The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 9, 2024

Kelly is the VP, Product Management of Trimble Transportation , a technology company that offers a suite of transportation technology solutions, including fleet management, route optimization, and freight visibility tools, to improve efficiency and safety.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

” This is the latest example of how improving packaging can lead to benefits for transportation and warehousing operations. Has your company made any packaging changes that improved transportation or warehousing operations? We asked that question last July to members.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Switching to sustainable transport packaging is one of them.” With a service life of over ten years and a high proportion of recycled material, they reduce resource consumption and the need for new transport solutions. These four steps should be followed when making a switch: 1.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 20, 2023

We see this, for example, in the number of empty backhauls that happen every day. Read more The post [Video] Riviana Foods: Using Optimized Load Building to Reduce Transportation Costs and Improve Sustainability appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. The sad truth, however, is that a lot of capacity gets wasted too.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 6, 2022

Oracle Fursion Cloud Transportation Management offers a solution that allows transportation planners to see estimated emissions – carbon dioxide, nitrous oxides, and particulate matter – before a trip is executed. Transportation is, of course, a major source of green house emissions. That is more than any other sector.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2024

But what caught my attention was its use in transportation and why it is so important. Many of us use them only when we are in a new place or lost, but geospatial information is transforming the transportation industry in many ways. The benefits of using GIS in transportation are improved efficiency, safety, and sustainability.

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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. For example, companies that have their own in-house vehicle fleet often struggle to deliver products on time. Performance is sub-optimal.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

With the ability to carry larger payloads over extended distances, autonomous vehicles are better suited for transporting bulk goods between distribution centers and other logistics hubs. Tesla and TuSimple are investing in self-driving truck technology to increase operational efficiency over longer transport routes.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 25, 2022

Nate Skiver is a parcel transportation and ecommerce delivery expert, with 20 years of combined retail and consulting experience. Ecommerce carriers [recent market entrants]: Covers a range of operating models, examples include Pandion, X Delivery, AirTerra, Veho, The FrontDoor Collective. About Nate Skiver.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 12, 2022

While the transportation department bears the brunt of high fuel costs, it may not have much ability to mitigate the impact of these costs on the broader business as many of the causes of high fuel consumption come from outside the transportation department. For example, do all customers need to be serviced equally regardless of size?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 8, 2024

Mike Hane, Director, Product Marketing, TMS at Descartes Does your company view transportation as a competitive weapon? The report categorized survey respondents in terms of how they see transportation: either as a “Competitive Weapon” or “Not Important.” For example, Competitive Weapon companies are 3.4

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2024

For example, in the UK, duty on a bottle of wine is currently £2.23, and on top of that, there’s a 20% VAT. For example, Ryanair was supposed to get 20 deliveries before the end of December. FedEx also recently transported Bao Li and Qing Bao, two other pandas, to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 12, 2023

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published a report on transportation sector emissions in December of 2022. The largest source of emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2, the most common greenhouse gas) in the United States is the transportation sector. Most emissions in the transportation sector come from cars and trucks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Fuel prices and a shortage of drivers are putting transport logistics under immense pressure. The biggest challenge in the transport sector today: there just aren’t enough drivers. Big data for real-time optimizations in transport logistics. Which truck should be used for transportation? Look at the big picture.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Several ways to increase cleanliness of your shipments and lessen the migration of pests via cargo and containers have been brought to light by worldwide freight transport. The emerald ash borer, a devastating wood-boring insect found in China and eastern Asia, is an example of a pest that is expensive to eradicate. According to U.S.

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MTS Logistics

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

For example, the need for container shipping from China may decline if U.S. High Shipping Costs With tariff-related price increases, businesses may consolidate shipments to maximize efficiency and reduce the per-unit cost of transportation. These disparities raise freight expenses, which puts greater financial strain on companies.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 20, 2023

We see this, for example, in the number of empty backhauls that happen every day. Read more The post Riviana Foods: Using Optimized Load Building to Reduce Transportation Costs and Improve Sustainability appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. The sad truth, however, is that a lot of capacity gets wasted too.

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Trinity Logistics

MAY 3, 2023

However, transporting stone can be a difficult task for many reasons. If you’re a shipper handling stone material, bookmark this guide for all you need to know about stone transport. PACKING FOR STONE TRANSPORT Proper packing and packaging materials are very important for stone transport.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2025

For example, with a data gateway, a supply planner gains accelerated access to customer orders, inventory levels, and transportation schedules, all in one place, to increase the user experience of making the right choice to identify inefficiencies and make better, more informed decisions.

