Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 2, 2021

Weisenberger’s presentation particularly interesting was that while Ms. With the visibility solution, the company is able to develop a plan for warehouse labor that insures when a load comes in, that workers are ready to unload the truck, or when an outbound truck is scheduled at a dock, the pallets are staged and ready to be loaded.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The main take aways from the presentation earlier this year were the following: The auto industry has made supply chain risk management a priority since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011. Implementing the solution involved cleaning up master data and mapping their complete global supply chain. The implementation was not trivial.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JULY 17, 2023

Third-party supply chain and freight market data has become an important tool for retailers, manufacturers and suppliers who want to redesign their networks, improve strategic planning, benchmark their transportation spend and the service they’re getting in return, and measure the efficiency of their facilities.

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FreightWaves SONAR

AUGUST 22, 2023

The national Outbound Tender Volume Index (OTVI) — a measure of the electronic requests for truckload capacity from shipper to carrier — is up nearly 7% versus month-ago levels,” Zach Strickland, FreightWaves’ head of freight market intelligence, reported earlier this month. A late-summer demand spike, however, is altogether unexpected. “The

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Logistics Problem Solving

JUNE 2, 2017

This includes both outbound and inbound freight. Stale, Incomplete Data Is a Problem in Problem Solving. Usually it’s the data. Many times, the shipper goes to their IT department to get the data they need to run an analysis to find out how compliant they are or to look for strategies to lower their spend.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 7, 2021

Chart of the Week : Van Contract Base Rate per Mile Initial, Van Outbound Tender Reject Index , Truckstop Average Van Spot Rate per Mile – USA SONAR: VCRPM1.USA, Some mean reversion is imminent, but the national Outbound Tender Reject Index shot back over 28% this week, near its peak value around Thanksgiving of this past year.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Many enterprises have taken heed and determined that inbound and outbound transport and warehousing are consequential processes of their business rather than fundamental or core processes. But where there is an absence of sensible interpretation of data, this can cause major issues in the outsourcing relationship.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 31, 2018

Describe the Outbound Transportation This description covers the movement of an outbound load from the company premises/warehouse to the customer’s destination. Another opportunity that’s presented by this integration is the centralization of transportation within company divisions.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JUNE 27, 2024

The Southeastern region is the second-largest outbound region for freight in the U.S., The largest outbound market is Atlanta. Atlanta, the regional hub, has been the nation’s second-largest outbound market in 2024, accounting for roughly 3.4% of the total outbound tenders in SONAR’s tender data.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 13, 2015

There are plenty of different shipping companies out there, and using a transportation management system to manage all inbound and outbound shipping needs will put those shippers who use one at an extreme competitive advantage. Have Easy to Analyze Actionable Insight Gleaned from the Data Created in the Transportation Management System.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 30, 2018

Implementing new technology is a complicated process, but it can be simplified as follows: Integrate systems that control both inbound and outbound freight. Upgrade your WMS, taking advantage of systems capable of self-optimization and big data analytics. How to Implement New Warehouse Management Technology Successfully.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 29, 2018

Such software and planning systems are also highly relevant for a wide range of purposes in outbound automotive logistics systems, including for the execution of transport activities and the creation of transparency in relation to distribution flows, increasing transport load rates and auditing freight invoice and payments.

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Logistics Problem Solving

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Today, more than 20 years later, there are many companies receiving this data from the carriers and presenting it to the user on their web screens. Track & trace data allows for the shipping process to move smoothly and expectedly, and provides opportunities for remedies when things don’t go smoothly.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2023

The proof-of-concept trial deploys Dexory’s robots and integrated data platform into the Maersk facility, with room for expansion into other facilities. Robots and data visualisation platform will work together to help Maersk measure, track and locate goods across every logistics step, from inbound to storage to outbound.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The automation of hand scanning processes increases productivity at inbound and outbound areas of logistics hubs dramatically. With a SICK Lector654 matrix camera installed above their workstation, operators can instead present the package to the scanner at the most ergonomic height, confident of highly-reliable read rates.

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FreightWaves SONAR

AUGUST 14, 2023

Supply chain optimization is often presented as a choice between resilience and responsiveness — between being able to withstand and operate normally under conditions of disruption and stress and being able to quickly flex capacity and throughput up or down opportunistically. To learn more about FreightWaves SONAR, click here ).

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 23, 2015

Over the last 100 plus years of the history of supply chain management has evolved from an initial focus on improving relatively simple, but very labor-intensive processes to the present day engineering and managing of extraordinarily complex global networks.

