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President Andrew Lynch On What We Must Do To Create Nationally Secure And Resilient Supply Chains

Zipline Logistics

He works alongside clients ranging from some of the largest food and beverage businesses in the world to the brightest up-and-coming CPG brands in North America. CPU is an alluring logistics option in which your customer picks up your freight for you. What does the term “supply chain” encompass? Perform a network analysis.

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Delivery is the Product: Takeaways from Transplace’s Shipper Symposium 2018

Talking Logistics

The comment caught my attention because later that morning I was going to moderate a discussion with Dan Dershem , General Partner at Supply Chain Ventures, about emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence and machine learning, autonomous trucks, and digital freight. Digital Freight. Blockchain.

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Report from Food Marketing Institute Highlights CPG Logistics Challenges

Zipline Logistics

Everything from food and beverage products to home improvement items saw a significant consumption bump as buyers, sidelined by pandemic restrictions, diverted their purchasing habits from experiences to consumer goods. According to data from the Consumer Brands Association (CBA), CPG sales in 2020 grew by 9.4% cost per case.

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Easier than reducing carbon footprint – 5 Steps to make a dent in the Huge and Hidden Cost of CPG Sustainability

GlobalTranz

WorldShipping.org cites data from The Network for Transit and the Environment that shows that measured by grams/kg/km air freight as the largest carbon footprint impact and steamships as the lowest. Our folks have spent much of the last 45 years on factory floors across America. Root cause . At Lantech we’re observers by nature.

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Sustainable Logistics: Quantifying Sustainability Measures of Your Logistics

GlobalTranz

WorldShipping.org cites data from The Network for Transit and the Environment that shows that measured by grams/kg/km air freight as the largest carbon footprint impact and steamships as the lowest. Our folks have spent much of the last 45 years on factory floors across America. Root cause. At Lantech we’re observers by nature.

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What Is Retail Consolidation?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

If you’re currently shipping less than truckload (LTL) or underutilized truckload freight, a retail consolidation program might be the answer you need. We can help you begin or enhance a retail consolidation program by combining your freight with freight from other companies who are also shipping to the same retailers.

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Q4 2020 Freight Market Update: Preparing for 2020 Peak Season

Zipline Logistics

The past three quarters have been anything but typical for the freight market and the domestic economy at-large. The arrival of COVID-19 sent freight volumes skyrocketing to keep up with panic buying at retailers nationwide. Following the short downturn , the freight market began a rapid recovery that has yet to cool off fully.

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