Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 7, 2022

While this move only blocks a small portion of the tomatoes shipped to the US, it sends a clear message about the seriousness of labor rights with its trading partners. Instead, government restrictions and border closings are making it harder for logistics companies to recruit workers, even with the promise of higher wages.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

The methodology did not include a peer group analysis, and I strongly felt that chemical, retail, and telecommunications companies should not be compared in the same analysis. Putting all companies in a spreadsheet and shaking them up made no sense to me. Over 95% of companies are not good at driving trade-offs. The result?

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This investment transpired in 1998, after a road trip from Maine to Arizona with a few friends. For the past 19 years, Graig has dreamed of owning and operating a driver friendly transportation and logistics company. With more than 100 years of experience in the shipping business, we have made a lot of connections.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 28, 2022

The trial, which is expected to conclude within a month in Bengaluru, will test the vehicle technology within FedEx Express operations, assessing the vehicles’ operational effectiveness on a standard route fully loaded with packages, the company said in a statement. GE Appliances is piloting an autonomous electric vehicle for material runs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2023

These states include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Washington D.C. Companies at this stage are the first point of harvesting quality marijuana.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2022

Since its founding in 2016, Miso has crowdfunded more than $50 million, according to the company. UPS wants to ship packages in the metaverse. This has led the company to scale its automated market fulfillment centers, tap machine learning, and test autonomous delivery (more on this last point later). to 8 p.m.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

When it comes to running a company, when things break down executives have traditionally said “we need to improve our forecasting!” Unfortunately, most companies cannot, and will never be able to, consistently rely on highly accurate forecasts. It turns out the Super Bowl happened on February 12 th in Glendale, Arizona.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 24, 2022

Price of Ocean Shipping Business Continuity. Companies pushing IT standardization agendas will suffer the most. I am attempting to understand the choices companies make and the impact on supply chain performance. The metrics selection resulted from work with Arizona State University in 2013.) Baby formula. Semiconductors.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

The company expects to halt the service in select areas beginning in mid-March, according to the unsigned January 6 memo, which was sent to the contractors that make deliveries for its ground unit. According to a company announcement, Walmart completed more than 6,000 drone deliveries in 2022.

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AB&R

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

A Key to Manufacturing and Warehousing Success in Arizona The Phoenix metropolitan area and surrounding cities are booming with new warehouses, distribution centers, and manufacturing plants right now. Several Fortune 500 companies have already expanded into the Phoenix area and operated successfully here for years.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 6, 2023

These states include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Washington D.C. Companies at this stage are the first point of harvesting quality marijuana.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 27, 2021

As driver pay increases, so does the incidence of drivers jumping ship, switching companies for the next best payday. Deploying driverless vehicles could take a significant bite out of operating costs, considering that approximately 75% of company expenses are tied up in labor. Curiouser and Curiouser. In a word, it’s data.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. 75% of companies felt negative or strongly negative impacts on their business due to supply chain disruption ( Accenture ). 94% of Fortune 1000 companies saw supply chain disruptions as a result of Covid-19.

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3PL Insights

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

With so many uncertainties surrounding President Trump’s plans to impose international trade tariffs and taxes, there has been speculation that the resulting impact on international shipping could be huge. It’s important to be prepared for the effect of Trump policies on international shipping and logistics.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 12, 2019

Editor’s Note: Today’s post is part of a new series we’re launching called “Practitioner Perspectives” — commentaries written by supply chain and logistics practitioners from manufacturing and retail companies who want to share their insights and advice on industry trends and topics. It’s a simple fact.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company started out by offering less-than-truckload (LTL) service, then expanded into truckload (TL), supply chain, and ground service. Pitt Ohio’s Ground service also specializes in shipping non-conveyable products (e.g., The company offers 24/7 operational support.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company started out by offering less-than-truckload (LTL) service, then expanded into truckload (TL), supply chain, and ground service. Pitt Ohio’s Ground service also specializes in shipping non-conveyable products (e.g., The company offers 24/7 operational support.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company started out by offering less-than-truckload (LTL) service, then expanded into truckload (TL), supply chain, and ground service. Pitt Ohio’s Ground service also specializes in shipping non-conveyable products (e.g., The company offers 24/7 operational support.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

Operating profit for the global wide shipping services provider fell by more than half in the latest quarter, reportedly a result of sharp declines in ocean and air freight demand. The Danish company reduced its workforce by an equivalent 1,900 workers in the latest quarter. So, we have to be very cautious on that.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 11, 2022

One of those voices is Hitendra Chaturvedi, professor of practice in supply chain management at Arizona State University’s W. It’s full of lively anecdotes, including many from his experience building a 3,000-employee appliance refurbishing company in his native India. Carey School of Business. How do you see this situation evolving?

