With unpredictable market forces likely to continue through 2023, it is time for supply chains to counteract them by acting differently. Moving beyond day-to-day tactics to build…
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Automation ROI: How to Score Success with Projects Big and Small
Changes in consumer expectations have increased the pressure brands face to maintain service level commitments. Consumers want in-stock inventory, next-day free shipping…
Analysis of the U.S. Bank 2022 Q4 Freight Payment Index Featuring Bobby Holland & Enrique Alvarez
In 2022, U.S. Bank processed $46 billion in freight payments for some of the world’s largest corporations and government agencies. Those payments and the data that…
Dial P Updated Classic: Tentatively Making the Trains Run on Time
In 2022, we saw more than our fair share of high profile strikes. There were the Canadian truckers and the South Korean truckers (who actually went on strike twice). we saw…
Rates in Transit: What to Expect in 2023 for Rail, Trucking & Ocean Freight with Lee Klaskow
Are we headed for a recession in 2023? Which markets are rebalancing, and where could service levels improve? Bloomberg’s Lee Klaskow may not have a crystal ball, but his…
The Supply Chain Buzz for December 12th Featuring Abishek Gupta of UPS
World trade dynamics are changing at warp speed, ocean freight rates are plummeting and air cargo volumes are down … and we’ve got just the person to weigh in on it all…
3 Ways to Future-Proof your Shipping for 2023 and Beyond
Parcel shipping has been turbulent, and changes aren’t done. Logistics Intelligence software-provider Sifted will share how parcel shippers can use their shipping data to assess the health of their operations, set achievable goals, and execute on them. Shippers that do this can build more profitable and resilient parcel operations for 2023 and beyond.
Analysis of the U.S. Bank 2022 Q3 Freight Payment Index Featuring Bobby Holland & Dr. Jason Miller
In 2021, U.S. Bank processed $37 billion in freight paymments for some of the world’s largest corporations and government agencies. Those payments and the data that accompanies them are analyzed quarterly by Bobby Holland, U.S. Bank vice president and director of Freight Data Solutions and his team…
The Business Buzz for October 20th with Scott W. Luton
In this episode of The Business Buzz for October 20th, 2022, host Scott W. Luton tackles a wide range of current news, from increased levels of cybersecurity spending to decreased volumes in imports, shipping & warehouse occupancies. Scott congratulates a friend of the show for hitting a big milestone…
Top Three Ways to Control Delivery Costs in Challenging Times
E-commerce is no longer on the upward swing seen at the height of the pandemic, but e-tailers need to keep growing to stay competitive– albeit cost-efficiently. In this webinar, we examine today’s conflicting priorities and explore how the right delivery strategy can keep costs down while growing sales…
Tentatively Making the Trains Run on Time
Global supply chains are decidedly intermodal, and rail plays a much larger role than many people may realize. The potential for a rail workers’ strike recently dominated news headlines… until it didn’t. The strike was averted at the 11th hour by efforts made by Labor Secretary Marty Walsh…
Preparing for the Unknown – Navigating the Freight Market in 2022 & Beyond
How do you plan for your company’s air and ocean freight shipments when the one constant in the market is unpredictability? What do you do when you can only look six months into the future, and you know that what you’re predicting is unlikely to happen?