Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Freight Shipments Fell 0.7% NAFTA Trade in September 2013 than in September 2012. After more than a decade of failed “ Doha Round ” negotiations, the 159 members scaled back their ambitions and settled on a more limited agreement called the “Bali Package.” -Japan Impasse Dogs Pan-Pacific Trade Talks ( Wall Street Journal ).

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 18, 2015

The small package shippers have seen a deluge of packages and realized their operating margins for this business are not acceptable, so they have decided to push back. The end result is that shippers will be seeing freight costs rise in 2016, and that will drive straight to their bottom line.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

“You’ve got to tread carefully if you try to ratchet back ease of returns, so that you don’t drive your customer to your competitor,” said Chuck Johnston, who served as Walmart’s senior director of returns between 2005 and 2012 and is now the chief strategy officer at goTRG, a returns management company.

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Techgistics

JUNE 4, 2017

Many customers now want their packages next-day, same-day, or even within one hour and as a result logistics networks have evolved to reflect these changing customer preferences. The lockers currently serve a very specific use case - customers that are not home during the day and packages can not be left securely at their house or apartment.

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

And it’s about to get hit by a freight train of innovation. How much do we love freight innovation? Enough to go through every single article published in the top tech blogs – Techcrunch, Verge, Mashable and Recode – since 2007 to count how often articles about logistics startups, freight or cargo were published.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

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? Boot Barn @bootbarn In 2016, Boot Barn improved operations at its distribution center in Fontana, California by implementing HighJump’s Warehouse Advantage WMS.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 18, 2019

The 2014 holiday season marked the last Q4 end-of-year sales period where packages shipped based on actual weight. This has changed the way freight companies calculate shipping charges. This may change how you package and ship your products, so it’s important to understand DIM weight. Why DIM Weight Pricing?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Recent years have seen a flourishing interest in the use of drone technology to deliver packages. million to a $1 billion industry in the five years between 2012 to 2017. Environmental Benefits The average truck delivery of a package creates about 1kg of greenhouse gas emissions. The Rise of The Delivery Drone.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 6, 2015

Rethink Robotics introduced Sawyer in 2015 and pioneered the “friendly” robot game with the introduction of Baxter in 2012, which will make the integration of human workers and robots seamless. million-square-foot warehouse in Tracy, Calif., Robotics also impact the efficiency and analysis of supply chain processes.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 17, 2023

Freightos Cuts Revenue Forecast Cloud based freight booking and payments tech provider Freightos slashed its 2023 growth forecast amid continued reductions in global trade volumes and freight rates. We anticipate that we may well be highlighting other reduced revenue forecasts from digital freight start ups in the coming weeks.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Keys to Success in Warehouse Management/Order Fulfillment! That can mean low wages and demanding quotas for warehouse workers, as employers scramble to turn a profit. To us, that doesn’t just mean that we strive for error-free work from the pickers and packers on the warehouse floor (we do). Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 3, 2012

Intelleflex ZEST™ Data Services, a cloud-based repository for aggregating, warehousing and sharing information across the supply chain, facilitates on-demand access to actionable data for improved supply chain operations to provide a complete picture of data spanning the entire supply chain. Configuration, Pricing and Availability.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The company was replenishing dealers’ inventory weekly, using direct shipment and cross-docking operations from source warehouses located near Deere & Company’s manufacturing facilities. Retail activity is extremely seasonal, with the majority of sales occurring between March and July. Sunsweet Growers.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Amazon Just Patented a Package-Packer Bot to Add to Its Fleet of 45,000 Robots (NBC News). 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. — Amazon to spend $1.49

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