Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2023

The vehicle will make its inaugural trip from Indiana to California, where it will be featured at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo. With increased emphasis on sustainability, I am often asked about sustainability “levers” that can be pulled in warehousing and fulfillment. CMA CGM is offering 5 billion euros ($5.48

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JUNE 2, 2023

That prospect became more conceivable, they said, after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine prompted companies to sever ties with Russia, sometimes taking huge write-downs. The competition is heating up because of recent California regulations that force some trucking companies and owner-operators to begin buying electric vehicles starting Jan.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In a Sept 2022 Deloitte article, they maintain that “perishability is still relevant but now more of a pocketbook issue. The following will delve into some of the intricate farm-to-table challenges that supply chains face across sourcing, demand planning, procurement and inventory management, transportation, and warehousing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2023

million people in 2022 to 121.4 homes in 2022 than UPS, after eclipsing FedEx in 2020, and it is on track to widen the gap this year, according to internal Amazon data and people familiar with the matter. The number of people shopping online rose to 134.2 million this year, up from 130.2 million people this year.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

This strategy, however, may incur additional warehousing and storage costs, and firms may experience accounting challenges where an inventory is considered an asset, which could affect cash flow. Firms could store products that attract tariffs in bonded warehouses until they are required. Operational strategies. Buying forward.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2022

Amazon Aims to Sublet, End Warehouse Leases as Online Sales Cool. in March 2022 from March 2021. The excess capacity includes warehouses in New York, New Jersey, Southern California and Atlanta, according to an article in Bloomberg.com that referenced anonymous sources. North American Transborder Freight up 23.8%

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

Japan farm exports in 2022 1st half hit record high as more dine out. Warehouses are turning to EV charging. will begin imposing 2022 peak-season surcharges on Labor Day and will apply certain ones based on weekly calculations that begin around mid-October and run until early December. In June 2022, Americans spent $2.5

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 24, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights that companies that sublease excess warehouse or office space is a normal occurrence in business settings, but when Amazon moves in that direction, it can send a shock wave to the industrial real estate ecosystem. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Around 30,000 of the available jobs will be in California, Amazon said. In past years, USPS has hiked its fees from roughly October to January during the annual surge, including increases in 2022, 2021, and 2020. The jobs will be available across the U.S., the company said Tuesday.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

High freight volumes across all industries in the trucking market are expected to continue into 2022.? Fewer labor resources are available to meet the rising demand in both the warehouse and in transit. ? That’s an astonishing $933.30 Capacity constraints within truckload and parcel have led to spillover within the LTL market.?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2022

Warehouse vacancy rates sink to 27-year low. UPS plans to implement its smart package initiative at 100 facilities in 2022, which will involve using RFID tags on packages to speed up throughput. Do other warehouses follow suit and join a union?’ Industrial Market Update – Q1 2022.” With vacancy rates as low as 1.6

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 20, 2022

When it comes to deploying robots, warehouse technology is more established, as the use of robots within warehouses is set to grow significantly. Warehouse labor shortages will continue to be the main growth driver for autonomous mobile robots. Amazon Scout has already performed well in its tests in California and Washington.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

network this year after its initial success at select facilities in 2022. The initiative involves placing RFID tags on packages and wearable devices on employees to eliminate manual scans, reduce misloads, and accelerate parcel throughput in the delivery giant’s warehouses. percent year-over-year drop in January container volume.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Last month, the company released its third annual “Brand Protection Report” and said it disposed of over 6 million counterfeit goods in 2022. Cargo ships lost 661 containers at sea in 2022, down from the 15-year average of 1,566 lost per year, according to the latest figures from the World Shipping Council (WSC).

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West Coast and California Logistics

APRIL 4, 2022

Weber Logistics has acquired California warehousing provider, Pacific Coast Warehouse Company (PCWC). All current PCWC employees will become Weber employees by May 1, 2022. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. PCWC will be rebranded as Weber Logistics.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 13, 2021

ports will continue well into 2022. As of the end of October, and according to CNBC , “ some 77 ships are waiting outside docks in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, carrying $24 billion worth of goods looking to find their way into the American ecosystem, according to Goldman Sachs.” The Causes of Supply Chain Congestion .

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

California seeks to ease port congestion by leasing six container storage sites. What Berglund is referring to is the advantage that shipping lines hold for negotiations with cargo shippers for 2022 and beyond. For 2022, we see $7,000-$8,000 as an early indicator,” said Berglund. By October, it was up to $6,000-$6,500 per FEU.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The need to know where products are, whether they are on the way to the warehouse, store, or customer, when there are delays, and alerts for these delays, is critical to ensure a positive experience. In January 2022, they received an outside investment totaling $420 million. million daily shipments. Infor Nexus.

