Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In a Supply Chain Matters blog commentary published as far back as March of 2015 , we addressed efforts directed at introducing ever larger mega container ships, multi-carrier capacity agreements, outsourcing of certain services and increased transit times and tariff rates compound themselves to secure rate advantages.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2023

companies were further rattled after Chinese authorities recently questioned workers at Boston-based consulting firm Bain & Co. Amazon has launched a new fulfillment center in Riyadh doubling its total storage capacity in Saudi Arabia and increasing selling opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 8, 2022

Emerge has an interesting new platform to deal with the problems shippers are having procuring truck capacity. If loads are not accepted by carriers the shipper is already working with, shippers can tap into the marketplace to access new capacity. This data-driven knowledge set enables Emerge to help shippers find new capacity.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 24, 2015

When the Panama Canal expansion is completed in early 2016, it will effectively double the capacity of the canal and allow post-Panamax vessels to cross it. According to research conducted by The Boston Consulting Group and C.H. Live Episode: June 30, 2015 at 12:00 ET. Robinson , up to 10 percent of container traffic to the U.S.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 7, 2023

Aggregate Constraints : Planning of purchase and transfers to meet supply and capacity aggregate constraints, optimizing the service level in the network through the use of requirement tunnels. Version 8.60

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

The Boston area is a hub for warehouse robotics companies. Brett Biggs, an executive vice president at Walmart, summarized the investments by saying the retailer is spending on increased fulfillment capacity, supply chain, automation, and technology. Walmart is also investing pickup and delivery capacity.

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Kanban Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2022

In this article, we’ll take a look at North Carolina warehousing capacity and tell you why a more rural location may be right for your business. North Carolina Warehousing Capacity in the Metro Areas. Rural North Carolina offers greater warehousing capacity. Partner with a 3PL provider for North Carolina warehousing capacity.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

ThroughPut’s AI-powered Supply Chain software predicts Demand, reorients Production Capacity, reassigns Warehouse Space, and reorders Materials optimally, so businesses minimize overpromising and under-delivering. While supply chains create all the wonderful goods and services we enjoy, they also produce a lot of waste.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 17, 2022

Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) estimate that, by the year 2030, 2.1 The food protein supply chain is an especially challenging and inefficient marketplace, dominated by thousands of middlemen with varying levels of experience and operational capacities. ” All of those situations are addressable.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 17, 2022

Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) estimate that, by the year 2030, 2.1 The food protein supply chain is an especially challenging and inefficient marketplace, dominated by thousands of middlemen with varying levels of experience and operational capacities. ” All of those situations are addressable.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 15, 2023

According to a published report from New Hampshire’s Manchester Union Leader via Yahoo News , plans for the sixth facility call for the construction of a 102,418 square foot combination office and manufacturing facility within Londonderry, New Hampshire , near the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.

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Freight Plus

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The potential rise in fuel cost, tighter capacity, and looming trade conflict are all elements that could affect you as a shipper in 2020. Click here to attend the TransTech2020 forum on October 10, 2019 in Boston, MA. Click here to attend the TransTech2020 forum on October 10, 2019 in Boston, MA. Chris can be reached on.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

I live in the Greater Boston area. This provides me with the valuable convenience of visiting with the innovative warehouse robotics companies in this metropolitan area – a large number of companies I called the Greater Boston Robotics Cluster. In good times, companies add capacity. Jon Schechter.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 26, 2016

Boston Consulting Group talks about how the “endless aisles” of the internet and omni-channel sales increase product assortment. Add in capacity constraints, transportation bottlenecks, and promotional uplift and there is a need for better inventory planning and optimization across the supply chain network.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 23, 2022

Last week, Boston based home goods and furniture online platform provider Wayfair announced it will shed nearly 5 percent of its global workforce and upwards of 10 percent of this provider’s corporate level staffing, amounting to upwards of 900 people. This has resulted in increased initiatives to now scale-back operations and trim staffing.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 18, 2019

In March so far, volumes are no better than February, and since capacity has been abundant, rates continue slipped. An abundance of capacity has caused van rates to move lower, even though freight volumes in 2019 are actually above previous years' levels. Declining lanes included: Elizabeth, NJ to Boston dropped 38¢ to $3.81/mi.

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6 River Systems

MAY 14, 2019

Our customer base is using collaborative robots to ramp their fulfillment capacity and productivity, at a fraction of the cost of traditional warehouse automation solutions. 6 River Systems was founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 2015 by Jerome Dubois, Rylan Hamilton and Chris Cacioppo. About 6 River Systems.

