Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

The History of the Shipping Container. 26 April 2016 marks the 60th anniversary of the maiden voyage of the Ideal X and the birth of modern container shipping, a development that played a critical role in spurring the global economy. But the modern shipping container has changed much more than one industry.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Ryder Reports Third Quarter 2016 Results. August 2016 North American Freight Numbers. Here are some more details from the article: Don Hnatyshin, Jabil’s chief supply chain and procurement officer, said software could eventually generate $100 million annually for Jabil, which reported $17.9 billion in net revenue last year.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Since 2014, the shipping industry has suffered numerous setbacks. Unlike the all-time highs of 2014, 2017 will reveal an industry on the cusp of restoring order and LTL rates to acceptable, reasonable levels. Too Much Inventory Will Make Restoring Shipping Profits Difficult. Shipping LTL Rates Will Improve.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2017

Now, moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon won a patent for an on-demand clothing manufacturing warehouse (Recode). Cyber Insurance Becomes a Must for More Manufacturers (WSJ – sub. Source: Amazon patent. And the garage door company is coming this morning to replace the crumpled door.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

Manufacturers are Now Selling Directly to Consumers. Retailers can no longer have their heads in the sand, but neither can consumer products manufacturers. Note that apparel manufacturing is growing and apparel retail is declining. Traditional supply chains ship cases, pallets and trucks; but not the EACH. The difference?

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 4, 2016

Offshoring is basically when a company moves manufacturing to a foreign country in an attempt to save money. For a time, this model of manufacturing seemed to be the paragon of effective business. This may include research and development, product manufacturing, product packaging, and shipping processes.

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Contents Supply Chain Movement 20 – 2016 Q1. Publishing date: 26 February 2016. 10 | SCM Consulting Map Europe 2016. A Boston Scientific medical device is used somewhere in the world every two seconds, but the company is much more than a medical device manufacturer. Manufacturers find themselves at a crossroads.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79 % of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. In 2014, a survey by Tompkins Consortium delivered a shocking revelation. Procurement costs. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers.

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RFgen

AUGUST 29, 2016

One such manufacturer is Dunkirk’s Coca-Cola European Partners bottling plant. In 2011, 2012 and 2014, the site was internally recognized with the Oscas Energy award. The Dunkirk bottling plant was tasked with creating the Panini Euro 2016 sticker bottles. A Past of Innovation.

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RFgen

AUGUST 29, 2016

One such manufacturer is Dunkirk’s Coca-Cola European Partners bottling plant. In 2011, 2012 and 2014, the site was internally recognized with the Oscas Energy award. The Dunkirk bottling plant was tasked with creating the Panini Euro 2016 sticker bottles. A Past of Innovation.

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FLEXE

APRIL 12, 2017

Can you remember your first online purchase? Today, for many of us, shopping online happens more frequently than in-store purchases. Census Bureau, of the nearly $5 trillion spent in retail in 2016, eCommerce sales only accounted for 8.1% In 2016, the top three eCommerce retailers were Amazon, Wal-Mart, and Apple.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2015

Ports See Costly Delays as Cargo Ships, Volumes Grow (WSJ – sub. US Navy to accompany US-flagged ships in Persian Gulf after Iran seizes vessel (Fox News). trade deal to stretch into 2016: EU says (Reuters). billion USD) in pro-forma trailing 12-month revenue for the year-ended December 31, 2014. Con-way Inc.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more. Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2022

indicate that both are building a data platform that aims to predict shipping delays and prescribe alternative plans for their customers. Founded in 2014 and based in Chicago, FourKites is working with more than 1,000 businesses in helping to track shipments from manufacturing facilities, warehouses and retail sites.

