Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2024

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore being struck by the Dali and collapsing is an unpredictable disruption to the supply chains of several industries including automobiles, coal, and agricultural machinery. Robustness is the ability of a supply chain to resist disruptions and maintain its normal operations.

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FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The outbound tender volume data provided in FreightWaves SONAR allows companies across the supply chain to visualize freight movement, enabling them to anticipate market changes and respond appropriately. Companies can access up-to-date outbound volume information via SONAR’s Outbound Tender Volume Index (OTVI).

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Parade

JULY 15, 2019

To be a successful CSR, they must balance the following activities: Relationship-building + customer success: sales reps bring shipper customers in, but CSRs keep them and build the brokerage's industry reputation. For example, managing unforeseen risks and providing customers with visibility.

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TransAudit

MARCH 25, 2025

Industries such as semiconductors, electric vehicle (EV) batteries, and transportation equipment are at the forefront of reshoring efforts , leading to a fundamental shift in freight demand patterns. Automotive and industrial manufacturing is expanding in states like Michigan and Ohio. Midwest U.S. Southwest U.S.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2020

To provide maximum trading flexibility they are usually geared and modern examples are fitted for the carriage of containers and grains. The individual shipment is loaded onto an outbound vehicle which contains shipments from other customers bound for the same geographic area. Transportation Service #8 – Final Mile.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 26, 2022

Michelle Sodomka, a Senior Director in charge of Open Sky Group ’s transportation management practice has 15 years’ experience in risk analysis and mitigation within the logistics industry. Transportation management systems are used by shippers and carriers to more efficiently manage inbound and outbound shipments.

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Log-hub

AUGUST 14, 2024

Here are some real-life examples of successful supply chain optimization across various industries. Optimize Logistics: Walmart uses a network of strategically located distribution centers and employs cross-docking, where products are directly transferred from inbound to outbound trucks, reducing time and costs.

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Conger

JULY 28, 2022

Plenty of examples of warehousing. This accounts for 15% of the total warehousing industry in the US. Perhaps the most prominent fulfillment center example is Amazon’s fulfillment centers. A cross-docking warehouse is where goods from inbound trucks are sorted and routed to outbound trucks for final delivery to the end-user.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

spoke on best practices on supply chain risk management at ARC Advisory Group’s Digital Transformation in Industry conference. Autoliv is the world’s largest safety system supplier in automotive industry. Autoliv is the largest supplier of safety systems to the automotive industry.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Leading metrics for tracking overall and market-specific activity include: Inbound and outbound load daily change rates, like the Outbound Tender Volume Index (OTVI) in FreightWaves SONAR. Freight market share over the last week, such as SONAR’s Outbound Tender Market Share (OTMS).

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 5, 2021

The freight brokerage industry has traditionally focused its attention on the training and development of its customer sales staff. Shippers will not be willing to accept a lack of trucking capacity or last-minute price changes in an industry that is becoming more transparent. Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves at Edge Logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 23, 2021

In some industries, suppliers account for over 80 percent of the value of the products that are produced. In one McKinsey survey of more than 100 large organizations in multiple sectors, companies that regularly collaborated with suppliers demonstrated higher growth, lower operating costs, and greater profitability than their industry peers.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Process manufacturing is not the same for all industries. For example, the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals vs. processing liquid waste in the mining industry. In the pharmaceutical example, it is a batch process manufacturing where the products are made as specified groups. Process industry challenges.

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Parade

JULY 15, 2019

To be a successful CSR, they must balance the following activities: Relationship-building + customer success: sales reps bring shipper customers in, but CSRs keep them and build the brokerage's industry reputation. For example, Load matching + business development: CSRs drive value to carriers and shipper customers.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 22, 2021

The WRI combines outbound tender market share (OTMS) and the weekly change in tender rejection rates (OTRIW). For example Atlanta’s OTMS value is 4% and outbound rejections increased from 3% to 5% over the past seven days. Various market participants in the freight industry can rely on the WRI heatmaps in different use cases.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 15, 2021

In the screenshot above, you can see that the outbound and inbound stability show scores of 29 out of 100 and 21 out of 100, respectively. harder to procure capacity at the benchmark rate per mile ) in both the outbound and inbound directions. This data has been collected over a 4 year period, broken down into shipper industry cohorts.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The industrial equipment and machinery (IM&E) industry needs to start looking at solutions that will handle change in key elements of the supply chain, production operations, and shipment activities without being disrupted. ERP for Industrial Machinery and Equipment manufacturing.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 20, 2019

