Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

The Boston area is a hub for warehouse robotics companies. A report published by IBM states that the pandemic has powered the shift away from stores to online shopping by close to five years. The issues facing the transportation market are structural—even increasing salaries dramatically has not created a flood of driver applicants.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 15, 2022

Among the Ferrari Consulting and Research Group’s Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains for the current year, is our firm belief that businesses and their supply management teams taking more direct control in strategic and tactical sourcing of materials sourcing will be a driving force in the coming months.

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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. The company’s latest report of Q2 financial performance was headlined with a 14.9

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This action represents a reported 77 percent premium to the company’s closing stock price on November 22, 2022, the last full trading day prior to media reports involving a potential transaction. The announcement further coincides with Coupa Software’s report of fiscal third quarter financial performance.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 17, 2015

Now, this week’s supply chain and logistics news, which was dominated by transportation-related items: Are Imports Moving to the East Coast? Cass Freight Index June 2015 Report. Well, the global trade data firm Zepol published a report this week that shows this shift is already happening. North American railroads bet on U.S.

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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

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Procurement sourcing and tail spend solutions provider Fairmarkit announced the completion of a $35.6 Co-founded in 2017 by CEO Kevin Frechette, COO Tarek Alaruri, and CTO Victor Kushch, the company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and has offices in New York and Poland. Expands C-Suite Amid Increased Technology Demand.

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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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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2022

Founded in 2014, this Boston based robotics technology firm leverages capabilities that are described as mimicking human hand-eye coordination, leveraging machine-learning to a vision system on a gripper and allowing mechanical fingers to bend and twist around objects to perform piece-picking tasks.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 31, 2015

I’m taking the day off from work today, heading to Boston with my mom and my wife and kids, and we’re just going to pass the day in the city. Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Descartes Signs Agreement With SAP to Enhance Transportation Management Connectivity, Collaboration and Regulatory Compliance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 11, 2021

percent from a record March deficit of $75 billion, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Now the company is adding a pilot program in select cities allowing customers to Boston-based ButcherBox. For one large supermarket chain, the idea of jumping on the buy and source locally trend makes too much sense. percent to $273.9

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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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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

BOSTON and MILAN (Sept. In addition, Michela developed an accurate analysis of procurement, and implemented reporting on lost sales and inventory management. Women leaders from ATD, RAJA, and TireHub among the executives elevating supply chains for competitive advantage.

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

2019 is going to perform above benchmark,” said Donald Ratajczak as reported by the JOC. We’re not fine, we’re not good,” said Walter Kemmsies, economist at JLL, “Even if a US-China agreement leads to more US exports, the US lacks transportation infrastructure needed to a support a more export oriented economy,”.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Transportation activities (aviation, rail, shipping, heavy and light trucking) are responsible for approximately 17% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. – Boston Consulting Group, Climate Action Pays Off in Transportation and Logistics, July 2020. But things have changed today. Localization of Supply chain .

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

This is a summary post of the 9 pillars of technological advance report from Boston Consulting Group. I came across a great primer from Boston Consulting Group that neatly describes the nine pillars of technological advancement that underpin Industry 4.0, BCG reports that Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Autonomous Robots.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 23, 2021

Environmental journalist Matt McGrath ( @MattMcGrathBBC ) reports, “The world produces over two billion tons of municipal solid waste every year, enough to fill over 800,000 Olympic sized swimming pools.”[1] McGrath reports Americans only recycle 35% of their solid waste. Humans create a lot of waste. … The No.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 14, 2015

After an almost 20-year delay, The Department of Transportation announced last Friday that Mexican trucking companies will soon be able to to apply for authority to conduct long-haul, cross-border trucking services in the United States. Regulations Transportation Management' As part of NAFTA, the U.S. billion annually from 2009-2011.

