Abivin

JANUARY 10, 2023

With more and more real-time data and data analytics tools, most operations in supply chains are becoming more innovative. Moving to 2023, data still play an important role in decision-making in transportation management. The warehouse needs to know who is coming and when they will arrive, which starts with the ETA.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

Risks in halal supply chains The halal integrity of a brand (and its products) is a function of its supply chain, where a breakage in halal integrity anywhere in a supply chain becomes a breakage of its halal integrity. On the other hand, halal risks in the entire supply chain are not on their radar screens.

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Ware2Go

APRIL 28, 2023

Dock-to-stock time is a critical factor in supply chain management. Dock-to-Stock time is the amount of time it takes for a product to arrive at a point of origin (like a warehouse ) and be stocked on the shelf, ready to ship. Inventory is scanned into a Warehouse Management System (WMS) 3. What Is Dock-to-Stock Time?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

In addition to saving on electricity used in warehousing activities, the electricity in some cases can even be sold back to the grid. Sometimes bumper-to-bumper, transport vehicles need to expend lots of energy to their air conditioning units just to keep interiors cool enough for their drivers and their cargo.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

We have certainly seen more focus on women in supply chain over the last few years, and nearly every conference that I attend has tracks dedicated to women in supply chain. A central part of Amazon’s ultrafast delivery strategy is its network of warehouses that the company calls same-day sites.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2023

Executives are plotting alternate supply chains or devising products that can be made elsewhere should China’s hundreds of thousands of factories become inaccessible. Experts say such sites will have to be clustered close to the state’s big ports and warehousing hubs. manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The initiative involves placing RFID tags on packages and wearable devices on employees to eliminate manual scans, reduce misloads, and accelerate parcel throughput in the delivery giant’s warehouses. The company plans to invest $140 million in the initiative in 2023 as it implements the technology at its 940 remaining U.S.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

While delivering medicines, food and spare parts, Skyports electric drones by design also eliminate all of the carbon emissions and much of the danger in ship to ship cargo transfers. He crafted delivery solutions for e-commerce clients and managed supply chains for several chemical and freight forwarding companies.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In this February 10, 2023 edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech we highlight news related to Shopify and Flexport , as well as Frieghtos , each in the transportation and logistics visibility tech segment. This concludes our February 10, 2023 Edition of This Week in Supply Chain Tech.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 6, 2021

As Steve Banker wrote about in last week’s news roundup, the worldwide shortage of semiconductors is expected to last through the first quarter of 2023 at a minimum according to the electronics supply chain analysis firm Supplyframe. Water rushed into industrial areas extensively damaging facilities, machinery, and warehouses.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The majority of positions are for in-store workers while others roles are for the company’s supply-chain facilities. Cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles rose 3 percent year-over-year to 828,016 TEUs in August, marking the first increase in 13 months, port officials said.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

According to FreightWaves, the FreightTech 100 2023 is “[…] a selection of the most innovative companies in the freight technology space.” Air Cargo Volumes Normalizing YoY, but Concerns Remain. The year-over-year drop in air cargo volumes seen in August follows more precipitous drops of 8% and 9% in June and July.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 24, 2022

The increased investments were attributed to supply chain disruptions such as raw material shortages, delays at ports, labor shortages, lack of warehousing space, and tight capacity across all modes of transportation. The reverse logistics segment of the supply chain has gained attention because of the growth in e-commerce.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

store operations by 9 percent over the past year, slashing hundreds of millions of dollars of goods from their balance sheets and suggesting space is opening up in their jammed supply chains. Target’s inventories at the end of the last quarter were 16 percent lower than the same period a year ago and Walmart cut inventories in its U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Supply Chain Matters once again highlights some positive news for global supply chain management teams, specifically transportation and logistics related teams. As supply chain logistics and transportation teams are keenly aware, rates peaked to more than $20,000 per container for both routes at this time last year.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

This system uses giant warehouses, lots of trucks, and even cool robots to move things quickly. We’ll look at their warehouses, their delivery tricks, and even how they use new technology to make things faster. The inner workings of logistics at Amazon are a marvel of efficiency, precision, and constant innovation.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 13, 2023

Canada’s Labor and Transport Ministe r’s have just announced that a tentative agreement has been reached between The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association and the International Longshore & Warehouse Union Canada labor union after a 13-day labor stoppage. A statement was featured on Twitter. All rights reserved.

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Cathy Roberson

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Photo 27846324 | Holiday Retail Season © Jackbluee | Dreamstime.com Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! Catch my twice-a-week column on air cargo, freight forwarding, the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo Next. Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains!

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Locus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Top 6 Supply chain Trends to Expect This 2021 Holiday Season for Businesses. After the pandemic, their e-commerce fulfillment struggled to find products as their inventory was stocked in the wrong warehouse. – Statista, Direct-to-consumer (D2C) e-commerce sales in the United States from 2019 to 2023, June 2021.

