Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2018

Here I show orbit chart comparisons at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns for the period of 2006-2017. Pepsico has ceded profitability for inventory turns while Coca-Cola is at the same position in 2017 that the company was in 2006. For this story, I have grouped like competitors together. Not much has changed.

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Stord

DECEMBER 1, 2022

7, 2017 -- STORD is excited to announce that we are expanding our network adding key distribution hubs in Los Angeles , Pennsylvania , Dallas , and Chicago. ATLANTA, Nov. These hubs will serve to compliment our already existing nationwide network of facilities.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2018

To make the argument, let’s look at industry orbit charts in aggregate for the period of 2006-2017 for the apparel and chemical companies. The margins of the apparel industry have declined from 10% to 8% over the period of 2006-2017. Apparel Orbit Chart for the Period of 2006-2017: Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2017

The flight into San Francisco on American was six hours late arriving at 7:00 AM EST. (I had scheduled the last flight out of Philadelphia on a Sunday night to spend the afternoon with my grandchildren.) Instead of the direct from San Francisco to Philadelphia, I was to fly on United to Newark and take a train from Newark to Philadelphia.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 30, 2018

Average Performance Metrics for Consumer Nondurable Industry for the Period of 2010-2017. This week, I sent personal invites to business leaders and Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners to attend the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit on September 4-7th in 2018 in Philadelphia, PA. What Is Risk? The registrations are rolling in.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

4] Jeff Berman, “ Last-mile deliveries tend to run closer to 6-to-9 miles, says CBRE research ,” Logistics Management , 13 July 2017. [5] miles, respectively. ” Supply Chain Game Changer , 21 December 2018. [2] 5] Erica E.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Last month, I had the opportunity to speak at CLX Logistics’ 6th Annual Customer Conference in Philadelphia. Fuel Price increases on the order of > 3% in 2017 — and another > 7% in 2018. Overall productivity (miles per truck per day) to decline industry wide by about 3% to 4% in the coming year.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 3, 2018

In 2017, when we tested over 150 factors across 450 companies to understand correlations from our surveys, we found that companies who are better at managing talent will improve costs. We hope to see you at the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit on September 4-7, 2018 in Philadelphia, PA. There is no substitute for talent development.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 10, 2017

AGCO was honored to receive the AME 2017 Excellence Award. Next year, the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit will be in Philadelphia on September 4th-7th. Today, I got a quick email from Peggy Gulick. Peggy was a speaker at the Supply Chain Global Summit. She had some exciting news. Congrats to the Agco team.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 24, 2017

The company overall plans to move into 50 markets and more than 30 million households by the end of 2017. and Philadelphia metro areas. Shipt said in a press release on Tuesday that it was launching the service for Costco customers in Tampa. Martha Stewart and Amazon team up on meal-kits. Unfamiliar with meal-kit service Marley Spoon?

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 2, 2018

Philadelphia to Boston rose 41¢ at $4.18/mile Winter weather likely affected these lanes: The average van rate on the lane from Chicago to Detroit rose 42¢ to $3.97/mile. Buffalo to Columbus was up 44¢ at $2.51/mile. mile is still really high.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 24, 2017

The company overall plans to move into 50 markets and more than 30 million households by the end of 2017. and Philadelphia metro areas. Shipt said in a press release on Tuesday that it was launching the service for Costco customers in Tampa. Martha Stewart and Amazon team up on meal-kits. Unfamiliar with meal-kit service Marley Spoon?

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 29, 2019

The last time the average van rate was below $2 per mile was 16 months ago, in September 2017. Philadelphia to Charlotte added 10¢ to $1.60/mile. Atlanta to Philadelphia moved down 15¢ to below the $2 mark at $1.94/mile. Last week the national average van rate dropped 4¢ to $1.97/mile.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Chicago to Philadelphia increased 15¢ to hit $3.58/mile. Philadelphia to Boston lost 24¢, falling to $4.20/mile. Philadelphia to Boston lost 24¢, falling to $4.20/mile. Grand Rapids, MI to Madison, WI added 16¢, rising to $3.25/mile. Falling markets. Elizabeth, NJ, to Boston dropped 20¢ to $4.79/mile.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

On the top 100 van lanes, February volumes so far have outpaced both 2017 and 2018, and the number of lanes with higher rates versus lower rates was fairly balanced last week. Rates out of both Philadelphia and Allentown, PA , were up 3%. The good news is that volumes have been firming up this month.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

2017 vs. 2018. Trucks are still a little easier to find than they were around this time in 2017. Atlanta to Philadelphia , up 30¢ to $2.41/mile. Demand for reefer trucks has also softened with Thanksgiving in the rearview, which is why the reefer ratio dropped from 7.5 Meanwhile, the dry van ratio surged 21% last week to 6.4

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

On the top 100 van lanes, February volumes so far have outpaced both 2017 and 2018, and the number of lanes with higher rates versus lower rates was fairly balanced last week. Rates out of both Philadelphia and Allentown, PA , were up 3%. The good news is that volumes have been firming up this month.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 13, 2018

Spot market volume is also now on par with 2017, with load-to-truck ratios for each trailer type finally coming back to earth. Atlanta to Philadelphia dropped 24¢ at $2.64/mile. That extra capacity has taken some of the pressure off of pricing. Freight rates have steadily declined since the Fourth of July, but they're still high.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Prices are still above the peak for 2017, but the extreme highs in the van segment are declining as we transition into what is usually the slowest month on the spot market. Philadelphia to Buffalo was down 29¢ at $2.98/mile. Van rates continued to moderate last week, and van load posts declined as we moved into February.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Spot market rates continue to decline seasonally, as volumes for February are slightly off compared to 2017. Philadelphia to Boston fell to $3.84/mile. That loss can be attributed to competition from the railroads, as overall shipments are up slightly year over year, but more shippers have shifted freight over to rail intermodal.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 22, 2017

Houston is number one for load posts on DAT load boards in 2017 so far, for all trailer types combined. • Philadelphia to Boston rose 21¢ to $3.27 You won't find any snow down in Houston, where freight volumes and rates continued to climb last week. And it's not just vans. Six Lanes Make Big Gains.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

In 2017, when I moved, I bought an old car. For the prior ten years, as a city dweller in Philadelphia and Baltimore, I walked everywhere. When The Wheels Fall Off Idiom: An unexpected problem arose, causing something to fail or go terribly wrong.

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