Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2013

Con-way Freight Raises the Bar on Mexico Service, Adds Door-to-Door Tracking, 24-Hour Customer Resource Center, Enhanced Web Tools. Overcapacity in the global air freight market, increasing customer preference for lower-yielding shipping solutions, and a slowing U.S. SAP Announces Second Quarter and First Half Results 2013.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

Walmart would not have the ability to provide such low prices and have consistent inventory in the over 5,000 stores in the United States and over 1.3 The evolution of Walmart’s supply chain includes three elements, according to a 2012 article from Arkansas Business: distribution practices, operating its own fleet of trucks, and technology.

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

In the Fleetowner article, author Sean Kilcarr discusses a textbook example of a massive supply chain crisis: Hurricane Sandy, which devastated large parts of the United States back in October 2012. International Motor Freight (a drayage carrier) lost 130 brand new trucks, and couldn’t ship anything out. Strauss-Weider Inc.,

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 21, 2022

A Pitney Bowes study forecasts ecommerce shipments to double by 2026 and that 90% of US consumers expect free two-to-three-day shipping. However, it took a pandemic to 'discover' the last mile as many providers failed to deliver on time, and shipping costs increased. I wear a number of hats these days.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Part one of a five-part series on the hidden benefits you can expect from working with a digital freight management company like Aborn & Co. The calculation usually goes something like this: Rate Savings Opportunity + Freight Optimization Cost Reduction Opportunity – Total payable to Aborn & Co = Return on Investment $$.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. Most online shoppers assume that items they return go back into regular inventory, to be sold again at full price. Zachary said.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Same-day delivery (or is it shipping?) Freight Shipments Fell 0.7% NAFTA Trade in September 2013 than in September 2012. German shipping banks face $22 billion in losses: Moody’s ( Reuters ). According to the article: UPS and FedEx…are now eager to help traditional retailers deal with [ship-from-store].

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 19, 2018

Strong results for air freight, container shipping and export orders in particular suggest that, while the trade recovery may moderate in due course, it will likely continue in the coming months and remain above trend,” the report says. He presented his outlook for container shipping to the TPM Annual Conference in Long Beach, Calif.,

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 14, 2014

To do this you need to ensure that at ALL locations where stock is held or displayed for retail sale, that ACCURATE and TIMELY inventory information is available. Ship From Distibution Centre. Ship From All Stores. Drop Ship From Vendors. Ship From Distibution Centre. Ship From All Stores.

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 12, 2014

To do this you need to ensure that at ALL locations where stock is held or displayed for retail sale, that ACCURATE and TIMELY inventory information is available. Ship From Distibution Centre. Ship From All Stores. Drop Ship From Vendors. Ship From Distibution Centre. Ship From All Stores.

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Construction of the warehouse is scheduled to be completed in early 2012. Since 2009, when ScottsMiracle-Gro began implementing its new distribution model, the Company has reduced the number of miles traveled to ship products to home center customers by approximately one-third. For additional information, visit us at www.scotts.com.

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 8, 2013

percent in 2013 to total $131 billion worldwide, up from $111 billion in 2012. Let’s bring it down to earth with a specific example – ocean shipping. As suggested in my recent post What Price Ocean Shipping? How much inventory could be better managed in this segment if there was better visibility into end-to-end cargo flows?

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities. Following the pandemic, 91% now do.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

Over the past few decades, companies have realized that the way they bring products to market – from sourcing parts and services, to manufacturing, to shipping, to distribution – isn’t just a practical necessity, but an avenue for competitive advantage. Instead of only using Supply Chain terms like fill rate, inventory turns, etc.,

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 10, 2013

I gave the example of Sun Microsystems, which suffered a spate of freight thefts in Europe. The strategy incurs higher costs in terms of capital expenditures, labor, and inventory, but the payoff is superior service. This supported an extremely lean build-to-order operation with minimal inventory.

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Techgistics

JUNE 4, 2017

Amazon has had such a major impact on eCommerce, that I thought it would make sense to look back on some of their innovations that are directly or indirectly impacting logistics: Super Saver Shipping Super Saver Shipping was introduced in 2002 offering free shipping for orders over $25. Fast and free shipping raised the stakes.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

The shipping giant, like many organizations, depends heavily on air travel to move items around the world. DHL avoided this problem because it had planned for alternative freight methods in the event of a disaster and was able to enact the strategy when signs of an eruption began to emerge.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

The shipping giant, like many organizations, depends heavily on air travel to move items around the world. DHL avoided this problem because it had planned for alternative freight methods in the event of a disaster and was able to enact the strategy when signs of an eruption began to emerge.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

While much of the retail industry and business media is focusing on retailers attempts to integrate online and in-store retailing, the real test in our view, lies with smarter inventory management and supply chain fulfillment capabilities among retailers. December 2012. November 2012. October 2012. September 2012.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 29, 2020

The ships now have to reduce their Sulphur emission by over 80% – 85% by switching to Lower Sulphur Fuel. Due to the high level of pollutants in the exhaust of the bunker currently used to power some 60,000+ ships globally, the IMO is going to implement a new regulation regarding these fuels on January 1, 2020.

