Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2016

Warehouse Rental Prices (WSJ-sub. Back in May 2004, I wrote a post titled, “What If UPS Acquires Manhattan Associates?” I used that hypothetical headline to highlight a trend I saw in the industry: the convergence of logistics services, technology, and consulting. Note: Kewill is a Talking Logistics sponsor.

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3PL Insights

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

One of the organizations currently assisting victims of Hurricane Harvey is the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN), which was formed to provide humanitarian relief after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2004. Warehouse space and cross-dock services are also needed.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 20, 2014

French retailer Chronodrive has been doing this since 2004 and has since gained a steady following of 130,000 customers. Central warehousing concepts are doomed to fail. Supply Chain Planning & Optimization Transport & Logistics' Customers can order their groceries online, and collect them pre-packed at the store.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 16, 2015

The idea is to bring together the individual silos within a business, from the front end to the back end, from warehousing, manufacturing, logistics, purchasing, etc. Rather than optimizing individual operations – transportation, warehousing, and others independently – it optimizes the entire flow to get the most benefit.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

OCTOBER 7, 2014

The summer of 2004. Food spoiled on the ring road because drivers had consumed their diesel, stocks blocking the warehouses and sales plummeted dramatically. Why the Logistics and Sales people cannot collaborate?” - Asked my GM in a board meeting in which I was replacing my boss. "Do Do you remember the time?

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 16, 2023

Utilizing Walmart’s Own Trucking System and Cross-Docking Logistics Another critical factor contributing to Walmart’s supply chain success is the utilization of its private trucking system and cross-docking logistics. This misalignment can lead to excess inventory, increased carrying costs, and potential stockouts.

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PINC

JUNE 16, 2020

However, with 66% of logistics budgets spent on moving only 10% of total inventory, the remaining 90% of inventory at rest is not optimized for bottom-line impact and efficiency gains. Gartner has estimated supply chain management software to be a $17 billion addressable market growing at approximately 10% a year.

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 20, 2016

In 2004, only 38% of Amazon’s fulfillment capacity was within 200 miles of a major metropolitan area. This solution adds flexibility to the supply chain by allowing you to move slow or dead stock out of your prime distribution center positions and into a replenishment position in another warehouse.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 8, 2017

And although in 2004 almost a quarter of consumers put off holiday shopping until December, now only 17 percent wait that long. Shipping and warehouse delays caused some Black Friday and Cyber Monday purchases to be held up for days, despite thousands of extra workers hired to deal with the holiday buying surge.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 8, 2017

And although in 2004 almost a quarter of consumers put off holiday shopping until December, now only 17 percent wait that long. Shipping and warehouse delays caused some Black Friday and Cyber Monday purchases to be held up for days, despite thousands of extra workers hired to deal with the holiday buying surge.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 28, 2022

He was the hero of the curse-reversing 2004 team that came back from a 3-0 deficit to the Yankees in the ALCS with a walk-off homer and another walk-off single. And now on to this week’s logistics news. The post This Week in Logistics News (January 22 – 28) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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PINC

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Since 2004 and with hundreds of locations deployed around the globe, PINC Yard Management System helps the largest global companies to identify, locate, and move inventory throughout the supply chain predictably and cost-effectively. MHI announced the finalists for the 2020 MHI Innovation Awards last week.

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C3 Solutions

JULY 28, 2020

in 2004 to $0.38 Inventory control inside the retail DC is not typically done with roving robots, although Walmart did try drone-based stock taking in the warehouse a few years ago. Less stock means smaller warehouse footprints are possible, saving land and infrastructure costs. in 2019, for example.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

They collectively provide evidence that the prior disruptions still occurring among industry supply chains, compounded by the latest manufacturing, logistics and transportation disruptions occurring in China, will have a longer economic and service level effect in the coming months. Global Manufacturing Output Levels Declined.

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Elementum

AUGUST 30, 2017

The logistics industry is one of the greatly effected. Harvey is reportedly the strongest hurricane to hit the country since Hurricane Charley in 2004 and is said to be the costliest natural disaster in US history, initially estimated to be at $160B. Logistics by road is the main challenge as most of the roads were inundated.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 17, 2016

The concept has come a long way since the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) raised the starter flag in 2004 with its first Urban Challenge, which was part of a program to develop an unmanned combat vehicle. The logistics industry offers a number of promising applications in freight yards and distribution centers.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

At the next Logistics Bureau Free Executive Breakfast (which will take place in August), I’ll be discussing the alignment of supply chain and business strategy along with eight other important levers for supply chain performance improvement. Cross-docking operations to reduce the need for warehouse real-estate and resources.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

”[2] One oft-overlooked aspect of urban traffic congestion is logistics. Smart city initiatives should include plans to make it easier to deliver the goods people need; often, however, smart city plans end up making logistics more difficult. ” Logistics in the city. .”[3] ” Logistics in the city.

