Enterra Insights

JULY 23, 2021

Traditional last-mile delivery carriers, like UPS, FedEx, and DHL, were booked to capacity months ahead of the shopping season and retailers that failed to book carriers ahead of time searched in vain for alternatives. Last year’s holiday season was plagued by last mile challenges. Even the U.S. Footnotes. [1]

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Future of brokerage: Cargo Chief to bet on pay for time ( Overdrive ). Back in June 2009, I wrote the following in a post titled Amazon.com: A Customer-Centric 3PL : “You won’t find Amazon.com on any ‘Top 25 3PLs’ list, but the company is a leading 3PL in my book.” Amazon expands logistics reach in China ( Reuters ).

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

In 2018, the Journal of Commerce reports that a container will have 22,000 to 24,000 twenty-foot containers in 2018. On March 16th-18th, I will be on a book tour in Europe discussing the concepts of Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. Uncategorized cargo global trade inventory ports supply chain visibility' What do you think?

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Talking Logistics

JULY 28, 2017

Moving on, here’s the rest of this week’s supply chain and logistics news: Freight-Booking Startup Convoy Raises $62 Million (WSJ – sub. Norway Takes Lead in Race to Build Autonomous Cargo Ships (WSJ – sub. A massive asteroid hitting the Earth. View Results. Total Answers 11. Total Votes 11. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 17, 2017

In the meantime, here’s this week’s supply chain and logistics news: Amazon Plans Air Cargo Service for Chinese Customers (WSJ – sub. Back in January, the Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon had begun “handling shipment of goods by ocean to its U.S. Stay tuned for more details in the weeks ahead. Intel Buys Mobileye in $15.3

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 29, 2016

Shipping costs are always an item of interest, and as the Wall Street Journal reported : . Robinson announced that it opened “a new state of the art certified cargo screening facility (CCSF) in Carson, CA.” Once cargo is screened, it can be quickly transferred to or from the airlines.” from 10.9%

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2013

I’m thinking of sending my representatives in Congress a copy of the book Getting to We , written by my friends Kate Vitasek and Jeanette Nyden — and also inviting them and all members of Congress to participate in my upcoming conversation with Kate and Jeanette on Talking Logistics. Robinson Strengthens Anti-Cargo Theft Strategy.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2016

According to the Wall Street Journal : EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said her agency had “thoroughly assessed the markets affected” by the deal due to the importance of affordable package delivery for many businesses and consumers, particularly in the burgeoning e-commerce market. Human-carrying drone debuts at CES ( CNN Money ).

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Cathy Roberson

APRIL 19, 2021

PPG executives said that its customers' order books were strong, but some experienced input or component shortages. In terms of days of inventory availability, PPG estimates that the US automotive industry has about mid-40s days of inventory, typically 70 or 80. As a result, their production capabilities and schedules remain "choppy."

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

As the Wall Street Journal reported, Walmart is creating pop-up fulfillment centers by partitioning off parts of its distribution centers that usually handle palletized goods. The trucks transport products to proximate areas, where lighter, more nimble vehicles such as cargo bikes complete the final deliveries.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 26, 2017

However, their use felt some restraint, and most companies used them to track large-scale shipments, such as cargo containers, reports Claire Swedbery of the RFID Journal. If 2016’s advancements are any indication, this year could be a year for the record books.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 8, 2016

Amazon Partners with Atlas Air Worldwide for Cargo Services (WSJ – May 2016). And just last Friday, Amazon revealed Amazon One, it’s first branded cargo plane. Amazon to compete with Fedex, UPS and Alibaba with secret ‘Dragon Boat’ plan, report says (GeekWire – Feb 2016). Is Amazon a disruptor or a distraction?

