Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Target Lowers Free Shipping Minimum to $25 for Online Orders. enVista Announces Record Revenue for 2014. December 2014 North American Freight Numbers. December 2014 North American Freight Numbers : U.S.-NAFTA ATA Truck Tonnage Index Jumped 1.2% in January.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Deutsche Post DHL to deploy self-driving delivery trucks by 2018 (TechCrunch). CSX customers demand end to shipping bottlenecks as CEO apologizes (Reuters). If you’re a transportation executive, you already know what’s happening in the market today: capacity is tightening and rates are climbing. There were 6.6

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 23, 2017

UPS Establishes New Peak Shipping Charge. FedEx forecasts higher profit for FY 2018 (Reuters). transportation assets) to the equation. See my April 2014 post “ Webvan 2.0: The few [shippers] that issued statements said it was not their responsibility to police the shipping industry. Post a comment and let me know.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 25, 2022

And all of them expect to be connected to logistics providers transporting goods to and from various supply chain nodes. Manufacturing and transportation and logistics companies have been pioneers of today’s IoRT revolution, leading the way to connect and automate industry operations.” in 2014 to just 4 cents in 2019.”[6].

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Freightos

MARCH 3, 2015

So when I asked Cathy Roberson, a senior analyst at Transport Intelligence and a tech-enthusiast who is vox supplychainus on Twitter at cmroberson06 , I was not surprised when she sent me back an analysis that seems to match up perfectly with some of Google’s recent projects: Google Glasses, Android and 3D printing. through 2018.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 30, 2018

Processing: transportation to a dairy processor for testing, pasteurizing and packaging. Transportation: shipping in refrigerated trucks to retailers like supermarkets or convenience stores. 1] Connor DiGregorio, “ Blockchain: The 2018 Disruptor of the Year ,” IndustryWeek , 4 February 2018. [2]

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 12, 2018

After a strong finish in 2017, flatbed demand has continued to soar in 2018 resulting in historic supply and demand imbalances across North America. Flatbed shipping is known for its cyclical and seasonal trends, fragmented marketplace and carrier demographics, and variability in demand. Some commonalities across macro trends (i.e.,

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Talking Logistics

MAY 10, 2018

So, what can shippers do to combat the ongoing market challenges of 2018? For example, can you ship on different, cheaper days of the week? It’s important for shippers to know that these capacity issues are likely going to continue, and this tumultuous landscape will become the transportation norm. Continue to Plan Ahead.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Shipt, which was founded in 2014 in Birmingham, Ala, currently offers its service in more than 70 cities through 20,000 shoppers. Target said it expects the transaction to add to its earnings starting in 2018. As I wrote back in 2014 in Webvan 2.0: Access Point network in 2014. and Costco Wholesale Corp.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 29, 2018

Descartes’ CEO Ed Ryan, in his opening keynote address at Evolution 2018 earlier this month, highlighted how cross-border e-commerce grew 28 percent last year, twice the growth of e-commerce as a whole. It’s part of the reason why Descartes acquired ShipRush last year, a provider of e-commerce multi-carrier parcel shipping solutions.

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In today’s turbulent trading environment, strong global transportation management capabilities deliver exceptional benefits and value. In 2014, a Supply Chain Council survey found that managing global supply chain complexity was among the top 5 major issues. A very recent survey of U.S. Let me qualify that statement.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

The company expects to open four such giant facilities this quarter, as it aims to triple online sales by 2018, to $35 billion from $12 billion last year. That income was generated by more than 4,100 stores and fed by a sprawling supply chain, ranked 14th in 2014 by research and analyst company Gartner. Top 100 Retailers Chart 2014.”

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Freight Brokers See Profits Surge on Shipping Rush (WSJ – sub. XPO Logistics expects 750,000 European home deliveries for 2018 (Reuters). OpenPort joins the Blockchain in Transport Alliance to further transform the logistics industry. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies signs first cross-state deal in the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. Here’s an easy way to think about the regular and potential future disruptions that could impact your ocean shipping strategy, and what you can do to prepare for what comes next. At these times of the year, you should see less risk to your standard ocean shipping strategy.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Bigger Container Ships Pose Bigger Risks (WSJ – sub. December 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Transportation Department pushes tough oil train standards – sources (Reuters). The larger ships will further test the capacity of ports and canals and the skill of their captains and crews.

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RFgen

MAY 8, 2016

Packaging Digest reported the global health care cold chain logistics market is projected to increase by $3-billion between 2014 and 2018. companies look for new ways to ship their goods around the world and maintain visibility without succumbing to the obstacles of geography. Chilling Routine Merchandise.

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RFgen

MAY 8, 2016

Packaging Digest reported the global health care cold chain logistics market is projected to increase by $3-billion between 2014 and 2018. companies look for new ways to ship their goods around the world and maintain visibility without succumbing to the obstacles of geography. Chilling Routine Merchandise.

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Freight Plus

MAY 30, 2018

In 2018 shippers are paying more for freight that takes longer to move. Joyce Brenny, head of Brenny Transportation in Minnesota, tells. At last month's CONECT 22nd Annual Trade & Transportation Conference it was clear just how wide sweeping the issue was. The Washington Post. According to. FleetOwner. That's real.".

