3PL Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Summer is coming to an end which means retailers and supply chains need to start preparing for the holidays. Limited Warehouse Capacity. The reason for this is to be prepared if manufacturers are forced to shut down due to outbreaks. It’s important to contract warehouse space now, before the holiday surge. Labor Shortage.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Warehouse Labor Woes are Worse than Ever. Contract logistics – companies that provide warehousing services – certainly falls into that category. The Warehouse Labor Shortage. The warehouse and transportation industry had a record 490,000 openings in July. Eight percent of warehouses have a surge of over 100%.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 27, 2018

Retailers are evolving, and supply chains must evolve with them. The application of omnichannel in manufacturing primarily focuses on the collaboration between suppliers, or vendors, and distributors. Manufacturers still using disjointed processes and operating in functional silos are unable to keep up with demand.

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Kanban Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

In addition to standard warehousing operations, your third-party logistics (3PL) provider may be able to handle additional value-added services. With these services, your 3PL partner can perform – within the warehouse – many services that go beyond basic pick, pack and ship. The driver is early to a retailer appointment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

And according to the National Retail Federation, the holiday returned to its romantic traditions, with total spending on significant others for the holiday expected to reach a record $14.2 is trying to build its own solar-manufacturing supply chain almost from scratch and supporting the effort with sizable subsidies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Because warehousing and transportation represent significant cost centers, intelligent logistics decisions are critical. Every day, retailers and manufacturers are challenged to balance ambitious customer service promises with profit margin protection. Five Forces Reshaping Logistics as We Know it.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

With more brick-and-mortar stores shutting their doors than ever before and demand for warehouse space on the rise, retail warehousing creates a profitable opportunity for many companies. In this post, we’ll discuss the trends contributing to the retail warehousing trend and three ways retail warehousing impacts profitability.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

When it comes to executing mode-specific freight moves from origin to destination efficiently, reliably, and cost-effectively, transportation execution and visibility solutions play a critical role. Transportation execution solutions allow shippers to connect to multiple carriers and then tender, track, and pay in the system.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2021

But there is a technology gap between gleaming new automated facilities and tens of thousands of existing warehouses and distribution centers that pre-date the warehouse building boom of the past 5-10 years. Modular Vs. Monolithic Warehouse Systems. Distribution Disrupted. DCs were not built for change.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Third-party logistics companies ( 3PLs ) specialize in distribution, warehousing and fulfillment services. Today, anyone can start an online retailing business from any part of the world and ensure their products are delivered to customers efficiently by using a third-party logistics company. Revenue: €63.3 billion/$72.43 Smith 4.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Retailers know firsthand how quickly the market can change. Continuing Disruptions in Transportation and Sourcing Materials After the pandemic, retailers are faced with new challenges and disruptions due to global conflicts, trade restrictions, and now recessions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2021

I recently completed my latest study on the transportation execution and visibility solutions market. Transportation execution allow shippers to connect to multiple carriers and then tender, track, and pay in the system. For pharmaceuticals, this is a critical component of transporting goods throughout the supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 7, 2021

Pinnacle Propane implemented demand management, replenishment, and order promising solutions from John Galt Solutions with the goal of improving service – reducing what they call “out of gases” – while reducing transportation costs. For example, a warehouse might have a big propane tank they use with forklifts that run on propane.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2022

Transportation execution solutions allow shippers to connect to multiple carriers and then tender, track, and pay in the system. This gives a much better estimated time of arrival of shipments to warehouses, stores, and end customers. Transportation execution and visibility solutions can provide these efficiencies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

Nine years ago, my company FourKites pioneered the market for real-time transportation visibility. We’re currently on the cusp of a big incremental change in the industry’s transformation journey, as the value of real-time supply chain data is increasingly being felt far beyond transportation logistics. Lesson learned.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Supplying this urban population with fresh food is difficult due to the tropical temperatures and the overloaded transport infrastructure with frequent traffic gridlocks. Customers include large fast food chains in the Philippines, exporters and importers, as well as small food retailers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 22, 2023

McCormick Place North Entering the grand concourse and riding the escalator up one floor, we will take a left hand turn into the North Hall, home to the North Manufacturing and Assembly Solution Center and the Robotics and Automation Solution Center. I was informed of a recent customer case – an apparel retailer located in Denmark.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2024

It’s more than doubled the number of robots deployed in its fulfillment centers and warehouses in the last three years, from 350,000 in 2021 to 750,000 by last June. The company has a variety of robots that serve different functions within the warehouse. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Warehouse management is not a simple task, and warehouse managers face difficult challenges. Since consumers have the ability to shop online 24 hours/day and 7 days/week, the challenges of warehouse management do not stop when the brick-and-mortar stores lock their doors for the day. GET YOUR COPY HERE. Download White Paper.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Transportation 2.) Warehousing 3.) Robert Cadena is the Co-Founder and CEO of Lean Staffing Solutions, which provides operational, marketing, sales, and technology services to the logistics and transportation industry. based transportation and logistics providers. Transportation 2.) Warehousing 4.)

