Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The frequency of RFP events is only one area that can be improved as shippers look for a better way to manage freight procurement processes. Flexibility to schedule rate bid events based on business needs. Some companies hold bid events quarterly, and others implement ad hoc bids to address issues within a specific geography.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

He suggested that businesses are more likely to prosper if they focus on meeting the needs of customers, instead of selling products. The first thing for any 3PL to do is to understand the nature of its market and the need it meets. All you need is your credit card (and a driving licence, of course.)

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

JUNE 1, 2023

In this captivating article, we delve into the annals of history to explore the most important events that paved the way for the extraordinary development of logistics as we know it today. It is a complex discipline that touches every aspect of our lives, from the products we purchase to the way they are delivered to our doorsteps.

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Shipchain

OCTOBER 20, 2020

That last few years have been nothing short of eventful for the trucking industry. This, of course, left some large shoes to fill, and unfortunately, 2019 could not meet the mark, with freight rates falling by 27 percent as per Camino Financial. A Brief Recap on The Trucking Industry’s Recent History.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Single people mark the occasion by spoiling and treating themselves to gifts and presents, but it wasn’t until Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba chose the date to offer heavily discounted merchandise on its platform for 24 hours, starting at midnight on the 11th November, 2009, that Singles’ Day became a major commercial event.

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Morai Logistics

JULY 8, 2020

Typically, a single area is impacted by some sort of event. For example, if a supply chain is temporarily stymied by some extreme weather event. Whether it’s a flooding or a hurricane or an ice storm, the reach of weather events tend to be contained to a city or country or region. That is not so for COVID-19.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Steve Banker, after a ride along in an autonomous truck from TORC In 2022, Torc Robotics – a provider of autonomous trucks for the middle mile – and Daimler Truck, who is the majority owner of Torc, held an event for journalists and financial analysts at a Torc facility in Albuquerque. This will be a step-by-step process.

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Forto

APRIL 25, 2020

When dealing with a crisis – whether it is caused by a pandemic, a natural disaster , or political events – we believe that, in addition to communication, three factors are crucial. Of course, this applies not only to the internal distribution of tasks. The industry is unanimous: communication is the be-all and end-all.

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Forto

APRIL 9, 2020

When dealing with a crisis – whether it is caused by a pandemic, a natural disaster, or political events – we believe that, in addition to communication, three factors are crucial. Of course, this applies not only to the internal distribution of tasks. The industry is unanimous: communication is the be-all and end-all.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

This promises to be a very eventful year. Besides the risk of extreme weather and other climate-related events, supply chain professionals are bracing for more trade uncertainty this year. Companies are already realizing that for S&OP meetings to be effective, they need to get to insights faster.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Be it geopolitical events such as the war in Ukraine, shifts in trust towards China, or labor challenges. But what they truly need is an overarching construct, a piece of technology, that simplifies how they engage with those partners meaningfully, whether it is for real-time visibility or how they course-correct when something goes wrong.

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WorkWave

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The WorkWave team is growing, so it’s only appropriate that the 2022 Beyond Service User Conference be our biggest and best event ever! Of course, we wouldn’t be able to make this next-level event a reality without the help of our incredible sponsors, who include some of the leading names across field service.

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FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Of course, there’s another advantage. This can allow your organization to expand beyond its established carrier relationships and more dynamically access resources to deliver what’s needed to meet customer expectations.” That includes seeing which lanes have the highest activity and will incur additional costs.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JANUARY 21, 2020

Weather events can put a drastic slow down on your operations and unfortunately, it’s practically impossible to predict exactly when these events will happen. Sure, there are seasonal weather events like snow and hurricanes, which gives us a reasonable timeframe in which to expect these types of events.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

Maintaining all past and future promotional events in a database. Maintaining outlier events that have influenced demand patterns or supply availability . Modeling the impact of weather events. Automatic identifying and removing outlier events from the historical data. Having accurate stock-out data. Going Autonomous.

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Women in Trucking

APRIL 23, 2019

The entire event is focused on empowering, educating (60+ educational tracks) and providing networking opportunities for women (and men!) Companies can support the event and meet drivers by participating as a sponsor. Girl Scout Event. We’ll help you coordinate the event with a local Girl Scout Troop as well.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

I also had to ensure that I planned each route in such a way as to make it possible for the delivery crews to meet the customers delivery time windows. It also allows them to communicate proactively with customers in the event of vehicle maintenance issues, heavy traffic, or other conditions that might delay delivery.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

That can make it difficult to meet your delivery times unless you take proactive steps now to minimize the risk in your supply chain. There may be instances where you will have to work more closely with carriers and book further in advance to ensure you can meet critical deliveries. Keep your eye on events well before they occur.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 25, 2018

I haven’t attended an industry conference over the past year, or participated in a client meeting, where blockchain — along with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning — hasn’t been part of the conversation. Of course, the most common question about blockchain is “What is it?” IBM Watson Supply Chain Summit.