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ShipBob

APRIL 22, 2020

trillion by 2021 , a staggering 246% increase since 2014. In honor of Earth Day, it’s time to rethink packaging products and all of the shipping materials and boxes that are constantly discarded. Packaging is a necessary evil in ecommerce to get orders delivered safely while preventing shipping damages.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2017

And here’s to hoping that 2018 results in even more significant advancements in the state of warehousing and transportation technology. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more. Ocean Transportation. Click here for the full story. Motor Carriers.

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PINC

OCTOBER 2, 2019

When a truck driver’s route is delayed at origin or pickup, that interruption can cause a trickle-down effect across the entire transportation chain. Over the four-year period between 2014 and 2018, detention times and the frequency of detention both increased. percent between 2014 and 2018, with a 27.4

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 17, 2018

In 2014, while sipping on an early morning coffee, Maddy called to ask me a question. The focus for most of the existing blockchain deployments that we are tracking is on warranty/returns, transportation and lineage. Knowledge of arrival times improves transportation routing and reduces fines/penalities. Four years have passed.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 6, 2019

We originally wrote about this topic back in 2014 , when the Globe and Mail first reported that a third of the global food supply is wasted. Internet of Things (IoT) solutions to monitor temperatures of shipping palettes and containers. Well, we’re a bit down the line. Now, big money is stepping in. based on freshness.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 11, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. Here’s an easy way to think about the regular and potential future disruptors that could impact your ocean shipping strategy, and what you can do to prepare for what comes next. At these times of the year, you should see less risk to your standard ocean shipping strategy.

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Cathy Roberson

JULY 12, 2021

Thoma Bravo, a software investment firm, recently acquired Stamps.com, an online provider of mailing and shipping solutions in the US and Europe. The acquisition will likely help Stamps.com quickly transform its platform and services to address domestic and cross-border shipping needs in an evolving e-commerce environment.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

A traditional viewpoint of manufacturers reveals many flaws in the efficiencies of standard shipping, transportation, and other logistics processes. billion by 2018, reports Brian Baskin of the Wall Street Journal. Instead, manufacturers will more likely to decrease shipping costs through outsourced shipping services.

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Requis

JULY 14, 2020

I did an update on that piece in 2017, and then did a deep dive on shipping. For example, someone would be presenting on a problem in shipping, and someone in commercial real estate would say, ‘Oh my god we have the exact same problem. But in 2018 we didn’t succeed in raising our third round of funding, so we disbanded the team.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2015

We don't know which category we love more than the Transportation Category. Naturally, talking about transportation and transportation management is the Cerasis wheel house. The transportation blog posts focus on trends, trucking, and technology. 5 Most Popular Transportation Blog Posts of 2015.So So Far" series!

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 17, 2019

One of the greatest beneficiaries of a booming economy has been the transportation industry. In particular, the impacts of eCommerce, higher consumer confidence, and a stronger job market have helped transportation companies rake in record profits. However, over the last few years, ordering of bulky items online has skyrocketed.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 2, 2018

2017 was a wild year, as freight transportation faced one disruption after another. This period of elevated rates is only the beginning of a "new normal" era in freight transportation. That slump was triggered by the collapse of oil prices at the end of 2014.) They're expected to continue rising in 2018. E-commerce.

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Freightera

AUGUST 22, 2019

Companies must have had $50,000 in sales in 2014 and $1 million in 2018 to qualify. Founded in 2014, Freightera grew 5,366.7% in revenue in 2018. Today, the Freightera marketplace connects 10,000+ businesses with over 20 billion freight lanes from 800+ transport carriers in the platform. See the list here.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 14, 2018

The 2018 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card , conducted by Conexus Indiana for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research, rates U.S. With three maritime ports that together rank 7th in waterborne shipping, Indiana provides the only statewide port system with direct waterway access to two U.S. Media Type.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The company launched a partnership with Walmart in October 2018, which includes a specialty store page on Walmart’s website, increasing online visibility. Bare Necessities @barenecessities Walmart has been busy expanding its portfolio, acquiring intimates brand Bare Necessities in October 2018.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A year before, in 2014, a Harvard Business Review article pointed out that supply chains were becoming increasingly global and complex and consequently more at risk than before. US-China trade war 2018. Two predictions have come true during the pandemic. For example: Japan earthquake 2016. Suez Canal blockage 2021.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

This will be the team’s first World Cup game since 2014, as it failed to qualify in 2018. Retailers turning to specific-day delivery over speediest shipping. Shipping industry officials had hoped the talks, which began in May, would have concluded around now. UPS, Overstock to launch returns pilot program.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 16, 2018

In 2014, Vitalik Buterin and his team developed a public, open-source blockchain-based computing platform that is known as Ethereum. Visa, MasterCard) to launch different blockchain networks in late 2018, handling over US$ 11 trillion worth of credit-default swaps. Wells Fargo, Bank of America), investment banks (e.g.,

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 16, 2018

In 2014, Vitalik Buterin and his team developed a public, open-source blockchain-based computing platform that is known as Ethereum. Visa, MasterCard) to launch different blockchain networks in late 2018, handling over US$ 11 trillion worth of credit-default swaps. Wells Fargo, Bank of America), investment banks (e.g.,

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