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I recently completed a survey with Transporeon on the importance of time slot management solutions and interviewed Transporeon’s CEO Stephan Sieber to get more insight into the trends in time slot management. On average, survey respondents reduced wait times by 61 minutes. Here are some of the key findings. The Network Effect.
In addition, returns typically cost more to handle than outbound shipments – 3 to 4 times more for traditional retail companies, for example. As market and buying trend data becomes more abundant and IT systems more connected, retailers can better estimate demand and adapt their ordering. Forecast demand better.
During times of high produce activity, the USDA surveys produce shippers in the areas they deem agricultural hubs. Now, time to deliver the most discouraging news… Outbound Tender Reject Index (OTRI). Tender rejection indices include van, reefer, flatbed and intermodal modes, along with inbound and outbound results.
FREIGHT CHART OF THE WEEK: If you look at one chart this week, make it the outbound tender volume index. It’s partly due to the great North American trade relationships between US-CAN-MEX… and partly due to recent near-shoring trends in MEX due to trade wars with China. A new survey from IBM says that’s about to change.
The National Private Truck Council's 2024 Benchmarking Survey found that shipments and volume increased last year as private fleets positioned themselves as a value-added transportation solution. Private fleets expect to add drivers and equipment over the next five years, continuing a trend that has been consistent for the past decade.
What’s driving the change in ocean shipping and how does SONAR help shippers see the trends The import boom appears far from over, and it will have implications long after this wave of unprecedented orders subsides. And it’s critical to see what’s happening within the chart of the week.
Cloud-Based Data Analytics Identify Trends and “Concerns.”. Cloud-based TMSs utilize analytics to identify key trends that not obvious. A 2017 survey of shippers found that up to 40 percent are concerned over continued delays and failure to deliver products on time and as expected. You could lose current and future customers.
We expand upon the supply chain technology trends we spoke about in the first part of this blog series, but let’s take a look at 5 more supply chain tech trends that will shape 2018. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Download white paper.
carriers have reported that they have been at capacity utilization rates of 95% and higher from the last quarter of 2017 through mid-2018, as evidenced by recent surveys conducted on the Transporeon platform. Key Trends in Transport Logistics , RWTH Aachen University & Transporeon). Nearly half of U.S. or Is This Just Hype?
In taking the opportunity to make strategic investments in digital supply chain tools during a market downcycle, when capacity is loose, freight costs are low and customer demand looks shaky, Walmart was bucking the trend among large shippers. The Outbound Tender Reject Index measures the percentage of load tenders rejected by carriers.
Short-term planning is much easier: Internal sales numbers and weekly survey or scan data tell us what immediate demand is doing, and it can be a relatively simple task to adjust freight flows up or down in response to those demand signals. The Outbound Tender Reject Index, or the percentage of loads rejected by carriers.
These e-commerce trends are placing increasing pressure on logistics teams to keep up with demand volatility, provide incredibly fast delivery, and reliably fulfill all their promises to customers and consumers. To compete with Amazon, most retailers and manufacturers have had to dramatically shorten their own delivery windows.
carriers have reported that they have been at capacity utilization rates of 95% and higher from the last quarter of 2017 through mid-2018, as evidenced by recent surveys conducted on the Transporeon platform. Key Trends in Transport Logistics , RWTH Aachen University & Transporeon). Nearly half of U.S. or Is This Just Hype?
Spreads between truckload contract rates and spot rates are still much wider than long-term historical trends, implying that contract rates still have room to move down. Midterm demand planning is an especially thorny problem: Scan data, surveys and recent sales can tell the story of the recent past with some insight into the near future.
In addition, returns typically cost more to handle than outbound shipments – 3 to 4 times more for traditional retail companies, for example. As market and buying trend data becomes more abundant and IT systems more connected, retailers can better estimate demand and adapt their ordering. Forecast demand better.
The lack of available rail capacity for finished vehicles and the problems in getting railcars to the right place at the right time disrupted the outbound supply chain in 2017. Effects on outbound logistics. The railcar shortage has had an impact on the other modes of outbound transport. For GM alone that means 2.25m units.
For example, without the smart trailer scanning system described above, the management team’s information about outbound transportation use is probably anecdotal and intuitive, Wheeler, says, instead of being based on hard data. They say you can’t manage what you don’t measure, but that doesn’t stop people from trying. Scanning on the go.
“We do it to increase density but also because that’s what people want,” he says, pointing to a survey that UPS conducted in Canada, which indicated that 42 per cent of respondents preferred dropping off packages to waiting for a UPS van to show up. Overseas headaches.
Another trend affecting the supply chain is the emergence of autonomous vehicles. There are similar worries in both the inbound and outbound sector in Europe. “It is the hidden value of technology and data that we knew was there but didn’t realise was going to be the bigger benefit,” he acknowledges. A need for autonomous vehicles.
billion in 2016, according to a BI Global Intelligence survey. If drivers are also scheduled to pick up an outbound load, the app allows them to go elsewhere for a while, rather than wait in the DC. Relevant Training: SCM Future Trend – Big Data & IoT Application. By 2021, 22.5 The world will invest $4.8
Geological Survey. A cross-docking warehouse is where goods from inbound trucks are sorted and routed to outbound trucks for final delivery to the end-user. They’re sorted and distributed among outbound trucks assigned to particular routes. Some of the top users of government warehousing include the: U.S. Department of Interior.
Some of the main concerns expressed by ports surveyed by Automotive Logistics include finding more storage and handling capacity, especially given the growth that some of the bigger car handling ports are seeing, and at times when there are sudden spikes in volumes. . Where to put it all . Our terminal can handle 2.5-2.6m
In terms of the driver shortage, ECG’s president Wolfgang Göbel presented figures showing that over the next 10-15 years in Germany alone, 40% of truck drivers would be retiring, which given current trends meant a shortfall of 150,000 drivers. The situation is no clearer than it was when the ECG met last year in Brussels, however.
The actions, which port employers say include work slowdowns and failure to report to cargo terminals from Southern California to Seattle, have stalled shipments ranging from inbound consumer goods to outbound agricultural commodities since late May. Congratulations to the Las Vegas Golden Knights and Denver Nuggets.
According to the annual consumer survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics, approximately 76 percent of US adults are expected to celebrate Father’s Day. Inbound and outbound volumes at Busan, the world’s seventh-busiest port, were less than half their usual amount at 13,035 containers.
We’ve seen growth in auto exports to China and we hope that trend will continue.” BMW continues to expand production of new and existing models at its manufacturing facility in Spartanburg and SCPA currently handles all outbound X-series models,” says the SPCA’s spokesperson. Then a few months later, they switch them back.” .
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