The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 17, 2022

Quickly moving towards his true passion of operations, Jeff spent 2006-2016 in various roles with the nation’s largest building products Distributor, BlueLinx. In 2016, Jeff partnered with Franklin Young to purchase PTI Security, a leader in Physical Access Control and with support from Source Capital, an Atlanta based Private Equity firm.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Cass Freight Index Report January 2016. The report envisioned a global delivery network that controls the flow of goods from factories in China and India to customer doorsteps in Atlanta, New York and London. The post This Week in Logistics News (February 8-12, 2016) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Here are some posts I wrote this year sharing my takeaways from various conferences: The Big Bear in the Room (Insights from Kenco Customer Summit 2016). TMS for SMB: A Case Study with Carhartt (CSCMP 2016). SMC3 Connections 2016). JDA Focus 2016). McLeod Software : Users Conference 2017 , September 17-19, Atlanta, GA.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2024

There were 746 ship transits in December, including transits through both the older Panamax locks and the larger Neopanamax locks that debuted in 2016. This week, USPS unveiled its first set of electric vehicle charging stations at its South Atlanta Sorting and Delivery Center. December transits fell 4.7% versus October.

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Stord

DECEMBER 1, 2022

MILLION IN SEED FUNDING TO GROW CATEGORY LEADING WAREHOUSING & DISTRIBUTION PLATFORM Company expands team and software capabilities as it increases its warehousing facility footprint and offers improved supply chain optimization for its customers with data analytics — Atlanta-based STORD, has raised $2.4 STORD RAISES $2.4

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Stord

MAY 14, 2019

ATLANTA, Ga. The new, larger office space can accommodate the rapid growth of the company, which was recently named the 13th fastest growing private company in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. STORD was founded in 2015 and is based in Atlanta, Ga. We plan to hire dozens of new team members in 2019.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 11, 2017

Luxottica maintains a warehouse in Atlanta and ships roughly 470k units of inventory each week - 300k to retail locations and 170k as wholesale to independent opticians and department stores. The manufacturing facilities produced a combined 93 million prescription frames and sunglasses in 2016. An Industry Newcomer: Warby Parker.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Early week snowstorms at major airports (like Frankfurt and Atlanta) continue to play havoc, while peak air season may extend into February. FIGURE 1: LAG ON 2016 RATES BY TRADE LANE (Source: Freightos International Freight Index). Air Freight Rates Peak, Ocean Rates Slowly Sink: Freight Rate Update Wk 50.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 13, 2020

Based in Huntsville, Alabama, Fulfyld has offered e-commerce fulfillment services for every step of the supply chain since 2016. For instance, Huntsville is great for us because it is close to three of the biggest hubs (terminals) for small parcel carriers: Louisville, Memphis, and Atlanta. About Fulfyld. The labor rate in L.A.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 20, 2018

First came UPS, as reported by the Wall Street Journal in November 2016: UPS joined a variety of companies in sectors ranging from financial services to airlines that are betting on customers interacting with artificially intelligent virtual assistants that mimic human conversation, called “chatbots.”. I think Alexa would agree.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 4, 2017

per mile , the average rate in September was 18¢ higher than the August average, and 35¢ higher than September 2016. Atlanta to Lakeland, FL , fell 19¢ but still averaged $3.24/mile. Atlanta to Miami was down 22¢ to $3.43/mile. The national average van rate rose for the fifth week in a row.

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Logility

APRIL 17, 2014

Bill Nienburg, Vice President of Global Merchandising and Sales Planning, Under Armour, did just this in front of 300 supply chain practitioners at the recent Logility Connections 2014 conference in Atlanta, GA, calling the athletic apparel maker’s supply chain “a cornerstone for [Under Armour’s] overall growth agenda.”

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Supply Chain Digest

APRIL 6, 2016

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore Editor and Materials Handling Editor Cliff Holste from the Conference Floor in Atlanta

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Supply Chain Digest

APRIL 5, 2016

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore Editor and Materials Handling Editor Cliff Holste from the Conference Floor in Atlanta

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Hybrent

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Village Podiatry Centers is a multi-site surgical practice based in Atlanta. Ross had previously been in charge of accounts payable at a hospital system based in Atlanta, and coming from an accounting background, he quickly saw Village Podiatry’s supply chain was antiquated and inefficient. “We Ross needed those solutions.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 11, 2017

Luxottica maintains a warehouse in Atlanta and ships roughly 470k units of inventory each week - 300k to retail locations and 170k as wholesale to independent opticians and department stores. The manufacturing facilities produced a combined 93 million prescription frames and sunglasses in 2016. An Industry Newcomer: Warby Parker.

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RELEX Solutions

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

RELEX Season’s Greetings Calendar 2016. News » RELEX Season’s Greetings Calendar 2016. Dec 5, 2016 | RELEX Season’s Greetings 1/7. This pop-up farmstand is a collaboration between MARTA, the Atlanta Community Food Bank, SWAG (the South West Atlanta Growers Cooperative), and Community Farmers Markets.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 4, 2017

I had the opportunity to sit in on the CPO Leadership Summit in Atlanta, GA this week, hosted by IBM Watson Supply Chain. (I My session was preceeded by a discussion by Brian Bancroft, Vice President of Direct Procurement at Coca-Cola in Atlanta. More than 65M people were forcibly displaced in 2016 and 16M have not found homes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Our goal in writing these case studies is to share insights from the Supply Chains to Admire winners from 2016. In the analysis for the 2016 Supply Chains to Admire , companies needed to score better than their peer group average for performance metrics, while driving a higher level of improvement than 2/3 of their industry peer group.

