Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

After a year full of more scandals, indictments, political contentiousness, workplace violence, school shootings and natural disasters, maybe it’s time we all took a collective breath and focused on some of the positives that came out of 2018. Content Summary: Personal Mover Transports Employees around BMW Plant. Warehouse Automation.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 25, 2020

Will the trend toward a return to “regional manufacturing” boost volumes in over the road transportation in North America as manufacturers move away from Asian overseas operations? Transportation logistics software solutions play a key role in effectuating this change. This strategy is not without its risks though.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2023

The logistics provider has already deployed 3,000 AMRs globally with over 2,000 in North America. Stefano Perego, vice president of customer fulfilment and global ops services for North America and Europe at Amazon, outlined how the company is using AI when it comes to logistics. The audit determined that CPW emitted 1.2

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Talking Logistics

MAY 22, 2018

I spend the bulk of my time these days reviewing young technology companies primarily in North America, Europe, and Latin America,” said Dan. “I Like many other leading logistics service providers, Transplace invests significantly in technology, including its own software-as-a-service transportation management system (TMS).

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Elementum

JUNE 11, 2018

Transportation can be a significant part of a business’ logistics costs— potentially upwards of 55 percent. Fuel price is driven primarily by five factors: demand, refinery maintenance costs, transportation constraints, crude oil prices, and geopolitical disruptions. Lean Transportation Policies. Nearshoring. Shipability.

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Elementum

JUNE 11, 2018

Transportation can be a significant part of a business’ logistics costs— potentially upwards of 55 percent. Fuel price is driven primarily by five factors: demand, refinery maintenance costs, transportation constraints, crude oil prices, and geopolitical disruptions. Lean Transportation Policies. Nearshoring. Shipability.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Our 2018- 2019 Network Design Survey showed that the majority of organizations are still relying on spreadsheets (nearly 60%) and gut feel (15%) to make network design decisions. They were able to take variable costs, fixed costs, transport costs, different transport types and many other options into account. .

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Logility

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Production halts, container and transport shortages, and port logjams are just a few of the factors eating away at both efficiency and profits. COVID-19 didn’t start it all, but it certainly exacerbated serious supply chain disruptions that emerged during the trade wars in 2018 and 2019. What’s a supply chain manager to do?

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Tom Kool, Head of Operations at Oilprice.com, explains, “It wasn’t until the Industrial Revolution in Britain, which began in the middle of the 18th century, that coal and later oil and natural gas became key energy sources for the industry and households in the UK and overseas. Those became the main means of transportation.”

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. How the War in Ukraine is Impacting the Supply Chain and Raw Material Prices. Consultancy UK).

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In respect to logistics and transport something remarkable happened at COP26. The first Z – Zero emission road transport: Global MOU for ZE-MHDVs . In 2018, according to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) road transport accounted for three-quarters of transport emissions. Most of this, 45.1

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Shell’s current shift to the global supply chain is impacting North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Russia, and China. To prove the concept, Nick decided to run a simulation and tested the North America market. North America Simulation Output. A Brief History of IT Investments. Talking numbers worked.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

This growth was primarily attributed to the long-term project business, and regionally to North America and western Europe. MHS Global has grown rapidly over the last few years, partially due to a string of acquisitions including that of Atronix in 2017; VanRiet, A2i, and OCM in 2018; and eMotion Controls in 2020. Lee Partners.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 20, 2018

To gain insights on that question and more, Adelante SCM and BluJay Solutions conducted a web survey of supply chain and logistics professionals in March 2018. A total of 137 respondents completed the survey from Manufacturing, Retail, Logistics Service Provider, and other companies in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. Absolutely.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

This compilation is based on the most currently available company revenue data (between 2018 and 2020) without factoring in any other metric. Revenue data is sourced from the companies’ websites and market research platforms such as Macrotrends. billion (fiscal year 2018) Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan CEO: Mitsuru Saito 6.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Even if you don’t grow or ship produce, your transportation performance and spend can still be directly impacted. How Produce Season Transportation Affects Rates and Capacity – State by State.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Joined Loadsmart in April 2018. While he was leading CarrierDirect, the company was ranked #261 on the INC5000 for the fastest growing companies in America, with a 3-year growth rate of 1,729%. Loadsmart leverages data from public and private sources. download the audio file. [00:21] 00:21] Opening / Introduction. [01:04]

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Expanding and shifting sourcing Earlier this year, a number of retailers told analysts that they had expanded their sourcing partners to diversify inventories and mitigate risks. Floor & Decor is one of the latest retailers to diversify its countries of origin by moving a large portion of sourcing out of China.

