Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 11, 2022

Grand Opening of New Austin Texas Assembly Facility. Last week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk delivered the first vehicle produced at the EV maker’s new final assembly facility located just outside Austin, Texas. Both facility capacity and lingering supply chain supply challenges have contributed to the delay. The newly opened $5.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

There can be surprises that potentially offer a better upside: demand is higher than expected, it is possible to raise prices without affecting demand based on what is happening with competitor products, technology has allowed manufacturing capacity to ramp up faster than expected, etc. billion transactions annually.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2023

However, recent activity suggests that capacity has been overbuilt by some large e-commerce providers –leading to select project cancellations and postponements. In fact, retail and other verticals such as logistics providers (parcel) experienced rapid growth from 2019 – 2021. percent four-year CAGR. Plans for the 2.8

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E2open

JANUARY 19, 2023

AUSTIN, Texas – January 19, 2023 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. A company’s constrained ability to predict the impact of external factors like shifting transit times, port congestion, and capacity fluctuations has complicated once-simple ocean shipping,” said Pawan Joshi, executive vice president, products and strategy, for e2open.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The transportation execution and visibility systems (TES) market has seen significant growth over the last few years due to a variety of factors, including the growth of e-commerce, the strong ROI tied to these solutions, the rise of control towers and visibility requirements, capacity fluctuations, and the expansion of ecommerce.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Extending visibility of available capacities in the market enables a more effective result, often delivering win-wins for collaborative trading partners. Historically, companies needing greater warehouse capacity would have invested in new construction ? How great can the impact be? Consider warehousing space.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 3, 2019

Interview with Shelli Austin, president of InTek Freight and Logistics, Inc, conducted at MercuryGate Velocity 2019 User Conference. Shelli shares highlights from her presentation at the conference titled, “How to Be Creative with Capacity as a 3PL.”.

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Parade

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Today we’re shining our spotlight light on aifleet, a tech-savvy trucking company and Parade capacity partner based in Austin, Texas. The ATA says the , driver shortage is worse than ever , and , rates reflect the current capacity constraints. The proprietary technology they’ve developed for their 50 (and growing!)

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Stord

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Stord has significantly expanded its physical offerings, including additional port-to-porch logistics capabilities and increased network capacity.

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Stord

DECEMBER 1, 2022

This year, Stord has significantly expanded its physical offerings, including additional port-to-porch logistics capabilities , temperature-controlled logistics in collaboration with Fresh Del Monte, and increased network capacity.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

billion auto production facility, which received full approval from German regulators on March 4 th , has a full capacity of 500,000 vehicles annually. Reportedly, the facility staffing now includes 3,000 workers, with full capacity expected to employ upwards of 12,000 workers. The newly opened $5.5

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Bloomberg’s reporting references an actual statement from TSMC indicating: “ In light of the strong customer demands we are seeing in TSMC’s advanced technology, we will consider adding more capacity in Arizona with a second fab based on operating efficiency and cost economic considerations. ”. In June, U.S. has to do so as well.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Overcapacity (to the tune of 10% of the industry’s container capacity as surplus space) and fierce competition pushed South Korean ocean carrier Hanjin into bankruptcy on August 31st 2016, triggering a price uptick that held steady throughout the September holiday shipping surge. An ocean carriers need all the volume they can get.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Developing analytical skills and the ability to understand the growing complexity and interdependencies of cost, service, risk, capacity, tax and demand make the analysis of the end-to-end supply chain a demanding position and one that needs constant development. Austin State University.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Kodiak delivers freight daily for its customers between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, operating autonomously on the highway portion of the route, and also provides service between Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio. Key Takeaways: The Kodiak Story.

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TMC

AUGUST 31, 2017

Texas DOT is reporting road closures nearing Austin and San Antonio. Truckload capacity is expected to be constrained for a significant period of time as assets are being prioritized to support relief efforts. Please reach out to your TMC account manager if you have additional questions. Overall Market & Weather Update.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Trucking capacity in 2019 is about speed not rates according to industry analysts. ELDs have changed the way that carriers score their partners and shippers with long detention times are losing capacity in the form of time, rejected loads, and partnerships.

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TMC

AUGUST 31, 2017

Texas DOT is reporting road closures nearing Austin and San Antonio. Truckload capacity is expected to be constrained for a significant period of time as assets are being prioritized to support relief efforts. Please reach out to your TMC account manager if you have additional questions. Overall Market & Weather Update.

