Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The last mile of most traditional logistics’ journeys ended at a retail store. Kraus, Chairman and CEO of EXPAK Logistics, explains, “One of the businesses that technology has been slowly pushing itself into is the last mile delivery business. All of these innovations are making last mile logistics much more complicated.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 16, 2021

As the produce season marches forward, the risk of loss, due to the perishing of goods or simply being unable to guarantee delivery, will continue to drive demand for more strategic shipping services. However, the real advantage rests in connecting the pieces to ensure the right type of transportation mode is used.

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Freight Plus

APRIL 19, 2018

It's no secret that the logistics industry lacks transparency and standardization among partners. At the recent CONECT 22nd Annual Northeast Trade and Transportation Conference in Newport, RI it was clear that the transparency blockchain intends to provide has left some shippers skeptical.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The collapse of a section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia will cause “major disruption” in the region just as the summer travel season begins, US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said. The post This Week in Logistics News (June 10 – 16) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

I knew nothing about the world of logistics, inventory management and order optimization. Warehouse Management and Transportation Management were in their infancy. It should not be functional, with a narrow focus on a singular function like manufacturing or transportation. Stage 2: All about Transportation.

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Supply Chain Network

OCTOBER 13, 2011

My first CSCMP Annual Conference was in 1989 and I always try to get there every year to catch up with all my logistics and supply chain friends! Key to this success was very tightly synchronized multi-vendor product and data flows creating significant inbound transport & process savings and service improvements. Jeff Ashcroft.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 11, 2024

It has been just over two weeks since a container ship lost power and crashed into a support pylon of Baltimore, Maryland’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early morning hours of March 26. miles to partially collapse into the Patapsco River , blocking the main shipping channel that leads to the Port of Baltimore.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 14, 2021

It met at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, PA and in Washington, DC from March 4, 1799, to March 4, 1801, during the last two years of John Adams’ presidency. What makes this Congressional recess importance is the fact that it was the last time the US capital was located in Philadelphia. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

As long as Florida’s ports remain open, deliveries of fuels from so-called Jones Act tankers, or ships with permission to move supplies between two U.S. Last week, ships that normally move fuel from the Gulf Coast to Florida headed north to New York and Philadelphia to load from those ports instead. Running Low.

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Freight Plus

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Are you doing all you can to ensure efficient shipping over the road? Full truckload shipping typically means that one trailer is contracted to a single customer, shipper, or consignee. If you’ve already heard that one, here’s a new one for you: Which costs more to ship via LTL? What you are shipping matters to an LTL carrier.

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ShipBob

MARCH 12, 2023

Ecommerce businesses are on a constant quest to cut shipping costs without sacrificing speed and customer experience. Yet, it’s tempting to do so by finding the cheapest carrier to ship customer orders. One strategy that ecommerce businesses are taking advantage of is a shipping concept known as “zone skipping.”

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Shipchain

JULY 3, 2019

On the 4th of July in 1777, the first year after the end of the war, there was a massive celebration in Philadelphia that included fireworks. Meanwhile, everything from transportation costs and port delays to weather events can have a significant impact on supply and the prices consumers pay.” for the 4th of July is no easy feat.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Third-party logistics companies ( 3PLs ) specialize in distribution, warehousing and fulfillment services. The core competency of these companies is logistics , and they do it well. Even Amazon used third-party logistics companies when the company first started, until reaching sufficient scale to have a logistics arm of its own.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The global shipping crisis and labor shortages have put the industry on edge over the last few months, especially as the holiday shopping season approaches. The post This Week in Logistics News (August 28 – September 3) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. billion in 2020.

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