Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). I limited myself to just six predictions, although I believe many of the predictions I made last year (and the year before that ) will continue to play out in 2015 and beyond, so I encourage you to revisit those predictions too (I listed them below for quick reference).

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Inventory is then put on pallets and shipped as freight. I took our line of fasteners: bolts, nuts screws and washers and put them in one location in the Warehouse. So why do we feature content related to Vendor Managed Inventory? In a VMI model, part of the equation is the inbound & outbound flow of the inventory.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 8, 2015

If you are a manufacturing company or distributor, you most likely are using a warehouse or distribution center to make sure you are able to store inventory, replinish store fronts, and easily send goods to customers or receive goods for manufacture or distribution. This is a sign of poor warehouse operations management.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 16, 2014

Latest Versions of SAP® Transportation Management and SAP® Extended Warehouse Management Now Available. enVista’s Transportation Solutions Practice Attains Record Revenue in First Quarter 2014. March 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). March 2014 freight shipments were up three percent from March 2013.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

For more on this topic, reference my prior blog posts on Learn the Language of Demand and Driving Innovation ). To accomplish this, it is critical to develop collaborative workflows is essential, and the use of channel data helps to see the flows from the channel partners warehouse to the point of purchase.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 7, 2014

Once an order is placed, Google sends a contracted courier to pick up the goods from a partner store, where either a Google employee or a retailer’s employee has grabbed the merchandise off of a shelf …The order is then whisked to a warehouse operated by Google where multiple orders are packed into a vehicle, and sent out the same day.

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 11, 2016

The speakers cover everything from air and ocean freight to trucking and warehousing. Basically, responsible for ocean freight carriers, ocean ships that rely on truck companies. We are a marketplace for warehousing services. Shipping a 40-ton container back in July or June used to cost about $700 — a 40-ton container.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 18, 2019

E-Commerce/Last Mile Delivery: Stop Shipping Air and Empty Boxes! The 2014 holiday season marked the last Q4 end-of-year sales period where packages shipped based on actual weight. The US Postal Service has since adopted this pricing model, also referred to as DIM weight pricing. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Unleashed

MARCH 14, 2021

The food supply chain refers to the process of preparing a food product from start to finish: sourcing the raw materials and taking the food through a manufacturing process, through to the final packaging of the product, the sale to the customer and the final delivery. What is the food supply chain? Food fraud. Your Questions.”

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Logistics technologies such as robotic warehouse systems make automation a reality, while drones improve last-mile delivery capabilities and better tracking with tools like RFID tags improve visibility throughout the supply chain. They have data all over; a lot of big logistic companies are referring data as new oil. Christoph Seitz.

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Vinculum

JULY 24, 2019

Ease of shopping, product variety, secure payments and free shipping are some of the reasons that have made online shopping a huge success. It makes it easier for sellers to store, pack and ship their products. Walmart Free 2-Day Shipping program, guarantees fast and free shipping with no membership needed. Just imagine.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2015

I took our line of fasteners: bolts, nuts screws and washers and put them in one location in the Warehouse. Current references like APICS (American Production Inventory Control Society shows that nearly 30 percent of companies are adopting lean principles in their inventory management. VMI is all about collaboration.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

But the sales person tells you, “I can find you a small at the store in Phoenix Arizona, and will have them ship it to you free of charge…you should get it in two days.” As noted earlier, order fulfillment is now using retail stores as warehouses. Inventory and Warehouse data.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2016

If you have a tsunami and part of your supply chain is knocked out, as happened a few years ago, you have better info about where parts are,” he said, referring to the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Japan in 2011. Cyber risk and security is getting more attention from the ocean shipping community too.

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