Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 21, 2015

percent in 2014. Data Sources: “The Economics (and Nostalgia) of Dead Malls” (New York Times) and “America’s Shopping Malls Are Dying A Slow, Ugly Death (Business Insider). Data Source: “E-Commerce and Logistics Real Estate,” Prologis, July 2014. percent in 2006 to 3.4

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 4, 2021

1882 — Full-scale central power station with a system of conductors to distribute electricity to end-users in the high-profile business district in New York City completed. Department of Energy, 18 November 2014. [3] . • 1879 — Incandescent light invented (Thomas Edison). ”[7]. Footnotes. [1]

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2017

So, without delay, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week with some brief commentary: Target to Buy Grocery Delivery Startup Shipt for $550 Million (WSJ – sub. Online Shopping: Disrupting Retail, and Drivers’ Lives (New York Times). As I wrote back in 2014 in Webvan 2.0:

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Freightos

MAY 10, 2015

I threw in a healthy dose of interesting (globalization, shipping trends and the business of logistics), a dash of history (the evolution of longitude), a sprinkle of next generation manufacturing (lean manufacturing) and some great company success stories (FedEx, Walmart. I think you’ll like the list too.

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Freightos

JANUARY 12, 2017

International Air Freight Shipping: Definition. While 90% of everything is shipped by ocean, air connects the world faster, cutting China-US freight shipping time from 20-30 days by ocean to only 3 days by air cargo. Why Ship Cargo by Air? Why Not to Ship Cargo by Air? Definitely not the greenest way to ship.

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Requis

JULY 14, 2020

Brian describes himself as “obsessively enthusiastic” about supply chain, and has helped many supply chain professionals connect and find synergies as the co-founder and organizer of the New York Supply Chain Meet Up and the Worldwide Supply Chain Federation. I did an update on that piece in 2017, and then did a deep dive on shipping.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

… For example, Proposition 47, a California ballot initiative passed in 2014, sought to alleviate prison overcrowding by reducing the penalties for some crimes. Thieves had broken into the train cars and made off with items shipped by Dr. Martens, Harbor Freight Tools, and small businesses alike. ” Concluding Thoughts.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

From 2013 to 2014, the number of units Xiaomi shipped in China grew 186 percent, while its total worldwide shipments grew 224 percent. At the end of 2014, Xiaomi edged out Samsung for the title of most popular smartphone in China—shipping 12.5 Currently valued at $46 billion with $1.4

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

From 2013 to 2014, the number of units Xiaomi shipped in China grew 186 percent, while its total worldwide shipments grew 224 percent. At the end of 2014, Xiaomi edged out Samsung for the title of most popular smartphone in China—shipping 12.5 Currently valued at $46 billion with $1.4

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

This week, many of my friends will gather in New York for NRF. When we do these types of analysis, we look back at the data as far as we can reach (Y chart data is available only back to 2006 in a reliable form) and then we look at the period of 2006-2014 and the more recent period of 2011-2014. The difference?

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Freightos

DECEMBER 4, 2015

COP21, the Paris Climate change conference taking place this week got us thinking what the carbon cost was for shipping the TV. A quick check showed that shipping the TV from Taiwan to Nashville (ocean & trucking) led to about 6.7 kg of carbon emissions. The broader climate issue.and freight’s role. It’s not just trucks.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

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. The California Citrus Mutual trade group said the slowdown had cut members’ exports by half this season compared to recent years. The bottom line for all U.S.

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Elementum

MARCH 14, 2016

It listed 30 million items in its fashion division at the end of 2015, a 91% increase from 2014. The company also sponsored the 2015 New York Men's fashion week for the first time. In fact, it has acquired fashion sites such as ShopBop, MyHabit and East Dane. billion worth of apparel. Amazon also knows how to innovate.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 16, 2015

— In this week’s supply chain and logistics news… DSV agrees to acquire UTi Worldwide Inc. Cosco, China Shipping Group in Advanced Merger Talks (WSJ – sub. In the darkness, in the silence, I missed my dad, again. SMC³ Acquires Transportation Costing Group. UberRUSH – Now Open for Business in Chicago, NYC, and SF.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 26, 2015

For instance, Wal-Mart is seeking to charge a food supplier 10 percent of the value of inventory shipped to new stores and to new warehouses, both one-time charges, and 1 percent to hold inventory in existing warehouses, according to a copy of amended terms seen by Reuters. April 2015 North American Freight : “U.S.-NAFTA

