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[WHITE PAPER] SONAR highlight reel: Shippers have already experienced the worst

FreightWaves SONAR

Elevated import volume, inventory replenishment and capacity constraints are likely to keep the truckload market tight, but it is hard to see a catalyst that will make it incrementally worse from a shippers’ perspective. FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE WHITE PAPER. Request a SONAR Demo. Request a SONAR SCI Demo.

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[WHITE PAPER] Peak Season Forecast: Another truckload capacity crunch

FreightWaves SONAR

But, low retail inventory levels are likely to keep import volumes elevated as shippers seek to accelerate early 2022 imports to avoid any disruption associated with Chinese New Year. FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE WHITE PAPER. Request a SONAR Demo. Request a SONAR SCI Demo.

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[WHITE PAPER] 4 Strategic Considerations when Considering Offshoring Parts of your Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

While they may save money on unskilled labor and by achieving economies of scale, they ultimately will pay more because of longer lead times, increased inventories, the need for more management resources for planning and logistics, and constraints on their ability to respond quickly to changing demand. Supply Chain White Papers offshoring'

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BotsAndUs releases “seminal” white paper

Logistics Business Magazine

These are the insights shared by British AI, Data and Robotics company BotsAndUs in its seminal White Paper – Robotics And Automation: A Revolution In Logistics And Warehouse Management – that clearly lays out the business case for the use of AI and robotics solutions in logistics and warehouse management.

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[PODCAST] Inventory Forecasting Lessons for Improved Supply Chain Network Optimization

GlobalTranz

Listen to “Inventory Forecasting Lessons for Improved Supply Chain Network Optimization” on Spreaker. The post [PODCAST] Inventory Forecasting Lessons for Improved Supply Chain Network Optimization appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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The New Reality of Amazon FBA with Ephraim Ausch

The Logistics of Logistics

The Inventory Performance Index , (IPI) is a score Amazon assesses to determine how well sellers are managing their inventory. There are four factors that affect a sellers IPI: Reducing excess inventory to increase profitability. Increasing sell-through to balance your inventory weeks of cover. Ephraim Ausch.

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[WHITE PAPER] SONAR highlight reel: Intermodal congestion worsens

FreightWaves SONAR

Elevated import volume, inventory replenishment and continued capacity constraints are likely to keep the truckload market tight, but with carriers rushing to add capacity, conditions are unlikely to get worse for shippers. FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE WHITE PAPER. Request a SONAR Demo. Request a SONAR SCI Demo.