Supply Chain Collaborator

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

For shippers, this year’s overly-active hurricane season in the US is raising alarm bells for supply chain logistics operations. It continues to be those organizations with flexible, responsive transportation logistics planning and execution functions that are better equipped to adapt than those without.

Dwell Time 60

Dwell Time Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency 60

Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 25, 2016

Now they’re looking to go beyond capturing the benefits derived from process automation, and exploring how these powerful tools can unlock efficiencies only dreamed of a mere decade ago. Examination of KPIs such as on-time performance (and the reasons for lateness, long dwell times, slow loading/unloading, OS&D claims, etc.)

Data 60

Data Dwell Time Supply Chain Efficiency Logistics 60

Supply Chain Collaborator

MAY 8, 2018

Although not as dramatic a spectacle, many shippers are wasting similar sums of cash across the nation’s freeways each year by operating with weak and inefficient controls over transportation logistics. Imprecise Shipment Scheduling | Dwell times, detention, long lines waiting for the warehouse to free up an available dock door.

Real-time Visibility 73

Real-time Visibility Dwell Time Logistics Inventory 73

FourKites

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Amidst this complicated landscape, the companies that come out ahead will be those agile enough to adjust to changing dynamics both quickly and efficiently. Despite these increases, we’ve seen a decline in dwell time of 43% both in the US and around the world. Retail and Essentials Are Rallying. Focus on the Forecast.

Dwell Time 52

Dwell Time Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization 52

Supply Chain Collaborator

MAY 26, 2015

The longer lead times and better scheduling enabled by TMS solutions help to minimize unpaid dwell times while fostering quicker load and unload times. The upside of this is more efficient utilization of hours of service and less time spent away from home due to HOS impacts.

Strategy 68

Strategy Dwell Time Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency 68

Supply Chain Collaborator

MAY 27, 2016

The MacroPoint solution, already in popular use among more than half a million carrier organizations, uses drivers’ cell phones to automate shipment status updates, in transit check calls and other critical logistics notifications. Better scheduling also supports improved customer service.

Real-time Visibility 60

Real-time Visibility Dwell Time Supply Chain Visibility supply chain software solutions 60

Supply Chain Collaborator

APRIL 13, 2018

Case in point: innovative new Advanced Scheduling technologies offered by supply chain management solution providers. We urge carriers to find and embrace shippers using the UltraShipTMS platform for transportation and logistics management. How can these technologies neutralize the pain of these regulations? Here’s the story.

Dwell Time 60

Dwell Time Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Logistics 60

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 22, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. It is one reason why railyards were not known for being efficient. Increasing Efficiency While Decreasing Expenses. They can keep track of the time that cars are being serviced, and they can watch for excessive dwell time. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

Dwell Time 80

Dwell Time supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Data 80

Supply Chain Collaborator

JANUARY 26, 2018

Enacted last year to combat food borne contamination and illness in the food supply chain, the FSMA was created to address the 48 million cases of illness which occur in the US every year. The FSMA mandates a multi-pronged approach to improving food safety across the entire supply chain.

Dwell Time 60

Dwell Time Supply Chain Efficiency Logistics Supply chain 60

FourKites

DECEMBER 30, 2020

In my time at FourKites, I’ve assisted in many yard management system (YMS) implementations and asked customers why they decided to adopt a yard management system. Across the board, the responses are some variation on the theme of cutting costs and operating their yards more efficiently. Decreased spotter labor expense.

Real-time Visibility 52

Real-time Visibility Management Dwell Time Inventory 52

SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Search engine optimizations is one of the best digital marketing hacks out there for your industry since it helps buyers hunting for a transportation and logistics company find you online – and you don’t have to pay for PPC advertising. Using website addresses that describe concerns using logistics keywords drives traffic.

Logistics 98

Logistics Strategy Supply Chain Optimization supply chain software solutions 98

Supply Chain Collaborator

AUGUST 3, 2018

As if you needed another reason to embrace the cost-saving, capacity-finding, efficiency-boosting, customer-pleasing benefits yielded by the use of a well-designed and deployed TMS platform – the Trump Trade War and associated tariffs add another unexpected cost to already-squeezed transportation budgets.

Dwell Time 87

Dwell Time Real-time Visibility Competitive bidding Bidding 87