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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. Consumer goods manufacturers will pay 60-70% more in retail deductions, and the retail struggle to source for the holidays will worsen.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 18, 2022

Data also shows that half of US states are experiencing out-of-stock rates between 40% and 50%: Image source: Flipboard. Image source: Sturgis Journal. The shutdown resulted from a federal investigation following four cases of infant bacterial infections in babies who consumed formula from the plant, with the FDA reporting two deaths.

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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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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Although there are reports that CPFR has improved financial and operational performance (Hill and colleagues, 2018), I don’t believe CPFR lives up to its potential. They have a global network that provides supply-chain data from ocean freight forwarders and transporters, that they then make available for integration with your own business.

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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. May their memory continue to be a source of strength and comfort to their families and friends and us all. February 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI).

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

2017 Facts and Figures report by Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA), the chemical industry accounts for 3.1 Reported by GPCA, “China is one of the key destinations for GCC polyethylene exports. Following COVID-19 the global chemical supply chain market reported a severe decline in output.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 21, 2016

These observations were made in the white paper by Boston Consulting Group and C.H. Read the more in depth version of the results for the caveats upon which the results reported here were based. Source: Boston Consulting Group. Robinson, Wide Open: How the Panama Canal Expansion is Redrawing the Logistics Map.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 27, 2015

These observations were made in the white paper by Boston Consulting Group and C.H. Read the more in depth version of the results for the caveats upon which the results reported here were based. Source: Boston Consulting Group. Robinson, Wide Open: How the Panama Canal Expansion is Redrawing the Logistics Map.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 21, 2020

This has proved to be a major source of risk. Poor business continuity planning, lack of risk management programs and single source suppliers, have magnified the impact of such risks. Build-In supplier network redundancies: Single-source dependency is high risk. million job going unfilled. .

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

“Additionally, a review of reporting procedures can act as a safeguard against corruption throughout operations. All stakeholders who interact with the supply chain should be aware of hotlines and other reporting mechanisms, which should establish a clear path and adequate protections for whistleblowers.”

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Trade wars, renegotiated trade deals, technology advancements, rising transportation costs, and a growing global middle class have all contributed to a more complex international economic environment. 2] Boston Consulting Group analysts, Harold L. ”[4] Those production lines will be manned by machines not humans.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 8, 2022

Fowell reports, “A survey conducted [by Envoy and] Wakefield Research shows that almost half of employees (47%) would likely look for a [new] job if their employer doesn’t adopt a flexible working model.” And municipal transportation systems dependent on commuters could also suffer. .” The Future of Hybrid Work.

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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. To import products from the region, companies will have to document that they aren’t sourced from forced labor.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

As if this wasn’t enough, transportation costs are rising and forcing companies to constantly adjust and optimize. “When addressing transportation of goods, the biggest issue my prospective customers face that I can address and correct simply is…” Communication, communication, communication. New hardware technology.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 6, 2018

It’s been a long hot week here in Boston, and even though we had the 4th of July holiday tucked in the middle, I still feel like I need another break. As reported by CNBC: President Donald Trump said Thursday that tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods will kick in at 12:01 a.m. EDT Friday [July 6].

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 1, 2021

If you don’t have a first-tier supplier who’s sourcing from China, then your supplier’s supplier is.”[1] ” The APNSA and the APEP are also tasked to coordinate with appropriate government agencies and, within 100 days of the date of the order, submit reports to the President. The reports are also directed to consider how the U.S.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 9, 2022

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) analysts David Young and Simon Beck insist, “Rarely in business history have CEOs had more significant opportunities to capture advantages, reset industries, and anchor their legacies than at this moment in the global race to sustainability.”[2] ”[6]. ” Footnotes. [1] 6] Jesse D. .”

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Tom Kool, Head of Operations at Oilprice.com, explains, “It wasn’t until the Industrial Revolution in Britain, which began in the middle of the 18th century, that coal and later oil and natural gas became key energy sources for the industry and households in the UK and overseas. Those became the main means of transportation.”

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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. The BCG/WEF report identified nine key actions companies can take to become more sustainable. child labor or slavery, worker welfare, etc.)

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