Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2023

Two months ago, I assumed this was going to be championship week for the city of Boston. Instead of two championship parades, Boston fans could only sit back and watch two franchises win their first ever championships. The Bruins were coming off a historic season with an NHL all-time best 65 wins and 135 points.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

BOSTON — Sept. When I launched this award three years ago, I was prepared for an uphill battle,” says Marina Mayer, Editor-in-Chief of Supply & Demand Chain Executive and Food Logistics. “ Supply & Demand Chain Executive and sister publication Food Logistics are also home to L.I.N.K.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2022

In the early morning hours of March 18, 1990, two men, disguised as police officers, talked their way into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, where they blindfolded and tied up the two security guards, and made off with thirteen works of art. The ripple effects of the conflict in Ukraine will further drive up US food prices.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 5, 2023

Alternative Transportation Mode Updates to existing on-order expedite optimization functions. Among ToolsGroup’s numerous satisfied customers is GranTerre, one of the preeminent operators in the Italian agro-food sector. Version 8.61

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

Everything from food and beverage products to home improvement items saw a significant consumption bump as buyers, sidelined by pandemic restrictions, diverted their purchasing habits from experiences to consumer goods. This performance decrease also came as shippers were forced to pay more in transportation costs across the board.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The United Nations has predicted the agricultural industry will need to achieve a 70 per cent rise in overall food production in order to feed the estimated 9.1 To date, however, Boston Consulting Group analysts assert, “Digital agriculture has not yet lived up to its potential.”[1] technologies and procedures. .”

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 19, 2024

percent from November to December 2023 as militant attacks on merchant vessels in the Red Sea led to a plunge in the volumes of cargo transported in that key region, a German economic institute said on Thursday. Global trade declined by 1.3 Uber purchased Drizly in a cash-and-stock deal back in 2021.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 28, 2022

Ortiz was a larger-than-life figure in the Boston sports scene for 14 years, with more memorable moments than anyone other baseball player I can think of. And of course, there was his famous speech following the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, where he declared “this is our f—— city and nobody is going to dictate our freedom.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 10, 2021

It is really feeling like the holiday season, as we got our first dusting of snow in the Boston area this week. For Wegmans , that means it is rethinking its entire transportation operation. But this year, Save Mart’s reindeer robots are delivering more than food, beverages, and household supplies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

The Boston area is a hub for warehouse robotics companies. In the article, he wrote about Amazon Relay, the acquisition of Whole Foods, Amazon the carrier, and the expansion of its warehousing capabilities. A resilient supply chain is able to recover quickly from these disruptions.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 23, 2021

”[1] According to McGrath, Americans are the biggest offenders producing, per head, “three times the global average of waste, including plastic and food.” Chaudhuri reports, “Nestlé, whose products include Nescafé drinks and Purina pet food, said … it would spend more than [1.62

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 15, 2021

The day before I traveled to Boston, I spoke to a client. 70% of global supply chain shipments are by sea, 18% move by road transport, 9% go by rail, 2% by inland waterways and less than 0.25% by air. In Africa, where 38% of food is imported, the issues in global shipping will compound the unrest. Price Increases.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Matt is the VP of Sustainability and Innovation at Covenant Transport Services , a premium service provider of transportation services with focus on temperature controlled products, regional, and long haul delivery. Covenant Logistics provides transportation and logistics services in the United States. About Matt McLelland.

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 1, 2021

A recent survey by the renowned MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics in Boston shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a positive effect on companies’ commitment to supply chain sustainability; 36% of those surveyed have increased their commitment, and only 9% have reduced it. No longer any excuse for inertia.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

It’s hard to believe that after so many years, a legend of Boston has officially called it quits. The Bosstones were a classic Boston band that somehow even featured a member that simply known as the Dancing Bosstone. Some of the fastest growth in robot orders is in the metals and food and consumer goods industries.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 17, 2021

BOSTON, March 17, 2021 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, is proud to announce that ToolsGroup Director of Professional Services for Europe, Michael Haiber, and Vice President of Professional Services, Stefano Novati, were both named 2021 “Pros to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Whole Foods Market and Instacart partner to offer one-hour delivery across 15 major U.S. Roadnet Transportation Suite 3.6.7 July 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Whole Foods Market will be the first national Instacart partner to offer convenient in-store pickup. Robinson Opens New German Office.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Earlier this week, I was listening to Morning Addition on WBUR Boston. Run by half a dozen competing companies such as Gorillas, Cajoo, Getir, Flink and Gopuff, “dark stores” have proliferated in France as elsewhere over the last two years after Covid confinement popularized internet food shopping.