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Requis

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Supply chain optimization consultant, author, and podcaster Marcia Williams has been working in supply chain since 2004. Dr. David Closs runs the program now, but when I was a student he was teaching logistics. In the end-to-end supply chain there’s procurement, logistics, operations, and warehousing.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 8, 2016

They also give you better negotiating information for suppliers and other third parties (transporters, warehousing companies, product assemblers and others) contributing to your supply chain operations. For instance, oil prices were relatively low during the period between 1984 and 2004, while labour and technology costs changed more quickly.

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Requis

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

25 years ago I finished my studies in mechanical engineering and my master’s thesis was on plant layout and logistics planning. I found logistics, hardware logistics, and warehouse planning very interesting. We are all really proud of what we made: an award winning logistics system. What happened to that?

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2021

As a 17-year periodical, these cicadas have lived underground in wingless nymph form since 2004, about a foot or two down, feeding on sap from tree roots. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Micro-fulfillment centers and warehouse automation technology have been receiving a lot of attention. That’s all for this week.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. With how quickly new technology, tips and warehouse management techniques are emerging, wouldn’t it be nice to take a page from someone else’s book? Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

I got started just as the dotcom craze was taking off, with new logistics startups coming to market every day (all of them announcing they were “The world’s leading provider of X” even though they were just a few months old). Descartes has 20,000+ customers on its Global Logistics Network, which experienced 21% growth and processed 18.6+

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PINC

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

There are over 100,000 warehouses, distribution centers, and manufacturing plants in the U.S. Improving the Yard Management Process Since 2004. We pride ourselves on offering 24/7 human technical support to meet your companies needs, whether they be technical or logistical. PINC Guarantees.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

Thereafter I played an integral role in the integration of EGL and TNT Logistics to form Ceva. We then grew to become #2 globally in contract logistics and #4 overall in total supply chain. We managed the supply chain for China’s largest manufacturer with close to US$500m in logistics spend. People make the difference!

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FLEXE

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

In 2004, Blockbuster was valued at $6 billion. And, the trucking industry seems to have its eye on this trend as well with companies from XPO Logistics to Schneider to Estes Express Lines expanding or adding last-mile services.

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FLEXE

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

In 2004, Blockbuster was valued at $6 billion. And, the trucking industry seems to have its eye on this trend as well with companies from XPO Logistics to Schneider to Estes Express Lines expanding or adding last-mile services.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 9, 2015

In some nations with low direct-manufacturing costs, BCG found that competitiveness could be undermined by other factors, such as a difficult business environment or poor logistical infrastructure. No more warehouses full of old and outdated goods, but a situation in which supply will truly meet demand and not only in theory.

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Vinculum

AUGUST 1, 2022

It keeps track of in and out of stock precisely and profoundly manages the warehouse and logistics. E-bay was established in 2004 as a U.S.-based The advantage of such purchasing is that it saves travel time and keeps the payment and personal data safe and secured. The Digital, Malaysia 2019 report mentions that 78.4%

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6 River Systems

JULY 22, 2020

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), employment in the warehousing and storage industry grew from 1,133,900 to 1,194,400 from May 2020 to June 2020. In fact, warehousing accounted for the largest portion of jobs added in the transportation and warehousing sector in June, about 61,000 of 99,000 total jobs.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

It’s not unusual for a company’s transportation management system (TMS) and warehouse management system (WMS) to not be fully integrated, or for a degree of manual processing or reprocessing to be necessary to process customer orders. So what’s happening to bring convergence one step closer to reality?

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FLEXE

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

<p>In 2004, Blockbuster was valued at $6 billion. </p> <p>For example, when <a href="[link] Monday</a> hits a company like Urban Outfitters or Walmart their warehouse capacity goes to about 80%.

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MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Having worked actively with humanitarian organizations on logistics for over ten years now, I know the good work that is done after these tragic situations to explain where and why aid was too slow. The cluster approach 1 proposed after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami has been implemented and improved over the years. Logistics Cluster.

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TMC

APRIL 14, 2016

The concept has come a long way since the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) raised the starter flag in 2004 with its first Urban Challenge, which was part of a program to develop an unmanned combat vehicle. The logistics industry offers a number of promising applications in freight yards and distribution centers.

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Freightera

MAY 4, 2017

Freightera Logistics Inc. 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. VANCOUVER, BC (PRWEB) MAY 04, 2017. It’s a win-win,” said Mr. Beckwitt. About SmartWay.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 7, 2020

In 2010, I joined global strategy firm CVA to head the global logistics practice. I am judge of the IATA Air Cargo Innovation Awards and the Automotive Logistics Awards Europe. In 2004, I started to drive La Poste’s expansion outside of Europe. DHL has committed to zero emission logistics and UPS to reach net zero by 2050.

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