Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

UPS And Sealed Air Partner To Provide Powerful E-Commerce Packaging And Shipping Solutions. As highlighted in the Wall Street Journal yesterday, the company is enabling Crate & Barrel to “[add] items to its online assortment that it won’t handle or ship. DOE awards $5 million for truck platooning project (FleetOwner).

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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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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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Kinaxis

JANUARY 16, 2015

An example of this is the automatic pull in messages that can be acted upon when the available date of a sales order improves to earlier than its due date. Perhaps an earlier low priority order can ship on time while a later high priority order will ship late due to constrained supply? What do we do?

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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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DELMIA Quintiq

JANUARY 6, 2015

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. And in some cases, the ownership of certain yard blocks (shipping lines usually own or rent parts of the yard). Step 1: Select strategic goals.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 28, 2021

This has prompted Intel and TSMC to begin development of fab plants in Arizona. As an example of how delivery and costs are intermingled, companies are paying up to $29,854 for shipping a single ocean container , including an added charge for delays in handling the box, compared to a pre-pandemic average container cost of $4804.

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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. The event was a great addition to the Avnet Tech Games, as well as a perfect example of how the Games continue to evolve, just as the technology evolves each year.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2020

An apt example is Corona beer. Marketing campaigns largely focussed on mate-ship and camaraderie. For example, Carlton United Brewery’s marketing strategy for Victoria Bitter portrays a sense of the Australian culture:mate ship, and reward for a job well done with its “hard earned thirst” campaign that ran from the 60s to early 2000s.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

We are currently working with Arizona State University (ASU) to use advanced operations research techniques to understand the patterns in our database of 52 supply chain financial ratios for the period of 2006-2013. Another example is in Consumer Goods industry with coffee. I want to help. What does this mean?

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

An example in the supply chain space is US maritime policy. A broader, and more topical example, is managing the Ebola crisis. In the maritime example I cited above, the lack of a centralized management strategy for our nation’s port system puts us at a competitive disadvantage. The situation is exacerbated by local stockpiling.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Peak produce shipping season refers to the time period when the largest volume of fruits and vegetables are harvested and subsequently shipped to markets across the US, impacting truck capacity. California.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Inventory is then put on pallets and shipped as freight. When I was Materials Manager at Maricopa County, Arizona, the second largest county in the country, I introduced Vendor Managed Inventory. A real world example of Vendor Managed Inventory in play is electrical products company Leviton Manufacturing.

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RFgen

JANUARY 24, 2017

Spencer Levy, head of research for CBRE in the Americas, believes e-commerce businesses, which hire manual warehouse laborers to receive and ship products, could feel the greatest impact of higher minimum wages. Labor intensive companies could feel the unyielding brunt of higher minimum wages more than others.

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RFgen

JANUARY 24, 2017

Spencer Levy, head of research for CBRE in the Americas, believes e-commerce businesses, which hire manual warehouse laborers to receive and ship products, could feel the greatest impact of higher minimum wages. Labor intensive companies could feel the unyielding brunt of higher minimum wages more than others.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

A good example would be considering the US Government as a customer, requiring a certain amount of semiconductors — and we don’t have to be concerned whether all of a sudden we can’t obtain them from…let’s say Asia, because they’re produced now in the Us. I’ll give you some examples. billion over five years.

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Elementum

AUGUST 31, 2022

A good example would be considering the US Government as a customer, requiring a certain amount of semiconductors — and we don’t have to be concerned whether all of a sudden we can’t obtain them from…let’s say Asia, because they’re produced now in the Us. I’ll give you some examples. billion over five years.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

But the sales person tells you, “I can find you a small at the store in Phoenix Arizona, and will have them ship it to you free of charge…you should get it in two days.” For example, one may say machine washable, the other hand wash, one says made in USA, the other Made in Vietnam – for the same product!

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AB&R

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Plus, thanks to our great employees, we were named as one of the Top Companies to Work for in Arizona for the fourth year in a row. Barcode tracking through Scansmart , for example, is flexible and gives you the ability to view and track assets throughout the supply chain. 4) Locker Systems.

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EMERGE App

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Let’s illustrate the different effect of these three methods with a completely fictitious example. Example: Penelope’s Poppin’ Vegan Soaps Inc. Example: Jake’s Pre-Loved Lovely Cars LLP. Example: Annabelle’s Watches That You Can Watch Inc. Example: Maria’s Mexican Munchies LLP.

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Freight Center

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

With free two-day shipping, reviews system, and easy return policy, it makes sense that Amazon is at the helm of online retailers. Take a look at these strategies and examples below to learn how companies have discovered the secret sauce for staying a step ahead in the e-commerce world. Have a Killer Shipping Policy.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 11, 2018

For example, supply chain design is extremely complex, and the analyses lend themselves to sitting side-by-side and graphically depicting and explaining ideas. “A 3PL can provide a range of fulfillment services, from setup, to shipping, to customer service. One reason is that doing so can improve communication and collaboration.

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