Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 27, 2021

There will still be a workforce needed to maintain those driverless vehicles or costs associated with maintenance done by the manufacturer or a 3rd party. In a tight market, it never hurts to shop your contracts. Perhaps you signed deals years ago at a high rate that now stands below market due to rising demand.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Chuck has significant operational experience having served as the Chief Procurement officer for The Schwinn Bicycle Company, Ping Golf, Troy Built as well as a procurement officer for Maricopa County Arizona. It should be noted that, with the exception of Schwinn, Chuck began work with these organizations as a Supply Chain Consultant.

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Cathy Roberson

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Even today when one reads the numerous articles about the benefits of manufacturing or assembling in Mexico, most of them highlight Mexico's low-cost labor and, of course, its proximity to the US market. But what does it all mean for those shippers and manufacturers that rely on cross-border trade between the two countries?

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. 49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. Raw Material Shortages Are Affecting a Challenged Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

Walmart previously scaled back its drone deliveries in 2024, when it ended the service in Utah, Arizona and Florida, in favor of focusing on remaining operations in Dallas-Fort Worth, Arkansas and Virginia. Eligible products include fresh produce, household essentials and various snack foods.

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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. The $4,000 Transportation Question.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Inventory is then put on pallets and shipped as freight. Distributors will inbound to a manufacturer the inventory needed and transportation management, especially inbound freight management, efficiency is paramount to an effective vendor managed inventory model. So, I hope the next article explains the evolved VMI model.”

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2023

freight rates have reached their lowest levels in nearly six years. In essence, it is confirmation of a freight recession condition. That is not good for retailers and manufacturers, each under the looking glass to reduce not only transportation but also inventory carrying costs. All rights reserved. The post U.S.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 14, 2016

Now, it's easy to think of technology as being a manufacturer-only realm. In fact, autonomous vehicles are already being used by a logistics provider in Arizona. Yet, technology breakthroughs are further pushing the bounds on what we see as normal shipping standards. GreyOrange Butler Robot - Logistics Technology Trend for 2016.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

freight and logistics industry continues to mitigate recessionary conditions including the April 2023 Logistics Manager Index reaching its lowest level lowest level in six years and one-half years. freight, logistics and parcel movement industry. Freight rate reportedly fell 37 percent. The LMI has now declined 6.7

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2015

As we head into 2016, we are featuring our most read articles of 2015 in our five main categories: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation Management, and Freight. Yesterday we published the top 10 most read manufacturing articles of 2015. .

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 19, 2020

As we move into the back half of May, the freight market is starting to show signs of an expedited rebound. . Th ese conditions have caused a more favorable freight environment. That is e specially the case for outbound freight in southern states and California where produce season is in full swing. . Logistics? ? .

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Today, there are 8 states in the country, including Nevada, California, Michigan, Florida, North Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, and Arizona that are allowing the testing of self-driving vehicles on certain roadways.”.

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Supply Chain Network

DECEMBER 4, 2017

The theme of the event, held February 25-28 in Phoenix, Arizona, is Reinventing the Retail Supply Chain: Accelerating What’s Possible. RILA members include more than 200 retailers, product manufacturers, and service suppliers, which together account for more than $1.5 About RILA.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Unfortunately, Uber recently suspended their tests after one of their vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona in March 2018. In some cases, manufacturers are transitioning to electric or hybrid cars. SCM #SupplyChain #Logistics #Distribution #Technology #Freight #Transportation. Smart Cars. Infographic).

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The takeaway for September was that global manufacturing activity officially fall below the 50.0 There are some positives to consider in the trending of global supply chain pressures, and perhaps continued moderation of spot or contracted transportation freight rates. Logistics Managers Index. up from an August reading of 59.7.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

The authors specifically make mention of geopolitics along with the ongoing effects of the pandemic impacting many manufacturing regions in China. The authors point to the delivery time disruptions occurring in China , an increase in air freight costs from the U.S. US Logistics Managers Index. after reaching an all-time high of 76.2

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

Other insights pointed out in the May LMI report are that the current rate of contraction is strongest in upstream firms, namely manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors, compared to their downstream retail industry counterparts. Supply Chain Matters highlights this week’s release of the U.S. Further reported was that volumes of U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

While 209,000 workers were added in June, 14,000 freight and parcel carriers were cut and 6,900 warehousing and storage jobs were lost. Last week we cited a report by The Wall Street Journal indicating that the CEO of the globe’s largest freight forwarder, Kuehne + Nagel , indicated that “ There’s no peak season to be expected in 2023.”