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Locus Robotics

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

In addition, robots can operate 24/7, allowing businesses to increase production capacity and decrease order fulfillment times. According to a study by the Boston Consulting Group , robots can increase warehouse picking productivity by up to 55%. In the end, this results in increased customer satisfaction.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 1, 2022

According to a study by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the cost of empty container logistics including repositioning, storage and handling, accounts for about 5-8% of today’s terminal operating budgets and the cost to the industry can go upto $20bln annually.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 19, 2015

My travels this week took me to California and Boston. The ports of Long Beach and LA, representing 40% of port capacity in the United States, are gridlocked. When the mediators’ chairs cool following a labor settlement, the Port of Long Beach will still struggle with the instantaneous capacity and unloading of megaships.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The load-to-truck ratio is a sensitive, real-time indicator of the balance between demand and capacity. Falling lane included: Philadelphia to Boston slipped 16¢ to $3.72/mile. The load-to-truck ratio for vans increased 10% last week, to 5.2 loads per truck. Changes in the ratio often signal impending changes in freight rates.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Just like with dry van freight , reefer capacity tightened in the first week of November, meaning that shippers and brokers had a harder time finding trucks to move those reefer loads. Out West, the extra-long haul from Fresno to Boston rose 29¢ to $2.41/mile. Chicago to Minneapolis also climbed 21¢ to $2.76/mile.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

A new report from the Food Marketing Institute and Boston Consulting Group highlights the effects increased demand had on organizations in the CPG marketplace. Because of the massive demand influx on capacity and notable shortage of drivers, carriers dramatically increased freight rates and brands paid the price. cost per case.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 24, 2023

Previously, Karl was President of Atlas at aQuantive, before its $6B acquisition by Microsoft, and earlier in his career he was a Manager at Bain & Company in Boston and a Diving Officer in the U.S. He is also a founding Board member of EnergySavvy, a SaaS-based solution for energy efficiency management.

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 28, 2014

The personal protective equipment (PPE) – shipped by our team of doctors and logisticians in Boston [1] – is destined for the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in Liberia, which will then distribute supplies to locations at the front lines of the health crisis such as JFK Memorial Hospital in Monrovia.

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 7, 2015

Working in South Boston bars, inspired him to start the show in which he adventurously travels around the globe exploring what people drink and why. The key ingredient to beer production capacity (it’s not what you think). “Enjoy a couple of drinks with a stranger, and the whole world opens up”.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 17, 2019

A study published by MIT Sloan Management Review and the Boston Consulting Group, concluded, “The gap between [AI] ambition and execution is large at most companies.”[3] Skills and capacity. ” Getting started with AI projects. ”[3] Company aspirations are indeed high. ” Footnotes. [1] Ransbotham, D.

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Kanban Logistics

JULY 14, 2022

Though less tight than the major markets, capacity can still be hard to come by if you’re looking for a warehouse in North Carolina. Prime East Coast location: North Carolina sits smack in the middle of the East Coast, midway between Miami and Boston, with easy access to several vital interstate highways like I-95, I-85, and I-40.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

Rapid temperature cycling due to crazy Boston weather. MercuryGate Announces Dynamic Exchange Offering Faster, Easier Access to Capacity. My garage door is crumpled. How did it happen? Mini-earthquake right underneath garage door. Rammed by car driven by my teenage daughter (who is taking her driving test tomorrow).

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American Global Logistics

AUGUST 1, 2023

Container volatility marked by unpredictable overcapacity and under capacity Wildly fluctuating fuel prices caused by external forces geopolitical disruptions due to trade wars, and increased regulatory controls And the Covid-19 pandemic and its lingering effects. Port business has also increased at the ports of Boston and Mobile, Alabama.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 16, 2016

Kearney and Boston Consulting Group – is now changing. ‘Agility’ means the speed and flexibility with which consultancy firms continually identify new issues and use them to create new opportunities to provide advice. Access to knowledge. This traditional business model – which is executed to perfection by the likes of McKinsey, A.T.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 17, 2015

Robinson and the Boston Consulting Group published a research report on the potential impact the Panama Canal expansion could have on logistics strategies and operations (watch my conversation with two of the authors in a recent episode of Talking Logistics ). DAT: Spot Truckload Rates Slip, as Demand Lags. Last month, C.H.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

.”[1] They go to note that to successfully lead companies through a digital transformation business leaders “require a shift in mindset,” they need to move “away from the idea of managing change and [move] toward [a mindset of] building change capacity and stamina.” 6] Joshua J.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 12, 2017

Capacity of your 3PL & 4PL partners to understand how dynamic they can be to satisfy today’s orders. Martin Verwijmeren is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of MP Objects , a leading provider of smart cloud software for supply chain orchestration with offices in Boston, Rotterdam, Tokyo and Hyderabad. It’s a wise bet.

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ThroughPut

JANUARY 25, 2024

Partner Agency: Metropolitan Transportation Authority PyxAI (Boston, MA) – Provides a virtual video-enabled assessment platform that evaluates and collects data on soft skills (e.g., communication, problem solving, adaptability, etc.) to help identify overlooked talent, improve retention rates and reduce recruitment costs.

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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. Boston Herald.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

According to reporting by the Boston Globe , Locus presently generates $100 million a year in revenue, but hasn’t reached positive cash flow yet. during peak disruptions last year, Maersk and Pactum worked to resolve severe capacity imbalances in the spot trucking market. That milestone is expected in the next 18 months. Reportedly: “.during

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