Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

In this week’s news… XPO Logistics Acquires Optima Service Solutions. UPS Sets 2014 Rates. In 3PL news, XPO Logistics announced that it has acquired Optima Service Solutions, LLC, “a leading non-asset provider of last-mile logistics services for major retailers and manufacturers in the United States” for $26.6

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Manhattan Associates Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Performance. Ryder Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2014 Results and Provides 2015 Forecast. Reports 2014 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results. West Coast shippers invoke specter of port shutdowns (Reuters). Con-way Inc.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

This was a busy week for supply chain and logistics news, so let’s go straight to it. Kintetsu to Buy Neptune’s APL Logistics for $1.2 XPO Logistics Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Results. Menlo Logistics Unveils Innovation Speaks. Billion ( BloombergBusiness ). West Coast ports dispute ( Reuters ).

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2015

My daughter’s second grade class is sharing their work this morning, so in the interest of time, let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Descartes Acquires Oz Development, Inc. Final ‘Driver Coercion’ rule is published in Federal Register, will take effect in January (Logistics Management).

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Four fundamental practices: Based on (Ali Esfahbodi, 2016) research, Chinese and Iranian governments have focused their fight for SSCM based on four fundamental practices: sustainable procurement, sustainable production along with sustainable distribution , and reverse logistics. Cardwell, 2014). Los Angeles Times.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 3, 2017

With corrected vision, here is the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Longshoreman Union Leader Stalls Planned Work Shutdown (WSJ – sub. DHL trials city hub trailer for bike delivery (Logistics Manager). So today I need glasses to see far away and I need glasses to see things right in front of me.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

Anyway, I’m on borrowed time again this morning, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Kewill and LeanLogistics Rebrand as BluJay Solutions, Unveil World’s First Global Trade Network. I wrote about this topic back in July 2014 (“ Driver Shortage in Trucking: Time for Plan B ”).

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Over the last decade, as we have documented here, Amazon has been pushing its logistics arm to be less reliant on UPS, FedEx, and the USPS for delivering orders. This first started in 2014 when the company delivered 20 million packages. Amazon now ships more parcels than FedEx.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 31, 2017

According to the press release, Unrivaled will launch this June in several large cities across the United States, including Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago, and other major cities around the world, including London and Tokyo, will be added this fall. Meanwhile, in other supply chain and logistics news this week…. Stay tuned.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Although the story is in the headlines today, the bank’s practices were first reported by the Los Angeles Times back in December 2013. On the topic of culture, I refer you to Supply Chain Culture Counts , a guest commentary by Ron Cain that we published in August 2014. “As

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Elementum

JULY 28, 2015

On July 21, truckers working for the Pacific 9 Transportation company went on indefinite strike, causing further congestion problems and delays at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. was moved by truck in 2014. Ryder Dedicated, a logistics division of Ryder System Inc.,

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TMC

JULY 6, 2017

We’ve all been there—and it’s every logistics professional’s nightmare. Think back to the Hanjin bankruptcy, the Polar Vortex of 2014, or pretty much any time there is a strike at the Port of Los Angeles. Everything is humming along, sales are picking up, and things in general are going well. Life is good! Final thoughts.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshoremen Warehouse Union (ILWU) have been operating without a contract since the end of June, 2014. So In this Extreme Case, What are Supply Chain & Logistics Managers to Do? All modes of the logistics industry are seeing a shortage of drivers.

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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.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Those same words were said when the ports were shut down for 10 days in 2002 , and again in December 2012 when 600 clerks went on strike , shutting down the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach for 8 days. appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. We cannot let this happen again. Any ideas on what to do?

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from Freightos , is a SaaS-enabled marketplace for the logistics industry. As a bonus, at the Imagine 2014 Magento e-commerce Conference, Malcolm Gladwell spoke about Malcolm McLean (just as he did in this Inc. In 2014, the shipping ports of America received $1.73 Readers' choice!

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 5, 2019

Bloomberg, an investment manager is paying for 179 million square feet of urban logistics properties — the warehouses used by Amazon.com Inc. logistics real estate, will almost double Blackstone’s U.S. and other retailers to fulfill orders from online shoppers. billion, according to Sunday’s statement.

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

With Oracle on 31 October 2014. With EveryAngle on 19 November 2014. Following on from its highly popular subway maps showing supply chain software vendors and logistics service providers, the European quarterly magazine Supply Chain Movement has now published the second edition about the supply chain consultancy sector.

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TMC

JULY 6, 2017

We’ve all been there—and it’s every logistics professional’s nightmare. Think back to the Hanjin bankruptcy, the Polar Vortex of 2014, or pretty much any time there is a strike at the Port of Los Angeles. Everything is humming along, sales are picking up, and things in general are going well. Life is good! Final thoughts.

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TMC

JULY 6, 2017

We’ve all been there—and it’s every logistics professional’s nightmare. Think back to the Hanjin bankruptcy, the Polar Vortex of 2014, or pretty much any time there is a strike at the Port of Los Angeles. Everything is humming along, sales are picking up, and things in general are going well. Life is good! Final thoughts.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

In 2014, a port strike at Los Angeles-Long Beach caused severe congestion and freight delays. You can seek guidance on viable carriers from a reliable NVOCC ; they can also help you develop a flexible carrier solution that prepares your supply chain for the most likely scenarios. Union labor contracts.

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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. Coyote Logistics @CoyoteLogistics Coyote Logistics prides itself on its innovative logistics and supply chain philosophy.

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FLEXE

MARCH 5, 2017

an online retailer focused on fast fashion for millennials, has gone from generating $85 million in revenue in 2014 to bankrupt in 2016… What happened? The purchase includes full rights to the brand and includes eliminating its brick-and-mortar locations in Los Angeles and Santa Monica. Nasty Gal Inc.,

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Supply Chain Network

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Ryder also plans to equip its maintenance facilities in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, and San Jose, Calif. Inbound Logistics magazine has included Ryder in its “Green Partners” listing for eight years in a row. Ryder was also recognized by the U.S.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 29, 2017

Examples include the Tianjin explosion, the tsunami in Japan, and the port closure in Los Angeles. In a control tower, information from all of an organization’s logistics systems, production facilities, inbound shipments, outbound shipments, and inventory levels are dumped into a massive data warehouse (Brooks, 2014).

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

APRIL 30, 2014

WSJ – Updated April 28, 2014 6:37 p.m. The auto maker has expanded its operations in the area to include product planning, vehicle design, consumer finance and logistics. Nissan retained just 32% of its workforce when it relocated from the Los Angeles area to Franklin, Tenn., A Golden State goodbye.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. west coast ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach occurred in early December, after the bulk of holiday goods had already arrived. January 2014. Copyright © 2014 Infosys Limited. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services. Healthcare. Hospitality and Leisure.

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