Welcome to the October 2020 issue of JBF Freight Transportation Industry Bulletin, a monthly newsletter by the JBF Consulting team, with a focus on supply chain, transportation, logistics and of course freight. THANK YOU for being here. P.S. Was this email forwarded to… Read More
E-Commerce and the Hockey Stick
It will surprise no one to hear that e-commerce experienced a spike in demand in the second quarter of this year. The U.S. Census Bureau published this data in mid-August: Not a classical hockey stick chart in the sense that… Read More
JBF Freight Transportation Bulletin #10
Welcome to the September 2020 Freight Transportation Bulletin In This Issue: Freight Market Update Modeling Labor Costs in Supply Chain Design The Impact of Dwell Time on Truckload Carriers On The Lighter Side… Is Tesla Semi a Game-Changer in Long… Read More
Modeling Labor Costs in Supply Chain Design
Labor costs in a supply chain can have a significant impact when deciding where your DCs should be located. According to the 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the lowest median wages for Freight/Stock/Material… Read More
The Labor Factor in Supply Chain Design
In a perfect world, when conducting a Supply Chain Design (SCD or alternatively called Network Design and Network Optimization) project to determine the optimal location for your Distribution Centers (DCs), it would be advantageous to incorporate all aspects of the… Read More
JBF Freight Transportation Bulletin #9
Welcome to the July/August 2020 Freight Transportation Bulletin Global economics, freight markets, and technological innovation all impact your supply chains and logistics operations. To keep you informed, JBF Consulting team sources content from leading industry analysts as well as provide our own… Read More
Duration of a Supply Chain Design Project
The duration of a Supply Chain Design (SCD) project, also called Network Design and Network Optimization, is dependent on many factors including availability of data, quality of data, the ability of the analysts/modelers, and level of detail desired. In our… Read More
JBF Freight Transportation Bulletin #8
In This Issue: Supply Chain Design and Data Manipulation Market Guide for Vehicle Routing and Scheduling Llamacon NOW 2020 Recap Are So-Called ‘Digital Transformations’ Really Transformative? Industry News & Insights Roundup Industry Events Supply Chain Design and Data Manipulation A… Read More
Supply Chain Design and Data Manipulation
A lot of the work involved in Supply Chain Design (SCD), also called Network Design and Network Optimization, requires the manipulation of large quantities of data.
Llamacon 2020 Conference Recap
We attended the Llamacon conference (#LLamaCon) this past week (June 16 to 18). This is a yearly event held by Llamasoft that brings together the world community of Supply Chain Design (SCD). Like most, if not all conferences nowadays, it… Read More