Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

PepsiCo generated $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, with 23 food and beverage brands that generate more than $1 billion each in retail sales. 294 manufacturing facilities produced more than 90 million metric tons of food and beverage in 2021. But in North America, distribution is predominately through their company-owned fleet.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2023

I provided a glimpse of the study content in an article in October that lists the top 20 warehouse automation suppliers , based on ARC’s estimates of 2021 revenues. In fact, retail and other verticals such as logistics providers (parcel) experienced rapid growth from 2019 – 2021. percent four-year CAGR.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

From 2006 to 2020, Chris played key leadership roles (including Chief Strategy Officer from 2010-2020) at Coyote Logistics (a UPS Company), a leading provider of non-asset based 3PL solutions across North America and Europe. Key Takeaways: Understanding the Rise and Fall of Truckload Rates.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 19, 2021

BOSTON, March 19, 2021 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, has been named a leader in the Nucleus Research SCP Technology Value Matrix 2021. ToolsGroup is proud to be recognized by Nucleus as a leader in supply chain planning,” said David Barton, ToolsGroup’s general manager of North America.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The deepening power crisis has already taken 900,000 tons of smelting capacity offline in North America and Europe. For instance, the recycling rate in California for cans made from aluminum has fallen to a mere 20% from 91% in 2016 and 73% in 2021. About 73% of the aluminum cans in the US come from recycled scrap.

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Freightos

JANUARY 15, 2024

For example, the Freightos Baltic Index indicates a 69% increase to North America’s East Coast and a staggering 226% to Northern Europe since the crisis began. This is a significant shift from late 2021, when 93% faced serious disruptions. In other words, this is a far cry from 2021 and its dramatic capacity shortage.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Jeff Tucker and Joe Lynch discuss the Breakbulk Americas conference. Jeff is the CEO of Tucker Company Worldwide , the oldest privately-held freight brokerage in North America, specializing in notoriously complicated freight, like temperature-controlled, oversized, and high-value, high-security shipments. About Jeff Tucker.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2024

The company said that it has already replaced 95 percent of the plastic air pillows with paper filler in North America and is working toward complete removal by year’s end. It is the company’s largest plastic packaging reduction effort in North America to date and will remove almost 15 billion plastic air pillows from use annually.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 15, 2022

With the spin-off of GXO in August, 2021 and the upcoming spin-off of RXO, the 3 companies become leaders in their respective spaces with an even greater focus on their customers. XPO is a global leader in less-than-truckload transportation, and one of the largest LTL providers in North America. RXO Profile .

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Freightos

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The Suez Canal is the shortest route for container traffic from Asia to the Mediterranean and Europe, and is also used for some volumes from the Far East or Southern Asia to North America. In terms of freight rates, it is tempting to look back to 2021 when a container vessel blocked the Suez Canal for several days.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

What Will Impact Procurement Processes in 2021? Supply Chain Transformation is ongoing but never more important than in 2021. The research encompasses organizations across industries and sectors, with focus on North America and EMEA. It’s the reason organizations are accelerating their digital transformations,” he said.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2022

Earlier in 2022, we conducted a survey of 8,000 consumers across North America and Europe to get a better sense of their ecommerce experience and how they were reacting to retailer performance. Over the 2021 holiday period, almost three-fourths (73%) of respondents had a home delivery issue (see Figure 2).

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 15, 2022

GFS is the largest family-operated broadline food distribution company in North America, employing 19,000 people with an annual revenue of $12.9 By adding digital last mile capability, GFS grew their sales in 2021 by 8.6 The company uses FarEye , an intelligent delivery logistics platform, for its last mile delivery solution.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Piedmont was founded in 2016 in Australia and moved its headquarters in 2021 to North Carolina, where it hopes to dig a 500-foot-deep (150-meter-deep) open-pit mine and build one of the largest U.S. lithium refineries. The size of the investment was not disclosed.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 14, 2020

ToolsGroup’s GM of North America, David Barton, sat down for a video interview with Robert Bowman, managing editor at Supply Chain Brain , to share anecdotes and advice for supply chain planners in a year no one could have planned for. What are your customers experiencing this year in the wake of COVID-19?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2022

Umar Ausaf head’s Blue Yonder’s partnership program in North America. I talked with Umar Ausaf – Blue Yonder’s General Manager for North America Partner Success and Bill Beecher – VP for Global Alliances at Blue Yonder – about this change to their strategy. 31, 2021, revenues were $1.1 Mr. Beecher said.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

While we’re happy to leave 2021 in the rearview mirror, many of the same trends will impact the truckload market in 2022. Contract rates, representing about 70% of the market, will be up about 4%-5% over 2021. Experts predict rates will continue to be at or near market highs in the spot market as well as in contract relationships.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2021

Now, Amazon is expanding the use of the Rivian electric van to San Francisco, making the Bay Area the second of 16 total cities the company expects to bring its Rivian-sourced EVs to in 2021. San Francisco’s unique terrain and climate were a couple of the reasons Amazon said it chose the city for its second round of testing.

