shipping, with many Chinese ports operating at drastically reduced capacity and around 200 sailings cancelled. This has drastically affected the 260,000+ Chinese students studying in Australia, who account for about 0.6 Unpredictable levels of domestic and international shipping capacity.

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Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Equally, these anecdotes present the ADF experience as one defined by collective complacency and hubris at a policy level. These views may be correct, but anecdotes are no replacement for the detailed study of what went wrong and – more importantly – why.

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WorkWave

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The integration of drone technology holds the potential to revolutionize how businesses approach pest management, presenting both opportunities and considerations. We will discuss case studies, future trends, and guidelines for businesses considering whether to invest in this cutting-edge technology.

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Many constituents of the national support base are beyond Defence’s, and specifically the ADF’s, capacity to directly control, let alone influence without the assistance of other agencies and Departments in a whole-of-nation approach.

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Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Shippers and third-party logistics providers are working to find efficiencies, improve service and develop innovative solutions as they navigate increasing freight levels, tight capacity and stricter consumer and retailer demands. The 3PL Study is produced by Dr. Langley and Infosys. Penske is once again a major conference sponsor.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Most certainly, trucking statistics are easy to digest if they are presented in a fun way, with lots of color and less clutter. And this year, on top of the already tight capacity, the weather (and soon the flooding from thaw out) will only increase the tightness we are seeing in full truckload capacity. Read the Full Blog Post.

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 8, 2019

The aim is to upgrade the service offered to PSA by tripling the capacity given over to large car carriers. At present, Vigo can accommodate up to 19,000 vehicles at any one time; following completion of the planned work, this will be increased by a further 6,000 units.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Today though, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s even more critical to try and improve capacity utilisation , given the skyrocketing costs of container freight shipping. Now is the time to take a long, hard look at how much container capacity your business unintentionally assigns to shipping fresh air.

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Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

By David Beaumont This article, and the series which follows, are an updated version of a presentation given at the Australian National University titled ‘ Logistics preparedness and mobilising the national support base: the effectiveness of ADF strategic logistics prior to Operation Warden 1999 ‘.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Sitma, a specialist in designing and producing solutions for automation in the logistics industry, has been chosen as a case study for the book Essentials of Modern Marketing by Philip Kotler together with Weevo, which looked at more than 30 examples of outstanding Italian companies in different fields of production.

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AIMMS

JULY 19, 2017

The list includes our best supply chain analytics blogs and news items, our latest webinars and most recent case studies. Case Studies: Leading Global Pharmaceutical Company plans new product introductions with AIMMS: Find out how an industry leader performs long-range capacity planning to produce a viable launch plan for new products.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2018

Proximity to raw materials, increased capacity, and labor costs are just a few of the ways that global supply chains work to save money for today’s top companies. A 2017 Global Sourcing study from American Shipper magazine found that 58% of shippers said their highest concern today is rising transportation costs.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 29, 2018

While studies show that consumers want sustainable products, only 5%-10% will actually pay a price differential for that,” Sheffi says. In fact, the company helps its supply chain both measure its carbon impact but also provides solutions, such as right-sizing packages to maximize trailer capacity and thus reduce the number of deliveries.

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Logistics in War

AUGUST 18, 2019

Of course additional funding and attention can improve the capability and capacity of any military force to sustain itself in peace and on operations. As technology becomes increasingly sophisticated we are finding our capacity to perform organic support functions diminishing. Time will tell how effective this organisation will be.

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