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Logistics Problem Solving

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Today, more than 20 years later, there are many companies receiving this data from the carriers and presenting it to the user on their web screens. Track & trace data allows for the shipping process to move smoothly and expectedly, and provides opportunities for remedies when things don’t go smoothly.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 19, 2021

By doing this, you can run a day or a week in the life of your operation and get back data on its performance capability. Areas can include: In- and outbound workflows. Then you can run different scenarios over a similar seven-day period, against the data you have collected, to create an accurate “compare and contrast” picture.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Quality and Detail of Data and its Analysis In some of our earlier posts, we’ve stressed the importance of simplicity in distribution network design , and we will return to that topic later in this article. It would be folly not to take advantage of data availability and accessibility.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 17, 2021

Chart of the Week: Reefer Outbound Tender Reject Index – USA, USDA Produce Truckload Spot Rate – Los Angeles to Dallas, Reefer Outbound Tender Reject Index – Los Angeles SONAR : ROTRI.USA, AGRATE.LAXDAL, ROTRI.LAX It is widely known at this point that the winter plunge that hit the central U.S. Epilogue by Jason Vanover).

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 20, 2022

This backdrop presented a bright outlook for carriers during the first two months of 2022. FreightWaves SONAR, Outbound tender volume levels downward decline accelerates. This indicates that the spot market that once presented fruitful opportunities for carriers is starting to dry up. Then the calendar turned to March.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 7, 2021

E-commerce order volume keeps climbing, straining carrier capacity with shippers sending more parcels outbound and receiving more returns inbound. Most shippers currently face a long list of challenges thanks to some well-known trends. Requirements to manage carrier invoices and other transactions grow in stride.

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3PL Links

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Read also: Outbound Logistics: What Is It and What Is Its Importance? However, in most cases, we can talk about at least 5 types of internal logistics elements that will always be present in any example: Technical data: it is the information that must be processed in order to know and manage the internal logistics process.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2014

To that end, every warehouse manager’s role is to manage the physical environment, loadshifting equipment and people, to decrease the chances of collision and accidents, and often, to help the flow of freight via outbound and inbound freight management; an entire process known as warehouse traffic management. Read the full Post.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 12, 2018

As explained by Dan Goodwill via Canadian Shipper, the problem goes much further than that, including lacking compliance management, subpar, if any, use of transportation management systems (TMS, and failure to utilize granular shipment activity data. Fortunately, this solution exists within a modern TMS, the Cerasis Rater.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 10, 2024

Powered by data-driven virtual models that can simulate real-world operations, digital twins are allowing the sector to predict the future and plan for it. This generates masses of data, which can be stored and analysed to offer insights into an operation. Outside of fantasy novels, nobody has a crystal ball to see into the future.

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FLS Transport

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The Cass Freight Index signals a strong recovery… The HOS rule changes are challenged… Outbound from Laredo produces “unheard of” rates… Trucking companies are set for a prolonged rally… Capacity cuts are the deepest since 2010… and Consumer confidence grows ahead of peak. Get the full details here.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

With the Book-It-Now feature, drivers are presented with available BlueGrace loads and pricing to accept and confirm with a single click. A leading indicator, Truckstop.com’s outbound tender rejection index (OTRI), currently stands at 22.48. Commercial Carrier Journal. Aaron Huff, CCJ senior editor. Sep 1, 2021. Just how tight is it?

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Log-hub

DECEMBER 8, 2023

As per the ATRI data, the overall marginal expenses for trucking marked a significant of 21% increase in the year 2023. Handling rising transportation costs with Network Design Optimization Apps Within the Network Design App , we focus on optimizing the outbound process. We witnessed a significant increase in the transportation costs.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

However, few understand the history of WMS and how it evolved to encompass item tracking, storage data, inbound and outbound shipping, picking and much more. 2006 – Present: Cloud-Computing Overhauls Traditional Warehouse Management Further, Continuing the Process Through the Internet of Things (IoT).

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Too much leads to resources being monopolised on gathering tons of data and a subsequent risk of “paralysis by analysis” Cost to Serve (CTS) is an approach that helps you avoid both extremes. Outbound transportation. Collecting and Using Cost to Serve Data. Efficient order terms. Sales organisation costs.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

Not receiving a child’s birthday present on time or not receiving paper instructions after purchasing a piece of furniture are good examples of customer frustrations. To deliver seamless experiences, businesses must break down silos, fostering cross-departmental collaboration and data sharing.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MAY 24, 2023

It depends on looking at the right data, understanding where it comes from in the freight cycle (and, if applicable, in the payment cycle), and distinguishing between leading and lagging indicators. FreightWaves’ Outbound Tender Reject Index, which measures the percentage of truckload tenders rejected by carriers, had hit 8.4%

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 20, 2024

Like us, they work most consistently and efficiently when presented with standard, predictable, ordered tasks. There is little consistency in how labels and bar codes are presented. Naturally this requires top class, intelligent WMS/WCS not just for operations within the warehouse or DC, but to interact with outbound transport logic.

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Parade

MAY 15, 2019

The opportunities presented by properly digitizing key aspects of dispatch. The TMS may have some data on carriers, but this is usually impoverished data that is rarely updated. If no data exists in the TMS, use a separate tool of their choice such as; spreadsheets, notebooks, and sticky notes.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The solution is able to rapidly manage 80,000 trays of fast-moving bakery products and process orders for 53,000 outbound trays to over 700 Kwik Trip stores each day. Cimcorp worked closely with us to develop an ideal solution that would make optimal use of our warehouse space and meet our present and future business needs.”.

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