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Resilinc

MARCH 22, 2022

Covered topics included the supply chain tumult of 2021, trends affecting key commodities like aluminum, silicon, and cobalt, and the evolving risk landscape for reshoring, cybersecurity, ESG issues, and more. For us at Resilinc, strengthening the supply chains that power our lives is more than a business model—it is a core value.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The announcement is noteworthy for our Supply Chain Matters technology focused readers in that Qualcomm ’s initial emphasis with this chip technology will reportedly be directed toward real time logistics and supply chain visibility needs.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 10, 2022

As the logistics industry continues to recover from pandemic-era supply chain disruptions, shippers are adjusting quickly to the expectations of a new normal. Falling ocean rates and volatile fuel costs have logistics professionals across the supply chain searching for innovative efficiency solutions throughout their operations.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Will the supply chain ever catch a break? With every link of the supply chain impacting businesses both large and small, keeping up with the globally disrupted supply chain evolution is a recipe for whiplash. Raw Material Shortages Are Affecting a Challenged Supply Chain.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 1, 2022

Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! “The problem is, as we go into the holiday season, they’ve got the wrong stock in the warehouse,” Moore said. Inventory hangovers will probably last beyond the parcel peak season and likely into 2023. Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains!

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Freightos

MARCH 19, 2024

But the discussion quickly turned to exploring why – given the marked shift to eBookings in air cargo – does the prevalence of eBookings in ocean logistics still lag so far behind? And forwarders also add value in orchestrating many of the other moving parts like first and last mile, warehousing, customs and insurance.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

A new year is underway, and what better way to begin our 2023 blog activity than with a summary of the freshest news from the supply chain and logistics theatre? But is that a real possibility, or are the predictions of supply chain mayhem just so much panic and hot air?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2023

A few weeks ago I wrote that Little Brown Bakers, the manufacturer behind Girl Scout Cookies , is warning of unforeseen supply issues that will be impacting both manufacturing and distribution of its treats. FedEx now expects adjusted earnings per share for fiscal 2023 of between $14.60 And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 12, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our May 12, 2023 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis capsule of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news. in Lithium Supply Tie-Up U.S. This tie-up is reportedly expected to close by the end of 2023.

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Ware2Go

MAY 4, 2023

Drayage is a critical step in supply chain management to get product from freight to parcel. See how businesses of all sizes are increasing certainty around drayage to build more resilient supply chains. Moving cargo efficiently is essential to the success of any supply chain, and drayage plays a vital role.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2022

Cyberattack on Toyota’s supply chain shuts 14 Japanese factories. Xerox addresses $300m backlog due to supply shortages. As Clint Reiser pointed out earlier this week, the Russian invasion of Ukraine is impacting global supply chains. Ukraine in the news: War in Ukraine disrupts ships around the globe.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2023

Now is the time to make this happen, especially as supply chain companies around the world make their pledge towards sustainability. At 2022’s end, the company had around 17 million square feet of “healthcare-compliant warehousing,” according to its 10-K. And now on to this week’s logistics news. The company is offering U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This was certainly another interesting year from a logistics and supply chain standpoint, as we saw the emergence of generative AI take center stage. We also saw a lot of technological advances in transportation, warehousing, supply chain planning, robotics, and last mile delivery, just to name a few.

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Locus

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Delayed deliveries due to manual warehouse operations: Benjamin Franklin was right when he said that time is money. Warehouse operations such as manual sorting of packages can be extremely strenuous and lead to delayed deliveries. Delayed delivery is one of the biggest challenges plaguing retailers and hurting their bottom line.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2023

By the numbers, the top challenges supply chain leaders are currently experiencing include fuel costs (59 percent), inflation (46 percent), delays outside of their control (41 percent), unpredictability (38 percent), driver shortages (32 percent), and losing business due to the economy (30 percent).

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 17, 2023

But did you know that you can make your supply chain greener, too? . Elon Musk revealed that one of Tesla’s battery powered class 8 semi-trucks completed a 500-mile trip fully loaded with 81,000 pounds of cargo – all off a single charge. . Aligning Parts of the Supply Chain . Electric Vehicles .

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our latest news capsule follow-up relative to updating readers to prior supply chain management developments that we have shared on this blog. Thus far hundreds of flights in the region have been cancelled, stranding passengers and air cargo. West Coast ports.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

FedEx plans to test autonomous drone cargo delivery with Elroy Air. Chipotle’s push for humane chicken delayed amid tight supplies. Mexican factories gain in supply chain revamps. Air Canada wants more cargo jets 3 months after launching service. Jokr prepping world’s first carbon-negative grocery delivery.

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