Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

The consensus opinion of the most recent Institute for Supply Management (ISM) report is that it reveals weakness in U.S. economic output into 2014. While Chicago and New York/New Jersey hubs are no strangers to inclement winter weather, severe and widespread cold brought snowstorms to Atlanta and other southern U.S.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 6, 2017

Last week, the national load-to-truck ratio for vans was the highest it's been since March 2014. That was back when demand for trucks skyrocketed because extreme winter weather caused massive disruption to supply chains. Volumes were strong after Memorial Day, particularly in Atlanta and Los Angeles.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

In the supply chain, the questions do not change; but the answers do. Quote from a Supply Chain Leader at a Conference in Europe. Yesterday, Peter Bolstorff, Executive Director, APICS Supply Chain Council, called to discuss the use of the Supply Chain Index by APICS to measure supply chain improvement.

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AFFLINK

APRIL 18, 2018

This website shows that retail e-commerce sales grew roughly 25 percent annually worldwide from 2014 to 2017. Ecommerce Fuels a Warehouse Boom,” reports this article by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Warehouses are 143% bigger thanks to e-commerce,” states this article in the publication Supply Chain Dive.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JULY 30, 2015

.   Currently, Amazon’s outbound supply chain is comprised of fulfillment centers, sortation centers, and warehouses that specifically serve Prime Now customers. Some sortation centers, such as the one in Atlanta, will also support Prime Now customers.   Annual COGS (from Amazon 2014 10-K report). Cycle Stock.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 27, 2015

MHI (“The Industry That Makes Supply Chains Work”) publishes an annual U.S. In fact, many of my predictions made in 2014 also appear in my 2015 predictions as well. . Other predictions include total supply chain visibility – and development of GPS capabilities across transportation assets.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 27, 2018

But as the recent Hawaii volcanic eruptions, Hurricane Harvey and even the 2014 Atlanta “Snowmageddon” showed us, businesses must always expect the unexpected. These stopgaps can prove beneficial and allow for uninterrupted operations while working to re-establish your supply chain post disaster.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Over the last two decades the company successfully leveraged global scale to define supply chain leadership. With 12,000 supply chain employees operating in 80 countries with 2400 storage facilities, supply chain excellence and innovation are the foundation of corporate performance. BASF creates chemistry.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 15, 2017

It echoes the title of my post from last September: “ The Day a Cyber Attack Brings the World’s Supply Chains to a Halt.”. (I The WannaCry cyber attack is another warning for supply chain executives to stop being complacent. Hospitals, Spanish Companies.” What can you do?

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

And yet, despite the continued advancement of global trade management solutions, many companies still rely on Excel spreadsheets to manage this highly strategic and risky supply chain process. Tweet The post This Week in Logistics News (February 17-21, 2014) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. For discount retailers like Burlington, the supply chain is often a competitive advantage — and thus a secret recipe for success.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 5, 2019

This is a perfect example of how the physics of supply chains, which are often overlooked, are fundamental to understanding and enabling the “digital transformation” that is discussed so often in the press. billion on the shift towards e-commerce. Online shopping in the U.S. is climbing. Several key points emerge here.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 29, 2019

During the "snowpocalypse" winter of 2014, a series of snowstorms extended across two-thirds of the continental U.S. Areas of the Midwest and Northeast were buried for weeks, and even the Southeast got hit with snow and ice, including places like Birmingham, Atlanta, Nashville and Charlotte.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

APRIL 30, 2014

WSJ – Updated April 28, 2014 6:37 p.m. Toyota narrowed its preferred locations to Denver, Atlanta and Charlotte, N.C., What are the major risks to Toyota associated with this decision? Texas to Pay $10,000 for Each Toyota Job. State Incentive Helps Land Car Maker’s North American Headquarters. A Golden State goodbye.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Revenue: $74.969 billion (12 months ending March 31, 2020), $74.094 billion (2019) Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia, USA CEO: Carol Tome 2. FedEx is the largest cargo airline in the world in terms of scheduled freight tonne kilometers (FTK), a distinction the company has held since 2014, and it’s the fourth largest in terms of fleet size.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2016

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and J.P. Heavy-duty truck orders declined 37 percent in December 2015 compared to December 2014, according to industry research firm FTR. Jason’s comments echoed one of my New Year’s resolutions for supply chain and logistics executives : Be more than a cost-cutter — be a sales hero too.

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