Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2023

2021 was the trough with in-person events severely limited. If you haven’t attended recently, it is an unmatched display of warehouse automation, robotics, and software systems. Welcome 2023! And with the new year comes an increasing return to in-person supply chain conferences and trade shows.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 30, 2021

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CSVA) International Roadcheck is set for May 4-6, 2021. CVSA-certified inspectors will commit a blitz of inspections across North America, creating a sudden strain on resources for both domestic and cross-border freight. Also known as the CVSA roadcheck, it spans three days.

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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

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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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

billion reported in Q4 2021. According to reporting by Bloomberg, the AWS revenue performance represented the fourth consecutive quarter of declining AWS revenue after a 40 percent increase reported in the last quarter of 2021. The North America segment incurred an operating loss of $0.2 billion in 2021.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

A central part of Amazon’s ultrafast delivery strategy is its network of warehouses that the company calls same-day sites. The facilities are a fraction of the size of Amazon’s large fulfillment warehouses and are designed to prepare products for immediate delivery. The company’s Supply Chain 3.0

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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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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

This system uses giant warehouses, lots of trucks, and even cool robots to move things quickly. We’ll look at their warehouses, their delivery tricks, and even how they use new technology to make things faster. billion (net profit) Profit by Region/Country: North America is a major market, followed by Europe and Asia.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

Above-average holiday shipping seasons in 2020 and 2021 led to an above-average returns rate in the usual Quiet Season. Continued lockdowns over the emergence of new COVID variants left the Produce Shipping Season of 2021 in a panic. for the same period in 2021. over the 2021 cost, such as in the New England region.

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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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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 17, 2022

Even if consumers in North America do a better job of reducing food waste, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the food they save will end up where it is needed most. Optimized transportation routing can help reduce or eliminate delays of fresh products to warehouses and retailers. By any metric, the situation looks grim.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 17, 2022

Even if consumers in North America do a better job of reducing food waste, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the food they save will end up where it is needed most. Optimized transportation routing can help reduce or eliminate delays of fresh products to warehouses and retailers. By any metric, the situation looks grim.

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

billion metric tons—the emissions have rebounded in 2021 and 2022. It is worth noting that North America has a much higher emission intensity than sub-Saharan Africa, despite Africa being significantly larger and housing more countries. In 2021, the global atmospheric carbon dioxide levels reached a high of 416.45

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

billion in 2021, up from $90.8 In North America, according to an IHL research report sponsored by Blue Yonder , retail loss due to out-of-stocks increased by a huge 17.7% billion from 2020. Nearly half was attributed to large-scale theft of products. The group said retailers on average saw a 26.5%

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Initiatives planned to reduce lost containers include the MARIN Top Tier project, which was founded in 2021 by several member lines and a range of maritime stakeholders to perform research on concrete data about the causes of containers overboard and how to prevent further incidents.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The company estimates that China could account for less than 30% of its sales at the end of 2021, down from about 50% in 2018. Meanwhile, 75% of furniture retailer, Ethan Allen’s products are made in North America. Much of the shift is to the US, which, according to the CEO lowers its merchandising lead times.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

However, Amazon North America is primarily retail sales of consumer products, but includes subscription services as well. The high costs of ecommerce relate to the fulfillment of orders – namely warehouse handling and transportation costs. Instead, let’s address the other big expense – warehousing and fulfillment costs.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

Canadian Pacific is the sixth-largest North America freight railway, and in December 2021 completed an agreement to acquire U.S. Upwards of 3,000 rail workers reportedly returned to work yesterday to resume rail operations across North America after a breakdown in labor settlement talks occurred last Saturday.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 14, 2022

battery production site for Panasonic, and completion of Series D funding round for on demand warehousing provider Flex e. The announcement comes five years after Panasonic Group began production of lithium-ion batteries at Panasonic Energy of North America (PENA) , referred to as Tesla’s Gigafactory , in Sparks, Nevada.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 7, 2021

The technology is built on automated pick and pack tasks in warehouses with some human intervention. Even before that, Amazon is known for fast delivery due to its vast warehouse and distribution network. Amazon has 175 fulfillment centers all over the world, 75 fulfillment centers, and 25 sortation centers in North America.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

… Beijing’s zero-tolerance approach to Covid has idled factories and warehouses, slowed truck deliveries and worsened container logjams. In some key trading routes, such as Asia–Europe and Asia–North America, the rate spikes are even higher and the delays more frequent.”[4]. Innovation and Competition Act of 2021.”