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2017

Apple Gets Permit to Test Self-Driving Cars in California (New York Times). In order to increase efficiency, the goods would be manufactured in batches based on factors such as the customer shipping address, the patent says. Manhattan Associates Reports First Quarter 2017 Performance. This hydrogen-fueled 18-wheeler at L.A.,

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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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Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 14, 2015

Opportunity Knocks – The Wall Street Journal reports the West Coast ports’ share of container imports fell precipitously year over year between May 2014 and May 2015 according to U.S. What are the contours of the opportunity and how were some retailers prepared to seize it while many others weren’t? Census Bureau data.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Natural gas and oil expenses contribute to extreme cost disparities in shipping from Asia to the U.S., for example, compared to shipping state-to-state. Errors in interpretation of product specifications, shipping documents, and other critical instructions, due to language barriers are reduced. energy costs have dropped.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2022

indicate that both are building a data platform that aims to predict shipping delays and prescribe alternative plans for their customers. The new supply-chain intelligence platform, termed FourKites X, aims to combine data from FedEx’s network of more than 16.5 million daily shipments. Wonder Group Closes $350 Million Funding Round.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more. It will allow for the automation of more complex warehousing tasks, such as unloading shipping containers and picking packets or individual e-commerce orders. Click here to read the full story. Printer-friendly version.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 18, 2017

There’s been a driver shortage for as long as I’ve been in the industry, yet we always manage to ship our products and get them to our customers on time,” is what I often hear from transportation executives at manufacturing and retail companies who are skeptical about the problem. Confusing, isn’t it? Earlier this year U.S.

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Elementum

APRIL 20, 2015

However, news coming out of the ports isn’t all good. Despite the record-breaking month, the total number of containers handled at the two ports is down year-to-date compared to 2014 due to the dramatically reduced volumes seen in January and February. at Long Beach compared to the same time last year. The Bottom Line.

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3PL Insights

JULY 10, 2017

They have their headquarters in New York City, though they also have operations in Spain, the United Kingdom, France, and Belgium. Bestowed only ships within the United States. The company is based in the United States and is shipped all throughout the United States and Canada. The cost is about $10 each month.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

However, during that two-week time frame she moved to New York. Learning this, I thought of delivering gift to her New York address. The retailer may be using different methods to fulfill orders like, drop ship fulfillment, delivery and installation and home delivery using 3rd party carriers. January 2014.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 30, 2022

With 20 years of shipping knowledge and experience as the co-founder of Sea-Intelligence, Jensen continues to make waves as an independent analyst, advisor, and thought leader in the supply chain industry. . He also publishes the Substack newsletter, “Most Favoured Nation,” and has appeared on BBC and in The New York Times. .

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

And that was the case again this week, with IBM and Maersk announcing “a new collaboration to use blockchain technology to help transform the global, cross-border supply chain.” I wrote about this topic back in July 2014 (“ Driver Shortage in Trucking: Time for Plan B ”).

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Multi-tasking, I was reading Bill’s blog while I was watching the 2014 movie Godzilla. If a supply chain is providing the same policies (shipping, fulfillment, safety stock, etc.) Running polls and media out of only New York and Los Angeles would not tell us what the segmented customers want. “If This is segmentation.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 9, 2015

October 2014 North American Freight Numbers. Big ships leave ports awash with problems (Financial Times – sub. Next week is the National Retail Federation’s Big Show in New York City and you can bet that even the hot dog vendors outside the venue will have “omnichannel” posted on their carts.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2015

Growing Shipping Alliances Are Straining Major U.S. Borderfree generated $125 million in revenue in 2014. It has 253 employees and is headquartered in New York, NY, with offices in Tel Aviv, Israel; Dublin, Ireland; and Brighton, England. Industrial Scale 3D Printing Operation on UPS Supply Chain Solutions Campus.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Bed Bath & Beyond @BedBathBeyond Bed Bath & Beyond has discovered a way to save millions of dollars on freight over the next few years, thanks to a new 755,000 square-foot distribution facility slated to open in the fall of 2019. The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Oil prices jumped, with Brent rising above $105 a barrel for the first time since 2014, after Russia’s attack on Ukraine exacerbated concerns about disruptions to global energy supply. It will get worse – the invasion will create major new constraints on Asian ocean and air exports with spot container pricing.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 26, 2017

WSS to launch pilot scheme for drone deliveries to ships at anchor (The Loadstar). Alone on the Open Road: Truckers Feel Like ‘Throwaway People’ (New York Times). Chinese Online Retailer JD.com Is Developing Heavy-Duty Delivery Drones (WSJ – sub. ATA Truck Tonnage Index Decreased 2.5%

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