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TMC

AUGUST 31, 2017

Texas DOT is reporting road closures nearing Austin and San Antonio. Truckload capacity is expected to be constrained for a significant period of time as assets are being prioritized to support relief efforts. Please reach out to your TMC account manager if you have additional questions. Overall Market & Weather Update.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The narrative was that raw material cost inflation indeed impacted the bottom line, along with some delays in the ramping up of the two newer factories, one being Austin, Texas and the other Berlin Germany. Profitability also did not meet expectations. Additional Reader Takeaway.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Future Production Capacity Bloomberg noted in its reporting that Tesla is now slow walking the automaker’s plans for a previously announced investment in a new factory complex in Mexico. Musk himself had previously stated that the newest Austin and Berlin facilities were money pits for cash burn and for day to day challenges.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

We’ll have to wait and see what happens in Florida and along the east coast in the coming days, but one thing is certain: transportation networks will experience more disruptions, which means trucking rates will continue to rise and capacity will continue to tighten in the days and weeks ahead.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 28, 2017

Many shippers are looking for locations on the north and west sides of Houston as well as other locations (such as Austin, San Antonio, Dallas) to place their shipments so they are in close proximity as relief comes in the next couple of days. Global Forwarding – Ocean and Air Shipping.

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Intelligent Audit

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

As major carriers experience the effects of the labor shortage, shippers will see fewer available pickups and less available capacity. As a result, shippers will need deeper insight into their costs and which carriers will be best suited to make up for lost capacity following the suspension.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 26, 2023

Of the four existing volume production sites, Fremont California , Austin Texas , Shanghai, China and Berlin, Germany , Austin and Berlin are not currently optimized for available capacity at the present time. Hence, there is some upside capacity to take advantage of.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2022

Instead of basing key logistics decisions on assumptions, it optimizes its logistics operations based on real-time data about costs, service levels, capacity and other constraints. Terence holds an MBA from the University of Texas, Austin and an Electrical Engineering degree from MIT.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Brian Sutton is CEO of the Texas-based freight brokerage Austin Freight Systems (AFS), which works with many small and medium-sized carriers. Are you concerned about a loss of capacity following the ELD mandate? Carriers may drag their feet. Right now, I’d say that fewer than half the trucks we use have ELDs," Sutton said.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 16, 2018

In a year where capacity has been historically tight, building out carrier networks has been particularly difficult for freight brokers. Making sure you have access to the capacity needed to serve your shipper customers also means your brokerage needs to be able to adapt to changing regulatory climates. CARB Regulations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2022

As logistics organizations dynamically plan and re-plan carrier selection, distribution networks, delivery routes and frequencies, loads and capacities in real time as conditions change, the benefits can be enormous. Terence holds an MBA from the University of Texas, Austin and an Electrical Engineering degree from MIT.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

As we have seen, such causes are many – natural disasters, pandemics, even local weather turbulences, port congestions, equipment failure, capacity shortages and labor shortages. Terence holds an MBA from the University of Texas, Austin and an Electrical Engineering degree. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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E2open

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

AUSTIN, Texas, November 27, 2018 – E2open today announced the completion of the acquisition of INTTRA following regulatory approval. This brings together the world leader in ocean shipping logistics covering a majority of ocean shipping container capacity, with the global supply chain and logistics network of E2open.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2021

In the upcoming hyper-connected world , the entire network can proactively sense and respond to potential supply chain disruptions caused by major events such as natural disasters and pandemics, as well as smaller events such as local weather, port congestion, equipment failure, capacity shortages and labor shortages.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2023

Further clarified was that this week’s appearance of the Tesla Cybertruck on a final assembly line in Austin, Texas was actually production of “ release candidate ” builds. Autonomy will make all of these numbers look silly. This vehicle was described as having “ lots of new technology with 10,000 unique parts and processes.”

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

As we have seen, such causes are many – natural disasters, pandemics, even local weather turbulences, port congestions, equipment failure, capacity shortages and labor shortages. Terence holds an MBA from the University of Texas, Austin and an Electrical Engineering degree. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

Improved cargo capacity by innovative 40 foot container design (fold). Improved cargo capacity by innovative container design (fold and nest). Movers marketplace matching shipping requirement with freelance student drivers. bellhopnation. Marketplace matching movers with freelance truck drivers. Cargomatic. CargomaticHQ.

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E2open

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Connected supply chain platform offers companies full breadth and depth of planning applications in a single solution AUSTIN, Texas – Sept. 26, 2022 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc.

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E2open

OCTOBER 1, 2018

AUSTIN, TX – October 1, 2018 – E2open , the one place in the cloud to run your supply chain, today announced the acquisition of Cloud Logistics, a leading innovator of transportation management systems (TMS) for the global supply chain market. MONDAY 01 OCTOBER 2018.

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