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PINC

JANUARY 5, 2021

Leaders in yard management services and technology to collaborate to bring transparency and efficiency to hundreds of facilities in North America. Founded in 1996, Lazer Spot provides yard spotting , shuttling, trailer rentals and specialized yard services in 400+ locations in North America.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 18, 2021

Read more: The Medical Device Industry in 2020-2021: Key Trends & Outlook. The pandemic and risk of a Covid-19 infection has also created an increased interest in immunity-boosting products, a trend which is likely to continue beyond 2021. billion by 2021. The move to digitisation. Wellness and sustainability. billion.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2021

They also have 20 sourcing locations across North America from which they can ship make to stock products. They looked at customer relationship management, finance, order quoting, warehouse management and planning applications before making their decision. Making refractory products is complicated and challenging.

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Parade

MARCH 28, 2022

Turvo helps provide visibility across the supply chain, from suppliers to the warehouse to distribution centers to over-the-road to the end customer. Recruitment and Retention Nearly three-quarters of employers said they were having trouble attracting new talent in a survey conducted in 2021 , and those numbers don’t seem to be improving.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

This index stood at $9,304 at the end of 2021. Data published at the end of March indicates that for movement of ocean container shipping transit from Asia to North America , the average time had declined to 108 days, upwards of 15.4 and Warehousing Prices (90.5) per 40-foot container. That compares to $9,279.46

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Vinculum

APRIL 8, 2020

in the global e-commerce revenue from 2017 to 2021. When seller brands dream of penetrating the international e-commerce markets, they usually picture North America – and they have justifiable reasons for this: As of 2018, the average revenue per online shopper is the highest for the United States. The land of e-commerce.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The global transportation system in 2021 is experiencing a unique and unexpected crisis. Containers from Asia were shipped to North America, but due to COVID-19 restrictions, almost nothing moved in the opposite direction. And it wasn’t just about docks and warehouses. A problem also linked to shipping companies.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Warehousing and storage. The logistics sector is rapidly growing and there is no shortage of groundbreaking technology and premiere partners in North America, Europe, and beyond. Brands can connect products, sales channels, warehouses, workflows, reports, and more. Freight forwarding. Handling raw materials.

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Freightera

JANUARY 13, 2021

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, January 12, 2021 ( Newswire.com ) – Freightera, a leading online freight marketplace, is pleased to announce Jonathan Shakes, former Director of Product Management and Director of Software Engineering at Amazon, has joined the executive team as Head of Product Development. ” About Freightera.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 15, 2022

The saga of fitness hardware and services provider Peloton Interactive took yet another turn last week with an announcement of the pending closing of the company’s owned North American warehouses and the shedding of field customer support teams, along with other moves. Cited data from market research group NPD indicates that U.S.

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AB&R

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Total imports from China jumped 16% between 2020-2021. Power shortages: In 2021, power shortages plagued China. The provinces in the north rely on coal to fuel their factories. Shipping Delays & Costs The most heavily trafficked shipping routes fall between Asia and North America and Asia and Northern Europe.

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Freight Plus

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

August 2021 - Transportation Market Report. Due to surging import volumes, and terminal, rail, and warehouse congestion, a new record of 40+ vessels at anchor in LA/LB was reached the week of 8/29. Even with capacity in the Asia-North America trade lane increasing by 13.9% Ocean Updates.

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Locus

DECEMBER 14, 2021

How was the Thanksgiving supply chain of turkeys during this 2021 holiday season? Let’s take a look at what the Thanksgiving supply chain of turkeys looked like during this 2021 holiday season : The Top 6 Supply Chain Holiday Season Trends in 2021. US Department of Agriculture, Aug 31, 2021. A typical turkey supply chain.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

February 17, 2022, 12:01 AM EST. On the outskirts of Columbus, Ohio, where the remains of a 200-year-old canal built to connect Cleveland with Cincinnati snake around new warehouse parks, a modern tributary of the global economy widens a little more with each planeload of goods that roars down its runways. population, so the slogan goes.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The year 2021 has proved it once again that Tom McCarthy was right. Rewind to 2021! 2021 may not be a year for the logistics industry to cherish, but it was a year filled with a lot of takeaways. 2021 pushed businesses to take giant strides in their logistics processes and operations. lifestyle) or involuntarily (e.g.,

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AB&R

APRIL 29, 2022

Total imports from China jumped 16% between 2020-2021. Power shortages: In 2021, power shortages plagued China. The provinces in the north rely on coal to fuel their factories. The most heavily trafficked shipping routes fall between Asia and North America and Asia and Northern Europe. Shipping Delays & Costs.

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