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

SCM Consulting Map Europe 2016. Meanwhile, the Dutch supply chain consulting firm Buck Consultants International opened an office in Atlanta, USA, in early 2016, and Miebach Consulting last year strengthened its presence in North America by opening an office in Canada in addition to its existing one in Indianapolis. Afghanistan.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Also this week, President Obama signed an Executive Order that “cuts processing and approval times from days to minutes for small businesses that export American-made goods and services by completing the International Trade Data System (ITDS) by December 2016.” This is not only leading to stockouts, but also higher transportation rates.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

After five years in operation, NTG opened additional offices and began to take off, adding nine more offices between 2011 and 2016. NTG is headquartered in Atlanta, GA with 13 other locations throughout the U.S. Today, NTG has 13 offices nationwide. Kevin received his B.S. Kevin Nolan. Nolan Transportation Group.

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Freight Plus

JANUARY 15, 2019

billion by 2016. Between 2016-2019, Texas plans to spend $6.6 FedEx Freight Direct will offer heavy and hard-to-handle item delivery to last-mile destinations in Atlanta, Omaha, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Dallas with a two-hour delivery window. Congestion-related costs have ballooned in city centers as the demands of.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Million-Load Markets: 14 in 2017, Up From 1 in 2016. In 2016, Atlanta was the only market with more than 1 million van load posts. There were 14 markets with more than 1 million van load posts in 2017 , and Atlanta became the first market ever to crack the 2 million mark. 9 in 2016) was no. Elizabeth, NJ (no.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

My son Bretton was a AAA hockey player in Canada until 2016 when he battled cancer at the age of 16. The recruiter was a solid salesman and before I knew it, I was on my way to Atlanta for my physical and the rest is history. Lastly, I love spending time with my family and being involved in my kids’ activities.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 2, 2017

To add insult to injury, line haul rates fell, too, in a cycle of year-over-year declines that lasted through the middle of 2016. Freight volume and rates finally began to revive in May 2016, and year-over-year volume comparisons turned positive in August. Granted, some big markets like Atlanta and Dallas remained quiet this December.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 5, 2016

Over the course of trip to Atlanta to connect to Peru, we began a discussion. We will present all of our results on July 20th on our webinar to announce the 2016 Supply Chains to Admire winners. I put in my earphones and zoned out letting the plane take off. It was a hot day, and I was not in the mood to talk.

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NC State SCRC

MAY 11, 2020

For example, companies like Amazon are constructing massive distribution centers outside of major hubs like Atlanta, Raleigh, and Chicago, and are building them with direct access to on-ramps that go onto interstate highways built in the 1950s. SUPPLY MARKET INTELLIGENCE: Think Differently, Gain an Edge. 42-44, 46-49. [6] 6] Biltgen, P.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Boot Barn @bootbarn In 2016, Boot Barn improved operations at its distribution center in Fontana, California by implementing HighJump’s Warehouse Advantage WMS. And it works: in August 2015, Coyote became a UPS company , and by 2016, it had more than 2,000 employees with numerous offices nationwide.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

I then pack my bags and scoot out the door to sign books and discuss the research completed for the S upply Chain Metrics That Matter book at the ISM event on Thursday, May 14th in Atlanta. The book is selling well and will be translated into Mandarin for the Chinese audience for a release in August 2016.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 7, 2017

The number of loads available on the spot market last month was also up more than 100% compared to February 2016, which is a pretty good sign that the freight recession really is over. Rates got the biggest boosts out of Memphis, Atlanta and Seattle. The biggest gains were in Atlanta, Memphis, and Baltimore. The rest stayed put.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 31, 2017

Many reefer markets also matched their peaks from June 2016. Volumes had the steepest declines in Atlanta and Houston , but Memphis van load counts spiked 13%. Atlanta to Memphis paid 22¢ better at $1.93/mile. Some late-season surprises out of Florida : Lakeland to Atlanta rose 44¢ to $2.30/mile. Out West, L.A.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 25, 2017

December was arguably the strongest month for freight in 2016. The headhaul lane from Atlanta to Philadelphia has been losing traction as of late. Then you can pick up another load from Roanoke to Atlanta , which averaged $2.85/mile. Spot market volumes still look strong, but contract freight has been a little slow.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 24, 2017

Those effects have been more dramatic since August 2016, with the new construction adding to the stronger-than-usual start to the year for flatbed freight. is a net exporter of liquefied natural gas as of November 2016. As you see in the map above from March 2016, we have come a long way in the last 12 months. In the U.S.,

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Highest Volume Lane: Cleveland to Atlanta *. This lane still pays better than it did in February 2016, but not by much and it's trending down. * You could also pick up a load in Jacksonville that's going to Atlanta, which pays better than Miami to Atlanta and gives you a better option for getting out of Florida.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 4, 2017

On the other hand, spot market volumes last month were a lot stronger than they were in March of 2016, when the average rate last year was 11¢ lower than it is now. The big story the past few days as been the I-85 bridge collapse in Atlanta. Those loads account for only about 10% of Atlanta’s truck traffic.

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Veridian Solutions

JUNE 18, 2023

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