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Global Trade Management

AUGUST 4, 2008

GLOBAL SHIPPING & LOGISTICS - Service provider of freight forwarding, custom clearance, shipping services, transportation, sea transportation, air transportation, India. Monday, August 27, 2012 12:02:00 pm. ► 2012. (1). What do you think the LSP industry should do to improve trade effectiveness? (by

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Global Trade Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

The ability to in real time identify the location and status of the sourced goods gives the importer the ability to fine tune its distribution channels, its inventory management and its ability to fulfill commitments to its end users. • Disagreements over shipping practices within the industry itself. . We can eliminate this.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In higher-traffic markets, Advance Auto Parts has “hub” stores that keep more inventory in-stock to give customers what they need when they need it. The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S. In early 2013, Belk launched a vendor-direct program.

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Logility

DECEMBER 14, 2012

This year’s 2012 Sailing to New Heights with Logility Award was presented to KGP Logistics, one of the country's largest single-source value-added suppliers of supply chain services, communications equipment and integrated solutions to the telecommunications industry.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 28, 2013

ATA Releases Latest Freight Forecast, Projecting Strong Trucking Growth. It provides the key warehouse management features needed to quickly deliver ROI, including the tracking and visibility of inbound orders, directed put-away, variety of picking methods, shipping, directed replenishment and inventory control. .

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Techgistics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Since about 2012 there’s been a massive influx of VC funding that has been poured into startups to revolutionise logistics and supply chains. Business Intelligence applications took this a step further which resulted in vastly improved inventory and demand planning practices. In the U.S.,

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 30, 2015

That leads to extra inventory and extra costs and hence necessitates a substantial level of turnover in order to be financially feasible. In 2012 the company decided to seriously push for success in the Chinese, Japanese and South Korean markets. Regional DC. Bugaboo opted for that solution. Notion of quality.

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Cathy Roberson

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Amazon introduced its B2B marketplace in 2012, AmazonSupply, and then in 2015, renamed it Amazon Business. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World. I wear a number of hats these days.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 27, 2021

Due to lean inventory strategies, many manufacturers only keep 15-30 days of inventory on hand. Shippers are not leveraging scenario planning as a best practice and remain focused on lean supply chains that focus on minimizing inventory and total number of suppliers. I don’t agree that either in isolation is correct.

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 3, 2012

To achieve full efficiency, the supply chain needs secure, accurate and timely data on the inventory status and condition of its products. This model improves operational efficiency, reduces friction and waste in the supply chain, and improves inventory management, asset tracking and personnel monitoring.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

APRIL 24, 2015

The Kiva Robotic Picking System: The idea for the orange AGV-like robots that bring inventory to order pickers was first conceived in 2003 by CEO Mick Mountz, and with the help of some MIT professors Kiva brought the technology to market less than two-years later. The LCC is now of course a standard logistics practice today.

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Freightos

MAY 31, 2022

This is an exciting milestone that accelerates our vision of a digital platform that modernizes international freight and improves global trade. I started Freightos a decade ago, in 2012. World trade is built on a foundation of global shipping. Between 2012 and 2019 we made the most of what we had. Really important.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Regardless of what the internet hype suggests, offshoring rates have continued to surpass the rates of reshoring from 2012 through 2015, explains A.T. Freight costs of offshoring may exceed the freight costs of domestic shipping. . Foreign communications can make manufacturing inventory management difficult.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. FedEx Corporation FedEx , previously known as Federal Express, is an American multinational freight company founded in 1971 as a system for urgent deliveries. Kuehne + Nagel Inc. Jacobs in 2011.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 3, 2017

Boston startup raises $10M for retail software that predicts inventory needs (Boston Business Journal). Freightos unveils beta launch of international freight price index (American Shipper). 2016 North American Freight Numbers. Trump administration re-evaluating self-driving car guidance (Reuters). Guess what?

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

December 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). FedEx announced this week the launch of FedEx Fulfillment, “an e-commerce solution that helps small and medium-sized businesses fulfill orders from multiple channels including websites and online marketplaces and manage inventory for their retail stores.”

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Wal-Mart offers free two-day shipping in latest attempt to compete with Amazon (Reuters). 3Gtms Announces Freight Claims Management Partnership with TranSolutions. Freight claims is one of those “white spaces” in transportation management that TransSolutions addresses with its solution.

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