Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

For example, running a batch process that now takes 8 hours instead of 12 does not translate into supply chain agility. When evaluating new solutions, look for a unified data model that combines all the supply chain planning and manages real-time event data internally and externally. The post The (misplaced) need for speed.

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Freightos

JUNE 4, 2024

America West Coast spot rates , for example, have spiked more than 70%, passing the $5,000/FEU mark and their previous 2024 high hit in February when prices first soared on the start of Red Sea diversions. Since the end of April, Asia – N. Learn more about Freightos Terminal here.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Discover capability gaps and create sourcing events Seek and discover what capabilities the organization may be lacking, such as vulnerabilities or inefficiencies in transportation or supplier capacity. By identifying these gaps, you can create sourcing events to close them. <br>- Organize sourcing events to address gaps.

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The Lean Thinker

JULY 2, 2024

The second part of the class involved a facilitator leading our group through discussion of the “grieving process” as it relates to “change” and trying to draw out how we felt about it. Then we were video-linked to other groups in identical sessions, perhaps in some effort to show how we were all in this together.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Risk events that happen in one part of the supply chain can cause a disruptive effect that is amplified multi-fold given the complex connectivity of labor, raw materials, and capacity. The bullwhip effect is one example of this disruptive effect, when small changes in demand cause huge demand spikes downstream.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Buying organizations use this technology to monitor and analyze supplier risk events in real-time. These are big data platforms that monitor news sources and assorted databases from governments, financial institutions, ESG NGOs, and other sources to detect when a negative event has occurred or may be about to occur.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2022

MTS Logistics recently held an educational environmental training and cleanup event on the beach in Izmir, Turkey. We equipped every event participant – young and old – on how to be the change they want to bring to the world, and how to actually perform the steps needed to make a difference. We had a lot of fun.

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The Lean Thinker

JULY 11, 2024

I was part of a group that did days in local (to Seattle) ski areas; annual trips to Whistler, BC (my favorite place); Mount Hood and Mount Bachelor in Oregon; and a semi-fateful trip to Red Mountain in Trail, British Columbia in March of 1993. The expansion, examples and explanations are my interpretation. Whose Work Is It?

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 13, 2021

He has spent more than 20,000 hours providing consulting, training, and facilitation for large and small groups for hundreds of organizations internationally on a wide range of topics. Example: A surgery center or aviation company will focus more on effectiveness, while a company selling high-volume novelty items will focus on efficiency.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 4, 2021

For the first time since its inception, the 25th Annual ARC Industry Forum in February was hosted as a virtual event. The Forum had a record number of global attendees and speakers this year who took advantage of this “virtual,” online event to network, collaborate, and share actionable strategies for successful digital transformation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2024

4) AI in Inventory Management AI also plays a crucial role in optimizing inventory management by: Automatically segmenting products into groups based on sales volume, unit price, total profit, and COV (Coefficient of Variation) to establish service level and investment targets.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Let us take the example of direct materials, i.e., materials that are used as components in making a finished product, such as a hard drive or RAM in a personal computer. Bundled offers (if you buy X, Y, and Z from me, I can offer a 10% discount or in case of transportation, grouping of backhaul lanes at a discount along with inbound lanes).

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The HAHN Group MOBILE.EXPO is picking up speed and presenting its technologies and products with its innovative exhibition and trade fair concept at 13 locations in Europe. The HAHN Group started its MOBILE.EXPO in Europe on 20th September. Interested participants can register for MOBILE.EXPO on the HAHN Group website.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 16, 2021

There seems to be a growing trend of supply chain technology companies sponsoring sporting events and athletes. Earlier this week, for example, project44 announced that it is “entering into its first NASCAR sponsorship with Rick Ware Racing and BYRD Racing.” Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (July 16, 2021).

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2023

In terms of data and documents, we can identify three groups of functionalities: · Assemble: generation and management of compliant shipping and trade information. Audits: a complete document storage accessible anytime and anywhere, improved by blockchain advantages; thus becoming a key point at the moment of, for example, Customs audits.

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IoT World Today

APRIL 18, 2019

Larry De Shon, president and chief executive officer of Avis Budget Group, which owns Avis Car Rental, Budget Car Rental and car-sharing firm Zipcar, among others, has a fresh perspective on the car rental industry. ( Avis Budget Group is a finalist in the IoT World Awards for Best Enterprise IoT Deployment.)

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 24, 2022

On June 20, Linde Material Handling literally laid out the red carpet for its customers and other interested parties for nine event days. The WoMH is an event that is second to none in the material handling industry. The international event created by Linde MH for this purpose sets an example in this regard.

