Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Descartes Systems Group , a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired GroundCloud, the creator of a cloud-hosted final-mile automation platform, for $138 million. In its January survey of grocery executives and consumers, Grocery Doppio, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 18, 2019

Source: Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals 2017 Survey. In procurement especially, you are likely to be involved in building contractual agreements with suppliers engaging in commercial negotiations over product price, supplier service, and accountability for inbound transportation of the purchased goods.

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Transporeon

APRIL 2, 2019

This blog examines how manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers can take back control and cut cuts by improving tender management. Many shippers expect prices to remain stable (44%) but no-one thinks that rates will decline (Transporeon/Xeneta survey, 2016). So what’s going on with ocean freight rates?

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

per chip were bearable for units selling for $100, but the price of the new chip was a fraction of that, at about $20. Decision-makers chose a yard management software (YMS) product, and then had the transfer centre surveyed before initiating a pilot project covering a small portion of the yard. Supplier communication.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 4, 2018

supplier deliveries increased 3% at 58.5 (a a reading above 50 indicates contraction) and slowing for the 26th straight month; prices increased 0.5% And a finance and insurance respondent said that the interest rate hike and tariffs are likely to impact cost and price of goods and services. “I Jeff Berman, Group News Editor.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 3, 2018

and growing for the 50th consecutive month supplier deliveries slowed down at a slower rate% at 54.5 (a a reading above 50 indicates contraction) and slowing for the 28th straight month; prices increased 0.3% One is supplier deliveries which are still slowing, as well as employment, which came off of a 56.6 About the Author.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 14, 2025

The Factory Gate Pricing (FGP) and Primary Freight (PF) strategies, as adopted by major grocery retailers, are causing a shudder up the spine of many retail suppliers. What are Factory Gate Pricing and Primary Freight strategies? Under the FGP and PF models, the retailers collect the products from the suppliers factory gate.

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