Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

economic output into 2014. Analysts point to the steep decline in orders for new transportation equipment as evidence that manufacturers are seeing weakness. Weather — If you’re in transportation you know all about the difficult state of affairs many North American shippers are faced with so far this year.

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MIT Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Technology could improve New York’s taxi system. Promote integration and cooperation In Manhattan, New York City, USA, there are about 13,000 official medallion taxis. Yet New York City is increasing the number of taxis by 2000 cabs. Subscribe to the publication for free here.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 5, 2018

After launching in 2014 and raising a total of $63 million, this “Uber for Shipping” venture (as investors and the press liked to call Shyp) never found a sustainable business model. In August 2014, in a post titled Uber, the Next Amazon? , Shyp and Uber: Pulling the Plug on Disruption. and Amazon.com Inc.”.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Cardwell, 2014). Sustainable distribution: Distribution of goods usually generates a lot of waste and is can damage the environment, but green distribution consists of green packaging including size, shape, and materials that have an impact on transportation of the goods. 2014, July 30). The New York Times (section B), 1.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 17, 2015

It was a relatively quiet week for supply chain and logistics news, so let’s go straight to it. Deal Reached on Fast-Track Authority for Obama on Trade Pact ( New York Times ). Robinson and MIT Develop New Model for Carbon Emissions. DAT Keypoint Software Adds Powerful New Reporting Feature. Speaking of C.H.

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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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The Network Effect

APRIL 9, 2016

Thus, according to the New York Times , one of the world’s smallest and poorest countries, “will be the first… to establish a commercial drone delivery network — putting it ahead of places like the United States.” New York Times. The planes can carry up to 3.5 Rwanda Biomedical Center.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2017

MacroPoint Announces Platform Integration with JDA Transportation Management Solution. Apple Gets Permit to Test Self-Driving Cars in California (New York Times). On the software front, just when you thought “Does the market need another transportation management system (TMS)?” along comes Haven TMS. in an email.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 16, 2015

SMC³ Acquires Transportation Costing Group. August 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Port of Long Beach sees highest Q3 cargo volume in history (Cargo Business News). Cosco, China Shipping Group in Advanced Merger Talks (WSJ – sub. UberRUSH – Now Open for Business in Chicago, NYC, and SF.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 26, 2015

JDA Announces New Workforce Management Capabilities to Empower Retail Managers to Make Faster, Smarter Decisions. Introducing Ryder TranSync™, a Patent Pending, Automated Technology Tool Used to Provide Dynamic Transportation Planning. NAFTA freight than in April 2014…Year-over-year, the value of U.S.-NAFTA

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Freightos

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Transportation ’s share of global emissions: 14%. Aviation share of total emissions (EU): 3% (most movements are passenger transport). Freight was on the agenda, as part of the 15 transport initiatives up for discussion. COP21 LPAA Transport Press Release Forwarders and Climate Change.

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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. You’ll going to need to buy more machinery, etc.,

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Supply Chain Network

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

NYSE: R), a leader in commercial fleet management , dedicated transportation , and supply chain solutions , announced today it has started to take delivery of 125 medium-duty electric panel vans, the first of their kind in North America, now available for lease or rent. Miami, November 2, 2017 —Ryder System, Inc. About Ryder.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 14, 2015

The ability of some retailers to modify their transportation programs on the fly, in response to serious external disruptions (i.e. 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. Census Bureau data.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

This excerpt from the Journal of Commerce’s Berth Productivity: The Trends, Outlook and Market Forces Impacting Ship Turnaround Times report (July 2014) summarizes the challenge nicely: If there’s an issue in the container shipping world that’s hotter than port productivity, I’m not aware of it. The bottom line for all U.S.

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Freightos

JANUARY 12, 2017

Comparing air and ocean freight , a medium size 2000 lbs box from Shenzhen, China to New York, USA, can cost $1,200 by ocean but a whopping $4,000 by air. Air freight usage is growing slowly, with less than 1% growth in 2015 among the world’s top freight forwarders, according to Transport Intelligence.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

’ With respect to their consumer behavior, 73 percent of global millennials are willing to pay extra for sustainable products, an increase from 50 percent in 2014.”[2]. ”[2]. What is supply chain transparency? ” You might be thinking, “That sounds like supply chain visibility. Footnotes. [1]

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JULY 30, 2015

Sortation centers were introduced in 2014 and function primarily as hubs to aggregate outbound shipments, minimize third party transportation costs, and enable shipment on Sundays using the US Postal Service. As of late 2014, Amazon had 69 fulfillment centers and 16 sortation centers to satisfy US demand. Cycle Stock.

