Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 1, 2022

The planning typically begins at the start of the year as shippers work with carriers to share updated forecasts of capacity requirements throughout the year to ensure parcels are delivered on time during the season. However, if shippers under or overestimate their forecasted capacity requirements, they could incur a penalty from carriers.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 1, 2022

An AI-enabled port ecosystem can lead to effective communication across all touchpoints in the container supply chain, right from cargo owners to terminal operators, to third-party logistics providers and warehouse workers. In-depth reporting on the movement of goods to accelerate decision making and resolve potential issues.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 15, 2018

Amazon’s Clever Machines Are Moving From the Warehouse to Headquarters (Bloomberg). million for its warehouse robots (TechCrunch). beefs up security of air cargo imports (American Shipper). In the meantime, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Home Depot Sets $1.2 No small talk.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Are you attending the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual Conference later this month (September 25-28 in Orlando, FL)? I hope to see you at the conference! Keeping track of warehouse inventories with an army of fully autonomous drones (TechCrunch). Date: Monday, September 26, 2:00-3:15 pm.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 15, 2022

Mind you, some retailers may indeed be pleased with their inventory levels, but others may be trying to figure out where to store the excess inventory since so many warehouses are beyond full. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World.

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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. If they sold off just 5% per year, that would create 9.45% in free cash, not including the savings on warehousing costs.

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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.

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