Talking Logistics

APRIL 24, 2015

Lots of supply chain and logistics news this week, so let’s go straight to the items that caught my attention: Amazon now ships to your Audi’s trunk ( USA Today ). billion in 2014 and sales are expected to reach $6.23 Amazon Reveals Just How Huge the Cloud Is for Its Business ( Wired ). billion by the end of this year.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 11, 2014

This year, I am especially pleased about a new event called the “ JDA 2014 Supply Chain Challenge.” Just as they would in real life, each team had to assemble and solder a kit of loose components onto a motherboard, test the units, tune them, and conduct final testing on them before they ship to the “customer” – our judging panel.

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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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EcoVadis

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

The sentence comes as a result of the late 2008-2009 salmonella outbreak linked back to PCA plants in Texas and Georgia. What can you do when you have a supplier who knowingly ships a contaminated product ( the infamous “Just ship it” email ) and falsifies documents? How can you protect yourself from this type of risk?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 5, 2017

In a post, Noël Perry of FTR says he expects spot prices to jump in the next several weeks, with very strong effects in Texas and the South Central U.S. In this kind of market, you can still take immediate steps to brace yourself for the challenging market ahead, and keep shipping rate increases as low as possible.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 14, 2018

With three maritime ports that together rank 7th in waterborne shipping, Indiana provides the only statewide port system with direct waterway access to two U.S. Content Summary: Texas' 380 airports, including 26 commercial airports, make up the second-largest state airport system in the United States. State Received an A. Media Type.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2021

In 2014, the company’s revenues were $43 million. Pure Storage’s manufacturing is done at three contract manufacturing sites, two in Texas and one in the Czech Republic. Shipping of finished products is done from the manufacturing sites. The factory then builds, tests, and ships product – often within 24 hours.

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TMC

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

These are only some of the factors that are combining to create the tight market: Peak holiday shipping is in full swing. In a post, Noël Perry of FTR says he expects spot prices to jump in the next several weeks, with very strong effects in Texas and the South Central U.S. Factors Contributing to Tight Truckload Capacity.

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TMC

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

These are only some of the factors that are combining to create the tight market: Peak holiday shipping is in full swing. In a post, Noël Perry of FTR says he expects spot prices to jump in the next several weeks, with very strong effects in Texas and the South Central U.S. Factors Contributing to Tight Truckload Capacity.

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TMC

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

These are only some of the factors that are combining to create the tight market: Peak holiday shipping is in full swing. In a post, Noël Perry of FTR says he expects spot prices to jump in the next several weeks, with very strong effects in Texas and the South Central U.S. Factors Contributing to Tight Truckload Capacity.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 2, 2018

That slump was triggered by the collapse of oil prices at the end of 2014.) E-Commerce Changes Shipping Patterns. Container ships docked in Los Angeles or Long Beach, the freight was unloaded, sorted and moved on rail intermodal or van trailers to regional distribution centers across the country.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 2, 2016

The driver shortage shows no signs of stopping, the cost of connected devices is decreasing and resulting in more immediate work for installation and integration, customers are expecting more, and the average revenue for each shipment is decreasing to keep up with free-shipping offers. Global Logistics Will Evolve With the IoT Platform.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

19, 2014 7:29 p.m. As part of its effort to speed orders to customers, Amazon has tested its own network of shipping trucks, enlisted yellow cabs for one-hour delivery and is developing aerial drones to drop packages at customer doorsteps. The Squat, Wheeled Machines Move Stocked Shelves to Workers. ET Amazon.com Inc. ‘s

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S. When customers order items not stocked at one of Belk’s fulfillment centers, those items are shipped directly from the vendor. PST will ship the same day. In early 2013, Belk launched a vendor-direct program.

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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

APRIL 4, 2019

After graduating from the University of Oxford, Hunter Yaw worked as a project manager for several companies, including as the Head of Special Projects, Fuel Logistics for the Sochi 2014 Organizing committee. “One trends we’re pursuing is blockchain technology…” We ship live crickets all across the country.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. 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

MARCH 3, 2017

chapter in a statement claiming to represent “rank and file” called for a one-day shutdown of ports from Maine to Texas to allow members to rally in Washington, D.C. Last week, the head of the union’s Charleston, S.C., over jobs lost to automation and the use of nonunion labor at the Port of Charleston. “We

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