Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Container-ship logjams off US ports finally easing as imports fall. Retailers help decarbonize ocean shipping. A semitruck equipped with Kodiak’s autonomous driving system is making daily delivery runs from an IKEA warehouse near Houston to a store close to Dallas, roughly 300 miles away. IKEA test autonomous trucks in Texas.

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Elementum

AUGUST 29, 2017

Harvey is not the first lethal and damaging flood to hit Houston: Tropical Storm Allison in 2001 killed 41 and caused $9 billion in damage, as well as flooding in 2016 that shut down the city for days. Houston’s expansive sprawl lacks drainage systems and has ample bodies of water that are easily exacerbated by heavy rains.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 3, 2018

Imagine you are at your desk in Houston and you need to determine whether a completed order left the warehouse in China. That’s why you need a global shipping strategy with a comprehensive global vendor management program. The important rule is to ship so that products never go to the company’s facility. It’s difficult, right?

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

A month after completing this strategy session I was doing a series of strategy days with two chemical companies in Houston. Shipping Standards. 4) Implement Cost-to-Serve Analysis to Drive Actionable Results. An effective way to align commercial and operational teams is the implementation of cost-to-serve analysis.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Devastating hurricanes in Houston and Florida, and the ongoing recovery efforts that will tie up capacity. The faster-growing economy means more goods being shipped, further restraining capacity. A cold spring in the Northeast that delayed seasonal purchases. This information gives you more negotiating power.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

This can lead to deep analysis of companies’ supplier payment files, which can, in turn, provide an insight into opportunities to reduce finance costs across your supply chain. “One trends we’re pursuing is blockchain technology…” We ship live crickets all across the country. Christoph Seitz. CabrellaIns.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

But an analysis by the Center for Biological Diversity in Tucson, Arizona, showed that the Houston area’s hundreds of refineries and petrochemical operations released almost 1 million pounds of air pollutants in Harvey-related spills and flares, including benzene, sulfur dioxide, toluene, and xylene. Mishandling Hazards.

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