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Material Handling & Logistics

JULY 26, 2018

Roles prior to this included Executive VP, DHL Global Customer Solutions, Americas Region and – with Air Canada Cargo for 20 years – a variety of executive-level assignments including Director of Sales, GM of Western North America, and GM of System Operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 9, 2021

According to a recent report from the Wall Street Journal, we can blame Covid and curbside pick-up for the shortage. The solution integrates advanced document management capabilities, robust collaboration features and support for bookings, with superior end-to-end real-time tracking. And now we may be facing a new shortage: ketchup.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 21, 2017

I was recently interviewed by the Wall Street Journal about the market conditions for trucking in Q1. There’s more cargo moving through the country right now, but pricing hasn’t moved up at the same pace. The paper noted the trend, citing data from DAT and interviews with carriers like J.B. Hunt and Swift.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 4, 2016

Freight/Container Loading: Augmented reality could replace the need for a physical cargo list and load instructions. The Journal notes that UTC plans a $1.5 We will then do a deep dive all month long and until we have covered each trend individually within these categories. 2016 Supply Chain Trends: The First 7 of 12.

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Freight Plus

JUNE 27, 2018

That's because shippers are competing against themselves to book available trucks. Journal of Commerce. Since truckers must operate within an hours of service window and can't manipulate their log books, facilities where a trucker can shut down for the night are favored by carriers.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

According to Alphaliner, the industry’s top five carriers currently have an average of 20% fleet growth on their order books. Bloomberg reported that Samsung Electronics may be forced to charter 16 airplanes to move cargo stuck on two Hanjin ships, paying at least $8.8 And this expansion in size of fleet is set to continue.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

So reads a section from CyberStorm , a book by Matthew Mather about “what a full scale cyber attack against present-day New York City might look like from the perspective of one family trying to survive it.” Could this fictional scenario come true someday?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 28, 2018

If you’ve heard the term “perfect storm” applied more to transportation lately than you have since the book by Sebastian Junger came out in 1997, you’re not alone. Load factors—the amount of air cargo space that is already being used—run in the middle- to hi. Transpacific Air and Ocean Shipping Space Is Already Tight | Transportfolio.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 29, 2019

As reported by Alexander Osipovich in the Wall Street Journal , “The first futures tied to the cost of trucking goods across the U.S. are set to launch on Friday [March 29, 2019], testing whether an old-school industry will embrace a new financial tool designed to protect cargo haulers and shippers against swings in freight rates.”

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The Cerasis blog posts a steady stream of blogs, whitepapers, e-books and infographics, all written by Adam Robinson. The More Than Shipping blog is a comprehensive resource for shipping trends, supply chain planning, project and specialized cargo and more. Cerasis is another leader in the world of supply chain and logistics.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

Lauren Webber at the Wall Street Journal wrote an interesting article on the topic this week, highlighting the work of Steve Viscelli, a sociologist and fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Robert A. I wrote about platooning and driverless trucks in last week’s post , so check out my comments there.

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Paul Abbott is an expert logistician with more than 25 years working on articles for the supply chain space and more than four decades working as an award-winning journal. He a sought-after author, having written both best-selling books and timely pieces in Industry Week Manufacturing Network and Supply Chain Management Group.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

APRIL 24, 2015

It was formally reported in the literature in a seminal work that appeared in the Management Science journal in 1974. The result was terribly inefficient handling on both sides of the equation, poor space utilization on the cargo ships, freight damage, and high logistics costs. That article is studied by many OR students even today.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Francisco Ricaurte reports, “To ensure these precious flowers arrive at peak freshness, UPS shepherds the shipments from colorful growing fields in Latin America through the Miami International Airport — where UPS is one of the largest air cargo carriers — to final recipients in less than two days. ”[6].

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BlueYonder

JUNE 1, 2018

Fed’s Beige Book Shows Manufacturing Gearing Up. The Wall Street Journal reports that economic activity expanded at a moderate pace across most of the U.S. The Fed’s collection of regional economic conditions, known as the beige book, showed a stronger pickup in the Dallas district. Alibaba Leads $1.38

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BlueYonder

JUNE 1, 2018

Fed’s Beige Book Shows Manufacturing Gearing Up. The Wall Street Journal reports that economic activity expanded at a moderate pace across most of the U.S. The Fed’s collection of regional economic conditions, known as the beige book, showed a stronger pickup in the Dallas district. Alibaba Leads $1.38

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2017

This week the company generated buzz when the Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon “has begun handling shipment of goods by ocean to its U.S. Shippers get immediate access to pricing information based on their shipment characteristics, availability of trucks and last-booked rates.

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