Talking Logistics

JULY 1, 2016

With many folks taking off early for the holiday weekend, I’ll just go straight to this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: Exporters Wary as Shipping Safety Rule [SOLAS] Kicks In (WSJ – sub. With Amazon in mind, Wal-Mart to offer free shipping for 30 days (Reuters).

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2016

In the meantime, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: EU Approves FedEx Acquisition of TNT Express ( WSJ – sub. LoJack SCI and TransVoyant Partner to Deliver Supply Chain Risk Alerting. INTTRA Collaborates with JDA Software for Streamlined Transportation Management.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

It was a relatively quiet week for supply chain and logistics news, so let’s go straight to the items that caught my attention: Same-Day Delivery Startup Deliv Gets Funding Boost From UPS (WSJ – sub. Now Amazon’s Free Shipping Will Cost You at Least $49 (Wired). Global Supply Chain Resiliency Council Launches Riskipedia™.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

The History of the Shipping Container. 26 April 2016 marks the 60th anniversary of the maiden voyage of the Ideal X and the birth of modern container shipping, a development that played a critical role in spurring the global economy. But the modern shipping container has changed much more than one industry.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 25, 2016

With today being a holiday for many, let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: FedEx Introduces Global E-Commerce Solutions Under FedEx CrossBorder. FusionOps Introduces Prescriptive Analytics For Supply Chain. January 2016 North American Freight Numbers.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2016

He was one of my instructors at Northeastern as part of the supply chain certificate program I completed almost 15 years ago. The case studies we analyzed and discussed in his class opened my eyes and mind to the beauty of supply chain management, a field that was still relatively new to me at the time.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Recently, I hosted the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. Similarly, after the conference, I started working with a chemical company to formulate a supply chain strategy. After implementation, in 2016, no business or product owners were appointed. We are managing the supply chain in the Pandemic in phases.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Since 2014, the shipping industry has suffered numerous setbacks. Unlike the all-time highs of 2014, 2017 will reveal an industry on the cusp of restoring order and LTL rates to acceptable, reasonable levels. Too Much Inventory Will Make Restoring Shipping Profits Difficult. Capacity Will Grow Tighter.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

The success of your business links inextricably to the performance of your supply chain. you have to make your supply chain successful too. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers. Conversely, just 8% of businesses with less capable supply chains report above-average growth.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2022

In this regular edition of our featured column, Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , we provide a capsule synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based multi-industry supply chain readership.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

PPI v Parcel, LTL and Truckload Price Indices June 2016 – May 2021. Let’s start with Supply Chain visibility. Supply Chain visibility. 2019), lacking information and awareness on your current Supply Chain stakeholders and activities causes unnecessary delays and disruption amongst your business activities.

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Requis

JULY 14, 2020

Venture capital (VC) investor, columnist and educator Brian Aoaeh is part of the new generation of investors who are unlocking the opportunities in supply chain. Steeped in the investment world since 2008, Brian decided very early on to focus on supply chain and operations investment.

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Contents Supply Chain Movement 20 – 2016 Q1. Publishing date: 26 February 2016. Gartner and Supply Chain Media formalise partnership. Gradual changes in the European supply chain consulting market. 10 | SCM Consulting Map Europe 2016. 6 | News & Background.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

Retail was slow to adopt supply chain processes to drive new business models; and as a result, traditional retail redefinition of supply chain processes got caught in the omni-channel hype while Amazon worked its magic to become a market leader. A Closer Look at Consumer Value Chains and the Value of the EACH.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 29, 2018

It’s part of the reason why Descartes acquired ShipRush last year, a provider of e-commerce multi-carrier parcel shipping solutions. The fast growth of cross-border e-commerce is also a big reason why Pitney Bowes acquired Borderfree in May 2015 and why UPS acquired i-parcel in 2014. Cross-Border E-Commerce is Anything But Simple.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 15, 2015

A thorough analysis provided by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals , (CSCMP) in its “ State of Logistics ” report, indicates that by 2017, shippers in the U.S. The 2014 winter weather triggered a trucking capacity problem. In 2014 utilization was 100% of capacity, a crisis phase.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 13, 2017

I’m on borrowed time this morning, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: DAT Freight Index Hits All-Time High in September. One Network Delivers New ONE Chain™ Solution. CSX customers demand end to shipping bottlenecks as CEO apologizes (Reuters). There were 6.6

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

We salute the year’s top advancements in supply chain technology and processes. Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. Warehouse Automation. Media Type.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Our salute to the best advancements in supply chain technology, processes and labor management from 2017. This is our annual salute to the best in people, processes and technology within the supply chain arena. This is our annual salute to the best in people, processes and technology within the supply chain arena.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

is bringing a piece of its supply-chain operations in-house as the company reviews broader operations and management of its distribution.” I wrote about this emerging trend in Keeping Control: What 3PLs Must Convince Their Customers (March 2014). Ralph Lauren to Bring Management of Distribution Site In-House (WSJ- sub.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 13, 2016

The shipping industry saw growth and expansion in 2014 when compared to the state of the industry since 2008. Unfortunately, the capacity crunch is real, and shippers need to know how to face the prospects of a slower 2016 to stay competitive and meet the demands of their customers and partner businesses. Fleets Are Expanding.

