Resilinc

JANUARY 15, 2024

The latest updates on shipping delays in the Red Sea in January 2024, including which businesses and industries have been impacted. This response is driven by ongoing threats to crew and cargo safety, necessitating the rerouting of ships around the Cape of Good Hope, resulting in substantial delays and escalated shipping costs.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Almost overnight, conversations within supply chain businesses about having both customer interactions and internal operations going digital went from “in the pipeline” to “we needed it, yesterday” as governments placed movement restrictions. Fully automated Rack Clad Warehousing solutions from SSI SCHAEFER.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

Employees at an Amazon warehouse on New York’s Staten Island voted late last week to join a union, which is a painful defeat for the e-commerce giant that has aggressively fought unionization efforts in recent years. Mexican factories gain in supply chain revamps. Jokr prepping world’s first carbon-negative grocery delivery.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Following a March 2022 surge of Covid-19 in Shanghai, shipping company A.P. Since neon gas is used to produce semiconductor chips, both governments and businesses are seeing prices increase. Accenture ). McKinsey ).

Material Savings 207

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

Global Shipping. The World Container Index , assessed by Drewy Consultants, is a compilation of eight major shipping routes to and from the United States , Europe and Asia. Shipping Transit Timeliness. The Flexport Ocean Timeliness Indicator tracks average ocean container shipping transit times. per 40-foot container.

Global Transportation 52

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AB&R

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The government has implemented power rationing in regions, forcing companies to operate at half time or less. Because of this, the Chinese government extended the holiday period in 2022 in many provinces. This unusual extension halted production and shipping across the country for 15-30 days. distributors.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 11, 2018

Only one of them is outside North America: China. If projections and recent rhetoric are to be believed, India will join China as the only non-North American countries in the $500 billion club by 2025. How is Global Shipping Growing in India? How to Take Advantage of Increased Shipping in India.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

In a green field study, a company looks for an optimal placement a new factory or warehouse. Shipping by sea is less expensive, and has fewer emissions, but takes longer. However, Mr. Moreira explained, the infrastructure for electric and natural gas trucks is much more limited in Brazil than in Western Europe or North America.

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AB&R

APRIL 29, 2022

The government has implemented power rationing in regions, forcing companies to operate at half time or less. Because of this, the Chinese government extended the holiday period in 2022 in many provinces. This unusual extension halted production and shipping across the country for 15-30 days. Shipping Delays & Costs.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 23, 2023

This agreement has been characterized by The Wall Street Journal as being the largest collective bargaining agreement involving a private employer in North America. About $3 billion of the forecast reduction is attributed to weaker industry demand and lower shipping volumes while $1 billion is attributed to volume diversion.

Negotiating Skills 52

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

That said, implementing Lean concepts would undoubtedly be part of that strategy, for example, - Lean Warehousing : Many firms (both retailers and manufacturers) are now aggressively rolling out Lean in their warehouse operations. Eliminate Before You Automate : Automation is critical to large, efficient warehouse operations.

Waste Reduction 274

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 24, 2015

Lots of supply chain and logistics news this week, so let’s go straight to the items that caught my attention: Amazon now ships to your Audi’s trunk ( USA Today ). Swisslog acquires warehouse automation provider FORTE Industries in the United States. Amazon Reveals Just How Huge the Cloud Is for Its Business ( Wired ).

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017 : exoskeletons, autonomous forklifts, flying warehouses, last-mile delivery, and more. Warehouse Automation. Content Summary: Honeywell and Carnegie Mellon Partner to Bring AI to the Warehouse.

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3PL Insights

JUNE 15, 2020

According to a Thomas survey of 878 North American manufacturers, 64% reported they were likely to bring production and sourcing back to North America. When the government forced many retailers to shut down, people turned to ecommerce. The driver of this was due to a disruption in obtaining parts from oversea suppliers.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

IBM Launches Blockchain Initiative with Dubai Government Agencies and Enterprises on IBM Cloud. CX North America Releases Next-Generation Mobile App for Drivers. FedEx Fulfillment has one of the industry’s latest same-day fulfillment cut-off times, two-day ground shipping to the majority of the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 2, 2015

And will the government view Amazon Flex members as independent contractors or employees? Meanwhile, Cloud Logistics introduced its Same Day TMS program “designed to allow shippers to start shipping – and saving – the day they start the project.” Check out this video for a demo. Check out the website for a demo video.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

They received goods into their warehouses/distribution centres. And then they shipped those goods in accordance with customer orders received into those facilities. Each facility leader reported into a Regional Vice President of Operations, one for each of Asia, Europe and North America. They stored those goods.

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RFgen

AUGUST 18, 2021

Outside stressors like global demand deflation, labor shortages, and increased government regulations also mean tight margins for many. Companies in the automotive industry can’t afford to waste money rush shipping out-of-stock or lost inventory parts or letting parts sit unused on the shelf. Improved customer service.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 25, 2016

The DC serves as the hub for Nike’s global e-commerce business, and orders taken from Nike.com are shipped to consumers all over the world from this DC, including North America. The DC ships 220M units annually, with a total of 213,000 inline SKU’s. Barges from down the canal from Antwerp.

Belgium 40

Belgium Distribution Saudi Arabia Global 40

Freightera

JUNE 29, 2017

Transport News INTL has just selected Freightera as “Best Online Freight Marketplace – North America” in their Logistics, Warehouse & Supply Chain Awards 2017! Looking ahead, Freightera is rapidly expanding in North America in 2017. We caught up with Eric Beckwitt to find out more.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

China’s Geek+ raises $150M to build robots for warehouses and logistics (TechCrunch). Easyship, a Stripe for global e-commerce shipping, raises $4M (TechCrunch). under Nafta—be made in North America to qualify for tariff-free trade. Descartes Announces Fiscal 2019 Third Quarter Financial Results. and Canada.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Is it because some of the biggest parts are being shipped from another manufacturing location? By looking more broadly than just how can we reduce the transportation or warehousing costs, they will find the big savings, the billion dollar savings. The Indian government is also investing in driver training.

Automotive 59

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 17, 2015

From monitoring carrier capacity and driver shortages to tracking diesel pricing and government regulations, staying current on relevant news means you will be better equipped to make knowledgeable business decisions and drive growth and efficiency into your supply chain. Government Regulations.

Transportation 34

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2018

Oracle Extends Cloud-based Warehouse Management to Give Customers Enhanced Logistics Performance and Global Inventory Visibility. to Fuel Growth of National, On-Demand Warehousing Business. Walmart-Led Blockchain Effort Seeks Farm-to-Grocery-Aisle View of Food Supply Chain (WSJ – sub. Descartes Acquires Velocity Mail.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Logistics technologies such as robotic warehouse systems make automation a reality, while drones improve last-mile delivery capabilities and better tracking with tools like RFID tags improve visibility throughout the supply chain. The second hurdle is blockchain governance. dba Cabrella Shipping Insurance Intelligence.

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Freightera

MAY 4, 2017

Freightera’s Go Green option now allows shippers to choose freight quotes by lower emission, in addition to price and shipping time. Freightera Logistics’ award-winning online freight marketplace has partnered with Natural Resources Canada’s SmartWay program, to help create the North American Low Emission Freight Marketplace.

Freight 21

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