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

UPS And Sealed Air Partner To Provide Powerful E-Commerce Packaging And Shipping Solutions. The future belongs to networked companies,” said Infor CEO Charles Phillips this past summer at the company’s user conference ( watch video from the conference). Speaking of the network-based platforms, check out what RevCascade is doing.

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20Cube Logistics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

This technology is set to change the dynamics of how goods are shipped over long distances. These labor-saving vehicles will adapt fast and help companies in cutting big costs. Cargo Ships. The automation of cargo ships will be an important advancement in long distance movement of goods. Fork Lifts .

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 14, 2016

From increased affordability and efficiency of the transportation management system (TMS) to the application of Bluetooth technology for superior tracking of product movements, 2016 will be the year in which technology becomes an integral, if not the exclusive, part of the shipping process. However, the rise of the cloud has changed that.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 15, 2020

Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, writes, “The coronavirus has disrupted U.S. companies in many ways, and nearly three-fourths of them have seen their supply chain significantly affected.”[1] The pandemic exposes the vulnerability of companies that rely heavily on a limited number of trading partners.

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Kinaxis

MAY 24, 2018

I just returned from the highly engaging and inspiring Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Direct to consumer online shop launched with fully functioning billing, payment, shipping capabilities. He gave examples of how large companies are acquiring digital startups.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Dale Rogers, a business professor at Arizona State, gave a presentation with his son Zachary Rogers, a business professor at Colorado State, during which they said that winter-holiday returns in the United States are now worth more than $300 billion a year. The field is large and growing. Some Target stores now have drive-up refund windows.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 18, 2016

Unfortunately, carriers have made figuring out best practices and freight pricing difficult, but you can simplify the process if you know how to distinguish different modes of shipping, when to use less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping, and how combining LTL shipping with other modes of shipping will provide the greatest benefit.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 24, 2019

We’re based out of Scottsdale, Arizona. [01:12] Over the years, I grew with LTL companies and took on different roles. It gives customers a cheaper option when they’re shipping less than a truckload. Seven companies represent a large chunk of the market. I am the Senior Director of Carrier Development at MyCarrierTMS.

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Resilinc

JULY 20, 2021

In the decades since, Linton and his teams at IBM, LG, Flex and other companies have driven billions in annual procurement to China and other Asian countries, helping to create the Asia-centric manufacturing supply chains of today. Companies have to look for ways to ameliorate that, such as reducing long transit times.”.

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Elementum

JULY 30, 2018

And as the year speeds into its second half and supply chains hurry to catch up with it, companies are continuously reshaping their business models to meet the digital revolution head-on. Successful companies continuously abandon traditional methods that lack flexibility, replacing them with systems that enable real-time action. “We

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DELMIA Quintiq

JANUARY 6, 2015

To bridge the gap between big data and optimized planning decisions, companies are now turning to big calculations. If you had the chance to see our latest keynote presentation at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Arizona, you know that big calculations are implemented in 5 steps. Step 1: Select strategic goals.

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o9 Solutions

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

As the US opened back up for tourism, it came time to plan a road trip through Arizona. According to the Motley Fool, rental car companies turnover their fleets, on average, every 13 months. Whether the cause is a deadly virus, ships stuck in canals, or simply raw materials being unavailable, there will always be disruption.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 11, 2014

Saturday, April 12, the University of Advancing Technology campus in Tempe, Arizona will once again serve as the host for the Avnet Tech Games , now in its ninth year. It was an honor for me to serve as Master of Ceremonies for this event over the last eight years, and see firsthand the way it has grown.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

When I sat down to write the book, Bricks Matter, I believed that companies had used supply chain technologies to reduce operating margin and improve inventory turns. What I found was erratic results with many companies going backwards. In fact, I now know that nine out of ten companies are stuck. My Journey. I want to help.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 17, 2023

For UPS , the end-of-year peak season shipping boom gave them a chance to strut their stuff, while for FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam, 2022 held challenge after challenge. Walmart completed over 6,000 drone deliveries in 2022 through its partnership with drone delivery companies DroneUp, Flytrex, and Zipline. The addition, announced Jan.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

Supply Chain Excellence as defined by a methodology whereall companies are put into a spreadsheet and compared across industries is meaningless. During the period of 2006-2012, Campbell Soup Company outperformed its peer group on the Supply Chain Index. In this blog, we share an interview with Dave Biegger, SVP of Campbell Soup.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Semiconductor lead-times have gone from several weeks to six months or more; automotive companies have been shut down due to lack of chips. This has prompted Intel and TSMC to begin development of fab plants in Arizona.

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