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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. However, it is not easy to quickly transition from distribution strategies built around receiving at ports in Long Beach and New York.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 9, 2015

ABF Logistics Acquires Smart Lines Transportation Group. October 2014 North American Freight Numbers. 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. UPS Worldwide Express Freight Expands.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2022

Parcel transportation and logistics services provider FedEx and freight-tracking software company FourKites Inc. Founded in 2014 and based in Chicago, FourKites is working with more than 1,000 businesses in helping to track shipments from manufacturing facilities, warehouses and retail sites.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Those changes, along with high costs of transporting materials and finished goods to and from overseas locations, make the value of reshoring likely to become a compelling financial reality for many manufacturers. Transportation and freight costs are reduced. from abroad (mostly between 2010 and 2014, per Moser).

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 7, 2016

Troy-Bilt : Troy, New York: Manufactured and assembled various sizes of roto-tillers called: “Horse”, “Pony”, etc. 4 Questions to Ponder with Real American Manufacturers appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis. Plastics were purchased and stored in huge silos.

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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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BlueYonder

MAY 4, 2018

The promotion came as JCPenney embraces innovative new ways of connecting with customers, opening 13 new Sephora locations inside JCPenney stores on May 4 – a concept leading retailers are exploring as they seek to right-size their retail floor space. Anheuser-Busch to Buy Nikola’s Hydrogen-Powered Trucks.

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BlueYonder

MAY 4, 2018

The promotion came as JCPenney embraces innovative new ways of connecting with customers, opening 13 new Sephora locations inside JCPenney stores on May 4 – a concept leading retailers are exploring as they seek to right-size their retail floor space. Anheuser-Busch to Buy Nikola’s Hydrogen-Powered Trucks.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2015

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. Its customers include retailers, department stores, apparel brands, and lifestyle brands that sell a range of physical goods online.

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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. Earlier this year U.S. Recruit more minority drivers : 66.6%

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 7, 2017

I have seen businesses that produce monthly Supply Chain KPIs that resemble the New York Phone Book! (OK, The prices your company is paying for freight transportation. Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in May 2014. Measurable. Achievable. The common mistake in using KPIs is to have too many!

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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. Content Summary: Personal Mover Transports Employees around BMW Plant. In markets with high land values, such as New York City, Seattle and the San Francisco Bay Area, multistory distribution centers are emerging.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 7, 2020

In 2014, I accepted to support the World Economic Forum in developing the supply chain and transport industries. Since 2010, I have been supporting startups, like Hyperloop Transportation Technologies as well as asset owners – including serving on various boards. A role that I left end of 2018.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

However, in March 2014, the Government requested an en banc rehearing by the CAFC on the matter of personal liability. On September 16, 2014, the CAFC reversed its original decision and ruled that Trek Leather’s owner was, in fact, personally liable. Global Transportation Supply Chain Supply Chain Consulting' 11-1527 (Fed.Cir.

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Supply Chain Network

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

NEW YORK – UPS on Friday slashed its fourth-quarter profit forecast after the company hired 30,000 extra temporary employees due to an unexpected increase in holiday deliveries. Copyright Agence France-Presse, 2014. Emerging Trends Freight & Transportation Retail E-Commerce' Agence France-Presse. 25 holiday.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 9, 2014

As reported in the New York Times : Factoring in June’s increase and upward revisions for estimated hiring in April and May, employers added an average of 231,000 workers a month in the first half of 2014, the best six-month run since the spring of 2006. What is the Future of Truckload Transportation?

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 30, 2022

Prior to this, Paul worked as a transportation reporter where he covered state and federal policies, regional economics, and transportation technology. . During his 23-year tenure at Amazon, Dave and his teams built much of their legendary fulfillment, logistics, and transportation network. Twitter: @ChadBown. Emma Cosgrove.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 8, 2019

London is different than Paris which is different than Beijing which is different than New York. Municipal leaders, e.g., transportation and water authorities, are running their legacy systems on overdrive. Smart Transportation and Mobility. What are the essential characteristics of a smart city? Cities are unique.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Regarding unplanned supply disruption, the effects of super storm Sandy slamming directly into the New York and New Jersey regions of the U.S. Port closures resulted in ocean containers being re-routed to other east coast ports, causing transportation and fulfillment delays. January 2014. December 2013. April 2013.

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