Airfreight Logistics

APRIL 19, 2018

The new role will see him undertake the commercial activities of all the Group’s airlines, including Atran Airlines, AirBridgeCargo Airlines and of course Volga-Dnepr Airlines. Mr. Van der Weg left the group originally in 2017 to pursue his personal interests, before leaving he spent nearly three years in senior roles with the Group.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

And, of course, I will also share how knowing your cost-to-serve will help you to solve those all-too-familiar performance gremlins. We’ll begin with a look at pricing strategy. Do You Lack Confidence in Your Pricing Strategies? It’s unlikely, however, that the effects of your pricing strategies are quite that simple.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As a disclaimer, WebCargo , a Freightos Group company, does offers digital services to global forwarders and carriers, including online sales portals, digital eBooking, multimodal rate management and the Freightos.com freight marketplace. . The Post-2016 Strategy: End-to-end Shipping. Driving the Maersk Shift.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 13, 2018

As part of an extensive revision of VW Group’s management structure, Herbert Diess (pictured) is taking over from Matthias Müller as chairman of the board. Diess will also be responsible for VW Group development and research, as well as Vehicle IT.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 1, 2015

Lean systems have provided a formidable operating strategy for leaders determined to achieve and maintain optimal operational systems and customer satisfaction levels. “5S” programs are taught in some business college courses, and the SCOR model is also utilized. ISO publishes guidelines for conformance to its standards.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JUNE 20, 2019

When I talk to worldwide businesses in Asia, Oceania, North America, or anywhere else, their chief concern is always the same: how do we meet our customers where they are to get them the products and services they want, all while keeping our own business strategy central? How to prioritize supply chain strategy for business expansion.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 24, 2022

Of course, you will need a team of dedicated IT specialists to keep the system running. To decide which is best for you, take a close look at your business model and determine what option – or combination of options – best accommodates your operating strategy, technology stack and budget. Try a second unit and so on. Reduce IT stress.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Whereas online courses and programmes were previously managed as a separate entity, they are now an integral part of most academic systems. The study showed that upwards of 30 percent of American students enrolled in at least one online course in 2018. Online courses are the quickest path for a student to obtain a degree.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

Ferguson provides plumbing and heating products to 9 specialist customer groups – over a million customers – in the US and Canada. Products, of course, can be picked up at the branches. It examines the skills of the people on the team, the process, technology, and strategy associated with supply chain design.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Of course, it is helpful to have some statistics on hand to validate the statement above. Supply chain strategy is critical to business success, but companies often underestimate its importance and hence pay it less leadership attention than other areas of operation. Supply Chain Strategy. What’s wrong with this picture?

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Golden Rule #1: Meaningful KPIs Require a Meaningful Strategy. I’ve written many posts on this blog about the importance of having a supply chain strategy that’s aligned with the overall business plan, and why it is a mistake to have misaligned strategies. I’ve also described some of the issues that can arise from such an error.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 28, 2018

They found 2 Leader groups with nearly identical truckload performance ratings. Leader Group 1, which used more asset carriers than brokers, achieved an 82% rating; Leader Group 2 used more brokers than asset carriers and achieved 81% (for comparison, Laggards achieved 46%). On time delivery (OTD). Use top-performing suppliers.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 15, 2021

The Group’s Innovation Projects and Development Center (IPDC) and the Interroll Academy, which is responsible for internal and external training measures, are also based there. As part of this growth strategy, for example, new plants were recently commissioned in the Heilbronn/Heidelberg, Germany, area and in Georgia, United States.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Of course, as this is an ultimate guide to product slotting, it would only be fitting to leave you with a statement about the cost benefits if it includes an explanation of how they come about. Therefore, any slotting strategy should focus on minimising such travel. Or a similarly sized reduction in warehouse labour costs ?

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Supply chain leaders need to understand why logistics fundamentals will continue to shape e-commerce shipping strategy. Minor improvements in the warehouse management system can help fulfill more orders, but the entire process will fail without a focus on the transportation strategy. What’s Wrong With E-Commerce Shipping Practices?

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Reporting to keep the inventory strategy fresh and supporting the goals of the organization. Is a replenishment strategy needed? Getting a warehouse to best-in-class performance requires using inventory strategy as the foundation for success: The incoming inventory needs conformance rules to support a robust inventory control process.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Of course, you can set that goal, or rather, that set of goals (because being the best in your business normally means you must beat the competition in a number of disciplines) yourself, but if it’s to exceed that of the very best today, you must know how well the very best is performing. Click To Tweet. Know Your Distance to Target.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Training Can Be Part of Workforce Development Strategies. Of course, apprenticeships can begin outside of the manufacturing sector as well. So, what has your company changed to make it more attractive toward this same group of people in the last decade? As a result, manufacturers can get ahead of the growing skills gap now.