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IQMS

JUNE 25, 2019

By 2020, Discrete Manufacturing, Transportation & Logistics and Utilities industries are projected to spend $40B each on IoT platforms, systems, and services. The multiplicative effects of combining IoT and blockchain to improve track-and-traceability are shown in the context of the following table from the Boston Consulting Group.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Transplace Joins Blockchain in Transport Alliance. The company went with the lowest bidder and switched logistics service providers in the UK from food delivery specialists Bidvest Logistics to DHL. For another case study example, see The Boston Globe: A Home Delivery and Outsourcing Failure.).

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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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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

I was hoping for 70F+ weather, but even Florida fell victim to the Polar Vortex, with temperatures only in the 50s (which felt tropical, nonetheless, compared to Chicago and Boston). Uber Freight: Transportation Facility Brand Managers. I woke up at 2:15 am on Wednesday and couldn’t fall back to sleep.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Everyone has experienced this scenario: a great event is planned in advance, a timeline is set with a predetermined flow of the party, from when guests arrive to the food and music, all the way to their departure at the end of the evening. But as with most events, the host may experience some hiccups along the way.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

Rapid temperature cycling due to crazy Boston weather. It didn’t take long for the recently rebranded BluJay Solutions to make its first acquisition: Blackbay , “a leading provider of mobility-enabled solutions for the transport and logistics industry.” My garage door is crumpled. How did it happen?

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ToolsGroup

MAY 18, 2022

Like the chicken shortage and other issues surrounding the supply chain crisis , infant formula shortages originated with COVID-19 disrupting the supply chain , triggering the lack of labor , transportation, and raw materials. When still struggling to find formula, parents are calling local food banks for further assistance.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 6, 2021

BOSTON, April 6, 2021 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software , is proud to support global humanitarian and environmental organizations including Unicef, the Ocean Cleanup, World Wildlife Fund, and Banco Farmaceutico Foundation.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 17, 2020

Patrick’s Day parade was actually held in Boston in 1737, not in Dublin. Patrick’s Day on food consumption is also profound. Reyes concludes, “The above statistics do not even address the packaging and transporting of the holiday-themed parade and party supplies. In fact, it might surprise you to know that the first St.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 20, 2020

retail, e-commerce, food production). The rush to stockpile basic needs like food, beverages and toilet paper led to a dramatic increase in sales at retail outlets such as supermarkets. Boston: Springer), pp.413–422. Dr. Nicolas Hubbard is Director of Programmes in the Faculty of Transport and Logistics at Muscat University.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 19, 2015

But as the article goes on to say: For more than a year, the San Francisco company has been trying to build what its chief executive once called “an urban logistics fabric” that enables drivers who shuttle passengers with the tap of a smartphone to pick up food, grocery items and packages along the way.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 17, 2015

In May, 2014 Raytheon gathered a group of its largest suppliers in Boston, MA to discuss the launch of the company’s Supplier Advisory Council. The transportation of lithium batteries is dangerous, as they overheat, which can cause significant damage. Irina holds an MBA from Brandeis University and BA from Cleveland State University.

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MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 12, 2013

These are: the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (Cambridge, USA), the Zaragoza Logistics Center (Zaragoza, Spain), the Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation (Bogotá, Colombia), and the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (Shah Alam, Malaysia).

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 22, 2021

A recent study conducted by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) for the World Economic Forum (WEF) concluded:[5] Many companies can multiply their climate impact by decarbonizing supply chains. ” Eight supply chains account for more than 50% of global emissions. ”[6] The study also found that social issues (e.g.,

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

And, according to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study, 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring. Transportation and freight costs are reduced. Excessive time-to-market delays due to overseas transportation issues are eliminated. The food industry reshored 1,628.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

In April of 2005, just a month after completing my first half marathon (and vowing I would never run a full marathon in my life), I went to the finish line at the Boston Marathon and saw Team Hoyt for the first time. Team Hoyt became a fixture at the Boston Marathon, completing the race 32 times, while running another 40 marathons as well.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

I was in a meeting with folks from Manugistics (now part of JDA) getting an update on the company and its transportation management system. We may have prevented dirty bombs from entering the country, but not lead-tainted toys and food contaminated with melamine (among many other examples). Roadnet® Transportation Suite 3.7.2

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 18, 2021

Starting this past Wednesday and rolling through Sunday, the Vax Express will visit Boston, Mattapan, Worcester, Lowell, Lawrence, and Fitchburg. Lowes Foods pilots grocery pickup lockers at the workplace. Waymo will transport goods along Interstate 45 between Houston and Fort Worth, Texas.

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Kanban Logistics

MARCH 26, 2020

Here’s why: In terms of output, North Carolina is the second-largest food and beverage manufacturer in the U.S., North Carolina sits smack in the middle of the East Coast, midway between Miami and Boston, with access to several vital interstate highways like I-95, I-85, and I-40. and the fifth-largest overall.

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