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WorkWave

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Starting a delivery and transportation business can be incredibly rewarding, but like any venture, it requires careful planning. For a delivery and transportation business, your executive summary might include: A brief description of the services you’ll provide (e.g., through 2027. loyalty programs, referral bonuses)?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 11, 2025

For example, with a data gateway, a supply planner gains accelerated access to customer orders, inventory levels, and transportation schedules, all in one place, to increase the user experience of making the right choice to identify inefficiencies and make better, more informed decisions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2024

Mike Hane, Director, Product Marketing, TMS at Descartes Does your company view transportation as a competitive weapon? The report categorized survey respondents in terms of how they see transportation: either as a “Competitive Weapon” or “Not Important.” For example, Competitive Weapon companies are 3.4

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3PL Links

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Example: Retail giant Zara uses real-time data from its stores to adjust inventory dynamically. Example: Amazon’s fulfillment centers are famous for using robotics to streamline order processing and packing. Example: A manufacturing firm faced potential delays when a hurricane disrupted operations at a key supplier.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

For example, a buyer might say, “You only shipped me 800 of the 1000 products I ordered.” The most common trading partner collaborative processes covered in SCCN suites are purchase order/procurement collaboration, demand forecast collaboration, and the transportation shipper tender/carrier accept process.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2025

For logistics professionals, this translates to smarter warehouse layouts, more accurate transportation planning, proactive maintenance scheduling, and a new level of resilience through cost-to-serve optimization. This article explores how digital twins are being deployed in transportation, warehousing, and network design.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

For example, at one point, they modeled Brazil and factored tariffs and tax considerations into the total landed costs analysis. The projects include local finance, warehousing, and transportation managers who help to pull the data surrounding rents, transportation costs, customs, and other marginal costs together.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2024

We have all our factories, both in-house and outsourced, all of our distribution centers, and our transportation network on the Blue Yonder foundational system. We can run a plan simulation to maximize revenue, maximize shipments, maximize the customer experience, or minimize transportation costs.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This advancement not only speeds up delivery times but also significantly reduces transportation costs. By optimizing transportation routes, improving energy management, and enhancing load efficiency, AI significantly reduces emissions and promotes eco-friendly practices across supply chains.

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MTS Logistics

JANUARY 21, 2025

The maritime transportation industry is undergoing significant transformation, driven by the increasing need for cost reduction, enhanced operational efficiency, and growing competition within the global supply chain. In response to these pressures, major shipping companies are increasingly forming strategic alliances.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 29, 2025

The company also sells supply chain planning and transportation management solutions. The same disconnect can happen in the warehouse and in transportation. For example, if a promotion plan has not been correctly modeled for the warehouse, there may not be enough storage capacity, dock doors, or workers to execute the days work.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Transportation, warehousing, and manufacturing collectively contribute significantly to carbon emissions, making these areas critical for meaningful change. Similarly, shifting freight from road to rail or waterways offers lower-emission alternatives for long-haul transport.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2025

Kudos to the supply chain and logistics teams that have already adopted transportation management systems (TMS), warehouse management systems (WMS), and other digital solutions. Human workers at the warehouse, for example, are guided by these AI agents, or co-pilots, as they complete their daily work via a user-friendly interface.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Transportation Networks and Modal Shifts A good transportation strategy is one of the best ways to reduce emissions. This means consolidating shipments to max out load factors, using route optimization algorithms to minimize distance travelled, and shifting to lower emission transport modes. Through network optimization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 17, 2025

A Practical, Topic-Driven Resource Organized into more than 70 categories, the archive offers focused coverage on everything from supply chain planning and transportation systems to artificial intelligence and warehouse automation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

It encompasses multiple aspects such as transportation, warehousing, loading and unloading, packaging, circulation processing, distribution, and information processing. The application of RPA in international logistics covers various aspects from order processing to customer service, from inventory management to transportation management.

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3PL Links

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

For example, a mid-sized e-commerce company that partnered with a 3PL was able to reduce its shipping costs by 25% thanks to the provider’s bulk shipping agreements. By taking advantage of the economies of scale that 3PLs offer, businesses can eliminate the need for large investments in warehousing, transportation, and labor.

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WorkWave

DECEMBER 2, 2024

As customers increasingly demand rapid and reliable delivery, optimizing this final leg of transportation becomes essential for businesses aiming to enhance customer satisfaction and operational efficiency. Innovative Packaging Solutions Sustainability in last-mile delivery extends beyond transportation methods.

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