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SCM Research

AUGUST 9, 2021

Attribution studies show that the recent record-breaking heatwaves in Siberia and Western North America would have been impossible without man-made climate effects ( Ciavarella et al., Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2021): Summary for Policymakers. In: Climate Change 2021: the Physical Science Basis.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 21, 2023

Prior to Flock, he played key leadership roles (including Chief Strategy Officer from 2010-2020) at Coyote Logistics – a UPS Company, a leading provider of non-asset based 3PL solutions across North America and Europe.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

ARC recently attended the August 2021 New England Public Power Association (NEPPA) conference, where Gordon Van Welie, President & CEO of grid operator ISO New England (ISO-NE) described the challenges to maintain reliable, low-cost power, while meeting the urgent goals to decarbonize electric power.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 14, 2023

Despite a challenging economic environment and less favorable market conditions, the largest third-party logistics companies in North America continued to grow last year. Spot freight demand has softened, and truck capacity has loosened since the frenetic days of the 2021 freight boom.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Mark spent over 7 years in leadership with the second largest freight brokerage in North America, Total Quality Logistics. Borderless Coverage was acquired by Reliance Partners in February 2021. About Mark Vickers Mark Vickers is a leading expert in domestic and cross border transportation risk management and insurance.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

BOSTON — Nov 17, 2021 — ToolsGroup , a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization software, has been selected by POOLCORP to support its goals of improved supply chain resilience and service to customers while increasing profitability. . For more information about POOLCORP, please visit www.poolcorp.com.

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E2open

JANUARY 19, 2023

(NYSE: ETWO), the connected supply chain SaaS platform with the largest multi-enterprise network, today released the Q4 2022 edition of its Ocean Shipping Index, a quarterly report that offers data-driven insights to better manage the movement of goods around the globe and on key lanes between Asia, North America, and Europe.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Multiple members of the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) were the recipients of the funds. Congress established the program in 2021 through the BIL and dedicated $5 billion to the program over a five-year period.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 19, 2021

BOSTON and ATLANTA (Aug 19, 2021) – ToolsGroup , a global leader in supply chain planning software , and Chainalytics , a recognized global leader in supply chain consulting and analytics, announce an enhanced strategic partnership to bring digital supply chain planning solutions to more companies. Bright Minds.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2022

And it’s a far cry from the panicked, on-the fly decisions many logistics professionals were making in 2020 and 2021 — which, unfortunately, were not always profitable. A North America?n This might sound too good to be true, especially to companies still using outdated tools and manual processes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 25, 2023

The first location is 8555 Preston Road in Frisco, Texas, a suburb Wing has served since 2021. According to the International Federation of Robotics, North America is the second largest market for new robot installations with 41,000 robots installed across the U.S. That spot is expected to get up and running “in coming weeks.”

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SCM Research

JULY 7, 2021

We have recently witnessed several record temperatures in North America , Scandinavia , and Antarctica , to name a few. The effects of the climate crisis are increasingly dominating our global news. This existential crisis also requires making our food supply chains more resilient. Ruddell, B.L. Nature , 595, 250–254.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Before joining the VPA in January 2021, Stephen served as President and Chief Executive Officer for TraPac, LLC.and was responsible for the overall performance of the company with focus on safety, service and sustainability. Prior to that, he was the CEO of Global Container Terminals.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 21, 2023

Typically, North America and other regions eventually create similar rules. As of January 2021, the regulation requires European Union companies to ensure they import these minerals and metals from responsible and conflict-free sources only.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

2021 was the trough with in-person events severely limited. in December 2021. Chad and I discussed the widespread labor constraints impacting warehouse operations across North America and Europe. Best Logistics and Supply Chain Conferences to Attend in 2023 ; Clint Reiser Welcome 2023!

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Record levels of VC funding , over USD 11bn in 2021, is creating more challengers still. Figure 1: US E-commerce sales as a % of total sales, 1999 – 2021. Conversely, new players like Amazon and Alibaba have revolutionized not only the retail but also the logistics industry. Source: US Census Bureau.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

Chipotle had planned to sell all third-party certified humane chicken by the end of 2021. At the same time, the number of suppliers in China that received procurement bids declined by 9 percent in 2021. Demand for chicken has surged in the last few years, as it is seen as a healthy and relatively cheap protein.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The trend is borne out in the 2021 State of North America Manufacturing Report produced annually by research and publishing firm Thomasnet.com. The ­report found that 83% of manufacturers are “likely” or “extremely likely” to reshore by adding North American suppliers, up from 54 percent in March 2020.

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Stord

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Atlanta, GA, November 22, 2022 — Stord , the leading cloud supply chain provider, ranked 25 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 ™, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech, and energy tech companies in North America, now in its 28th year.

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