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RFgen

AUGUST 29, 2016

Going green in supply chain management can help businesses reach sustainability goals. More companies are restructuring their supply chain management processes to better meet sustainability standards. In 2011, 2012 and 2014, the site was internally recognized with the Oscas Energy award. A Past of Innovation.

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RFgen

AUGUST 29, 2016

Going green in supply chain management can help businesses reach sustainability goals. More companies are restructuring their supply chain management processes to better meet sustainability standards. In 2011, 2012 and 2014, the site was internally recognized with the Oscas Energy award. A Past of Innovation.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 16, 2017

The freight capacity crunch has dominated supply chain and logistics since 2014, and many shippers fear it will arrive sooner than many experts believe. In the 2017 State of the North American Supply Chain Survey , only 11 percent, one in nine respondents, expressed issues with capacity over the past year.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 5, 2018

Shyp is a startup that “picks up, packages, and ships anything at the best price, through major international carriers like USPS, UPS and FedEx, for business and everyday use.”. It’s pretty silly,” he told me in early 2016. “We In August 2014, in a post titled Uber, the Next Amazon? , And all items are not created equal.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2013

April 2014. March 2014. February 2014. January 2014. UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog. Ship Mate App Finds Smooth Sailing » 12/09/2013. UCLA Anderson Announces 2014 Loeb Award Winners; Lifetime Achievement Award Goes to James Flanigan, John Brecher Receives Lawrence Minard Editor Award.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2017

Now, moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon won a patent for an on-demand clothing manufacturing warehouse (Recode). JDA Unleashes New Levels of Supply Chain Visibility Across its Portfolio with TransVoyant. premiums tracked in 2016 compared with 9% the year before. in an email.

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 30, 2022

” Logistics experts warn that if the issues surrounding delivery at FedEx aren’t resolved soon, they could have significant effects on the holiday shipping rush. . food price index to rise more than 14% higher than its average between 2014 and 2016.” The fee, which will extend from Oct. and Canadian markets.

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QAD

APRIL 11, 2019

Economists consider Brazil to be one of the strongest countries in emerging markets despite the recession of 2013 to 2016. Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. Manufacturing in Brazil. Service industries, which accounts for 59 percent of the country’s GDP, include telecommunications, banking, energy and commerce.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 24, 2017

Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Walmart Secures Patent for Drones to Carry Products Inside Stores (Digital Trends). There was a lot of shipping-related news this week. percent increase from January 2016. billion from January 2016 to January 2017. So sad, so senseless. Looking at U.S.-Mexico

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

It will take two to six months for supply chains to get back to normal, and some industries will suffer permanent losses, especially farmers. It said that if it takes two months for the ports to become fully operational, the window for shipping this season’s crop will have closed. But there’s little time to celebrate.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MAY 6, 2015

Guest Blogger, Rich Chrzanowski — Container volume at US ports hit an all-time high in 2014 and a DOT transportation study projects volume to more than triple in coming years. Shipping delays are expected to cost the retail industry $7 billion this year and as much as $37 billion by 2016. More Proactive Carrier Management.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The recent decision by Japan’s three largest container companies to merge their shipping operations is yet another symptom of the volatility that is roiling the freight business. K” Line, MOL, and NYK are the three Japanese ship lines that are consolidating. Deciding whether to ship cargo via the U.S. Labor unrest in U.S.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 9, 2015

I think 2016 and 2017 will make 2014 look like child’s play,” Albrecht said. Shipping companies have attempted to reduce the cost through the use of advanced shipping methodologies , condensation of routes, 3PL services, and implementation of a TMS throughout the industry. 3PLs Eat Much of Shipping Costs.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JANUARY 25, 2016

These 9 headlines culled from Transport Topics over the first three weeks of 2016, coupled with the emerging economic slowdown should give pause to all shippers. Headline: Class 8 Orders Slump in December, Down 36% From Same Period in 2014. Headline: Truck Stocks Plunge in 2015.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 30, 2016

For example, value-added service may include perks when shipping a large quantity of products on a recurring basis. 4PLs can give small- to medium-sized & enterprise businesses access to advanced analytics capabilities, better shipping rates, and a wider range of resources to use to improve efficiency in the shipping process.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

2015 was a big year in terms of logistics and globalization for Amazon, who began making their way into the shipping industry, registering in China as a freight forwarder and a shipping broker for 12 routes, including Shanghai to Los Angeles and Hamburg. Next up: The Role of Traceability in the Pharma Supply Chain.

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