Talking Logistics

JUNE 15, 2018

beefs up security of air cargo imports (American Shipper). At the Descartes Evolution 2018 conference in March, Mark Holifield, Home Depot’s Executive Vice President of Supply Chain and Product Development, discussed how the retailer is investing $1.2 Capstone Logistics acquires LoadDelivered, Logistical Labs (CCJ). No small talk.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 15, 2022

Despite the disruptive nature of supply chains over the past couple of years, inventory management systems have not seemed to help retailers as effectively in forecasting and managing inventories - particularly as retailers made significant investments in omnichannel strategies. I wear a number of hats these days.

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 26, 2022

This news comes as the International Energy Agency lowered the forecasted oil demand for the next two years. Inflated trucking costs have impacted the global supply chain on top of air and ocean cargo. CEO Carol Tomé and CFO Brian Newman will lead an investor conference call to discuss the results starting at 8:30 a.m.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Red: Space is extremely tight and forecasting is imperative. Look ahead at your 3-month forecasts. The major impact will be to hazardous cargo (majority of classes), with a hold on Xiamen port from August 1st to September 7th, including imports to Xiamen, exports from Xiamen, and transfers via Xiamen.

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 28, 2021

The National Retail Federation (NRF) recently revised its 2021 total retail sales forecast. The latest forecast projects that retail sales will grow between 10.5% Also, catch my weekly articles on the last mile/parcels on JOC and air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets on Air Cargo World. to between $4.44

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Talking Logistics

MAY 6, 2016

Amazon partners with Atlas Air Worldwide for cargo services (MarketWatch). JDA Introduces Stratus — New Nimble, Out-of-the-box Cloud Offerings to Solve Complex Workforce Management, Transportation and Forecasting Needs. Amazon expands European logistics role with continent-wide 3PL service (Lloyd’s Loading List).

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 8, 2013

We’ll be discussing the future of the cloud during our Crossroads conference on June 26 th. the public cloud services market is forecast to grow 18.5 How much inventory could be better managed in this segment if there was better visibility into end-to-end cargo flows? According to the research firm Gartner, Inc., Register here.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 11, 2020

Moody’s Investor Service forecasts a drop of 2.5% Cargo volumes have dropped by between 5 and 25 percent in the same period at ports in Europe and the United States. In the United States , automotive stocks have fallen due to a shortage of parts affecting production at the plants of General Motors, Ford, Toyota, and Fiat Chrysler.

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Savi

MARCH 14, 2019

Last week, the Savi Team once again attended the Trans-Pacific Maritime (TPM) conference in Long Beach, California, but this year the team detected a noticeable shift in the conversation. Beneficial Cargo Owners, or BCOs, openly said shipping price increases are necessary for carriers to stay profitable.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 19, 2018

He presented his outlook for container shipping to the TPM Annual Conference in Long Beach, Calif., Similar bottlenecks at inland points threaten to slow the movement of cargo and choke off growth. It’s a pretty robust outlook from most forecasters,” he said. sponsored by IHS Markit. Carrier services have stabilized as well.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Ryder Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2014 Results and Provides 2015 Forecast. Last year, Uber’s CEO Travis Kalanick said at a conference , “Look, [driverless cars] is the way the world is going. Finally, there are more than 20 cargo ships anchored at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach waiting to be unloaded.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 21, 2021

Add predictive analytics to forecast events so you can increase productivity, reduce cost and risk, and satisfy customers. Using real-time monitoring with the IoT, you also can deter cargo theft and prevent possible damage. Analyze real-time streaming data from environmental sensors, traffic feeds and telematics systems.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 11, 2017

Space is extremely tight and forecasting is imperative. Look ahead at your 3-month forecasts. The major impact will be to hazardous cargo (majority of classes), with a hold on Xiamen port from August 1st to September 7th, including imports to Xiamen, exports from Xiamen, and transfers via Xiamen.

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Requis

JANUARY 9, 2020

Another example from fulfillment might involve things like faster alternate transportation route planning in case of the unexpected, or monitoring cargo temperature for shipments of perishable food or medicines. This example could apply to any collection of physical equipment, like a drilling rig or a refinery.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 29, 2019

I’ve been trying to learn the basics of the game, and as luck would have it, at the Descartes Evolution 2019 conference this week (more about the conference in a future post), I sat with a Descartes executive who is an experienced rugby player — he even coached the women’s team at his university.

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Cathy Roberson

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

During UPS’ investor and analyst virtual conference in June, UPS executives discussed their Next Generation Profit initiative, a cross-functional program that, among other things, allows UPS to “optimize pricing for each customer and better align our cost to serve with the value we create.”

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GTG Technology Group

DECEMBER 6, 2017

The container overcapacity that has caused international shipping rates to plummet is forecast to continue through the fourth quarter and into next year. The standard container cargo measure is in 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs). This year’s conference leaders are optimistic after new alliances have created signs of industry revival.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 14, 2023

Up until then, collective liner pricing organizations (conferences)— which America was not part of—had gained so much market power that they had the ability to unilaterally raise rates and reduce services. As a result, the U.S. exports to war-torn countries. Of course not. desires.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 20, 2020

jump in container throughput last week, which means cargo is recovering. Choosing to run video conferences easily eliminates two 60+ minute trips on a daily basis in the Bay Area. Looking specifically at China’s economy turning the corner, according to the Seatrade Maritime Times , Chinese container ports saw a 9.1%

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

APRIL 24, 2015

I will note Rice used my list during his own excellent presentation on supply chain innovation at the MHI annual conference last October. The result was terribly inefficient handling on both sides of the equation, poor space utilization on the cargo ships, freight damage, and high logistics costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 4, 2021

Sri Lanka braces for oil spill from sunken cargo ship. Earlier this month, consulting firm AlixPartners said the global semiconductor chip shortage will cost automakers $110 billion in lost revenues this year, as it forecast the crisis will hit the production of 3.9 US to detail global distribution plan for 80 million vaccine doses.

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