Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Dave Clark, SVP Worldwide Operations and Customer Service at Amazon, was the keynote speaker on Tuesday, and during his talk he announced this week’s top supply chain and logistics news story: Amazon Flex: Amazon will now pay you to deliver packages (The Verge). enVista Unveils New Direct Store Delivery Solution for the Beverage Industry.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

“All great enterprises are about logistics. Not genius or inspiration or flights of imagination, skill or cunning, but logistics.” — Tom McCarthy. This was majorly due to their inability to understand and adapt to the changing logistics trends. A decade back these developments in logistics might have seemed impossible.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Egypt’s Suez Canal blocked by huge container ship. Port congestion has caused a lot of shipping delays over the course of the last year. This week, a giant container ship the length of four football fields has become wedged across the canal, blocking traffic in both directions.

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Zipline Logistics

DECEMBER 17, 2019

As industries and consumer expectations shift, logistics has morphed from a cost of doing business to a competitive advantage. Some the country’s biggest CPG brands are leaving the old strategy of transactional shipping behind in favor of strategic logistics partnerships. Bumble Bee Details Its Shift in Logistics Strategy.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

T he cascading logistical problems caused by the pandemic and the war in Eastern Europe have made securing a reliable supply chain a national imperative. Andrew Lynch is President and Co-Founder of Zipline Logistics , an award-winning North American 3PL that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 9, 2022

With more truckload freight than anyone in North America, being digitally connected to C.H. Bob Maxwell, global category lead, transport and warehouse at Bayer says, “Upon integrating, we saw a significant growth in the use of this tool this shipping season. Capacity assurance. Robinson means unrivaled truck capacity assurance.

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 5, 2021

According to a Logistics Management survey of industry professionals, “there is a strong sentiment that the 2021 Peak Season will be more active than it was a year ago, with 79% of respondents indicating that will be the case, with 16% contending it will be similar to 2020, and 5% expecting it to be less active.”. Supply Side Constraints.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 20, 2020

Whenever a product requires temperature-controlled shipping , a layer of complexity is automatically added. Regular sailing schedules create a standard plan that makes consistency easy—tender on this day, ship within this window, and deliver on this day as planned. Is Temperature Controlled LTL Right for Your Business? Transportfolio.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 21, 2020

Whenever a product requires temperature-controlled shipping , a layer of complexity is automatically added. Regular sailing schedules create a standard plan that makes consistency easy—tender on this day, ship within this window, and deliver on this day as planned. Is Temperature Controlled LTL Right for Your Business? Transportfolio.

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Zipline Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2020

Work with Reliable Logistics Partners to Offset Abnormal Conditions. Regardless of the effect all this will have on the freight market, it will continue to benefit shippers to work with a true logistics partner. appeared first on Zipline Logistics. We believe in creating seamless partnerships with our customers.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S. Kick back, be inspired and happy innovating.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

This is the one metric within a manufacturer that supply chain/logistics organization, manufacturing and procurement organizations are aligned to. For example, if you ship your product through a wholesaler or directly to a physician, the on-time shipment targets should be different. What does this mean?

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Freightos

APRIL 17, 2016

Logistics Technology Updates: Q1 2016. Overview | Industry Research | Tech Giants | Logistics | On-Demand | On-Demand Food. Ongoing investments in the logistics sector continued strong in Q1 2016, following the investment of $1.5 Dropping logistics sector profitability. The Big Picture. Freightos Industry Research.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

JULY 22, 2020

It’s unclear, however, how far Apple’s commitment will reach into its shipping operations, which rely heavily on air transport to handle its high-value components. Coca-Cola believes the biggest pandemic challenges are behind the beverage company after sales rose in May and June. Logistics Management). Advertisement.

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Zipline Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

At Zipline Logistics, we have tracked a 1297% increase in shipping volumes for baking mixes, a 493% increase in coconut oil, and a 50% increase in snack foods for major CPG manufacturers through KanoPI, our shipper intelligence tool. Retail peak season is here on the heels of a busy summer for the logistics sector.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Goods made in China or India have to be shipped all the way across the ocean to reach American stores, burning fossil fuel and spewing out greenhouse gases with every mile they travel. Pyrex sold in the United States is made of tempered soda-lime glass; outside of North America, the costlier borosilicate is still used.

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