Ware2Go

OCTOBER 14, 2021

One measure of this is the daily tally of container ships idling outside the congested ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — the entry point for about 40 per cent of goods imported into the US. Some large retailers, including Walmart and Costco, have resorted to chartering ships to deliver goods. That throughput is fixed in nature.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 2, 2020

The huge build-up of containers at China’s docks has created a major ocean freight imbalance, with a shortage of cargo in US and European ports and a shortfall in boxes needed by Western exporters to ship products to other parts of the world. Some ports are quarantining arriving ships for 14 days. Air Freight.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Warehousing response to online growth Consulting firm Deloitte forecasts that e-commerce sales will grow by 25% to 35%, year-over-year, during the 2020–2021 holiday season, generating $182 billion to $196 billion in sales. Similarly, shoe retailer DSW started shipping orders out of its closed shoe stores. “We

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Proxima

AUGUST 3, 2020

2020 has introduced new logistical blueprints to follow and the push to get work done with fewer employees has grown exponentially as social distancing directives continue to influence the nation’s manufacturing. Growth of automation. Domestically, warehouses are working at high volumes and are struggling to meet demand.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 19, 2021

I joined FLEXE early in 2020, and am excited about the challenges ahead. Why can’t we ship orders the day they arrive? I spent 2020 asking, “Why?” Applying what I learned at ModusLink in design for distribution helped us reduce carbon footprint and saved over $1M a year in packaging reduction alone. Why do we do it that way?

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2022

UPS earnings rise as higher prices offset shipping slowdown. Amazon will rent the planes from Seattle-based lessor Altavair, which is sending the used passenger aircraft to Airbus’ maintenance and overhaul partner to be remodeled for carrying cargo containers. billion, as revenue per piece shipped rose 8.6%, offsetting a 2.1%

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GlobalTranz

JULY 21, 2015

an hour in July, 2016, followed by annual increases through 2020 until the minimum wage hits $15 an hour. Seattle, San Francisco, Oakland and Chicago have already moved to raise their wages and there are proposals for minimum wage increases across the country including in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Kansas City, MO. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Retailers turning to specific-day delivery over speediest shipping. They also have faced tense geopolitical environments, unreliable and expensive ­global shipping services and supply chain delays exacerbated by port congestion and even inland transportation issues. UPS, Overstock to launch returns pilot program. trade with Asia.

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