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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. Alex Pradhan, Product Strategy Leader John Galt Solutions, told me that “all planning vendors have bold marketing around AI.” However, this kind of AI does not work out of the box. Final Thoughts.

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AIMMS

JULY 15, 2019

This seems like a great deal to customers that want to leapfrog their peer group AND leave themselves space to grow into even higher levels of maturity in the future. . It is very rewarding to hear that our customers gain above average business benefits, even compared to the longstanding S&OP leaders. A focus on Digital Twins

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2021

Of course, there is much more that goes into effectively implementing each of these safeguards. Prior to founding FourKites, Matt spent 7 years in the enterprise software space working for market leaders such as Oracle Corp and i2 Technologies/JDA Software Group.

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Ship Monk

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

ShipMonk has been named a Business Intelligence Group “Company of the Year” for 2023! The Business Intelligence Group BIG Awards are for entrepreneurs, products, and companies that are leading their respective industries. These are all qualities at the foundation of ShipMonk’s operation and strategy. Did you hear the news?

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Freightos

MARCH 27, 2024

I was fortunate to be able to attend again this year, and, though I couldn’t sit in on all the sessions or meetings I would’ve liked, here are my key takeaways: Geopolitical challenges, Red Sea especially Geopolitics were, of course, on people’s minds.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2024

It will be interesting to see how these smugglers will change course when fossil fuels are completely replaced by renewables. UPS EVP and Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer Matt Guffey said the new contract includes “volume protection” with established minimums to ensure enough Postal Service parcels keep flowing into its network.

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10xLogistics

MARCH 18, 2013

All of this has many facets to it and can be argued one or the other however the key message here is the two groups, sometimes within the same company are not aligned as to a strategy on how to execute against sustainability goals When this alignment fails to occur you can almost be assured the goals themselves are in jeopardy.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 19, 2020

One of those is Supply Chain Secrets, an educational company in the Logistics Bureau group, which exists purely to share practical guidance with companies and individuals wishing to improve their supply chain knowledge and expertise. “I Supply chain strategy development and alignment. Rob O’Byrne, Founder, Supply Chain Secrets.

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

If you consider strategy to be the comprehensive direction of power to control circumstances to the point a force will win, it is therefore key that effective logistics requires a well-planned and considered organisational strategy. Efficiency must be an outcome of a well-designed strategy, and not just the planning outcome desired.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

That’s when you can course correct in any number of ways that make your business more efficient and your customers happier. And modern, API-first data strategies have vastly improved portability, ensuring data can be easily moved and shared between any cloud and any application. In other words, visibility is an enabler.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 31, 2022

The shareholders of viastore Group , a leading international provider of intralogistics systems, intralogistics software and supporting services, have today (31st March 2022) signed an agreement to sell all shares in the company to Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO). For the 2021 financial year, the Group reported sales of around €140m.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Not only does the name itself mean “to set an objective,” it’s a time-proven strategy for companies needing an organizational boost. Metrics will help you determine where you need to adjust your momentum or course-correct a workflow. It also helps your team learn to recognize and respect each other’s efforts.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Supply chain strategy is critical to business success, but is often underestimated in its importance and hence receives less strategic attention than other areas of operation. Supply Chain Strategy. In other words, the majority did not recognise the need for close alignment between supply chain and general business strategies.

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Airfreight Logistics

JUNE 21, 2019

One of the world’s leaders in the global market for the movement of oversize, unique and heavy air cargo, Volga Dnepr Group , recently announced they would continue to expand their strategic partnership at Leipzig/Halle Airport with Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG (MFAG). The expansion will cover the areas of air freight and logistics.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 24, 2015

Of course the government will be promoting the message that it's best to keep jobs within our borders, there's no surprise there. The steering committee, whose members are among the nation's leaders in industry, academia, and labor, was a working group of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

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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. Which industries will survive?

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Logistics Manager

JULY 25, 2018

The proverbial waves of change will still often come crashing down and it’s always best to have a course of action mapped out. In 2008, amidst a cluster group revamp for Kuehne + Nagel, I moved to Singapore to take on an operational sea freight management role. I worked there for another 2 ½ years before arriving in Thailand.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Founders Haesaert and Vermeersch will no longer be involved in the day-to-day operational management and strategy of C4T, but remain invested in the company as shareholders together with 83North, Hi Inov, 42CAP and 10x Group. Werner Koninckx will represent the founders on the board.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 19, 2017

Do we have the right supply chain strategy in place? Does our average cost per order vary much by product group or customer group? They just focus on cheaper unit cost, not the end to end total supply chain cost—and of course warehousing and transport costs are the areas to focus on. Group Managing Director.

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