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WorkWave

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The WorkWave User Conference is always an exciting time of year, giving users the opportunity to meet with the WorkWave team directly, attend a wide range of informative sessions, network with their peers in the industry, and have plenty of fun along the way. Time To Read: 4 minutes.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The event was held under the auspices of the Ministry of Transport and Construction of the Slovak Republic and the auspices of the Bratislava self-governing region. If you did not have the opportunity to participate in person, the hybrid event offered flexibility in the form of live streaming. Evening programme.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2022

Adjust supply chain design more frequently than ever: As radical shifts in the centers of gravity of demand take place and the often-used transportation modes become inaccessible, organizations need to revisit their supply chain design and dynamically course correct.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 19, 2023

As supply chains have grown in complexity and length, siloed thinking and processes are no longer able to meet this objective. A supply chain should be set up for the end-to-end orchestration of people, and physical, digital, and financial assets, to meet customer expectations and corporate goals.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The answer, of course, is yes. 3PLs can quickly assess client-level profitability via accurate cost-to-serve metrics and analytics on demand while creating a verifiable audit trail of events and charges that reduce potential credit settlements and contribute to customer satisfaction. But can technology do more?

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 1, 2022

The other critical role of the Supply Chain Head is to execute and lead the monthly S&OP meetings. The first of these is the pre-S&OP meeting , during which teams on the supply and demand side, typically comprising sales, marketing, finance, operations, and logistics representatives, will reconcile the demand and supply plans.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 7, 2023

In this article, we’ll look at some of those challenges and explore potential solutions to help you and your IM team meet the burgeoning demand for fast and accurate order fulfilment. So what can you do to ensure your inventory management meets the challenge of multichannel sales?

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Driven by strong organic growth and a strategy of acquisitions to better meet market needs, the RAJA Group has become a key player in the field of business supplies and equipment. The post RAJA shares growth strategy with suppliers appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

As the supply chain continues to grow in complexity and regulation, the opportunities for problems and other events to impact operations negatively will consequently grow. This level of collaboration allows for adjustments from suppliers and distributors and meet the demands of the specific incident. Focus on Resilience.

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Log-hub

JANUARY 8, 2025

From new tech breakthroughs to changing customer expectations and unexpected global events, businesses need to stay flexible and ready to adapt. Meet Supply Chain Analytics Pulse a free platform to keep you in the loop. Meet Supply Chain Analytics Pulse a free platform to keep you in the loop. What can you do?

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

You are not alone, especially as in the time since we first penned this article, one huge and unforeseen event has raised awareness of the global importance of this vital sector—and shown it to be an attractive career choice. That event was the global COVID-19 pandemic, which erupted during the first half of 2020. Networking.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 22, 2022

Ahead of the WOF SUMMIT , which takes place in Vienna on 4 th -5 th May, we caught up with Chief Commercial Officer of the WOF Group Christoph Grasl and asked him about this inaugural event. LB: What is innovative about your event and how does it differ from rivals? An evening from which you will emerge inspired and energised.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 9, 2021

The most famous shortage, of course, was the toilet paper shortage, which was really more about a shift in usage and panic buying than production. However, UPS said it has loosened the deadlines on its next-afternoon air deliveries to make it easier to meet its service commitments without being penalized.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

In the monthly business planning meeting, a plan can be created, that if executed, will generate a certain profit, cash flow, or even keep greenhouse gas emissions below a certain targeted level. But, of course, over the course of a month the demand and supply pictures change. Thus, the initial plan must be modified.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 6, 2017

Milestone events (like inland ETAs) as well as behaviors (such as cancellations) can now be predicted with high accuracy. This, of course, represents the ability to use AI over traditional methods. Its value is limited in this form. Secondly, “What if you could see into the future?” Putting it Into Practice.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2022

Seven technicians maintain and repair machinery at the company’s factory in Alfreton, Derbyshire – which recently took delivery of its tenth injection-moulding machine – while four employees in the toolroom produce and service tools to meet production requirements. “My My role is interesting, challenging and very rewarding,” says Batty.

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WorkWave

APRIL 30, 2019

Upon joining WorkWave, employees have a one-on-one meeting on a regular basis with their manager – providing them with an opportunity to lead each conversation, talk about career path, goals, seek guidance and receive coaching. This allows us to get to know a person, not just a piece of paper. Robust Parental Leave Policy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

According to one survey , only 27% of leaders believe that they have the talent needed to meet current supply chain performance requirements. The 2017 hurricane season,” Mr. Herzog said, “was a big event on our journey. What should supply chain leaders be looking for to close the talent gap?

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