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2023

Implications The June report’s narratives and implications can be viewed from two increasingly different frames of reference, one being the logistics and warehousing services industry, the other being manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers and businesses that are anchored in supply chain cost sensitivities.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The canal disruption is further noted as having more freight being routed to U.S. Global Production Stabilization In our recently published monthly summary of November’s global PMI reporting , our research arm noted that with one month remaining, the year 2023 will likely be depicted as one of global manufacturing recessionary conditions.

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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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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

Part of this decrease may be attributed to temporary declining freight volumes as regions in Asia continue to deal with COVID-19 related suspensions of production, shipping or transport operations. Further, 86 percent of manufacturers indicate disruptions to trucking and shipping networks were impacting their supply chains.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 18, 2018

Unfortunately, Uber recently suspended their tests after one of their vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona in March 2018. In some cases, manufacturers are transitioning to electric or hybrid cars. The Freight & Transportation Management Trends to Know in 2018. Download White Paper.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 3, 2022

When it comes to the movement of freight, one megatrend driving the need for better technology is the driver shortage. TuSimple – a provider of autonomous freight semi-truck solutions – has said their technology will be operational by 2024. TuSimple is offering freight as a service to shippers and carriers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2021

TuSimple – a provider of autonomous freight semi-truck solutions – has said their technology will be operational by 2024. Currently, TuSimple is being tested across Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas; all states where snow and heavy fog – difficult edge cases – are less common. But when will this technology become operational?

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

A TMS for Freight brokerage is no exception. Dave gained freight logistics operations experience at Applied Materials, a Fortune 250 manufacturer of wafer fabrication equipment, and MQA Manufacturing. Dave holds an MBA from Wake Forest University and earned his undergraduate degree from Arizona State University.

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EMERGE App

JULY 11, 2018

This underscores the importance of China being the world’s manufacturing hub in the past decade, and most likely for the next few decades. And it’s not just an immense and low-cost labour force that has given Chinese manufacturers a competitive advantage. or help you get started with manufacturing your own label products.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

More recently, the massive scale of China’s solar-manufacturing operations has become an advantage, as it attracts talent, research money and ecosystems of suppliers. is trying to build its own solar-manufacturing supply chain almost from scratch and supporting the effort with sizable subsidies.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 11, 2018

” — William Verdini, associate professor and chairman of the Supply Chain Management Department at Arizona State University’s Carey School of Business, as quoted in The Importance of Education in Supply Chain Management , Reliable Plant; Twitter: @NoriaCorp.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 28, 2018

It's common for shippers to hustle freight out the door before the quarter ends, and this is the deadline. Load-to-truck ratios were highest along the East Coast, and in much of the Sun Belt, as freight moves into position for “last mile” trips to the major population centers. last week and 2.5% over the past four weeks.

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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. Yes indeed, freight shipping prices do vary by state. Additionally, our freight experts are here to guide you through the process if needed.

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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. Yes indeed, freight shipping prices do vary by state. Additionally, our freight experts are here to guide you through the process if needed.

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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. Yes indeed, freight shipping prices do vary by state. Additionally, our freight experts are here to guide you through the process if needed.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 11, 2016

In 2015, those large fleets were well positioned to handle a larger portion of the freight. As contract carriers expanded capacity, fewer loads flowed to the spot market and its freight brokers and 3PLs. Bottom line: contract carriers were able to handle a larger proportion of reefer freight in 2015, and spot market rates drifted down.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

Frozen dairy manufacturers reduce packaging footprint. Walmart, along with its partner DroneUp, now operates drone delivery hubs in seven states, including Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. Biden climate blueprint promotes modal shift away from trucks. US container imports tumbled in December.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2014

It was a great costume, and we looked great — except we were living in Arizona at the time and nobody outside of New York City (the only place the Blue Man Group was performing at the time) had heard of them, so every time we showed up at a party that night, people would yell out, “Hey, look, Smurfs !” Con-way Inc.

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