article thumbnail

This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The Arkansas Department of Transportation expects 1.5 The post This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. Officials said the container ship was moving at a speed of 8 knots, or about 9 mph, when it struck the bridge.

article thumbnail

Freight Procurement is a Different Game

Logistics Viewpoints

They are a leading supplier of poultry, pet food and animal nutrition products based in Siloam Springs, Arkansas in the US. A 95% on time delivery metric – very high performance – is just not good enough for Simmons. Any shipment moving from Siloam Springs to Bentonville, Arkansas, for example, would be one lane.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

With New Year Underway, Key Players Look Back On 2022

Intelligent Audit

As rates continue to fall, industry metrics are beginning to reflect a new reality for the transportation market. The Logistics Managers Index (LMI) showed a reading of 36.9% for December, marking the metric’s fastest decline ever recorded. DoorDash Announces Return Service to Meet Post-Holiday Demand For Reverse Logistics.

article thumbnail

Walmart Transportation with Doug Estrada

The Logistics of Logistics

Walmart pioneered the use of the OTIF metric, which stands for on-time and in-full – meaning the shipment arrived on-time and everything that was supposed to deliver was included with the shipment (in-full). The company was founded in 1945 and is based in Bentonville, Arkansas. Check out The Logistics of Logistics on Youtube.

article thumbnail

26 logistics professionals reveal the biggest trends in logistics technology

6 River Systems

Logistics can be traced all the way back to the Greek and Roman empires , but it’s undergone several major transformations as new technologies provide opportunities to more efficiently manage the movement and storage of goods. In the digital transformation age, logistics is once again undergoing a major shift. Marc Tuinier.