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FLEXE

JANUARY 15, 2016

And several studies predicted that the portion of online holiday purchases made on mobile devices (vs. laptops) would increase by more than 40% over 2014 to drive approximately 17.5% Online purchases and buying behavior also significantly surpassed pre-season industry estimates. better than 2014. of online holiday sales.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

22nd on the 2014 World Bank Infrastructure index ), improvements – especially in rural areas – can have a huge impact. Chinese carriers are increasingly using these platforms to consolidate LTL loads, driving more effective shipping. Image Source: Brics-Info.org. It’s not just talk. Forwarders, get ready.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Here are some excerpts from the press release : According to the report, ATA’s first in-depth examination of the driver shortage since 2015, the driver shortage eased in 2016 to roughly 36,500 – down from 2015’s shortfall of 45,000. “We I offered some ideas in a July 2014 post titled, Driver Shortage in Trucking: Time for Plan B.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A year before, in 2014, a Harvard Business Review article pointed out that supply chains were becoming increasingly global and complex and consequently more at risk than before. For example: Japan earthquake 2016. One source reports disruptions increased over 60% between 2019 and 2020. Source: McKinsey.

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Requis

JULY 14, 2020

By 2016 it was pretty certain that supply chain was where I would focus—in fact in the same year I authored a blog post on trucking which, to my complete surprise, was very well received by executives in the industry, by startup founders, by other investors, and by academics. It was during that process that I honed in on supply chain.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In addition to cutting the need for outsourced manufacturing, this move could give the company a leg up on the competition by making it possible to get products in the hands of consumers faster. The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Probably the same guy who predicted it 23 years ago, Michael Lee, who wrote in his 1993 high school yearbook , “Chicago Cubs 2016 World Champions. ” Or @RaysFanGio on Twitter, who sent out this tweet 2 years ago : 2016 World Series. GIO (@RaysFanGio) November 4, 2014. More Pain Ahead for Ocean Shipping (WSJ – sub.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 2, 2018

Here's evidence of the ongoing trend, in two years of load-to-truck ratios, spot market rates, and contract rates for van freight: Load-to-truck ratios and rates declined steadily throughout 2015 and into the middle of 2016. That slump was triggered by the collapse of oil prices at the end of 2014.) We'll know more in a few days.

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Elementum

JULY 12, 2016

IDC likewise notes a lackluster 2% year-on-year growth for smartphones shipped to the country in Q1 of 2016. Xiaomi entered the Indian market in 2014 and reported a 135-percent sales growth that year. In August 2015, the company began making its smartphones in Andra Pradesh through Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 29, 2015

Descartes Reports Fiscal 2016 First Quarter Financial Results. Last November, JDA Software and IBM announced a “new integrated offering [that] will provide retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers with intelligent sourcing, fulfillment and order management capabilities.” Mexico freight than in March 2014.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

To meet the criteria for The Supply Chains to Admire for 2016, companies needed to score better than their peer group average for performance metrics, while driving a higher level of improvement than 2/3 of their industry peer group. In 2016, VTech is a finalist in the Supply Chains to Admire analysis. I listened and spoke to vendors.

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QAD

JULY 14, 2020

Source: The Globe and Mail. Today, the average house size in the UK is 104 square meters, and the average new house in 2016 was 13% larger than the average existing house. Sustainable Manufacturing. 007 metric tons per capita, but Nepal has little manufacturing, and much of that is agrarian. . American women use 11.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2015

As we head into 2016, we are featuring our most read articles of 2015 in our five main categories: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation Management, and Freight. Yesterday we published the top 10 most read manufacturing articles of 2015. . No Purchase Orders were used. Read the full article here. .

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QAD

JULY 14, 2020

Source: The Globe and Mail. Today, the average house size in the UK is 104 square meters, and the average new house in 2016 was 13% larger than the average existing house. Sustainable Manufacturing. 007 metric tons per capita, but Nepal has little manufacturing, and much of that is agrarian. . American women use 11.

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Exapro Hub

JUNE 21, 2018

Every day, thousands of products and clothing purchased are made from its knitted fabrics. Number of draw-texturing spindles and shuttle-less looms that were shipped increased by 23% and 13%. Most of the new short-staple spindles (95%) are shipped to Asia. Deliveries to Iran soars by 445% from 11,000 in 2016 to 59,000 in 2017.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Here’s one of my predictions for 2016 that hit the mark: Blockchain Technology Will Make Its Debut in Supply Chain Management. companies that move manufacturing operations overseas? Throughout this year, we’ve seen various announcements related to the use of blockchain technology in supply chain management.

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