No industry is going through as much turmoil and change as retail, with the possible exception of the logistics industry that must serve the ever more demanding retail requirements. Other examples are for automotive or building materials where you are servicing the needs of a particular vertical.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 5, 2018

For example, the global shape of the Geely-owned carmaker’s expanding production footprint can be seen from the vehicles stored at the yard. This has been implemented across global outbound and inbound logistics, including for China and the US. For outbound, I don’t think we need to see where every car is all of the time.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 3, 2025

Its worth remembering, for example, that secondary distribution tends to generate higher transportation costs than primary distribution. Thats why youll need to seek a balance between keeping inventory close to your customers (to reduce outbound logistics costs) and keeping the number of warehouses in your network as low as possible.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 25, 2017

I participated in the transportation management track, where I delivered a presentation on the future of transportation management, covering some of the emerging trends in the industry, including driverless trucks, drones, 3D printing, and blockchain. The transformation resulted in significant benefits: Cube improved by 7 percent. “We

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Now, That's Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Along the way, the logistics industry also found new ways to innovate and diversify; expand its horizons and help those in need. DB Schenker, for example, managed the ocean transportation and logistics processes for the cargo as it traveled from Barcelona to Buenos Aires (and back). #7)

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Christine Barnhart, the vice president of Christine Barnhart at MSCN vendor Nulogy, points out that these networks tend to grow up as solutions for industries and thus have data elements and functionality particularly relevant to that industry. In automotive, the OEM says “jump” and the suppliers asks “how high?”.

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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 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. This has fuelled growth of the third-party outsourcing industry and expansion of scores of logistics service providers. Flexibility andScalability.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 31, 2018

It is essential in organizing activities in the transportation industry effectively and efficiently. The challenges that the transportation industry faces are enormous. Government regulation that touches on aspects of volume and carriage is another force that’s in play in the industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 2, 2023

FourKites, for example, can tell one of their shipper clients how long carriers are sitting on average at their warehouses and how this compares to the industry average; Or they can tell a shipper client the appointment reliability at one of that shippers customer’s distribution centers.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 4, 2024

In today’s complex freight industry, comprehending regional market nuances is essential for logistics professionals looking to navigate the intricacies of supply chain management. Key market areas (KMAs) serve as critical geographical segments, delineated by 3-digit ZIP code areas. Reach out to our team to learn more.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

When new industrial technology emerges, it is large companies that implement them first. Outbound shipments shipments to the stores are parcel. One example, the warehouse uses a custom-made box that, generally speaking, holds 12 pairs of shoes. There is a lag before smaller companies begin to implement the technology.

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FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 3, 2020

For example, just-in-time fulfillment models, drop-shipping, and cross-docking avoid wasted space. For example, market conditions show shippers’ rate trajectories. Transportation only provides a partial picture of an industry. That includes compliance with the inbound freight routing guide and outbound activities.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 28, 2022

As of 2019, the average sales price per square foot for Canadian industrial properties was $154 , and it has continued to rise since, according to the Globe and Mail. Don’t forget the cost of energy to operate printers and other machines. And people often overlook the cost of office space. Human error.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Industries experienced severe operational and financial consequences with issues like supply shortages, supply and demand surges, inventory shortfalls and reduced productivity. Another methodology is the Porter’s Value Chain Framework, which comprises of inbound logistics, operations, outbound logistics, sales, and service.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 23, 2022

I am continuing to work on my latest Transportation Execution and Visibility Systems study, which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2026, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, customer size, and mode. Too often visibility is pigeon-holed into outbound logistics.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Unfortunately, disruption and market volatility – sudden changes within the industry – will often have a dramatic effect on the spot market. Freight management remains an industry in which balance reigns supreme. As the industry moves past the anniversary of the initial U.S. COVID-19 cases, that risk will continue to decline.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 29, 2024

Cross-docking streamlines the flow of goods by transferring them directly from the receiving dock to outbound shipping, effectively bypassing the need for storage. The algorithms consider aisle directions (one-way aisles, for example), base item designations, and other factors to determine the most efficient pick path.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 19, 2021

Areas can include: In- and outbound workflows. Examples of use. For example, you can compare fixed automation with the use of autonomous mobile robots. Further customization in the simulation software, for example, allows adjustment of the height or width of a rack and the number of storage locations. Material handling.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 21, 2017

For example, everyone knows that sales will peak around the holidays, but analytics can identify peaks that happen when you think you are in a lull. While the cheapest carriers may seem ideal, they may be more likely to become a contributor to this industry-wide “concern.” Cloud-Based Data Analytics Identify Trends and “Concerns.”.

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