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IQMS

JULY 11, 2019

The ten ways machine learning is revolutionizing manufacturing in 2018 include the following: Improving semiconductor manufacturing yields up to 30%, reducing scrap rates, and optimizing fab operations are is achievable with machine learning. Source: Technology and Innovation for the Future of Production: Accelerating Value Creation (38 pp.,

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Stord

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Last year, the ripple effects from new tariffs on imports from China rocked warehouses and ports in America. The Port of Los Angeles and trade disruption in 2018: Last year, new tariffs caused direct and indirect problems for shippers. The end result was a logistical nightmare and raised transportation costs.

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. Source: Machine Learning – A Giant Leap for Supply Chain Forecasting, Material Handling and Logistics Conference (PDF, 28 pp.,

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Trade wars, renegotiated trade deals, technology advancements, rising transportation costs, and a growing global middle class have all contributed to a more complex international economic environment. He insists, “The truth is if manufacturing continues to decline, then America will decline. 1 economy in the world.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

Most are clueless about driving a better-planned order flow from tactical planning to procurement or transportation planning or how to improve forecast-value-added (FVA) processes. For example, demand planning does not flow to procurement or transportation. Packaging Corporation of America Versus Industry Peer Group.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The following is a 5,000 word exploration of Maersk’s strategic shift to end-to-end logistics services, based on open sources. Maersk would split into two divisions – a Transport & Logistics division, and an energy division. DB Schenker Chief Commercial Officer in the Americas, Daniel Bergman.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 26, 2021

GoPro: This camera company from the United States began moving manufacturing from China to Mexico back in 2018. According to one survey, more than half the small businesses in North America with suppliers in China are looking to end their relationships, with Mexico being a popular—and closer—alternative under consideration.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Procurement sourcing and tail spend solutions provider Fairmarkit announced the completion of a $35.6 This provider describes itself as an AI- enabled procurement Cloud platform built for the sourcing of lower-dollar, non-strategic purchases, commonly referred to as “ tail spend.” Expands C-Suite Amid Increased Technology Demand.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 12, 2020

trillion on logistics and transportation services in the United States in 2018, an increase of 11.4% billion, while transportation costs increased by 10.4% billion, while transportation costs increased by 10.4% Overall, logistics spending in 2018 reached 8% of U.S. trillion and motor carrier costs rose 10.1%

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

In the show, Eddie Albert wanted to move to rural America to farm and his wife, Eva Gabor, wanted to stay in the city to enjoy all its amenities. Food grown close to consumers reduces both transportation costs and food waste. Farm livin’ is the life for me. Land spreadin’ out so far and wide.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 9, 2016

While the parodies are quite “terrifying,” the problem remains, but one piece of legislation, passed in December 2015, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act ), offers a solution, and actionable steps are being laid out to define a way to dramatically reshape the infrastructure-landscape in several key ways.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 17, 2018

There is no technology solution that stretches across industries to automate the processes of source, make and deliver. The focus for most of the existing blockchain deployments that we are tracking is on warranty/returns, transportation and lineage. Logistics costs increased greatly in 2018; yet, 40% of trucks are empty.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

But even if containment has the desired effect, what are the wider consequences of shutting down schools, shopping centers, factories, transportation and supply networks? Technology companies in North America and Europe are especially dependent on contract manufacturing in China and just-in-time shipments.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Clearly, the benign environment of 2018 is gone, and geopolitics are playing a central role in the global economy. The strained port infrastructure in the US and Europe as well as the locked in higher rate contracts put in place will keep rates elevated, and they will likely never return to where they were in 2018.

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AFFLINK

AUGUST 21, 2018

Even so, the first half of 2018 has seen an abnormal spate of recalls from some of the world’s largest growers and manufacturers. In March and April of 2018, consumers across the US were urged to throw out any and all romaine lettuce they had sitting in their fridge. In May, the maker of Spam recalled 114 tons of canned meat.

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ThroughPut

MAY 14, 2024

The era of merely transporting products is over. A report by Cisco in 2018 noted that 5 quintillion bytes of data are created every day around the world; your organization being one among them. Fact Check The worldwide Big Data market revenues for software and services are projected to increase from $42B in 2018 to $103B in 2027.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The company launched a partnership with Walmart in October 2018, which includes a specialty store page on Walmart’s website, increasing online visibility. Bare Necessities @barenecessities Walmart has been busy expanding its portfolio, acquiring intimates brand Bare Necessities in October 2018.

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Freightos

MARCH 3, 2015

So when I asked Cathy Roberson, a senior analyst at Transport Intelligence and a tech-enthusiast who is vox supplychainus on Twitter at cmroberson06 , I was not surprised when she sent me back an analysis that seems to match up perfectly with some of Google’s recent projects: Google Glasses, Android and 3D printing. through 2018.

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Elementum

JUNE 6, 2016

are among the reasons Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler produce some of their vehicles in Mexico, with Ford to double its production starting 2018 via a new plant in San Luis Potosi. Another study pinpoints the country as the top choice for “nearshoring” (sometimes called “reshoring”) production to North America. Branching Out.

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