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. The study analyzed supply chain performance at manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers throughout 2020. cost per case.

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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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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 15, 2021

The day before I traveled to Boston, I spoke to a client. Labor shortages abound for road freight. The Freight Rates for a 40 foot container from China to the west coast of the United States is quadruple the price of a year ago. The practices of lane bidding and enterprise freight optimization are over. Price Increases.

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Freight Plus

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

If you had a shipment in Los Angeles that was going to Boston, the best way to do it was to have a local truck pick it up in, say Rancho Cucamonga, and take it to a car loader, which was a cross-dock operation with a rail siding. The car loader would pack, high and tight, your shipment in a rail car along with other shipments going to Boston.

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synchrono

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Through this guest blog series, my intent is to share some of my experiences implementing supplier quality and Lean manufacturing initiatives by focusing on eKanban systems. My first post offered advice for planning an eKanban rollout (advice that could be applied across any Lean manufacturing project).

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

From inventory counting drones, robotic automation, human exo-skeletons, and virtual reality applications – these were just a few of the many solutions they regularly explored. It operates through four segments: Expedited, Dedicated, Managed Freight, and Warehousing.

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EMERGE App

JULY 11, 2018

This underscores the importance of China being the world’s manufacturing hub in the past decade, and most likely for the next few decades. And it’s not just an immense and low-cost labour force that has given Chinese manufacturers a competitive advantage. or help you get started with manufacturing your own label products.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 30, 2018

These can include freight costs that are too high, transit times that are too long or not charging enough for freight.”[1] Boston Consulting Group (BCG) analysts assert, “Logistics networks have never been more complex. The freight invoice data verifies what really happened (Were measurements correct?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 21, 2020

As an offspring of globalisation, supply chains are focused on optimisation – cost reduction, just-in-time deliveries and tight inventory-to-sales ratios. A significant paradigm shift in procurement and inventory control is an emerging area of focus. Build-In supplier network redundancies: Single-source dependency is high risk.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 15, 2016

Today marks the three-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, a sad and scary day, especially those of us living in the Boston area. February 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Finally, if you’re keeping a pulse on freight activity in the U.S., Paragon Software Systems updates PC*MILER interface.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The GCC chemical industry is second largest manufacturing industry in value add, after refining. Overcoming these challenges, regional chemical manufacturers and suppliers are now forced to rethink and readjust their global supply chain model. percent of the GCC’s GDP. The answer – supply chain integration.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 22, 2024

It easily surpassed the previous record holder, Boston Dynamics’ Atlas, which lagged behind at a steady 5.59 could design and manufacture the advanced computer chips that power everything from lawnmowers to supercomputers on its own soil, instead of having to outsource production to Asia. m/s, equivalent to about 7.4 Intel wins $19.5

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

Importantly, flexible supply chains cut costs and improve cash flow, in part through a 10% to 40% increase in inventory turns. China trade war has already put regionalization of manufacturing back on the table. Chinese manufacturers did the same as they evolved their operations during the 1990s and early 2000s.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

All of the above (and other down-stream KPIs and processes) are heavily influenced by the accuracy of a demand forecast: if the demand forecast is much more accurate, a company is more likely to have the right product, in the right quantities in inventory and will have less of the products in inventory that is not required.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

But some Class 1 railroads, CSX in particular, are cutting back on intermodal service to favor more profitable freight. Whether the cause is e-commerce growth, the tight labor market, or changing distribution models, inventories and carrying costs are rising. The need for automation is undeniable.

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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. Additionally, Starbucks has removed oat milk and beverages made with oat milk from its mobile app until the inventory can be replenished.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2015

First, being able to manage inventory much more efficiently because it all can be seen, down to the individual SKU-level. The net result of a more reliable, predictable supply chain relates directly to the ability to reduce safety stock and overall inventory. Two significant benefits stem from this.

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