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Original article: Warner’s Top Transportation & Logistics Influencers. In light of the global environment in the past year and a half, we listed the top transportation & logistics influencers. The road hasn’t been easy for the transportation and logistics industries. miles of freight is expected to reach 7.67

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 12, 2021

The Blurred Lines Between Retail and DTC with Guy Courtin. Guy Courtin and Joe Lynch discuss the blurred lines between retail and DTC. Guy Courtin is Vice President and Industry Principal of Retail at Tecsys, a global provider of supply chain solutions that equip the borderless enterprise for growth. Evolution of retail.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 25, 2023

Paul Brashier is Vice President Drayage and Intermodal at ITS Logistics , a third party logistics (3PL) company that offers creative supply chain solutions with an asset-lite transportation division that ranks #21 in North America, a top-tier asset-based dedicated fleet, and a Top 12 intermodal and drayage division.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2021

I recently completed my latest study on the transportation execution and visibility solutions market. Transportation execution allow shippers to connect to multiple carriers and then tender, track, and pay in the system. For pharmaceuticals, this is a critical component of transporting goods throughout the supply chain.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 12, 2022

The industry’s leading supply chain event — ICON — is right around the corner, and no matter if you go in-person to Orlando or enjoy the digital experience from the comfort of home, you’ll hear inspiring keynotes, network with your peers and join the conversations that will shape the retail and manufacturing industries.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

This new behavior means that manufacturers and retailers need to anticipate consumer needs across channels with more accuracy than ever. The mega online retailer accounted for a staggering 41.4% To compete with Amazon, most retailers and manufacturers have had to dramatically shorten their own delivery windows.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022. Original Article: What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022. In addition, retailers are struggling to move inventory initially ordered in the first quarter of 2022 to make way for back-to-school and holiday merchandise.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 7, 2024

In late 2023, we conducted a survey of 1,000 supply chain and logistics decision-makers across North America and Europe across three sectors: manufacturing, distribution and retail; carriers; and logistics services providers. drivers and warehouse workers) as high to extreme (see Figure 1).

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Kanban Logistics

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The modern warehouse offers much more than basic storage. It’s home base for sophisticated eCommerce operations, high-velocity retail distribution, vendor managed inventory, and a variety of other services. Types of 3PL Warehousing. There are three basic types of warehousing available to you. The DIY method.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 12, 2024

Retailers and manufacturers are flying more goods around the shipping crisis in the Red Sea , industry experts say, helping boost international airfreight operators after a long period of sagging cargo volumes. And after shooting a 1-over opening round, he could still be in the hunt, at least to make the cut.

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Vinculum

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The warehouse order picking process is one of the most crucial and challenging aspects in the vast and complex world of logistics and supply chain management. As the heartbeat of a warehouse operation, order picking ensures that products reach their intended destinations in an efficient and error-free manner.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The takeaway for September was that global manufacturing activity officially fall below the 50.0 This index compiles 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog. for September. for September.

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ShipBob

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Traditionally, a typical warehouse was nothing more than a wide open building with space to receive and store inventory. . Fast forward to present day and you’ll find that ecommerce warehousing is equipped with robotics, logistics automation , IoT technology, and real-time inventory management software. What is smart warehousing?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

The proximity to main customers, a more resilient value chain and reduction of transportation costs favor decentralisation of production. As a result of shifting manufacturing networks across the world, distribution networks will change substantially in the next few years.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights additional developments, evidence and added signs that reinforce that there will be no peak holiday focused surge in transportation and logistics in the latter half of 2023. While 209,000 workers were added in June, 14,000 freight and parcel carriers were cut and 6,900 warehousing and storage jobs were lost.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Changing Landscape of Supply Chain Executives Traditionally, supply chain executives excelled in managing functions like transportation, warehousing, inventory, and production planning but supply chain process extends beyond the firm, involving global relationships with suppliers and customers.

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Locus Robotics

JANUARY 29, 2024

Home January 29, 2024 7 Top Reasons to Automate Your Warehouse in 2024 Mary Hart , Senior Content Marketing Manager Warehouse managers face immense pressure every day to fulfill ever-growing order volumes with shrinking labor budgets and supply chain disruptions. What’s a warehouse to do?

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