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Freightos

JULY 30, 2024

Longer lead times mean, for example, that shippers from Asia to the US East Coast need to move their last orders now to receive them before a possible port worker strike in October. Even as volumes have increased since May, destination ports in N. Freight news travels faster than cargo Get industry-leading insights in your inbox.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 29, 2021

For example, if a person buying groceries online chooses to process the transaction via Shipt, the consumer is using the Shipt app, and interacting with Shipt people. Partnering with Via also means retailers can focus on their core business rather than trying ramp up a freight tech development group. It is not an easy choice.

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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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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Create an Employee Resource Group. One of the most common trends among WIT’s Top 100 companies was the establishment of employee resource groups (ERGs), often employee-led voluntary committees that represent a specific group of individuals. BlueGrace’s No. BlueGrace’s No.

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Stord

DECEMBER 6, 2022

TAG will recognize honorees at The Summit 2019 event on Feb. The 2019 Top 40 finalists are an elite group of innovators who represent the very best of Georgia’s Technology community,” said Larry K. ATLANTA, Jan. 11-12, 2019, at the Cobb Galleria Centre. “We and globally. Williams, President and CEO of TAG.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 10, 2024

ARC Advisory Group has been covering the Supply Chain Planning ( SCP ) market for 17 years. Agility can also reflect a company’s ability to effectively deal with unexpected constraints caused by strikes, earthquakes, political strife, and a variety of other events.

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WorkWave

AUGUST 22, 2024

Additionally, placing advance orders for events is a strategic approach to enhance efficiency and savings. The rise in popularity of experiential events—think “Paint Nights” or seasonal floral design workshops—cater to diverse age groups and interests, enhancing both community engagement and brand visibility.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Latest release of DCSA’s Just-in-Time Port Call Programme provides interface standards and API definitions for all 50 port call event timestamps. The interface standards allow carriers, ports, terminals and other service providers involved in a port call to exchange event data in a uniform way, enabling automated data exchange.

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Now, That's Logistics

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Unfortunately, there’s yet one more disruptive event to get through before that can happen: Chinese New Year. For example, East-West came up with this rule to help account for CNY delays: For orders normally received in March, take 50% of the volume and receive it in January. Receive the other 50% of that volume in February.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

To ensure that more truck drivers are back home in the evening, for example, the forwarding association Elvis wants to set up a meeting network for full truck loads. The best of the best also differentiate their recruitment strategy – for example, according to generations or potential groups such as newcomers or foreign workers.

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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. From 2022 he is back in the logistics industry as Chief Commercial Officer of the WOF Group following his passion to connect people.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Visitor registration is open for Intermodal Europe 2022 , the leading container shipping and intermodal transport event which returns 8 – 10 November to the RAI, Amsterdam. There are delays and bottlenecks, but the focus on driving efficiency to resolve these bottlenecks is a great example of the industry’s adaptability,” continues Press.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The surging Delta virus, devastating floods in China and Germany and cyber attacks on South African ports are amongst the latest in a series of events that continue to send shock waves throughout the system. In light of all of this, I’d posit we can no longer look at the events of the last year as an aberration. The impact?

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Trinity Logistics

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

While all Team Members have the opportunity to serve their time or make monetary donations to the Trinity Foundation, there is a subset group, or Board of Team Members, who organize the Trinity Foundation’s fundraising events and giving, which are fueled by the desire to better our local communities. OUR MAIN EFFORTS AND FUNDRAISERS.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 25, 2024

Consider a planner in Brazil working with the previous lead time prediction example, who has forgotten how to update the parameters. Sometimes hilarious examples of its “hallucinations” illustrate its failure to understand ( My Dinners with GPT-4 by Justin Smith-Ruiu is one of my favorites).

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 8, 2024

For example, if milk wasn’t FDA-certified you wouldn’t have verification that the cows producing it are healthy. What these diverse groupings all have in common is how they’re protected within the US by the FDA’s high standards for them, and the facilities that handle them (like ecommerce fulfillment centers). Exaggeration?

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CH Robinson Logistics

APRIL 2, 2021

This year’s produce season is felt after a series of events impacting transportation. What’s more, is that these are likely not the last of the events to disrupt transportation. Historically, produce season is an event that impacts not only refrigerated markets, but all modes in and out of produce regions.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

For example, some carriers shared with us their APIs for contract rates, others for spot rates, some for rates but not ebooking, others share APIs via third parties who charge an exorbitant price for accessing the API. Zvi Schreiber CEO, Freightos Group Zvi Schreiber is a serial tech entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Freightos.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This type of data must be actively gathered by researching market trends, analyzing the competitive landscape, conducting consumer surveys and focus groups. For example, if you’re introducing a new product and there are no similar products to draw historical data from, qualitative research is a must to reduce risk.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2021

Here are some examples of such use cases. Based on this intelligence, they can in turn collaborate with sourcing to create events in consideration of supply chain needs. Such sourcing events can be in the context of direct materials or logistics capacity. Prior to his role at LLamasoft, Dr.

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