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West Coast and California Logistics

JULY 14, 2022

The supply chain environment has seen incredible change over the past few years, from panic buying to supply shortages to historic inflation surges. These changes have all had a profound impact on how suppliers, distributors, and retailers manage inventory. These days, however, inventory is back in a big way – whether intentionally or not.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 17, 2022

Manifest will be happening on January 31st through February 2nd, 2022 at the Caesar’s Forum in Las Vegas. By the way, we should also mention Manifest had its first conference in 2022, right? It was in 2022, end of January. We ended up pushing it to January of 2022. When is Manifest? It was terrific.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 28, 2024

In conjunction with the reporting of 2023 financial performance, the California based EV maker announced that the company would lay off upwards of 15 percent of its current staffing, amid cash and ongoing business and supply chain related challenges. billion reported for 2022. Operating losses amounted to $736.9

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

When the ball drops on Times Square to welcome in 2022, the employees at the Port of Long Beach will celebrate moving 9 M TEUs in imports: a 26% increase year-over-year. The landlocked ports of Southern California are especially problematic. The California landlocked ports struggled with unloading the larger ships.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

In addition, the warehouses are full and containers are being used for overflow storage. The summer port labor negotiations in southern California ports typically reduce the terminal output by 40-50%. This article by Lora Cecere of Supply Chain Insights was a finalist of the Supply Chain Brief MVP Awards 2022.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In 2022, Amazon shipped 11 percent of items globally without any added packaging by the company. In 2022, 260 million delivered packages were stolen, and nearly 80 percent of Americans were victims of porch piracy. California Gov. Earlier this week, I wrote an article highlighting that cargo theft is on the rise.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

billion USD in 2022. California, Florida, and New York are leaders in the CBD market within the United States. California, for example, requires businesses to comply with Assembly Bill No. California, for example, requires businesses to comply with Assembly Bill No. Just how big is the opportunity, exactly?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 15, 2022

According to Simplex Group , this helps companies plan for warehousing space, advertising, and staffing. For example, let’s say you have a load traveling from Texas to California. Originally written for Supply Chain Game Changer and published on April 15, 2022. It will even let you determine the safety of your load.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 8, 2022

Technology is focused on reducing a current twelve step overall warehouse management process to a patent-pending five step process of Unload , Receive , Pick, Pack and Ship. Robotic technology provided spans fully automated and networked warehouse processes along with automated mobile robots (AMR) to support transport tasks.

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QAD

MARCH 30, 2023

The retail giant expanded their RFID program by requiring tags for home goods products, as well as some automotive, hardware, entertainment and toy items, on September 2, 2022. I recommend taking a look at your inventory management, ERP and warehouse management system (WMS) to determine whether they can support a high degree of granularity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

That was primarily due to retailers working on emptying warehouses of older inventory and shippers continuing to move more freight to East Coast ports because of concerns over the slow pace of labor talks between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. million U.S. Generating the full 185.6

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

in 2022 were made from polysilicon. Labor shortages in transportation and warehousing are quick to make headlines, but job opportunities across the supply chain continue to go unfilled despite promising pay and benefits. And within the sector, the warehousing and storage category has added the most jobs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2023

JD.com has been rapidly growing its logistics unit by focusing on warehousing growth, including in international markets. The e-commerce provider touted its ability to serve merchants with self-operating warehouses, saying its automation capabilities allow it to extend the order cut-off time by an additional hour.

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Freight Plus

JANUARY 14, 2022

FreightPlus' Chris Peckham featured in Food Logistics article: What More Disruptions will 3PLs See in 2022. for global expansion; Ryder Logistics bought Midwest Warehouse Distribution; Hub Group . for global expansion; Ryder Logistics bought Midwest Warehouse Distribution; Hub Group . More specifically, "Lineage Logistics .

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

When the ball drops on Times Square to welcome in 2022, the employees at the Port of Long Beach will celebrate moving 9 M TEUs in imports: a 26% increase in year-over-year volume. The California landlocked ports struggled with unloading the larger ships. Push for a Southern California Port Modernization Act.

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West Coast and California Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2021

This brand-new multi-client facility, Weber’s largest, is the company’s seventh DC in Southern California’s Inland Empire region, and its fourteenth DC in California. Construction will be completed in December 2021 and the facility will be being fully operational in February 2022.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

So, what does the 2022 Thanksgiving holiday look like? Warehouse demand undeterred by economic turbulence in third quarter. The new drone, dubbed MK30, will go into service in 2024 and replace the existing MK27-2, the model that will be used to make deliveries in Lockeford, California, and College Station, Texas, this year.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Fast forward to 2022, and Amazon increased its production by nearly 4-times that amount in clean energy. Earlier this week, the company announced that it grew its renewable energy capacity in 2022 by 8.3 The partnership will kick off by first sourcing Walmart’s California stores with Plenty’s leafy greens from its Compton farm.

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Freight Plus

JULY 1, 2021

The ILWU is the International Longshore & Warehouse Union and they represent workers from Seattle/Tacoma to Southern California. Both labor contracts are expiring on July 1st, 2022. The lawsuit is an uncomfortable harbinger of potential negotiations in 2022.

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